Haven't been since they moved to the new location. Food as good and service as friendly as ever. The margaritas are just as tasty, and the salsa and chips are just as fresh. Went with a Chile Colorado Taco and a Pesacdo Taco. I like what they have done to the place with the new look. I do worry about this location, as it seems to have a new business here each year. read more

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What a great family owned restaurant! The food was absolutely delicious, everything was full of flavor, and the service was excellent! The staff made us feel welcome, and the beautiful Mexican-inspired decor created such a fun and inviting atmosphere. One of the best features is the large space with TVs throughout, so you can enjoy sports on the tv while sipping a cold beer. Awesome prices, generous space, delicious food, and great service make this spot a winner all around! Highly recommend checking it out! We'll definitely be back for Sunday football... read more

We've been coming here for years, dating back to when they were located on Oakland Rd., and it has been truly special to watch this family-owned business grow and thrive. From the moment you walk in, you can feel the pride, care, and warmth they put into everything they do. The staff is always welcoming and attentive, creating the kind of atmosphere where you feel less like a customer and more like part of the family. We've celebrated birthdays and other important family milestones here, enjoyed countless football and soccer game days, and made so many wonderful memories along the way. It's a place that feels comfortable, lively, and genuinely family-friendly. Seeing their new location become busier has made us so happy. After supporting them for so many years, it's wonderful to see their hard work paying off and their business continuing to grow. They truly deserve all the success coming their way. If you're looking for great energy, a welcoming atmosphere, and the authentic warmth of a family-owned business, this is absolutely a place worth supporting. read more

A longtime favorite in the Berryessa area, Los Garcias moved to this new (jinxed) location due to issues at their original location on Old Oakland Road. Well, the food continues to be some of the best Mexican food you'll find anywhere in the South Bay. My only issue here is value. Portions are rather small for a $25-30 per entree with rice and beans. The Birria and Pescado Al Mojo de Ajo were absolutely delicious -- flavorful, very tender, and cooked to perfection. The tortillas were served hot and fresh, too. Complimentary chips and three different types of salsa were a plus. Service was attentive, yet not too intrusive. They have several TVs showing various sporting events. (This location has had four or five different sports bars over the past 10 years. They all failed.) The vibe is nice, but still doesn't justify the price, but all in all, still doesn't justify the cost. Plenty of parking in this old business complex next to ECHO Church. I sincerely hope that Los Garcias finally breaks the jinx. If anyone can do it, Los Garcias will. read more

Los Garcias Restaurant - Birria - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

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We drove by Los Garcias after service at Echo Church and figured we'd give it a shot. Heads up: it's tucked inside a commercial, office-park-style building, so it's easy to drive right past. There's plenty of parking outside, though I could see it getting tight on a big Sunday when the church has a good turnout. Walking in, it didn't feel very homey -- more like an office space dressed up with some Mexican decor, plus a stage where it looks like they host performances or shows. We weren't greeted right away and had to wait a bit to be seated, which set a slow tone from the start. For the food, we did our usual test: one carne taco and one al pastor. Those are the two we always order to gauge a Mexican spot, and the verdict here was just okay. The meat didn't seem well seasoned to me and came across a little dry. We also tried the chile verde -- the meat was nice and tender, but the green sauce fell flat and needed more flavor. The chips came with a couple of salsas, including a semi-green one I got excited about, hoping for a spicy cilantro situation. Instead it read as very mayo-heavy and tasted heavy overall -- not what I was hoping for. It wasn't a bad experience, but nothing gave me a reason to make the trip back, especially with so many strong Mexican options around. Maybe the shows are the real draw here more than the food. read more

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IMHO Los Garcias has moved to a new location, which is much bigger and has much better parking. The vibe is the same, great food, friendly service, colorful decor, and happy customers. When we arrived around 5:30ish, the restaurant was packed, but we managed to get a table for four, close to the bar and in view of the many big screen TVs showing the current sport games. Drink orders were taken, a basket of yummy chips and 3 bowls of really HOT salsa brought to the table. The menfolk each ordered the Fajitas Mixta (shrimp, carne asada, and chicken), and we women ordered the 3-item combo plates served with rice & beans. I treated myself to Chile relleno, beef enchilada, and crunchy taco, $24.95. In the former location, when the plates arrived, you were warned not to touch the VERY HOT plates. This visit, my plate was just warm to the touch and the food was warm, not hot. Usually, I had to wait a few minutes before I could safely bite into my food. Service as always was genuine and friendly. You can tell, they are happy to see you and serve you. However, the service was a little slow due to the packed restaurant. It took us awhile to flag people down to bring us utensils, to-go boxes and our checks. I'm sure this will improve as they get used to larger crowds in their new environment. Overall, we will definitely come back!!! Their menu is huge and I need to try something new next time! read more

