Jose Peppers

We often stop here when passing through Topeka. Kid Friendly. Large portions. Affordable. Something on the menu for everyone.

Taco salad had plastic that was melted in it.
I had a mouth full of taco salad while chewing I felt something hard and I pulled it out and it was melted plastic that they heated my meet the pulled beef in and the cook was too lazy to remove.
And then when the manager was called over he was almost unapologetic and I felt insincere about the quality of the food and preparation in the kitchen and I feel that the manager honestly couldn’t care less.
Took the taco salad off my bill and still left me with a nauseated stomach and a horrible experience
However on the bright side of the visit was that my waitress was very nice and a terrific waitress!

Here it is — I really like the CHIPS at Jose Peppers. They are so light and crispy. The hot salsa is pretty good and the rest of the menu is the usual giant platters of everything cheesy. I had a couple tacos. Nothing spectacular here, but definitely a trustworthy burrito or enchilada, the service was good and the food didn’t make me sick later. I’ll go back for the chips :)

I normally hate tex mex but I thought I’d take a chance on this place. Definitely didn’t disappoint. Best tex mex I’ve ever had. The guacamole was super smooth and creamy. Although the salsa had that traditional tex mex ketchup color it actually tasted very good. I got the Carnita chimichanga which was perfectly golden crispy upon a bed of chile verde that was the perfect spice level. I’m so glad it wasn’t drenched in sauce like many other places do. Would definitely recommend this place. I’m from out of town and sometimes you go into a place as a single Customer and get ignored but they took very good care of me.

Love the Corona Shrimp Taco! Everything I’ve eaten has been good. To Go service is quick and fantastic! Great for lunchtime. Plus you can’t beat the Espinaca!

The entirety of the service staff we dealt with was professional and courteous. The food was good and reasonably priced. The dinning floor and bathrooms were clean. It was an overall good experience and I would certainly eat there again.

Visited this place today, I hope I get the energy of the waitress who has served us. She was damn good with her energy and jokes. food was good but little cheesy than a Mexican food expected to be. Spinaca was too good and it has been added to my favourites … I recommend to try this if you visit Jose peppers…

In terms of «safe» Mexican places to eat in Topeka, this is top of our list.
What do I mean by «safe?» Okay, well there are some amazing places to eat Mexican food in Topeka, and they all seem to get hit with health food violations at some point. This place is corporate, their food is average. It would be a three star but because I trust I’m not getting a desert of Montezuma’s revenge I trust it just a little bit more.
Nothing terribly special here, just good food, at an okay price and made without making you sick.

Pretty good food.
Had the steak fajita chimichanga
Other attendants had quesadilla and taco platter.
We also had the spicy queso as an appetizer.
Overall, nothing amazing, however it was good food for the price.

This place is clean and nice decorating. I don’t know why there were complaints, my dining experience here was good. Prompt seating and service.

I had a hankering for some Mexican for dinner so I got the Jose Sampler to go. The pollo magnifico part was ok but everything else was lousy. The rice was crispy. The mini tacos and chimis are those things one can get at Costco by the bag. They tasted like they had been under a heat lamp for a few hours. There is no way this place could stay in business serving this crap so I’m sure someone in the kitchen just dropped the ball.

The cheese dip was the high point of the meal and it was just okay. The food was a spectacular letdown, with how busy the place is most of the time I expected better food. The spices for everything were just off. I did notice a lack of cooperation among the staff as many walked by the table with my empty glass sitting at the edge.

This was our first time at this Jose Peppers. My daughter ordered the chicken enchiladas with shredded chicken and cheese sauce and I ordered the enchilada especial. When our food finally arrived, my daughters enchilada had grilled chicken instead of shredded. This would not have been too bad except that the chicken was extremely over-​cooked. I’m not sure what dish I was delivered since it did not look like any enchilada especial that I have ever ordered. The waitress removed our plates and stated that she would bring us the correct food. When the dishes were finally delivered the second time, my daughter got the correct meat but it was undercooked this time. My dish was over cooked. The manager took care of the tab for us and gave us some sopapillas but sadly they tasted horrible. Our waitress was the best part of this meal. I will never go to this Jose Peppers again!

