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So Many Dives, So Little Time -- Divemaster
San Jose Suburbs

Plowing under orchards in favor of strip malls does not foster good dive territory. Still,there are enough pockets of older neighborhoods such as Willow Glen, Rose Garden and others to have some history. Also, the Vietnamese and Mexicans have set up shop and are doing a decent job serving 'home cooked' food to the masses. A long trip from Silicon Valley but you'll rarely hear the group in the next booth talk about 'shifting paradigms' or the 'fabless IP business model'.



Amato's Cheesesteaks damn
1162 Saratoga Ave San Jose Suburbs
Located in the Maple Leaf Plaza, a rather decrepit strip mall (good) on Saratoga Avenue. Amato's is one of several cheesesteak places that the Philly transplants constantly argue over. Long skinny place where you order at a stand up counter then eat at one of half dozen tables, a long 20 seat counter facing a wall full of Philly photos, or at an outside table (nice). The menu is typical cheesesteak fare (cheese, pepper, mushroom, etc.) also chicken based sandwiches. Soda and bottled beer. The crew was ver matter-of-fact but not unfriendly. Originally panned by this site as it was competing with one Sonya's near SJSU (closed as the owner soon started packing a gun to rid the crack dealers from hanging out at the phone booth in front of his store). Amato's have now retreated to their original locale on Saratoga Avenue near the Bill of Fare. One reader says, "The Best Pepper Cheese Steak Hogie I've had in a long long time. This IS a dive. Great prices! Huge Amounts! If you don't like Cheese steak try the Italian Hogie or the Meatball Parmesan sandwich they will blow away your taste buds. If your Philadelphia Eagles fan ask to see the 'THE Truck'." and another reader says, "They are not the holy grail that I am searching for, but they put most places to shame.". It's amazing how dedicated these Jersey/Philly cheesesteak zealots can be!
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Bill of Fare damn
Saratoga Avenue at Williams San Jose Suburbs
Look for the big orange roof. A former Star and Bar gas station (Rotten Robbie is still in front) which looks like a midwest truckstop that was swooped up by tornado and plonked down on a main suburban drag. A reader says, " Looks like a biker joint from the outside. I was scared to try it. Inside it's clean and the service is FAST. Great, BIG breakfasts. Every one I've had has been excellent and reasonably priced. I'm told the lunch and dinner meals are the same quality". We have to agree. Extra bonus points for all the plastic plants and the year-round collection of Santas.
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Bob's Surf & Turf damn
2400 Monterey Road San Jose Suburbs
Surf & Turf (what else!) - With a name like that (and $1.99 breakfasts), it's gotta be good. Lots of aquariums with murky water and dangerous electrical wiring. Full bar. Lots of locals. The second time you show up, they'll remember you and what you ate (and drank) - "You want the usual?". They also feature a breakfast "wake up special" with a screwdriver (vodka, splash of OJ), it's just expected.
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Call Me Dragon damn
Tully Road and King San Jose Suburbs
If you want to relive the feeling of a town in Vietnam, Lion Plaza is the place. In addition to the upscale Nha Tranh restaurant, "Call Me Dragon" is in the southeast corner of the plaza which is a food plaza filled with Vietnamese cuisine of nearly every kind. Luckily, most of these places have their wares on display so you can point and shout at what you want. Everything is cheap and great. On a nice day, you sit outside in the center of the town square on cheezy plastic tables watching the village elders gossiping, drinking beer and playing liars dice. All the benefits of visiting distant foreign lands with none of the distractions.
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Mark's Hot Dogs damn
48 South Capitol Ave San Jose Suburbs
Recently re-located from their former home of 40+ years on Alum Rock Ave. The menu consists of Hot Dogs (regular), Hot Dogs and Hot Dogs (regular, chili/onion and sauerkraut) - take your pick! Normally, the dive_master writes his own reviews. But this one tells it all --- A reader says "It's an orange "igloo" that has been operating since1936. Above the dome they've put a corrugated steel roof (have no idea why). Inside the little globe were three women, two of whom had piercings [Tongans I think] and seemed to be sisters. They also played some kind of "alternative" rock music, making it impossible to consume your hot dog at one of the three seats inside the igloo. This is a "drive-in" (really a "park-in"), so if you don't get out of your car quick enough, they'll come to your car and you'll miss a visit to the globe. Big attraction: latino teenagers making out in their cars during the school lunch break."