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Update: Los Garcias Restaurant's new location! The Old Oakland location is closed. They still are in a soft opening phase. But the restaurant is open. The bar is nice with counter seating. Their agua fresca machine did not arrive yet, which is what I wanted to get. So, I ordered a regular taco with al pastor. But the kitchen forgot my order and the owner was nice enough to upgrade my order to a super taco: served with your choice of meat, whole beans, onions, cilantro, tomato, avocado, and cheese on a homemade corn/flour tortilla. I didn't see any avocado. Oh well, it was a upgrade from what I originally ordered, so I can't complain. Support your local business. read more

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New Location!!!! What an upgrade on location, better parking and more space interior & exterior. Food: Nachos - carne asada which was loaded and chips are so fresh. Soft Taco - carne asada, fresh handmade tortilla, avocado was perfect, wish it had sour cream Enchilada plate - perfect good amount of carne asada Crispy chicken tacos - amazing Fish tacos - super fresh, great garlic flavor Drinks: Cadillac Margarita - amazing size and flavor, hands down the best bar tenders Pins Colada: perfect for a hot day Mexican Coke bottles Service: always great, they listen perfectly about our big order Because it was opening day for the new Location, they gave us cookies Hint: entrance can be deceiving, it looks like it's closed so just keep walking in main entrance off of parking. Not the patio entrance. read more

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It's been a while since I have had some delicious Mexican food in the bay area and this is a diamond in the rough. I didn't even know this place was here until I read about it in an article about them moving due to limited parking. This is the type of restaurant that I love to support. Just good ol home cookin!! I had the wet burrito con carne with a half red and half green sauce. Let me tell you, the carne asada was the best I ever had. It had that char flavor with amazing seasoning and it was juicy goodness. Everyone here is friendly and the service was great. I spoke about the new location that they will be moving to right next to California sourdough and the beautiful lady who rang me up was super excited about it. I am too because its closer to me now and I can eat there more often. They should be relocating in June!! Gastro Maestro Approoooooved!!!!!!! read more

Los Garcias Restaurant - Carne asada wet burrito. Delish!! - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

Had an opportunity to enjoy Sunday lunch at new location food is good however disappointing for the lack of service it's still remains the same. We had to ask for refills asked for chips to enjoy with our food never made it to our table waited to ask about dessert no one came by. Not sure if they just don't want to hire someone to help with refills salsa chips drink checking on each table in a reasonable time frame. Was hoping to give an exceptional review. read more

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It's my First here, A very big restaurant with lots of seating! Good service! Good food, what more do you need? Saludos! read more

Los Garcias Restaurant - Great Food! It's better than Taco Bell! - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

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I came here yesterday to check out their new location! I enjoyed the warm welcome when I entered the restaurant but its also a combination of a family friendly sports bar vibe. I ordered the fish Ceviche and the food was fresh and tasty. Chavelas are always on point!! They need some time to set up their new patio but i look forward to seeing how it turns out soon! read more

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We have visited Las Garcia for many years. They recently relocated so we wanted to check them out. They did not disappoint. The new space is much larger and more inviting than the previous space. The chips and salsa, especially the cilantro salsa are the best. I had the carnitas, so wonderful, crisp yet the meat was moist, my wife had the chili verde, that sauce!!! To die for! We had leftovers and enjoyed the nex day, Service was wonderful! read more

Honestly I used to like the place. Don't get me wrong, i like this new place at Murphy ave. Great location. Unfortunately, my experience today 8/8 wasn't the best. Food took forever, soda tasted bad, my plate was missing what I asked for. And they didn't bother to say anything. Waitress made feel I wasn't supposed to be asking for anything. She had a bit of attitude. Not coming back. read more

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Service at Los Garcia's is horrible . Waiting almost 35 minutes for the food to arrive at the table . Drinks took forever to arrive. The food is decent but not really worth the time you spend waiting on your food . Horrible horrible service !!!!! read more

Food was so so. Service was terrible! We would never go back again. We had an office lunch with 6 people, when we ask the server to rush our order, she just said : " we're not a fast food restaurant" And when they overcharged us, they didn't apologize at all. read more

Great food. They start you off with chips and three salsas. The breakfast platters are big and filling. Handmade tortillas. Lots of care and love. They moved from their original spot into this larger space. Nicely renovated, bright bar, and a stage. Would recommend for their food, big enough space for larger groups, also. read more

