Every taco we serve carries the same care Don Jose put into his recipes for over 30 years — slow-cooked barbacoa, hand-pressed tortillas, and salsas made fresh each morning.
From street-style tacos to slow-roasted barbacoa, every dish is built from scratch the way it should be.
Hand-pressed corn tortillas, loaded with your choice of seasoned carne asada, al pastor, carnitas, or chicken. Topped with fresh cilantro, onion, and our house salsa.
Our signature barbacoa is slow-cooked for over 12 hours until it falls apart. Served with tortas, tacos, or on its own with consomme on the side.
A flour tortilla wrapped tight around rice, beans, your choice of protein, fresh pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream. Built to hold.
A large flour tortilla grilled until golden, stuffed with melted Oaxaca cheese and your choice of meat. Served with refried beans and salsa.
Grilled on a hot plancha with sautéed peppers, onions, and mushrooms. Served with rice, beans, and warm tortillas. A hearty favorite.
Refreshing Mexican drinks made from scratch — horchata, Jamaica, tamarindo, and refreshing aguas frescas. Plus soft drinks and bottled beer.
Contact us for our full menu and daily specials.
Don Jose opened his kitchen with one conviction: if you're going to cook, do it right. No shortcuts, no frozen ingredients, no cutting corners.
Every morning, our kitchen starts before dawn. We press tortillas by hand, chop cilantro and onion for the salsas, and fire up the slow cooker for barbacoa that needs 12 hours to get tender enough to pull apart with your fingers.
That's why our regulars keep coming back. Not because we're the fastest, but because we're the ones who still treat every taco like it's for someone's family.
Our regulars don't just come back — they bring their friends, their families, and their hunger.
"The barbacoa here is unreal. I've been coming for years and it never disappoints. The tortillas are always fresh and the salsa verde has the perfect kick."
"Best tacos in the area, hands down. The carne asada is perfectly seasoned and the horchata is the real deal. Feels like eating at a family kitchen."
"I brought my family here for the first time and now we come every weekend. The portions are generous, the prices are fair, and everything tastes homemade."
Stop by for a quick taco run or pull up a chair for a proper meal. We're open and ready.
1696 McKee Rd
San Jose, CA 95116-1237
Monday – Sunday
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