My family & i always pass by this place & finally we gave it try. before walking in we saw it was under new management so automatically im like the service & food going to be awesome. everything was bombdotcom. from the chips & salsa to our main entrees to dessert, everything was on point. We're definitely coming back. read more

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I've only been to Don's once...years ago for a Halloween buffet/party. I was meeting a girlfriend recently for drinks and apps and seen Don's was advertising their new drink menu. We figured we'd give 'em a chance. With Serrano's absolutely killing the Mexican game here in Anchorage, and Chepo's holding it down in the valley... I can tell Don's is feeling the pressure and they are trying. Their menu looks new and inventive. The drinks are creative. We stuck with house margaritas so I can't comment on their new drink menu. We ordered their fried avocado app which was delicious and also a taco wheel. Service was great. I agree that pricing here is expensive. 2 gals, a few marg's each, and 2 app's came to $180 with tip. Wild times! lol read more

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The food was excellent!! My husband had the Tapatio and it satisfied his taste buds! We would definitely come back! read more

Don Jose's - Tapatio - Mexican Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

New owners and the food was excellent service was also excellent. I definitely will return.

We love Don Jose's on Northern Lights. The queso dip is the best in town and I literally inhale it. We also usually split the arroz con pollo (which comes with rice & beans) and it's big enough to share. We hate that it's a $5 charge for chips and salsa, instead of free, like it used to be. But inflation is getting everyone. read more

Had to write another review with a new menu item, molcajetes! $34 for the molcajetes and we split between two adults, filled with strips of steak, chicken, ground pork/chorizo, peppers, in a delicious bubbling sauce that keeps warm in a stone mortar. Had a Cadillac margarita, the house sour mix isn't sweet at all and I was taken a bit aback, but it still went down. Maybe it needed more Grand Marnier as I couldn't taste it. The kids' crispy tacos with ground beef were both devoured. Decent service tonight even though we never received waters and the tortillas that should have come with the molcajetes (would've needed those if we were more hungry). Happy for another good dinner here. read more

Don Jose's - Molcajetes - Mexican Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

The worst! Evidently the bartender is related to the owner. He should not have a job, total jerk. Too busy talking to his bro's to make a drink. Rude and lousy at his job. We asked for scratch margaritas, got premixed. Served in hot glasses no less. Old a-hole bartender trick. Knew better than to try dinner. We've given them a chance about once a year for years, we live in the neighborhood. Never again. Same type experience at the other locations. read more

Bummer they charge for chips and salsa. Went with friends, good food and drinks but $4.95 for chips is too much. We will find another after work hangout. read more

The best chips and queso in the state of Alaska. Fact! Service is definitely so so... every time. Margaritas and beer are cold and delicious. Taco Tuesday special is legit. $2 per street taco and they are so good! I also can recommend the fajitas, but those are hard to do wrong anyways. We live down the street from here and are guilty of coming 1-2x a week religiously. Not sure when they started charging a "chip refill" fee as it's not on the menu and we've never been charged it before. read more

Don Jose's - Since when do they charge for a "chip refill" ??? - Mexican Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

WoW just WoW! We live in San Diego and love everything mexico, especially their food. We ended our Alaska vacation in Anchorage and were very surprised to find such authentic Mexico flavors so far from Mexico. If you ever find yourself in Anchorage Alaska and find yourself longing for great Mexican food, Don Jose's is everything Amazing Mexico represents! Fantastic service from their entire staff, with tasty food that made us feel like we'd been transported to south of the border. Wasn't expecting to have a Mexican dinner experience this awesome so far from San Diego. HIGHLY recommend the Taco wheel! It's 8 street tacos and a lovely chance to taste a variety of the authentic Mexican flavors offered. Oh!! And be sure to get a Manzanita cocktail! The bartender, Rodrigo makes amazing drinks! We liked the food and experience so much we asked if they sold merchandise, and they do! They had some very nice jackets and we got a chance to meet the owner, Carmen, and her son Ivan. Thank for the surprising little bit of Mexico in Alaska!! We are happy to be are taking a little of Don Jose's back to San Diego! read more

