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    El Jalisciense

    4.2 (317 reviews)
    ModerateFood Trucks, Mexican
    Open • 6:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Beef taco
    Janice L.

    A day off with the Kids and Grandbaby to Waikele! Early lunch crave for Mexican and excited to come back to El J's. Ordered the street beef taco with fresh salsa and a lime. Battered fish with guacamole taco, Quesadilla plate with guacamole, sauce & sour cream. Along with a nice cold horchata and Mangoniada so refreshing with a tang! If you all hungry after shopping at Waikele Premiums check these guys out and other food trucks in the back parking area by Coach. They've got good grinds! Mmm!

    Carne asada burrito
    Sarah M.

    We finally found a burrito that is worth the price. It is twice as big as other restaurants. The chicken tacos are good too. They offer mild or spicy salsa so you can enjoy your food at your level of spiciness. They have a couple of tables outside the food truck so you can eat there if you are still shopping at Waikele.

    Beneeta D.

    I've never tried the food trucks in Waikele behind Coach, so I decided to give it a try. I've had a less than good experience with Mexican food on this island, so I was not sure what to expect. The food is actually really good. I got a shrimp taco spicy and a birria taco plate. The shrimp taco was loaded with shrimp, definitely worth the price. The birria was good but the rice and beans were just ok. The person who took our order was unpleasant, she did not seem to care either way if we ordered or not. I would come again.

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    Jay T.

    Unexpectedly went to Waikele and found this trucks unknowingly lol. I wanted a Mangonada but they were sold out ! So I need to try it at least once ! But it must be good if it was sold out already. I ended up getting Horchata and Elote in a cup! The Hotchata was awesome and the elote was delicious. Next time i return I am getting a burrito ! The person handling the register was extremely kind as well! Both items quickly came out too! Tons of parking and they also have seats at the end !

    3/3/24 Menu board on truck
    Val D.

    Located in back of the coach store in the upper waikele outlet stores parking lot, decided to buy food from this truck since I was buying from another truck read the reviews and the farmer's market was dwindling in food tents, but I wasn't too impressed. California beef burrito - 3.5 stars - for $17, it had ground beef, fries and other items. It was pretty big and loaded, and although a little bland, the fries added in gave it a special twist. Enchilada plate - 3.5 stars - for $16 I got 2 enchiladas that were made to order, and not liking a lot of salt, was flavored just right, but the beans were salty. The rice was ok. Service - 4 stars only because the wait is long because there were 4 people before us, and it took more than 15 minutes just to order, then another 15 minutes for the food to be ready for pick-up. The food truck cashier/server was very friendly, talkative and nice. Lots of parking since it is located at the waikele premium outlets upper parking area.

    Birria 7. Torta (#12)
    Shirleen W.

    Food truck is located in the corner of Waikele Shopping Center. They offer mexican cuisine and had to check it out to take a break from our shopping. I highly recommend getting their carne asada torta because not only it is flavorful, but it is large considering the value. The price can be off-putting, but I think it is worth it to try their other items.

    Two steak tacos and one pork Taco Only
    Savanah M.

    The pork tacos were very tasty and the lady helping me was so kind and helpful. She let me try the pork to make sure I liked it. The salad was yummy too.

    Chicken enchilada
    Halei J.

    I just happened to stumble across this place. I was shopping at the outlets and was looking for food and saw some people with some takeout and found all the food trucks. I decided on Mexican. I ended up ordering a chicken enchilada, it was pretty good, it came with salad, rice and beans. The lady who served me was really nice. Can't wait to come back on my next holiday.............

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    For and authentic and loving environment and good food this is a go to my wife can't go trough kapolei without stopping here for some foood I recommend the torta sandwhich Jesus this food got some love with taste and portions bradda and aunty work hard so let's show some love for these guys aloha -

    7. Torta
    Abigail A.

    If you're a fan of Bahn mi you'll be a fan of their torta! I just wished it had a bit more meat and maybe beans on the side. Very delicious and large of a bread. Would order again but probably would try it with a different meat. Maybe also have my own beans on the side too!

    Chicken enchiladas!
    Patrick H.

    In the form of a Jeopardy Response: A. Excellent Mexican food offerings served from a food truck behind an Outlet Mall. Q. What is something that only happens on O'ahu? We sampled the chicken enchiladas and tossed in a couple Al Pastor tacos for good measure. Ample portions of quality Ingredients makes El Jaliscience a great value and worth the drive from town. I liked that the enchilada sauce is not too "saucy" but still packs a punch of flavor. You get your choice of meats...we went with chicken and it was well executed, nicely seasoned, fresh and hot. The enchiladas are topped with guacamole and shredded chihuahua cheese. We opted to leave off the sour cream. Excellent Spanish rice and very simple frijoles, which are clearly not coming from a can accompanied. My one minor feedback would be that the frijoles needed a little salt. For me...the Al Pastor taco was the star of the show. I went with Spicy...and it was spicy! Not burn-your-taste-buds-out spicy, but not wimpy either. Service couldn't have been friendlier and the whole ambiance of the food truck park is just charming. Plenty of seating options or you can follow that time honored O'ahu tradition and eat in your car. Olè!

    Carne Asada Torta - Huge and Excellent!
    Bill S.

    Every time my wife has me take her to the Waikele Premium Outlets, I stop by El Jalisciense for a carne asada torta. The torta is huge, and is a great value! The flavors are wonderful! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

    Chicken Quesadilla
    Stephanie U.

    I'm not one to write a bad review, but today's experience is prompting me to do so. Mind you, I have eaten here several times over the years. I ordered my husband a chicken quesadilla plate. First, he found a small fruit fly in the guacamole. At this point he was just gonna eat everything else except the guac. A few bites into the beans he found an eye lash. So he proceeded to move the beans and guac out of the way and then it happened! He found what is in the posted picture. A long, thick, black, wavy hair (we don't know if it was a pube or (hopefully) from a beard), was discovered in the guacamole. It even had the white root at the top! The strand was about 1.5 inches long!!! He threw out the plate. I hope the owner(s) see this review and talk to their cook to address this. We won't be eating here ever again.

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    The service was great. We had the Taco and Enchilada plates. however the taste of the food was disappointing. Price point is reasonable.

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    9 months ago

    Giving 5 stars because this is the only Mexican food truck that taste exactly like the burrito trucks back home in California!

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    buckits was finally in town for the sacred hearts weds night market so we finally got to try it…read moreout. I heard good things about them in the past so we made sure they were one of the stops for the night. I think it was just only about an hour and a half into the market and they were already out of the small buckets. Only the larger $60-70 buckets were available and i definitely did not want to spend that much. Instead i opted for the shrimp plate over the burrito or tacos since theyre known for their seafood boil. I failed to look at the sauces and what was in it so i went with what was recommended by the cashier which was the chee hoo sauce or something so i said ok lets try it! They quoted about a 20 minute wait since there was a few people ahead of us, which i said ok it's fine. That 20 min wait ended up being longer...over 30+ minutes so i decided to loop around and come back. the person handing out the food eventually asked me what my name was and found that my order was already taken by someone.... oh no shrimp thief! they felt really bad and they made my order right away and even gave me extra shrimp and a bottled water. I ate it when i got home and gave it a go... rice could have been cooked a little better tho...there was some hard pieces to it...and the sauce was some kind of garlic and coconut combo... i think if i knew this then i wouldn't have ordered that sauce cause i actually don't like coconut. but its ok its my fault cause i didnt really ask and just took their rec for it. The shrimp was easy to eat because they have no shells but actually lacked flavor because of it.

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