Don Jose's Restaurant
Don Jose's Restaurant
Closer look with ground beef burrito with black bean.
Sizzling Fajitas x1
Cadillac marg!
Piña Colada Pitcher
a television and a drink
a bar with bottles of liquor
a bar with a television on the wall
Appletini
Chicken BOWL Tortilla Soup
He was not invited to sit with us.
interior, dessert
Mole Enchiladas (2), Chimis (2), and Super Burrito
Unwanted guest.
Happy hour drinks menu
Drink Menu
Tex Mex
Sizzling Fajitas x2 combo
Flaca-Rita
Shaun M.
Oct 30, 2024
Long overdue visit to a place nestled smack dab in the middle of Castro Valley village. I've been eying this place for a while and finally my curiosity got the best of me and I made my debut!With out a reservation I showed up on probably one of the busiest days of the week for this area and this place was no exception. Parking was particularly a struggle but managable.Entering an seeing the cute cubby they call outdoor seating made my destination choices easier. The hostess greeted us as I entered and asked where we'd like to sit. She said outdoor seating is come and go! So go we went!Before even seated a waitress came with menus and asked if we'd like water or drinks.Silly, I'm here for drinks! I was not expecting to eat but I had a slight grumble. Anyways, on the docket first was a Flaca-Rita... In my chase for a drink from an establishment I regular'd for years and was shuttered for good during the pandemic, I see a drink that sounds like or has similar ingredients and it's always going to get a try.Saddly, The Flaca-rita was not it, but on it's own the drink was a good drink. It's primarily just a skinny margarita. Slightly on the strong side but not too strong.Food, I ordered Flauta. Haven't had this in maybe 10 years. No photo unfortunately because my hunger kicked in before my mind did. It was a really good dish. I myself could live of rice and beans so being served on the side made this dish a satifying meal.Lastly, A Peach Mojito, I like obscure flavors.... and I don't think I've seen or had a Peach Mojito before. I can say, Peach makes for a good flavor of Mojito and Don Jose makes a damn good Mojito.A side note, I did eye the bar walking by and it has a suprising seducting allure, I will have to come back on game night to experience the bar in itself.
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Yana B.
Jan 26, 2025
Never again..Geez the food is just awful... Awful.. $38 for 3 pieces of chicken bunch of burned veggies and 3 corn tortillas..Brought wrong order and pretended like it was our mistake.. had no time to wait for another order and ended up eating it..Burrito was so bad that o think my husband is still on the toilet never again... never...
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Shannon A.
Dec 16, 2024
Man. Now I remember why we never go here. The restaurant was empty- the server took a very long time to take our order, refill chips etc.Drinks- margaritas were okay, 7 up had no syrup, we requested a horchata- horrible. We don't even know what it was. But it was disgusting. Food- kids split a sample Platter- my 8 year old spit the wings out and said they were disgusting. My husband got something like a Mexican pizza. Taco Bell would have been betterHere's the kicker- she completely did not get my food order. She said between the music and hearing loss she has a hard time.... Well .Timing- it took a good 45 minutes to get the garage meals.Unfortunately we will not be returning and sat this point I wonder how they even stay open .
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Jacob R.
Nov 22, 2024
(1 out if 5) If my mind is set on eating Mexican food... this would be the LAST place I pick. The food here is awful. Service isn't bad, and ambiance is nice, but the food here is just bad. Simply not good Rothyy.
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Ronald L.
Nov 2, 2024
Second time here the service has improved compared to the last time I was here it was really slow last time I was here. Our waitress was very tentative and the food came out quickly. Plenty of tables and has a bar. The food isn't too bad but my only that after dinner it didn't sit too well. Hopefully next time if we come back that the experience will be better.
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Jazlene T.
Dec 23, 2023
Don Joe's is a Castro Valley classic whether you think it's good or not. The reviews are pretty bad but you can't expect authentic taste everywhere. Of course you can find better Mexican food somewhere else. Going into this restaurant is for the experience, they have a cute bar and it's family style. The service is pretty good, the bartenders and servers are always on the go yet you can easily catch their attendance. It's nicely decorated for the holidays during this time of year. All of the patrons I've met are real sweet. Sizzling fajitas combo for 2 people came with a big amount of chicken, shrimp, & steak--really hot. The Tex Mex was too good, you wouldn't know there was any liquor! They brought out a lot of chips & salsa.Fajitas combo - 8/10! Solid, good portions for 2 people. Big prawns. Wish there was more flavor in the meats or regular salsa instead of guacamole though. I should've asked.Tex Mex - 10/10 dangerously tasted like juice... You get a bang for your buckPotato skins - honestly one of my faves 9/10 you can't go wrong!chips & salsa - another win, they constantly give you more without asking. they're fresh but I wish it wasn't in a paper container lol 8/10
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Deborah S.
Dec 15, 2024
I've hosted my annual cookie swap here for the past 3 years. Both managers I've delt with have been easy to communicate with and helpful. The servers are very prompt & helpful. Food is always good & consistent all the other times I've been there as well.
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James A.
Jun 13, 2024
Let's just say that this is the first and last time that I will be going to this restaurant. The food was sub-par, very dry meat. Even the rice was dry.Anyway I was here about a week or so ago with a lady-friend of mine and we we're trying to enjoy our food, when she yelped, "Is that a roach?" To my disbelief, it sure and the hell was!So with that said, it ran across the table on to the wall where I squished it!Needless to say we we're both disgusted. Honestly, I shouldn't have to pay for anything! They comped about half of my bill but still we we're both grossed out. And I have a pretty strong stomach. That was totally un-called for. Needless to say, we will not be returning to this restaurant even if they get the situation under control. Who knows how their kitchen is. You wanna talk about unsanitary this was just disgusting and I've been to some holes in the wall where they didn't have this problem.Honestly I'm thinking about reporting this place to the FDA, however I'm not trying to be that guy, but they need to clean up their act! Asap! Someone can get really sick with those little bastards running around. How fowl. Honestly I'm still a bit appalled that we we're forced to see that.Here are some photo's for your enjoyment. Enjoy the food and the roaches folks.
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Natalie S.
Feb 26, 2025
They are always kind we go there once a month at least and they have amazing enchiladas and fish tocos . A tiny under staffed but what place isn't
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Pheeona P.
Jan 15, 2025
Improve the service, and professionalism of the waitress & manager.Don Jose's Restaurant in Castro Valley use to be my go to place to eat. Not anymore!! Jan 15, 2025, I was part of a large party of twelve. We received HORRIBLE ACCOMMODATION S, rude waitress, a manager with a weak backbone & unprofessional attitude. They refused to give us five separate checks. The waitress left our table to work another large party that came in after us. She said she was sending over another waitress & to be patient because the waitress is new. We got tired of waiting for our order to be taken, we got up to leave. The manager came over to persuade us to stay. He wanted to give us gift cards. Why would we go back only to be humiliated again!!Highly DO NOT recommend this establishment.
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