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Forkelo ranking · Updated September 2026

Best Cheeseburgers in San Jose.

2 cheeseburgers across San Jose, ranked on what people say about the dish itself — never the restaurant's overall rating.

#1
$13.96
8.3 Forkelo score Limited data

3 dish-specific mentions · 100% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026

  • smash
  • wagyu
  • american cheese
  • downtown
  • sjsu

Densest South Bay cheeseburger dish signal: Yelp Smash Burger 28 photos/102 reviews (Sep 2026) plus named Wagyu Double Smash dishes. Grubhub American+SIX sauce+Martin's bun ~$13.96. Site: perfect smash Wagyu / good crusting. Reddit 2026 top reply (71) and Burgergeddon 'Sixth Street - Best Burger'.

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#2

8 Oz Beef Cheeseburger

Sliders Burger · Shasta / Hanchett Park

$11.50
7.3 Forkelo score Limited data

4 dish-specific mentions · 75% positive · 4 source types · menu verified September 2026

  • 8 oz
  • american cheese
  • san carlos
  • classic beef

Metro 2025 Bronze Best Burger. Yelp Beef Burger 24/70 and 8 Oz Burger 19/44 (Sep 2026). DoorDash 8 Oz Hamburger $11.50. Reddit mom-and-pop favorite. Press prefers bison; classic beef cheese is the ranked craving.

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How this ranking works.

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 limited data until more evidence backs it up.

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