East Bay Classic Restaurant: Harry’s Hofbrau in San Leandro

[@peraltarockets]

These sort of places are a classic and becoming so rare. The open face turkey, gravy, and mash is total comfort food.

[@PorkChopJones]

Finally someone showing some love and appreciation for this great establishment. The food is a mixture of classic homestyle goodness. I'm not going to lie you almost brought a tear to my eye. Three thumbs up! Thanks Michael.

[@dax2725]

Miss the Harry's in San Jose !

[@danc2014]

Miss the San Jose and the Mtn View location. The price however I do not like but it normal for the area now. Please tell me you did not eat all three lunches... and the camera person and director ate some too. That was a $70 lunch!

[@1RA787]

Been going to Harry's RWC in the 70s. Stopped going in the 90s-early 2000s. I started going back 15+ years ago. This place has been stuck in a time warp. NOTHING has changed which is a good thing. Food is still great!

[@aces7515]

We love Harry’s, hated they closed the one in San Jose 😞 Better know what you want when you get in line, patience is not a priority!

[@mikebavoso26]

Yes, therenwas going to be a shopping mall to be built in that location.

[@12hunter100]

Yes, good memories at the one in SJ

[@TwoRiversFarm707]

San Jose Harry’s was mine too. Used to work for the Redwood City one, catering weddings. Good times!

[@anastash7900]

I wish they’d re-open one in the San Jose area again.

[@michellejoy6752]

Is that the Redwood City location you are saying is now closed? Or is San Jose different?

[@SOP.D]

@@michellejoy6752 There used to be a location in San Jose, but it closed quite a while ago (8-10 years ago?). I have vague memories as a kid eating there, but I do remember the rotating sign that was high up in the air.

[@michellejoy6752]

@@SOP.D doesn’t it seem that good things always have to come to an end? Why isn’t it the other way around, where bad things must always come to an end, and good things go on forever?

[@terrylarrabee3807]

Yes and missing Buy the Bucket

[@bobbyliu96]

Thank you, Michael! I am a local Bay Area guy and I love watching local reviews. Thank you for sharing eats in our community.

[@MikeLimTravel]

@@bobbyliu96 , no problem sir. Me too, born and raised. Thanks for watching and if you have any suggestions for spots for me to try, please share.

[@kobeykitty1311]

Woot! Woot, for Harry's Hofbrau! It's about time the restaurant was given such an amazing review.

[@myrnahuichapan7624]

I miss Harry's in San Jose so much! Was one of the best places to go on a rainy day. Sigh.

[@12hunter100]

Yes, I'm feeling homesick

[@cj9667]

Harry’s is awesome! Lived right around the corner…corned beef and cabbage…turkey sandwiches OMG!!!!!

[@georgetsekouras8292]

I used to work at Sanwa Bank 20 years ago, that is was at the corner of where Harry’s Hofbrau is at. At lunch, I would always order a hand carved Turkey Sandwich for $6. It was THE BEST. Thx for making this video. With all the famous spots of San Leandro closing down like Prings, Bancheros and Pipers, I can’t believe that Hofbrau spot is still open. When I saw this video, I thought it was filmed 15 years ago …. 😅. Not realizing it’s still open today

[@robertbain4442]

Harry’s is a local favorite! Miss being able to go to the Saratoga location that was in San José.

[@importg37]

Glorious food at Harry’s Hofbrau! I wish we still had one on Saratoga Ave. in San Jose.

[@randymackintosh6559]

So many good memories eating there with my dad and friends....thanks for the reminder

[@danabible6081]

Harry's is the bomb!

[@curtd2741]

The turkey dinner was always my go to at Harry’s In San Jose. The meat was moist and plentiful and you could request just dark meat, just white, or a combo. And you’re spot on about the mashed potatoes and gravy! The line could be intimidating but they went quickly. Never left there hungry! I miss that place.

[@DarylBarnett]

I've been driving past that place for years, NEVER been there yet. Now I know where I'm going for Xmas dinner this month. Banchero's was my go-to since the 70s 😢

[@tattedchick31]

Miss Bancheros so much 😢

[@michaelmek7043]

Turkey plate and sandwich looked amazing !

