Was visiting Virginia and looked for places in proximity to where I was staying this one came up and it did not disappoint. It was a delicious! read more

Jessy's on Ocean View has always been a favorite of mine for satisfying my taco cravings! They have great lunch specials to enjoy, plenty of drink options along with meal options to keep your hangry at bay! Service was very friendly and food was out quickly to enjoy which was great as I was near feeding frenzy mode on my hunger scale! Number of taco options, I chose chorizo and asada to enjoy. Plus I can never pass up elote! Wash it down with a good margarita and I was one happy customer! Come on in and enjoy the vibe along with some great food at Jessy's!! read more

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Good time great food and amazing vibes the restaurant has a tienda attached for all your wants and needs I love coming here ! read more

Jessy's Taqueria - Great food ! - Mexican Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

I got a panbazo completely cold. My wife ordered the chicken tacos the chicken was cold to the touch. We got a choriqueso for the table as an appetizer and it didn't arrive until after our food. Server only saw us twice to take the order and to bring the food. I couldn't even complain to her because she never even stopped by. Will never come back here again I definitely do not recommend. read more

My husband and I moved here from Georgia and we have struggled to find a good Mexican restaurant. We both agree that this is the best we've had in the area. It is so good. We shared a molcajete and still had leftovers. It doesn't look like much driving by, but it is super cute inside. There is also a tienda, which we loved and was very well stocked. Their menu is absolutely massive as well. read more

Jessy's Taqueria - Chilaquiles Molcajete for 2 - Mexican Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

What can I say, Jessy's is a Norfolk staple and serves the best Mexican food I have ever ate in the 757. The menu is long but really hits all the rights spots with whatever you're in the mood for. I ordered the Steak Fries while my Wife ordered a Wet Burrito, we ordered a Gordita to split. It was a 10-15 minute wait but our food came out warm, and ready. It's been a few years since I visited but I've seen they revamped the interior. It's also connected to a grocery store for whatever Mexican candy's, desserts, meats, or souvenirs you need! read more

Some of best Mexican food in Virginia Beach! Great service and yummy food and drinks! read more

Jessy's Taqueria - Shrimp Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

I'd heard about this place for a few years and was happy to finally be back in the area to try it out. My husband worked with a guy who served in the military with the owner and he'd raved about it. I think I saw that it was featured on Food Network and has expanded because of it but I wanted a surprise and went in blind. I ordered a fried chimichanga with beef and no tomato. I received a beef burrito with tomato inside, but not on the lettuce and sour cream served with it. There was a tiny tablespoon of sour cream which was disappointing. Despite being the wrong item, having tomato, and inadequate sour cream, it was delicious. I thoroughly enjoyed it and couldn't finish because of the large portion. I tried 2 of the complimentary chips and they seemed house-made. They were warm, crisp, and flavorful. The prices were very high and would be cost prohibitive for my return. read more

We went on a Saturday evening and were promptly seated. Started with the chips and salsa and queso--very good! Salsa was fresh and the chips homemade. Would have liked salt on the chips but that was easily remedied. We had steak and shrimp fajitas--excellent! The margaritas were tasty. Service is very good. Highly recommend. We will be returning again soon. read more

Best tacos in the area, but flavor on birria consume was like water, tacos soggy, I think they forgot the cheese, the container for the consume was so inefficient for dipping birria. read more

I went to Jessy's last night. If you haven't been lately...it's been totally renovated and looks amazing! The staff there are the best in OV. I tried something off of the Ramen menu. I've been waiting till there was a chill in the air to order this. I saw the new ramen menu during the summer and I couldn't bring myself to order hot soup. I love traditional ramen so I was excited to try this version. There are a few options to choose from, or you can have a customized soup. I went with the Birria. It was SO good. I also had guacamole, queso, beans, and salsa with their excellent chips. I will be back to try the chicken ramen, and the carnitas fries ramen! Jessy's keeps getting better. read more

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Yum! Was down the street and needed a little snack so stopped here and was not disappointed! Place-it looks like it is currently being renovated so sat outside in a little area they still had open and covered. They also were coming right there so kind of fun and a unique experience! Service-Extremely nice and friendly. Also pretty quick too! Food-Delicious, fresh and authentic! The carnitas, shredded beef, steak, and Al pastor tacos all were so good! We were also there on taco Tuesday so buy one get one free, which is a great deal! Salsa and chips were really good! I like that it was a thicker chip and the salsa was also super fresh! Will return for sure when in the area! read more

Jessy's Taqueria - Tacos! All so good! - Mexican Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

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Delicious food, great service, and has a small "convenience stare" connected to the restaurant. We could smell a wonderful scent coming from the store, where we found fresh bakery items. Yes, we purchased dessert! A hidden gem on 15th Bay Street in Ocean View. Can't wait for a return visit! read more

