Restaurant Taqueria El Jarocho

The place is plain and simple, and very clean. They've a world class salsa roja, and two of us shared an equally transcendent shrimp burrito, with plenty of shrimp. It was October 30th, and early in their day, before lunchtime. Maybe that's why the chips seemed to have been from the night before — not fresh. The señora who took our orders, communicated with the cook, and served our food, came back a little later to ask if we were enjoying our meal. She was very friendly, and she was so glad to hear us praise the burrito that I couldn't bear to kvetch about the chips. The array in the corner with flowers and photos may not be permanent, as we were there only two days before Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead). I'll certainly be back again next time I'm in the neighborhood.

Absolutely. Amazing. We stopped in on a whim -- what a great decision that was. I had the burrito al pastor and it was positively drool-worthy. We had to buy a few orders of their house-made chips and salsa to go -- that's how good they were. Service was prompt and polite. The restaurant is conveniently just steps away from the Ellsworth-Federal stop, too. Take it from me, you need to try this!

I've come here for years the consistency of quality and service is always on point. I usually get the shrimp burrito, it is a great mix of fresh ingredients with a ton of perfectly cooked shrimp - maybe my favorite thing to eat of all time. Every order comes with tortilla chips and their two homemade sauces which are great. I usually order takeout but dined in for the first time recently and am blown away by the presentation of the food and quality of service. The space is really nicely decorated and comfortable and everyone who works there is very kind.