Menu

Don Jose’s Restaurant in Castro Valley, CA, offers a variety of Mexican dishes with options for vegan eaters. The menu includes appetizers like spicy Wings of Fire and fresh Guacamole Avocado. For soups and salads, there's Tortilla Soup and Avocado Salad. Sides like Rice, Beans, and Guacamole are available to take home. The restaurant provides a casual dining experience with full bar service and happy hour specials. Customers have praised the friendly service and comfortable atmosphere. While some reviews mention inconsistencies, others appreciate the unique experience of dining at Don Jose’s. So, whether you're looking for a quick bite or a leisurely dinner, stop by Don Jose’s Restaurant for a taste of Mexican cuisine in a warm and inviting setting.

Appetizers

Appetizers

Guacamole

Avocado, tomatoes, onions, cilantro, jack cheese.

$13.00

Combotizer

A sampler platter. Includes: chicken wings, potato skins, shredded beef taquitos & quesadilla. Served with sour cream, and guacamole.

$18.50

Quesadilla

Sour cream, guacamole, diced tomatoes, and green onions.

$10.00

Wings of Fire

Mexican-Style spicy chicken wings (8) served with House made Devil Ranch dip.

$14.00

Taco Ricos (6)

Carnitas served with Taco Rico salsa, guacamole, and sour cream.

$10.00

Taquitos (6)

Chicken or Shredded Beef. Served with guacamole and sour cream.

$10.00

Potato Skins (4)

Melted Jack cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream and bacon bits.

$11.00

Bean Dip

DJs homemade refried beans for chip-dipping.

$9.00

Nachos

Jack cheese, frijoles, sour cream, guacamole, diced tomato, and green onion.

$11.00

Avocado Salad

Sliced avocado and tomato on a bed of lettuce.

$12.00

BOWL Tortilla Soup

Served with diced tomato, green onion, tortilla strips diced avocado and Jack cheese.

$10.00

CUP Tortilla Soup

Served with diced tomato, green onion, tortilla strips diced avocado and Jack cheese.

$8.00

Ensalada Chica

DJs tossed green house salad. Choice of dressing.

$10.00

Super Tostada

Crisp flour tortilla shell, thin layer of frijoles, topped with lettuce, cheese, tomato, sour cream, and guacamole. Side of ranchera sauce.

$15.00

Grld Chickn Salad

Marinated and grilled chicken breast strips, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, shredded Jack cheese. Side of ranch dressing.

$14.50

Cup Soup & Salad

$12.00

Regalo Salad

Crisp corn tortilla topped with refried beans, lettuce, beef, chicken, cheese, guacamole, and tomato. House vinaigrette dressing.

$14.50

Compuesta Salad

Mixed greens topped with shredded chicken, jack cheese, guacamole, tomato, and adorned with corn chips dipped in frijoles. Side of house vinaigrette.

$14.50

Soups/Salads

Soups/Salads

Sides/To Go

Sides/To Go

. TO GO Food

$0.00

50/50 R&B

$4.50

SIDE Rice

$2.00

SIDE Beans

$2.50

SIDE Sour Cream

$1.25

SIDE Guacamole

$4.25

SIDE Jack Cheese

$2.50

SIDE Avocado Slices

$4.00

CORN Tortillas

$1.50

FLOUR Tortillas

$1.50

SIDE Pico de Gallo

$1.25

SIDE Salsa

$0.00

SIDE Fries

$4.50

SIDE Jalapeos

$1.00

SIDE Mushrooms

$4.00

SIDE Beef

$3.50

SIDE Chickn

$3.00

SIDE Grilld Chickn (1/2)

$5.00

SIDE Shrd Beef

$5.00

SIDE Steak (1/2)

$6.00

SIDE Shrimp (4)

$6.00

SIDE Veggies

$1.50

Chimis (1)

Flour tortilla wrap with shredded beef or chicken, and cheese. Deep fried and topped with sour cream, and guacamole. Served with arroz y frijoles.

$13.75

Flautas (1)

Rolled flour tortillas filled with chicken, deep fried and topped with guacamole and sour cream. Served with arroz y frijoles.

$13.75

Golfos (1)

Soft tacos filled with chicken, cheese, and guacamole. Served with arroz y frijoles.

$13.75

Golfos (2)

Two soft tacos filled with chicken, cheese, and guacamole. Served with arroz y frijoles.

