San Jose Mexican Restaurant

4525 Hard Scrabble Rd, Columbia
(803) 865-0717

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Customers' Favorites

Steak Burrito with Guacamole Salad
Bean Burrito and Cheese Enchilada
Chicken and Rice Quesadilla
Steak and Cheese Burrito
Ground Beef Taco Salad
Virgin Small Magarita
Shrimp and Taco Salad
Enchiladas Supreme
Chicken Quesadilla
Frozen Margarita

Menu

Appetizers and Dips
Queso Dip
Beef Dip
Chunky Guacamole
Guacamole Dip
Carne Con Queso Dip
Spinach Dip
Choriqueso Dip
Pancho's
Crinkled french fries topped with chorizo, bacon, queso dip, pico de gallo, and sour cream.

Nachos
Chicken Nachos
Beef Nachos
Bean Nachos
Queso Only

Chicken Wings
Chicken Wings
Served with celery and ranch.

Soup and Salad
Fajita Taco Salad
Taco Salad
A crispy flour shell filled with beans, lettuce, ranchero sauce, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole. Choice of ground beef, chicken, or beef tips.
Tossed Salad
Guacamole Salad
Chicken Salad
Chicken and Shrimp Salad
Caldo De Pollo Soup
Chicken Soup

Family Favorites
Carnitas Dinner
Grandpas pork served with rice, beans, avocado, pico de gallo, jalapeno, and tortillas.
Pollo Fundido
Grilled chicken cooked with bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes. Topped with queso dip. Served with rice, beans, and flour tortilla. Flour tortillas.
Manuel's Burrito
A bean burrito topped with grilled chicken, cooked with light jalapeños and queso dip on top. Ask about our tomatillo salsa on the side.
Arroz Con Pollo
Chicken with rice and queso dip.
Tony's Philly Cheesesteak Torta
Chipotle Burritos
Two grilled chicken burritos cooked with chipotle sauce, topped with queso dip, and served with rice.
Shrimp Ceviche

San Jose Favorites
Fajita Quesadilla
Flour tortilla filled with your choice of grilled fajita chicken or beef, bell peppers, onions, and cheese. Served with lettuce, sour cream, and ranchero salsa.
Quesadilla Mexicanas
Two chicken and cheese quesadillas with ranchero salsa and sour cream.
Mexican Burger (7 oz)
Burger with cheese, bacon, jalapeño, avocado, lettuce, and onion. Served with french fries topped with queso dip.
Tacos Supreme
Two chicken and two beef hard shell tacos. Served with lettuce, ranchero sauce, sour cream, and cheese.
Enchiladas Supreme
Combination of one chicken, one cheese, one bean, and one beef enchilada topped with cheese, lettuce, ranchero salsa, and sour cream.
Burritos Mexicanos
One chicken and one beef tip burrito, deep-fried and topped with queso dip, burrito sauce, lettuce, ranchero salsa, and sour cream.
Chiles Poblanos
Two chiles poblanos stuffed with cheese and deep fried. Served with rice and beans.
Burritos Típicos
Two rolled flour tortillas filled with beef tips and beans and topped with cheese and guacamole salad.
Burritos Deluxe
Two burritos, one chicken and bean and one beef and bean topped with lettuce. Ranchero salsa and sour cream.
San Jose Burritos
Two burritos filled with chicken topped with cheese and enchilada sauce.
Chilaquiles
Corn tortilla chips cooked in a sauce with chunks of beef or chicken and topped with cheese. Served with rice and lettuce, sour cream, and ranchero salsa.
Taquitos Mexicanos
Two crispy chicken taquitos and two crispy beef taquitos. Served with rice, beans and lettuce, sour cream, and ranchero salsa.
Yolanda's
Three chicken enchiladas topped with burrito sauce, rice, and guacamole salad.
Tornado Burrito
Filled with chicken, beef tips, ground beef, beans, and rice. Topped with cheese and a mixture of burrito sauce and enchilada sauce with lettuce, ranchero sauce, and sour cream.
Fajita Burrito
Choice of chicken, steak, or shrimp cooked with bell peppers and onions. Served with rice or beans and lettuce, sour cream, and ranchero salsa.

