Tamales Nelly

Great for lunch. Went in mid-week and found few customers. It made me wonder what we were in for…read more Turned out good in every way. The Good. Greeting, ordering and service was quick and attentive. The food was delicious and perfectly presented. The restaurant was clean and welcoming. The Meh - nothing to report. The Bad - nothing to report.

I heard about this from a friend of mine today. He told me it was very good…read more Mu wife and I drove there for dinner and we were very pleased. The chips and salsa were fresh and good. We asked for hotter salsa and it was good. My wife had the nachos with chicken. My wife said it was great. The meat was fresh, and the portions were filling. I had the chicken fajitas and they were fresh, hot, and filling. I will definitely come back here again. This restaurant is worth going to.

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Taqueria Sol De Jalisco

4.5(103 reviews)

4.2 mi

My husband discovered this place and it's been on our monthly rotation since…read more Being Mexican I'm definitely picky about my Mexican food but this place is not just affordable its DELICIOUS! Portions are the perfect big size. Theres a chip bar where you can get chips, multiple salsas, picked jalapenos & carrots and pico de gallo. The Quesabirria's always leave me full and taking some home. Service is going up to a counter and they give you a little device that beeps when your food is ready. Plenty of seating although it was a bit hot in there. We brought in my family of 4 and we paid around $50 for all of us! This place is definitely one more people should be talking about.

I have been here SO many times and it's always five stars... until this evening…read more I decided to have something different so went with fish tacos. They were... Hideous j I don't know if they forgot they put these in the frier or genuinely don't know how to fry fsg, but until they figure it out, they really should take them off the menu, they ate that bad! Other than this evening, this is our go to Mexican place and is normally great! Just avoid tge fish tacos, try lengua instead!

Salsa bar

Severely over fried fish

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Facade. Also has a drive through.

Coa De Jima

4.3(254 reviews)

4.2 mi

•$$$

Came here for brunch on a Sunday and ended up getting the huevos rancheros with al pastor. It came…read morewith rice and beans and I don't get this dish much but something about it sounded really good. It came out and it looked great but tasted even better. The al pastor was heavily seasoned, but not overseasoned. The sauce had a little bit of spice but not enough to burn your palette. Overall it was a super tasty dish and the service here was super friendly I would definitely come back

The aesthetics are strong with this one. Beautiful wallpaper, gold-framed doorways, quirky…read morebathrooms, cozy booths... I absolutely loved the vibe. If interior design alone determined ratings, this place would be a winner. Unfortunately, I came for the seafood, and they were out of a couple of the dishes I had been looking forward to. My husband ordered a mezcal cocktail that I found absolutely abhorrent. It tasted more like a liquid dessert than a cocktail. We started with the birria flautas, which were impressively crispy but also incredibly dense. Both of us felt uncomfortably full after eating them, and that was just the appetizer. Between the unavailable menu items, the disappointing cocktail, and a less-than-memorable start to the meal, we just weren't feeling it.

Coa De Jima bar

Mar y Tierra

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Spicy margarita

Pueblo Lindo

4.2(345 reviews)

5.1 mi

Pueblo Lindo is my FAVORITE, hands down Mexican restarant. Their Chili Verde is fantastic. I…read moreusually go directly for the Chili Verde but I've also had taco salad and enchiladas there. Everything is made fresh, the salsa is perfect, just a bit of spice. If you're in the mood for great food and amazing service with a smile, look no further, you will have a wonderful experience at Pueblo Lindo

After going for dinner on our anniversary I now remember why we don't go there anymore. Used to…read morefrequent every week, EVERY WEEK. Between the price gouging like many other restaurants and the extra charge for another small basket of chips and salsa (seemed to start after Covid Show), the clincher was the "surcharge" for using a credit card. Food and service was good, just OK, nothing special at 3pm in the afternoon. Thanx for the reminder of why we stopped coming in, and they wonder why business is down, tuff business to be in anymore but there are places out there that are doing a killer business doing it right??? Bye-bye for good this time, it's the GOUGING!!

Interior

Chimichanga with cheese sauce

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Chips and salsa

Matador Boise

3.8(660 reviews)

4.2 mi

Finally!!! I was starting to think finding great salsa after relocating to Boise was an impossible…read moremission. Full disclosure: I'm a Tex-Mex fan, not an authentic-Mexican-food purist. And I'm also a bit of a salsa snob. We stopped in for happy hour for the first time and started with the FREE salsa -- which, apparently, isn't always a given in Boise. It was legitimately some of the best salsa I've ever had. Then we ordered the Grande Nachos with chicken. "Grande" is not false advertising. The portion was enormous, we got completely full, and never even made it to trying anything else. I can count on three fingers the places, out of MANY attempts, where I've found truly great nachos -- and these get the #1 finger. And no, that's not the middle finger. Highly recommend everything we've had so far. We'll definitely be back to work our way through the rest of the menu. So far: winner for sure.

I frequent the Matador, however, this last Monday when I brought my granddaughter there... We…read morewaited a very long time for her Shirley Temple. And then waited a very long time for our food. By the time it arrived on our table, it was cold. I got a $10 discount off the meal. The server and the hostess act like it was my problem than theirs. I will never go back!

