Jess’s Place Menu (Update 2025)
Introducing Jess’s Place, a Peruvian-Latin American gem located in San Jose, CA. This restaurant offers a variety of traditional dishes, including Huevos Rancheros, Chilaquiles, and Bistec con Huevos for breakfast, as well as Papa Rellena, Escabeche de Pescado, and Chicharron de Camaron for lunch and dinner. The menu also features delicious Peruvian beverages such as Chicha Morada and Inka Cola. Customers have praised the flavorful dishes, generous portions, and reasonable prices at Jess’s Place. While the area may be a bit sketchy and the decor could use some attention, the quality of the food more than makes up for it. If you're looking to experience authentic Peruvian cuisine in a casual setting, Jess’s Place is a must-try.
Breakfast
Huevos Rancheros
Served with corn tortilla topped with two with ranchero sauce.
Huevos a La Mexicana
Scrambled eggs with onions, tomatoes and green peppers.
Huevos con Tocino
Scrambled eggs with bacon.
Chilaquiles
Scrambled eggs, tortilla with red or green salsa.
Machaca con Huevo
Huevos con Jamon
Scrambled eggs with ham.
Huevos con Chorizo
Scrambled eggs with potatoes.
Huevos con Papas
Scrambled eggs with potatoes.
Bistec con Huevos
Served with steak and eggs.
Chicha Morada
Jarra de Chicha Morada
Refresco Del Dia
Jarra de Refresco Del Dia
Inka Cola
Bottled Soda
Bottled Water
Bebidas
Entradas
Papa a La Huancaina
Served with olives and hard boiled eggs.
Papa Rellena
Served with seasoned beef, onions, tomatoes and olives then top off with the savory salsa criolla.
Causa Mixta
Served with yellow mashed potato, embedded with chicken breast, peas, carrots and spices.
Palta Rellena de Pollo
Sliced avocado mixed stripped chicken, veggies and mayo.
Escabeche de Pollo
Served with steamed rice.
Escabeche de Pescado
Served with red onions, sliced yellow pepper and rice.
Anticuchos de Corazon
Served with a special hot sauce and golden potatoes.
Conchas a La Parmesana
Served with pico de gallo and parmesan cheese.
Choros a La Chalaca
Served with pico de gallo and spicy rocoto sauce.
Chicharron de Pollo
Served deep fried chicken.
Chicharron de Calamar
Served deep fried calamari.
Chicharron de Camaron
Served deep fried shrimp.
Salchipapas
Served with different sauces.
Tamales
Served with chicken, hard boiled egg and black olives, wrapped in banana leaf then top off with salsa criolla.
Sopa a La Minuta
Spaghetti boiled with beef and milk.
Sopa a La Criolla
Spaghetti boiled with beef, milk and white toast.
Sopa de Pollo
Spaghetti boiled with chicken.
Sopa de Choros
Green mussels boiled in special sauce with noodles and veggies.
Sustancia de Carne
Spaghetti boiled with beef, milk and green onion.
Chupe de Camarones
Shrimp boiled with special sauce, rice, com and milk.
Chupe de Pescado
Fish boiled with special sauce, rice, com and milk.
Aguadito de Mariscos
Seafood combo boiled with cilantro and rice.
Parihuela Especial
Seafood combo boiled with special peruvian sauce.
Sopas
Ensaladas
Ensalada de Pollo
Served with grilled chicken salad.
Ensalada Rusa
Served with boiled potatoes and beets mixed with mayo. Vegetarian.
Ensalada Jess's Place
Chef's special.
Ensalada de Palta
Avocado salad.
Ensalada Mix
Mixed salad.
Ensalada de Camarones
Shrimp salad.
Pollo Entero
Served whole chicken.
Half Pollo
Quart Pollo
Served quart chicken.
Pollos a La Brasa
Pollo
Pollo Saltado
Served with tomatoes, red onions, soy sauce and steamed rice.
Tallarin Saltado de Pollo
Served with tomatoes, red onions and soy sauce.
Arroz Chaufa de Pollo
Fried rice chicken.
Suprema de Pollo
Breaded chicken with fries and steamed rice.
Lomo Saltado
Served with sauteed beef with tomatoes, red onions, soy sauce and steamed rice.
Lomo Saltado a Lo Zenon
Served with sauteed beef with tomatoes, red onions, soy sauce and steamed rice, fried eggs, fried bananas and beans.
Bistec con Papas Y Arroz
Served with fries and steamed rice.
Bistec a Lo Pobre
Served with fries, fried eggs, fried bananas and steamed rice.
Bistek Encebollado con Arroz
Served with sauteed red onions, tomatoes, fries and steamed rice.
Bistec a La Chorrillana
Served with sauteed onions, chili peppers, tomatoes, fries, toast and steamed rice.
Apanado con Papas y Arroz
Served with fries and steamed rice.
Churrasco a Lo Pobre
Served with fries, fried eggs,fried bananas,beans and steamed rice.
Tallarin Saltado de Carne
Served with beef, tomatoes, onions and soy sauce.
Tallarin Verde con Bistec
Served with pesto spaghetti pasta with steak and golden potato.
Arroz Chaufa de Carne
Fried rice beef.
Higado Encebollado
Served with red onions, tomatoes and steamed rice.
Parrillada a Lo Zenon
Served with grilled cow heart, lamb, pork, chorizo, steak, 1/4 chicken, fries and salad.
Carnes
Mariscos and Pescado
Pescado a Lo Macho
Served with steamed rice.
Pescado al Mojo de Ajo
served with salad and steamed rice.
Pescado Frito
Served with salad and steamed rice.
Pescado Sudado
Served with steamed rice.
Pescado Saltado
Served with fries and steamed rice.
Jalea de Pescado
Served with salsa criolla, served with fried yucca.
Jalea Specia Entero Filete
Deep fried seafood combo all kino.
Picante de Mariscos
Seafood combo cooked with a special peruvian spicy sauce.
Picante de Camarones
Shrimp cooked with special peruvian spicy sauce.
Chaufa de Mariscos
Seafood combo with fried rice.
Chaufa de Camarones
Shrimp cooked with peruvian spicy sauce served with fried rice.
Arroz con Mariscos
Seafood combo mixed with fried rice and spicy sauce.
Saltado de Mariscos
Served with fries and steamed rice.
Saltado de Camarones
Served with fries and steamed rice.
Saltado de Calamar
Calamar cooked with red onions, tomatoes, served with fries and steamed rice.
Ceviche de Pescado
Served with white fish marinated in fresh lemon juice and sliced red onion.
Ceviche de Pulpo
Served with octopus marinated in fresh lemon juice and sliced red onions.
Ceviche de Camaron
Served with shrimp marinated in fresh lemon juice and sliced red onions.
Ceviche de Conchas
Served with sea shells marinated in fresh lemon juice and sliced red onions.
Ceviche Mixto
Served with seafood combo marinated in fresh lemon juice and sliced red onions.
Tiradito de Pescado
Served with white fish marinated in fresh lemon juice and sliced yellow peppers with red onions.
Leche de Tigre
Served with white fish marinated in fresh lemon juice cilantro and sliced red onions.