No Way Jose’s Cantina

Reviews

• Becca M.

  star star star star star 1 July 2026

  This wonderful place is centrally located on the stripe downtown Gatlinburg. They easily accommodated our table of 10 and took great care of us.
  
  The gluten free enchiladas, rice and corn mash were delicious!
  
  This is always a mandatory stop for my family. We love it so much!

• Stella P.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 24 June 2026

  I'm surprised at the amount of raving reviews. The restaurant is small and cramped. The bathrooms have two stalls and one sink. Despite the smallness, let's move on to what really matters. The service was good. We were greeted by a hostess and didn't have to wait because we got there pretty early. The salsa wasn't very good. It had (what looked like) oil floating around the top and was tasteless. I ordered the Baja Shrimp Burrito because I am in love with shrimp/pineapple combinations. The menu said with sour cream, but in all of the Mexican restaurants that I have been to, the sour cream is always on the side, so I'm okay with that. My burrito came out and the top of the burrito was drenched in sour cream. No big deal, totally my fault for not reading the menu more carefully. I ripped the tortilla and decided that I could just eat the inside. The black beans are retried. The shrimp was decent. But the only pineapple that came with the burrito was one ring slice (from a can) and it was outside of the burrito. I adore and eat a lot of Mexican food. This is your typical chain Mexican restaurant with bland food. The prices were decent, my burrito was only $10.95.
  
  I would not willfully go back or recommend this restaurant to a friend.

• Moe Z.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 20 June 2026

  Bogda I believe was our servers name.
  
  I ordered Shrimp tacos, they came out and as soon as they did, I picked one up and it fell apart. Everything ripped right through the bottom.
  
  So I asked the server to get new ones remade because it wasn't normal....and he brought me new tortillas so I can remake my own tacos. Which were a complete mess by now.
  
  Refused to make me new ones.
  
  Attached is a photo!!
  
  Food was good, but service was not good due to the taco incident!!

• Chandra S.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 15 June 2026

  Definitely won't be coming back. If you're a vegetarian I would stay away. The chips and queso were good, so I was looking forward to the main dish. Got the veggie chimichanga.
  Not even being deep fried and covered in queso could save this dish.
  A burrito filled with unseasoned, steamed vegetables (broccoli, carrots, and green beans? Yes) accompanied by some refried black beans. That's it. He asked if I would like cheese, I said yes. It wasn't in there. Charged us extra for the cheese sauce.
  Inedible. Gross. Unwilling to make it right, and confirmed it was premade steamed vegetables.
  Avoid this place. Save your money.

• Kristina M.

  star star star star_border star_border 7 June 2026

  No fuss standard Tex mex fare. A little pricey for what it is but everything in Gatlinburg is. Service was quick and friendly.