El Cerrito
Mexican · San Jose
Sobre El Cerrito
Located in San Jose, El Cerrito is a local favorite offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We provide fast service with options for delivery, takeout, and dine-in. We're known for our great beer selection and serving local specialties. With a rating of 3.9/5 based on 194 reviews, we strive to provid...
Located in San Jose, El Cerrito is a local favorite offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We provide fast service with options for delivery, takeout, and dine-in. We're known for our great beer selection and serving local specialties. With a rating of 3.9/5 based on 194 reviews, we strive to provide a welcoming atmosphere for all our guests. We are open seven days a week, with extended hours until midnight on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. El Cerrito is wheelchair accessible, featuring both an accessible entrance and parking lot. We also cater to solo diners.
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El Cerrito offers a mixed experience. Many praise the delicious seafood, especially the shrimp cocktail and Micheladas. Fresh, handmade tortillas and good service are also noted. However, some customers report issues with food quality, service, and loud music.
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Tip: The place is small, so timing is everything. Consider going at off-peak hours to avoid crowds.
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The best micheladas in town.. 😊 Shrimps are 😋.. I love this place
This place has Great Mexican food, great people, great music, and great drinks!!
Delicious Chile relleno burritos, and they have tamales with spinach and cheese😍
Good food in good drinks very nice people.
Great food. The real deal!
Fire karaoke after dark
The food really taste like "home". The Enchiladas Michaocanas are as if I was eating my mom's, sshhhh...don't tell her I said that!
Yes this place you can get the hook up on good food togo or dine in for the right price when your hungry you can call on El Cerritos taqueria 2
One of my fav spots. Recommendation: tacos dorados de pollo o papa (fried tacos chicken or potato) and caldo de res (beef stew) con tortillas hechas a mano (handmade cor tortillas)
Great food, great service. I ordered ceviche and taste good not spicy(the way i like it)
Food was excellent and server friendly. A real good place to get good Mexican Food Highly Recommend it.
The food is always delicious.
Delicious authentic Mexican food. Great service and clean enjoyable environment.
Tacos de Asada are Super, I've been a costumer for over 20 years, since their fist location on Alum rock.
Phenomenal customer service, great tasting tacos de birria. Recommend, support local businesses.
First time coming to those restaurant I love so much the tacos. It had a very unique taste compared to other tacos I have had before I will be coming for my lunch love love the salsa something different. I’m glad so good The staff was very welcoming and very respectful very nice very helpful. 😊
Good food for a good eaters 👍👍👍
When you walk in it's very inviting and the food is very delicious especially the seafood I prefer the shrimp cocktail and the services outstanding parking is there's an abundance children friendly and they also have vegetarian options
Good food for a good eaters 👍👍👍
When you walk in it's very inviting and the food is very delicious especially the seafood I prefer the shrimp cocktail and the services outstanding parking is there's an abundance children friendly and they also have vegetarian options
It is a small place with a quiet atmosphere. I went there just to try Leo's Michelada's and they were better than I expected! Micheladas have a unique flavor and aguachile is delicious. The other food is very good as well.
I had some menudo it was excellent even though I had to get a loan from one of my siblings. Tortillas for handmade fresh and the veggies were fantastic. Service was second to no one. If you could get over the music being a little bit loud you'll be okay but definitely if you're going for food you will not be disappointed.
Fire karaoke after dark
I had some menudo it was excellent even though I had to get a loan from one of my siblings. Tortillas for handmade fresh and the veggies were fantastic. Service was second to no one. If you could get over the music being a little bit loud you'll be okay but definitely if you're going for food you will not be disappointed.
It is a small place with a quiet atmosphere. I went there just to try Leo's Michelada's and they were better than I expected! Micheladas have a unique flavor and aguachile is delicious. The other food is very good as well.
I had take out. Good tasting tacos .Good price
This a lovely nice place to take the kits to have fun HB
Best menudo in town I love this place it's just to small
They don't follow mobile orders very well. Both times I've gotten something I didn't want. You have to call or go in imo
Honestly, this place was delicious! There customer service is pretty good. But there food is amazing 💚 prices are pretty good as well.
Nice taqueria. Small parking lot. Restaurant have small indoor seating. Bigger outdoor seating area. Small menu, but have all the essential.
Honestly, this place was delicious! There customer service is pretty good. But there food is amazing 💚 prices are pretty good as well.
Nice taqueria. Small parking lot. Restaurant have small indoor seating. Bigger outdoor seating area. Small menu, but have all the essential.
Pretty great Mexican food, I'll be back for sure but the place is very small so max 4 people to a table and only 3 of those tables, so timing is everything. I went at 3pm on Sunday and every table was full.
Food was delicious! We tried the enchilada platter. Enchiladas were cooked traditional mexican style so the tortilla had a slight crispness. So good! Beans and rice we're also very tasty with a nice salad on the side which included sliced avocado. The only downside was a group of customers without masks. Server should have refused service since they were also endangering other customers who cared about keeping others safe including this essential worker! I hope the owner reads this and empowers the workers to set boundaries and protect themselves and other customers!