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I've been sitting on this review for a bit, sorry guys. We went last month Oct. 2022 and we were pleasantly surprised. The ambiance was quite fun for a date night with the karaoke that started later in the evening. The service was good and the food was very good. We can't wait to go back!! read more

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I held off on this review for a few weeks to gather my thoughts. My dad tends to call me the dragon lady of reviews lol There were two waitress on this night attending to the paint class. An older lady and a possible younger Filipino lady that was possibly being trained by the older waitress. I went here with my cousin for paint night on 11/16/22. I have to say that like most paint nights, you can order appetizers and drinks sometimes even a meal at your table. It'll be tight, but I've been so a few already and you can almost always do this with at least an appetizer and drinks. We walked in and said we were here for paint night, both the older and younger waitress said okay and they both took us to sit down and eat at a dinner table not the paint section. We looked confused, we said we are here for paint night then the older server gave us a tone attitude saying that your work area will be tight if you order food. We were offering you dinner first unless you want to go straight to the paint table.... Both of us know how this goes, we said I'm sure we can order appetizers and drinks like most of these paint night's advertise. We finally got taken to the paint room. Basically, in my opinion they wanted to get a bigger tip and serve us because most people will usually tip 15-20% on the meal they ordered. We ordered an appetizer the nacho and cheese because the reviews said it was the best thing ever along with there free salsa. The nachos and cheese wasn't that great. It tasted like my velveeta with rotel recipe that's very one makes, and the chips were just regular tortilla chips I feel like store bought. And the salsa, first... when they brought the nacho cheese, we waited awhile for the salsa. It had been a good 40 mins when we finally asked where the salsa was. They brought us the salsa but no extra chips for them because "we already had chips from the nacho cheese". I think that's so petty. Now the salsa, we ordered the salsa not because it was free but because I read it was AWESOME. It was watered down. No flavor, no salt, just watered down salsa. When it came to the end of the paint class, the older waitress finally started becoming overly nice. Talking to us sweetly and making sure we had containers for Togo etc. We got the bill after we got out nachos. The older waitress asked if we wanted to pay now or after the class. I was like, we will pay now. She then was like yeah.... With like this face like saying to finish up with the tab so she doesn't have to attend to us anymore. There was also an automatic a charge for credit card usage called non-cash adj. - I asked what the "non-cash adj." was and they said to run the card. I ended up paying cash. I was so ticked off at this restaurant that I needed to give it a few weeks before I wrote anything. The lack of compassion of customer service was non existent and the worst part, I am actually an over tipper. I don't remember if I left a dollar or two or nothing to be honest. Knowing me, I would of at least left a dollar or two. I ended up talking to a few of my friends about it this place because they asked about my painting and were like "I want to try paint night". I told them paint night is always fun, but the restaurant was an awful experience. They then asked me where I went and I said the restaurant and they all I kid you not literally said, that....that place has rude service and the food isn't even that good. In my mind, forget the food, usually I prefer maybe wine and something light to snack on while painting even if it's bad, you're not paying too much to have a little fun. Especially in this town. I was amazed because when I reviewed the place ahead of time and their menu, the reviews were awesome and 4-5 stars. I don't just go to yelp for reviews, I also do Facebook, instagram, google etc. If you want to attend a paint night here by all means, it's a yes for paint night. I just wouldn't recommend the restaurant as I only ordered the nachos and salsa so I can't say much for the actual food. But with service so terrible and miserable I don't like giving my money away to just anyone because I also go out for the experience. read more

Don Jose's - Mexican Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

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Uninspired and over-priced. From the outside this place looks like it's going to be a classic Tex-mex experience: 1: you'll be almost full on chips and salsa and not be able to finish your mea 2: your meal will be a huge plate that is piping hot, with rice and beans. 3: Prices will be pretty cheap, especially for how much food you get. 4: Service will be out-of-this world attentive. Sadly, this place only does #1. The chips and salsa is unlimited and indeed refilled quickly. Unfortunately these chips are straight out of a bag, not even a good bag. The salsa is about a spicy as an aggressive ketchup, and there is no option for a spicier salsa. The service is disorganized and disjointed. The prices are really high, and for what you get, extremely high. I ordered a quesadilla that was $21...and it was only half of a quesadilla...and a small half of a quesadilla. A standard $12-14 quesadilla from many other businesses in town is bigger and tastier, in addition to being cheaper. The ambiance here has a nice working class vibe, the prices and portions do not. read more

I've always had a positive experience and Angel is awesome! Excellent service and great company.

