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Mexican · West Valley · $$
Thinly sliced shrimp cured in fresh lime with serrano or chile negro, sharply acidic and genuinely spicy — the kitchen doesn't dilute it for timid palates
Poke & Raw Bar · Central San Jose · $
Poke & Raw Bar · Little Portugal · $
Raw shrimp cured in lime juice and blended chiles — available verde, negro, or rojo — with paper-thin cucumber and red onion; the acidic punch is the whole point
Taqueria · Central San Jose · $$
Raw shrimp cured in a bracingly sour lime and serrano broth with thin cucumber slices, arriving vibrantly green and fiery
Mexican · East Hills and White · $$
Raw shrimp butterflied and cured in a bright, aggressively spiced lime and serrano broth — the restaurant's namesake and clearest statement of purpose
Poke & Raw Bar · Alum Rock · $$
Raw shrimp cured in a blistering green or black chile-lime base, served ice-cold with cucumber and onion — the heat and acidity are meant to shock
Poke & Raw Bar · Alum Rock · $
Raw shrimp swimming in a punishing green chile-lime broth that numbs the lips in the best way, served cold with cucumber and red onion
Poke & Raw Bar · Northside-Empire Gardens · $$
Chile-and-lime-marinated shrimp in a thin, fiery broth — a dish that separates serious marisquerías from casual ones
Mexican · Winchester Lynnhaven · $$
Butterflied shrimp marinated in a zesty lime-chile sauce, with customizable heat levels (green, red, black, or mango habanero).
A darker, earthier riff on the classic using negro chile and sometimes squid ink, with more depth and slightly less acid punch than the verde
A unique dish from the 'Guisados de La Casa' section, featuring a Tomahawk ribeye marinated in an aguachile mole.