Food was delicious! We tried the enchilada platter. Enchiladas were cooked traditional mexican style so the tortilla had a slight crispness. So good! Beans and rice we're also very tasty with a nice salad on the side which included sliced avocado. The only downside was a group of customers without masks. Server should have refused service since they were also endangering other customers who cared about keeping others safe including this essential worker! I hope the owner reads this and empowers the workers to set boundaries and protect themselves and other customers!
Pretty great Mexican food, I'll be back for sure but the place is very small so max 4 people to a table and only 3 of those tables, so timing is everything. I went at 3pm on Sunday and every table was full.
It was ok food was um nothing to write home about. Service was friendly
Had a breakfast burrito not bad.
Food is good, friendly service
The Birria tacos had alot bone shards in them. The flavor of the meat was good though.
The Birria tacos had alot bone shards in them. The flavor of the meat was good though.
I asked for coffee and it was nasty and the cup from the inside was dirty.. rice looked old and meat was dry...
Service ok ordered the ceviche wasn't good
4.2/10 I am really disappointed with the food. The meat is really dry and chewy, rice has no flavor, beans taste like mush. The best thing about the burrito is probably the onions and cilantro. Even the green sauce is watered down and couldn't save the taste of the burrito. It was ok size, but this is the WORST burrito I've had. I always try a restaurant twice if it's that bad, just to give a fair review, but for now, this is the worst burrito I've had in San Jose or anywhere else
4.2/10 I am really disappointed with the food. The meat is really dry and chewy, rice has no flavor, beans taste like mush. The best thing about the burrito is probably the onions and cilantro. Even the green sauce is watered down and couldn't save the taste of the burrito. It was ok size, but this is the WORST burrito I've had. I always try a restaurant twice if it's that bad, just to give a fair review, but for now, this is the worst burrito I've had in San Jose or anywhere else
La comida no es tan mala pero el servicio es pesimo. No complains about the food, but their costumer service is awful. They take forever to complete food orders.
Almost threw it away. Ordered a super burrito—meat was bad…no pico de gallo—rice, beans, unripe avocado and a long wait. Restaurant was empty.
Was very disappointed with the food. Ordered Camarones ala Diabla and sauce was made from ketchup and not spicy at all. My daughter ordered the menudo, and it was bland. Don't think I'll be going back. Sad as this restaurant was close to home and have been coming here for years. And... way overpriced for food that i did not enjoy. Spent $75, including tip.
The lights were turned down, the waitress seemed a bit annoyed that we had to audacity to ask for a few minutes before we ordered because we were waiting for our son. The food....never again. The Chile Verde had bones in it; I've never had it with bones before. The meat tasted like it had been cooked in rancid oil. I'm really not trying to be mean, however, our meal was nearly $80 and I left a good tip because I understand that there are "off" days.
Almost threw it away. Ordered a super burrito—meat was bad…no pico de gallo—rice, beans, unripe avocado and a long wait. Restaurant was empty.
Was very disappointed with the food. Ordered Camarones ala Diabla and sauce was made from ketchup and not spicy at all. My daughter ordered the menudo, and it was bland. Don't think I'll be going back. Sad as this restaurant was close to home and have been coming here for years. And... way overpriced for food that i did not enjoy. Spent $75, including tip.
The lights were turned down, the waitress seemed a bit annoyed that we had to audacity to ask for a few minutes before we ordered because we were waiting for our son. The food....never again. The Chile Verde had bones in it; I've never had it with bones before. The meat tasted like it had been cooked in rancid oil. I'm really not trying to be mean, however, our meal was nearly $80 and I left a good tip because I understand that there are "off" days.
La comida no es tan mala pero el servicio es pesimo. No complains about the food, but their costumer service is awful. They take forever to complete food orders.
Poor poor poor service I don't know how they got 4.3 stars.. I asked for a Shrimp michelada and the bartender didn't want to make it.✊✊
Terrible place I wait 25 min to get my food Really bad food Some people was drinking alot I was worry for my kids
Horrible service and horrible food. I asked for more hot sauce and the lady tried to charge me a dollar. Such bs. Dont go there!!!!!!
Food is really good but the service sucks And is always the one waiters
If I can give a negative review to this place I would… I just ordered tortillas hecho a mano to go and the Stupid so called waitress Margarita that’s the name on the receipt who doesn’t know basic math or have any customer service, and has a really bad attitude charged me an additional $12.48 credit card service fee because l used my credit card and not cash, why would anyone want to eat there and get penalized for using their credit card.. so beware and bring your cash because if you use your credit card you will be charged credit card service fee and it is not cheap.. I do not recommend this place.
Two different taquerias. El Cerrito ll and El Cerrito taqueria and cenaduria. Thia one is just el Cerrito ll .One good is the other not so good. This place had Poor service and food was not good. I almost posed this to other taqueria. With the same name. Im Pretty sure people are getting confused on which one is which because this place is not small and the food was defiantly not good . Plus the orange sign and menu is not theres is the other places. So don't trust all the reviews here due to the name confusion. For example the review before this from Lan Khuk one was for the other place not this place.