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Tequila menu, Chips & Salsa

Andrade's Restaurante Mexicano

3.9(357 reviews)

1.9 mi

Food crazy delicious! Service friendly and prompt…read more Ambiance made me think I was in a beautiful Mexican restaurant. Plase go!!! I had a steak dish that was very tender and my wife loved her steak fajitas. My new favorite Mexican restaurant

We are working in Boise so trying lots of places. We crave Mexican food so tried this. It's a big…read moreopen restaurant which is odd but hey it works I guess. The salsa isn't my cup of tea it reminds me of Pace picante mild. I had fajitas and the tortillas were basically street tacos size which makes sense because there was not a lot of steak in the fajitas it was mostly veggies. For $23 I expect at least 1/4 lb. Others got the chimichangas and they liked theirs.

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My food when I got it home.

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Chapala Mexican Restaurant

4.0(150 reviews)

3.2 mi

Authentic Mexican restaurant!! So so delicious. My husband and I travel to Mexico OFTEN and this is…read moreone of the best Mexican restaurants we have explored in the US. The service is great and friendly, the food came so fast. Def recommend!

Chapala! Chapala was a staple for my college years. They offer delicious Mexican food with solid…read moreportion sizes. Their fajita plates and carne asada are my go tos. I went to soak in the nostalgia this past year on a trip to Boise and can say it still has all the charm and great flavor I remember. The staff is always super friendly and have great senses of humor, often joking with and developing inside jokes with regulars. The dining area is always clean and well taken care of. You can tell they take a lot of pride in their restaurant and food.

Grilled Chimichanga

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Garibaldis

3.9(209 reviews)

4.7 mi

THEIR HIBISCUS MARGARITA THO…read more.. 4.5 stars!! Seriously the best margarita I have had so far in Boise is this restaurant's hibiscus margarita. The flavor is amazing!! We came on a Saturday night and it was busy but not overly busy, which was nice. I started the evening with their regular house margarita, which was a bit too sour for my liking so our waitress suggested ordering a flavored margarita to add sweetness. I went out of the box and ordered their hibiscus margarita and WOW I'm coming back for more!! We were disappointed in their house salsa, but we did order a ceviche appetizer which was very fresh tasting. I really appreciated all the very fresh vegetables in the ceviche. My husband ordered the steak fajitas- amazing! I ordered the veggie enchiladas on flour tortillas- amazing! I appreciated how they have a side of carne asada that you can order. It was perfect for our young son who wanted steak. Our son also appreciated the Jarritos flavored sodas. Lastly, we were disappointed in the fried ice cream as it didn't have much flavor and the melted caramel it came with tasted like goat cheese. Prices were reasonable, service was good, and restaurant was nice and clean. Yes, I'll be coming back :)

Tuesday when several if us from work go to lunch... today, tacos! But where to go? Someone…read morementioned the one place I'd never been, what the heck, why not! A decent Selection of lunch menu offerings, I went with Chili Verde, pork in green sauce, eithucorn tortillas. We ordered chips and salsa, interesting because it's not complimentary as in so many Mexican places, is one hotter yellow sauce with pineapple, a typical medium sauce, and a mild, plus beans were ordered. The chips were gold, house made, the yellow sauce was definitely good, would probably be great on fish tacos, but the medium red was what I preferred with chips. Lunch arrived with the obligatory "hot plate" warning meaning it had bern in the oven. As always, I started by trying the rice and beans, v both were good enough I nearly finished them before even trying the Chili Verde. What was interesting here was I wanted to use the larger than average sized corn tortillas to get every bit of the verde sauce off the plate! Something, we were too busy talking to tell, was different. I don't ever remember wanting to sop all the sauce up with the tortillas before! Would I come back, yes, there is enough that looked interesting to return.

Birria Tacos

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Churro dipped in cajeta (special Mexican caramel).

El Chavo Taqueria

4.4(100 reviews)

2.9 mi

Always good tan rico los tacos! Always friendly, this is our favorite taco truck. Can't think of…read moremuch else to say other than delicioso!!

Heard these were good tacos and being a Latina I had to give them a go being from LA. It's a food…read moretruck with a few benches to eat your tacos there. The menu has a few things you can order from burritos, tacos, tortas and other fun items. We ordered a Carne Asada Burrito and it has rice, beans, meat of choice & lettuce and avocado it was pretty good. We got some tacos as well and not sure if she mixed up another ordered but we were short 3 tacos on our order and that was a bummer.. I was really looking forward to them. Their asada, carnitas, el pastor were all really good and authentic flavor and loved that the pastor had the pineapple chunks as well. One thing I did dislike was I asked about chips order and it said $5 when I asked her if I can just have a couple, she was a bit confused and asked the lead there. Apparently they didn't have chips in their truck and had to go find them. That should have been my no thank you but I figured ohh let's give them a try. Once we got to our house and saw the $5 chips I was honestly a bit upset they were store bought nacho chips. Tacos are $2.50 I don't understand why chips are $5 and they aren't even like your traditional Mexican chips or something along those lines. That was my only downfall to this place but those are just chips. Their food was honestly good no doubt about it when we were ordering they had a few people eating there and a few to go orders. Maybe take them off the menu or make little baggies and purchase chips from a Mexican store or make your own tostadas..

Tacos, rice, and beans

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Taqueria La Flama

4.0(274 reviews)

2.2 mi

By far the best Mexican food in Boise hands down. No offense to the other restaurants out here but…read morethis takes the win. Nice and accommodating servers, this place doesn't get the attention they deserve. Can't get alcohol beverages but I'm sure they'll get that fixed soon

Legit. Probably an…read moreold location of some fast food place. La Flama serves dam good Mexi food. Great Carnitas. Great Guac. True tell is that we were the only Güero eating here.

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Chicken Flautas Combo Plate

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