The Real Deal: Like Sunday at Tio's If you're looking for a "fusion" taco with micro-greens and a side of existential dread, keep driving. But if you want a meal that feels like a warm hug from a relative who's slightly disappointed you haven't visited more often, welcome to Jalisco Restaurant in Coachella. The Atmosphere: Family Values & Smoke Walking into Jalisco isn't like entering a business; it's like walking into Tio JP's backyard. That nostalgic aroma of hard work and seasoned grills immediately greets you. It's a throwback to being a kid, watching your tios hover over the fire, treating every flip of the meat like a sacred ritual. There's no "new-age hype" here--just the perfected craft of a family that knows exactly what they're doing. The Heavy Hitters: Tripas & Cabeza Whether you're a "seasoned veteran" of Mexican street food or a nervous newbie, you have to commit to the Tripas and Cabeza. The Texture: The Tripas are cleaned and cooked to that elusive, crispy-yet-tender perfection. The Vessel: Whether you tuck them into a taco or go big with a burrito, it's a masterclass in traditional cooking. The GOAT (Literally): The Birria Let's get one thing straight: most places are out here serving "beef seasoned with birria spices" and calling it a day. Don't be fooled. This is the real deal. We're talking authentic goat meat, slow-cooked using the De La Torre family recipe straight from Jalisco. It's rich, it's tender, and it carries the weight of generations. It's the kind of flavor you can't replicate with a "modern twist." The Refreshment: Homemade Chavelas You're going to need something to wash down that Menudo or those wet burritos. Their homemade Chavela recipe is the MVP here. For the Modelo Negro fans: It adds a dark, savory depth. For the Michelob Ultra drinkers: It gives that crisp finish a spicy, citrus kick. The Verdict Jalisco Restaurant is one of the valley's originals for a reason. It's honest food for people who respect the process. In a world of trendy "reimagined" Mexican food, Jalisco reminds us that the original recipes never needed fixing in the first place. Go for the food, stay because you feel like family. read more

Really good tortas,birria and the lengua burrito10/10 Good price 100 recommended. Good service read more

I was looking for some Mexican food in Coachella and found Jalisco, and it was a good experience! From the moment I walked in, I noticed how much people were there! So i assumed it was going to be great! The staff was friendly and attentive. The food was really good. And met our expectations. Definitely recommend! read more

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If you need to get real food , fast This is the place I love how fast they were since we were so hungry The service is good and ambiance makes you feel at home The taste wasn't my 100 but it was ok That's why I put 4 stars read more

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Party of 16 on a Sunday afternoon... We were looking for a good Menudo place and this place was amazing! Ruby was our server, we had to get different tables, but we were all in the same area. She was honestly really friendly & patient. Thank you Ruby, see you soon! 1000% recommend the menudo! read more

Jalisco Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Coachella, California

Love this local spot! I'm always excited to come here, and whenever I'm craving authentic Mexican food, I know exactly where to go. The tacos are amazing--definitely a must-try! read more

Tortas and tacos are fire ! Doesn't matter what meat you get .My favorite meats are tripa,asada,lengua,and al pastor .Cant go wrong with this place ! read more

AUTHENTIC MEXICAN FOOD BY FAR MY FAVORITE PLACE TO GO WHEN IM IN TOWN!Staff is SUPER friendly sweet,knowledgeable & understanding. If you need anything they're always open to help out or get you whatever it is you need. I've been coming here since I was a child it's a towns iconic Mexican food place.The place is small but very much rich with culture of the communities near by. Everyone's welcoming & it's usually always busy food is delicious and that's hard to find. I love coming here when I get the chance I miss it when I travel for work definitely a MUST once in town.Muchas Gracias por siempre tener la comida calientita y deliciosa es un honor comer y ver las caras alegres de los que trabajan aquí read more

It is 8pm at night why tf is my chicken salad damn spicy vinagary asf with two types of chilies in this hoe I GOT GASTRITIS!! and what surprised me was what I thought would be a simple salad had a fUKKK load of onion by the time I took most of it doing all that made me loose my appetite so I picked at it for 5 more minutes then left this THERE WAS A BLACK HAIR IN OUR LEMONS read more

Jalisco Restaurant - Chicken salad - Mexican Near Me - Coachella, California

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Authentic Mexican food and ambience. The Chicken Tostada and Chorizo Tostada were so delicious my husband and I could have another second! Our waitress was very nice and engaging. Definitely we'll come back and make sure we have more time to savor more of their food! read more

Jalisco Restaurant - Chicken Tostada - Mexican Near Me - Coachella, California

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My wife and I decided to stop here for lunch while viewing the murals and other artwork in downtown Coachella and we're glad we did! She ordered the chorizo torta and I ordered the chicken torta. Both were very filling and delicious! The bread, the meat, the lettuce --- it was all fresh and freshly prepared. I always love visiting Mexico because of the great food and this was the kind of authentic Mexican food you get as if you were dining in Mexico City. The restaurant also serves delicious chips and salsa. The waitress was warm and friendly. The ambience was relaxing and chilled --- everyone seemed to be enjoying their great meals. read more

