Jose's Mexican Food — Restaurant in Seaside

Such a cute Mexican restaurant off of Del Monte in Seaside. (The entrance to the parking lot is on Broadway). The decorations and ambience were both colorful and fun. Our waitress was super welcoming and attentive.

Unfortunately, the food was very frustrating. I say frustrating because they CAN be better. The potential for amazing food is clearly there, but there were a couple of stumbles that made it hard to swallow. For example, their red salsa was amazing, full of flavor and tasted fresh. On the other hand, the green salsa, while still fresh tasting and had a good level of heat, was bland, very under-seasoned and needed more acidity and salt.

The beans were blended smooth and creamy; I liked them, my lunch date did not. Steak fajitas - awesome, tamale - broken and cooked unevenly. Shrimp cocktail: the tomato sauce with avocado and onion was great! I probably could have drank it. Then... We got to the shrimps in the shrimp cocktail...the texture and taste were clear indicators that they were frozen precooked shrimps. You might be able to do serve that in a land-locked state but not in Monterey, where other local restaurants are serving fresh shrimp.

Hopefully they find a way to bring consistency to the taste and quality of all their dishes. Currently, it almost taste like different cooks are making different sauces and dishes. It is definitely a place that I want to come back to and maybe even...

I have ate out several times last few weeks Local restaurants Chart house whaling station LaLa grill all more expensive then Jose's and all were excellent and if your local you know average for a couple 150 200 with tip easy.But I wanted Mexican so I ordered my meal but did not come with sour cream so I asked the gentleman that took my order could he put a a spoon of sour cream on top of the enchiladas I said I'll pay for it no problem after my wife and I finished dinner which was excellent because we eat there once every couple months came to 43 dollars got off cheap but he charged two dollars for a teaspoon not tablespoon of sourcream well as usual I like tipping great anyways he only took the order a cheerful girl served us I left a tip of 12dollars for her not him when he took the order no personality never smiled and if your familar with joses we sat in the back table it was tilted light was out young girl apologized we never complained for light being out but he never said anything no big deal had to use my phone flashlight to see menu.short story thought it was very tacky just venting like I said I still tipped very well accordingly it's not about 2 dollars He could have said on the house your light is out above your head your table is tilted and I have no personality and I would have understood. No more...

I came over for lunch. It’s a tricky parking job because the address is on Del Monte, but the parking area is located on Broadway. I was seated quickly and right away I noticed how clean the interior was and the alcohol on behind the bar. They did have a tv on a soccer match, but they had music playing. They do have high-chairs & booster seats for the kids, and their restroom was very clean.

As for the food, the chips were really fresh and the salsa was very good. A little on the spicy side, but good. I had the enchiladas. One was chicken, beef & cheese with green sauce. I like the brûlée cheese on top and the small salad, but that’s where the positives stop.

The green sauce that was on top of the enchiladas had a citrus/sour taste. It really made the dish hard to eat. The chicken inside the enchilada was very dry. Very disappointing.

With all of the other Mexican options around, I don’t think I’d try this place again.

Price: $27...