Taqueria San Jose Menu (Updated October 2025)
Welcome to Taqueria San Jose, where the vibrant flavors of Mexican cuisine come alive on South Halsted Street in Chicago. This casual eatery offers a menu bursting with authentic dishes that promise to satisfy every palate.
Among the standout options is the Carne Asada Tostada, featuring juicy skirt steak, or the Picadillo Tostada, which showcases seasoned ground beef, both priced at just $5.50. These tostadas are perfect for a quick bite or part of the Platillo Tostada Dinner, which includes beans, rice, and salad for $14.50.
Breakfast at Taqueria San Jose is not to be missed. The Huevos Rancheros, served with country-style eggs, and the Chilaquiles, featuring crispy fried tortillas with your choice of salsa, are customer favorites. Each dish is not only generous in portion but also rich in flavor, making for a fulfilling start to your day.
Vegetarians will find delight in options like the Nachos, heaped with beans, cheese, and fresh toppings for $14.59. And don’t forget to wash it all down with their natural fruit drinks, as recommended by loyal patrons, who claim they serve some of the best tacos in Chicago.
With a warm atmosphere and friendly service, Taqueria San Jose is truly a gem for lovers of authentic Mexican fare.
Breakfast
Desayunos San Jose
Breakfast San Jose style.
$17.59Huevos Rancheros
Country style eggs.
$14.89Huevos A La Mexicana
Scrambled eggs with peppers, onion and tomatoes.
$14.89Huevos Con Chorizo
Scrambled eggs with Mexican sausage.
$15.89Huevos Con Jamon
Ham and eggs.
$14.89Huevos Con Salchicha
Scrambled eggs with wieners.
$14.89Chilaquiles
Fried tortilla with red or green salsa and 2 eggs. Served with beans or rice.
$15.89Appetizers
Nachos Especiales
With Meat, cheese, beans, jalapeno, sour cream and tomatoe.
$15.99Super Nachos
Comes with meat, cheese and beans.
$13.99Nachos Con Queso
Nachos with white cheese.
$12.59Nachos Con Frijoles
Nachos with beans.
$8.99Queso Fundido Con Chorizo
Melted cheese with Mexican sausage.
$12.99Queso Fundido
Melted cheese.
$11.99Chips Con Salsa
Chips with sauce.
$5.99Solo Chips
Only chips.
$3.99Chips Con Pico De Gallo
$7.59Guacamole Con Chips
Guacamole dip with chips.
$12.59Soups
Menudo
Beef tripe soup.
$24.99Chicken Soup
Large Chicken soup.
$17.00Taco Salad
Taco Salad
Served with beans, meat, lettuce, tomato, avocado, cheese and sour cream.
$14.59Sopes, Gorditas and Flautas
Sope
$6.99Sopes Dinner
2 sopes, rice and beans.
$16.99Gordita
$6.99Gorditas Dinner
2 gorditas, rice and beans.
$16.99Flautas
Flute shape crispy tacos.
$4.99Flautas Dinner
3 flutas, rice, beans and salad.
$17.99Quesadillas y Huaraches
Quesadillas San Jose
2 quesadillas con guacamole y pico de gallo. 2 fried quesadillas with guacamole and pico de gallo.
$24.99Quesadillas De Masa
Fried quesadilla
$9.49Quesadillas De Masa Dinner
2 fried quesadillas with rice and beans.
$23.99Quesadilla With Meat
Flour tortilla with melted cheese, your choice of meat, lettuce and tomato.
$6.99Quesadillas With Meat Dinner
3 quesadillas with meat, rice, beans and salad.
$22.99Quesadilla (No Meat)
Flour tortilla with melted cheese, lettuce and tomato.
$4.50Quesadilla Dinner
3 quesadillas with rice, beans and salad.
$15.99Huarache
Mashed potato, sweet pepper, skirt steak, pork, chicken, ground beef, mex. sausage. Served with beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour cream, onions, red or green salsa and your choice of meat.
$13.99Tacos
Chorizo Taco
Mexican sausage.
$4.50Chorizo Taco Dinner
Mexican sausage.
$14.99Carne Asada Taco
Skirt steak.
$4.50Carne Asada Taco Dinner
Skirt steak.
$14.99Cecina Taco
Dried beef.
$4.50Cecina Taco Dinner
Dried beef.
$14.99Lengua Taco
Tongue.
$4.50Lengua Taco Dinner
Tongue.
$14.99Huevo Con Chorizo Taco
Mexican sausage and eggs.
$4.50Huevo Con Chorizo Taco Dinner
Mexican sausage and eggs.
$14.99Al Pastor Taco
Pork.
$4.10Al Pastor Taco Dinner
Pork.
$14.50Pollo Taco
Chicken.
$4.10Pollo Taco Dinner
Chicken.
$14.50Picadillo Taco
Ground beef.
$4.10Picadillo Taco Dinner
Ground beef.
$14.50Tripas Taco
Beef intestine.
$4.10Tripas Taco Dinner
Beef intestine.
$14.50Aquacate Taco
Avocado.
$4.10Aquacate Taco Dinner
Avocado.
$14.50Huevo Taco
Egg.
$4.10Huevo Taco Dinner
Egg.
$14.50Chiles Rellenos Taco
Stuffed peppers.
$5.50Chiles Rellenos Taco Dinner
Stuffed peppers.
$17.49Taco De Camaron
Shrimp.
$5.50Taco De Camaron Dinner
Shrimp.
$18.59Tortas
Cubana Torta
Ham, bacon, breaded steak, sausage and American cheese.
$14.50Cubana Torta Dinner
Ham, bacon, breaded steak, sausage and American cheese.
$16.99Tortas
Mexican sandwiches. 1 torta and the platter with beans, rice and salad.
$11.50Torta Dinner
Mexican sandwiches. 1 torta and the platter with beans, rice and salad.
$14.99Burritos
Carne Asada Burrito
Skirt steak.
$13.59Cecina Burrito
Dried beef.
$13.59Tripas Burrito
Beef intestine.
$13.59Lengua Burrito
Tongue.
$13.59Chorizo Burrito
Mexican sausage.
$13.59Huevo Con Chorizo Burrito
Egg and Mexican sausage.
$13.59Al Pastor Burrito
Pork.
$13.59Pollo Burrito
Chicken.
$13.59Picadillo Burrito
Ground beef.
$13.59Chile Relleno Burrito
Stuffed pepper.
$15.00Chile Relleno Burrito Dinner
Stuffed pepper.
$17.99Tostadas
Carne Asada Tostada
Skirt steak.
$5.50Al Pastor Tastada
Pork.
$5.50Pollo Tostada
Chicken.
$5.50Picadillo Tostada
Ground beef.
$5.50Chorizo Tostada
Mexican sausage.
$5.50Jamon Tostada
Ham.
$5.50Platillo Tostada
Dinner. 2 tostadas and the platter with beans, rice and salad.
$14.50Sincronizadas
Sincronizada
$15.99Seafood
Fajitas De Camaron
Shrimp fajitas.
$24.99Camarones A La Diabla
Really spicy shrimps "hot". Spicy.
$24.99Camarones Empanizados
Breaded shrimp.
$24.99Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo
Shrimp and garlic.
$24.99Cocktail De Camaron
Shrimp cocktail.
$21.99Tostadas De Camaron
Shrimp tostadas.
$8.50Tostada De Ceviche De Camaron
Shrimp tostados.
$8.50Vegetarian
Nachos
Served with beans, cheese, lettuce, tomato, jalapenos, cilantro and sour cream.
$14.59Burrito
$12.59Burrito De Huevo
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