Don Jose's wasted an hour of my time, cost me $20, and had me work half the day hungry. This place is EXPENSIVE. The wait to get seated was unusually long, there was just nobody around. I was first in line but waited at least five minutes before someone came to seat me and another group. I already knew what I wanted when the server came to take the order of a group of people that arrived after me. It was just me, and all I wanted was a chicken chimichanga and a soda. She finally came over and took my order around 12:25pm. I should have left. At 12:55pm I was getting ready to leave when the server came out with my order, along with the order for another table that ordered probably 10 minutes after me. I'm not into inhaling my meal like an animal, and it would have easily taken 20 minutes to get a to-go box and pay, and I was already going to be late getting back to work, so I dropped some cash on the table and left. What a waste. Yes, that chimichanga in the picture went to waste. I've been here many times and never had a problem with the service, but this trip was so bad I'm not going to try again. A warning that food prep takes a half hour would be nice. The only way I'll end up back here is if I'm with a group and they don't heed my warning. I'm not a thief and I'm not going to order something and not pay for it; but when someone pays for an order and they don't get a usable order, what is that? I could have worked through this lunch hour and made money instead of wasting money on a meal I didn't get. Don Jose's cost me an hour and a half and $20 for nothing. Nothing. Not even chips and salsa. read more

Don Jose's - This chimichanga takes over 30 minutes to prepare. - Mexican Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

This is the first time I have been in there since the first of the year. They now charge for chips and salsa, even if you are staying there to eat, and the food hasn't improved any better. My waitress was nice but she couldn't understand or speak English very well and I had to keep asking other staff for help and/or assistance, like for additional salsa. read more

Service and quality of food has really slipped in the last 2 years. They no longer give complimentary chips and dip but charge $3. The waitress got the order wrong after saying what I wanted 3 times. Food wasn't fresh. Lots of staff but water was never refilled once. Every glass top table is cracked with tape over the fracture. I don't plan on going back. read more

Ok so it seems as though my Covid reviews are all pretty much disappointed with restaurants - but Don Jose is handling it better than most, and there's only one issue with them, so they're getting a pretty high 4 star. I am SICK TO DEATH of receiving the wrong food, or having items i ordered missed completely in other restaurants, and i have given them appropriate feedback for that. I'm happy to say Don Jose has not let me down. My orders have always been exactly what i ordered, flatware and all, and they've even included hot sauce which i didn't ask for, but was delighted to try for the very first time, so now I'm hooked on Cholula. The quality of the food is as good as it always was, and I do love coming here. Their ground beef inside a crispy taco is by far my favourite anywhere in town. The seasoning is actually perfect. Their flautas are good and crunchy enough to break teeth. Who needs teeth anyway, i can get dentures. So yum. Everything I've ever had, and continue to have throughout the pandemic has been consistently good, with one exception, hence 4 stars instead of 5. But the service and quality of food remains amazing. Never the wrong food comes in their curbside pickup. It's the french fries if you must know. I was hooked on Don Jose's pre-covid, crispy on the outside, soft and fluffy on the inside french fries. Definitely in my top 5 french fries, maybe even my number 2, and had they remained as good after Covid, they'd be at the top. But following a recent review for the place serving my number one fries in state, i am not so certain of anyone's place in my League anymore. It's all so messed up for heaven's sakes. But after Covid - they're less than stellar, though they've improved vastly. My first order seemed to be oven baked fries, and they were........a little flaccid, pale, and disappointing. Not crispy at all. On returning, they firmed up a little, they're edible, i don't hate their guts, but they are not the fries of yesteryear, and i do miss them. That's the only thing that can be improved upon in my humble potato-loving experience. Everything else remains as perfect as ever, and i shall continue to extol the virtues of, and patronize frequently, the most delightful Mexican restaurant that is Don Jose read more