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Stumbled into Jalisco Restaurant today while driving around the East Valley checking out Desert X. It looked authentic and in fact it was. The tables looked just like you might see in a taqueria in Mexicali. The grill was steaming away, and there were quite a few tables with happily chatting people, so we knew the food had promise. And we were hungry for a tasty lunch. Our waitress was terrific - she was more than willing to customize the dishes we ordered, my wife choosing the carne asada tostada, and flour tortilla tacos (one each carne asada and al pastor) for me. My tacos, without onions but with lettuce, tomato and cheese, were simply delicious. My wife said the same for her tostada. In a valley with literally hundreds of Mexican eating spots to choose from, we will definitely return to Jalisco Restaurant to try breakfast next time around. read more

Great food and a fun stop if you find yourself on this side of the Coachella Valley. Two boards, on English & Spanish. Easy to order and take out or sit down. Very authentic. read more

I usually do carry out but this time around I dined in. It was very packed with customers but we still got a booth. The food was out quick. This place will always be delicious to me. read more

Jalisco Restaurant - Tacos de Al Pastor - Mexican Near Me - Coachella, California

I don't know this place is not like it used to be really good really delicious i just got three going to sell those tacos and my meat look like ground beef and it wasn't all the taste is all off the food don't even go with the beers this is a horrible place now. I advise to never ever go there at all they need to get rid of that cook that cook is no good ​​​​​ read more

Excellent service, delicious food and a great wine jalepeno margarita! very clean place.. large portions, best chips and menudo in town. on tap Mexican beers and sweet corn tamales for dessert yum! go! read more

Great People Great Food. J P always so welcoming. A must for us when we visit Palm Springs read more

The service was bad and is seems like all the girls have a nasty attitude when talking to you. The food was not good at all the meat was burnt and when ordering a salad, the girl couldn't even tell me what they put in it stating that "the cook put whatever he wants in the food so I couldn't even tell u "the place gives off as dirty recommend going next door for dessert instead read more

Good food. Torta de carne asada was small but it was delicious with softest bread and very tasty. Salsa is fire so watch out. Hubby had tostadas de Cameron, taco de cabesa and lengua. All good. read more

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Caldo de consomé mejor remedio para la cruda I like to mix my torta with carne asada and trippita doradita read more

These are pictures from last week's visit to Jalisco restaurant. This is one of our favorite family restaurant. The food is amazing and the service is great. This place got us thru the pandemic on the weekends last year. We usually just ordered take out but this time we decided to eat in with our children. I have to say it was a real disappointment. For being one of the busiest restaurants in Coachella, I was surprised that they haven't invested in some restroom renovations. read more

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I ordered the chorizo torta because everyone hyped it up on here and it was the worst decision I could have made. It was super dry and the chorizo was burnt. Beans could definitely be added to this and better tasting chorzio. read more

Jalisco Restaurant - DRY chorizo torta - Mexican Near Me - Coachella, California

walked in with three friends, suggested this place based on reviews. worst service I have ever experienced. Maybe if your a local things are different. I was very disappointed. read more

Just left there. I cannot believe how horrible the food was. I went because of bad reviews. I ordered a beef and chicken taco. When I bit into the chicken I almost threw up on the plate. It was so disgustingly bad. Completely inedible. The waitress agreed. Took to the manager. She told me that he took it off., my husband paid the bill and NOTHING was taken off. I'm sick to my stomach and have the runs. Just paid $40. for a lunch that has made me sick and I still cannot believe that she told me that they took the lunch off the ticket, and they did not. DO NOT GO THERE. Ambiance dirty. I had to clean the table we were seated at. I cannot believe the good reviews! Im physically ill from the food right now. read more

This was one of my favorite Mexican Restaurants growing up and it upsets me how downhill they've gone over the past few years. I called earlier to order some tacos but the guy who answered and also stated he's the "manager"answered the phone and wow he was not having it! At first it astonished me how he responded my call since I have been ordering here since I was a little girl and have not encountered such behavior. I also have a businesses and I love my jobs too much to have such poor customer service. Plus this incident has occurred before with the same guy who hates his job because last time my husband called to order and he was being so rude to him but of course my husband is super respectful and was being polite just so he can finish taking our order but not me honey bunch! I don't tolerate disrespect. I asked him for his name and he said "Oscar Castillo" but he can just be lying to me which is crazy since he proudly claimed to be the manager. Seriously unbelievable that only some workers at this place care about their job. read more

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The more authentic birria tacos I have had in Southern California! So delicious, I will definitely be coming back next time I'm in the Coachella area read more

Jalisco Restaurant - Tacos de birria, consomé - Mexican Near Me - Coachella, California

Food is delicious. Service is excellent great atmosphere neighborhood friendly Frank Gill read more

