Sam’s Bar-B-Que
Our Family History
Sam Carlino, Sr. and his brothers, Vic, Joe, Chuck, Steve and Pete, got an early start in the food business, opening a fruit and vegetable stand together out on Monterey Highway in December, 1938, and running it until the beginning of World War II. After the war, the brothers formed a partnership and opened the Time Market on Bascom Avenue in San Jose.
As proprietors of the famed Time Market, the Carlinos served the community with produce, fresh meats and gourmet grocery items not available anywhere else. The market was known as much for the friendly and personalized service as it was for the quality and uniqueness of the merchandise.
Sam Carlino, Sr. sold his share of the business to his brother Joe in 1979, who later sold the market to the Jussen family.
Sam Carlino, Jr. began his food career at age 8, helping his father make Italian sausage in the Time Market meat department, and later became a journeyman meat cutter for Zanotto’s Market.
In 1992, father and son opened Sam’s Bar-B-Que on Bascom Avenue, and have since continued the Carlino tradition of excellence in the food industry.
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