No Way Jose - Tex-Mex restaurant in Starkville - 125 MS-12, USA

Excellent food and service. Always a favorite!!

Upon first entering the restaurant on 01/01/23, the sign directs you to “Please Wait to be Seated”, which we did, of course. Unfortunately, however, we waited a few minutes and were never greeted or seated. The bartender walked from the back of the house, looked directly at us, and did not bother to speak or assist. In fact, it seemed that she put forth a concerted effort to avoid speaking to us. Finally, we walked up to the bar and asked her if someone would assist. To that she nonchalantly replied, “You can just seat yourselves,” with no smile, no apology. We were lost as to where to sit, considering I was once a server and know they have specific sections, especially if staffing is limited. We asked one of the waitresses for the manager and she said, “He’s on his break,” and asked what was wrong; we briefly explained the situation and she seated us. While waiting for her to come back, an older white couple entered the restaurant, and I watched that same bartender immediately seat them on the opposite side of the restaurant near the bar. After receiving our food at 4:08p, we again asked her for the manager, to which our waitress replied, “He’s still on his break,” and that he would not be back until 6:00p. This would not be feasible, as we were visiting from out of town. The situation was pretty unsettling that we didn’t want to continue eating our food there. I will say, though, that the tortilla chips were fresh, the salsa had a decent flavor (but watery in texture), and the queso was tolerable. I had a few bites of my shrimp burrito loco and it was sizable and served at the perfect temperature (the shrimp was slightly overcooked). While we did not get her name (the receipt says Gisselle), the waitress was wonderful.

Great food and even better service!! The food came out steaming hot and fast! Also their margaritas are to die for. We went on Wednesday so the 12oz was only $1.99

I raised my opinion from one star to two based on the amazing queso. If you are just looking for a place to hang out and eat great queso and drink, this is it (the drinks look huge, though I didn't try any). But they will force you to wear a mask, even though the mandate is dropped....on the way in, anyway. The same trip on the way out without a mask, is not commented on. Coming in is also hard because of all the notices of rules posted all over the front doors that take too much time to read. Rules like 'don't wander around the restaurant, don't switch seats once seated, don't be loud, this is not a convention center so no balloons and music, etc.' were amusing and made me think the restaurant must have a clientele of children that need to be taught how to behave in a public place. Probably true, since it was packed with college students. My sympathies, but it made for an unfriendly welcome for those of us who are middle aged, and mature enough to know how to behave in a restaurant. Additionally, I had to be quite firm about my request to sit on the side of the restaurant where we could see our vehicle out the window (since we had just bought items that were sitting in the open bed of the truck). The menu was reasonably short, but the food was underwhelming. The guacamole might have come out of a squeeze tube, and was mostly flavorless. The salsa was just average. My husband remarked that grilled fajita vegetables just don't belong in a burrito. He left his unfinished. Pros: good portion size, decent parking, nice looking,, pretty clean, and a really cute name.

Absolutely the best Mexican food I ever ate! No wait to be seated, not a long wait for food either. Restaurant very clean and nicely decorated, staff friendly and our waitress was right there with refills before the tea ran out. Will be goin back, and would definitely recommend!

I ordered a full nacho with everything and only got three shrimp and the whole plate was like slop. The cheese was watered down I had to throw it away. Just happened 12/02/23. It was disgusting 🤮

I’ve never been to a Mexican restaurant this poor in taste. We found a piece of hair in my daughter’s nachos not one but two times. First time we asked to get made over. Second time, I received the plate again and hair was in it, I was done. Are they back there cooking with no hair nets on? The cheese was stiff and cold. The cheese on the nachos was stiff stuck together. My food came out cold. No flavor and was so little on the plate.I don’t understand. We were visiting from out of town. I don’t see how this place still opened. I hope y’all go somewhere else.

Customer service and food were excellent!! The portion was so big, we had leftovers to take home. We will definitely be back whenever we’re in town again.