[@madfzr]

$68 hof brau is a power move thanks for sharing. Miss SAMS hof brau in Sacramento. Been to tommys joynt a few times

[@briesthoughts2261]

Tommy’s Joynt is the best!!!

[@gmarco98248]

Great video brought back good memories I worked for Harry's for 14 years , Also I got to work at the San Leandro store when it first opened around 1996 I believe , It's still looks great well kept thanks again for these great video.

[@tinydancer62]

I live in San Francisco and I go to the one in Redwood City often. I love it.

[@bravedown50]

Those turkey enchiladas are amazing. My favorite thing at Harry’s.

[@RussianNightmare]

Harrys is the shit. I kinda feel like you undersold it. Very very good comfort food, that hits the spot. Like a warm hug.

[@cpta03]

Really miss Harry’s in San Jose. My family had Christmas Eve dinner for 30 years at Harry’s and many times during the year. Thanks for your video.

[@toroblanco1637]

Miss Harry's, I used to go to the one in Mountain View right off El Camino Real. Would to get half turkey half corned beef meal. Always would go late night when most regular good restaurants closed for the night. We would be three to six deep engaged deep in conversation. Good food! Good times! Good memories!

[@thuxta]

I went for Thanksgiving. It was a huge line but worth it! The food was absolutely amazing. This is coming from an executive chef

[@victorlui5955]

Yum. Hofbrau food is delicious.

[@arlenearquero1008]

Haven’t been to a haf brau in a long while. Last time was in Redwood City. I’m glad u mentioned turkey leg that’s my husband’s favorite and the price is good 👍🏾 will be visiting San Leandro for business and that will be our next stop…. Thanks for the tips

[@EDHBlvd]

I remember a Hofbrau chain of 2 in the Bay Area in the 80’s and early 1990’s. There was one downtown Walnut Creek and another in the Sun Valley Mall. Was so good. Used to go with my dad. Remember getting the tray and picking stuff to put on plate. Great memories of the old days.

[@kathrynjohnson6337]

That dutch crunch roll for your sandwich looks outstanding.

[@michellejoy6752]

What a great review. Thank you, you really did a nice job introducing this gem to us.

[@MikeLimTravel]

@@michellejoy6752 , thank you for the kind words. I hope I can continue to introduce great places here locally as well as around the world next year

[@michellejoy6752]

@@MikeLimTravel Then I want that for you as well. I appreciate your calm demeanor. You are not putting on a personality that doesn’t suit you, you seem very natural, and authentic. These days that’s a rare thing. When it came to the food, you pointed out things that would be important, and of interest to the average diner which is probably your target audience. In this era where franchise restaurants dominate the culinary landscape, my husband and I love hearing about independent restaurants; especially those that have stood the test of time (as we have age 70, and 61). May God be with you, guiding your steps as you pursue your dream reviewing restaurants. You appear to have been blessed with a natural gift, talent, and passion for this pursuit, all key elements for success so you are off to a great start. Truly wishing you Gods very best for your future, and your dreams. 🙏

[@Truth-and-the-life]

The absolutely the best... the beers and turkey dinner!! Prime rib on Friday and Saturday I believe is also a winner...great choices :)

[@r.daillee1034]

I've been to Harry's❤ many times. Good food, good beer selection, and good times!

[@edchang9521]

Always great to have a nice prime rib meal, my favorite 😂😂. If you ever get a chance, the prime rib is excellent at the Texas Roadhouse in Union City. I miss going to the House of Prime Rib in SF. Thanks for the great review.

[@BLESSED-w4b]

ALWAYS a GREAT meal!!! Been going for over 30 years

[@leslieperalta1581]

I love love love that place, sad they closed the San Jose location. Food is so good!

[@BigMike420Lifestyle]

That's one of my favorite places to go. Have a real meal.I remember when it used to be squeezersburgers

[@myrnahuichapan7624]

Harry's had been there since the 70's. The squeeze burger, where you could choose your meat, sigh, was up the road a bit.