First and Last Time Here - Tacos were gross m, how can u mess up tacos?!?!
I'm very disappointed with them I ordered Chile Colorado Plate and it had a very weird smell like it was spoiled . Their mole was actually SPOILEd . I try to let them know and the lady their said there's nothing wrong with the mole and that's how it supposed to smell. I sure know that it's not supposed to mell like that it Really Smelled BAD. As I was at the counter talking to the lady at the register a Man walked in a said what is that smell he heard my conversation with the lady and said oh no I'm not going to get my family eat spoiled food and walked out this is the resteraunt on White and NO I did not eat it I threw it away I did not want to get sick I Never Smelled Chile Colorado like that .maybe it was just a Bad Day Rd and McKee Rd San Jose
I wish I could give this restaurant 0 stars. Came here with my family, I drove around for awhile looking for which taco stand I would try on story and I forgot I didn’t have cash. I became frustrated and stopped here, I heard this place had decent Mexican food from a family member. I honestly was going to leave as soon as I walked in because they had no A/C, this was 90 degree day, and believe it or not it was hotter in there. We sat down and stuck around mainly because they had a DJ which was not to bad, there was one waitress on a Friday evening, 2nd huge red flag. And she was bartending at the same time, that is cheap. She brought us water which had debris, stuff in there, 3rd red flag. I ask for another water after she saw my trying to dig the stuff out of my water, I did it more as a sign of disgust. Still We were hungry and want to try the food. We ordered. And waited, And waited, and waited almost 30 minutes for a burrito and carne asada fries, The heat got to me and asked for it to go, we waited, after 5 minutes of waiting, I was fed up, and wanted a refund. She had the audacity to give me 1.50 less than what I paid, she said it was a 4% credit card fee 🤦🏽♂️ I told her I wanted the full amount that was charged since we did not eat there. This is honestly one of the worst experiences Ive had at a restaurant. They totally deserve to go out of business.
First and Last Time Here - Tacos were gross m, how can u mess up tacos?!?!
I'm very disappointed with them I ordered Chile Colorado Plate and it had a very weird smell like it was spoiled . Their mole was actually SPOILEd . I try to let them know and the lady their said there's nothing wrong with the mole and that's how it supposed to smell. I sure know that it's not supposed to mell like that it Really Smelled BAD. As I was at the counter talking to the lady at the register a Man walked in a said what is that smell he heard my conversation with the lady and said oh no I'm not going to get my family eat spoiled food and walked out this is the resteraunt on White and NO I did not eat it I threw it away I did not want to get sick I Never Smelled Chile Colorado like that .maybe it was just a Bad Day Rd and McKee Rd San Jose
If I can give a negative review to this place I would… I just ordered tortillas hecho a mano to go and the Stupid so called waitress Margarita that’s the name on the receipt who doesn’t know basic math or have any customer service, and has a really bad attitude charged me an additional $12.48 credit card service fee because l used my credit card and not cash, why would anyone want to eat there and get penalized for using their credit card.. so beware and bring your cash because if you use your credit card you will be charged credit card service fee and it is not cheap.. I do not recommend this place.
I wish I could give this restaurant 0 stars. Came here with my family, I drove around for awhile looking for which taco stand I would try on story and I forgot I didn’t have cash. I became frustrated and stopped here, I heard this place had decent Mexican food from a family member. I honestly was going to leave as soon as I walked in because they had no A/C, this was 90 degree day, and believe it or not it was hotter in there. We sat down and stuck around mainly because they had a DJ which was not to bad, there was one waitress on a Friday evening, 2nd huge red flag. And she was bartending at the same time, that is cheap. She brought us water which had debris, stuff in there, 3rd red flag. I ask for another water after she saw my trying to dig the stuff out of my water, I did it more as a sign of disgust. Still We were hungry and want to try the food. We ordered. And waited, And waited, and waited almost 30 minutes for a burrito and carne asada fries, The heat got to me and asked for it to go, we waited, after 5 minutes of waiting, I was fed up, and wanted a refund. She had the audacity to give me 1.50 less than what I paid, she said it was a 4% credit card fee 🤦🏽♂️ I told her I wanted the full amount that was charged since we did not eat there. This is honestly one of the worst experiences Ive had at a restaurant. They totally deserve to go out of business.
Two different taquerias. El Cerrito ll and El Cerrito taqueria and cenaduria. Thia one is just el Cerrito ll .One good is the other not so good. This place had Poor service and food was not good. I almost posed this to other taqueria. With the same name. Im Pretty sure people are getting confused on which one is which because this place is not small and the food was defiantly not good . Plus the orange sign and menu is not theres is the other places. So don't trust all the reviews here due to the name confusion. For example the review before this from Lan Khuk one was for the other place not this place.
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