We ordered 3 dinners of floutas. We did not know they were going to ruin them with green enchilada sauce on top. Beans and rice were good as well as the service. Self serve salsa bar was above average. The flies were off the hook inside. We may or may not go back. read more

Man, this spot is fire. I wanted to take my girl to see if she liked it as much as I did and she loved the food!!! I was craving nachos so I went with the super nachos plate. Absolutely delicious porkyness and good spice. Flavor parade!!! My lovely lady got a burrito bowl and it was so good! It was a great meal and portioned very well. Not too much of the carbs that make you feel meh and lots of fresh lettuce tomato and delicious carne. The shop was absolutely packed and the service was friendly, smooth, accurate and fast! My new favorite place to eat in town. Mad respect for y'all. read more

Taqueria La Esmeralda - Super nachos Al pastor - Mexican Near Me - Jackson, California

If you're heading to Jackson, this is the place. My husband and I stumbled upon this place. He had the fish tacos said it's the best he's had! I had the Birra plate. Amazing flavor. We came through the door, was greeted with a welcome and smile. Service is fast. Ambiance is just like a diner. Nothing special, clean nice! read more

Taqueria La Esmeralda - This is the fush taco plate. - Mexican Near Me - Jackson, California

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The gentlemen that helped us was very customer service and had a very kind smile. We went there on a Saturday and ordered the Quesabirria Tacos YUMMY my granddaughter ate both of her tacos. Her mom ordered two as well. I ordered two and could not finish my other one. They were so very well cooked and the meat was out of this world. It was very well stuff with a lot of meat. They're fresh orange juice was very good. I hope next time we go they have the carrot juice Thank you so much. I also seen a sign that said that there is a restaurant in Sonora, I'll have to try those as well. We will definitely coming again. Mucho gracias. read more

Dried pork, tough stringy dry pork in my super burrito. Did I mention that it was dry as shit. Threw it away. Not going back read more

Was very skeptical being this far into the sticks but the asada tacos were great. They had lemons instead of limes but they still were really good and im a snob when it comes to tacos. My wife got an asada tostada and she enjoyed it aswell. read more

Super good food. Fresh Salsa Bar. Always seems to be a long line to order! Fresh and fast. Near Cost Less.

The chicken tortilla soup is so good! I think it's the best in the county. Easy to order to go and enough for two people.

I've lived in Amador county for years and I am just now finding this GEM! The food is amazing, truly authentic Mexican food. Service is espectacular staff is very kind and efficient. Restaurant is clean and the salsa bar is always fully stocked. From the burritos to Menudo on weekends the food has never disappointed. read more

Taqueria La Esmeralda - Large menu - Mexican Near Me - Jackson, California

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Food was amazing, got the burrito la Esmeralda, with carnitas, and all the flavors were there. Also ordered the guacamole. And that was good too, the salsa bar had a lot to pick from, service was fast, and everyone was friendly. Inside looked like your typical taqueria. Will definitely return. read more

I really loved the Al Pastor Burrito, and the great salsa bar. However, I have ordered that "super" burrito 3 times, and it never had the promised guacamole/avocado. I mean, I opened them up and looked- nothing green whatsoever. The 3rd time I told the guy while ordering it, he said : Oh , I'll tell them to put in extra" And I said, I didn't want extra, just the correct amount of guacamole. Well guess what? None. What a shame, I was ready to love this place , but how is it possible to make the same mistake 3 times? How? read more

Food and Service was Amazing! Looked up Restaurants in Jackson and came upon this post. Did not Disappoint! read more

Taqueria La Esmeralda - Delicious Shrimp - Mexican Near Me - Jackson, California

Horrible reviews. You order off the kids menu and they clearly stayed on their website that every single kids menu item comes with a side of beans and rice however, they say that it doesn't come with it when you go to pick it up. Secondary to that they refuse to honor what their website says. Would never recommend. read more

Back with friends for breakfast. Scrambled eggs were hard and cold. Beans and rice were tepid. The breakfast burrito tasted days old. Sorry, the magic was gone. Hope they can bring it back because it was great while it lasted read more

Came here on a whim after snowboarding in Kirkwood. I was hoping to just scratch an itch for some tacos, and ended up really impressed! The birria tacos tasted great and were a great value. Horchata was a generous huge cup. Also, randomly tried their tripita taco since I know a place in San Jose that does it too, and it was just as good! Also really liked the selections on the salsa bar; cucumbers and red onions will always be a hit with tacos. I regrettably didn't take any photos since I ate so fast. Definitely try this place if you are in the area! read more

I ordered via Door Dash last night. The super burrito I ordered was AMAZING! The carnival were cooked perfectly, the flavors all went together seamlessly, the sauce on top was amazing - I ordered green. It was so good, I ate until my stomach hurt! LOL! And it was so big I only ate a third of it! I will definitely order again! read more

I am a regular at this place and hands down it's the best Mexican restaurant in Amador County and also within an hour drive from Jackson. Food is excellent, no long wait time at all and very friendly, kind and happy staff. Soccer is always playing on the Tv. So ambiance is great. I really enjoy coming here. read more

Easily the best Mexican food in Amador County and their salsa bar is incredible! I was hesitant but pleasantly surprised; service is great, super clean and absolutely delicious! Was a much better experience than the day old apple fritter from Star donuts next-door. read more

Friendly staff, fantastic carnitas and life changing salsa macha. The portions are huge and reasonably priced. I needed a take out container and I was was trying to eat as much as humanly possible just to use more chili oil. You will NOT regret it. read more

The place on 88 coming into Jackson was closed on this Sunday, so we found this spot. Fast friendly service. Okay chips and great salsa. Served on a cold plate and the rice and beans were cold. Not in a big hurry to return. read more

Ordered 2 breakfast burritos for $25 . They had French fries in them instead of cooked potatoes. One of the burritos fell apart because it was so soft and I took a bite to get a mouthful of cold beans and salsa. Will not be coming for the breakfast burritos. read more

Oh my this was probably the worst Mexican food I've had in years! The cucumber jalapeño was one of the worst I've ever tried! Skip this place at all expense! read more

The best Mexican food in Amador county! I'm from the Bay Area so I'm very picky about Mexican food.