[@krwada]

I did not know that Harry's still existed! I need to trot on up to San Leandro or Redwood City! Both locations in Mountain View and San Jose are LONG GONE. I love Harry's!!!

[@davidmacpherson8710]

Looks almost identical to the Redwood City location. Priceless.

[@tracyevansramsey5861]

Love your reviews! I’m just back from my Oakland China Town tour - bought some dim sum, char sui, yummy pineapple buns from Wonder bakery and egg tarts from Neapolitan. Thanks Michael 😊

[@MikeLimTravel]

@@tracyevansramsey5861 , that’s awesome to hear. Thanks!

[@itstheweather5859]

Love this place!!

[@benjaminhsu6961]

Prime rib dinner with egg noodles and stuffing. Gravy ALL over everything! Jello for my salad and a dinner roll. Slice of chocolate cream pie and a beer to wash it all down with. Soooo much food and so worth the price!!!

[@nateroo]

Thanx for bringing back memories!! Everything you ordered STILL looks as delicious as I remember it!!!

[@aolmonkey]

Dude, I love Harry’s Hofbrau in the trick is you season your own food because there are a lot of elderly that come in. Enjoy meals there. So that’s the reason why the food is not season for dietary needs of others. There’s plenty of condiments for you to season your food on the table, salt, pepper, audit, flavored mustard, ketchup, etc. etc..

Great advice...makes sense. Thanks!

[@DB-xo6xh]

That was exactly my thoughts. That’s how I cook. I was a chef for years and I don’t season my food like I would in fine dining. When I’m cooking for young kids and older folks, the younger adults need to add that extra salt if they want to. I dont want the older crowd to think the food is too salty or spicy.

[@Kava650]

I grew up 1 block from the Harry’s in Redwood city. I stop by every now and then when I’m around the woods 💯🔥

[@leslieperalta1581]

Thanks for posting this, I never knew there was one in San Leandro

[@donaldosborne3669]

Love me the Turkey dinner. My go to plate

[@PHILBUSHMASTER]

That’s good food at Harry’s Hofbrau. I would have got some pickles to chop up in my macaroni salad. You said it true, you add the au jus, the gravy, makes it all taste better. It’s all fresh and good. You can seat and talk with your friends as long as want, very comfortable, community feeling. There should be more Hofbrau’s around.

[@davefox8948]

My first visit to Harry’s was way WAY back in 1961. The food is as good now as it was then. I just wish we had a Harry’s in Seattle. I go there whenever I’m in the BA.

[@ellie7633]

Yummm… thank you for sharing! We love the Redwood City Harry’s Hofbrau. Our go to is the senior turkey dinner that includes a drink and ice cream!

[@MikeLimTravel]

@@ellie7633 , Harry’s really is great! Thank you for watching!

[@angelagonzalez5363]

Originally from the Bay Area, we used to go to the Hof Brau in downtown Oakland. Cut to 20 something years later and unfortunately we live in central Valley now and my son needs to go to Cal state next week to register. Never knew this place San Leandro existed. Totally going there for lunch, thanks for the video!

[@tinag1234]

That is absolutely correct. My dad took me there, when I was just a little girl.

[@Cori-se9ww]

Didn't know they had other locations besides San Jose. Was just thinking about their open faced turkey and roast beef. Iwill go to the Redwood City one. Thanks for letting us know. I haven't been there in years.

[@andrewflei]

Great review, I've been eat at Harry's in Redwood City since the 70's. Always very good.

[@alwayzsic]

I love Harry's hofbrau, I been to this location at least 4 times, after a long hike. I always get the prime rib on the weekends

[@thuggoe]

Sandwich looked bomb

[@martelkartel7825]

Another excellent review 🔥🔥🔥

[@MikeLimTravel]

@@martelkartel7825 , thank you for the kind words my friend.

[@thefontzchannel]

San Jose was the spot! Sad they closed 😢 My go to was the turkey enchiladas!

