Jose Pepper’s is a Kansas City-area Tex-Mex chain that has been serving its signature margaritas and scratch-made dishes since 1988. Founded by Ed Gieselman at 103rd and Metcalf in Overland Park, Kansas, the restaurant grew to eleven locations across the Kansas City metro, Topeka, and East Wichita. The menu below comes from the chain’s official online ordering menu, with the restaurant’s listed prices for its Overland Park location.
Quick Summary
- Signature dishes: Pollo Magnifico, Enchilada Trio, Baby Spinach Enchilada Platter
- Cuisine: Tex-Mex with 100% scratch kitchens
- Known for: espinaca con queso, the Pollo Magnifico, 100% agave tequila margaritas
- Setting: casual family-friendly restaurant and cantina, complimentary chips and salsa
- Good for: lunch specials, family packs, catering, taco nights
Full Menu Lineup
Prices are set per location, so they vary between stores. The prices below are a snapshot from the official ordering menu for the Overland Park – 103rd & Metcalf location, with a few items from Mission, South Overland Park, Legends KCK, and Belton noted.
Signature Specialties
The Pollo Magnifico is the pride of the restaurant: a crispy seasoned chicken burrito baked with colby jack and jalapeno cream cheese.
Poco Platterr combines pollo magnifico, mini beef chimichangas, chicken flautas, and bean tostadas with refried beans and mexican rice. Poco Pollo Squares serves 20 pieces of Pollo Magnifico for groups.
Enchilada Plates
Enchilada Trio includes a seasoned chicken enchilada, ground beef enchilada, and cheese & onion enchilada with New Mexico red chile sauce, refried beans, and mexican rice. Baby Spinach Enchilada Platter pairs baby spinach and jalapeno cheese in flour tortillas with roasted green chile sauce, a chile con queso drizzle, and queso fresco.
Tacos and Chimichangas
Traditional Crispy Tacos are two ground beef or seasoned chicken crispy tacos with lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese, served with refried beans and mexican rice. The lunch chimichanga stuffs seasoned chicken into a crispy flour tortilla with New Mexico red chile sauce and sour cream.
Combination Platters
Combo #3 pairs a beef enchilada with a cheese & onion enchilada, New Mexico red chile sauce, a crispy beef taco, refried beans, and mexican rice. Combo #5 swaps in a beef burrito alongside the cheese & onion enchilada and crispy beef taco.
Family Packs
Family packs serve 8 portions with refried beans and mexican rice. Family Pack Pollo is 8 pollo magnifico servings; the cheese enchilada pack is 8 traditional cheese & onion enchiladas with New Mexico red chile sauce; Family Beef Taco includes 8 soft flour ground beef tacos plus 16oz refried beans, 16oz mexican rice, 16oz espinaca, chips, and salsa.
Margaritas
Jose Pepper’s has been refining its margaritas since 1988, made with 100% agave tequila, all-natural lemon and lime juices, and agave nectar.
The Pollo Magnifico ($14.29): a crispy seasoned chicken burrito baked with colby jack and jalapeno cream cheese, served with refried beans and Mexican rice.
No. Prices are set per location, so they vary between stores. The prices on this page are a snapshot from the chain’s official ordering menu for its Overland Park, Kansas location.
Yes. Family packs like the Family Pack Pollo ($49.99) feed groups, and the catering menu includes items such as the Pollo Magnifico Bar and Poco Pollo Squares.
Jose Pepper’s has been refining its margaritas since 1988, using 100% agave tequila with all-natural lemon and lime juices and agave nectar. The official menu lists the Peach Margarita at $6.50.