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Don Jose's Grill

3.9 (348 reviews)
ModerateMexican
Closed 11:00 am - 10:30 pm

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Moderate noise
Casual
Dogs allowed
Happy hour specials

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Cynthia D.

Late dinner for us. Typical Mexican restaurant. The chips were stale and food lacked flavor. The Sopapilla's were great. No reason to visit again.

Fishy Ceviche
Michael D.

Staying at a hotel near the airport overnight for a medical procedure Monday morning. We found this place on Yelp with 4 Stars and decided to try it since it was 500 yards away from the hotel. Bad mistake! Not sure what qualities of Mexican food the previously reviews were compared to, but this place was lacking in every way. We were greeted and seated right away. Typical Mexican Restaurant decor. 1st off, our chips were stale, sauce was tasteless. Our Server was polite and seemed helpful but there was a definite language barrier requiring several broken English translations. I ordered the Shrimp Cocktail with fresh Jalapeños and Ceviche. To my surprise, they left the tails on all the shrimp in the cocktail and I almost choked on the 1st bite. Now the Ceviche was very fishy, and really lacking in layers of flavor. Just goes to show that not all 4 & 5 Star reviews on Yelp meet the same standards we base our restaurant reviews on.

Street Tacos Carne Asada
Dennis H.

Very solid choice for Tex-Mex. Was able to accommodate a party of 20 ppl. Server was patient and all order came out correctly. Chips and salsa were good. Street tacos (carne asada) were good as well. Food presentation was nice too.

Margarita
Sandy C.

Awesome please everything was good omg food service everything I love it for my first time there cheap and good drinks r strong

Taco and flauta
Cybelle M.

Got the Margherita flight, Mexican corn, chciken fajitas, and sampler. Food was good except the chili relleno, which tasted like spinach with a processed cheese sauce. Ground beef seemed to be a lesser quality, as did the shredded cheese. Yet, the waitstaff was wonderful, and food came out quickly. The restaurant is fairly large and has a great ambiance. I did notice that the "suggested tip" at the bottom of the receipt was wrong. The "1" was missing. If someone purely went on the suggested tip listed on the receipt and didn't do the math, they would be short changing the waitress significantly. For example, on my $78 bill, the suggested tip was $2.48 , which isn't even 10%. I brought this to the attention of the restaurant, but please do the math if you come here.

Birria tacos
Jake C.

Good bar, nice service. Give you a mini carafe of salsa with your chips. The adios amigo is a giant glass of AMF that evidently "gets the job done". Birria tacos and nachos supreme are delicious.

Chesse chile relleno

Love the cheese chile relleno and the unlimited house fresh hot chips and salsa. Service is always great, restaurant always packed. Wish there was a ramp inside for assistance with wheelchair/stroller or just extra help getting to the 2 step area of the restaurant but besides that good ambiance,food and service.

Chicken and steak fajitas dinner

Waiter was so sweet and quick to bring out our drinks and food. The chips and salsa was good we had to ask for another basket lol. I order the Don Jose sampler due to I wasnt very hungry but that sampler was ALOT and so good. Daughter had the chicken and steak quesadilla dinner with rice and beans. She thought it was very delicious. Definitely plan to come back! Restaurant was a good size and seemed well cleaned.

Cookout Fajitas  The Cookout   Parrillada - For 1
Jim S.

I was staying at the DoubleTree across the street and decided to give Don Jose's a try and I'm really glad I did! It was a short wait for a table and service was great, chips and salsa were good and the top shelf margaritas were great. I ordered the cookout fajitas for 1 and they were delicious, the chicken and steak were served as a whole piece and they were very tender and moist, the shrimp a chorizo were also cooked and seasoned perfectly. I will definitely return and order this again on a future trip

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Love the food here!! My new favorite! Service is impecable and the BEST HAPPY HOUR!

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Is the Happy Hour daily? Do they offer food specials?

Last I knew, happy hour is just monday - Friday 2-7pm. Drinks only. No food.

Do they have a happy hour? Preferably that includes margaritas lol

They do!

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Don Jose's Grill - mexican - Updated May 2026

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