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First impressions: I walked into the restaurant it wasn't that busy and there was no one to greet me or take my order. I had to wait for a couple of minutes until someone came to take my order. Ordering my food: The lady (owner??) took my order and I ordered a carne asada burrito. She used a calculator and calculated my price manually and said the total came up to be $19.75. Huh interesting, on the menu it was $17.95 and I chalked it up to tax. As the total came up, I saw the tip options. I ordered takeout so normally I hit 0 tip but interestingly enough, there is no 0 option when you are first presented tipping options. I had to click Other and manually type in 0. When I did that, she gave me the stink eye and felt like I was being judged. I received my receipt and to my surprise the total cost came up to $20.34?? Excuse me? There was a credit card surcharge of 3% applied? I wasn't made aware of this surcharge when I ordered. Why are we expected to pay this cost? This should have been covered on the business side. If you are going to order from this place be sure to track the cost of what you are ordering. Waiting for my food: While I was waiting for my food, I looked around the restaurant. It seems to be some kind of sports bar restaurant. I waited almost 30 minutes for ONE burrito! I didn't feel welcome being there. Getting my food: In my head, I was thinking this better be one fine burrito... especially when this burrito costs over 20 bucks and overall time to get my food was 30-35 minutes. When I received my food, I looked at it and was extremely disappointed. What a sad burrito! It's so tiny! I could have walked into Chipotle across the street, ordered a burrito for half the cost, get skimped on that burrito, and still turn out to be a much bigger portion than this burrito. Food Review: I still gave them the benefit of the doubt, okay expensive burrito, tiny portions, but how does it taste? When I took my first bite, at this point I wasn't even surprised anymore. They put in the WRONG meat... This is definitely NOT carne asada. How hard is it to mess up one burrito order? Taste wise, it was an okay burrito. It has all of the ingredients of a burrito listed on their menu, but taste isn't that out of this world. You can get better service and food elsewhere. Overall: I'm normally supportive of locally owned restaurants, but this was just an awful experience. It was like they don't even want my business. I will not be coming back here again. read more

Los Garcias Restaurant - Customers BEWARE, there is a credit card surcharge of 3%. there is no option for 0$ tip visible, you have to click other and hit 0 - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

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Poor service, no welcome at the time we arrive, they took 20 minutes to take our drinks, another 10 minutes to take our order and more than 50 minutes to bring our food We came in at 12:15 pm and until now is 1:14 pm and we still haven't received our food. After waiting 1hour and a half, one of the staff came to me saying that they haven't place the order, so we waited more than an hour for nothing, the person who spoke with us she never apologized and the only word she said was "what do you want me to do?" Instead of apologize and fix the problem read more

Garcias has moved!! Better parking, same great food, great service served by the same great people!! Looking forward to the patio that's in process!! "Buena comida, buena vida!!" read more

Los Garcias Restaurant - So good....makes you break out and dance to the jukebox. - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

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Delicious breakfast, disappointing fish. The best way to describe this place is that it's a Mexican sports bar. They have lots of TVs to watch sports, a full bar, and friendly service. The breakfast plates are highly recommended. Their eggs with chorizo were very tasty. Things that also were good: their beans, their rice, their fresh corn tortillas. The grilled chicken was flavorful and juicy. The Margarita was generous and well-balanced. Less good: the pescado al ajillo was surprisingly dry and just not very good. It was not prepared the way I usually see for this recipe, seemingly deep friend and also not having much of a sauce. The flour tortillas seemed to be homemade, which is awesome, but they were a bit dry and stiff. Definitely recommended for a casual breakfast or lunch, especially if you want to watch sports. Not everything on the menu may be a slam dunk. read more

Although I enjoy the food, today was not a good visit to the new location. The staff seemed overwhelmed and took far too long to get around to taking our order, we had to leave. It might be time for extra help to be hired so they don't lose too many customers. read more

Los Garcias Restaurant - Menu with new pricing, nearly a $20 burrito now yikes! - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

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Horrible service. Literally forgot our order and we were sitting for an hour. Never going here again, while we were waiting they were dancing and wasting time in the back. 0/5 worst restaurant ever. read more

Los Garcias saved me multiple times when I would stay at Alura Inn. I just had to call to place an order and walk down the hallway to pick up my fish taco combo. I love the cilantro sauce on everything...the chile relleno, chips and tacos! I always ask for extra. I really hope this new location makes up for the loss in business at the previous one. The last time I went to the old location, I ordered a birria to go. The only thing I was sad about was that it was in a 3 compartment hinged container and the broth spilled in the bag. It was still good, but I had to leave it in the bag to prevent a bigger mess. read more

This spot just opened up next to my church! It is BUSY! I love the ambiance with all the TVs and Mexican decor! I got a wet carne asada super burrito with green sauce and it was DELICIOUS! Good ol' knife and fork to the burrito that was also topped with melted shredded cheese in addition to the green sauce. Definitely my go to meal here, I've already went back twice! read more

I love this place. Great staff. The food is excellent. This is my go to spot for Mexican food.