$16.50

Chimis (2)

Flour tortilla wrap with shredded beef or chicken, and cheese. Deep fried and topped with sour cream, and guacamole. Served with arroz y frijoles.

$17.00

Flautas (2)

Two rolled flour tortillas filled with chicken, deep fried and topped with guacamole and sour cream. Served with arroz y frijoles.

$17.00

Malinchi

Crisp flour tortilla layered with frijoles, melted Jack cheese, tomatoes, sour cream, and guacamole.

$15.00

Especialidades

Especialidades

Combos (Enchiladas here)

Combos (Enchiladas here)

Combo 1 Item Rice & Beans

Please make a selection from the drop down list:

$13.00

Combo 2 Items Rice & Beans

Please make a selection from the drop down list:

$15.75

Combo 3 Items Rice & Beans

Please make a selection from the drop down list:

$18.50

Combo 4 Items Rice & Beans

Please make a selection from the drop down list:

$21.50

Dorados (2)

Crispy tacos stuffed with pork carnitas served with salsa Jalisco, guacamole, sour cream, lettuce, and chopped Jalapeos on the side.

$15.00

Taco Trio Rice & Beans

Three soft tacos- Served with steak, carnitas, and chicken. Cilantro, onions, salsa verde, and verduras en vinagre on the side.

$18.50

COD Fish Tacos (2)

Two cod fish tacos, flour tortillas with pico de mango-avocado salsa. Served with whole pinto beans.

$18.50

Fish Tacos (2)

Grilled tilapia, corn tortillas, cabbage and pico de mango-avocado salsa. Served with whole pinto beans.

$18.50

Steak Tacos (2)

Two tacos filled with steak, white onions, and cilantro. Served with arroz y frijoles.

$17.50

Tacos de Carnitas (2)

Two soft flour tortillas filled with pork carnitas, served with lettuce, cabbage, mild pico de gallo, and avocado slices. Comes with arroz, whole beans, and salsa verde.

$17.75

DJ's Tacos

DJ's Tacos

Burritos

Burritos

Super Burrito

Served in a flour tortilla stuffed with chicken or ground beef, Jack cheese, arroz, frijoles, and ranchera sauce. Sour cream and guacamole served on the side.

$15.50

Bean Rice & Cheese Burrito

Just like the title says! Nice and simple.

$12.00

Fajita Spr Burrito

Flour tortilla served with marinated fajita style chicken, steak or shrimp, cheese, red and green bell peppers, arroz y frijoles. Comes with sour cream and guacamole.

$15.50

Carnitas SB

Flour tortilla with pork carnitas, arroz, whole beans, cheese, green sauce, and pico de gallo. With sliced avocado.

$17.50

Veggie Spr Burrito

Spinach tortilla filled with sauted vegetables (ask server), salsa verde, arroz and whole beans. Topped with sliced avocado, tomato, and sour cream.

$14.50

Verde Burrito

Flour tortilla filled with Chile Verde, arroz, frijoles, and cheese. Served with sour cream and guacamole.

$16.50

Colorado Burrito

Flour tortilla filled with Chile Colorado, arroz, frijoles, and cheese. Served with sour cream and guacamole.

$16.50

Baja Plate

Your choice of marinated chicken OR prawns sauted with mushrooms in Baja style BBQ sauce, garnished with sliced green olives. Served with arroz and veggies.

$17.00

Cancun Platter

Chicken breast or prawns sauted in white wine with onions, cilantro, and mushrooms. Topped with melted cheese and served with arroz and steamed vegetables.

$17.50

Sizzling Carnitas x1

Pork carnitas served sizzling over a bed of cabbage. Served with arroz, whole beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, and choice of tortillas.

$20.00

Sizzling Carnitas x2

$38.00

Sizzling Fajitas x1

Fajita-marinated steak, chicken, prawns, or a combo, served sizzling with onions and bell peppers. Comes with arroz, frijoles, guacamole, pico de gallo, and choice of tortillas.

$17.50

Sizzling Fajitas x2

A double portion of your DJ's favorite: Fajita-marinated steak, chicken, prawns, or a combo, served sizzling with onions and bell peppers. Comes with arroz, frijoles, guacamole, pico de gallo, and choice of tortillas.

