Everything they make is delicious! I've had the tortas, ceviche, quesadillas de maíz, flautas and agua chile.

Careful pulling into this place, traffic on Valley Blvd is traveling freeway speeds. This place is in dire need of loving care...i.e. major paint / renovation. Wet beef burrito was ok, yet I've had much better. We were the only ones here. Waitress was cool, but she didn't understand one word I said. I'm surprised that the food came out somewhat right. Chips and salsa were decent, soda is from a can. It's a ok place to try if you're in the area. read more

El Jalisco Cafe - Mexican Near Me - La Puente, California

I used to go to the "other" Jalisco on Valley & Turnbull years ago but I had not been to this location. My dad had been in a mood for cocido (a Mexican type of soup with beef). We decided to try this location and I was hoping it had the two best features the other location had: great prices and tasty food. It does! You know my dad had his cocido and I had the Camerones estilo Costa Azul which is bacon wrapped shrimp. At $9, this plate would be $12-$15 at any of the normal restaurants we normally go to. The food was delicious and the shrimp were big. This restaurant is a no frills restaurant. Don't bring someone here on your first date! But the service is good and the value is phenomenal. None of that matters if the food is not good but you won't have that problem here. They have a Juke box that only seems to play Vicente Fernandez but that's not all bad. read more

El Jalisco Cafe - My camarones estilo Costa Azul - Mexican Near Me - La Puente, California

Idk about the food at this restaurant but the food truck needs help they need to use better quality meat it almost looks like carne molida de puerco or chicken. Who knows...The onions taste horrible they either the have them sitting in the heat or something but that was the worst I ever had. they replace 3 items cuz they swear everything is fresh made, and she said there's has to been a mistake...I said okay we will try again. but honestly the meat is probably the cheapest meat with didn't get onions the second time, it is not carne asada though it taste like cooked beef or some sort of beef it was so salty, Very disappointing. I did give them 2 stars for good rice and beans. Customer service was decent. She really tried to be nice. Going back the food...The salsa tasted water down, it taste like tomatillos with water. I think I'll leave it at that. And I know good food and good cooking. I cook a lot at home so when I eat out I want to be a treat not a disappointment. Here's pic of the "carne asada" nachos. read more

El Jalisco Cafe - "Carne Asada" nachos - Mexican Near Me - La Puente, California

Sat inside the restaurant and had the super torta which was delicious- bread was warm and soft, milanesa was also tasty, overall good experience especially since the restaurant itself has a humble and cozy vibe. Employees are also friendly and not to mention great prices - torta was around $8 which would usually be $12 elsewhere. read more

This place has good food. The price is also great ! Nice staff as well. My favorites are the costa azul.

Good food and good service los precios muy buenos y los fines de semana tiene menudo pozole birria y esta abierto alas 8 los fines de semana read more

I was craving augachile and my mechanic told me about another Mariscos restaurant down the street but they were closed, so I continued walking and stumbled upon this place and asked if they made augachile and they were so kind to make it for me even though it wasn't on the menu, and seriously I had to come back cause I can't find another place who makes it as good and as spicy as they do. Hole in the wall gem for sure! read more

This food is amazing! My family goes here at least one or twice a month. The service is excellent and the drinks are dank! Bathrooms could be a little more cleaner... but I normally wait till I get home. Other than that I give it four star read more

Bomb carnitas tacos at the 24-hour truck. The lengua tacos are pretty delicious as well. Four tacos and a drink should do you right. If not, you can always order more...they're only a buck each friend. Vamanos wey... read more

El Jalisco Cafe - Mexican Near Me - La Puente, California

Right when we got to SoCal from SF, my friend was adamant that we stop by this food truck! The line was pretty long and it took a bit of time to get the food, but the tortillas are fresh and you see them making it right there! $1 tacos! I only tried the pollo, but it was so goooood! Don't forget to add the toppings that are out there. Especially the avocado sauce and onions!! Cash only! read more

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After eating there many times over the past 3 or 4 years not much has changed, so again I got to go with the food inside, not the truck just outside. Not talking high end dining with over the top atmosphere, but good value and seating is comfortable enough to eat your meal and that meal is always good exept once when I'm not sure but I think it must not have been the regular cook because my burrito was put together different that time and I did not like it. So go inside because the food is just better and little tip.... its safer. Never heard of anyone ever shot inside, but they have outside. But hey, its as safe as any other truck at night on Valley Blvd. But just skip the truck if restaurant is open. read more

