Poor House Bistro

Poor House Bistro is a cajun and creole restaurant Central San Jose San Jose located in United States.

8 / 10
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  • Phone

    (408) 292-5837

  • Website

    poorhousebistro.com

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  • Type

    Cajun and Creole Restaurant

Address

317 W Saint John St (at W San Fernando St) San Jose , CA 95110 United States

Reservations Yes
Credit Cards Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Outdoor Seating Yes
Music Live Music
Menus Brunch, Lunch, Dinner
Drinks Beer, Cocktails

Comments / 62


Keywords:

po' boys music bread pudding spicy food gumbo beer casual good for groups crawfish great value outdoor seating chicken coffee jambalaya Abita dinner brunch food lunch pork sausage bread
Cat Gurinsky

Don't forget to get a side of corn bread with your meal! My favorite meal is their special of shredded pork over biscuits .

Topher

Amazing food! All of it!! Cool ambiance. Great music . Cooks are fun to interact with. Cashiers are hot or miss with regards to personality. Bathrooms are gross! (Both guys and girls).

Chuck Coulson

One of the few places left in the Bay Area to get good New Orleans food! The BBQ shrimp are great! Grab a table outside , pick up one of the man craft beers on tap , and listen to some great live music !

Anna James

BBQ shrimp in the PhB specialities section is very very good. And don't leave without having their Bread pudding ; it's super delicious.

Venkatesh Hodavdekar

I tried the BBQ shrimp and loved it. They have love music too. I plan on trying the po boys next time. They looked great.

Nathan Delaney

The Poor Boys are delicious and well priced. The flavors are excellent and its a good location for Sharks games.

Ken Schroeder

Po boy oyster sandwich and chicken salad Awesome

Aaron Polzin

Excellent food! Try the red beans and rice ! Cajun fries are out of this world!

Shana Nijjar

The BBQ shrimp platter is the most delicious thing on the planet.

Ryan Begnoche

Amazing place! Highly recommend! The Fried Catfish Po Boy was great!

Erik Schaeffer

Blackened chicken and Tasso pasta was great! And you can't go wrong with Abita on tap .

Steven Kaye

So far I've had the chicken gumbo and half a muffaletta . Both great.

A Ballesteros

Do all of these things in one visit here: crawfish pasta , sausage bread , an Abita Turbo Dog beer , and listen to the live blues band play.

Brittany Giudici

Cajun fries are delish. Sandwiches are a little light on the meat, a bit heavy on the bread .

Cynthia Lum

The blackened chicken and tasso pasta was delicious! Definitely coming back to try their po boys !

Carmen Ibarra

Good creole food and live music

Cristina

Don't get the gumbo , jambalaya , or red beans and rice . Flavourless! Stick to the po' boys . The bread pudding is amazing. Beignets are swell too.

Koll Ellis

Great spot for live music and tasty vittles!

Brandon Hull

Fried catfish po' boy . Must eat. And the Thursday night two-man blues band adds perfect atmosphere.

Jen Rich

Cajun fries are just the right amount of spicy and are deliciously addicting.

Micah

Great NOLA vibe, nice beer selection and solid jambalaya .

Ryan Ota

Bbq chicken po boy is pretty spicy , messy and awesome

Sarah R

FYI, the cooking oil that they use for everything in the menu, is canola

Bambi Lynn Ware

Great blues music !

MiniME

service is great. food is ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Bhargav Golla

BBQ Shrimp Jambalaya was delicious

Christopher Carlsson

Try the Pain Perdu (via @Foodspotting)

Christopher Carlsson

Try the Shrimp Boil (via @Foodspotting)

Christian Baker

If you can't watch the game from the Shark Tank, watch it here.

jj mcmorrow

This place is sick! Great music during the day on Saturday?! I wonder what it's like at night!

Bambi Lynn Ware

Listening to the wonderful Tia Carroll

John O'Day

Crawdads 8.95 a pound on a plate. really good

D

Loved the shrimp po boy

Ronda

Sausage bread dipped in the bbq shrimp sauce = awesome!

Nancy Samawi

Cajun fries are on point!

Hard Rocker

Come for good food and good live music .

Cathleen Belknap

love to drink and eat there

Vontez Donaby

Loved the bbq shrimp po boy

Beau Baldwin

Always a good time!

Luisa Silva

The fried oysters are to die for! Yummy :-)

Flora Morrow

It's all about the fried oysters !!!

brian prince

This place is great. Po boys blues , and beer . How could you go wrong.

John LoFranco

The po boy lunch combo is a must do.

B Turner

Trash, dont get catfish , seafood platter , fries . Everything was flimsy, not well seasoned with poor service to match. Not even close to creole food .

Cassidy Martin

Po’boy ftw

Richard Sparrow

Got to love the Pliny!

King Clement XIII ♚

Fried Oyster Po boy is legit!

Janet Fouts

Try the muffaletta and sweet potao fries . Good beignets too!

Alexander Posledov

Good food, terrible coffee .

Patti H.

They had Pliny the Elder in the cold case! Woohoo!

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