Have yet to have a bad experience here, food is great. service is good as well and i don't see any other restaurants that compete against it. would recommend bringing people here. read more

A bit of a drive from Palm Springs and Palm Desert but well worth it. Very authentic and the local scenery is fascinating. The food will bring you back over and over again read more

This was my first and last time I will ever come here . This employee was so rude. She definitely needs to work on her customer service skills. My daughter and I were actually stunned on how she approached us. I understand if ur having a bad day but please do not take it out on paying customers. I drove from rancho mirage to try this mom and pop shop. The food was great but the disrespect that comes with it is unacceptable. read more

Jalisco Restaurant - This employee was so rude. She definitely needs to work on her customer service skills. - Mexican Near Me - Coachella, California

This is one of my family's favorite restaurant but it saddens me that this lady completely ruined a great place. This employee treated my mom and grandpa with such disrespect. My mom nicely asked to get a table cleaned up so my family when they arrived could sit there and that's when the lady gave my mom horrible attitude and told her to sit in a smaller table because she didn't want to clean it up. My family was coming from the hospital because my uncle got ran over by a truck on thanksgiving and is in the middle of surgeries. They decided to eat at our favorite restaurant only for this lady to give my family horrible attitude and fight with my family. If any of the managers see this, please do something about this. We love this place and have been coming for many years and would hate for this person to ruin the restaurant. Este es uno de los restaurantes favoritos de mi familia, pero me entristece que esta mujer haya arruinado por completo un gran lugar. Este empleado trató a mi mamá y mi abuelo con tanta falta de respeto. Mi madre pidió amablemente que limpiaran una mesa para que mi familia cuando llegaran pudiera sentarse allí y fue cuando la señora le dio a mi madre una actitud horrible y le dijo que se sentara en una mesa más pequeña porque no quería limpiarla. Mi familia venía del hospital porque mi tío fue atropellado por un camión y está en medio de cirugías. Decidieron comer en nuestro restaurante favorito solo para que esta dama le diera a mi familia una actitud horrible y peleara con mi familia. Si alguno de los gerentes ve esto, haga algo al respecto. Nos encanta este lugar y hemos estado viniendo durante muchos años y odiaría que esta persona arruine el restaurante. read more

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Jalisco is off the beaten path and totally worth the drive. Don't let outward appearances deceive you. The food is unlike any other Mexican food I've had, and it is delicious. I ordered carnitas. They came with rice, delicious ,and refined beans. I ordered corn torritas. Something was done to the torritas that made them extra special. My friend ordered cheese tamales. When they came we were cautious. They looked flat and uninteresting. Boy were we wrong. As much as I loved my meal I wished I had ordered the tamales. They were mashed and grilled on both sides. Excellent. The service was friendly and fast, the room was very clean. I highly recommend Jalisco's. I can't wait to try something else on the menu. read more

This little gem of a restaurant is located right in the heart of downtown Coachella and lots of parking. Excellent service and great authentic food, was greeted and seated right away during a busy lunch. The frescos were on point along with the chips and salsa, I ordered a carne asada torta and was excellent. Nice place and will definitely be back again. read more

Jalisco Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Coachella, California

Small but very functional place and they have an outdoor dining area too. Food is authentic Mexican and delicious! We've been eating there for the last 6 years. Service is fast and friendly and prices are reasonable too. We love it and think you will too. It's in the shopping center at Washington and Hovely. read more

The restaurant is pretty consistent with the taste of their birria. They have an amazing burrito of lengua among many other food options to choose from. It's definitely a locals spot and a hidden gem in the heart of old town Coachella. read more

Jalisco Restaurant - Media de birria - Mexican Near Me - Coachella, California

Great birria and al pastor here. The bañada buttito al pastor is one of my favorites! Very authentic. (One way I judge authenticity is by how spicy the house salsa is when it's served with the house tortilla chips - this one has a very nice, spicy burn!) read more

Jalisco Restaurant - Burrito Al pastor - Mexican Near Me - Coachella, California

SO GOOD!! got the menudo and it was delicious! service was awesome too :) will definitely be back

Hole in the wall restaurant that was recommended to us by the people at the Ace Hotel when we were getting our Desert X maps and info. After a fun day of driving around the desert to check out the art, we stopped at Jalisco for a late lunch. They didn't have any outdoor seating, so my doggie had to wait for us in the car. That made me nervous as the windows were down for her. We kept checking on her, though, and she was happily waiting for us when we finished our lunch. There were eight in our party and everyone enjoyed what they ordered. I had a salad with carne asada and the hubby had chicken enchiladas. Servings were small, but that was OK, as we still wanted to have room for dinner. Our server was nice and she was attentive. read more

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Delicious food and the waiter was awesome! Will definitely have to go there again! Great little stop in Coachella!

Bomb! Freind of ours brought us, not from around here. Came for stagecoach, it was delicious read more

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