BBQ Restaurants in San Jose, CA

BBQ in San Jose at a glance

• BBQ is the 26th largest food category in San Jose, after mexican and coffee shops and cafes.
• Its 0.7% share compares with 1.4% across the 506 cities in this guide, so it is thinner here than in most cities.
• Of the 27 listed below, 20 are independent and 7 belong to chains; 25 list a website.

BBQ Restaurants in San Jose

• South Winchester BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1362 S Winchester Blvd
• Famous Dave's
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 61 Curtner Ave
• Malibu Grill & BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 5735 Camden Ave
• Sam's Bar-B-Que
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 1110 S Bascom Ave
• Smoking Pig BBQ Company
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 1144 N 4th St
• The Barbeque Pit
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1349 Blossom Hill Rd
• The Old Wagon Saloon & Grill
  Restaurant · BBQ · 75 N San Pedro St
• Yakini Q SJ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1783 W San Carlos St
• L&L Hawaiian Barbecue
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 5730 Cottle Rd #120
• J C's Bar-B-Q
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1080 Saratoga Ave #8
• CJ BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 461 Blossom Hill Rd
• Mac Park Bbq
  Restaurant · BBQ · 181 E Tasman Dr Ste 50
• Sam's BBQ Diner
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3309 San Felipe Rd
• Smoking Pig Bbq - San Jose Coleman
  Restaurant · BBQ · 530 Newhall Dr
• L&L Hawaiian Barbecue
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 5353 Almaden Expy #48
• Hankow Cuisine
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1071 S De Anza Blvd
• Mahalo Hawaii BBQ & Chinese Food
  Restaurant · BBQ · 4750 Almaden Expy
• Jon Jon's
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1305 Oakland Rd
• Dickey's Barbecue Pit
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 5391 Prospect Rd
• Dickey's Barbecue Pit
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 949 Ruff Dr
• Flambé Asian American Grill
  Restaurant · BBQ · 894 Emory St
• Garlic Bread San Jose
  Restaurant · BBQ · 30 E Santa Clara St #160
• Niners Barbecue
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3116 Alum Rock Ave
• Willow Glen Meats & Smokehouse
  Restaurant · BBQ · 885 Delmas Ave
• Offset & Oak
  Restaurant · BBQ · 2853 Benjamin Ave
• Nabi Q
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1780 Story Rd
• Norma's Family Barbecue and Catering 2
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1062 Lick Ave

BBQ elsewhere in California

Among the California cities in this guide, the most bbq listings are in Los Angeles (181), San Diego (85), San Francisco (41), Sacramento (39), Oakland (30) and Long Beach (23).

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