Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant
- 4.5Food
- 4.4Service
- 4.5Ambience
- 4.2Value
Noise • Moderate
Guests love the beautiful, redwood topped bar & comfortable chairs. Our creative bar staff serves up craft cocktails, local wines on tap, craft beers. It's a cozy-swanky-dark-comfortable-upscale vibe and the Menu shares that vibe. Smoked BBQ items, bacon-wrapped meatloaf, tender steaks, fresh fish, vegetarian & vegan items - local, fresh and organic whenever possible.
Look forward to seeing you soon.
Cheers!
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Noise • Moderate
San Jose / Silicon Valley
American
Phil
San Francisco Bay Area16 reviews
Dined 1 day ago
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Andrea
Sacramento6 reviews
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RENITA
Los Angeles1 review
Dined 3 days ago
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Michel VIP
San Diego9 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
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Shelley
San Francisco Bay Area1 review
Dined 7 days ago
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Mark VIP
San Francisco Bay Area55 reviews
Dined 7 days ago
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Barbara VIP
San Francisco Bay Area99 reviews
Dined on 17 May 2025
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Jeannine
San Francisco Bay Area13 reviews
Dined on 12 May 2025
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Kirt VIP
Denver12 reviews
Dined on 11 May 2025
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Les VIP
Hawaii121 reviews
Dined on 9 May 2025
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Dry Creek Grill offers delivery in partnership with Chow Now. Dry Creek Grill also offers takeaway which you can order by calling the restaurant at (408) 264-2011.
Dry Creek Grill is rated 4.5 stars by 4540 OpenTable diners.
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Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.
1580 Hamilton Ave, San Jose, CA 95125
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