Best steak tacos I've ever had in my life! The guacamole was SO DAMN good!! We had a bunch of stuff off the menu & this place is very authentic. The hot sauces were very flavorful. read more

Since moving to Scranton from San Diego, I have been craving Mexican food. Tried three different restaurants till I accidentally discovered this one. What a gem! This unassuming hole in the wall offers the tastiest, most authentic Mexican food for miles around. And it's cheap, too. Each offering is crafted with care by cooks who know and understand the cuisine and ensure you enjoy your meal. Decor is rather plain, but who cares. The price is right, the food delicious, and the staff made me feel 'mi casa su casa'! Muy Bueno! read more

Great authentic Mexican Food, quick service, flavorful. Don't be misled by the external appearance or the simplicity of the interior. I had soft taco complete with Mexican style pork, cilantro, green sauce, and lime. Well worth the while! read more

Garibaldi Mexican Restaurant - Delicious authentic style mexican tacos!! - Mexican Near Me - Scranton, Pennsylvania

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Maybe I'm going crazy, maybe the people eating here have no food standards or maybe it just was not my day for this place but idk how this place has the reviews it has. I dined in with my family based on the reviews to be left with nothing but disappointment. My sister ordered a "steak" burrito and my mother and I "steak" tacos; only for us to be given food with not one drop of steak but the processed bootleg meat that's used to make "cheese steaks" called Steak-ums. Like wtf. The food was flavorless to add insult to injury. We asked for water and she proceeded to give us bottled; we asked for tap and she (owner, server, chef) didn't give us tap because she wanted us to pay for bottled. She got 2 starts because we ordered Pico de Gallo and that was good. Otherwise iiiiii don't know about here. read more

Good Mexican traditional food. The servixe is good as well ...ambient it's not that fine but still its a place you will come back for the food. read more

Quite authentic - the food was really tasty - mainly the tacos (all of them) and the posole was absolutely delicious. I had the seafood soup - wasn't great: too much of it and the freshness left to be desired. The young man serving us was very helpful and patiently provided advice to allow us to make culinary discoveries. Although I wasn't a fan of the dish I had ordered, tasting my husband's dishes made me want to sample other items in the menu. Overall, a good experience. read more

Garibaldi Mexican Restaurant - Fresh guacamole: yum! - Mexican Near Me - Scranton, Pennsylvania

One of my favorite Mexican restaurants in the area. It's bare bones inside and not much in the way of frills but the food is great. Cooked to order and delicious. read more

The best Mexican in all Of Scranton. Food and service is top notch. Isabella gives you the home style feel in a great restaurant. read more

Great food, especially for the price. Super easy ordering and picking up. Favorite is the tacos and empanadas. Staff always friendly.

We have been looking for an authentic Mexican restaurant!!! FINALLY FOUND IT!!! Don't let the storefront look fool you....go inside!!! Delicious real live yummy Mexican food. I'm home!!! read more

Saw the 5 star yelp reviews so I stopped by to visit. Place looked grungy from the outside. Reviews didn't match what I expected. Called the place but no answer. Food on website looked good but after stopping by to look at the place, changed my mind. read more

If you're a fan of Mexican cuisine and you live in the Scranton area, you've gotta check this place out! Most people talk about Chicanos (also great), but Garibaldi's is definitely just as good! Everyone is always nice and it's a great environment to sit and relax over a few tacos or take some to go. Either way be sure to get the guacamole on the side- it's amazing! read more

Living in Scranton there are many options for excellent authentic Mexican food. Garibaldi is by far THE BEST. This isn't your average mall type tex-mex style place. As is said in other reviews Isabella and her family run the restaurant so well you feel like you're in her kitchen at her house. All of the staff is courteous and the menu is simple and delightful. Great place for a medium sized group or cozy up to the diner style seating in front and enjoy. This place is BYOB so bring your choice of tequila and have them make you a margarita! Order the quac and you will not be disappointed. Healthy portions and incredibly fresh food are just some of the many reasons to visit Garibaldi. read more

If you are looking for authentic Mexican food no need to look any further, vist this place you will love the food. read more

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This is the best Mexican food you're going to get in the area, hands down. I'm not sure I've had better outside of Mexico, honestly! It's a tiny place with mostly counter seating but don't let the decor put you off, this is authentic Mexican food. It's BYOB but if you bring tequila they will mix you a solid margarita! read more

