Food and people are great noise is awful. They need to hang small window panes from ceiling to deflect sound I have seen this before works great . read more

Great food at a reasonable price. Service is excellent. Killer shrimp cocktail the enchiladas were tasty. read more

El Jalisco - Shrimp Cocktail - Great food at a reasonable price. The service is excellent. Please turn the music down. - Mexican Near Me - Lynn Haven, Florida

I came here on a Saturday night and it wasn't that busy. Ordered my food the lady that waited on us, rushed out and hovered by our table the entire meal. We were there 20 mins total. I really wanted a nice meal and have a good time at this restaurant. TERRIBLE!! Just drive the extra and go to the one on 23rd 100x better. I felt so rushed and didn't even get to enjoy the meal read more

My wife saw the El Jalisco burger and thought it looked good. We ordered her one of the El Jalisco burgers and I had 2 side orders of chili rellino's for myself. Her burger was VERY disappointing and seemed to be a low quality frozen burger patty. The fries were pretty good. I liked the chili rellino's (shredded chicken). May or may not be back but would definitely avoid the burgers, which (believe it or not) pale by comparison to McD's and I am not a huge fan of McD's. read more

The food was amazing. Authentic Mexican cuisine. Honestly the best we have had in town yet. The service was fast and precise and the atmosphere was comfortable. read more

Wifey's Chimichanga plate wasn't bad but my Cozumel soup was uneventful. Service was prompt and friendly. The establishment has an overall positive vibe... Maybe I'll try something different next time. read more

El Jalisco - Cozumel Soup (Bowl) - Mexican Near Me - Lynn Haven, Florida

Service ok, not too friendly or helpful, but have had worse. Food was also just ok. Many other Mexican places to try. The grilled Birria taco could use some work. read more

The food is not great. That I COULD be ok with if the service were better. The staff is rude and they act like it's an inconvenience to serve their customers. Don't waste your time or money eating at this poorly run place. read more

Finally ate here a few weeks ago and had a pretty good burrito with their queso cheese on there and they had good 2-for-1 drinks. This is why my family and I opted to come back and I ordered the same thing but was delivered something completely different with red sauce and some steak or something on top. The guy insisted that is what I ordered so it turned into me not touching it and wasting $15 or so. Gave a 3 because of the initial service but should probably be a 2 based on yesterday so met in the middle. Just unfortunate since I had hope for this place after eating at a couple other local Mexican restaurants. Now added to the no-go list of places. read more

Upon entering this establishment I was met by a young lady that was more concerned with sweeping the floor than greeting me or even asking how I could be helped ... another young lady helped me with my Togo order ... still haven't been properly greeting as I wait on my order next to the register the young lady with the broom asked me to step aside as I was in the way of her sweeping.. completely turned off at this point ... received my food and my churros are ice cold on the inside and the rest of my food was warm .. unacceptable. What really did it for me was the next day I wake up sick with food poisoning.. avoid this location at all costs .. they are unprofessional, rude and lack food safety standards read more

Do not go to this restaurant. Some of the worst food I have ever had. The staff is rude and do not like to help. We got some queso and when we got it there was almost no cheese. After asking the waiter we were told it would cost extra. We have gotten it before and it most definitely came with more cheese. Horrible place will never eat here again. read more

We had a good experience with the service and the food at this location! We happen to hit their buy one get one margarita night (has to be the same kind to get the deal) which we're both tasty especially pomegranate flavor! We would definitely come again! read more

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Unfortunately we did not stay long enough to try the food. We walked in and we were immediately seated, which I thought was great. We sat down at an incredibly filthy booth. There was food all over the floor under the table, a menu and a fork stuck to the floor. We left immediately thinking about how gross the kitchen must be if the floor and table were so disgusting. read more

If you want authentic Mexican food in Panama City El Jalisco is the best choice by far. As a native to Southern CA where the authentic cuisine of Mexico is on every corner I can be somewhat of a hard critic when it comes to this American fave. Every time I eat at this restaurant I am always satisfied. The quality of the food, the attentive, friendly service, and the value for the menu items deserves a 5-star rating. This place beats out Los Antojitos all day everyday. Bravo & Ole! read more

Great food great service! I got the chicken mole and the La Mojita for dinner. Very good! Ted got the 4 enchiladas dinner, all beef. Our plates were clean! Traditional Mexican decor. The TVs all have different sports on. They really don't need them. Just need a little live Spanish guitar. read more

Food was gross. Portions were small. I asked for a regular Pepsi and they gave me diet waiter was incompetent.

