"There’s nothing like a welcoming patio and an ice-cold margarita in humid Dallas weather, and at José you get that with incredible Mexican food and a lot of Texan heart. (But to be clear—this ain’t Tex-Mex.) The design is modern and the food traditional, down to how the heirloom corn tortillas are made and nixtamalized in-house, and everything is intense in the best way. The pozole verde, with hominy, tomatillos, and serrano peppers, is a Sunday-at-home beauty—and spicy enough to clear the cobwebs from the mind—while the ceviches are lip-smackingly sour. And no order should go without the shrimp cocktail, piled with hunks of tomato, avocado, cilantro, and serrano peppers, and served with plenty of Saladitas." - Nick Rallo
Kathy Tran
