Juanitos has been around for many years because they serve great food at reasonable prices and they are a BYOB. Last evening, we had a 730pm show at The Basie. So, we parked FOR FREE at the train station (free every day after 11am). Then, we walked one block with our bottle of wine to this eatery (after dinner one is only two blocks to The Basie). Ambiance is pleasant, painted chairs etc. Service by Trisha was attentive. She was the only waitress there though others brought out items. She seemed very busy by 630pm when all tables were taken and people were waiting to get seated. We started with tasty guacamole with our chips and salsa. For entrees we had Shrimp Fajitas, $30, and a Vegan Burrito with shrimp added, $23. Everything delicious. We would dine here more often if we lived closer to Red Bank. It certainly works out great if you are coming to The Basie for a show. read more

Juanitos Restaurant - Entrees 9/2/26 - Mexican Near Me - Red Bank, New Jersey

The enchiladas had too much added salt. The waitress asked the others if everything was okay but didn't make eye contact or wait for my reply. My entree was in the middle of the table uneaten but she ignored that. When she came by again I said I couldn't eat it because someone added too much salt. Without a word she took it away, no offer to replace it and she still charged for it. No apology, complete apathy. read more

Juanitos Restaurant - dried out tequila chicken, it waited under the heat lamp - Mexican Near Me - Red Bank, New Jersey

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I didn't see any parking besides pay parking for Mon-Sat. Heads up the front door is not an entrance. The entrance is actually on the side. The restaurant has a chill causal family friendly vibe. The service was good , I have no complaints there. They serve us chips and salsa after seating us . The food its self was alright. Bistec de ranchero contains scallops, mushrooms, onions, beef slices with bbq sauce. You can choose the spice level in which we did choose medium. I don't think medium is spicy at all. It came with some beans and rice. Mid taste. As for the combo platter, the flauta is crispy/ crunchy but the chicken was a tab bit too dry. The burrito I noticed only really contains ground beef . I was hoping the burrito would have more veggies . That I was a bit disappointed. read more

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First time in New Jersey and decided to eat here. Worst costumer service I've ever encountered! The waitress, Trisha was so incredibly rude. Giving us a hard time trying to split our check. Would not recommend 0/5 read more

Food and service were wonderful - went with a group and it was fantastic- BYOB and food was very fast.

Cute place. Serving sizes were huge. Food was great. Had the seafood burrito. Wasn't fan of the sauce, but our apps and everyone else dishes were awesome. I'll be back to try more! . read more

Juanitos Restaurant - Burrito Taco Salad - Mexican Near Me - Red Bank, New Jersey

Friendly service and yummy food!!! Also it's warm in the restaurant which is good as I am always cold! Come here a lot, I recommend

The food is always great. The portion sizes are quite large. The staff is fairly attentative and always quick.

Amazing food. Girlfriend and I underestimated size of stomachs. Ordered more food than we could eat, but now we have lunch for tomorrow. People on here are complaining about the price but it didn't stand out as cheap or expensive to me. Workers were all very nice and polite and the scenery was cool. read more

Very disappointed! Came for lunch to celebrate a birthday. Been a customer since they opened many years ago. Was wondering why it was so empty. The portion sizes were perfect for a 5 year old. Unfortunately we were adults. Tacos were half empty, 2 teaspoons of beans and tiny portion of rice. Certainly not the way to attract repeat business or keep long standing customers. read more

I LOVE ground beef tacos and they've got'em. Tired of eating gristle meat tacos. Nice side dishes and knowledgeable staff. Worth a visit. read more

Been going here for a very long time now and it never gets old. Anything you get on the menu really is amazing. I usually go for the flautas with chicken. When I went in this weekend with a couple friends I got the loco burrito with chipotle sauce. A lot of places try and do their own sauces on the burritos and juanitos kills it with their creamy chipotle sauce. Best in the game. Another great part is the atmosphere when you walk in. They have outdoor seaTing which is nice in the summer. The inside is very festive and decorated. You get the full experience coming here. It is also BYOB which is a plus. Absolutely the best Mexican restaurant in red bank for sure. read more

