Place to eat: Henry's World Famous Hi-Life, San Jose, California, United States

About this place:

Built in 1900, the former Torino Hotel is now home to Henry's Hi-Life Restaurant. In business for over forty-years, Henry's serves white oak-fired barbecue including chicken, baby back and spare ribs, porterhouse or New York steaks. Meals are served with green salad, baked potatoes and crunchy garlic bread. (Order a side of mushrooms au jus -- they are divine!)

Henry's full service bar features 15 beers on tap, and is home to a motley crowd of regulars who fill the bar stools to watch Sharks hockey games on the tube.

Make your way past the neighborhood bar flies to grab a number from the peg on a wall underneath the menu board. Order a drink from the bartender and the host will make his way over to take your meal order. When the food is ready, you'll be seated in the funky dining room out back.

Henry's Hi-Life
301 West St. John Street
San Jose, CA 95110
408/295-5414

http://www.henryshilife.com/