Been going to San Jose for years best food around Whiteville, North Carolina cannot go wrong going to this place

Just so happened to stop for dinner while on a trip! Food, service, music, and atmosphere were great!

Street corn is mayo with spices. Don't get it. Chips and salsa are good. Burrito is ok

Headbanging music was way too loud ! We eat there frequently, and always like the food and service, but the music this time was over-the-top loud, and drove us away early. Management needs to be mindful of this, or they'll wonder why one day nobody's grooving to the loud music except their idle work staff ! read more

The BEST authentic Mexican I've ever had in my life! Place is in the middle of nowhere & it is absolutely delicious! Everything was top notch! Highly highly recommend if you are in the area! read more

San Jose - Front of restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Whiteville, North Carolina

This was our spot to stop at and have some great Mexican Food but not NO MORE they are charging everyone a convenience fee of $1.99 if you are it paying with cash and if you have cash they will give you 4% off so they just take the $1.99 off we will not be back read more

San Jose - a receipt for a service - Mexican Near Me - Whiteville, North Carolina

This Mexican place is really great! The restaurant is nice and clean- it has excellent Mexican food- very authentic. I'm a visual person- so can say they know how to plate it up, looks so appetizing and delicious. We have even gone there when only eating veggies and found lots of varieties of meals to choose from. Great job and best Mexican in Whiteville! read more

We drive from Loris to eat at this Mexican place (skipping the one in Loris). The staff is always polite, the restaurant is clean and the food is delicious. We love the margaritas, chips and guacamole. Everything is excellent, you cant go wrong with this place! The prices are very reasonable as well. read more

great food , great great service and ambience . really recommend this place try the margaritas here !!!

The la Pastor a street tacos dish at this restaurant is amazing. The restaurant begins to play hip-hop/rap music around 7 or 8 pm. The customer service here is amazing! I forgot my to go plate and the servers so kindly informed me that i left my to go plate at my table. I love this restaurant and can't wait to go to this restaurant again. read more

I would give this restaurant a 3 1/2 stars if I could. I had the Tilapia Veracruz which had Tilapia and shrimp with peppers and onions in a red sauce. It was tasty but the sauce really overwhelmed any of the other flavors. Also got a side order of homemade Quacamole which was really good. The staff was attentive and friendly. Not sure about authentic, but it was good. read more

Excellent service. Food is reasonable. I can't speak to the authenticity of the food, but it is tasty and a certainly a notch above what I expected. It's not great though. The chips were a bit stale and left a funny after taste so not exactly the best of appetizers to start a meal with. I got one of their combo deals (chicken burrito+enchilada+tamale) and it was good for the most part. Chicken was a bit overcooked and the side salad had a few pieces of lettuce that was browning. All in all it was a satisfactory meal, but the subtle mishaps here and there prevent me from scoring this place any higher. I did want to comment on the service of this place. Our waiter mistakenly gave us the wrong order and was very apologetic when we informed him. He removed the wrong entree and came back with the manager to serve the correct dish. Not necessary of course but hats off for being so cordial about that. Portion sizes are definitely huuge though if you're looking for that. read more

they have the best fajitas and great enchiladas in town especially the great margaritas. stop by and try their tacos too # 1 way to go guys dont change great service and food read more

Service is top notch...endless chips n salsa..glasses were never empty..food was pronto...after ordering..everything was delicious....great atmosphere.... read more

San Jose - a sign for a mexican restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Whiteville, North Carolina

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I so love this place.Great food and service, I eat here about 3 days a week and sometimes twice in a day. I love all the food my favorite waitress is Jamie, such a sweetheart. The manger Elfen is awesome. The best food in this little town. Great atmosphere and great drink specials, live dj on fridays & Saturday nights... they will host your party needs as well. read more

Love this place. Everything are great. Very delicious Mexican food and cool interior read more

San Jose - Mexican Near Me - Whiteville, North Carolina

I have never been SO INSULTED BY THE COOK AT THIS PLACE ?? I have eaten here many on times BUT NEVER AGAIN !!! My friend order something that cost $29 and it was sour tasting and we told the waitress and he took it back ? Then brought it back and had washed the sauce off?? How nasty was that?? Then my friend asked to please just bring her something different ??? And did that cook go OFF !!! She came out and cussed her out in Spanish and through the plate of food on the table???? read more