Came to eat at night at the food truck they have outside the restaurant, we ask for shrimp ceviche , when the order we sat down outside, I open the plate and all I see is a few shrimp with lots of onion, that's all you could see on the plate onion., I asked the guy kindly if there was any way he can exchange it, i opened the plate and he sees what I see onion he admitted and said yes I understand it's alot of onion but there nothing I could do because that's the way the food is made inside the restaurant that's basically what am gonna get , he said I can't exchange it I don't told him I wasn't being picky to exchange it for anything else I was hungry and just wanted to sit down and eat, he said am sorry I can't give you anything else I said but am not satisfied with the food and you admitted and said even if it's alot of onion I can't do anything about it or he will get in trouble., the other female coworker came up the windows and said what do you want I said honestly anything just exchange the food it was late at nite and all the other food trucks were closed., I waited 15 me thinking the food was ready she said you wanna come so you can talk to my manager I said yes ok, it was just back n forth with him he had the plate in his hand and told me I shouldn't of said it was only onion because there was shrimp in there I said there is only a few he said if you wanted extra u should of paid for extra, like really if I would of known I was only gonna get onion of would asked for xtra, I said you know what forget it keep your food keep the money it's fine, the girl comes out the window and gives me back the money she said "here is your money , but leave" I said why do I have to leave am in the street am not In anyones home or business this food truck is parked in the street, all 3 came out of the food truck and started harassing me, I told the manager I wasn't trying to argue or get my money in the first place ., the guy that took the order started insulting me and saying I was drunk like come on., the manager said idgaf about the client I'll do and sell whatever I want I don't need to satisfy anyone if they like the food if not fuck off., The girl got on my face and told me to get the fuck out of there property before she slapped me ., it's like I never ever experienced anything like this before., please becareful when you go there this people are very rude and violent for a dam plate of shrimp ceviche like wow., read more

This spot is legit if you want to save money on beers and tacos. $3 beers. $1 each taco. And the tacos are actually not bad. This is my new spot! read more

Service was good, 4 stars there (they were nice at the taco truck). They messed up an order, but they fixed it so it was ok. It's cool that they had the little table of salsa, beans, lemon, etc. The price was pretty decent too. However, the food was super salty and pretty lackluster. That's where they really messed up. Literally everything we ordered went too far with the salt, even the tacos! I'm not a picky eater, but the food motivated me enough to write a review of this experience. read more

$1.00 Tacos. $2.50- 12 oz. Mexican Imports. $2.00- 12 oz. Bud, Bud Light, MGD, Miller Lite!!!!! Nice covered outdoor patio out front. Very cozy. Doesn't get any better then that!!!!! read more

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If you're thinking of hosting your own event please consider this wonderful restaurant! They made our wedding a night to remember and made sure to have enough food for all our family and friends! Oscar was 100% dedicated to ensure our wedding was perfect and I thank him and his restaurant who went out of their way to make our wedding a memorable one! read more

El Jalisco Cafe - MLS Wedding 8*6*2016 - Mexican Near Me - La Puente, California

I have always had a good meal at this joint for the many years I have visited. However, tonight's meal of chicharrones in salsa verde was probably the worst version of that dish I've had. First, the chicharrones were semi-crunchy in the salsa. My experience with this dish is that the chicharrones should be cooked until soft and gushy. But semi-crunchy? It's bad enough that the chicharrones look like the kind that come out of a bag. Plus the salsa verde was a bit bland but I would have overlooked that had the chicharrones been cooked properly! What kind of lazy cooking is that? I try not to be too hard on hole-in-the-wall type of joints but this really perplexed me. I told the waitress/cashier chick about it and all I got was a lethargic "Oh Okay..." In that case, " oh okay" I guess I won't be back. read more

El Jalisco Cafe - Mexican Near Me - La Puente, California

This is the place to stop at before you go to the Vineland drive in!! BOMBSKEEZ tacos and the best part is these juicy tacos are made on mouthwatering homemade corn tortillas!!!! YEEEUUp! Just ordered my man and I 20 tacos for $20 can't get any better than that! Also have condiments outside with pinto beans, fried chilis, TONS OF CARAMELIZED ONIONS, green guacamole chili, red chili, green chili, lemons, jalapeños and radishes.. I highly recommend this place to anyone who loves tacos with good flavor! CHEOW! read more

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Worst place they don't have half of the things in the menu! I ordered shrimp burrito and she said oh we don't have any shrimp but yet the person next to me after us ordered something different with shrimp in it and they had there order! I asked for menudo they didn't have asked for pozole didn't have and hostess was rude and waited 15m just to order our drinks read more

It was referred by a coworker of mine, and the food is absolutely delicious, the staff is friendly, and the prices are not that bad. The salsa they give you with the chips was too spicy for my sister and I so the waitress made a mild salsa we can eat. I would definitely be coming back read more

