La Jalisco

Look- chips, salsa and tacos form the foundation of a good Mexican restaurant and this place went 0 for 3. It is as if taste took a vacation. The carnitas tacos were bland, the chips below average and the salsa watery. The pico de Gallo forgot to hook up with the tomatoes. All that said, service was good and the food is cheap.

Conveniently located near Main Plaza, with plenty of seating inside, but the layout doesn’t really suit pushing tables together for groups. The food was just ok. I had a chilaquiles taco on a flour tortilla – you get a choice of flour or corn. The contents of said taco were good, but the envelope (flour tortilla) of said taco was underwhelming. Seemed like they were store bought Mission tortillas. I tried both the verde and the rojo salsa and they just didn’t have a lot of flavor. The breakfast tacos are all listed as $1.35 on the menu, but I was charged $2.25 before tax. I should have said something, but I didn’t for some reason. They have 3 separate indoor seating areas, with one of them facing the Riverwalk (this is not the touristy area though). You seat yourself as you walk-in, but they have servers who take your order. Pay at the counter. The staff was VERY friendly, and they seemed to have a lot of regulars. Everyone was greeted, and they joked around with everyone like they were family. I’ll probably be back again to try something for lunch or dinner sometime just because of this.

Service was not great, ordered one thing and got another thing, waitress was argumentative in what I ordered. Ordered Pollo lunch plate and was told it was shredded chicken and by the pics, not shredded chicken, husband ordered enchiladas and sauce was not not good. Chicken looked old and dry. Bathroom was dirty and no paper towels. Not worth the time or money.

2 stars because we had to go to the ATM down the street for cash, due to their internet being out. The waitress was nice and attentive. The food is not Mexican food. It's Tex-Mex. The food doesn't have a ton of traditional Mexican flavors, it's similar to a Taco Cabana. Cute hole in the wall place for a quick bite. Some plates on the menu seemed over priced for quick bite joint.

The only downside experience I had here was the chips were stale. That's literally the only problem I had. The food I had ordered was sooo delicious, my mom and I were looking on Google for food and this was the first to pop up, was not disappointed. If I could I would drive back up here for another helping