Chiaramonte's Deli & Sausages

No frills, soft and gooey vs crunchy and layered, an enjoyable meatball sub that is pillowy. Highly enjoyable for a kid, with a park and a playground steps away.

Meatball Sub - it is not a thing of beauty, as it shouldn’t be.

Place is full of history and a step back in time. Love that it is still around.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Old school Italian deli. Good Italian sausage sandwich.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Legit Italian deli with 117 year family history. We shared a meatball sandwich. Very tasty. Just popped by on our roadtrip down the coast.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Stopped by because it was the first thing to come up on Google, and I’m blown away at how amazing the sandwich tasted! I’m not a huge sandwich person but this was top tier. Must visit!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Authentic Italian sausage and ingredients.

Parking: There are only two spots out in front of the store. The rest of the spots are all street parking. It's worth the walk, for parking. 💯

Kid-friendliness: Not recommended for small children. Do to all of the amazing selection of cooking ingredients. Though there are treats for the little to grab and go.

Wheelchair accessibility: Yes, this is wheelchair accessible.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nice place, friendly staff, but this is a pathetic excuse for a sandwich. They nickel and dime to make your sandwich whole, and then this is what they give you for it.

Definitely old school. You should visit because once this place is gone there will never be anything like it.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Our Own Italian Sausage Sandwich, Our Own Sicilian Meatball Sandwich

First time here. The store has history. It the oldest family owned eatery in the area. Been here since 1908. They have indoor and outdoor seating, but it limited The Navel Pastrami sandwich was good. The bread was very soft and fresh made. Could’ve had a little more meat on it. They also sell Italian food products inside the store.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Classic Hot Pastrami

Great authentic italian sandwiches and deli!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Dry-Cured Italian Salami Sandwich

I don’t get the hype on Reddit for this spot. It was really just sausage with pizza sauce in between bread. Nothing special. The sausage made me crave Top Dog (different “sandwich”) but better than the sausage sandwich here.

I don’t get the hype on Reddit for this spot. It was really just sausage with pizza sauce in between bread. Nothing special. The sausage made me crave Top Dog (different “sandwich”) but better than the sausage sandwich here.

Definitely the most authentic and "real" Italian deli shop ever !!! Without the marketing and social media trick, Chiaramonte family has been serving the same thing in the past 115 years.

Ordered their signature Italian Sausage ? Sandwich, it doesn't have a fancy look, but the taste of their sausage and meatball sauce is really full of flavors, you can literally appreciate the spices of their recipe, this sausage is probably the best I've ever had.

The environment is not posh, but you can imagine the scenes that Chiaramonte family has been serving this neighborhood with the same heart and effort throughout the past century!!!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

OMG!!! This place is HORRIBLE!!!! I ordered the well advertised sausage sandwich and was so disappointed!!! First, they take out a frozen sausage and they MICROWAVE it!! Just disgusting!! They MICROWAVE the bread with the condiments on it. Then they take the meat and put it on the bread and they MICROWAVE it again!!! To make matters worse, I go to take a bite of the sandwich and the meat is still COLD!! Buyers beware, do not waste your time or money there!!! You WILL be disappointed. I see why they had zero traffic. I paid $13 for the microwaved sausage sandwich and a bottle of Root Beer and ended up throwing that disgusting sandwich away. NEVER EVER again for me.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Cute idea, but the "fresh" cake they gave me was moldy.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Quaint Historical Deli. We read about it in a book about the history of Italian’s in San Jose. We ordered a meatball sandwich and a 1908 Garlic Sausage sandwich. Both were delicious. The guy at the counter was very friendly and helpful.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5