$34.00

Chile Colorado

Sirloin Tip sauted in DJs special mild colorado sauce. Served with arroz, frijoles, and choice of tortillas.

$18.50

Chile Verde

Pork served in DJs salsa verde. Comes with arroz, frijoles, and choice of tortillas.

$18.50

Arroz con Pollo

Marinated chicken breast served on a bed of arroz, served with DJs special cheese-ranchera sauce.

$17.75

Pollo En Mole

Grilled chicken topped with Poblano-style mole sauce, served on a bed of arroz and a side of frijoles.

$19.00

Carnes y Aves

Carnes y Aves

Del Mar

Del Mar

Baja Prawns

Prawns sauted with mushrooms in a Baja-style BBQ sauce, and grilled onions garnished with sliced green olives. Served with arroz and veggies.

$22.00

Cancun Prawns

Prawns sauted in white wine with onions, cilantro, and mushrooms. Topped with melted cheese and served with arroz and steamed vegetables.

$22.00

Shrimp Ench (1)

One traditional enchilada topped with DJs enchilada sauce, Jack cheese, and sour cream. Served with arroz y frijoles.

$16.50

Shrimp Ench (2)

Two traditional enchiladas topped with DJs enchilada sauce, Jack cheese, and sour cream. Served with arroz y frijoles.

$20.00

Camarones a la Diabla

Prawns sauted with mushrooms in either mild or spicy Diabla sauce. Served with arroz and a side salad.

$20.00

Arroz con Camarones

Prawns simmered in DJs cheese-ranchera sauce. Served on a bed of arroz.

$20.00

K-Burger

Hamburger served plain with fries. Lettuce, tomato, and cheese available upon request!

$6.00

K-Malinchita

Small crisp flour tortilla, covered with beans, melted cheese, and your choice of shredded chicken or ground beef. Served with lettuce, tomato, and olives.

$6.00

K-Nachos

Our home-made corn tortilla chips topped with beans, and melted Monterey Jack cheese. Olives and tomatoes served on the side.

$6.00

K-Quesadilla

Two small flour tortillas filled with melted Monterey Jack cheese. Served with lettuce and olives.

$6.00

K-SB Jr

A smaller version of our super burrito! Served with chicken or beef. Rice and beans inside. Or Bean and Cheese Burrito, with rice on the side.

$6.00

K-Taco

Ground beef or shredded chicken taco, topped with lettuce, cheese, and tomato sauce. Served with rice and beans.

$6.00

K-Whole Ench

Cheese, beef, or chicken enchilada, served with rice and beans. Garnished with lettuce and olives.

$6.00

Kid's Menu

Kid's Menu

Non-Alcoholic

Non-Alcoholic

BEBIDAS

$0.00

Coke

$3.75

Diet Coke

$3.75

Sprite

$3.75

Root Beer

$3.75

Coffee/Decaf

$3.50

Iced Tea

$3.75

Ice Tea FLAVOR

$4.00

Lemonade

$3.75

Soda Water

$3.50

Horchata

$3.75

Cherry Coke

$4.00

Ginger Beer

$5.00

Red Bull

$5.00

San Pellegrino 500ml

$5.00

San Pellegrino 750ml

$6.00

House Marg

$10.00

Cadillac

$12.00

Flaca-Rita

$11.00

Flavor-Rita

$11.00

Corona-Rita

$11.00

Cactus Margarita

$10.00

Agave Azul

$10.00

Patron Marg

$13.00

Billionaire

$11.00

Tex-Mex

$14.00

Top Shelf Marg

$13.00

Pitcher House Marg

$36.00

Pitcher Flavor-Rita

$40.00

Pitcher Cadillac

$44.00

Pitcher Flaca-Rita

$40.00

Margaritas

Margaritas

Specials

Specials

Glass of Malbec

$9.50

Bottle of Malbec

$32.00

Horchata Tequila-tini

$7.50

Apple Burrito

$8.50

Banana Burrito

$8.50

Bunuelo

$7.50

Churros

$6.50

Flan

$8.00

Ice Cream

$5.50

Dessert

Dessert

Brunch Entrees

Brunch Entrees

Chilaquiles

$13.50

Huevos Guadalajara

$13.50

Huevos Ranchera

$13.50

Monterrey Omelette

$13.50

Ensalada de Nopalitos

$12.00

Mexican Street-style Corn Salad

$13.00