Reviews for Henry's World Famous Hi-Life in San Jose, CA

This place is not what you think. We have seen it for a while and finally gave it a shot. We seated outside because we have a... dog so they are pet friendly. They have a good bar place inside that we saw because we were looking for someday to guide us or ahost, nothing. Finally they explain how you order and you go to your ya me to wait. So service is not the best things here. Theguy outside was really friendly but inside you are by your own. The place smell amazing and the food do not reflect the smell.Chicken was dry, fries are not good, and the ribs were dry too. Nothing special. We keep looking for a good bbq place in SanJose. Read more

The food was amazing and the service was amazing...Johnathan our waiter was soo awesome. Great experience because of the food... and staff!! Thank you again Read more

This restaurant been here for a while and am sure the building is older than the restaurant which makes it a nice historic... location in the heart of San Jose. Their menu is on the wall, you pick your food and get your number, enjoy some drinks at thebar if you want until your name/number gets called and you get seated with your starter (salad with your choice of dressing) andwaiting for you at your table. Good service. The prime rib served only two days out of the week is really good. Wish they hadmore sides to pick from. Tried ordering the bbq mushroom and bbq onion - both is a no go! The garlic bread is scrumptious. Andto the main event - the baby back ribs! All served with baked potato on the side. We enjoyed it all. We also sat outside makingour experience merrier. Will come back to taste the bbq salmon and the chicken. Read more

Love the dive-y atmosphere, you can tell locals love coming here. But my steak was just ok - nothing too memorable. I think it's... worth it for me to go back and try something else though! Read more

Came here for dinner on Saturday night. We asked for table for two with outdoor seatings and put in our orders, waited only a... little bit, and were seated. To my surprise, we had small salads waiting for us at the table! We ordered our iced tea and arnoldpalmer at the table which were served with compostable straws. ???? The restaurant serves generous portions. My friend orderedthe chicken and ribs combo that had half of a chicken hiding underneath that half rack of ribs, and my half rack baby back ribswere meaty and tender with good tasting BBQ sauce and most of meat falling off the bone. I like the cute little button mushroomsside order. Service was good. I also like the fancy umbrellas setup. The large screen TV with a baseball game that was on at thetime gave the place a sports pub feel to the outdoor seating area. Read more

This place was fun. It?s like an old restaurant that?s been around forever. It has a cozy bar area with small old TVs, you can... chill waiting for a table. Food is more of a home-made style. We ordered chix & baby back ribs combo cause we were not thathungry and it was enough for 2 people. chicken was a bit dry for me, but baby back ribs were soft. + side of mushroom, mac &cheese (it was my least favorite cause pasta felt overcooked; it almost melts right away in the mouth). Read more

The food is really good, you can definitely smell it from the outside and it does not disappoint! We've been here a couple of... times and the best way to get a table is getting there early, otherwise you might have to wait since they are always prettybusy, but it's worth it. Read more

I am more of a local guy than a chain guy. Found a great local establishment that seems to be a fixture in this community. The... place was very cool, the bar area is inviting, but the weather was so nice, I had dinner outside. TVs in the lot are a nicetouch. I was lookin for some ribs and Henry?s delivered the goods. I had ribs and a steak. The ribs were spectacular and thesteak had a nice taste, slightly overdone. Not really complaining though. The staff was great, Jorge was very attentive.Everyone seemed to be hustling because it was very busy. I highly recommend this place. Come out and support your localbusinesses! Read more