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This was a great place to unwind after a long day of work. The patio was a great place to get our group seated together. We ordered drinks and nachos. The nachos were decent. The chips were crisp, but the cheese tastes like the cheap blend from the grocery store. The drinks were the highlight of our visit. The team did a great job of keeping them filled. I'm going to have to come back to check out more of the menu! read more

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I drive by this place everyday on my commute to work. One day last summer my boss and I ate there; it was good, very tasty. We ate outside which was okay because it was an awesome Alaskan day. The food the service was great. Fast forward to 4/19.... Boss and I realized it was 1pm and we had a conference call at 2pm. Both of us were hungry so we drove over to Don Jose's which is 5m away from work. We walk in, there is a general buzz of people finishing up their lunch, it wasn't packed, but it was doing a healthy business for 1pm on a Wednesday. We were seated quickly and we both chose the same item on the lunch menu Verde Enchiladas with chicken. It was the perfect size for a lunch, the sauce was amazing! The rice and beans were really good and I usually just push them to the side. Boss let our server know we were in a little bit of a hurry and he hustled to get our food to us quickly and brought our bill timely as well. The restaurant has an outdated kind of typical Mexican restaurant feel to it. I would love to see what a Friday night is like there! Overall, would totally recommend. read more

This restaurant used to be mine and my folks go to Mexican restaurant when I was a kid. Their food is delicious, and their seafood fajita's to die for. Over the years they've had various events, like anniversaries and radio station events. The music could be heard from my parents house, calling me like some sort of mariachi sea siren. Anyway! I had to dock two stars because the food and drinks have become gradually more and more expensive. My mother ordered a shot of tequila that was all glass and maybe a teaspoon of liquid? See the photo attached. They just finished having a 35th anniversary party...and I swear I saw the Dos Equis guy make an appearance. I was tempted to ask the Most Interesting Man In The World's doppelgänger if it was truly him, but he disappeared like he always does: In style. read more

Don Jose's - Advice: More shot, less glass please. - Mexican Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

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Best Mexican food I've had even in lower 48. Good source of protein. Will be back. Heavenly.

I arrived at 5pm. Dinning room was Not open so was seated in bar at table. Took forever to flag someone down to take my order, I think it was the bartender. Food was brought to me from someone in the kitchen. I could have used more salsa, I could have drank another beer,, but No-one ever checked on me! Horrible service! There were waiters but none assigned to me and my table. Those waiters would totally ignore me and would not make eye contact. It was embarrassing! I finally put credit card on edge of table. After several minutes a young lady stopped and asked who my waiter was. I just shrugged and said, I have No idea. I will not be going back to this restaurant. read more

Awesome lunch. Very good seafood quesadilla. Vera was awesome Will definitely be back read more

Don Jose's - Seafood quesadillas - Mexican Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

Excellent Mexican food and I have lived in Anchorage for over 25 years, a close second is Pancho Villa. I have not being to Jalapeños or LA Cabana yet, Don Jose has a great atmosphere, great service and food is very delicious compared to the dozens I have been to in Anchorage and Eagle River. read more

They have outdoor seating with heaters is the only positive thing I can say about this place. Food is dry, tasteless and greasy. Won't be back. read more

took 2 hours to deliver. food was cold. very disappointing. we've ordered here before, but this is the worst. I wouldn't recommend ordering here again. read more

So a couple of months ago I used Grubhub to order food for delivery. It was a Saturday night and we were down to grub! And not going anywhere. The order consisted of a couple of entrees, queso dip, and chips and salsa. Order came to over $40, plus the Grubhub fee. A few minutes after ordering the restaurant called and said they don't have a delivery driver and I would have to come pick up the food. I said we didn't have transportation, hence Grubhub. Guy on phone said no delivery again, so I said just refund and I'll use another option. Guy on phone said no refund, and said he was the manager, and not just the manager, but the owner! when I tried to talk to someone else. So, I let my credit card company do the talking when I had to put in a fraud complaint after the food charge went through. I went years ago, but never was impressed. We just wanted Mexican food delivered and called Pedro's. That place is great. Still need to review the awesome food that was delivered and consumed. Avoid! read more

