Culichi Town — Restaurant in San Jose

We ordered boiling shrimp, one octopus and one prime taco, and a tentation roll. The food took a while to come out. The server brought us some chips with salsa and refried beans as we waited.

At first, they were blasting the music, they got some strong subwoofers hooked up, you can feel the vibration and umph. My booth was shaking and vibrating, and I got a warning from my apple watch that it was too loud. It was very difficult to hold a conversation. Then I realized there was a birthday party going on. Once the party left, the volume was lowered toa more moderate level.

Chips were fresh and still warm. Refried beans was pretty well seasoned, smooth and creamy. Salsa was pretty standard, mild in spice.

The tentation roll was packed with rice. The first roll they bought out, they forgot to add the smoked salmon. We notified the staff and they quickly corrected the order. When they bought out the roll, it was toped with fresh salmon rather than smoked salmon listed on the menu. The salmon was very fresh it was good. The ratio of filling needs a lot of work, it threw off the balance, more than half our roll was missing the shrimp and only had a large slice of cucumber and cream cheese. While the ones that did have the shrimp, it was overpowered by the huge chunk of cucumber. The roll lacked a lot of consistency. The sauce flavor was on point, but would have it give it a 1.5 out of 5.

Octopus Taco was cheesy and tasted a bit like BBQ. I liked the octopus texture, nicely cooked a hint of heat. 3 out of 5.

Prime taco was amazing, the cheese was grilled crispy, the beef was very tender and well marinated. Highly recommend. 4.5 out of 5

The Boiled Shrimp was decent, sauce packs a good amount of heat, we got medium. The sauce is different than your normal Cajun spot like boiling crab, but it was pretty good. You can taste a bit of the Cajun and had a bit of tang to it. In the beginning some of shrimp is boarder line overcooked, near the end the residual overcooked the shrimp. Good quality shrimp, the meat had a hint of sweetness to it. 3 out of 5

Overall, the food was decent. If I was to come back I would order a dish more focused on the beef and another shrimp dish. The beef there seems really good and tender. While I was walking to the bathroom, someone ordered a beef dish and it looked really good. The service was a bit slow, but everything came out was...

I have mixed reviews about this place. We came here last night to celebrate my son's graduation. The interior is nice and they play upbeat music, so the vibe is inviting. A little on the too loud side, though- so bordering night club. We were also seated and served rather quickly. I just found it odd that our server did not speak English. In hindsight, I should have used Google Translate. I understand it is a Mexican restaurant, but not all customers speak Spanish. Mine is mediocre at best.

Pros: The food is overall good; I especially loved my salmon salad. It was the best salad I've had in a long time. Their piña coladas are delicious. Also, as mentioned, we did not have to wait to be seated and served. Parking at the Plant is not too hard to find. It was nice that they were open until 11pm; other places were closed by 10 pm. Alejandro, our server, was courteous and checked on us.

Cons: Because of the loud music and miscommunication, I inadvertently ordered an extra entrée. When I had tried to say "instead of this, I want this...," I still ended up getting both entrées. Totally unnecessary miscommunication.

I was also told the empanadas were "small," and ordered too much for my party. They went untouched because our entrées came out and we wanted to just eat those. Even the sweet shrimp salad, Alejandro's recommendation, went untouched. I felt they were unnecessary orders.

The empanadas the next day (today) are soggy on the inside after warming. The sweet shrimp is glazed and breaded and meant to be hot, so you have to reheat those separately from the salad to keep the salad part cold. They probably would have tasted great last night.

Water is not free. The chips and guacamole are not free. This is not your Chili's or El Torito's. We were also missing forks, but those came quickly when we asked.

The inability to be able to communicate freely and clearly with our server was exasperating. His nice personality made up for it a little, but still...I think that in a public establishment in the US, English knowledge is useful.

It was not a horrible experience, but neither was it great. I do not know if I would come back. On average it was $51.25 per person, not including tip. Way overpricey.

I gave 3 stars for service because of the...

Tried this place and it was a complete waste of time. The live music inside was painfully loud, even for someone who goes to metal concerts, so we asked to sit on the patio. While we were settling in, two groups actually walked out, which should have been a sign of what was to come. Once outside, service went downhill fast. The server immediately placed chips, salsa, bean dip, and guacamole on the table without asking, and we were later charged for it, which felt dishonest. The server told us he did not speak English, which made it really challenging to order food or ask questions.

Most of the menu was dominated by shrimp dishes, and every sushi roll had cream cheese. We don’t like sushi with cream cheese and couldn’t even communicate with the server to ask if it could be modified, which was frustrating. We ended up just settling on something simple because we couldn’t communicate, and even asking for a box to take food home was difficult. Once the other patio tables cleared, we were completely ignored, had to go inside just to get more napkins, and water didn’t arrive until after our food. The food itself was mediocre, and with so many excellent Mexican spots in San Jose, I would...