Jose's Mexican Cantina

Address:

24 South St, New Providence, NJ 07974

Phone:

(908) 464-4360

Hours:

Mon: 11:30am-9pm
Tue: 11:30am-9pm
Wed: 11:30am-9pm
Thu: 11:30am-9pm

Fri: 11:30am-10pm
Sat: 11:30am-10pm
Sun: 3pm-9pm

Payment:

Cuisine:

Mexican

Nice to Know:

Good For Kids Yes
Noise Level Average
Parking Street, Lot

Wifi No
Accepts Credit Cards Yes
Recommended Meal Dinner

Other Details:

When the Spaniards settled among the Indians of Central America during the 16th Century, they brought with them the traditions and heritage of the Mediterranean world. The Indians they found in Mexico were themselves inheritors of great traditions handed down from ancient Aztec and Mayan civilizations. During tumultuous centuries that marked the clash of these great cultures there occurred a gradual blending. Today the may be regarded as having evolved into a truly new and unique culture all their own.Nowhere is the blending more evident than in the cuisine of Mexico. Rice, introduced from the Old World, was, for instance, enlivened with New World tomatoes and chilis, to become the familiar and popular Spanish rice that is enjoyed all over the Americas. The European onion and garlic were warmly welcomed and are today found in many foods that are in other respects purely Indian.Prior to the coming of the Spaniards, the Indians had no knowledge of fats or oils, and thus no knowledge of the art of frying. The Conquistadors brought with them their lard-fatted pigs, and a whole new culinary technique was born. The Sonoran style Mexican cooking we feature is subtly spiced, contrary to popular thinking that Mexican food is very peppery. However for those desiring added pepperiness, we have spicy table sauces.

Restaurants, Mexican

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