Food is great. The service is good. The second time we have been in that the sweet corn masa has not been ready. If you're going to have it on the menu, have it ready when you open? That is why we come. read more

The food was fine. But not exceptional. The salsa and chips were good. The food was very much a fast casual restaurant and not an authentic Mexican food experience. Margs are made with margarita mix. Service was bad. Our server seemed overwhelmed by her section, and the staff was not helping. We sat down and were ready to order but our server told us to wait until she got our waters out. Our order was also messed up and splitting a check ended up being a hassle. We were in the restaurant way longer than we needed to be for people who weren't drinking alcohol. I think they need some serious help with staff training since other tables by us were complaining. It wasn't too busy in the restaurant but everything took too long to come out and the quality didn't match the wait. read more

Food and atmosphere was outstanding and the staff was really great. The people working here are well trained on the menu, allergies, and are overall enjoyable to interact with making this a great place the fajitas come out sizzling hot and will not disappoint. Definitely five stars. read more

No Way Jose's Cantina - Pigeon Forge Location - Mexican Near Me - Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

Overall it was ok. Nothing to write home about. I ordered the #15, chille verde, burrito, taco, beans and rice. It was ok, not great, not horrible. The food was on average wait time, nothing stood out here. read more

Came on a Saturday around 1145. There is no way to be seated for a party of three. A super cute no way Jose decor with hats hanging from the ceiling in a vintage vibe hanging all around. We ordered the fajitas for two with chicken, beef and shrimp and then the chicken and cheese rice dinner Plenty of food for four people the salsa was homemade the food came out quick cut fresh Our waiter "Jose" was super kind nice quick to the point make sure our drinks stayed filled and we had everything we need . read more

Amazing service and super quick. Server checked by a couple times to make sure I was good and if I needed anything and made sure I never ran out of my drink. Chip and salsa were excellent. I wasn't starved so I only had the Taco salad and it was good, beef was flavored perfectly, lettuce was shredded and very crispy. They serve the salad a bit differently, it doesn't come with sour cream, they give you s choice of dressing and it's served on the side The interior was open and brightly colored. Music wasn't to loud and conversation can be had without having to yell Parking lot is a bit interesting, there isn't much right in front by the door, most is around the side and the area seemed to be poorly lit imho read more

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Came to celebrate a birthday and had a great experience at this restaurant. Food was great and service was excellent. Decor was very festive. read more

Went here a couple years ago just jumped back to read the reviews to see if this place was even still open. Cheese dip tasted like cleaning chemicals flautas were absolutely disgusting margaritas had the same taste as the cheese dip. We walked out having our meal that we barely touched comped. I spent the next day and a half vomiting with my stomach in knots and diarrhea. I am afraid to even drive by this place read more

We liked it here! Portions are very generous. And the Waitresses are great. We were treated so well. And she listened to literally everything we requested! The managers are nice and every staff never had a smile on their Face. So refreshing. We loved the atmosphere... so cool and there was so much to look at! Kid friendly and Clean Highchairs! Can sit large groups easily! Prices are decent! We will be back! Extensive Menu options as well!! Plenty of parking! See you Next time on Our mini Getaway!! -The Kanevski Family read more

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There is a few reviews talking about how bad this place is with one even comparing it to prison food. They have to be trying to run this business down or something because we went there and it was outstanding. From the food to the waitress to the cleanliness - all was outstanding. Please do not listen to these low reviews - I was throughly impressed. read more

Talk about garbage on a plate! I ordered a carnitas burrito. It was almost like beef jerky. So dry and loveless. My wife ordered 2 cheese enchiladas. The sauce was like bbq sauce. We have avoided this place for years because of the terrible food but thought maybe they had got their act together. WE WERE WRONG. NEVER AGAIN. I did speak to the kitchen manager to express our dissatisfaction and the did adjust the bill but I was willing to pay for edible food. This place is an embarrassment to the family of companies that include Holston's Kitchen and The Greenbrier. The chips and salsa were very good. read more

