Jalisco Tacos

Good food atmosphere could be better though

Have been to many Jaliscos and they are all great. Priced well. Great service. A must for an authentic meal.

This place is truly great. A gem on the Fox, right near downtown. It has everything I want in not only a taco shop, but a restaurant in general. The food is excellent, it’s consistent, and the proprietors are friendly as hell. I’m always greeted with a smile. Even if they’re busy, the service is relatively quick, perfect for lunch. I think their pork is the best thing going but give the steak a whirl too. You won’t be disappointed.

Took over new owners. Garbage. Drink a lot of beer and it’ll taste good. Keep on looking. But if your hung over get the tacos dorado s. Those will work. With shredded beef or chicken. Cured

Stopped here for lunch after a trip to Dick Pond Athletics which is in the same shopping area. I had a bean & cheese gordita. It was very nice. And very reasonable: 1 gordita and a Jarrito soda was $ 5.12. I give this place a good solid 3 ½ stars (but Unilocal doesn’t have half stars). I notice that some of the reviews were during what was obviously a low point in the history of this restaurant. My experience today was that the food was solid, reasonably priced, service prompt and friendly, and the dining room and bathroom clean. I’d stop by again when in the area for a quick bite.

Update. Ordered my usual order of chicken tacos, steak taco, and al pastor taco. The chicken taco tasted like burnt BBQ when it used to be chicken tinga (moist chicken in a tomato and onion sauce). The al pastor was also off. I called the owner and he offered a new taco or my money back. Fair enough, but insisted that they hadn’t changed the recipe. Since it wasn’t worth my time to get a refund of a few bucks, I’m just not going to order from there anymore. See you next week, La Huerta.

This is a perfectly nice place tucked away next to the fish market and a few other shops just north of downtown St. Charles. The serving sizes are nice and large and reasonably priced. The food is good, but akin to what you’d find at other Mexican restaurants all around this area. I think you could be blindfolded and taste samples from this place and a few others and struggle to tell the difference. So it’s definitely good, but definitely not unique.
In all, if you’re looking for a hearty plate of good Mexican food, Jalisco Tacos is definitely worth your money. It’s not likely to stand out in your memory, but I doubt you’d have any noteworthy complaints, either.

Overall a solid place for quick food. It’s is a little greasy to be honest, but the fries are salted to perfection and have a nice and savory taste

Great Tamales! I stopped in a bought two for lunch. One for me and one for DH. Well, DH didn’t get one because I ate them both while out shopping!
We also tried the lunches this week. DH didn’t care for the pork burrito as much as he liked the asada ones. I had the tostadas which had good flavor but where a little greasy. Again we got the tamales — still excellent.

Forgot my chips and salsa. Plus the tacos were so bad, I literally threw out my entire order.

My first review on this formerly excellent Mexican restaurant: Six months ago, I would have given Jalisco Tacos 4 stars, but after years of coming here for flavorful tacos at a great price, I recently had a below average meal. Having noticed that no one in the staff looked familiar, I inquired and learned that they had changed ownership. It would appear that the new owners bought the rights to the name and the physical location, but did not acquire any of the secrets to the «old» Jalisco flavors and friendliness. I’m sure that it is not a coincidence that the unfavorable reviews begin after the first few months of 2014 — the new owners appear to have taken over at that time. I’ll give them another try in the future and sincerely hope to be able to update the review with more stars.

Was so excited to have found this place, tucked into a little strip mall, and saw other reviews, but was completely disappointed. Stopped in mid day, there were no other customers, so you would think the food would taste super fresh … but …
The place is clean, and the staff was nice enough. But the steak tacos I ordered were NOT good: no seasoning, poor texture *(like they had been reheated) and one of the taco’s «tomato». was literally just the top of the tomato (where the stem is) Also, I requested cilantro, and it was not put on. (not sure if I was charged for that, as I never got a bill, just a total)
The beans & rice tasted as though they had been microwaved, also no seasoning or flavor.
The only decent part was the french fries I ordered for my child. Very disappointed, not sure if this was just a one off, but I wouldn’t waste my money again (bill came to $ 17)
won’t go there again. (would rather go a few blocks down to Jalapeño Grill, always good food)

Coming from a true Mexican, this place was no bueno. The gringos in Saint Charles don’t know any better so that’s why they settle for a place like this. If you want some good tacos go to Los Comales or stick to West Chicago or Elgin. Even the torta was disappointing :(we will not be coming here again. Gave me the heebeejeebeeeeees!!!

We have been frequenting this little restaurant for years, and after trying most of the other Mexican restaurants in town, I truly believe that this place has the most delicious, tasty food. We love the beefsteak tortas, flautas, guacamole, salsa, and all of the varied tacos (beef, pork, chicken, etc.) that we have tried. The prices are extremely affordable. The atmosphere is extremely casual, and I would have to rate it as just fair if you are comparing to the larger restaurants. If you are eating in for a quick bite, this is fine, as the food more than makes up for it. It is also very easy to call ahead and place your order for pick-​up, which is what we usually do.

Good Mexican food. I’ve never had a bad meal here and the guys that run the place are very friendly. The horchata is awesome too.

The food is tasty and cheap. The guacamole is really great. The Tortas are yummy. I would give it 5 stars but they are always out of tamales.

Ive eaten here many a times. Really good tacos, burritos and tortas. I usually get steak tacos with cilantro and onion, which are pretty tasty. I also recommend the gorditas that are homemade with Al Pastor, and the crispy chicken tacos are really good too. The rice and beans aren’t that great, but everything else is pretty awesome and really affordable.

Awesome Guacamole! Great Tacos. okay tamales.
Seriously– their guac is almost perfect.
The chicken taco was good– pork was great.
I think I will be back soon and often.

Just a great little Taco place!!! Nothing extreme, simple and delicious!
I will definitely go back!!!

As another reviewer mentioned, they have pork/​chicken soft tacos with cilantro & onions for $ 1 on Sat/​Sun/​Mon!
The torta is another of my favorite foods from this establishment ($ 3.90). It comes in a soft, fluffy, warm sub-​style bread. A hefty size. Doesn’t taste like cardboard. You can pick the meat, and the other fillings are beans, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, and avocado slices.
Tostadas are good too, toppings piled high with avocado pieces on top (~$ 2.90). Their small burrito is $ 2.90, but it’s a lot of food. Gorditas are good as well. Tamale was okay. It was my first time trying an horchata and since I have a sweet tooth, the taste was such a pleasant surprise. A milky sweetness with some cinnamon. Definitely a dessert and treat for me, especially great on a hot summer day.
UPDATE June ’14 — I’m not sure if they have the $ 1 taco specials anymore because the menu board doesn’t list it. Tacos are $ 1.55, on the small side, still tasty. Nice neighborhood taco joint.