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Jonesing for sandwiches? Check out San Jose's top 4 spots

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Published on April 10, 2020
Jonesing for sandwiches? Check out San Jose's top 4 spotsBertucelli's  La Villa | Photo: John D./Yelp

Craving sandwiches?

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top sandwich sources in San Jose, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to achieve your dreams.

Looking to catch up on the latest popular spots? There's no time like the present, since consumer spending at restaurants tends to climb in April in the San Jose area, according to data on local business transactions from Womply, a small business CRM software provider. Total visited businesses at San Jose-area restaurants last year rose by 16% in April over the month before.

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1. Bertucelli's La Villa

  PHOTO: andrew h./YELP  

First on the list is Bertucelli's La Villa. Located at 1319 Lincoln Ave. in North Willow Glen/Gardner, the Italian spot, which offers sandwiches and more, is the most popular sandwich spot in San Jose, boasting 4.5 stars out of 1,061 reviews on Yelp.

2. Rose Cafe & Donuts

  PHOTO: Dave a./YELP  

Next up is West San Jose's Rose Cafe & Donuts, situated at 994 Saratoga Ave. With 4.5 stars out of 927 reviews on Yelp, the breakfast and brunch spot, which offers doughnuts and sandwiches, has proved to be a local favorite.

3. Italian Brothers Baker

  PHOTO: heidi s./YELP  

The Rose Garden's Italian Brothers Bakery, located at 1401 W. San Carlos St., is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the spot to score ice cream and frozen yogurt, pizza and sandwiches 4.5 stars out of 391 reviews.

4. Amato's Cheesesteaks

Photo: J. C./Yelp

Amato's Cheesesteaks, a spot to score sandwiches and cheesesteaks in West San Jose, is another high-traffic go-to, with four stars out of 1,429 Yelp reviews. Head over to 1162 Saratoga Ave. to see for yourself.


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