Jessy's hits the spot again and again. We love bringing friends and family here when they're in town and everyone always loves the experience. Out of all their locations, this is our favorite. We love the attached store with all of the gorgeous pastries and Mexican items. Chips and salsa: amazing. We don't love that it isn't unlimited, but the $5 is reasonable. Their guacamole and queso are also both great, so we typically indulge in those, as well. I always get the lengua tacos and a chile relleno. Both are incredible. I also love their refried beans. My husband gets the mole enchiladas every single time and never waivers. Overall, awesome spot. read more

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Very authentic Mexican restaurant in the area. I really enjoyed the horchata that I asked for 3 of them. I usually don't drink that much liquid. If you have never tried it, I suggest you try it here. I also really enjoyed the birria. It was pretty expensive, but it was very worth the 3 tacos and birria soup though. We got here around 7:30pm, so most of the crowd has gone, and the service was a little slow. There is also a cute little shop inside next to the dining area for mexican pastries and candy. There are adequate spaces to park in the parking lot. read more

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Amazing authentic food - love this place can't wait to go back!! Taco and elotes are the best

The vibe, service, and food was amazing. I was looking for a local place for good Mexican food. I found it!

The service to start off was pretty poor. Our waitress only came to the table two times and then had someone else help us. Not sure if there was a shift change or not but there wasn't any communication. The food was not great. The chorizo definitely didn't taste like chorizo. I ordered the fajita bravas fries. It said that there was skirt steak, chorizo and shrimp on top of fries with cheese sauce. While it was a massive portion of food it was not great quality. There was maybe 5 chunks of shrimp not even 3 whole pieces of shrimp. The steak was chewy and it was left in large strips so very difficult to eat. Plenty of "chorizo" throughout the bowl. There wasn't any cheese sauce on top of anything, I didn't find it until I put the food on the plate. The cheese Accompanied by a ton of grease as if the meat was not properly strained before being poured on top of the fries. It was not a great experience so I would not recommend or even come back. read more

Jessy's Taqueria - Mexican Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

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One of the more authentic locations around I love those stores next-door. It's not very big but it's just big enough for a great girls nightout decently priced margaritas as well as pretty strong. read more

Can't say I love the this place. Been here a few times and each meal gets worse. The service is generally fine but the menu is overwhelming and over priced. Meals have gone up in cost and down in quantity and quantity of food. My visit I inexplicably got an enchilada with the meat on top of the tortilla. I'm not Latina but I've never had a tortilla serving look like this! It's like the cook forgot tbt meat and just said oh well. I'll throw it on top here. The ingredients promised on the Menu like avocado were also missing. I do enjoy the chips and salsa. From what I have heard the first batch to the table is free and more orders are changed which makes dinners more likely to not "order" more and stay and order more food and beverages. Last time we ordered a few happy hour specials and were a still Charged the regular prices. I'm not going to return. Too many similar places around! read more

This place is delicious! They have indoor and outdoor seating, as well as a shop with a great variety of Central American items. It really reminded me of Mexico with all the options of things to buy! We sat outside, and our server was prompt with the food. It's definitely higher quality food than the generic Eastern VA "Mexican" food. I highly recommend coming to get GOOD FOOD if you're craving something better than "Mexican food." This is the closest you'll get. read more

Jessy's Taqueria - Chilaquiles con Huevos (scrambled with cheese) - Mexican Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

3/2023 Had take out for lunch and I was surprised because the price have gone up $5.33 for 1 taco. Not sure these prices are sustainable but that's for them to find out. Got the asada, al pastor and lamb barbacoa and it was on the dry side. When you order take out you don't get chips and salsa. read more

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First time back in 5 years after I either got food poisoning from here or cookout, but figured it was about time to give it another chance. The place itself looked the exact same but they had new menus with MUCH steeper prices. By no means did I expect it to be the same price but they'd at least doubled so that was an unpleasant surprise. I got Jessy's burrito which was good bud I was unimpressed by the presentation; the burrito was wrapped in tinfoil and was tasty but not worth $16 for just that & the rice & beans. The service was decent, our waitress was young but nice & patient. It didn't take too long for food to come out either. I probably won't be coming back anytime too soon though. read more

Jessy's Taqueria - Jessys Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

I'm from LA and this is the best place for Mexican food in Norfolk!!! the store has amazing snacks aswell felt right at home.