We visited No Way Jose today for lunch and would not recommend this place. Their menu says the fajitas are "piled high with fresh onions and peppers..." it came out with hardly any onions and any peppers. The manager said it's because "it comes with a 5oz piece of chicken." Not at all worth the $18. I then asked if it came with guacamole and was then charged $2.99 for a very small scoop of it. Plenty of other Mexican restaurants in town that are better on service, quality and price! read more

I've never been to prison but if you want to get that certain experience + a Mexican atmosphere, no better place than here. It's like 5 heroin addicts came together and started a Mexican restaurant. I went to the bathroom and there was a massive dump that immediately reminded me of the food I ate here. read more

Awful! The cheese dip tasted like chemicals... I couldn't figure out what part of my food tasted like the pink amoxicillin liquid I took when I was sick as a kid... I only had a few bites of my food and couldn't eat anything else. Came back to our condo and my stomach felt weird. Woke up at 230am throwing up what little bit I did eat. Our waiter was nice, but that's the only thing nice about the entire experience. Definitely do not recommend this place to anyone read more

Great look and environment, clean, with clean restrooms. Got quick and friendly service, queso & salsa is the best! Food came fast and hot. Server was nice polite and listened to our orders. Always look forward to eating here on vacation. Plenty of parking in the back. Very happy with everything, giving a well deserved great tip read more

We went in at 12 for a quick Saturday lunch. The ambiance is definitely eclectic Mexican chic which I love. We sat in the bar area and our bartender was great for the Margaritas with our extra request for Tajin. We ordered burritos and enchiladas - the meet was well seasoned. I didn't care for the masa garnish. This is not authentic Mexican but it will get you by in a pinch. read more

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Hostess took a long time to greet and seat us as did the waitress to greet us and ask for our beverage selection. Table was extremely tight fitting so we both had to seat on the same side instead of across from each other. I had the Jose Fiesta Sampler which was good not great because everything was fried. The fried cheese stuffed avocado was interesting. But I think something was missing. Maybe more citrus? Limes to breakup the fried everything? The complimentary chips were the thin type and freshly made. The salsa needed more citrus and heat imo. We liked the yellow rice. It was an OK dining experience. But probably won't be back. read more

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My wife and I come here every chance we come to Gatlinburg. We've been to Gatlinburg five times. We've been here to eat five times. The food here is outstanding. The service is outstanding. The people are polite. The restaurant is clean. Prices are reasonable. Highly recommended to anybody. Pictures are of the Baja shrimp burrito and the ultimate tacos ultimate tacos. The only complaint I have about the burrito was there was a little bit too much bean in it. It overpowered everything and they used very tiny shrimp. They need to pick up the size a little bit and go to a medium shrimp instead of an extra small shrimp. read more

No Way Jose's Cantina - Baja shrimp burrito - Mexican Near Me - Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

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Do not come here. Hostess (that was going to likely be our waitress), didn't bother to even look at us. She was upset at the world. She asked how many and told us to wait. Never came back. Another lady (nicer), saw us and sat us down. Saw the hostess talking to someone else as we were lead to our table. We sat down and waited. No one came. We left after wasting 20 minutes of our lives. No way Jose we will ever consider going back. read more