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Siam Square damn
1040 Willow Street San Jose Suburbs
A very pleasant refuge from the "feed'em and move'em" attitude of some of the Thai places around. A very family oriented business who take pride in a serene dining experience - almost to the point of being too friendly (if you can believe that). Better than average lunch specials but - as always - our recommendation is to venture off into the full menu for items including Prig Khing Prawns and Pak Himaparn (Sauteed mixed vegetables with cashews, chili and onions in toasted chili sauce). Yum!
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Southern Kitchen damn
3378 Monterey Hwy San Jose Suburbs
Small converted house with no parking in front but lots in back. Awesome breakfasts - huge amounts of really great food. Service can vary from 'being ignored' to 'thank you, six coffee refills is really enough'. A reader says, "I love this place! Truly huge helpings. Anywhere where they give you an option of Swedish pancakes with your 4-egg omelet is worth my dime. Their chicken-fried steak shreds.
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Tony DiMaggio's Pizza damn
3852 Monterey Hwy San Jose Suburbs
Yes, they serve a really good sicilian pizza but the hit there is the stromboli. A concoction of meat and cheese all rolled in pizza dough, topped with butter and oregano then baked in a pizza oven. It's served drenched in a wonderful red pizza sauce. Fattening and great! This place has been at the same location for over 25 years. Tony, the founder, now spends six months each year in Sicily and the place is run by his two sons. Somehow they have a Laurel and Hardy theme running (carved figures in the front window, photos and posters everywhere else) but there are enough Elvis, Sinatra and other photos to strike a bit of balance. Wine and beer including Italian Moretti on tap. There is a fast-eating lunch crowd that shows up at noon but there is plenty of seating other times of the day. Almost made the all-star list but just a bit too clean and the matching burlwood formica tables in the dining room don't quite fit the image. Still -- Worth a trip.
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Union Chinese Restaurant damn
2615 Union Avenue San Jose Suburbs
Highly recommended by several of our readers, Union Chinese is definitely a dive. Kind of reminds us of dining in a fallout shelter as it looks like a bunker from the outside, complete with bars on the windows and a 'secret' door in the back to enter. Dark, with 7 foot ceilings throughout. Pictures of pandas eating bamboo and Chinese battle scenes line the walls. Mismatched chairs, etc. In addition, the food is pretty good. Standard Chinese fare with lots of meat in the dishes and smothered in sauce. Comically polite - "thank you sir, here's your food sir, what else can I get you sir, how is your food sir, thank you sir" Worth a trip.
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Bangkok Garden not
275 Saratoga Avenue San Jose Suburbs
Almost too nice to be a dive. On the spicy side for Thai food (which is a good thing). Avoid the lunch specials and opt to explore the menu - Garlic Prawns and the Tom-Yum-Gai soup (hot and sour with chicken) come highly recommended. Be sure to allocate some time as they're not the fastest place around, but what to expect -- it's a dive!
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Burger Barn not
Forest Avenue and N Winchester Blvd San Jose Suburbs
A renovated building from the old "Red Barn" food chain. If you ever want to step back into the mid-60s dining experience of the common man, this is the place. Old school burgers, chicken sandwiches and breakfasts (served all day) plus BBQ beef, Philly cheesesteaks and more - pretty much everything under $5. Order at the counter, take a seat in one of the formica booths or go outside to the patio. They cook up your food on the grill and bring it to your table. The food wasn't that impressive but that's not why you go. Mostly blue hairs sitting around (two had oxygen tanks). Home of the Outcasts Car Club as evidenced by a wall of photos. Country music on the radio. Not a bad place, but no beer. Who knows how long it will last as it's across the street from Valley Fair and prime real estate for some developer someday.
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Casa Teresa not
6039 Snell Avenue San Jose Suburbs
We were attracted to this place because of a SJ Murky News mini-review which said "What a Dive!". We can only guess that they have a lot to learn about the terminology. Located in the deep southern part of San Jose, Casa Teresa earns points for excellent carnitas (big hunks of meat), their stuffed jalapenos with tuna (yes, tuna) and wonderful homemade tortillas. The place was a little too clean, the service a little too slow, in a strip mall and a little too comfy in its suburban surroundings to rate their "What a Dive!" moniker.