Now, im not from topeka, or this part of the midwest at all, so perhaps i cant give this place an accurate rating, as i feel like the food here may be extremely mid-​westernized? Everything here was deep-​fat-​fried and covered in copious amounts of greasy cheese… now, like i said, if that is the mid-​western taste, then I see why topekans seem to like this place. However, having lived in texas, this place does not even slightly resemble true tex-​mex, and it certainly is not authentic, like some of the places i ate at growing up in chicago.
On my first-​only-​last trip to jose peppers i ordered what i was hoping was cheese dip, but it tuns out it was some vile concoction of cheese, cream cheese, and spinach. I couldnt even eat it, after taking one bite, so i sent it back to get some plain cheese dip… which really wasnt much more tolerable, to be honest. It was yellow, sharp and tasted worse than a jar of tostitos! The beans here boast about being lard-​free, but we were told that they are still NOT vegetarian because they are made with pork! My wife, being vegetarian had NO options here!
So next time you want to eat as much cheese and generic fat-​ass-​fried tacos as possible, and you want to feel like a true mid-​westerner jose peppers is your place!

I haven’t eaten at many chain Mexican restaurants. I usually like authentic Mexican food. This place surpassed my expectations. The food had great flavor. Our waitress was awesome. She saw to our needs with out being one of those waitresses that bugs you.

Wow! After eating here at least a dozen times, I can’t believe that I haven’t written up a Unilocal review.
This is my nephew’s favorite place… so if he’s in town, this is the go-​to spot for dinner.
Love the chips and salsa. We always add one or two orders of their white cheese espinacas. Servers are generous with bringing more chips whenever you want more.
I’ve started ordering the parmisian shrimp quesadilla. After all the yummy chips, I only eat about half. The other half is just as good heated up on a stone in my oven the next day.
The marqaritas are good, but inconsistent with the amount of alcohol. Sometimes 2 gives me a blush and sometimes I can’t even tell I had a drink.
The Big Bunch ate here last week and the manager was great about taking our big reservation and being ready for us. The server was able to handle our big group with plenty of chips, refills, and attention.
We never hesitate to meet anyone at Jose Peppers!

I’ve been to Jose Peppers on several occasions. I have always gotten the Pollo Magnifico. It is chicken breast, jalepeno cream cheese, wrapped in a tortilla square then deep fried, with melted cheese everywhere. I love it. The salsa is great, the espinacas dip is better, the margaritas are phenominal too! Take my recommendation and enjoy!

We were passing through Topeka, KS and decided to stop in to Jose Peppers. In short, I was impressed.
The things I liked:
My wife ordered the chicken and avocado enchilada. I ordered the chicken burrito. Service was quick (my order was to go, to be consumed at the hotel). The servers were friendly, offering drinks while we waited. Both meals tasted fresh, the salsa was excellent. My wife even speculated that perhaps the tortillas were made fresh (I don’t know if I believe that, they could be, but I find that highly improbable, possible, but improbable).
The things I didn’t like:
Some kind of tamale-​like filling was served on the beans (just a small scoop), my wife liked it, but to me it was sickeningly sweet. I did not eat it. As mentioned the salsa was outstanding, but the chips were sub-​standard (not horrific, just not good).
Overall:
Fresh tasting cornucopia of delightful Mexican food (it may not be an actually cornucopia, but it was a healthy size portion). I would go again if I lived here.

My mother and I had a bad experience here. A woman seated us and told us that some guy [let’s just call him Joe] would be right with us. Joe walked by us a couple of times, and didn’t even look at us. The woman who seated us ended up taking our drink and food orders, even though we were at one of Joe’s tables. Joe finally acknowledged our presence but wasn’t genuine and frankly gave me the creeps.
When our food came, my mom’s tacos were sizzling hot… you would think that would be a good thing, but apparently her dish was left in the heating shelf for too long because Joe forgot about us, and the heat ended up burning the lettuce and tomatoes and sauce onto the plate. Basically, there was a brown, singed crust on her plate. Furthermore, the BOTTOM of the plate was still dirty with food from the last time it sat with other dirty dishes. Gross.
I ordered the chicken avocado enchiladas, which said they had chicken and cheese in them topped with guacamole and avocado cream sauce. THE ENCHILADAS WERE 99% NACHO CHEESE. It was disgusting. Avocado was dark brown. I picked out the pieces of chicken and left the rest. This may have just been a poor choice on my part, but the dish was easily 3000+ calories with no nutritional value.
GOOD THINGS: Chips were really light and flaky and yummy. My mom’s tacos had a lot of fish in them and, once they cooled down, were okay.
WEIRD THING: Is it normal for restaurants to bring a bottle of hand sanitizer to your table with you? I wasn’t sure how I felt about that. It’s a nice thought… but usually I just go wash my hands… I dunno.

Jose Peppers proves that even chain restaurants can get it right. Had their sampler for dinner to get a feel for a large cross section of their offerings and liked everything on offer. The Pollo Magnifico which is a baked crispy chicken burrito topped with cheese is undoubtedly the best I’ve had and I highly recommend it.
i went almost near closing time but still the service was fast and friendly so overall a nice place to have a decent meal.