The ambiance is family friendly with plenty of space to accommodate a large group. The staff is very friendly and courteous. The food is delicious. Simple setting however it does not lack on the flavor. They have a bar with different sauces; I picked one that was very spicy just how I like it. I was in Cedar City on a business trip for a few days. I wanted to try local spots and away from the chain restaurants. If you in town or passing through; give this place a try. read more

Tacos El Jefe - Chicken enchiladas (it was built like a burrito) - Mexican Near Me - Cedar City, Utah

Cleaned my Combo #1 plate. I really like the salsa options to change up each bite. When I want a taste of Mexican food that hits the spot I cone here. The staff is friendly and helpful. I saw the sign during this visit offering a seniors discount & took them up on it. Don't see that offered a lot. About a dozen tables were occupied and I think that may be why our order took 12 minutes on this Saturday afternoon (around 5:15). Prior visit my food came in half that time. But we weren't in any rush - it arrived hot & that's what counts. read more

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Yummy tacos ! We had shredded chicken mini tacos and ground beef tacos. Place and bathrooms were clean, and staff was friendly and welcoming. read more

Casual cafeteria style restaurant with excellent Mexican food. Highly recommend their plates.

During my road trip to Los Angeles I stopped in for lunch. Food is delicious, service is friendly, and the decor is very fun and festive! Angie said that 3 tacos would be filling and they were! The horchata is also delicious. I went to the bathroom and I didn't mention that I was coming back for my drink, and Angie accidentally through my horchata away. It was my fault for not mentioning that I was going to the restroom. I ordered one more horchata for the road because it was so delicious. Angie gave me a large, and then wouldn't let me pay for it. It was very nice, even though it was my fault for not mentioning I would be back for the drink. Chatting with Angie, eating delicous tacos, and drinking delicious horchata was a fun way to end my fun yet short time in Cedar City! La comida esta deliciosa y el servicio es muy amable. Angie es una empleada muy amable, simpatica, y sincera. Gracias por una experiencia buena, comida rica, horchata deliciosa, y servicio simpatica! Gracias Angie y todos que trabajan en Tacos El Jefe! read more

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The food is so good here! It's one of my husband's favorite places to eat. He loves the Carne Asada. I got the garlic shrimp last time and it was really yummy. It can get busy, but it's worth the wait and they are fairly fast. They have a little extra bonus room that could be used for groups. They have a great salsa bar also. read more

Tacos El Jefe - Here are their current prices on burritos. - Mexican Near Me - Cedar City, Utah

When you order beef enchiladas and get canned tamales covered in enchiladas sauce and cheese... Sent it back was not impressed with the food ... disappointed because my grand daughter said they eat there often . read more

The service is quick and prices are great here ~ The burrito and tacos are decent quality and satisfying. They're good to try out ~ read more

Tacos El Jefe - Mexican Near Me - Cedar City, Utah

Get the carne asada tacos. Bomb. The burrito is massive too. Was quick service and great proportions for the price.

Really good, authentic Mexican food in Cedar City! Look no further. Plus they have an amazing salsa bar. Lots to choose from on the menu. I got a variety of street tacos, a crunchy taco along with a side of rice and beans. SOOOO GOOD! Service was excellent, food came up fast even though there was a line. It is now my go-to Mexican place, so glad it's here. read more

Tacos El Jefe - Street taco's, crunchy taco, side of rice and beans - Mexican Near Me - Cedar City, Utah

On one of our last evenings in Cedar City we stopped at Tacos el Jefe after a long day at Bryce Canyon. Our appetites were satisfied. Great local place for tacos and Mexican. Many choices and combos to choose from. I got 2 sopes, one with chorizo and one with lengua. Both were delicious. The sopes were crispy and filled with toppings. The lengua very tender and seasoned well. The chorizo had a nice kick of flavor. They were good size and 2 was enough. Rest of family had chimichangas. They were huge and fried up perfectly. They were stuffed with meat and had a nice amount of guacamole and sour cream. Definitely get your money worth on these. There is a salsa bar with some different salsa to try and some pickled veggies. Nice touch. The green salsa was excellent. We really enjoyed Tacos el Jefe. If we are in Cedar City again we will definitely stop by for some good Mexican food. read more

Tacos El Jefe - Sopes with lengua - Mexican Near Me - Cedar City, Utah

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Delicious street tacos. Great salsa. Good prices. Always look forward to tacos here when in the area.

