Thank you to Cathy, KC, and Leo at Badalamente for providing the best Italian sausages that you can find around the Bay Area. This place is historic, operating for 47 years to provide their sausages to community members and well known establishments like Bills Cafe and Lunardis. Mostly known for their breakfast sausages, you can call a day ahead of operating hours to order Mild & Spicy sausages. This is a local family owned establishment that you just don't see much of anymore so be eager to check this place out and be considerate of the businesses time. If you're planning a bbq with family and friends, don't forget to pick up some freshly made sausages from Badalamente. Super ecstatic that I was able to be informed about this place. Can't wait to be back for my next order. read more

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We have been eating their homemade sausage for YEARS. This market is awesome. I just wish they were open longer each day.

Best Italian Sausage Around! They're only open Monday through Thursday but get there early they sell out fast especially the hot Italian sausages. They're very friendly and you can place an order the day before to assure you get what you want. By the way it is cash only so-be prepared. read more

Can't wait to go back the breakfast sausage is soooo good and their Italian sausage is so delicious too.

I have yet to visit the store because it was closed when I went. But what I do know is they have the best sausage because when ever I go to the Villa I always order them this last time I asked where they got them and they gave me the tip so from here on out when I need my Italian sausage I will be buying them here! read more

The best Italian Sausage in the Valley. Been going there for years for Christmas celebration and other occasions.

Awesome family owned business and by far the best fresh sausage around. I highly recommend this place due to their quality. Call the day before you want your Sausage and they will have it ready the following day but check the hours because I believe they are open Monday thru Thursday and close by 1pm. read more

Always the best. Looking for Italian sausage? Look no further. Family owned have been buying their sausage for years

Leo has been running his shop for 40+ years, great guy. This business works very hard. The sausages are great, he gave me great tips on how to make them! read more

I always purchased from Genes Mkt. One day I asked the butcher where they got them from...the rest is history. When you see and enter the shop it's like out of a scene from The Soprano's. They have the glass cases, the refrigerator storeroom in the back, and the processing area to the left. Very minimal, old school. The best. I always place my order ahead of time and they have it ready. Hot or mild, in the casing or bulk. Family run and owned. Do yourself a favor and check it out. You will be kicking yourself in the butt for not knowing about them sooner. Oh, by the way, the sausages are delicious !! read more

Best Sausage around Hands Down!!! Support your local small businesses and enjoy Balalamente's fine products. I'll be headed back very soon.

Awesome sausage !! Awesome family!!! Family owned business with traditional italian sausage!!!

This is the sausage by which my family judges all other sausage. The fennel is perfectly balanced, the skin in not too thin or too thick, the density of the link is perfect. No other sausage comes close. read more

It may be 2013 but you can go back in time where warm memories are made. Badalamente Sausage is just that place. It is such a friendly place that bags up the best Italian sausage ever made. They always seem to have a special sausage for sale but I always buy plenty of their Italian sausage with fennel. Now here's my story. Its a great one so keep reading! A friend told me about this great tasting sausage that I could get at Gene's Market in Saratoga. Bought some and fried it up in a skillet and served it up with peppers and onions. It was a hit! Turned out it was Badalamente sausage but not labeled that way in the store. I had to ask. Sometime later, I went to the Italian Festival in San Jose and saw a lot of cooking enthusiasm going on in this booth. I mean enthusiasm! One guy was frying up a huge pan of sausages. Then a bunch of guys were taking turns stirring this huge, I mean huge, pot of polenta. Oh it looked so good! It looked just mouth watering! It kept getting better as I saw this other huge pot of red sauce bubblin' away. The booth piles on some polenta, throws on one of those sausages and buries all of it in the red sauce. Epiphany! This is something I'm going to make for the rest of my life, simple and so delicious. It is a crowd pleaser! And guess what, it is Badalamente sausage again in my life. Lightning doesn't strike twice right??? It's a sign! Get myself over to the real deal...Badalamente Sausage Co. in Willow Glen. Start talking to the owner about my story and he loads me up with the sausage, raw polenta and THE SAUCE...all in the same place. Oh life can be sweet ya! I can't say enough about that sauce...best you will ever taste and hold onto your hat...it comes in this huge can. Canned sauce and the best of any sauce you will ever know. Get some...you will thank me someday. Oh but it all starts and ends with the sausage, so come here and get some and start living the good life. Note: Check out opening hours before you drive here. Parking is easy. read more

It's a sausage fest at Badalamente Sausage--the good kind! You know what they say about never wanting to watch sausage being made? Well, this place has a window so you can watch their sausage being made, and it only made me want to buy more sausage. The back room is really clean, like clean room clean. I bought bulk sausage from Badalamente for my Thanksgiving stuffing. When people commented on how good the sausage in it was, they were shocked--shocked I tell you--to learn that the sausage was turkey Italian rather than pork. I've had Italian sausage from Badalamente many times from the market, but I never knew that I could get it super fresh right here in Willow Glen. Bulk sausage is available by special order and at a significant savings over sausage in casings, and I only had to order mine one day ahead during Thanksgiving week. The folks at Badalamente were especially nice and accommodating with my schedule. How nice? When I called and said I'd be a few minutes late picking up my order, they said they'd be happy to wait and thanked me twice for calling. Good people with great products. read more