Food was bland and horrible, had no flavor and my friends chicken tasted like cigarettes, shrimp stained my friends fingers, it was dookie FINAL REVIEW ASS read more

I've been off Mexican food lately, but I came here to be a dining companion and to prove to my spouse that we don't always have to eat out where I want to. (What was I thinking?) Chips and salsa are free and brought to the table immediately after you're seated. Both are really good. They let us order off of the menu a bit. My husband got a vegetarian fajita burrito with cheese sauce. It was enormous and he enjoyed it. It was served with shredded lettuce, pico de gallo and a scoop of guacamole. I tried the vegetarian fajitas (made it vegan by asking to skip the cheese and sour cream). Veggies included onions, green bell pepper, tomatoes, mushrooms. The veggies were cooked really well. It also came with rice and beans, shredded lettuce, pico de gallo and a scoop of guacamole. It would have been nice to see more vegetarian options on the menu. read more

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I came to this place with my date to have lunch, but I got disappointed because I didn't like the skinny margarita and that got me in a bad mood, we also ordered the spinach enchiladas that were missing the flavor and the salsa. The guacamole was ok but I don't think I can come back here again. There's plenty of better options to try somewhere else. read more

Great food courteous severs really great service always enjoy dining there the people are exceptional

I LOVE this place! BEST SALSA EVER! I came to visit and during my visit we kept coming back to this restaurant. They have absolutely best salsa!! The flavor and taste is so rich and food is delicious and served quick! The stuff is very hospitable. I see lots of locals come to this restaurant too, it only proves my point the food is real good! I highly recommend their dish called Three Amigos you won't be disappointed! read more

El Jalisco - Mexican Near Me - Lynn Haven, Florida

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We just moved to the area and we were looking for a good Mexican restaurant. This one was only a few miles from our house and had lunch specials so we decided to try it out. Can't say enough good things! The restaurant is huge so there was no wait, the wait staff was very friendly, and the food was good portions and well priced. The lunch specials are a great deal and very filling! Also, the cheese dip was huge and very good! Highly recommend! read more

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Why is it so hard to order a meal in America? I had to repeat my order like 10 times, and I double check and triple checked the order and they repeated the order back to me, AND THEY STILL GOT IT WRONG. I've given up on society. The two stars is because the good lord nourished me with sustenance. So they basically got zero stars. Good job El Geliscoe read more

I absolutely love this place!! I stopped by on day for lunch for the first time and I will definitely be back. The server was really friendly and the service was fast. The lunch prices are really reasonable. The food tasted great and so did the margaritas. This is my favorite Mexican place now! read more

Food is always good. However, their servers are very dishonest. On 4-5 separate occasions, they have changed the tip that was left. They increase it thinking the customers will not notice. Well, we have and will not be going back. We tried to contact the manager about it but was never able to talk with them. read more

We went to El Jalisco for a family dinner before a school function. While we were eating dinner. A cockroach came crawling out from under our booth. It then crawled back under the booth. The hostess saw the roach & completely ignored it. We informed several servers & the manager on duty. They all said they couldn't do anything about it because they come from outside. The manager told me they sweep every night & that should take care of them. There was no apology. No offer of moving us to another table. We became very uncomfortable. So we paid our check & left. I cannot recommend this restaurant! COCKROACHES!!! read more

So good!!! We just moved from Cali so I was hoping to find some good Mexican food and we did! Service was great, lots of yummy options tons of margaritas and HUGE portions and great festive decor! So glad we are locals and can come back!!! read more

We used to go here a couple times a week for lunch, and recently went on a Monday night for dinner with my son and his family. The service was terrible. Once we were served chips and drinks, and orders taken, we hadn't been seen by our waiter while waiting for 45 minutes on dinner that had obviously been finished and sitting in the kitchen, and waiting to be picked up by a waitier long before he finally picked them up and served us, because every single dinner plate was just above room temperature warm. No response from the manager at the Lynn Haven store, or from my contact of El Jalisco corporate who I contacted online on this incident. We will never eat here again, and would never recommend others to do so either read more

Simply the best Mexican food in town. The service is outstanding and the salsa seems to be homemade. I've yet to have a disappointing meal and look forward to coming here again and again. Highly recommend to all my family and friends read more

It probably wasn't intentional, but we waited 45 minutes for food without our server checking on us. We eventually go up and left. We were told 5 more minutes and waited 10 before leaving. I understand it happens... but in a small restaurant like this, you should realize the food hasn't came out within 20 minutes. Our server was the blonde girl - very unfriendly read more

Not authentic...didn't serve Horchata nor did the waiter know what it was and that's when I knew we were in trouble. Regretted it entirely

Stopped here the other day and was disappointed . I guess since there are not many restaurants open after Hurricane Michael they decided not to use their lunch menu, the dinner menu was all that was available. I will remember the places that took advantage when this is over. read more

