San Jose's Original Mexican Restaurant

1990 FL-19, Tavares
(352) 609-2243

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Customers' Favorites

Two Enchiladas Mexican Rice and Refried Beans
js California Burrito with Grilled Chicken
Carne Asada with Steak and Shrimp
San Jose's California Burrito
Bean and Cheese Burrito
Fajitas Texanas Skillet
California Burrito Jr
Enchiladas San Diego
Taco and Enchiladas
Filete New Orleans

Menu

Most Popular
House Quesadilla
Pick one of your choice from our delicious options below. Great for sharing!
SJ's California Burrito
Our burrito starts with a foot-long flour tortilla stuffed with your favorite choice from below as well as Mexican rice, beans, San Jose's cheese, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, and pico de gallo. To top it all off it's smothered in our signature Cheese Dip sauce.
Tacos Chicago
The traditional taco Mexicano, also known as street tacos! On soft grilled corn tortillas with fresh cilantro and onions upon request. Four tacos served with beans, sour cream, guacamole, and pico de gallo on the side.
Enchiladas Dinner Platter
Three enchiladas dressed in red guajillo sauce filled with your choice from below.
Nachos Supreme
These nachos are loaded with ground beef, shredded chicken, beans, shredded cheese, and smothered in our cheese dip sauce. Topped with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, and pico de gallo and jalapenos upon request.

Picked for you
SJ's California Burrito
Our burrito starts with a foot-long flour tortilla stuffed with your favorite choice from below as well as Mexican rice, beans, San Jose's cheese, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, and pico de gallo. To top it all off it's smothered in our signature Cheese Dip sauce.
Nachos Supreme
These nachos are loaded with ground beef, shredded chicken, beans, shredded cheese, and smothered in our cheese dip sauce. Topped with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, and pico de gallo and jalapenos upon request.
Fajitas Mixtas
Marinated chicken and steak fajitas sautéed with bell peppers and onions, served with Mexican rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, and pico de gallo. Includes your choice of soft flour or corn tortillas.
Enchiladas Dinner Platter
Three enchiladas dressed in red guajillo sauce filled with your choice from below.
Chimichanga
A large flaky flour tortilla, wrapped like a burrito and deep-fried, stuffed with our ground beef, shredded chicken or juicy beef tinga. Filled with San Jose's cheese, a spread of beans, and smothered in Cheese Dip. Served with guaca side salad and mexican rice.

Appetizer

Cheese Dip
San jose's specialty. This melted white cheese sauce will have you asking for more!
Chorizo Dip
Mexican sausage and SJ's Cheese Dip.
Sampler Platter
Try a little bit of everything with the ultimate sampler! This platter has it all: Quesadillas, Chimichangas, Flautas, Tamales and Nachos.
Guacamole
A fresh avocado made with secret ingredients and topped with pico de gallo.

Sopas (Soups)
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Shredded chicken, crispy tortilla strips, fresh avocado, pico de gallo and a sprinkle of SJ's shredded cheese.
Chicken Soup
Shredded chicken, Mexican rice, and pico de gallo.

Ensaladas (Salads) & Bowls

Naked California
Everything the California burrito has to offer without the tortilla.
Naked California Jr.
Everything the California burrito has to offer without the tortilla.
Taco Salad
A crispy, flour tortilla bowl filled with lettuce, beans, Cheese Dip sauce, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, San Jose's cheese and your choice of ground beef, shredded chicken or beef tinga.
Naked Fajita Salad
A fajita bowl sautéed with fresh bell peppers and onions. Mexican rice, refried beans, SJ's Cheese Dip sauce, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo and SJ's shredded cheese, all over a bed of lettuce.

Quesadillas & Nachos

House Quesadilla
Pick one of your choice from our delicious options below. Great for sharing!
Nachos Supreme
These nachos are loaded with ground beef, shredded chicken, beans, shredded cheese, and smothered in our cheese dip sauce. Topped with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, and pico de gallo and jalapenos upon request.
Quesadilla Rellena
A large folded, grilled flour tortilla filled with our ground beef, shredded chicken or juicy beef tinga and melted San Jose's cheese. Served with guaca side salad and mexican rice.
House Nachos
Choose up to two toppings from our delicious selections, plus jalapeños upon request.