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Hard Work Cafe not
1620 Almaden Road San Jose Suburbs
A full service bar that serves food and seems to have dancing on weekends. Burgers. Condiments used to be served in a lunch box (nice touch). Feature a graffiti wall. Very talkative and funny staff. Bad jokes abound.
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Jack's Pizza not
1468 South First Street San Jose Suburbs
Decent Pizza & Italian. Lots of regulars at this place and it's cousin -- Jack's #2 is the old Santa Barbara Mexican Food on San Carlos and Sunol. Also featuring a decent bar to hang out and soak up some local color.
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JC's BBQ not
1080 Saratoga Avenue San Jose Suburbs
While it's in a strip mall, the mall itself is 'vintage' so it keeps eligibility for dive points. The $4.75 lunch BBQ special is the best BBQ for the money we've seen. The hot links are HOT, the baked beans are very good and the garlic bread has real garlic (as our coworkers let us know later). They have a good beer assortment, including Full Sail, and a rustic environment including a wood carved menu board. Worth a try.
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Jess's Place not
3088 Monterey Highway San Jose Suburbs
Peruvian and Mexican food. Located in an industrial area south of the Fairgrounds, Jess's place consists of 3 rooms, each a little nicer than the next. Thankfully the front room is for everyday use as it features nice murals of Machu Pichu and a bunch of caballeros making nice faces at lovely senioritas. Two sets of menus and you have to ask for the Peruvian one. Lots of shrimp but our favorite was steak with bananas and a fried egg on top. Jarritos and cervesa to drink. A TV with futbol going full blast seemed to have the interest of the crowd. A reader says, "Jess's serves Mexican food, as you noted, but it's real value is that it serves Peruvian food as well. It is not the best Peruvian food, but it is a hell of a lot better than that disaster in downtown San Jose called Inca Gardens that makes my Peruvian wife and all of our Peruvian friends cringe in horror. Try the Pollo a la Brasa (roasted chicken) or Lomo Saltado (seasoned, tasty beef strips with fries and rice) at Jess's, and when it is on, it is very good. And the place is truly a DIVE."
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Kirk's Steakburgers not
2388 South Bascom Avenue San Jose Suburbs
Don't dare call it a hamburger... The only dive worthy location is the one in San Jose as the others (Town & Country in Palo Alto and DeAnza Boulevard in Cupertino) don't quite rate. The Palo Alto digs a are spanking new upgrade from their old spot on California Avenue and the old Cupertino location was updated after it burned down from a charcoal fire in the '80s. But all three share the same menu of burgers, fries and shakes - made the old fashioned way. Some people say it's not the same since they started serving fries. We've noticed fewer cops in recently and more mothers with children. Not that it's bad but it does run counter to dive philosophy. However, the grill fare is still pretty good. Burgers and Dogs grilled over charcoal. The line is right in front of the pit and you used to be able to reach right over and grab a burger off the grill before some safety freak decided that may not be the best thing to expose the public to. Try the Pineapple burger for a real treat (make it a double). Great Shakes.
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Malibu Grill not
5735 Camden Avenue San Jose Suburbs
This place is on it's way to being a good dive. It's a sports bar and grill that should only get better with age. Plusses are the food which starts with pretty good burgers, chicken, ribs and pizza (the pineapple burger was particularly good). A bar with cold pints and 4 televisions (plus 3 others elsewhere). There's a decent selection of sports memorablilia lining the walls from players including local favorites Dwight Clark and Ben Grieve. (Definitely a 49ers spot with only token Raider items). But, the place needs to stay with the theme and lose all the beer distributor clutter that adds no value and cheapens the experience. In 10 years, with a little age and more memories, this will be worth going back to. A reader says, "A corner hole in the wall joint, beer, great ribs, owner ran. Might not qualify as a dive, because it is not a stand alone building, but it is a tiny strip mall, 4 or 5 shops. The only better baby back ribs in town are at Mr. Steers, which does not qualify as a dive because it is too nice!" Same parking lot as 7-11 and up the street from Touchdown Tommy's.
