Dave Jones

This place has a very nice setting, friendly service, and food bursting with flavors. The tortillas are made fresh and served warm with food. There salsa is very good, not bland like other places. They even have a spicy salsa if you ask. We had enchiladas, Chile Verde, Chili Colorado, & menudo. They were all very good. The agua de Jamaica was is a must here! They also have a nice looking brunch buffet if you are very hungry. Can't wait to come back on my next visit to San Jose.

J. P.

This is my family’s Go To restaurant for celebrations. The servers are quick and attentive. There is spacious indoor dining and they have a nice sized patio that is accommodating for my small dog. The chips, salsa and fresh guacamole are the best! You can’t go wrong with the crunchy tacos and sizzling fajitas.

s ram

First time here. Their Machaca was delicious and one of the best I've had. Family members had the posole and they were not impressed. Service was a bit slow but it was mother's day so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. We sat outside and the atmosphere was chill and relaxing. I may not go out of my way to go here again but if I'm in south San Jose I may go back.

april

The pazole soup was pretty good. Not too greasy and flavorful. The meat was a little chewy. The chips and salsa were hot and fresh the salsa had a nice flavor just a little thinner than my preference. The waitress was nice and friendly. I would return

mike d

Went here last year, enjoyed it so much I came back. Had the machaca today, chilli relanos last time. Both are good. The machaca could have been a little more flavorful, but I get it, not all people can handle the spice. Nothing some salsa can't fix. Will probably make this a routine meeting spot.

Natalie Rayborn

The food was good, but not the best I've had. In comparing it to other mexican restaurants and being Mexican myself, I'm a tough critic. The menu was large, and the atmosphere was comfortable. The waiter was a very cordial, nice guy, and ensured we had everything we needed. I had a combination plate with chile relleno, enchilada, and crispy beef taco. Chile relleno was very good, especially with the Ranchero sauce. The crispy taco and enchilada were both beef, and the meat was a a little on the mushy side for me but still had a good flavor. I finished it off with deep-fried ice cream, which I was happy to see on the menu. Not a lot of places have this dessert. Dinner and dessert were good. I would recommend this place although it's not my first choice.

Sherene Saenz

5 of us tried this place for the first time on a recommendation from a co-worker. It was really busy for a Wednesday dinner time. Waitress was nice, funny and spoke mostly Spanish to us. We waited almost an hour for food, but were given chips and salsa as we waited. Decor was nice too. Food came, rice and beans good all around. Burritos filled with beans and meat were good. Crispy taco came with chicken, I asked for beef. Both tacos were greasy. 1 bite of chicken taco, meat was dry. A fixed beef taco finally arrived but meat had weird taste to it. It did not look like shredded beef or ground beef to me. I did not eat the tacos. We did get table side quacamole made so fresh and quite tasty. I just wish the avocados were cold. Also wish that for about 12 dollars... wish they had used more than 2 avocados for 5 people. Everyone liked their respective combo plates of a burrito and tamale, super good and enchilada, good too. Taco salad no picture was good, but filling inside was sparse. The fried chicken with fries and rice and beans was awesome. Overall, service was good. Food was ok. Prices were about 18 to 20 bucks a plate. Many plates came with Rice, beans and a small salad. Only 1 woman bathroom and 1 man bathroom. Both dirty, but maybe because they were so busy. Waitress mentioned that during the week it is not as busy ... but weekends do get busy.

+5

McCallion Stark

Great food - friendly staff - they really tried hard to make sure it was an enjoyable evening and meal. The venue was very clean and the menu was true to form of any decent Mexican restaurant. Had a bit of an incident with a bus boy throwing water around that hit us, but the management took care of it immediately!

+4

G Lee

The ambience at El amigo is awesome! The first thing I noticed was their outdoor seating area, which is comfortable and yet shady. Very inviting. And inside is spacious and clean. They have a nice big bar and beautiful wood furniture. Very comfortable. The service is pretty quick and friendly. I thought the food was just average. Though they do give a nice size Mojito! The Machaca with chorizo sausage was pretty good, but a little over salty. I know chorizo is salty, but not this salty. And the Carnitas looks incredible, but it really wasn’t that flavorful. Same with the table salsa. Looks great, tastes okay, but a little on the bland side. I feel like I should give it another try because everything just looks so delicious. It’s just that the flavorful fullness didn’t match the looks.

+7

Jay Koh

when you get tired of fast food mexican, this is a solid option for a sit-down meal. when you consider that you get free chips n salsa, it’s a good deal! i had the wet burrito lunch special and it was very satisfying. the atmosphere was festive so i almost ordered a margarita… almost hehe, it wasn’t even noon yet. maybe a night out.

Devang Mistry

Who makes an enchilada without any sauce? Pathetic experience and the service is terrible and worst. We recently moved to San Jose and this place is situated right across our home so we decided to try. It turned out to be the worst experience, we liked tamale and that is why I am rating them one star. When we ordered enchiladas, the server asked us what sauce to make it with, red or green to which we said red but when they served, it had no sauce. We asked her and she was rude to tell us that this is what you get when you order veggie enchiladas. Our server didn’t understand English and had no patience while we were looking at the menu, we have been to many places where server would help you pick something if you are visiting for the first time, however this place doesn’t care. Please avoid this place.