"We always had the plan from the start to have two locations. It just took a lot longer to negotiate with the landlord for the second one,"
"We feel confident that we'll have success there. It's a busy area. We're definitely more visible from the street."
"When we first opened, our pastrami was from a supplier, then we moved to brining our own,"
"The new pastrami tastes great. We're really happy with it."
John Vink reopened Sunnyvale's closed Armadillo Willy's as Empire Armadillo and will open a South San Jose location at 878 Blossom Hill Road in late November. Vink negotiated a bankruptcy court sale and a new lease, partnering with restaurant veteran Ousmane Barry. The menu combines Texas barbecue and New York-style deli sandwiches, with in-house brined pastrami, pit-smoked chicken, brisket plates and sandwiches as bestsellers and ribs second. Sides include spicy peanut slaw and cornbread muffins with honey cinnamon butter. A Southern-style banana pudding was adapted for West Coast palates. The area offers greater street visibility and heavy traffic.
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