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Mexico City Restaurant not
1616 Almaden Road San Jose Suburbs
Clearly a former drive-in that was built before Almaden Expressway went through the neighborhood. This place is surrounded by industrial zone parcels with a few recently constructed residential outposts nearby. Kind of a order-at-the-window, takeout joint featuring great tamales as well as burritos, tacos, tortas and other mexican fare. Indoor dining (although we haven't been inside. Always a line out front on Fridays.
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Sherwood Inn not
2988 Almaden Expwy San Jose Suburbs
Quite a dichotomy. The outside held promise of a great dive, with a lifesize plastic heifer (painted green with letters on the side) on a platform 15 feet off the ground, grandly presiding over the traffic rushing by on the Almaden Expressway. Inside, the place was a nice diner resembling the 3 Flames or a Peppermill. Green interior and carpet, large fireplace, etc. Full bar for those that want to imbibe. Excellent breakfast fare - as this is what we had for "lunch" that day. Service was very friendly - obviously someone's mom. Recommended.
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Sputniks not
Foxworthy Ave at Almaden Expwy San Jose Suburbs
Sold, remodeled and turned into "Supreme Donut". Sputnik's was a small donut shop operating out of the same location for at least 30 years. In addition to the usual cinnamon snails and custard eclairs, they also serve up lunch. Grilled cheese, burgers, chicken patty and this beast called the Sputnik. A sputnik is a blob of deep fried dough cut in half and stuffed with ground beef, pickles, lettuce, tomato and sauce. The dough-bread comes right out of the frier and has its own unique texture. Not for the faint of heart or those with heart problems. Orange plywood booth seats and classic linoleum floors. The place could use a good cleaning but is friendly enough. Gotta try the Sputnik!

Update: As of 2023, Supreme Donut is still operating. A family run business with decent donuts. They also have sandwiches but haven't tried those yet.
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El Rancho SteakHouse disaster
Monterey Hwy and Rancho Drive San Jose Suburbs
We remember some guy at Flo's said this place was even better. Food took WAY too long and was average at best. Lots of regulars seem to like the place, we can't understand why. And, what's up with that obnoxious palm tree?
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Angelo's Restaurant virgin
436 Blossom Hill Road San Jose Suburbs
A reader says, "Unfortunately, it is in a strip mall (next to Lucky's) but it is definitely a dive with the best Italian food and pizza in the south Bay! The place is so narrow, and the tablecloths are plastic with red and white checks! Totally cheesey, but again I insist it's great Italian food with friendly service. My mom is 100% Sicilian and the best Italian cook in the world. I know good Italian food!"
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Ed's Gourmet virgin
2056 Curtner Ave San Jose Suburbs
A reader says, "Ed's Gourmet is a mom & pop teriyaki place, run by an asian family. i can't actually say that i've tried much on the menu because good teriyaki places are so hard to find around here, every time i go that's what i get. the sauce is delicious (they make it themselves) and the meat doesn't have any fat/grissle on it. Comes w/ a big serving of freshly cooked rice & some sauerkraut. they've got 3 or so big tables that take up the entire joint, so if it was ever crowded (which it never has been, in my experience) you *could* end up sitting next to someone you don't know. It's got a few half-hearted "bud" posters from the early 90's (my guess) and some random asian paintings placed haphazardly about". All good!
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Just Breakfast virgin
2901 Monterey Hwy San Jose Suburbs
We've heard rumors that it's not just for breakfast anymore. We'll have to swing by and check it out. A reader says, "Excellent breakfast menu with lots of combos and ways to have it "your way". Always crowded, but the meals move fast so you never have to wait longer than 15 minutes. Excellent formica and cookin' oil ambiance. 3 dives."
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Texas Smokehouse BBQ virgin
1091 S Capitol Ave San Jose Suburbs
A reader writes, "A hole-in-the-wall BBQ place. Its a little hard to find...sorta tucked away behind the World gas station and next door to a beauty salon (look for the blue painted rock facade and white security bars). Also, there is a former propane tank that now serves as their smoker out front. Both of us got the tri-tip lunch for $9. HUGE portion of sliced tri-tip soaked in sauce, potato salad and beans. For us, its a little farther than BCC but it ranks right up there." Another group writes: "..we have a number of guys who consider ourselves to be pretty fair judges of good BBQ. We would like to throw in our vote for TSBBQ as dang tasty smoked criters. The pork ribs and tri-tip are excellent. And the portions are generous enough for even the big eaters to get enough". Awesome!