Especialidades Fajitas
Fajitas
Choice of chicken, steak, or mixed. Cooked with bell peppers and onions. Served with rice and beans, salad, and tortillas.
Fajitas Jalisco
Chicken, steak, shrimp, and bacon fajitas cooked with bell peppers, and onions. Topped with queso dip and served with rice, beans, salad, and tortillas.
San Jose Parrillada
A bit of everything off the grill. Carne asada, pollo asado, chorizo, shrimp, and carnitas. Served with rice beans, grilled onions, and deep-fried jalapeños with tortillas. Recommended for two.
Fajitas Texans
Grilled chicken, steak, and shrimp cooked with bell peppers and onions. Served with rice and beans, salad, and tortillas.
Shrimp Fajitas
Grilled shrimp cooked with bell peppers and onions. Served with rice and beans, salad, and tortillas.

Authentic Plates
El Casuelón
Grilled chicken breast, steak, shrimp, sausage, and onions. Served with rice, beans, and flour tortillas.
Huevos San José
Your choice of shrimp or chicken cooked with eggs and chorizo. Served with rice, beans, and lettuce. Sour cream and ranchero salsa.

Chicken
Pollo Loco
Grilled chicken breast topped with mushrooms and queso dip. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Chori-Pollo
Grilled chicken breast topped with chorizo and queso dip. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Pollo Bravo
Grilled chicken breast and Mexican sausage cooked with onions and jalapenos topped with queso dip. Served with rice beans, salad, and tortillas.
Pollo Tapatio
Grilled chicken breast topped with bacon, mushrooms, and cheese. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Pollo Asado
Grilled chicken breast, bell peppers, and onions. Topped with queso dip and served with rice and beans.
Milanesa De Pollo
Breaded chicken covered with queso dip. Served with rice, one cheese quesadilla, lettuce, sour cream, and ranchero salsa.
Pollo Feliz
Grilled chicken breast topped with broccoli, zucchini, squash, and carrots. Topped with queso dip and served with rice and beans.

Steak
The Real Mexican Steak
Steak cut in pieces, cooked with onions, cilantro, and jalapeños. Served with rice, beans, and flour tortillas.
Chile Colorado
Steak cooked in salsa tomatillo. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Steak Ranchero
Carne asada steak cooked with onions jalapenos and salsa. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Carne Asada
Thinly sliced grilled steak. Served with rice, beans, avocado salad, pico de gallo, and tortillas.

Seafood
Fajitas del Mar
Grilled shrimp, fish fillet, and scallops with bell peppers and onions. Served with rice and beans and tortillas
Camarones a la Diabla
Shrimp grilled and covered with our very spicy diablo sauce. Served with rice and salad.
Mariscos con Pollo
Grilled chicken breast topped with shrimp, calamari, and mushrooms with queso dip. Also served with rice, beans, and salad.
Caldo de Marisco
Mojarra Frita
A deep-fried whole tilapia. Served with rice, guacamole salad, steamed vegetables, and tortillas.
Coctel de Camaron
Boiled shrimp cooked in pico de gallo and home-recipe cocktail sauce.

San Jose Tacos
Asada
Served with rice and beans and cilantro and onions on the side.
Chorizo
Served with rice and beans and cilantro and onions on the side.
Grilled Chicken
Served with rice and beans and cilantro and onions on the side.
Shrimp
Served with rice and beans and cilantro and onions on the side.
Al Pastor
Served with rice and beans and cilantro and onions on the side.
Lengua
Served with rice and beans and cilantro and onions on the side.
Chipotle
Served with rice and beans and cilantro and onions on the side.
Carnitas
Served with rice and beans and cilantro and onions on the side.
Fish
Served with rice and beans and cilantro and onions on the side.