A solid choice if you're looking for Mexican grub. I stopped for lunch while driving through Scranton and ordered the fajitas which were quite flavorful but a little oily. Next time I need to order the tacos! It's always nice to support local places like Garibaldi versus eating Chipotle/Moe's etc. read more

Very authentic and delicious. Bargain prices too. Go here and you won't be disappointed. We were in town building a few houses and we ate here every week for a year. After a while we were regulars and they treated us very well with special prices and discounts read more

The only reason I signed up for yelp was to let people know that this is the best Mex restaurant I've ever been to. I go there 3-5 times a week and never get sick of the food. If I was on death row and the warden asked me what I wanted for my last meal, I'd get Garibaldi's pastor tacos and a chicken burrito. read more

6 out of 5 stars. So. Damn. Good. I moved to NEPA two years ago and haven't been able to find a decent Mexican place. Well, I found it. I'm a HUGE fan of good tamales, and these were good. I also ordered tacos. These were the best tacos I've had since I was in San Antonio, TX. The roasted pork and pineapple were my favorite. Not sure about the other reviews calling it a dive, it wasn't. Very clean, very friendly. Counter top service. It was like a Mexican diner. From just this one visit they made a very loyal, soon to be repeat, customer. Very budget friendly. $1.50 per tamale (when you know the work that goes into tamales, that's insanely cheap) and just $1 per taco. read more

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Really good food and people. We enjoyed dinner there. The food was tasty and the staff, whom I am sure were probably the owners, were incredibly nice and seemed delighted to provide a home style service, as of your grandma wanted you to enjoy and have more. Definitely worth a try. read more

Very good food. Tortilla chips are served with a creamy spicy sauce. I had the spicy pork enchiladas with the spicy green sauce they were very good. I also had the pizole very tasty. Rice and beans we very good as well. Ambiance isn't anything special but food is cheap and delicious. read more

Excellent little place on Main Street. Very sweet cute staff with what we believed was her mom cooking. We ordered a ton of plates and the value was more than reasonable. Definitely worth checking out read more

SLAM ME IN THE FACE WITH A JEEP! I never thought Chicano's could have competition but a former cook runs the joint and it RULES! not exactly a Chicano's clone, but damn close. they have $5 nachos that come with a heap of side items. Also the Pastor tacos are maximum boss level great! read more

Went to this particular Mexican restaurant due to their YELP reviews. I am not sure we are all talking about the same place. My food was terrible!! My husband's food wasn't very good either. The place was not very clean and apparently the owner's children just hang around in there. My husband wouldn't tell me that he saw the cook swipe her nose with the back of her hand as she was handling food. I certainly would have left immediately if I had known this. Definitely WOULD NOT recommend this place. read more

The most authentic, delicious Mexican food I have ever consumed north of the border. Hands down. We were in Scranton for the Steamtown Marathon and were looking for a nearby Mexican place to gorge on some calories the day before the race. Garibaldi had the best reviews, so we gave it a shot. I am so glad we did. The fresh passion fruit juice was delicious, and all the tacos we ordered were perfect. The asada tacos were filled with the most crispy, flavorful steak I ever had in a taco. We also ordered a bunch of sides -- all quality. And the prices cannot be beat. The service was great. A really nice, young guy took care of us. If I lived in Scranton, I would be here every day. read more

Awesome staff, authentic Mexican food and great value. You need to make this place a regular stop.

If you are looking for a low key place with amazing, authentic, and fresh mexican food this is the place to go. The staff here is hospitable and friendly. Best in the area! read more

Nice family run place. Been here a couple of times because of the great reviews but the food is very bland

Garibaldi is amazing. $1.00 tacos that are so good. I love the pastor and the chorizo. The service is friendly. You must try the horchata, YUM! The neighborhood is sketchy but oh my goodness is the food worth it. My husband likes their burritos but I always get tacos. I also love the dip they give you for the chips in the beginning. I could eat here everyday. read more

Tasty authentic Mexican fare. Almost exactly like Chicanos (Scranton's other authentic Mexican restaurant) but less greasy.