To be honest, I like the old location better , service and food was a lot better. the service here sucks , the lady in the front , not sure if it is the owner's wife , she had a big attitude. That defintely convinced me not to come here anymore as she doesn't take pride in serving customers with respect. her attitude defintely took a troll on dinner. No matter how good food is , someone's attitude can ruin it just as easily. The food was highly priced and the portion of the food was less than before. Longer wait times also. The lady came and asked me everything okay ? I said oh I am just waiting for my food and she had to reply back and on we make everything individually as they come. The other table who came in later than ours got their food faster than ours. This location is not welcoming at all. I will not be coming back , big disappointment. read more

I am just sharing an update that after the restaurant served us uncooked rice and added chicken in a vegetarian order, they refused to fix the order a following visit and they refused a refund. We had to dispute the charges with our bank account. Terrible customer service, terrible food, never going here again and I suggest that no one else go unless you want stomach issues. I would give zero stars if that were possible. read more

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One of the BEST Mexican restaurants I have ever been to in my 40 years in Bay Area. They recently moved from Gish and Old Oakland road to Murphy & Old Oakland road for a much better and bigger space. The food is tasty, quantity is perfect. The chips and salsas (3 different dips) are the best. Their Cadillac Margaritas are the best! The owners are down to earth folks. Their food has become like a reference point for my entire family. Any other Mexican restaurant we go to, we end up comparing against Los Garcia's food. I can keep writing but the best experience is to visit and enjoy their food and drinks. read more

I think to give the place a fair review I will need to come back when they have settled in as they just relocated to this location. They did warn us food will take some time to come out. They said 20 but it was more like 30 or so. Had they told us when we first sat we would have left. At time they told us we had already ordered had drinks and chip. I'd say 15 minutes after they told us. So we waited it out. We should have left as food was not worth the wait. It wasn't bad flavor was there just need improvement. The fajita the veggies were lacking or shrank as it was over cooked. I do have to say the beef was tender and had good flavor just a tad salty. I got the combo the taco look more like a tostada and the tiny enchilada lacking smothered sauce and cheese. Chicken inside was dried along with the rice. Rice and beans were lacking. Usually they give you a heap of rice and beans not here. Beans also need more cheese topping. The sangria and chip and salsa was the best thing. This was an expensive lunch for just two people. $72 for lunch. Was hoping this place would be a winner as it's close to work. read more

Delicious little spot off the beaten path. Family owned with the energy and hospitality to match! The hotel that shares a parking lot is sketchy to say the least. This is one of my favorite local spots in San Jose and definitely worth braving the hotel clientele in the parking lot. Homemade tortillas and Cadillac margaritas with Grenadine really make this place a standout. Family friendly and great service. Enjoy! read more

The senior stuff off the hook. You can't get a better deal can anything other then you can do it or not but for the food and the price it's off the hook read more

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Great service! Great food! Love the new location! Lots of available parking! Fun vibe! Looking forward to the patio opening for outside dining! read more

Had lunch here with a business colleague. Nice folks, good service, delicious food. I would return. Parking spots are a little tight and there aren't many of them, but it was fine. Iced tea isn't the best, but was ok. read more

Service was great, atmosphere was a vibe, drinks were good, beer was cold! Came here with a group to watch the last Mexico game and we had a good time ‍ wish there was more salsa on my flautas but still reasonable. I drank an aguamineral preparada (mineral water, lime, tequila) and the rest of our group had beer. One of us got the loaded fries with carne asada (can't remember the exact name) but really good!! read more

Los Garcias Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

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I love coming here before I head to work once a month or so. It's family owned which to me is a great factor when choosing where to spend my time and money. The chips and salsa's are amazing, 3 different salsa's too. I usually get foods here that I wouldn't normally try anywhere else because it's so good here. Beef rib pieces with red sauce and Nopales (cactus) was really good. The parking can be tight once your in there, it's the same parking lot that shares a hotel as well. The service has always been great, they usually have sports of some sort on. The place is decorated well, it's well lit with natural sunlight. If you sit at the bar you will get great service for sure from Erica, she is super nice Bust out your not so great Spanish like I do to try and practice here, either way they got you. New updated menu pics too. read more

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The waitress took more than 10 minutes to get our drinks she had got drinks for other tables that I just barely got here . My food was not very good the rice was very hard the beans were burnt that she's on top of it was burnt and my chili relleno was also burnt I had to salvage the cheese and the chili . Their food was way better when they were in their small restaurant . If I do come back next time I will try something else and if that's something else is better than what I ate today I would change my review read more

al pastor - good chunky salsa and red salsa in the bottle is pretty good. The place looks a little run down though. 2017 read more

Delicious and fresh mexican food. Service is fast and everyone is friendly. New location is big yet still inviting.

The food is very good, I recommend the steak breakfast burrito and that chile relleno for lunch