Got recommended this place from a co worker, and let me say it did NOT disappoint. He comes all the…read moreway down from tooele just to get mama Chu's! I had the carne asada carnitas, asked them to cook the meat medium rare (read some other reviews that said steak was often dry) and it was perfect, taste was awesome and good amount of food for a good price. Service was good and our server was on the ball with any and all requests! Come eat here! It's hard to get more authentic in a restaurant than momma Chu's!

Ordered lunch special. Sweet deal given inflation with chips & salsa, entree, rice & beans, and a…read moresoda for $12. Food was quick, hot, and fresh. Service was very friendly. Only negative - salsa was a little watery. Ambiance casual, clean, quick service.

Really popular place in the area. Huge menu with all the…read moreMexican restaurant classics. Every combo you can think of. I was surprised by all the seafood available on the menu. It's like a whole page. Service was friendly but just ok. It was a really busy Friday night. The interior was a fun, typical Mexican restaurant. It's aged but I like it just like that. The food was good. The salsa with the chips was tasty.

I'm really picky about Mexican food, and I kind of had high hopes for this place because every time…read morewe drive by it's always packed... but honestly, it just wasn't my fave.. Like most Mexican restaurants, they start you off with chips and salsa. The salsa itself was pretty good and had a kick to it that kind of surprised us. I ordered the shrimp tacos, and they were good, but I felt like they were missing something, so I ended up adding the salsa from the chips onto the tacos. The rice and beans unfortunately lacked flavor, and I honestly couldn't finish them. My husband ordered the chicken enchiladas, but they accidentally brought him a tamale and chile relleno instead. I wanted to say something, but he just wanted to let it go and eat it anyway. The tamale was pretty good, and he didn't mind the chile relleno either. Overall, not a terrible experience, just not somewhere I'd personally rush back to.

Had the carne asada enchiladas. The steak was very tender and the mango habanero salsa is excellent.read more

Food is good nothing too crazy in my opinion, pricy if you ask me…read more Service was decent no complaints there, and the ambiance was good.

This is a wonderful restaurant for authentic, homemade and flavorful Mexican food. I grew up and…read morehave always lived around what I consider excellent, authentic Mexican food, until I moved to Utah! El Gallo Giro is without a doubt one of, or THE BEST authentic Mexican food in Utah County!

Strike 1 No margaritas Strike 2 No Birria or shredded beef…read moreperiod today (Monday) Strike 3 Steak chimichanga was really a bean and rice chimichanga barely had any steak in it. I've Never had a chimichanga with rice and beans inside . Being from Arizona I know good Mexican food and this missed the mark for me. Service was a miss too . I didn't want beans and the chimichanga had beans inside I would have thought the waitresses knew what was inside the chimi, I guess not :(

the taco spot is the best!! we have been coming for the last couple months & it always delivers…read more service is PHENOMENAL, we have only had good experiences. Marvin especially consistently goes above & beyond- give that man a raise!! the vibe is fun & lively, there are often families and groups of friends having a good time. the taco tues prices + college student discount make the price unbeatable. big fans!! we'll continue to come back :) PS you have to try their chipotle sauce!!

Still a fairly new place in Provo. I wanted to try a bit of everything so I ordered a taco variety…read moreto start. The surf and turf was most excellent. My favorite of all the taco options. Birria and carne asada were neck and neck at second among the favorites. All of the tacos were really good, honestly. As a caveat, I'm the type of person who could live on tacos if presented with the opportunity.

I really wanted to like this place. With the promise of Mexican food and Sinaloa style pollo, this…read moreplace had the recipe to be amazing. Well, it wasn't. Why am I at least giving it 2 stars? The chicken was fine. Most of the bites had some flavor to them. The staff were also very friendly to me and my wife. That really matters. Now, with the good out of the way, let's talk about the bad. With all due respect to the cooks, the rice and beans had NO FLAVOR. I'm Brazilian, I breathe rice and beans, I also love Mexican rice and frijoles however they're served. All I'm saying is, I trust my palate for rice and beans. Unfortunately, this was not it. El Morelense in south Jordan has amazing rice and beans, as a fresh reference in my mind. My half chicken dish came with rice, beans, chicken, a jalapeño, and three tortillas. I didn't even feel like making a taco because I was so underwhelmed by the lack of flavor. My wife ordered a chicken burrito. She did not have a good time. She has a personal preference for white chicken meat, why am I telling you this? She asked the staff if the burrito contained any dark meat, one of the workers said no, so she went with it. Well... there was plenty of dark meat in the burrito and a lot of chicken nerve pieces, which neither of us are a fan of. The rice and beans in the burrito were the same as the ones from my meal, so they were pretty bland. The green sauce that comes with the burrito was actually decent, but overall the experience wasn't good.

One of the million reason, I do not recommend this spot is simple, The foooooodd was very bad!! The…read morechicken was dry!!! The beans had no flavor nor the rice!! As soon as you open the door, there was zero smell!!! Service stunk!! No way am I e er coming back to this place.. I did NO want to add a star because it sucked ballz!!!

Went with the lengua, chorizo, and carne asada tacos. All were rather bland and dry. But at least…read morethe topping station was on point. The habanero onion topping was bomb and made the tacos decent.

Do NOT sleep on the Mexican food in Utah! Despite Don Joaquin being a chain, I think they serve…read moresome of the best Mexican food in Utah, specifically their tacos. So simple, yet so good, as tacos should be! Their food here is very straight forward - Mexican and tasty, no extra bells and whistles. I bought about 10 tacos on Tuesday, since they have a Taco Tuesday deal. Some meats don't apply to the deal, like tripe, but that's okay. It was worth the few extra bucks. For tacos, I got asada, pollo, cabeza, tripe, al pastor, and lengua. Their service is good, quick enough, and the works are kind. I will say, there might be a slight language barrier (Spanish vs. English) but nothing to worry about. This location is quite big, lots of tables! Inside of this location, there is also a dessert/drink spot. I love the protein options they have here. I sometimes just order by the pound with their Spanish red rice and call it a good night! They also have a salsa bar with all the toppings you can want on a taco. I'll always be returning to Don Joaquin!

Decent, but no overwhelming. 3.5 stars…read more Disclaimer: I'm from Tucson and have a high standard of what Mexican food should be. The al pastor taco was decent. Not bad. The chicken street taco was underwhelming. The chicken was a bit bland. The dark meat was definitely dark meat. Ordered aqua fresca. Was disappointed that he pointed me in the direction of the fountain. Not homemade. The salsa bar is small, only six items with three sauces. No pico de gallo. No pico de gallo. Huh. Service was fine. Fun dinosaur themed decor. 5* = A top favorite. Mind-blowing good. I will definitely return and I will go out of my way to go here. Worth every dime of my money. 4* = Outstanding. Top-tier. Some elements not quite as good as it gets, but it still is worthy of my regular business. 3* = Good experience. I might do repeat business if it is convenient, the only option, the only one in its category, or on a whim, but would not be among the first thing to come to mind. Would definitely recommend you trying it to get your own take on it. 2* = Not so good. Would not recommend at all. Waste of money. 1* = How are they still in business? Stay away at all costs!

Food Truck Review: I got beans added to the Apatosaurus for a bit of extra vegetarian protein…read more Really fresh and delicious. Very generous with the guacamole. Also loved the topping bar with pickled veggies and hot sauce. Fast and kind service. The only downside was the chips were just kind of plain and not fresh but this was so minor compared to the delicious taco/quesadilla. I hope they'll open a location near me!