The culinary scene is popping in downtown San Jose, with new white-table restaurants and cuisine from around the world. And the neighborhood also welcomed two new businesses serving one of the most American dishes of all: hamburgers.
Sixth Street Burgers and Astroid Burgers both opened their doors a couple months apart right in the heart of downtown—and just a block away from each other. And the entrepreneurs at both places have big dreams.
Abram Chandler, founder of Sixth Street Burgers, was born and raised on Sixth Street, so his entrepreneurial journey is a real return to home. Hugo Garcia, the owner of Astroid Burgers—and an immigrant who came to the States at the age of eight—entered the burger lane to pay tribute to American fast food chains. Two contrasting journeys with one similar goal of creating a dining experience that will leave an authentic mark on the city of San Jose…