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    El Jefe Taco Joint

    4.2 (142 reviews)
    ModerateTacos
    Closed 2:00 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)

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    Helen B.

    The food was amazing and the price reasonable. Will definitely be back!!! It's a small dining area but very clean and bright for the size.

    Neila Z.

    Sorry, wolfed down lunch so fast I forget to take a picture. Slow but worth it. As a bonus there's a Cannibus store attached.

    Jennifer L.

    Ordered takeout because it was across the street from my hotel. Food - 3 Stars Service - 4 Stars Atmosphere - I got it to go It was very expensive, I did not have a rental car so I didn't have many options. The food was average. In a pinch I may get it again, but I think there are better options.

    Carnitas Burrito
    Emily L.

    I love this place, the food is great and reasonably priced. I enjoy their choices of beer and also HOT sauces!! I haven't been here in a bit, but now that it's next to a weed shop, I think I'd rather get it to go. The smell of the weed kinda overtook my enjoyment of the burrito. The people there are always wonderful and the place is cute and homey, so I would love to just sit and have a few beers if not for the smell.

    3 Street Tacos
    Brandon T.

    I ordered the 3 tacos (chicken, Barbacoa Beef, and Spicy Pork) they were bomb. I also ordered the Chicken Quesadilla. I called and asked for them to add a couple HOT sauces as I saw from pics they have ALOT to choose from. The lady was really nice on the phone and threw in some extra hot sauces for me which was nice. She also threw in the extra lime I asked for as well. I ordered from door dash and the food came fast and was still hot by the time I got up to my room. Def hit the spot.

    Sweet Chicken, Carnitas and a Barbacoa tacos.
    Robb R.

    I love small street taco places and this place delivers. I tried the Barbacoa (deep, tasty, limey), Carnitas (crispy and traditional with pickled onions and Jalapeños), and Sweet n Smokey (chicken with honey and lime, Esquites sauce and onions caramelized in Mexican Coke). All there were good, but the Barbacoa was the best. I could eat a taco of the Coke Onions though. My wife had the Quesadilla with Honey, lime chicken. I would love to try more of this place. Yum. Some Mexican beers in bottles and Pacifico on tap. There is a small outdoor eating space.

    Jasmine I.

    I was able to return and thankfully this midtown taco joint won me over. Tacos were fresh and filling, guacamole was great. Customer service was fast and helpful. Although I took my food to go, I was the sole customer in the dining area while I was there. Their space is clean and bright with all the right accompaniments.

    Fabulous street tacos reminiscent of late Mexico nights. Service is fantastic, order at the bar and find yourself a spot. The ambience is good for groups or dates, sit outside or in. Just know there's not a lot of space for big parties!!

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    Art G.

    Don't let the exterior of the building and a weed shop in the same building deter you from giving this spot a try. I walked in to find a very clean, well lit (the lights are beautiful), and a friendly greeting that was above all expectations. I ordered three different tacos and all three are very tasty. I was given some free chips and salsa, the salsa is super fresh, don't forget to add this to your order. There is a nice small select of beers on tap, lots of options in can/bottles, as well as a selection of Jarritos. This is definitely now a go-to spot be every time I stay at the hotel just across the street.

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    Absolutely love this place!!! Great food, wonderful people and the ambience is super cool. Can't wait to get back!!!

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    Good ambiance, ok food, ok prices. Good service! Wish I would've gotten a little more food for the price. Got the tacos.

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    Super affordable food and cute environment! Great staff. Perfect for lunch and dinner

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    Excellent food and service. Great interior design. My wife's favorite restaurant in Anchorage!read more

    First time trying this place so I went to reviews and looked at some good pics and the Molcajete…read morestood out for sure! This is located not even 2 sec walk away from the Hilton hotel. I usually wouldn't eat Mexican food in Alaska those two don't really go together in my brain being from California but I wanted to give it a try anyway lol I ordered the Cilantro Shrimp Molcajete and some chips and salsa on the side. First I will say I don't see why certain restaurants charge for chips and salsa it should be free in my opinion. The salsa lacked flavor and was more sweet than anything. (I asked for the spiciest salsa they have) and the order was $8.. I get it for the size I was surprised but that salsa wasn't good. Moving on to the main dish tho we have the Molcajete which was really good in my opinion. It came out SIZZLING! and the size of it wasn't what I was expecting. So if you're hungry I would def get one of those entrees ! The flavor of the fajita mix was good and the amount of shrimp you get was super filling. That dish was about $38 with the shrimp. The bartender was nice and asked me if I was doing okay a few times and also made sure my water was filled which was great he seemed really knowledgeable of all the good food recommendations and was pretty quick with service so employees were cool ! All in all I enjoyed my early dinner in a nice place that played good Latin music and I liked that it's walking distance from my hotel. I would eat here again one day and try some of their tacos next because I hear they are pretty good. I would say they need to just make the chips free because the are NOT worth $8 lol like at all but other then that decent place.

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