Really good food and nice atmosphere... a one of a kind for Columbus County. I cannot attest to the authenticity of the food, but it sure tastes good to me! They really have a nice lounge area as well. read more

This was actually the first mexican place we had in Whiteville. The food has always been great and the staff attentive. Recently, it has made some changes in staffing and tastes like maybe a chef as well. While it's still the best mexican place currently in town, it use to be even better! They also have a bar and have nightly specials as well. You can check it out online or as you walk in the door. It is a must try. read more

This use to be our favorite but the last few times we have been there the portions have shrunk and the service was awful. The place was almost empty lay Saturday and we still waited just to get a table 15 minutes then longer for food. after the long wait we tries to get more chips and never did being them . Okay maybe the fox is worth the wait but it was not it was lukewarm and center of burrito was actually not even lukewarm. Never again after 3 years of happiness we are over you and in search of a new Mexican restaurant in whiteville. read more

We drove an hour from our home to go to a nearby lake and had been to a San Jose at a different location and all wanted Mexican food. So my family and OUR GUEST came to this location and at the front was greeted by two ladies and we even asked "if we sit outside is the service going to be poor?" As we are from a service town and know how that goes. We sit outside and place our orders, the server had to look into the menu to know what my husband was ordering. We receive our plates but our guest.......never got theirs. It was a solid 8 mins before the server ever came out "to make sure everything was fine". Mind you, one of our guest was 2 years old. Also being the youngest in our party. Never. Got. Her. Food. After swimming all day. And waiting 45 mins. I asked to speak to a manager and waited 12 mins. No one ever came. I walked in and became that customer I never wanted to become! I snapped my fingers and demanded to see a manger. Another 10 mins passed and "a manager" came outside. Barely said anything other than "what did y'all order". I'm shaking my head, I had already handed my plate over and my sons plate over to share our food. A few mins later our guest decided they were going elsewhere. I was embarrassed and sorry I had even chose this place and wished it was mine and my husbands food that wasn't delivered. GO ELSE WHERE. This place has POOR service and POOR management. Oh my family and everyone had went to the car and I sat outside again waiting.. waiting for OUR check. I sat for 5 mins and I thought man maybe the check is just upfront. I walked in and to the front desk. I said "ma'am is this where we pay?" And it was. I still had no check and I once again asked to speak to the manager... FIVE MINUTES I STOOD THERE and no one came!! I'm beyond disappointed and frustrated at this point. I stated that I just wanted to pay and leave at this point as they had held my family up enough at this point. Needless to say they called the manger bc he was gone "getting more limes" and he stated that it was fine, we didn't have to pay. Not what we wanted. We wanted a real apology and explanation! "I'm sorry, this server is new and forgot to put your order in. Here let me give you this while you wait and don't worry these few dishes are on me and again we apologize." Would have worked a lot better than running and hiding. I hope the owners read this and I can't say all is poor management but on 7/6/2019 around 6:30pm poor management was in house. I'm understanding of new servers but if mistakes happen they must be addressed not "oh wait what did you order" and "I don't know what happened." This place let me and my guest down. read more

Excellent stop on our way to the beach! Food, service and price were all over the top. Six in our party and everyone was pleased. Thanks for the service Julio. read more

The food is really good but most of the staff seem to view customers as a necessary evil.

I don't see how they got such high ratings. Their food is bland, my shrimp was severely over cooked. Shrimp should not be rubbery. The salsa is bland and the chips are cold. Is you want goods Mexican food, go to the other need Cohan restaurant in town. So much better than this one! The only item that is good at this restaurant is the guacamole. That's the only reason I gave it two stars. read more

i love this restaruant! miss it dearly! i love that the waiters never let your drink be empty! i love the food. one of a kind

My husband and I have eaten here often during the past 3 years. The food is always delicious and served in ample portions. The wait staff is usually very friendly and prompt, but a few times we have had unexplainably lengthy waits for our food or a server who wasn't very genial. But everybody has a bad day occasionally. The prices are average and there is a good variety so there are plently of options for your budget. I always get the seafood chimichangas, and they are amazing! Highly recommend them. read more