Enchiladas

Enchiladas Dinner Platter
Three enchiladas dressed in red guajillo sauce filled with your choice from below.
Enchiladas San Diego
SJ's cheese enchiladas dressed in red guajillo sauce topped with diced grilled carne asada or chicken and pico de gallo.
Enchiladas Verdes Rancheras
SJ's cheese enchiladas dressed in green salsa topped with tender pork carnitas and thinly sliced sautéed bell peppers and onions.
Miami Classic
Tender grilled shrimp enchiladas smothered in our SJ's Cheese Dip sauce, topped with avocado and pico de gallo.

Signature Favorites

SJ's California Burrito
Our burrito starts with a foot-long flour tortilla stuffed with your favorite choice from below as well as Mexican rice, beans, San Jose's cheese, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, and pico de gallo. To top it all off it's smothered in our signature Cheese Dip sauce.
SJ's California Burrito Jr.
Our burrito stuffed with your favorite choice from below as well as Mexican rice, beans, San Jose's cheese, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, and pico de gallo. To top it all off it's smothered in our signature Cheese Dip sauce.
Chimichanga
A large flaky flour tortilla, wrapped like a burrito and deep-fried, stuffed with our ground beef, shredded chicken or juicy beef tinga. Filled with San Jose's cheese, a spread of beans, and smothered in Cheese Dip. Served with guaca side salad and mexican rice.
Flautas
Hand-rolled, deep fried crispy corn flautas filled with our shredded chicken, juicy beef tinga, or mashed casa fries. Four flautas sprinkled with queso fresco crumbles, served with sour cream, guaca side salad and mexican rice.
Burritos Texanos
Two crispy, grilled flour burritos with diced steak, San Jose's cheese, grilled onions, and cilantro. Served with salsa verde and beans on the side.

Fajitas

Fajitas Skillet
Your favorite fajitas sautéed with bell peppers and onions, served with Mexican rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, and pico de gallo. Includes your choice of soft flour or corn tortillas.
Fajitas Texans Skillet
Juicy marinated steak, chicken and shrimp fajitas sautéed with bell peppers and onions, served with Mexican rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, and pico de gallo. Includes your choice of soft flour or corn tortillas.
Fajitas Mixtas
Marinated chicken and steak fajitas sautéed with bell peppers and onions, served with Mexican rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, and pico de gallo. Includes your choice of soft flour or corn tortillas.

Tacos
Tacos Chicago
The traditional taco Mexicano, also known as street tacos! On soft grilled corn tortillas with fresh cilantro and onions upon request. Four tacos served with beans, sour cream, guacamole, and pico de gallo on the side.
Tacos Supreme
Classic crispy corn shells or soft flour tortillas with ground beef, shredded chicken or juicy beef tinga. Three tacos loaded with lettuce, SJ's shredded cheese, sour cream and tomatoes. Traditionally served with Mexican rice and refried beans.

Steak (Carne) & Puerco (Pork)

Carne Asada (8 oz)
Our marinated, top sirloin flap steak, grilled to your liking, topped with sautéed onions. Served with guaca side salad and two sides of your choice. Includes your choice of soft tortillas and a chile frito.
Carnitas Platter
Tender and braised pork tips with onions, marinated in our secret citrus spices. Traditionally served with guacamole side salad, Mexican rice, and beans. Includes your choice of soft tortillas and a chile frito.
La Tampiqueña
Our marinated 8 oz. top sirloin flap steak, grilled to your liking, topped with sautéed onions and a half dozen grilled shrimp on a skewer. Served with two San Jose's cheese enchiladas in red guajillo sauce, served with mexican rice and refried beans.
Carne Asada (16 oz)
Our marinated, top sirloin flap steak, grilled to your liking, topped with sautéed onions. Served with guaca side salad and two sides of your choice. Includes your choice of soft tortillas and a chile frito.

Chicken (Pollo) & Mariscos (Seafood)
Ceviche De Camaron
From the coast, chilled shrimp cured with freshly squeezed lime juice, mixed with tomatoes, onions, avocados, and cilantro. Served with crispy corn tostadas on the side.
Chicken Chipotle
Grilled white chicken breast strips sautéed in smoky chipotle sauce and sprinkled with San Jose's cheese. Served with mexican rice, refried beans and soft tortillas.
San Fernando
A grilled white chicken breast topped with melted San Jose's cheese, tomatoes, onion, and bell peppers. Served with Mexican rice and refried beans.