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Aqui Cal-Mex Grill take
1145 Lincoln Avenue San Jose Suburbs
The former head chef of swanky noveau cuisine stalwart Eulypia in downtown SJ decided to set up a neighborhood restaurant featuring very creative, outrageously delicious and fairly inexpensive Cal-Mex. Wonderful food. Can't say enough good things. You order at the counter and they call your number so you can fetch your own food for indoor or patio dining (complete with patio heaters). Decor is cool lizard-centric Southwest original. They expanded in mid '98 to provide extra seating plus a Tequila Bar which has the best and most diverse selection we've seen. Upscale dive wannabe (and we mean that as a compliment). Have since opened another place in South San Jose.
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DiCicco's Italian Restaurant take
2509 S Bascom Ave San Jose Suburbs
A 'family' place in all senses of the phrase. Family run-and family-oriented. You can be a slob or dress up in a suit and feel right at home. The decor is Naples at it's best with bottles of Chianti lining the walls. All the dishes are good. They have a quick lunch special for $5.95 but the place is best seen on Saturday night when it's crowded and the accordian player is in full swing. Corny but fun.
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Sam's Bar-B-Que take
S. Bascom Avenue and Leon Drive San Jose Suburbs
While their specialty is bar-b-que (which automatically puts them on a dive list), Sam's is too nice a place to qualify as an official dive. The theme is "old west" as they have tools and $400 paintings of guys wearing coon-skin caps adorning their walls. A train toots at you as it whistles overhead on its track around the entire place. It's well lit, clean and they have matching cutlery. Patio dining for clement weather days. During lunch hours, they plant some poor guy out front to send a friendly wave at all passersby - amusing. Despite all the distractions, the food is excellent. Brisket, Ribs, Pork, Pepper Steaks, Chicken Breasts, etc. all homemade and smoked to please most any palate. Sides of beans, garlic bread, slaw and beans are included with most dishes. You can pick from any of 30+ beers, most microbrewed (including "Liquid Sunshine" from San Jose's own Hoppy Brewing Company). You could take your mother and feel safe as there are usually at least a couple of cops pigging out here.
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Australian Restaurant heaven
898 Lincoln Avenue San Jose Suburbs
"Eat Here Before We Both Starve" was the sign/slogan on the front of the smallish shack just north of Willow Glen. Despite the fact that the Aussies have never been known for their gourmet cooking (excepting the occassional "shrimp on the barbie"), this place had great charm due to the owners penchant for hiring mentally challenged help. Orders were often wrong or forgotten entirely but it really didn't matter as these kids were really trying to help. Wish this place were still here.
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D'Agostino's Deli heaven
1583 Meridian Avenue San Jose Suburbs
Closed, reopened in early 2005 as the "BeanSpout Express".
Former review: Decent cheesesteaks on fresh bread. Philly residents tend to think very highly of this place. Tucked in the back corner of a non-descript strip mall. A token stab at diner decor. Beer on tap. They have picnic tables outside for a nice day but won't let you drink beer out there. Go to the liquor store next door and get your own instead.
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Grill & Chill heaven
3014 Union Avenue San Jose Suburbs
Couldn't survive this location or the winter downturns - Too bad... Great name. A burger place and an ice cream parlor. Housed in a former Baskin Robbins location, this could just as easily have been a Japanese restaurant. Same decor, just as clean and our hostess/cook definitely fit the part. Basic american hamburger, cheeseburger, fries fare. All fresh, cooked while you wait. Plus a tofu burger and chicken teriyaki if you please. No beer, just sodas. Sit down or take it to go. Tattoo parlor next door is worth extra dive points. Current inhabitant of the building is "Persian Kabob and Beryani" - may have to try that out.