Still love the service and food. Had the bacon breakfast burrito and it was great. Tried the Al pastor taco. We don't recommend. It was dry & not very flavorful. But we'll still be back as everything else we've tried is delicious. read more

Tacos El Jefe - Al pastor taco. Not good. - Mexican Near Me - Cedar City, Utah

Good food. More than enough. Quick service we were hungry and finished it all. Thank you for feeding us

Yelpers are spot on with the Carne Asada breakfast burrito recommendation. Burritos are a good size & not greasy. Love the salsa bar. Service was quick restaurant is nicely decorated. read more

Bean and cheese... AWESOME!!! Service and environment are amazing! Kids menu available with chicken nuggets. Recommended!!! read more

Tacos El Jefe - Welcome sign - Mexican Near Me - Cedar City, Utah

The food at this Mexican restaurant is amazing! Street tacos are the best in Utah. Every time we travel through Utah we plan our lunch or dinner when passing through Cedar City. It's so good and the excitement builds the closer we get to the restaurant. read more

Food is good, but when I was asked to leave tip, I said a $1 and she put in $2. I might be back if the replace this lady at the register. She's Younger, not the usual one . read more

Everything true about high ratings!Excellent fresh ingredients and homemade tortillas. We have been duped in past by hyperbolic reviews but these were accurate. Hubby had beef burrito and I had 2 a la carte tacos (asada and carnitas). Worth the stop; reasonably priced. read more

Simple presentation, nothing flashy in the restaurant, but they got it right where it matters, the food! Taco variety, flavor, spice, toppings, etc., not to mention the "asada fries", wow! It was exactly what we wanted and needed after a long drive to the city! read more

Chill, casual place with a foosball table. The food was good, especially considering the price, and I loved how you can get pickled carrots and radishes at their salsa bar. Overall, would definitely come back without hesitation. This is a place I would go even if I was full - it's worth making the room for! Carnitas plate $8 - comes with guac, tomato/lettuce, Refried beans, red rice. Probably can feed two people well Salsa bar had 4 types of salsa, fresh cucumbers and radishes, and pickled carrots+onions read more

I've been looking for over five years for a Mexican restaurant to give my love to. I've tried them from Toquerville to St. George and now Cedar city. Cedar city very seriously has the very best Mexican food. From my first bite, I knew I had found THE best Mexican food. Very seriously, I would drive from St. George just to have food from Tacos, El jefe. Beyond reasonably priced, excellent food - served piping hot- quickly I could not have been more impressed. I cannot wait to go back and try every single thing on the menu! Bravo tacos de jefe you have easily won my heart on my very first visit! read more

After a long day of snowboarding, we were in the mood for something filling and flavorful. They have lots of options, and on the weekends they offer al pastor! I got the al pastor fries, and my partner got mini tacos with lengua, adobada, and carnitas. My friends got carnitas plate, menudo, and more. Our order should show you how much variety they have. You order at the desk and they give you a buzzer once your meal is ready. I love that all the sauces, grilled peppers, and grilled onions were self serve so you could try everything if you want. Everyone loved the grilled onions, and those grilled peppers are definitely spicy. The al pastor fries had so much meat and toppings. I was so grateful it wasn't just fries and cheese. The meat was tender and packed with flavor. The carnitas tacos were the best out of the lengua, carnitas, and adobada. The menudo was pretty gamey if you like that taste. I loved how colorful it was in here. I was pleasantly surprised by the food quality and would come again. read more

Tacos El Jefe - Top: carnitas Left: adobada Right: lengua - Mexican Near Me - Cedar City, Utah

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Ordered asada breakfast burrito for pick up. It was ready when I got there. Fast and easy. Amazing burrito.

Always great food. I love the little crockpot with the simmering onions. They go well with everything.

Gotta say they hooked it up especially considering it was past peak hours at 10pm when we arrived for dinner. I consider myself a bit of a foodie, coming from California and regularly eating Mexican food there. And I have to say, this place actually manages to beat California's Mexican food on value and quality in a couple of areas. I ordered the pozole (a Mexican based soup with cooked maize, aka South American corn). They added so many cubes of beef I wasn't expecting, it was amazing! It also came with a side of tortillas or chips (I opted for chips), shredded lettuce (to provide texture and soak up some oil in the soup), onions (very critical to just dump all the onions in the soup, unless you happen to hate onions), and oregano, which I put about half in the soup. They also provided chili flakes, which I ignored, because I knew that the pozole was already well seasoned (the pozole in the picture was already half eaten before I thought to write a review; it was that good). If you've got sensitive taste buds, pozole isn't a dish for you, because this dish is a flavor bomb! Normally pozole doesn't come with beef cubes, but this is Utah, and frankly, the beef cubes enhanced the soup considerably. I also ordered a fish soft taco, and it had a whole fish filet! That doesn't normally happen in California's fish tacos, mainly because of inflation, but this place does that and it rocks! I was extremely hungry from a long day of hiking at Bryce Canyon, so I also ordered a carnitas (pork) soft taco and adobaba (marinated pork) soft taco, both were really good, with the carnitas being soft but also crunchy, which gave it a really nice texture. The adobaba looked like marinated bacon, which was about as you imagine, it's marinated bacon! It was a flavor bomb. Needless to say we ordered a 2nd round of items to go, because this place slaps. read more