Dinner Combos
Combo #6
Burrito, classic taco, Mexican rice, and refried beans.
Combo #4
Two classic tacos, Mexican rice, and refried beans.
Combo #1
Two enchiladas, one classic taco, and Mexican rice.
Combo #10
Burrito, enchilada, Mexican rice and refried beans.
Combo #5
Burrito, enchilada, and classic taco.
Combo #3
Two enchiladas, Mexican rice, and refried beans.
Combo #2
Enchilada, classic taco, Mexican rice, and refried beans.

Kids Menu
K Cheese Quesadilla
K Classic Taco
K Enchilada
K Chicken Fingers

Desserts (Postres)
Tres Leches
Made from scratch, this delicious moist cake is famous for using three kinds of milk!
Flan
A rich, delicate homemade caramel custard.

San Jose's Sides

Mexican Rice
Refried Beans
French Fries
Black Beans
Casa Fries
Vegetables

Chips & Salsa
MD Chips
16oz Mild Salsa
LG Chips
32oz Mild Salsa
16oz Spicy Salsa
32oz Spicy Salsa

Beverages & Handcrafted
Pibb Xtra
Horchata
Coca-Cola
Bottled Mexican Coca-Cola
Minute Maid Lemonade
Sprite
Organic Limeade
Diet Coke
Jamaica (Hibiscus)
Bottled Water

Margaritas & Gallons

TopShelf Margarita 32oz
Our top shelf margarita with silver tequila, orange liqueur and a splash of orange juice on the rocks.
TopShelf Margarita 1/2 Gallon
Our top shelf margarita with silver tequila, orange liqueur and a splash of orange juice on the rocks
H Margarita
House Margarita Our own lime house blend made with house tequila, Triple Sec, and Sweet & Sour. Shaken on the rocks.
Sangria 32oz
Homemade with sweet, red wine poured over fresh chopped fruit.
H Margarita 1/2 Gallon
House Margarita Our own lime house blend made with house tequila, Triple Sec, and Sweet & Sour. Shaken on the rocks
H Margarita Gallon
House Margarita Our own lime house blend made with house tequila, Triple Sec, and Sweet & Sour. Shaken on the rocks
Sangria 1/2 Gallon
Homemade with sweet, red wine poured over fresh chopped fruit.
Organic Margarita Gallon
Handcrafted with freshly squeezed lime juice, Patron Silver tequila, 100% agave nectar and a splash of orange liqueur, shaken and served on the rocks
Sangria Gallon
Homemade with sweet, red wine poured over fresh chopped fruit.
TopShelf Margarita Gallon
Our top shelf margarita with silver tequila, orange liqueur and a splash of orange juice on the rocks
Organic Margarita 32oz
Handcrafted with freshly squeezed lime juice, Patron Silver tequila, 100% agave nectar and a splash of orange liqueur, shaken and served on the rocks
Organic Margarita 1/2 Gallon
Handcrafted with freshly squeezed lime juice, Patron Silver tequila, 100% agave nectar and a splash of orange liqueur, shaken and served on the rocks

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Recent Reviews

Great place! The food is delicious, and the atmosphere is warm and welcoming. I had the cocktail de camarón—hands down the best I’ve ever had! They also make excellent margaritas, perfect to enjoy with your meal. Everyone is so friendly and attentive. Highly recommend for anyone looking for authentic Mexican food and great service.
June 2025
Layla and Maria were spectacular.
The food was hot and delicious. Served quickly. 5 stars for the kitchen staff too!

Anyone not enjoying San Jose is missing out.
December 2024
12/07/2024 - 8:37 pm - Alexandra C (server)
First, Alexandra C. did a great job of taking care of us.
This is my husband's go to for a Mexican restaurant. We come here often and after our kids school/sporting events. The food is amazing and served hot. The staff is also great. We have never had a bad experience. Indoor or outdoor seating is available. Plenty of food variety to please even the most selective eater.
December 2024

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San Jose's Original Mexican Restaurant

1990 FL-19, Tavares, FL 32778
(352) 609-2243