Taqueria San Jose

A diamond in the rough. The dining room was pretty messy with lots of crumbs and bits of food on the floor and seats, and no clean tables, and the waitress was friendly, but very slow bringing our beverages (and she brought me the wrong flavor of Jarritos), and with taking our orders. BUT...the food was EXCELLENT! I haven't had anything this close to authentic Mexican food since I moved to Michigan from Southern California 20+ years ago. Delicious! If it weren't for the condition of the dining room, and the service, I would have given a 5-star rating. So with that in mind, I might get take-out next time, but I definitely will be back!

Stop in for dinner and service was great! Food as always was amazing. Took home some tamales & rum cake. This place is are go to for mexican food. Luv it 😍

I had passed this place a few times in the past and found myself in the area so I called and was greeted in Spanish! Authentic, check. And they were open for dine in, yes!

When I get there I was floored by the decor. If it weren't for COVID-19 I would definitely set up a dinner date party with friends here. Aside from the bright and cheerful setting, it was good to see the place following social distance guidelines.

So let me tell you how pleasantly surprised I was that they have the "fun meats" available that I like to eat. I usually go to SW Detroit, where there's is a large Latin community, to order Tamarindo de agua (tamarind-aide), lengua (beef tongue) and tripas (beef tripe) tacos, and menudo (beef tripe) soup. I was SO HAPPY that I could place this order here as well. And, yes, I ate all of it. 😁 Delicious 😋. I even ordered another taco dinner to go to bring to my hubs- carne asada (marinated beef) and al pastor (marinated pork), we'll see later how much he likes it.

Oh, and while eating my meal I noticed a steady stream of Latin folks come through. It's assuring to see this place is supported by the community. I almost forgot I wasn't in SW Detroit! I'll definitely be back when I'm in the area... I might even bring my laptop too since I saw an outlet next to the booth in the back. 🤓

Update: my hubs liked his take out and wants try this place out in person, so I can't wait to come here again.