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Always great food and service. Highly recommend as I am a repeat customer. Great for date night or a night out with the girls. read more

Food here is awful and overpriced!! I do not recommend at all and you are better off going to Chipotle. The menu says table side guacamole which they do not do they just bring it from the kitchen. I ordered veggie quesadillas and they put broccoli, carrots, and all weird vegetables in it. Veggie quesadillas should be just cheese and peppers. My husband got quesadillas which he asked for corn tortilla and they gave him flour tortillas and when they came out he questioned the waitress and she lied and said they were corn. The rice is old, hard and all of the food has no flavor. I could make better Mexican food then this! Very unhappy. read more

Another restaurant jumping in with these ridiculous money grabs! First...a $6.50 non-cash surcharge as a line item right on the bill! How do they even know I'm not paying cash? Then a 22% tip that they conveniently included for me. Plus that 22% was on top of the inflated amount with the non-cash surcharge! Credit card fees are a cost of doing business. What makes these restaurants think that it's okay for the customer to pay THEIR business expenses? As far as the tip, how about you let the customer decide how much they wanna leave the server? read more

Have been coming here for years. Now bringing the kids. I really like their mole sauce, they have combo plates so you don't have to commit to just one thing. read more

Juanitos Restaurant - Kids burrito - Mexican Near Me - Red Bank, New Jersey

Shrimp in mole sauce is delicious. Just spicy enough to make it interesting. A medley of spices blended together in a thick, dark sauce. I find it addictive. Chili rellenos stuffed with cheese then battered and fried. The batter is light and completely non-greasy. I get them covered in a tangy, fresh verde sauce that I have been ordering for years. The entrees come with rice and beans. Sometimes it is juicy black beans and sometimes creamy refried pinto beans. The service is always, prompt, polite and friendly. We mainly get take out these days because hubby picks it up on his way home from work. The orders are always complete and ready when expected. read more

The food is flavorful and the portions are generous. They do have a fee if you split plates and it's a byob. Had no problem walking in on a Tuesday night for dinner. All tables get chips and salsa which is always a plus at a Mexican restaurant. Had enough left over for a full meal the next day. read more

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The chorizo is absolutely fantastic. Great service and great spot, love coming here. Seems like a golden age for Mexican food in red bank. So many good spots and this one leads the way read more

Spent $70 for takeout and they forget the fajita shells. I call and no good will offered - just so sorry!! Nonsense. Check your takeout bag.

We stopped here not knowing what to expect. Turned out to be a great find. The chips and salsa were good. The chorizo queso was excellent. I had the big burrito with barbacoa and my cousin got the barbacoa tacos. The portions were huge and very good. The meat was cooked to perfection and we left full. I highly recommend this place when in the area. read more

Juanito's is a Red Bank staple. Been eating there for years and finally writing a review! With such a great location between the train station and Count Basie Theatre, you can't go wrong for dinner before a show. Also great for lunch! Service is top notch. I prefer their atmosphere more than the other Mexican restaurants in town. read more

Great food and service. The atmosphere was nice but a little loud because of the kids. read more

Juanitos Restaurant - Burrito, enchiladas, and chips and salsa - Mexican Near Me - Red Bank, New Jersey

I'm not a huge fan of this place, have visited only once before. Had a team lunch today and we ordered a ton of stuff (32 of us, so pretty much everything on the menu). I'm not a fan of how everything on the menu is "smothered in cheese" (their own wording). The chips and guacamole was good, chicken empanadas had only dough and no chicken. I had the chorizo tacos and the chorizo was great, no complaints there. 5 stars for the chorizo. Rice and beans were decent, nothing to rave about. The really weird downside was they came out with the dishes, calling out their names and expecting us to indicate what we had ordered. Pretty unacceptable when you're catering to a party of 32! Also, I asked for mole and never got it. This is the sole reason for the 3 stars. I'm more partial to the other smaller establishments in Red Bank that serve more authentic Mexican food, in my humble opinion. read more

Juanitos Restaurant - Mexican tacos (chorizo) - lunch portion - Mexican Near Me - Red Bank, New Jersey

Just ok. Service was very rushed, food was bland. The atmosphere and ambiance are nice though.

