Armando's Restaurant + Bar — Restaurant in San Jose

UPDATED REVIEW. NOV 2023. I went for their Taco Tuesday and I was very disappointed, the Tacos barely had any meat. If the quality of your food or service witll decrease due to a sale/promotion, please dont promote anything. I would much rather pay regular price and get some decent tacos. Then I tried to go here for a date night, and we put our names down on the waitlist. I noticed people were getting seated quickly, so I was waiting to get called, I didn't, but I saw multiple people who had just arrived, being seated right away. When i asked about my table, they had crossed out my name without having called it. I WAS PISSED TO SAY THE LEAST so we left lol. I recommend being on them. Otherwise, you may experience what I did.

Original review: This place was AMAZING!! Their molcajete mixto (comes with shrimp, chicken, and steak) was mouth-watering DELICIOUS 😋 Their micheladas were soooooo good! With just the right amount of lime and spices, this one was so refreshin, and it didn't feel like I was burning my stomach from being too spicy. Their Corita drink was soooo bomb, made out of guayava mmmmm. Soooo good. And let's not forget Their MEXICAN tequila! Iykyk that there IS a difference. Yall need to run to Armandos and get u some bomb food fix 🔥 the whole staff and owners were so sweet and welcoming....

Recently went to eat with a group of friends. The reviews were promising. We ordered our food, which included an appetizer for the table. The nachos arrived, the flavor was good, but the problem was the meat was lukewarm, not hot.

What I ordered was pollo a la creme or pollo con crema. This is a dish that includes chicken with a spicy cream made of heavy cream, poblanos and sour cream. I requested that the dish be made spicy, but was informed they are unable to do that. I moved forward with my order. Upon receiving my entree, I received rice, beans, Texas toast, salad w/ Italian dressing and chicken alfredo. I sent it back as my expectations were not met. The server was upset and was a little rude. My friend ordered the molcajete. When it was placed at the table, it was not steaming hot. I have ordered a molcajete before. This dish should arrive at your table steaming/sizzling like fajitas w/ a warning to be careful.

My suggestion is that they add a brief description to each item on the menu. If the description would have stated that it included alfredo sauce, I would have elected...

Just opened and such a great spot! Amazing service, amazing margaritas and the food has SO MUCH flavor! It is within a plaza off Bascom and San Carlos and you might miss if you didn't know it's here! We got Cadillac margaritas and a skinny Don Julio margaritas and they were super great! For food we wanted to try a little of everything, so definitely over ordered :) They brought out chips and fresh salsa to us when we sat down, which went great with margs. We had guacamole (fresh and a bit of spice from jalapeños) - very good and fresh! We then ordered chicken fajitas - very good portion size, SO MUCH FLAVOR and Crab enchiladas (which had very good quality crab and came with an amazing cream sauce). The enchiladas also came with salad and veggies, so made us feel a little less guilty :)

To end, we asked to order to dessert to go (churro with ice cream) and they've packaged it separate so fresh warm churro wouldn't melt ice cream!

Can't wait to return and share with all my friends!

Thanks Armando and team for such a great experience and welcome to the...