Found this place on recommendation from uncle morrone. It's a charming old town deli. It has tasty sausages for the pasta sauce we were making. We are going to try the spicy ones next try. They also sell wonderful cheeses. A tasty italian meat & cheese shop. We must of paid $1 for each sausage. The sausages are phenomenal which encourages us to want to try the entire shop :) Lucky us it's close to us :D read more

Badalamente Sausage ? Where are the sausages ? Taste good or bad ? lot of fats and less meats ? read more

This is the shop where my Grandfather and Uncles would buy there sausage when they didnt make their own. Getting a room full of Italian men to agree on anything, especially food, it must be good. The place hasnt changed in all the years(40 +) since I was a kid and the quality is second to none, either the sweet or spicy is great in link or patty form and the flavors blend in well with any pasta sauce or just BBQ with some grilled onions and peppers on a roll. If you want the spicy, get there early because they sell out of it quick. read more

The BEST sausage you'll ever eat -- Hands Down! Mild Italian, Turkey Italian, Hot Italian, Pork Links... if you like sausage... you'll love Badalamente! read more

Badalamente is the last Italian Business standing in an area of San Jose that was once a "Little Italy" Neighborhood called Goosetown. Badalamente makes one of the best Sausages in Santa Clara County and is a must visit for great Sausage and old world charm. read more

Great Italian Sausage! Another throwback - also great imported Provolone. Load up for the BBQ!

Thank you Yelpers for a spot on recommendation. This sausage is head and shoulders above anything you find at the market, unless of course you're fortunate to find Badalamente. I don't know what it is- the meat? the grind? the spices? it just all comes together perfectly. They are really focused, all they make I think is Italian Sausage. A few notes if you go. They're really a small sausage factory that sells the occasional visitor a few links. Public hours are limited Mon-Thur 7:30-1pm, closed Fri,Sat,Sun. Cash only. read more

I went to a party recently where they were serving this sausage.... OMG!!! It's almost like there is a new class of food, calling this sausage says either all other sausages are NOT, or we need to come up with a new name for what this is!!! Chunks of juicy meat seemed to be hidden strategically in every bite... instead of the many flavors being a blended single flavor, each of them is a layer that as you chew delights your tongue with a complexity similar to a fine wine. Think I am exaggerating... try some if you dare, you'll never look at "Sausage" the same again! read more

I have been going to Badalamente Sausage for over 30 years. My father and I used to make Italian Sausage and always included fennel in the mix. Thus the sausage is not authentic to me without the fennel. It also provides an excellent taste. Badalament Sausage includes the fennel. Leo and his daughters are extremely accommodating and pleasant to deal with. There is no better Italian Sausage in the Bay Area than Badalamente's. read more

Wonderful sausage our family has been going here for years.

Thanks for the sausage Bud! Great little place has in house made items.

Italian (fennel) sausage was perfect for my pizza recipe and very high quality. Fantastic!!

The worst italian sausage I've ever eaten. No taste, doesn't even taste like italian sausage. Compare "New York Style" or any other sausage you can buy at the grocery store, it's so much better. I can't imagne why anybody would buy Badalamente Sausage. Yuk!! read more

best italian sausage in the bay area, always friendly when you go in, can't beat it and really cheap under 5.00 lb people need to realize if we don't support these kind of san jose institutions they will disappear and be replaced most likely by a high rise housing complex or big box store read more

If you're a fan of East Coast Italian sausage (the good kind, from the south) then this is the place. Ask for the real deal with the fennel. We've tried sausage from all over Northern CA and theirs is by far the best! Be sure to get there early, they close at 1:00 PM. There are a couple of supermarkets that carry their sausage if you can't get there in the AM, but it's always best to get it fresh from the source. read more

Growing up in SJ, my sister's father-in-law Benny used to always grill this incredibly good Italian sausage which he bought from Badalamente's. The first time I had it many, many years ago I was hooked. I never found Italian sausage that even came close to Badalamente's when I moved out of the area. My wife and I came back to SJ today to visit relatives and i decided to stop in to get the best Italian sausage money can buy. As soon as we pulled up I saw the CLOSED FRIDAY's sign. Very disappointed and was about to leave when Leo walked out and asked if we needed help. I told him I had grown up with Badalamente's and now lived out of the area. Leo listened to me and told me "come on in". He then went out of his way to make me feel at home and even weighed out an extra portion for me. He was a true gentleman and demonstrated TRUE customer service. I was thrilled to say the least. Nothing else compares to Badalamente's. A big thank you to Leo for going out of his way to help me today! If you've never had Badalamente's you've never had Italian sausage! read more