Forkelo ranking · Updated September 2026
6 general tso's chicken across San Jose, ranked on what people say about the dish itself — never the restaurant's overall rating.
Sweet Mango · Willow Glen
5 dish-specific mentions · 80% positive · 4 source types · menu verified September 2026
Named in a South Bay thread asking specifically where to find the best version of this dish, and called a hidden gem by diners who ordered it among several plates.
4 dish-specific mentions · 50% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
The most specific praise in this pack: crispy outside, tender inside, a rich sauce. One earlier order under new ownership arrived as a stir-fry with mushrooms and snow peas instead.
Golden House Restaurant · San Jose
6 dish-specific mentions · 50% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
A recent lunch came out crisp, hot and unusually large. Older visits went the other way: chewy or stringy chicken, plenty of salt and no real heat.
Home Eat 汉家宴 - San Jose · Downtown San Jose
6 dish-specific mentions · 50% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Diners split: some call it the reason they came back, crisp and not greasy; others say recent plates arrive looking prepackaged, or drowned in chili sauce.
China Inn · The Alameda
6 dish-specific mentions · 33% positive · 4 source types · menu verified September 2026
A long-standing takeout for some regulars, but the criticism is consistent when it comes: dry chicken, too much sauce, and sweeter than the menu's hot-and-spicy billing suggests.
SweetHome Kitchen · San Jose
2 dish-specific mentions · 50% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
One diner calls it the best they have ever eaten and says why: a very light batter that stays crisp, bell peppers and chiles through it, and a plate bigger than expected.
Every score is built from evidence about the specific dish: how often locals recommend it, how strongly, how recently, and whether independent sources agree. A restaurant's overall star rating is never converted into a dish score.
Quality and confidence are reported separately. A dish two people loved can score high, but it is marked early ranking until more evidence backs it up. The whole calculation — every constant, and three dishes worked through line by line — is written out on the methodology page.
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