If I could give this restaurant zero stars I would. Tonight is the last time we will patronize this establishment. I ordered the street taco dinner. From this first bite it was gritty. I looked at the cilantro and found sand on the leaves it was obvious the cook staff didn't wash it. Talk about turning your stomach and just the thought of what other health violations are lurking in the food, Just awful. And COVID is still going on. Also, this isn't the first time we've had issues with this restaurant. We have brought this to the attention of the restaurant and the staff act like it's not a problem and could care less. Good luck if you decide to eat here! read more

About the same as any of the other El Jalisco locations around the Panhandle. Basic Tex-Mex cuisine with an affordable lunch menu and margaritas. This newest location was once a Pizza Hut, then an Indian restaurant, and is now giving Old Mexico across the street some Lynn Haven competition. I'll just go ahead and say I like Peppers more than El Jalisco, and have recently become a big fan of Maddie's downtown also. That said, El Jalisco is perfectly serviceable and I've enjoyed their fajitas, enchiladas, tamales, and other dishes at various times. On this visit I had the Mexican Chicken - deliciously grilled chicken breast covered in white cheese and served with tortillas and rice and beans for about $9 weekend lunch. It may not be super authentic, but man it's a good dish. You can get pretty much any dish El Jalisco serves on the lunch menu with rice and beans for between $7-$11. Service was fine - very friendly though it could have been a little more attentive. Table and dining area was well-kept and clean. In sum, El Jalisco is a perfectly good Tex-Mex joint with a good lunch menu and good prices. There's really nothing wrong with it, and never has been at any of the 4-5 different locations I've eaten at (except the odd bad day of service like anywhere). Now, if you're trying to decide between this and Old Mexico, well, I can't really help. read more

They unleashed an untrained waiter on us who understood 50% of what we said. -Diet Pepsi was brought as Regular. -veggie quesadilla came out as veggie fajita. -'skinny' margarita came out as small margarita (would normally be funny but not funny when combined with other issues). -no chip refill. -no water without tracking waiter down. -asked for "feugos nachos" with carnitas instead of beef. 'Sorry, we don't do that...' Me: 'can you bring me regular nachos with carnitas on them?' Waiter, 'Yes.' Came out as nachos with cheese melted on top and an additional carnitas dinner. They said I'd have to buy both dinners--the full nachos AND the carnitas full dinner. I asked for the manager, who gave an aloof, 'sorry, you'll have to buy both.' I said, no thanks, take em back. They did. We are repeat customers who have been here no less than 50 times. This is, by far, the worst experience yet. El Jalisco management, you failed. Shame on you. read more

Terrible... just terrible. The chicken Adobe tasted like it had been spoiled and frozen. I used to love their chicken Adobe too. But the last three times the food is just downright gross. Somehow portions have shriveled up to nothing as well. Ready for something new to try to open. But since there's no restaurants in Lynn haven they will probably stay open forever.... :( can't believe all of the spots to open and we get another chain like slim chickens... disgusting. read more

My best friend lives in the area and she and her husband suggested this place for Mexican while we were visiting. We had a great experience. I loved the salsa, it was spicy but not insanely so. I got the fajita burrito and it was exceptional. My husband got the chicken la creme (?) and said it was also great. The service was fast and friendly. We will prob be back the next time we visit. read more

Went here w a friend to try out as it is a new location, Waitress was slow, seemed in the weeds, odd as they where only half full, and a bit unsure of anything on the menu. I started w cheese dip and tortillas cheese cold and s Chips greasy. Should have been an omen right!?! Ordered Ceviche, when the brought out the order she s Asked me if it looked right I was talking at the time and didn't notice that the fish/shrimp was completely cooked and some kind of weird cocktail sauce was on it. " definitely unacceptable " Told her of the mistake she looked at me for a moment and asked if I wanted it removed!??! My response, give me the check, paid it with meal still on it!!!!! A-Void read more

The first time I came here with family and friends. It was absolutely horrendous. The waiter was so scary, we were scared to ask for anything because he just had his mad face on. The manager actually came out to see if we needed anything so my mom asked for an extra tortilla for my brother AND he never brought anything out. This time the service was soooooooo much better, the waiter's name was Zachary. The scary waiter was nowhere to be seen, thank goodness. The lunch carnitas were very good! The salsa is still bland but the place is still new. read more

Everything we ordered came out perfectly and in a timely manner. The only real inconvenience we encountered was the menu, itself. The lunch menu doesn't list drinks or desserts. So we had to request a dinner menu just for those items. Everything else was good. The place was clean and we got our order in about ten minutes or so. No real issues to report. read more

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