San Jose, CA
Best Fried Chicken in San Jose.
Harry's top 10 fried chicken spots in San Jose score 42–81 on the Harry Score.
Crust and juice are a treaty: shatter on the outside, steam on the inside, seasoned all the way through rather than shouted on top. Harry checks whether the crust survives ten minutes and whether the brine did its work. Heat lamps are where fried chicken goes to file its retirement papers.
Ranked by Harry Score, closest fried chicken matches first. The Harry Score is a weighted blend of Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor, and critic mentions. No paid placements. No affiliate links.
Scores last recomputed
Tuk Tuk Chicken & Rice
chicken · asian-fusion
5663 Snell Ave, San Jose
4.9 across 472 Tripadvisor reviews; fairly priced for what it is.
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Harry
81
Worth It
76
Dave's Hot Chicken
chicken
5670 Cottle Rd #20, San Jose
4.1 across 313 Yelp reviews; priced about right for what you get.
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Harry
73
Worth It
72
Wingstop
chicken-wings
250 Cochrane Plaza #140, Morgan Hill
3.8 across 225 Google reviews; casual counter-serve chain serving a variety of chicken wings & sides.
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Harry
53
Worth It
53
SmokeEaters Hot Wings
chicken-wings
3175 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara
4.0 across 1.3k Google reviews; local chain serving beer, burgers & various flavors of wings in a casual space with….
Caveat: Google is clapping. Yelp is sulking. Harry split the difference.
$$
Harry
42
Worth It
42
Also serves fried chicken
Pizza Presidente
pizza · pizza-delivery
475 S King Rd, San Jose
4.6 across 116 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; fairly priced for what it is.
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Harry
80
Worth It
75
iniBurger - Gourmet Burgers
hamburger · burgers
1700 W Campbell Ave, Campbell
4.7 across 430 Google reviews; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
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Harry
78
Worth It
74
Ristorante da Maria
italian · pizza-delivery
2707 Union Ave, San Jose
4.5 across 464 Google reviews; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
Caveat: One source so far (Google) — the score firms up as the others report in.
$$
Harry
77
Worth It
74
bb.q Chicken South San Jose
korean · chicken-wings
1795 Hillsdale Ave #60, San Jose
4.5 across 105 Google reviews; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
$$
Harry
73
Worth It
72
Curry Pizza House Sunnyvale
pizza · salad-shop
307 N Fair Oaks Ave, Sunnyvale
4.3 across 174 Google reviews; priced about right for what you get.
$$
Harry
71
Worth It
71
Jake's of Willow Glen
pizza · chicken-wings
1074 Lincoln Ave Unit A, San Jose
4.5 across 1.4k Google reviews; veteran venue boasting specialty pizzas, bar-menu bites & beer on tap in a welcoming….
$$
Harry
70
Worth It
70
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Questions Harry gets about fried chicken in San Jose
- What is the best fried chicken restaurant in San Jose?
- Tuk Tuk Chicken & Rice tops Harry's fried chicken list for San Jose right now, with a Harry Score of 81/100.
- How does Harry Hungry score fried chicken restaurants in San Jose?
- Harry Hungry blends ratings from Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor, and critic mentions into a weighted Harry Score (0–100). A separate Worth It Score ranks restaurants by value for money. No paid placements, no affiliate links — the ranking is built from public data only.
- Are there tourist-trap fried chicken restaurants in San Jose to avoid?
- Harry Hungry flags restaurants where Tripadvisor ratings diverge significantly from local reviews — a common tourist-trap signal. See the tourist trap index for San Jose on Harry Hungry for a full breakdown.