Overall just average..on a Thursday there was a line of people waiting for tables at 6:00...maybe the locals love it, but we just found it average. The chips and salsa they give you as you decide on your meal were the best part of the meal - fresh warm chips (not at all greasy) and a, what I assume is homemade, salsa that tasted fresh and had a nice slow burn at the end but wasn't overpowering. We shared an appetizer that was good - jalapeño poppers. The two main dishes we had were acceptable - the sauces were tasty but the primary protein in each dish had no flavor/seasoning on its own. Chicken enchiladas and beef fajitas for those curious. Put it this way the portions were huge...and we didn't take home the leftovers. read more

The phone number is not working. I've been trying to call for two days to see if I need a reservation and if they have high chairs. No dice.

I can't believe I haven't reviewed this place before. I've been here many times and it never disappoints. We had dinner Saturday early evening, 7/23, because I had a craving for Mexican, and we hadn't been here in a while. If I lived nearby, I would probably eat here twice a week. I believe this is the best Mexican food in a 20 mile radius from my home in Matawan. If you can't find a parking spot in the street, park at the train station, it's a 1 minute walk. For drinkers, I believe it's byob. My wife had the taco salad with chicken, she has no hope of finishing it, so she had the rest for dinner tonight. The chicken is grilled I think, but tender and juicy beyond belief. I had my go to dish, enchiladas Del Mar. it comes with rice and refried beans, which you don't need because the 3 enchiladas are stuffed with shrimp, lobster and scallops. There's also a habanero cream sauce that spices it up and adds a lot of flavor. They're topped off with a delicious blend of cheeses. I devoured every morsel. I went home stuffed which I do not like to do. I couldn't help myself. Oh, and the house made chips and salsa are incredible too. There is a lot of Mexican restaurants nearby, do not skip this gem. read more

Juanitos Restaurant - Enchiladas Del Mar - Mexican Near Me - Red Bank, New Jersey

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In my opinion it's the best around. Authentic, great atmosphere and its service is always good. Very friendly and kids are welcome

We had 3 well cooked & packaged combination dinner meals from here this evening. They were very good & we enjoyed the complimentary chips & salsa as well! We will be ordering again! read more

I will give this spot the benefit of the doubt because my family has been coming here for years and they enjoy the food and the experience every time. I will call this one a case of maybe I ordered the wrong thing. I wont short them of my experience tho. The nachos with beef were an excellent appetizer to start off with. So many toppings with so little time, everyone is munching away and you just want that perfect chip with the steak, sour cream, guacamole, tomato, all in one. My entree is where I might have been mistaken, but so were they. They have a soft shell crab special on the menu, and its nearing the very end of the season. If theres anything you should know about soft shell crab, only get it fresh, and you can only get it fresh in season. You should be able to bite right through the shell, like an al dente pasta, and bite right into soft delectable crab meat. The situation here was the crab was too matured, and you could not bite through the shell at all parts. I ended up eating this more kike half soft shell, half snow crab, fishing and breaking through the shell for meat. What I will give them is cooking the shell inside a broth regardless was an amazing idea that yield this light fragrant wine broth. I mixed it in with my rice, my veggies, everything had to touch this sauce and be amplified with amazing flavor. Looking at the rest of the table, my father in law has two burritos, my wife orders the same and my mother in law has a gorgeous steak salad that I ended up wishing I had! The portion sizes are incredible, so my wife couldnt finish and I ended up eating her chicken burrito the next day, and it was packed with meat and salsa. I will 100% give this place another chance, ordering the steak salad with tortillas next time. read more