This place has the best tacos in the area. The caritas is not overly dry and crispy or fatty. They also have the best guac I have ever had, she makes it fresh on the spot per order. Very friendly. read more

This is your quintessential hole in the wall. While passing through town, we came on the basis of yelp reviews. We almost got back in the car and drove off based on first impressions. But we stuck with it ... and are very happy we did. Excellent service. Even better food. The plate of guac they brought out somehow tasted fresher and had more pop than the tableside-prepared guacamole that is now an almost ubiquitous ritual at other (fancier) places. My wife and I were boring and had fajitas (we are very low-carb these days, which is limiting at a Mexican place) but LOVED them. Kids loved their selections as well. Don't let the run-down diner decor turn you away. It is worth a visit. If we lived here, we would be regulars. Bummer about the BYO-Tequila though.... read more

The food is extremely over priced for what you get. The 1st time I ordered from there we got tacos, which were authentic, but something was off about them, they eventually made me very ill. I recently decided to try it again, this time just got the guacamole and homemade chips, the guacamole was full of onions. Basically half of an avocado and a whole chopped onion. And it was like $7. I don't think I will be going back. read more

I just moved out of the area and will most definitely miss this wonderful little gem. This little hole in wall of awesomeness pleasantly surprised me when we moved to the Scranton area...I wasn't expecting the variety of electric food in the area and Garibaldi's reminded me of my favorite Mexican joint back in NY. The homemade empanadas that you can see being whipped up from scratch are BOMB. The chorizo and al pastor tacos are absolutely delicious as well as the plantains. Oh also, thank you for the garlic sauce that was perfection. Fresh, quant and family owned. Don't even venture to that silly mess La Tonateca in Dickson City, eat here for actual Mexican food! read more

Great little place for street food style Mexican dishes. We started with the BEST tamales I have had in a long time (and I usually get mine from New Mexico). We ordered the pork in red chile. They were moist enough that they didn't need addiitonal sauce. My husband had the spicy pork enchis in red sauce. I think the salsa was a version of roasted tomato and jalapeno. It was far brighter in color and taste than the northern Mexico style sauces made with dried chiles. The frijoles charros were tasty but were only luke warm. I ordered the sopes and watched the cook make the sopes before setting them on the grill! They came topped with pork, chicken and the famous guacamole. The guacamole is good, although with a bit too much cilantro for my taste. My only quibble was that lime wedges and a little dish of salsa did not accompany my sopes. Portions were ample and a good value. The service was able and efficient. read more

Great food, simple décor and modest surroundings, excellent value. A family run place with very informal, warm and friendly service. Parking is available in the small lot to the left of the in-obtrusive storefront on South Main St. in West Scranton's 'dining district'. Really no atmosphere other than feeling like you are eating in the hosts home. You can even watch the TV on the wall...but the food is cheap and very good for the price. We have enjoyed both the chicken and pork burritos. I preferred the spicy Salsa Verde but red sauce is OK too. Guacamole was good and we have reordered. Drink selection is modest but authentic, with Mexican (and other) soda as well as a selection of juices in the bottle. BYO is welcome and they mix up a decent Margarita for cheap if you bring the tequila. Empanadas currently are a dollar each (note: 2014 prices are up. These are now $1.50 but still good). Since they're deep fried they are greasy but tasty. The chicken are terrific with the house chip dipping salsa. Three or four of these with chips might be all one needs for a meal. If you go with modest expectations re the ambiance, you won't be disappointed. read more

wow, this place is great. yelp comes through again. my wife and came here about 4:50 and we were the only people there and were till we left. i know it was a little early for dinner but this place should always be packed because it was great. the building is nothing to look at from the out side, and It is in a slightly "shady" part of town. inside was clean but not nice. it looks like a mexican diner. it is great. we were waited on by a young man and I do believe his mother was the cook. we ordered the guacamole, and Taco's. i think my wife got something else but I was way too focused on the awesomeness of the Taco's to care two hoots about what she had. i think we were supposed to share then but that didn't work out so well for her. the tortillas for fresh pressed and thrown onto the Grill. the cook reached over and grabbed an avocado and started making guacamole. my only complaint would be there was way too much onion in the guacamole. we enjoyed our time and will be back. read more

I wanted to try this place since it received SO many great reviews on Yelp. The place is cute and has a great atmosphere, and the staff are very polite. The chips and salsa were good... they definitely have a unique salsa blend. However, I ordered the huaraches, and they were pretty much bland. Other Mexican restaurants in the area, namely Italo's, by far have better quality food and larger portions. The green sauce served with them was on par though! read more

As we were traveling thru town, we decided to stop here for lunch. We were not disappointed! The food was great. The horchata drink was fabulous! read more

Absolute gem in Scranton. The food is authentic and delicious and Isabel is great! While the food is fantastic nothing beats the hands on great service that is offered here at garibaldis. read more