Definitely not a 4 star. Employees were friendly. Service was very slow - three groups who sat after us were served before us. Food was just average. Beans could have been out of a can as they tasted like it. Salsa was good. Prolly wont go back. read more

So I want to give four but I'll ping them their price and what I term as a bit of misleading a customer. But prior to that I'll comment on the food - I did their tacos very good! I'd recommend the tacos and food. This place came recommended to me so I'll pass it along. What I will leave you with it be weary of the price. So with that said I came for lunch, they had a lunch special for 11 that was two tacos rice and beans. I didn't really feel like rice and beans, they have a traditional Mexican menu up front that has pictures. There is a picture of three tacos listed for $5.33 thus one could assume three street tacos for 5.33 - price checks. I took it a step farther and asked the waitress that since I didn't feel like rice and beans was there an option to just do tacos as I pointed to the picture of three tacos. She said yes and asked how many I wanted. I went with five to properly get my fat on and then finished. Food was great. Bill was a bit shocking I was anticipating around 8-10 with three tacos, chips/salsa, and a soft drink. The total was 29.98.... For one person for lunch!!! What was not conveyed in our conversation is that even though the pictures shows three tacos and says "tacos" and list a price of 5.33. IN REALITY it is 5.33 PER tacos!!!! That is wild!!! These aren't massive either, they are your regular baja style street taco. So you have been warned... a bit false marketing and would have been appreciative had this been discussed when I was ordering and referencing the menu. Of note - the waitress is a native English speaker, so there wasn't a language barrier either. Big time surprise, I'll most likely be back but will not be getting my fill of tacos because it will be highway robbery. Aside from that, good food, just wish that would have been passed to me. Still can't believe my lunch was the price of a dinner... for five tacos. read more

Jessy's Taqueria - Mexican Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

Rating based on being native to South Cali. Food. It was underwhelming. I got al pastor and Carne asada tacos. - this place had the least amount of meat on their taco based on other taco shops I've been to. Carne asada felt like there was more onions and cilantro than the actual meat (see picture). - they don't have a salsa bar or salsa offerings (compared to other places I've been to) - flavor was overall bland in general and dry meat IMO Experience: Nice staff but we almost paid $10 unknowingly. As soon as we sat down, the lady gave us the menu and without us even having a chance to look at the menu, she asked queso or guacamole. I thought it was free because she immediately asked, without even asking what we want for drinks first. She sat us down and that was her first question. We did say guacamole and when we finally had a chance to look at the menu, we noticed it was $10 for guacamole. When she arrived, we asked if it was free and she said no. I personally don't appreciate that. No mention of the price as she didn't even let us settle in when she asked. Side note, of ALL the taco places we've been to, whenever we are asked/offered chips and salsa/mole/queso, it has always, always been free or they say the price upfront. So when they didn't provide an amount, without even giving us a chance to check out the menu, we assumed it would be free. Overall, this lady was really nice and when the guacamole came in and found out it wasn't free, she didn't give us a hassle when we turned it down. She was also attentive to us through out the night. That initial experience just rubbed us the wrong way. We noticed this place was featured on DDD and I can't tell if we just didn't order the right items or our expectations were too high, coming from South Cali. We've been to other taco places in other states, but man, this place was such a let down. This is the first taco place we've been to here in Virginia Beach so I'm confused why the rating is so high. read more

Jessy's Taqueria - AL pastor with pineapple and Carne asada tacos ($5.33 each). Felt like there was more onions and cilantro than the meat. - Mexican Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

Normally we go to the location close to the Oceanfront, but we decided to try this location. I can see how this place is perfect during the summer because it's just across the street. They have a store on the left side of the location and the restaurant on the right side. They have bakery goods, grocery items, Mexican souvenirs and other goods. I order the Caldo de Res. We were disappointed because the menu says its made with snap peas, but when we asked the server said it was made with beans. My husband can't have Legumes or lentils because they made his Gout flare up. He decided to get the fajita burrito, but wasn't really happy about it, especially after he paid $60 for a meal that left us feeling unsatisfied. We won't come back here to dine. We might possibly come back to visit the store. read more

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I've been to Jessy's so many times that I can't count. I love their food. This area is saturated with Mexican restaurants, but it's Jessy's for me. Last night I had a barbacoa street taco and an elote. I was able to finish up the taco but only had about 1/3 of the elote. That corn always hits the spot. It is sweet, tangy and full of flavor. read more

Jessy's Taqueria - Taco de barbacoa. I took the radish off and love to squeeze the lime on the taco. - Mexican Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

Bought a tres leche cake for 52$ and it was the worst cake I have ever bought or even made ! Driest I've ever had ! Do not waste your money. I've been told Publix has amazing cakes . read more

I was in town for a conference. This place was near by my rental and decided to try it for lunch. This is a hidden gem in the area. I had the birria ramen with two birria tacos. Wow! The flavor was amazing. You can tell that the meat was slow cooked and had a great flavor. The birria consome broth was great. It had a rich flavor I loved the addition of the chick peas. The staff was courteous and joyous when I cam to pick up my order. I look forward to visiting again when I am back in the area! read more