[@SFelectrolysis]

Yes! The one by Garden city… those were the days!

[@dddttt7989]

LOVE Harry's, we go to the one in RWC at least once a month. Nothing beats the turkey dinner.

[@elizzbethjiminez4817]

Food looks delicious 😋.

[@hrwilliams9278]

When I worked in the area I loved to drop by. Good eats.

[@NicklenDimeChicano]

I grew up in SL going to hofbrau and remember the 1st time seeing the redwood city location i lost my sht 😂😂 thanks for reviewing this timeless place

[@andrewthomason3857]

I used to go there occasionally back when I lived in the East Bay. Glad to see that it's still there. So many of these places have gone by the waysides over the years, like Brennan's in Berkeley and the one that was at Broadway and Grand in Oakland.

[@jameshudkins2210]

There is a real old school Hof Brau in downtown Orinda in the block to the east of the Orinda Theater on the same side of the street. It is a classic steam table serving line. I like it a lot.

[@prioress]

Went to the Cheesecake Factory and got lumpy mashed potatoes for a hefty price. Went to Harry's and the potatoes were smooth and delicious fora fraction of the price. My brother got short ribs and loved them. Got take-out turkey when a family member went to the hospital before Thanksgiving and I had spent my day visiting her. The take-out was great. LOVE this place and the servers, too.

[@nickvoutos8265]

I was a manager at san jose , mt view, and cupertino. They have good clean food. They used to do beef ribs on Friday nights they were fantastic. The pastrami is the best ! T

[@kp126]

I haven't been to Harry's since San Jose closed but the few times I went it was great. My biggest struggle is choosing what to get since I want it all. What in your opinion were the top 3 things to get?

[@SureHowDoYouKnow]

Excellent review. We love the one in San Leandro. It is much better than the one in Orinda.

[@frankgrant4784]

Sure miss the San Jose location, you could go have Lunch, hit the hot tub place and have time for an early Dinner. Redwood City location is good too. They have GREAT employees! Most have been with them for decades. Love the place, PLEASE come back to San Jose.

[@frankgrant4784]

How come you did not order any dessert?

[@Christofurr]

That hot tub place after dark was the real meat market 🤣

[@Bond...James.Bond...007]

I love that place, miss them in Mountain View and San Jose, just a great place to eat

[@davekat4680]

….hot open faced turkey sandwich smothered in delicious gravy my go to no matter how much I lag and read the menu mmmmmmm good 😊 I’ve been going for many years and tried many items and they are all very good but that hot turkey open faced is special. Thanks for posting review. I need to get down there it’s only 10 minutes away haha 👍

[@RudeAwakening1971]

Just went last month and loved it so much….it’s going to be a monthly ritual.

[@MikeLimTravel]

@@RudeAwakening1971 , right! Deserves to be in everybody’s rotation!

[@OutNAbout415]

The cornbeef was my favorite in redwood city! Such good food

[@splatbass]

I lived in Sunnyvale in the ‘80s and ate at the one in San Jose often. Always great.

[@pv4669]

A classic "Carvery." Used to work by the Oakland Airport and there used to be a Harry's on Hegenberger. It closed so we started going to the San Leandro location. Fabulous sandwiches and sides. I now live in the Sacto area and nothing like this exists, from what I know. Awesome! Thanks for the memories.

[@longliverocknmetal]

That was Sam's Hofbrau

[@theathjr]

Harrys roast beef sandwich with swiss cheese and au jus. Basically a french dip and a nice tall pour of german beer and then a Sharks game. Perfect night.

[@ferenchorvath5478]

My wife and I used to eat there a lot friendly staff great food and reasonably priced

[@ha2359]

Love Harry's💞

[@allisterfong4867]

Love HHB, I go to the Redwood City location regularly.

[@ryanduckman7386]

Been going to Harry’s since a kid. French dips are on point

[@LintRoller86]

i lived down the street and passed it almost everyday for the last 7 years going to the 24hr fitness down the street. i always thought it was a bratwurst place 😂. now i know what it is. i’m gonna go with my buddies now. thanks for this video.