There are likely much better Mexican restaurants to visit in the area. I took my teen girls to Pigeon Forge for a retreat this weekend and we wanted Mexican food for Cinco de Mayo. I was surprised that we were seated so quickly at 12:30-1 PM on a Sunday afternoon. I was expecting an after church crowd. It wasn't busy at all. That should have been our first clue to go somewhere else. It took FOREVER for a server to even come, give us some chips and salsa, and take our drink order after we were seated. The salsa wasn't anything to even write about. It was rather bland. I think it was supposed to be a more pico style but all we really had was tomato water. When we finally were able to order our drinks, we also ordered a bowl of the chili con queso. The chips were fresh made and delicious - they were just so insanely thin. The queso was really good, at least. There were only 4 of us and when we finally ordered, no one ordered anything complicated. One of the girls ordered a chicken and cheese quesadilla with nothing else - no pico, no lettuce, no sour cream. I ordered the same but asked for the pico on the side. I also ordered a soft taco. The other girls ordered fajitas. When the food came, the one who ordered a plain chicken and cheese quesadilla had all the fixings on her plate and she was not happy. She doesn't even want the extra stuff to touch her quesadilla (which I totally know that's a her issue). The sides of sour cream that had been ordered were forgotten. Also, with our drinks, a couple of us ordered water in addition to our drinks. The waters had been forgotten as well. The quesadilla was excellent, but still needed more filling. I had more tortilla than cheese and chicken. The taco - not so good. The girls that had the fajitas said they were good. We finished eating and waited quite some time for the waiter to come by. I wanted to get fried ice cream for us to split. I should have just skipped it because of the wait AND because it is the WORST fried ice cream I have ever had. I love fried ice cream. The only good part of this was the actual frozen vanilla ice cream in the middle. The "fried" part was just brown sugar and cinnamon that was rather mushy. It was not good. After eating our fried ice cream, it took forever to get the check and for them to collect payment. In most Mexican restaurants, this is an hour or less in and out service. We were here for going on 2 hours. And it wasn't exactly busy either. So. Avoid this place if you can. You'll get better food and service elsewhere. read more

the fajitas suprema was very scrumdiddlyumptious. the service very good we got our food very fast. read more

No Way Jose's Cantina - Fajitas Supremas - Mexican Near Me - Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

I think everything we had here was straight from a can. Rice, beans, queso, salsa, etc. All bland and below average. This is the kind of food I make at home at 2am. read more

We were out walking the strip and it was hot so we decided to stop in for a beer and some chips and salsa. We sat at the bar and bartender was very friendly and welcoming. We ordered a couple Coronas (they did not have Corona light or Premier-which I thought was a little odd) we got the chips and salsa and was very good fresh tasting salsa. We decided to get the chicken taquito appetizer and it came with salsa and queso. They were sooo good! Both the taquitos and the queso were delicious!! Would definitely recommend! read more

Food was wonderful, but the chips were horrible! Tasted like old oil! We left 2 out of 3 baskets on our table. Loved the salsa, but ate it with a fork! read more

Food was delicious and the service was fast. Festive atmosphere as well. Family friendly setting. read more

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I have been several times over the years. I haven't been back since 2016. I have been back the past few days walking from the River Inn and sitting in the covered area outside the regular restaurant that overlooks the river. Great margaritas!!! read more

There are too many places to eat to go to Jose's. Service and quality has been iffy the last few years. We will never go back after our last visit. SERVICE - awful FOOD - awful Management attentiveness...Zero Our prediction..it will be closed within a year! read more

Had dinner here at the recommendation of our hotel clerk. Our service was excellent, and the salsa is to die for!! It was freshly made, with bits of tomato, onion, and lots of cilantro. My house margarita was very tasteful and seemed to be scratch made. If it wasn't, it was an excellent mix! My husband and I shared a chicken and steak fajita. While the portion was a bit smaller than we normally get at home, the taste was perfect and we both had plenty to eat. Really enjoyed the atmosphere here, but some of the neon lights weren't working and it seemed like they might be struggling a bit. Give them a try!! The salsa and margaritas are phenomenal!! read more

Fun Mexican atmosphere! Extensive menu, and the food was not too spicy. Also a shout out to our server Crystal, she was great!