Tacos El Jefe - the pozole with a huge side of chips - Mexican Near Me - Cedar City, Utah

Some pretty solid tacos here. The rolled tacos were absolutely smothered in guac, which was a huge win. I enjoyed having a salsa bar with a variety of toppings and salsas to add to my dishes. Though I'm sure they're not entirely authentic, this place seems more authentic than most of the "Mexican" restaurants in the area. read more

Tacos El Jefe - Rolled tacos - Mexican Near Me - Cedar City, Utah

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Best Taco place in Utah, not just Cedar City. Good prices, good people, great food. Parking is not great.

We love tacos el Jefe!!! The asada fries are amazing! I love the salsa bar the light green is my favorite. The staff is always so kind the service is quick. read more

Thanks for being open so late! After a long drive we were greeted with a smile and good food to end the night. read more

They have fast service and delicious food at a reasonable price. The sauce bar is always fresh and the restaurant is very clean.

This place haunts me. Who would have expected to find amazing Mexican food in southern Utah? I ordered a carne asada burrito. It was a delicious all-meat burrito with no fillers. My wife had a torta which she compares to a place she raves about in AZ that was by her old work. The staff were super friendly and the food came out quickly - and reasonably prices. Top that with a full salsa bar - hands down flavor city. read more

Ok food. Service slow. Salsa bar available. Ample seating space. Probably not try again Improve customer service. Fill orders as placed not whatever cook wants to complete the order. read more

Great food and service, the best Mexican food I have found in Utah. It reminds me of a lot of places in CA.

No pics this time but this was surprisingly good food in an unassuming location. The inside is humble and comfortable. The woman taking our order was patient and answered all of our questions. We ordered chips for the salsa bar not realizing that they were hot chips. Sooooo good and not something we have found at a lot of Mexican restaurants. We tried two red salsas and the creamy guacamole one. The red ones were spicy - one was too spicy for us but the other was manageable. The green one was very tasty. My 11 year old got a cheese quesadilla and said it was good and A LOT. She ate a little more than half. I got the #6 (chicken hard taco & chicken enchilada). My husband got a #4 (two beef tacos). Both of us really liked our food. When the food came I thought about going to ask for some sour cream but there was a line and it turns out I didn't need it. My chicken hard taco was delicious. The chicken was flavorful and with the right amount of cheese and a ton of shredded lettuce. I honestly could have eaten two more if I had the room. As it was I got through that and a few bites of my enchilada and had to stop. The enchilada was good too. The sauce had more tomato flavor than I expected but I liked it. The rice wasn't my favorite but it wasn't bad. The beans were better than I was hoping for because I am picky about my refried beans. I also wished I had more room to eat more. My husband's beef tacos were also flavorful and crispy and proportioned perfectly. I would definitely eat here again. read more

I was pretty hesitant to get Mexican food in Utah cause honestly I wasn't really sure how it would be but the reviews in this place seemed good and let me tell you it was honestly up there with some of the best Mexican food I've had and I live in California. The inside of the restaurant was spacious and had plenty of seating, definitely gave fast casual Mexican restaurant vibes-- super home-y. The cashier was this young lady who was so genuine and sweet, she was helpful in deciding what to get for me, had honest opinions about dishes and was super friendly. I ordered the #6 plate with green salsa instead of red, and everything was perfect. The chicken had a perfect texture, the rice was especially good and seasoned well just like everything else. The beans were the perfect amount of mashed so it wasn't just mush but wasn't hard either, and they put plenty of sauce and toppings on the enchilada. The guacamole salsa located for self serve at the toppings bar inside the restaurant was PERFECT. Genuinely the best guacamole salsa I've ever had. I also ordered an horchata which again, you've guessed it--was perfect as well. It had the right amount of sweet to rice ratio. And finally I ordered the flan which wasn't bad, I probably would skip it next time, it just needed more glaze I think or just a little more flavor but if I was really craving a sweet treat it wasn't that bad. My total for all of this came to about 17$ which I thought was a pretty reasonable price. Sorry I forgot to take pictures but trust me you won't regret it. read more

Great service and food for an amazing price. Really friendly server and the restaurant was very clean.

Just what we wanted!! Delicious. We went for lunch and we had tortas and I got flan which had a great cinnamon taste. We bought food to go for dinner as well. Excellent food at a very fair price! read more

The food was delicious Mexican. No waiters-you order and pick it up from the cook. It seemed clean but I was sick 3 days after.

Clean Pleasant interior, friendly help, very ordinary American style Mexican food. No tomatoes on the food.