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Happy Dayz Diner heaven
2638 Union Avenue San Jose Suburbs
Sadly boarded up in late 2005. Former review: A 1950s "theme" diner located in an old Dairy Belle Freeze building. Owned by the same family that runs the Milpitas Foster's Freeze (which would be a dive if it weren't a chain), the owner is nearly always there, the talkative guy with the machine gun laugh. There were a lot of "large" people there chowing down Big Boppers, and burgers named for Fonzie, Joanie and Potsie (from Happy Days of course). Good krinkle cut fires and excellent shakes. Worth a try, especially on weekends when the vintage hot rod crowd adopts this place as their hangout
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House of Lumpia heaven
1876 Curtner Avenue San Jose Suburbs
Former "disaster dive", closed in Spring 2005. Lumpia is a Filipino staple food that is pretty much an egg roll with meat or veggie filling. House of Lumpia is a 'different' place that can't make up it's mind. They are a take out, a grocery store, a caterer and a sit down diner. They have Filipino, Chinese, Mexican and Viet Cuisine. The Lumpia is sitting behind a plexiglas window in trays under a heat lamp. Maybe for hours. $1 a piece or so but 2 to 3 is more than enough as they can be quite greasy. Not a recommended spot but certainly a 'point of interest'. Lumpia anyone?
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Jersey's Cheesesteaks #2 heaven
1165 Lincoln Avenue San Jose Suburbs
Too bad this place closed instead of #1. Cleaner and nicer (people-wise) than the disaster in Campbell. Low cheese cheesesteaks. Burgers too. Fits in the neighboorhood.
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Jon Jon's Southern Style Cuisine heaven
1151 Lincoln Avenue San Jose Suburbs
(Formerly Dine at Flo's). Moved away from the glitter of it's former location across from the bus station into Willow Glen (co-located with Sharkey's Bar) to make a go of it. In late 1998, Jon-Jon Erwin (formerly of BCCE), took over from Flo and crew. If you are hankerin' for real-time, cooked-on-the-grill, down home bar-b-que meats and fixin's, this is the place. Tri-tip is a specialty!!!. Unfortunately with the change of ownership, the heavenly deserts we had been conditioned to expect are relegated to weekends only. A little on the expensive side but being next to the bus terminal adds enough ambience to make up for any shortcomings.
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Lettuce Inn heaven
1191 Lincoln Avenue San Jose Suburbs
Veggie Place frequented by Harry the Haircutter.
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Nigel's Oak BBQ heaven
Union Ave and Los Gatos Almaden Rd San Jose Suburbs
Now a series of large houses on small lots... Although Nigel doesn't sound like a real BBQ name, he has been at this location for 7 years doing a great job at cooking chicken, ribs and brisket to satisfy the local Cambrian Park and Blossom Hill populace. Outdoor patio dining for those nice summer days.
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Presidents' Restaurant heaven
Hillsdale Avenue and Almaden Expwy San Jose Suburbs
A reader says, "It's an all-you-can-scarf Chinese buffet AND Mongolian BBQ, all for $5.99, and the food is actually pretty good. Definitely not your standard substandard buffet fare. Ma and Pa running the cooking plate and hopping the tables. Free refills on Cokes and tea. Interior is 50's/60's bowling alley snack shop. The fish is good and tasty, the pot stickers can be cool and gooey, the green beans are fresh and delicious, first rate eggfoo yung. Frankly, I don't see how they do it for this price." Neither do we -- it's now a Denny's.
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Wiltz Cajun Kitchen heaven
354 N White Road San Jose Suburbs
We're informed this place closed, before we had a chance to try. A reader says, "Wiltz is long gone. It was 4 divers for killer food and 4 divers for being the paradigm of a dive. In fact, if it didn't just succumb to the accumulation of grease or was finally overwhelmed by cockroaches, it was probably shut down by the health department. But the food was awesome. The most authentic in the sfba". Another reader says, "Forget about menu...there is none. If it's Monday...you get whatever the owner is serving (I forget her name). Substitutions do not exist here. If you don't like it, you can leave. The night I went I had smothered steak with fried beans and candied yams. Talk about needing to start my heart up. I could feel my left arm going numb as I forked the meat into my mouth. She marinates the meat for DAYS at a time. It was so tender that I couldn't use the plastic fork. That's diving it when you have to eat with your hands. The cornbread was so big and good...that we took the leftovers home. There are 3 booths and 2 tables in this place. No waitress, just a counter and the husband and wife team cooking behind the grill. I don't know if there were restrooms here. And if they were...I have a feeling they were not clean. You know it's a good place when your 400lb friend tells you about it. And it was certainly worth the drive. If not for the food, for a complete stranger telling you to shut up and eat your dinner. God, it felt like home."
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