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I just ordered Juanitos for dinner and couldn't give them 5 stars fast enough. The food was fantastic! If you like authentic Mexican food you will not be disappointed. I stumbled upon Juanitos online and am very glad I found this gem! We ordered the chicken flautas and chicken burrito & beef chimichanga combo. They use Doordash and even on a Saturday we received the food promptly and the order was accurate. The chicken flautas come with tomatillo sauce, tomatoes, lettuce, and sour cream. I ordered a side of the creamy chipotle sauce and that took the meal to the next level. My husband ordered the combo of chicken burrito and beef chimichanga and has enough leftover for lunch. The portion sizes are large and the entrees come with a side of rice and beans. Everything was so good I want to go eat at the restaurant to get the full experience. I will absolutely be back and HIGHLY recommend you give it a try!! read more

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Really really good authentic Mexican food. This restaurant also offers really good portions. Located in the downtown part of Red Bank this place is indeed a gem! One thing I wish I would've known is that this was a BYOB place because I would've def brought a bottle or two. I will say that the service wasn't the greatest and most attentive and that would be an area I would like for this restaurant to improve in. But other than that I was a fan and if I'm ever in the area I wouldn't hesitate to come here again. read more

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After years of dining here, was disappointed tonight when I was asked to leave to free up a table, I'll rethink my tipping strategy here

Juanito's is one of the better Mexican restaurants in Red Bank and there are a LOT. This location is BYOB, no frills, fast service and has a front and back section. I've sat in both and just prefer the back section personally as it's away from the front door. This last trip I ordered a beef chimichanga and tamale combo and my girlfriend got the chorizo appetizer and black bean soup as a meal. The beef (strips) chimichanga was the best thing I've ever had from there, so good. The chicken tamale was ehh at best, I haven't had many in my life but I think it would be better with a meat that doesn't dry out so much like chicken. The black bean soup was pretty good and the chorizo appetizer is one of my favorite chorizo dishes I've had. It has a little kick to it and comes with some tortillas. Overall a 4 star Mexican restaurant. read more

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Great food, byob, fun decor! Typical Mexican food, classic. Servers friendly & clean restrooms! read more

Classic authentic mexican spot. Their salads are good, their food is not the freshest but the way they prepare their food is tasty. Their service is fast and everyone is nice, Their portion sizes are big and the prices are decent. They provide a lot of chicken with their fajitas. read more

Stopped in for lunch on Valentine's Day with my parents, service was wonderful and the prices are super reasonable! The chips and salsa is soooo good! I went with the salsa verde chicken burrito, very good, I finished all my food. One thing I will add about Juanitos, being that I have dined here many times, it definitely depends on what you order. The food is usually pretty good, although I do think it's lacking the true authentic Mexican taste. Still, if you want good food and you're not too hard strong on authenticity Juanito's is good! The restaurant itself is pretty relaxed, being that small, but on weekends expect a wait! read more

Juanitos Restaurant - Lunch! Salsa verde chicken burrito! - Mexican Near Me - Red Bank, New Jersey

I used to love the food at the original location. I wasn't too impressed with my lunch at the new location. It's still a byob but I feel the quality of the food has changed. I ordered the fajitas and they were very disappointing. The chicken was kind of chewy and not very flavorful. The complimentary chips and salsa were good though. Service was slow and it wasn't very busy. I don't think I'd return to this location. It's just not the same as I remember it. read more

Juanitos Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Red Bank, New Jersey

Very cute small Mexican joint my friend picked out to eat at before a show at PNC. Service was very fast and friendly. Food was very good, portion was large and price was very good. read more

Juanitos Restaurant - Steak Quesadilla with rice and beans - Mexican Near Me - Red Bank, New Jersey