Jose's Mexican Food - Seaside

I came over for lunch. It's a tricky parking job because the address is on Del Monte, but the parking area is located on Broadway. I was seated quickly and right away I noticed how clean the interior was and the alcohol on behind the bar. They did have a tv on a soccer match, but they had music playing. They do have high-chairs booster seats for the kids, and their restroom was very clean. As for the food, the chips were really fresh and the salsa was very good. A little on the spicy side, but good. I had the enchiladas. One was chicken, beef cheese with green sauce. I like the brûlée cheese on top and the small salad, but that's where the positives stop. The green sauce that was on top of the enchiladas had a citrus/sour taste. It really made the dish hard to eat. The chicken inside the enchilada was very dry. Very disappointing. With all of the other Mexican options around, I don't think I'd try this place again. Price: $27 (includes a 20% tip)

Don't overlook the beautiful flowers someone is nurturing/growing at the entrance of this quaint little restaurant near busy Broadway Ave. Full L shaped bar with seating for likely 50. Seems a nice locals hangout for lunch. Bright interior sufficiently decorated, the best part is the service and the food. The red salsa is very fresh and is spicy. The heat builds up pretty good depending on your tastes, go easy. The green salsa is hotter (see if you can get both! The service is spot on! Attentive and with an honest smile.

Food was below average. The garlic shrimp was dry menu said buttery garlic sauce. No sauce. The waiter took our order 20 minutes later comes back to let us know there is only one fried fish we ordered 3. So we ordered fish tacos and a cheeseburger from kids menu. I ordered chicken nuggets for my grand daughter 56 minutes later we got the nuggets. They charged me 4.00 for apple juice for kids menu, when i mentioned it they said it only covers milk and soda not juice for kids meal. My fish tacos were soggy but the fish was ok. They forgot twice my husband tortillas for his shrimp and didn't refill our drinks we had to ask. I would understand if they were super busy but the waitresses were standing around joking at the cash register bar area. We got all of our food except the kids mw chicken nuggets I mentioned we ordered a meal a chicken nugget meal he brought us milk. I don't know how he got that wrong . Overall experience was bad service, bad food. Very disappointing for the prices.

Down home, good food. Nothing pretentious but yummy food. The guacamole was chunky and delicious. Appropriately priced. Small parking lot. Friendly service.

I give this place 4 stars. 3 for food 5 for service, vibe, and having a liquor license. If they could step their food up just a bit, I'd go here all the time. Its hard to describe, but it is pretty typical small town Northern California Mexican which is pretty disappointing. Sometimes you can look the other way when you just want Mexican good and a real drink. But usually I need something better. I want better grilled browning in the meat, cooked at a higher heat, more seasoning with real dried chilis etc, grilled onions and jalapeños, better produce, better refried beans and better Spanish rice. That sort of thing.