Combinations
Beef Tacos (2 pcs), Rice, and Beans
Comes with cheese. No substitution except for beans and rice.
Beef Burrito, Enchilada, and Taco
Comes with cheese. No substitution except for beans and rice.
Beef and Cheese Enchilada, Rice and Beans
Comes with cheese. No substitution except for beans and rice.
Two Enchiladas, Quesadilla, and Rice
Comes with cheese. No substitution except for beans and rice.
Taco, Two Enchiladas, and Beans
Comes with cheese. No substitution except for beans and rice.
Taco, Two Enchiladas, and Rice
Comes with cheese. No substitution except for beans and rice.
Taco, Enchilada, Tostada with Beef and Cheese
Comes with cheese. No substitution except for beans and rice.
Taco, Beef Enchilada, Rice, and Beans
Comes with cheese. No substitution except for beans and rice.
Chile Relleno, Enchilada, Rice and Beans
Comes with cheese. No substitution except for beans and rice.
Enchilada, Tamale, Rice and Beans
Comes with cheese. No substitution except for beans and rice.
Burrito, Taco, Rice, and Beans
Comes with cheese. No substitution except for beans and rice.
Chile Relleno, Taco and Burrito
Comes with cheese. No substitution except for beans and rice.
Burrito, Chile Relleno and Rice
Comes with cheese. No substitution except for beans and rice.
Chalupa, Chile Relleno and Beef Burrito
Comes with cheese. No substitution except for beans and rice.
Chile Relleno, Beef Burrito and Enchilada
Comes with cheese. No substitution except for beans and rice.
Beef Burrito, Enchilada, Rice, and Beans
Comes with cheese. No substitution except for beans and rice.
Taco, Burrito, and Tostada with Beef and Cheese
Comes with cheese. No substitution except for beans and rice.
Mushroom Quesadilla, Beef, and Cheese Tostada, and Guacamole Salad
Comes with cheese. No substitution except for beans and rice.
Two Chicken and Rice
Comes with cheese. No substitution except for beans and rice.
Two Chicken and Beans
Comes with cheese. No substitution except for beans and rice.
Beef Burrito and Rice
Comes with cheese. No substitution except for beans and rice.
Beef Burrito and Beans
Comes with cheese. No substitution except for beans and rice.
Two Shrimp and Cheese Quesadillas with Rice
Comes with cheese. No substitution except for beans and rice.

Vegetarian Combos
Seafood quesadilla
Served with shrimp, cheese, and mushrooms. Served with salad.
Bean Burrito and Cheese Enchilada
Cheese Quesadilla and Rice
Vegan Avocado Tacos
Quesadilla, Bean Burrito and Cheese Enchilada
Bean Burrito, Cheese Enchilada, and Mushroom Quesadilla
Bean Burrito, Cheese Enchilada, Rice and Beans
Vegetarian Quesadilla
Served with bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, tomato, and salad.
Shrimp Salad
Vegetarian Fajitas
Served with onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, broccoli, zucchini, cauliflower, carrots, and ranchero salsa. Served with rice, beans, salad, and sour cream.

Children's Plates
Chicken Nuggets and Fries
Grilled Chicken and Rice
Cheese Quesadilla, Rice, and Beans
Enchilada, Rice, and Beans
Taco, Rice, and Beans
Cheeseburger and Fries

Desserts
Churros
Honey, cinnamon, and sugar.
Chimi Cheesecake
Sopapilla
Crispy flour tortilla covered with honey, butter, and cinnamon.
Flan
A homemade Mexican custard.

Bebidas
Sweetened Iced Tea
Coke products
Unsweetened Ice Tea
Orange Juice
Aguas Mexicanas
Horchata, tamarindo, and Jamaica.

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Recent Reviews

Didn't promise too much. Food was excellent. If anyone wants to rate it lower, please base it on more then one visit and let the waiter know what you didn't like so they can improve. Nothing was wrong with our food. It was delicious. Picked up my food. They are extremely nice!
August 2025
As someone who has been coming to this wonderful restaurant since childhood, it has truly become a home away from home for me. Now, as I bring my own kids here, I cherish the joy of sharing meals and memories with family and friends over the years. The staff has always been incredibly welcoming and sweet to my children, making them feel like part of the family with every visit.

One of my absolute favorites is their sopa de pollo (chicken soup). Whenever I’m...
April 2025
I think my expectations were high. I always wanted to eat here, and I would drive by every once in a while and say to myself I wanted to eat there. The food was ok. The salsa was runny but the margarita was good!
April 2025

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San Jose Mexican Restaurant

4525 Hard Scrabble Rd, Columbia, SC 29229
(803) 865-0717