An old favorite just popped into our present. Don Jose's started out as a family restaurant in Homer Alaska. We loved going there. It became a family tradition going on Sunday afternoons. They had a queen tostada and a Babe tostada. They pronounced it "Baby tostada". It was very similar to the grande, only smaller. I think everyone in our circle just called them "babies". Our family has a basket to fry the tortilla shell "bowls". This is our traditional Christmas dinner, even though we are Italian! Today my husband and I went there. They didn't have the smaller version so he ordered the grande tostada for $14. He was not disappointed. Their tortilla chips and salsa are included without charge. They are served warm and are the best anywhere. I got the seafood casadila. They made it special for me with corn instead of flour tortillas. They always take special care. The waitresses are always so nice here. Thank you, again!! read more

if i could rate zero stars i would this restaurant has the worst service i've ever experienced, never again $70 for bad food that was cold and even worse service read more

Had lunch with my wife and ordered perhaps the worst Mexican food I've had in years. The guacamole looked awful and when asked if it was just made our server said "yes, just now"... it was awful and clearly made many hours earlier. The entree's were beyond greasy. Please, avoid this place. read more

Don Jose's - "Fresh" guacamole... geesh. - Mexican Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

Vera was an awesome server. Very efficient and so friendly. The food was delicious too.

Best chips in town compared to all of the Mexican restaurants in Anchorage!! Vera was our waitress and so polite and wonderful!! Thank you!

Rewrote my review; I had a Door Dash deliverer forget to deliver part of an order. HOWEVER. I only increased my review to 3 stars due to the attitude of the manager. Sir, $5 worth ($13 is how much I paid for it, however) of forgotten guacamole and sour cream just cost you my family's business for life. You are in a service industry, and because of a mistake YOUR affiliate made, I was without half of my order. I don't care how honest you are or how many cameras you have to PROVE the items were packed; I still didn't have those items when I needed them. My meal was ruined and i was hoping for a delicious meal after having a very serious surgery on my mouth. Your poor treatment destroyed that. If you aren't going to back up the affiliate you use for deliveries , don't contract with them. read more

So I ordered through DoorDash and DoorDash was awesome as always! I ordered Shredded beef Chimichanga and got Ground beef instead! Also ordered the tortilla soup and it came with an inch and a half of oil (seriously- not an exaggeration) it was inedible to say the least! This was the first and last time I'll ever order or even consider Don Jose's! Such a letdown when you're expectations are not met! read more

A-OK. Their extensive menu pretty much covers all of the necessary Mexican food you can find nearly everywhere. They even have "healthier" options for those of us who prefer lower carb/calorie meals. Their prices are reasonable considering the large portions. Food quality is decent and service is nice but a little slow. read more

I was very pleased with the food. I. Actually was not expecting it to be all that good from what I saw here in yelp but I must say my seafood fajitas were on point. My gf ordered the carne' asada and was very happy with her meal. I would definitely recommend this place and I will be returning to try other dishes. read more

Don Jose's - Seafood Fajitas. Delicious. - Mexican Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

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Ordered takeout last night. Asked me to come in 15 minutes. Not ready on arrival. Took another 30 minutes. Got my order mixed up. Left with wrong food. To tired and hungry to complain. What would you do? read more

We have eaten at Don Jose's several times and enjoyed it, so we decided to order delivery one night. That was a mistake. The "On the Menu" delivery number wouldn't take orders over the phone, so we had to order online. The ordering process was fine, and it was nice to see the stages of the delivery in kinda real time. But the monitor said that our food had been delivered before the driver arrived. After several minutes, the driver called because she was unable to find our address, and needed some additional directions. Once the food arrived, we were even more disappointed. The food was cold. Yes the driver got a little lost, but it was clear that even if she had found us right away, the food still would've been cold. Even more disappointing were the portions. My enchiladas were small, and the rice portion was even smaller, much smaller than you would get in the restaurant. My wife had an a la carte burrito, so she ordered a side of rice and beans. For the $3.50 extra cost, the portions should be much larger. On top of that was a high delivery charge that really made the whole experience not at all worthwhile. We won't make that mistake again. read more

Don Jose's - I put the enchiladas on a plate to eat. That was all the rice that came with it. - Mexican Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

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If need that Mexican food fix, go here! Had both the Colorado Burrito and Carne Asada Burrito, and they were satisfying!