Birrieria Tepa — Restaurant in San Jose

Went to this restaurant on 07/20/2019 with my son and my brother. My brother and his wife always go. When we arrived there there were only 3-4 other customers and at least 4 waitresses just standing around. None of the waitresses voluntarily came to assist us so my brother had to flag them down. The waitress took our order and didn't ask me how I wanted my eggs and I didnt think to mention how I liked my eggs because I thought they were going to be like the picture. I wanted Ham and eggs but they told us they had no Ham. I asked for Avocado and they said that they had no Avocado! It was only 2pm!! My brother and I felt slighted and ignored!!! We have our suspicions as to why (my brother said that he had not experienced such bad customer service from this restaurant when he and his wife go there). When I FINALLY got my food my eggs were practically burnt and had 1 bacon slice mixed in the brown eggs! It cost $10!!! The waitress only came to our table 1 time after giving us our food but made sure that she paid extra attention to the other customers who were the same ethnicity as the waitress. When were ready to leave we had to flag down the waitress AGAIN so she'd bring our bill. We waited almost 15 minutes just to pay!!!! The waitress never apologized for the delay and was absolutely the worst waitress ever. Not to mention the place doesn't look clean. I'll never go to this restaurant again and I'll make sure that I let others know of the horrible...

If you looking for awesome birria, in a ton of styles, then this is definitely the place to try out. I grew up having birria most Sunday mornings as we had a local home in my suburb that sold it. I must admit they did not have quite the variety you get here but trust me it's all delicious. Birria can be a little intimidating for the uninitiated but submit to the birria gods and you will be happily rewarded.

They have classic birria that comes as almost a soup. It is full of flavor and the meat is still form and not at all mushy. It has a great meaty flavor and no gaminess at all. Along with the fresh hand made tortillas they also bring you a plate with salsa for the birria, onions and cilantro (yuck, I'm not a fan of cilantro). I like to make tacos out of the meat and drink the delicious broth.

They also serve dry(crunchy) birria and a dry birria(crunchy) rib plate that are super flavorful. I have never had anything other than the birria so I cannot speak to the taste of any other dishes but from what I can see, and smell, their other offerings appear to be nice as well.

Now the location, it is your classic low budget dinning room, cheap tables, cheap chairs and loud music. It is authentic in that sense but can be off putting to some. I beg you if you want to try some good birria do not let that deter you. The food is awesome and everyone is there for that. I have never had a bad experience dining at birria tepa, other than maybe eating...

We were waiting for our car at Wheel Works and decided to try this spot for a quick bite. It was our first time and it turned out great the food was fresh, full of flavor, and served hot. The restaurant itself was very, very clean. The tortillas were warm and fluffy tasted homemade. I ordered the shrimp diablo, and the shrimp were not overcooked, they were perfect and tender. The sauce for the diablo shrimp was honestly the best I ever had with spice and depth in flavor. My husband got tacos and said they were delicious, and the salsa was one of the best he ever had. We were very happy with the service, prices, cleanliness of restaurant and of course the quailty of food. The waitress was very welcoming and checked on us multiple times, making sure we were satisfied. Would definitely return everything was on point from environment, service, and food 10/10!

Keep coming here year after year, hands down best shrimp...