Jose's — Restaurant in Sault Ste. Marie

Jose’s food is 4 or 5 stars and the prices are reasonable, but it isn’t the Mexican food most folks are familiar with and service and decor could use some work. The food is very good, but pretty basic for the most part - closer to authentic Mexican food.

The chips and salsa were very good and quickly refilled. Do NOT ask for the mild salsa; it wasn’t good and I wouldn’t even call it salsa, almost a marinara sauce. The regular salsa was outstanding.

The nachos was cheese and meat on chips, not what I or anyone else expected.

The burritos and the Acapulco cheese steak (a burrito) were great; rice and beans are rice and beans.

Our server was nice and friendly, but not great. A request for a glass to drink beee from wasn’t delivered until after the bottle was almost consumed. A chicken burrito was a beef burrito when it got to the table. And the server never came back to check on us, though he was very responsive when we signaled to him. The check was dropped off at the table, but we were left to figure out that you pay on the way out.

Parking is plentiful and the building is in good shape, but it’s an old Studebaker’s restaurant you can tell if you look around - not a lot has been done to make it into Jose’s.

Good food, cold beer and friendly staff deserve a visit, but...

Hungry on a Mother's Day evening, we came to Jose's after much debate. We were surprised and satisfied! Parking was crowded and the restaurant was very busy; however, we were seated promptly. I understood right away why this was the place to be: the food is very reasonable in price, delicious and the service is excellent. Our waiter arrived with a basket of tortilla chips and a bowl of salsa: this is how every Mexican restaurant experience should begin. The chips were warm and the salsa tasty (he brought us another round after we quickly devoured the first). I ordered Enchiladas Rancheros. They were good but it was perhaps a bit too salty. The rest of my family were happy with their meals: Enchiladas Supremas, some Lunch Order #8? and a kid's Chicken Tender and fries. My youngest is a notoriously poor eater, so I challenged her to finish her meal for a reward: she finished it happily. Her reward was some Fried Ice Cream, which we all enjoyed. Our attentive waiter gave my wife a free slice of cheesecake for Mother's Day. It was a nice gesture and unexpected. Will we come to Jose's again when we are back in Sault Ste....

Don’t mistake this for the other Mexican Restaurants with Jose in the name! We decided to try Jose’s after some deliberation. We originate not far from the Ambassador Bridge where we frequent some pretty amazing Mexican Restaurants ! Let me tell you Jose’s was AMAZING!!!! The Choriquueso, a white cheese with chorizo dip was generous and tasty. As a gluten free option my partner in crime used chips and corn soft shells. It comes with Flour tortillas. I enjoy Pork and WOW did Jose’s offer a great moist and tasty shredded pork! You can tell it is cooked in-house!!! I had the pork burrito, you can order one or two , topped with white queso sauce and enchilada sauce. So very yummy. I even enjoyed the rice! I also added some left over cheese dip to my rice. Sooo good! My partner ordered the chicken fajitas. His was a generous portion , all cut up in nice sized pieces ready to wrap in corn shells due to his gluten free dietary choice. He did enjoy his refried beans and guacamole. From the chips and great salsa to the dip and our meals, no complaints. We will be back the next time we drive up to the UP!! They do have a...