El Rincon de Rita 1520 Alum Rock Avenue, San Jose, CA 95116

"This place is beautiful with a great vibe and authentic Jalisco style food. You can't go wrong coming here and getting your grub on. Real authentic Mexican home cooked food like your momma whipped up."

"Colorful, flavorful, authentic! Barbacoa is so flavorful! Hot, tasty, very good! Highly recommend! Drinks are also served in the cutest pottery."

"LOVELY !!! AUTHENTIC !!! KIND STAFF !!! DELICIOUS !!! After recovering from the long illness, I wanted to east something good, affordable, hygienic. Let me recommend this place in my full senses. Justifying my recommendation below: 1. It has authentic Mexican food. The real flavors comes out in every single bite. 2. They have got a good vegetarian options. They are very open to replacing meat options with the veg options as well. 3. Staff is very welcoming to people from all walks of life. They are very well trained in their jobs and ensure to note done any kind of dietary restriction for their guests. 4. The ambience is beautiful and gives the Mexican vibe. I just adore to look at the colorful walls and feel lively with the entertaining music (not too loud) in he background. 5. The food served is delicious in every bite. It doesn't loses its charm at all at any point. Want to try really good Mexican food. This is the stop. Kudos to the entire staff."

"Don't walk, run to this place. I'm so happy "I found" this place. As a Mexican, you always miss the food with a taste of home, and after 10 years living in the Bay Area, today I can't stop smiling and keep "thinking/dreaming" about the food. As a vegetarian, it is always disappointing that in the "Mexican places" your options are: quesadilla, bean burrito with rice, chips & guacamole, and french fries, but here you can have options and also you can enjoy gorditas!! (handmade and with authentic Mexican flavor). They have a varied and truly Mexican menu (note: burritos and french fries are not Mexican) and el Café de Olla (delicious Mexican coffee) is legit, and please, try their Aguas Frescas. It's a family-owned place, where 95% of its employees are women. All of them are very kind and friendly. Today I had: * Tacos dorados de carne (tacos in fry tortilla with potato and lamb), comes with consomé, onion & cilantro, and hot salsas * Chicharrón gordita (pork rind in green salsa), comes with queso fresco and beans. * Potato gordita, comes with queso fresco and hot salsa * Rajas con queso gordita (a plate with a base of poblano pepper, cream, corn and onion), comes with hot salsa * Gordita Zacatecana * Café de olla * Agua fresca (mix of cucumber and lemon, so refreshing) Please, enjoy every single item of this hidden gem."