The Best Barbecue in San Jose
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The best barbecue in San Jose, according to the experts: San Francisco Chronicle has weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Los Gatos Meats & Smoke House comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Los Gatos and Sunnyvale.
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A laminated sign reading "Welcome hunters. Wild game check in available" sets the tone at this family-run butcher and smokehouse near Old Town Los Gatos. Fishermen drop off coolers of fresh catch for the smoker; vegetarians get a pickle-and-avocado sandwich and a polite smile. Order anything built around the house-smoked meat, and skip the barbecue-sauce-heavy Super Hero in favor of the Jackie Special, a maple-sugar-cured turkey and bacon situation with cheddar and avocado.
The awards
- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: Best sandwich spots in the Bay Area
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Rank 2. 10 Butchers Korean BBQ
Korean Barbecue
The staff does the grilling here, scissor-slicing premium cuts tableside with the focus of someone who takes beef very seriously. An upscale Korean barbecue restaurant where the room leans steakhouse but the energy leans party, with A5 wagyu and pork jowl sharing the menu alongside an unusually good banchan spread. The San Francisco Chronicle named it among the South Bay's top restaurants. Your shirt will smell like smoke for the rest of the night, which is just the price of admission.
The awards
- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: Best restaurants in Palo Alto, San Jose, the Peninsula and South Bay