Forkelo ranking · Updated September 2026
3 butter chicken across San Jose, ranked on what people say about the dish itself — never the restaurant's overall rating.
Punjab Cafe · Downtown San Jose
7 dish-specific mentions · 86% positive · 4 source types · menu verified September 2026
Tandoori chicken in a creamy onion-tomato butter sauce, served as a 16-oz entree with naan and rice.
Emperor of India · Cottle
5 dish-specific mentions · 80% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Tandoori-cooked chicken in a tangy tomato-cream buttery sauce — the signature dish at this family-run shop.
Pepper Tales · Japantown
3 dish-specific mentions · 67% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
Tender chicken in a rich, creamy butter-tomato masala, made with 100% Zabiha Halal ingredients.
Every score is built from evidence about the specific dish: how often locals recommend it, how strongly, how recently, and whether independent sources agree. A restaurant's overall star rating is never converted into a dish score.
Quality and confidence are reported separately. A dish two people loved can score high, but it is marked early ranking until more evidence backs it up. The whole calculation — every constant, and three dishes worked through line by line — is written out on the methodology page.
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