[@billmoran3219]

Use to go to San Jose location at least once a month, it was the only place in SJ that you could get late night eats after Garden City and the Cardinal/ Red Coach Inn closed. You could venture downtown to Original Joe’s or one of the casinos but the cost was more. The last time I went to the Redwood City location I was very disappointed in the prime rib , especially since I bragged about Harry’s restaurant to my guest’s I took there, it may have been because they were packed that rainy night about a year ago. Use to go to the San Lorenzo location after Raiders games, I think out of the three that location had the best food.

[@filosurfer]

Awesome! I’ve been living in the ‘Dro for 12 years and in the Bay Area for more than 30. I hope this “East Bay Classics” becomes a regular serious! Subbed! Btw The bar usually has an awesome selection of beers!

[@tattedchick31]

Before Harrys it was Squeezers Burgers and it too was amazing. If you go to Harrys you must get the open faced Turkey Sandwich

[@MattAHTatTat]

Yes...Squeezers!!! So glad someone else remembers that place! My grandmother would take me there!!!

[@tattedchick31]

@MattAHTatTat I loved it. Burgers were so much better than what they serve kids now LOL

[@NilesGimp]

Nicely done. Thanks.

[@melissawright5716]

miss this place- it’d been over 25 yrs!

[@ronaldmcdonald3965]

I didn't know they had one in redwood city. I will go there.

[@fourthgirl]

I have always loved Hof Braus, but so few remain. Harry's is terrific when you want real food and a drink. Sadly I can't watch my Oakland A's anymore while enjoying my open faced turkey on wheat with spuds and brown gravy, but I will slide through every now and again.

[@cindy4u99]

OMG! I love Harry's. I got my thanksgiving dinner there last month for Thanksgiving day. I also ordered the ham dinner. I live right down the street. Just watching your video makes me want to skip cooking today. ❤❤❤❤ Harry's Hofbrau!❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@juanjoperez7537]

Great review!

[@Tp-vv7vi]

That looks so Delicious 😋

[@robertjimenez7285]

Had no idea there were other locations!!! Miss the open face turkey sandwiches and pretty much everything!

[@MikeLimTravel]

@@robertjimenez7285 , you’ll have to come to one of the Harry’s and have some food

[@carlupthegrove262]

I stop at Harry's on a regular basis... They are soooo gooood.. The food is great the service is great. Thanks for the video

[@MikeLimTravel]

@@carlupthegrove262 , Harry’s is a classic! Thanks for watching

[@SB-000]

I've eaten at both places.

[@jasonalperin9414]

I think now their only 2 left,the one in Redwood City and San Leandro!

[@timcole-]

This is right across the street from my in laws house. Had to drop a like and a follow!

[@MikeLimTravel]

@@timcole- thanks for the watching and the support.

[@ralphmarkasher]

My wife and I went to the one in Redwood City for her birthday. There was also one in San Jose in the 1960s at the corner of Stevens Creek and Saratoga Ave.

[@JoeK-q6q]

My mouth was watering while watching this. San Leandro is out of my reach. I miss these old style cafeterias that were once really popular. The pastrami sandwich is overdressed and does not need those toppings, IMO.

[@RacerX1971]

Good stuff..I remember them being next to Garden City in San Jose

[@Qtrademark]

Love Harry's! I go to the one in Redwood City

[@dfilipino4443]

The best sandwich place was down to earth in San Leandro when it was open

[@barnabyjones9766]

Harry's and Left Field were my favorite spots...

[@LaLocutora415]

I drive by the Redwood City location all the time and have been curious. Thanks for the peek. :)

[@makisupaPIGman]

Harrys is legit. I always get the turkey because it's a whole ass event cooking turkey and all the fixings at home. The service is always good too. 👍

[@ChaseHub]

HOLD ONTO THESE ESTABLISHMENTS! One of my FAVORITE EVER went out of business, as did ANOTHER... Treat these places RIGHT. I lived in San Leandro for a while, in SF now, I go to the Gym in Hayward, so I'll have to check this spot out! Thanks!