Great food, have a few different burritos here! All have very well portioned. Service was fast and staff is friendly!

Not reallty mexican . We had faijas big chunck of beef.flys alround.the service was ok.room for improved

Super good! Esmeraldas Chicken Fajitas are very tasty! Guac is consistently good!! To-go orders are prepared fast and very good! read more

Taqueria La Esmeralda - Chicken Fajita Dinner with side of Guac! So good! - Mexican Near Me - Jackson, California

I absolutely recommend their Chicken Tacos, their fruit juices are very refreshing, and their staff is very friendly!

The food was delicious! Super tasty. My husband had a Chile relleno burrito with carne asada, he was impressed with the authentic Mexican cuisine flavors. I had a steak ranchero style; delicious! Definitely can tell the difference between can sauce and made from scratch. The service was great. Nice gentlemen very polite. The food came out fast and hot. Definitely worth visiting this restaurant when in Jackson CA. read more

Was there when it opened today and the salsa bar from the previous night was still partially filled. They did not while we were there eating breakfast, change out the salsa, just added spoons. I had chiliquilies, sauce was great but the rice was old, from the previous day and my scrambled eggs were burnt! My friend had the ham and egg scramble, her eggs were super burnt. Since we were visiting the area, thought we would give it a try!!! I personally won't go there again! read more

Their food and service are very good. Fresh guacamole, Generous with their portions. I ordered a carnitas torta so delicious and big took half home. My husband ordered the burrito loved it plenty of meat in it. Would recommend this restaurant read more

Absolutely delicious. They have authentic quesabirria and they are cooked perfect! Now on to the reason I first came here. I heard they had a salsa bar and I am a sucker for a serve yourself salsa bar. The selection is awesome. It even has....just wait....cabbage salsa. I will always pick a Mexican restaurant that has cabbage salsa. Along with pickled red onion, pickled carrots and about 4 different other traditional salsas. Oh! And limes. I highly recommend coming here. read more

Taqueria La Esmeralda - Quesabirria! - Mexican Near Me - Jackson, California

Machaca chilaquilles are delicious. Enough for two! Fast, friendly service and good prices. Definitely going back for more.

First time here. Been living in the area for about a year now. It's ok. I'm willing to try other dishes. I had a grilled chicken salad. The chicken was a bit dry and hard, I would go for the shredded chicken next time (but from other reviews they say it tastes like tuna so idk..). The rest of the salad was good, the fried four tortilla shell was good. I love all the salsa selections! I think they charge for chips. My total was also significantly higher than what I thought it would be. The cashier asked if I wanted to "add" chips so I think they charge for that small basket. So next time...not thanks! read more

We've here twice now and everything has been great. The owner and staff are very friendly Salas bar is good Just writing this review makes me want nachos fries. I think I'm going there for dinner tonight read more

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Delicious shrimp tacos!!! And the chips and salsa were good too. Service was kind and courteous read more

Went by for lunch today, flies everywhere, stingy on the complimentary chips and $1.00 charge to refill the complimentary chips, food arrived warm but not hot. Tables were dirty, walls had funk on them.. Not a fan and not coming back read more

Not a fan. The carne asada had so much fat on it it was hard to eat. The chicken in the enchiladas tasted like tuna and were quite possibly the worst enchiladas we've ever tasted. The cheese enchilada was hard and the cheese was not melted. We let the employee know that the chicken enchiladas were inedible and the guy took the chicken off the plate we were eating and ate it and said it tasted fine to him. Grossssss!!!!! He literally ate off the plate we were eating. The fact that the 7 people in our party ALL tasted it and agreed how fishy and gross it tasted and he had the nerve to say it tasted fine is CRAZY to me. He never offered to replace, refund or apologized. Also, they do not give receipts which is scammy to me. Not a good place at all. Would NOT recommend! read more

This place has really gone downhill, I have no idea what's changed but I went there today and everything was disgusting. My tacos came out cold like really cold and the meat looked old and gross I didn't even eat them. We keep trying to give this place a chance because when they first opened everything was always so delicious but gradually the food taste and quality has gone down hill and today was the worse. We will never go back. read more

Taqueria La Esmeralda - Carnitas plate - Mexican Near Me - Jackson, California

Amazing!!! I stopped here for a quick meal on my drive from Yosemite to Lake Tahoe and I was very pleasantly surprised by how good the food was! I am vegetarian and they were able make a bunch of things for us. I highly recommend this place! read more

Very friendly staff! The location is convenient and the parking is ample. We like the salsa bar. The churro was super tasty! The prices seemed reasonable for the food we received. The burritos were made very well. Full & satisfied! read more