Best tacos from the lunch truck and there only 1.00 each burritos are 5.00 even beer cheap here as well the avacado Salas is bomb great homemade tortillas read more

food is great!! good taste and good all around!! but the customer service is poor!! have a face on them like if i'm the one forcing them to work somewhere they dnt wanna be!! but i had to give it a 3 bc of the food!! people 0 stars!! oh and they have no lemons at a taco truck nooo lemons!! wth is that!! oh and no ice and no cups!! but again food is good!! read more

Bad experience. I had ordered tacos de Tripas And Never got them. Instead they gave me more asada tacos that were All red flavored. Not great . Wouldn't recommend it read more

Great place breakfast under $5 with a soda substitutions no problem. Service very nice and friendly it's what you would call a hole in the wall . A rating on window . read more

El Jalisco Cafe - Cheers moron !!! - Mexican Near Me - La Puente, California

This is the worst food ever!!!Took my family back in the days and the food was,great, but I guess they changed owner and now it sucks!!the service was ok the hostess was friendly but like I said I think they need a better chef I would never go back.. read more

As I have to factor in the food as well as the service, this place gets 4 stars for food and 1 star for service, so let's call that 2 stars. The fish tacos, rice and beans, and the green enchiladas with beef were above normal, but it was hard to enjoy the meal with the poor service we got. Entered cafe around 3:00pm, hungry and also thirsty for a cold beer. Absolutely no one else there, kind of gaudy interior, zero ambience...the place needs paint and straightening up, gotta fix the 'ick factor'. Seated ourselves, observed two ladies having a conversation behind the counter, didn't get acknowledged, but before long got a plate of chips and hot sauce and two really tattered menus. We ordered our beers and started checking out the menu. I saw the server grab the beers from the cooler but continued to talk to the other lady, with no apparent thought of opening them and bringing them to us. I was about to get up and interrupt her conversation but she finally moved into action. The two ladies started talking to each other again, so when we wanted to order food it was hard to get their attention, and when we finally got someone to stop by, ordered our food. After I finished my beer and wanted to order another, no one was keeping an eye on us, which was amazing because we were the only ones there, the service and attention should have been amazing, but was non-existent. When the server came to take our food order, I ordered my second beer then. The food came fast enough, but I noticed I was only given a fork, the setup didn't include a knife??. So I got up to ask for a knife, as well as some tabasco, which was not on our table. No salt, pepper, tabasco....nothing on the table except a napkin holder. We were there for almost an hour, the ONLY ones in the place, and not once did the server come by to ask how things were. We finished our meal and slid our empty plates to the edge of the table, to signal the fact they should be cleared. I'm estimating we stayed another 15 minutes and had to look at those dirty plates the whole time, never cleared. One last thing....I was having a nice conversation with a friend I hadn't seen in a year, and all of a sudden the server decided to crank up the jukebox with the loudest "banda" song she could come up with, totally destroyed our conversation, so we waited for the song to end. She did not play the song for the customers, she obviously wanted to hear a favorite song of hers, at a god-awful volume. I'm a generous tipper, never under 15%, normally 20%, more if service better than normal. When leaving, I started telling the waitress why I was giving her a lousy tip, and she stopped me midway to ask if I could tell her in Spanish, she couldn't understand me??? Great, poorest service I think I've ever had and I couldn't even tell the server why. Long review, but at least I feel better now. read more

This place hit the spot. Where can you find street tacos with homemade corn tortillas. Everything was so fresh and yummy. The salsa bar they have inside wowzers the onions, salsa, and beans. Everything was tasty. The hours are crazy they open at 5 and close at 4am Friday and Saturday, the best part of my visit is the man taking the order he was so nice. Usually because I don't speak Spanish they are rude to me but not this man he took the time to give me his hours and showed me to a table while I waited. I'll so be back!! read more

This Tacos are the WORST!!!!! Asada meat is nasty taste, lengua has a taste of pig and an odor... Al pastor... Worse.... The carnitas are just all fat... .... All the salsas, and rabanos and condiments are just in bad shape.... read more

Went in with my mom for dinner. She got chilaquiles and I got fried fish. I have to say that it was soooo good. I'm picky with Mexican food but here tasted homemade and the horchata omg the best! read more

Really nice staff at El Jalisco Cafe, there Mexican food is so delicious and authentic and the best thing about it is that it's not expensive, another great thing is there lunch truck located outside of the restaurant, homemade tortillas are the best and go good with the tacos. You guys need to try this place you won't leave unsatisfied trust me. read more