Definitely the best steak fajitas, super flavorful and plenty of great fixings. My boyfriend got the Muchas grande steak burrito and he is from Texas and said it was delicious! read more

My friend comes down here for vacation yearly. She highly recommends No Way Jose's Cantina. I am so glad I took her recommendation. The salsa and chips they start with are so good! I also love guacamole, so I ordered it. It came in its own tortilla bowl with fluffy flour tortilla chips. DH & I ordered two different specialty drinks, and they were good. For our entrees, I ordered Carnitas and an al a cart Chicken Tamale (because I can not find them anywhere we live), and he ordered Jalisco Trio (three different enchiladas). Everything was so perfect!! Everyone, especially our server, was so lovely and respectful. He was the perfect server! The restaurant was clean and very tastefully designed. They sat us by a beautiful picture window looking out onto the creek and street. It was such a nice contrast from last night! read more

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This was one of the best Mexican restaurants I have ever eaten. The chips were perfectly thin and crispy and still warm to indicate freshness. The salsa, which is the indicator of the rest of the food, was unique and flavorful. The shredded beef flautas were wonderful and the cream cheese dip was out of this world. The steak fajitas were so tender and tasty. I will definitely come back. read more

We really like the fajitas here. The chips are warm. The frozen margaritas are very good. I think the bang for your buck is good. Sorry, failed to take picture before we ate it. I also like the ambiance of this place. It maybe my favorite place to eat in pigeon Forge. read more

We ate here for the first time this past Memorial Day weekend. The food was really good and we got it pretty quickly. The cheese dip was our favorite of it all! It had a little kick to it, which we all enjoyed. I ordered a House of Blues margarita to drink, (on the menu it doesn't say the rim is super salty), this drink came out SUPER salty. It also tasted like straight tequila and salt, like someone poured salt in the bottom of the glass. I couldn't drink it. I don't like my margaritas with salt, so if I would have known this ahead of time, I would have not ordered it. So, I drank a mellow yellow and it was satisfactory. We really liked how the building looked from the outside and it was really nice on the inside. I did find it a bit odd though to go to the restroom that you have to walk basically behind the bar (where they get your soft drinks too) to get to them. Other than those things we would eat here again! read more

First time visit to this restaurant! They were busy but the service was excellent! Great staff and the foot was the best Mexican food we had had in awhile! read more

The service was horrible they brought out the wrong drinks the food was amazing, especially that nacho with cheese they need to work a lot faster, not slow as Ambiance they could work a lot faster read more

Fast and fine Mexican food. Great cheese dip, salsa was fresh but not thick enough for me. They have frozen margaritas and anything else you like. read more

No Way Jose's Cantina - Mexican Near Me - Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

Quite possibly the least authentic Mexican food I've ever had. The tamale was some kind of pasty orange crud with chicken in the middle... my head is spinning from how god awful the food was. The only redeeming part from our dining experience was our waitress who was AMAZING. They need to spend less on the decor and more on the food. read more

This place was really good, we came to TN from Harrisburg, PA and I love Mexican food so I wanted to be sure I got some. I looked over the menu online and was pleased to see that that they had ground beef on the menu (apparently that's not considered authentic) But it was an immediate yes for me. Once we arrived, the parking lot is a little confusing, theres not much parking in the front, so you have to park in the back. The ambiance was really nice and cute. It felt true to me. Once we looked over the menu, I got two hard beef tacos and rice and refried beans. My husband got a burrito. We had a really nice waitress who was sweet. We got our food and it wa really good, the meat had a little kick to it which I really liked, one thing I didn't like though was the refreied beans, they tasted spoiled and it wasn't pleasant. The salsa kinda tasted like it was from a jar, but it said homemade so I don't know. Overall this place was pretty good. I liked most of the food. The waitress was attentive until the end, she got a little side tracked and took forever to give us the bill, but overall we had a really good experience. read more

Ordered a large takeout Sunday night and was told 15 minutes and it took almost an hour. Food was not great definitely not authentic. Didn't get any chips what Mexican restaurant doesn't provide chips. Overall wouldn't recommend. read more