Mesquite and Oak

856 N 13th St, San Jose
(408) 418-3180

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Kyle Hernandez

Discovered this place just walking by, was actually heading to the Mexican food place next-door but thought I would give it a try, pretty dang good, my only complaint is they cut the brisket with the grain rather than against, I took it home and cut the brisket properly, against the grain, and it was good!

jerrod sellers

Neighborhood BBQ and beer on tap, always a treat

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lynn Eglan

It was our first time here. We mainly came to try the beef dino rib. This place was busy for a late Sunday morning. I really wanted to try the breakfast items but had to stick to the plan lol.
The person who helped me was super nice and friendly. He was recommending one of the breakfast items and told me it was guaranteed to put me in a food coma. I told him I'll try it next time.
While I was waiting, the place itself was pretty big on the inside. Parking is a little tough. My husband had to look for parking while I went in to place my to go order.
The dino rib was delicious and tender. Mac n cheese and potato salad were solid side items. The lady who gave me my order was eh. I kept asking to make sure I had bbq sauce. She was like yes, even the person helping me asked. I walked out one of the bbq sauce fell out. I got home, and all we had was one small container of bbq sauce. That was annoying. I had 2 dino ribs and all she gave me was 2 mini sauce containers. Luckily, the beef rib didn't need it but come on.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Dennis Cardoso

We did the family prime brisket with several 16 ounce sides. The brisket is juicy, full of flavor and an excellent smokiness to it. The sides were all straightforward bbq sides and good. They offer three kinds of sauces which included a Carolina mustard sauce, a sweet tomato based sauce and a spicy tomato based sauce. It's a casual and simple set up with a few tables inside and three patio style round tables outside on the sidewalk. They offer a few good beers, sodas, water and lemonades.

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rocky Quat

One day I was craving bbq and I haven’t had any good ones so I never really bothered trying to find it. However today I was close to settling for famous Dave’s but I decided to look it up to see if there was anything new. I happened to find two near work. Jon Jon’s and mesquite & oak. Since the combo for Jon Jon’s don’t let you substitute out the sides I went here instead. The place is nice and clean and everyone there was nice. They seen me looking at the togo bbq sauce and asked if I wanted to try different ones. I got the brisket, pork ribs, and Dino beef rib because that’s the first time seeing it at a bbq joint. The brisket was good and the Dino rib was huge and juicy. The pork ribs was okay to me but that’s just me because my coworker liked it. The Mac and cheese side was really good and the corn bread had real corn in it! I forgot my sauce and the cook ran out to hand it to me. Good customer service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dreamz Dispensary

Average but okay. I felt very comfortable throughout.

John parkerband

Great energy and friendly faces.

Eidmone Tagaca

4.1/5 for the price its hard to beat. I got the brisket sandwich and it could have been juicier and more flavorful but the coleslaw was great. Service was really nice though.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

P C H

2025 update: In the area again and decided to see if things were better….again, the food is delicious, but our call in order was all packed up when we got there 👍 but there was no bbq sauces or butter for the cornbread included or offered. The jalapeño poppers were packed into a plastic deli container and were soggy from the heat. We ordered the house pickles at $5 for an 8oz (1cup) portion and received a container of the sliced dill pickles that come in a gallon jar at the mega club…..clearly not house pickles like they used to have that were worth $5. 😖😢 The sandwich bread also seems different. We appreciate the reusable deli containers tho as we do reuse them many times 👍

(2022)Probably our 20th time here. Not the first so-so experience, but very disappointed this time. Bread on sandwich burnt with less meat than usual. Asked for two tacos with the tortilla on the side but got every item individually packaged, even though they asked twice and we clarified…make the taco without the tortilla under it….then put the tortilla on the side. Either way, less meat than the same order last week. Out of the jalapeño poppers, which was sad, but they are often out of at least one thing we order, so not a surprise. Terrible cafeteria dispenser napkins with BBQ? Awful. We make special long drives to come here and I believe this will be our last……even though the food is very tasty. 😢

Food: 4

American Angler

When he said we'd meet up at Mesquite and Oak, I naturally thought it was an intersection, but my GPS wasn't having anything to do with it and when I googled it up pops the BBQ restaurant! I was taken aback by the wonderful aromas that permeated the entire place. I sampled many of the meats and was flabbergasted by the presentation and flavors. 5 stars ☆☆☆☆☆ and worthy of a 2 hour drive! No shit!

Food: 5

Service: 5

Peter Li

Great juicy brisket with nice bark!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Prime Brisket

Brian Dignin

First time here and we loved it! The food is excellent and really dug the vibe.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

N H

I tried the Brisket set. I was hoping for something very juicy, but my brisket was rather dry. It had good flavor, just missing the juices. I'll come back another time and try the ribs and see if that changes things for me.

At the time they were also out of potato salad. It was around 1pm, so I was surprised they were out that early.

You'll also leave smelling of smoke, in a BBQ way.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Michael Champagne

The brisket is for real.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

James Tran

Good brisket in town. The bad part is close at 4 pm. The brisket sold out around noon. The chicken also great

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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