I was not expecting much but was pleasantly surprised. I had the lunch trio. Chips and salsa was delicious which was a good sign of the rest of the meal. Husband had the california burrito. He ate the whole burrito so I guess it was good. It's served with guacamole on the side. Taco was good, and flavor was on point. Probably as close as I am going to get to a taco in San Diego. I'll take it. Order the horchata here. It's good. Service was good. Our server Judith was great and gave good recommendations. Everyone was enthusiastic to be there it seemed. This place is located in a shopping plaza and parking is limited. We were the ones eating there because we went for an early lunch before the lunch crowd. We had a choice of 3 maybe 4 parking spots. I think they are preparing to remodel the interior of this place so don't expect perfection in decor. Ladies room was clean so they get points for that. read more

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Really good mexican and drinks! Also love the little tienda connected that has bakery goods and authentic snacks, candies, and more! read more

Jessy's Taqueria - Enchiladas Verdes - Mexican Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

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Parking sucks. Food was only ok. The chips and salsa very underwhelming. Chips seemed to be burnt or just super dark and crunchy. The super burrito was boring. It needed sour cream and guacamole...the meat in it was also only okay. Tamales were very good! $50 for all this...$60 with tip. Just didn't seem worth it. I don't think I will be visiting again. Sorry to say...3 stars because service was pretty fast for me...but her food came out 5 minutes later. and waitresses were friendly but didn't come back to check on us for refills or napkins. We ate outside on a nice day but flies were all around despite it being screened in. Inside the restaurant the ambiance seemed ok. There is a gift shop but I didn't bother going in. read more

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Second time here and I really like this place! Drinks are strong and the happy hour prices are great. The choripollo was delicious! read more

Jessy's Taqueria - Choripollo - Mexican Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

Been coming here since 2010 for tacos, menudo, tres leches and everything else. Honestly everything here is the BEST, not the fanciest sit down place but the food is good and the vibe is authentic! The greatest thing bout this little gem is that there is a grocery store connected next to the taqueria so you can pick up some goods and even freshly marinated meat in the back. Also picked up some of the best conchas from here. 10/10! One stop shop :)! read more

Jessy's Taqueria - Mexican Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

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Here's how much we liked Jessy's Taqueria: We're heading back to Tidewater in January. We chose our AirBnB partly because it's close to this place. Yes, really. Those who have read my reviews know I lived for sever years in the southwest. I fell in love with Sonoran style Mexican food, a style that has not caught on nationally in the years since I moved away. Much of what I have dined on is regionally different and Americanized. It's great food , or good food, but it's not that style I crave. Jesse's has the style I crave. Rich, textured flavors, fresh ingredients, less on the heat abs more on the savory. Yummmmm We were in town last summer for a beach wedding. We were staying at an AirBnB about a block away and decided to order. We are so glad we did. The NMA got the Questacos and snd the Tampiquena, both of which were instantly devoured. I had the outstanding Mole Poblano, and the Viking had the Chimichanga Supreme, which he loved. All these were takeout, packaged very well. We went back the next day to shop at the tienda where the NMA found some classic Mexican munchies and sodas. It's a nondescript strip mall restaurant with easy parking. We're already planning our order for next month when we return to the area. read more

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Went in there in a typical Friday night. Not too busy. My wife got the Flautas and it was pretty lackluster. Margs was pretty good tho. Didnt really taste like sour apple. I shouldve gotten the tacos but I guess I gotta go again eh? read more

Jessy's Taqueria - Sour apple margarita - Mexican Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

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In my opinion, this location is far better than its sister location in Ghent! It's located in a tiny shopping plaza in East Beach. Parking in the plaza can get kinda hard to find on a popular day, but there's a dirt lot next to the plaza that works just as well. As for the restaurant itself, the place offers a good mix of indoor & outdoor seating. The atmosphere is super casual and the menus are as long as you'd expect. I had a frozen Margarita & the chicken fajitas. The fajitas were amazing and were almost enough on its own to warrant 4 or 5 stars. However, my "frozen" margarita was essentially melted by the time it got to my table which was a bummer. That being said, I fully intend on coming back - hopefully my marg experience is a little better. Overall, this place is a good spot for whenever you're craving solid Mexican food. read more

Jessy's Taqueria - Mexican Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

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Best Jessy's in Hampton Roads. It's a general, no fuss vibe... walking distance from the beach. The inside also has a Mexican market which has a panaderia, Mexican candies and dried peppers. Breakfast is served over all day and the food is delicious, more authentic than most places. I got the chilaquiles and my husband got the birria burrito! Service was quick and friendly. read more

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