I stopped here with my family after going to the aquarium of the pacific. We decided to stop for Mexican for lunch and ended up here at Tequila Jack's. It started out well. We were seated quickly and were given free chips and salsa, both delicious. Then we ordered chicken quesadilla, chicken nachos, and steak tostadas. The food was okay... the amount of meat you get is minute. They tasted okay but nothing special, nothing I would rave about. Overall, eh.... service was not great, the food was edible, and the salsa was good. If I only had the chips and salsa it would have been great. read more

Delicious food and very good service. The carnitas were burrito was delicious. We also had the steak fajitas which were to die for. Great atmosphere and it doesn't hurt sitting outside in the patio overlooking a beautiful scenery. It's our 4 times there and we will definitely be back. read more

I come here with my boyfriend semi often. We usually order appetizers, coronaritas & sit out on the patio. This is definitely his favorite spot to drink read more

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Gabriela our server was so amazing and attentive. Me my husband and our friend came here for the first time for taco Tuesday not only are the Tacos amazing but the margarita was so good. If you ever stay in Long Beach come to Tequila Jack's make a reservation that way u don't have wait long. We didn't wait long but the wait was so worth it and the service is amazing. You won't be disappointed read more

This place is often packed so I guess that's a good sign, and they serve food fairly late. Definitely go for Happy Hour, and the late night Happy Hour. I really like their Margarita's- House Margarita's for $4.25 is a good deal to me. I went in a large party and they were able to seat us quickly. The chips and salsa are very tasty and I really liked my vegetable burrito. The wait staff was friendly and the service was quick. I ended up going there a couple times during my stay because of the flexible hours, happy hour and fast service. read more

very lively place on a sunday night but not so busy that we had to wait for a table. chips and salsa were brought out right away. the chips were very fresh and crispy. we devoured it within 5 minutes and they brought a new one out right away. the waitress was very friendly too. grilled shrimp taco salad - i was pleasantly surprised by the large amount of shrimp on this dish. there were way too many to even count. portabello mushroom fajita - i thoroughly enjoyed this dish. lots of different kinds of veggies. loved the zucchini and the broccoli. i could not get enough of the portabello mushroom. everything was well flavored. the grilled corn was mushy so that was a bit disappointing. $9 guacamole - where can i get a degree in guacology? the guacamole made by the guacologist was amusing. he prepared it tableside and to our liking. didn't care too much for it though. too creamy. great atmosphere. great chips. great portabello mushroom fajitas. read more

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I went here for an early dinner yesterday. One of the positives, they have several flat screen tvs situated throughout tuned to all the current sporting events. The servers were also all very polite and friendly. However, the food was less than spectacular. My mexican rice tasted way too starchy, the beans were ok, and my chicken taco and cheese enchilada lacked any real flavor. My boyfriend got the beef crispy tacos and seemed pleased. The food wasn't terrible, just not great. So if you're looking for great service, lots of tvs to watch sporting events on and don't mind bland food, then i would recommend Tequila Jack's. read more

I used to come here often for their happy hour and banana margaritas (banana marg- not on happy hour). Pretty good deal. I haven't been in for a while and I was craving my banana margarita. Pretty disappointed. HOWEVER, their mango margarita made up for it :) Service has always been friendly and attentive. OH, and their mexican corn pudding stuff is the biz! yum :) read more

After a few happy hours here we decided it was the right place to host our wedding rehearsal dinner. We expanded rehearsal dinner to include out of town family who came from miles away for the wedding. To be completely honest, I think I got a bit tipsy on the margaritas, beers and tequila shots and will not be providing intricate detail on our experience! Overall, everyone had a blast, the food was great and the drinks kept flowing. The staff was awesome and I felt cool handing out drink tickets to my family and friends :) It was an efficient way to keep track of drinks for the bill. If people wanted a drink other than a house margarita or beer, they had to pay on their own. It worked perfectly! I'd highly recommend Tequila Jacks for hosting your private party. All I can remember is the huge smiles on my family and friends' faces and the even bigger smiles on the staff's faces!! We took the red bus easily from Hotel Maya to TJs and back. read more

Always crowded! They take reservation but not on weekend. Servers are very friendly. Great place for casual dinner meeting/date. It's right next to beautiful boardwalk. My favorite drink is Michelada (I've tried from other places, but this was the best one) Also try their shrimps in buffalo sauce for appetizer. I forgot to take a picture, but they are so good. We came with a group of 11 people and we ordered two more after trying one. read more

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Great Location, Great Service but at the end of the day it's a restaurant. Food was meh. Ordered wings as an appetizer and was the best thing I had there. Chicken on Nachos we're not seasoned well. Chicken Quesadilla tasted weird. Burritos were alright. read more

Came here with a client and decided to sit outside to enjoy the nice warm weather in the wintertime and to enjoy the view. We were able to get seated right away since it was a Monday and not as busy. Missed their happy hour,but still we wanted to just sit down and eat already. Decided on the Fiesta platter to start with and it looks ok,but it didn't knock my socks off. I have been to other place with much better tasting nachos,chimichanga,and beef taquitos. What made it real good was the salsa they gave with the free chips. Just asked for more of those and voila,it masked the really dry nachos and not as appetizing,though we devoured it since we were starved. Also ordered their Margarita on the rocks with no salt and that wasn't bad. For $7.50 a big glass wasn't too bad. I think we filled up on chips and salsa that by the time the server came by to ask for our order,we ended up just ordering a 2 plate combination,Baja fish taco and carnitas taco with black beans,Mexican rice,and Mexican corn bread. It wasn't anything magnificent. Presentation was ok,but wish that it could've been aesthetically better. Next time I go,I will just make sure to take advantage of their Happy Hour. Parking sucks,too since I had to pay $10 for only being there for 2 hours. Boo! read more

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I been here for drinks but never for food. I have to say the food is average. I had the ceviche tostadas and salad. read more

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We had a great family dinner. The food was delicious and service was quick. The portobello mushroom fajita was delicious as well as the happy hour appetizers. Our waiter David C was terrific in every way possible. He reminded us about the happy hour, helped us decide on which foods to order, and checked on us frequently. He was genuinely happy and helpful. read more

Go here to simply get happy hour with a friend or 2, get drunk DO NOT COME HERE FOR ANY SPECIAL CELEBRATION!!!! Although the restaurant is soooo big, & not packed, they are completely unable to accommodate any kind of large party =/ The host/hostess/staff are sooooooo incredibly stoooopid it is amazing!!!!!! I lost brain cells just trying to explain to them how they can sit our party of 16 at 4 different tables, we just hope to be in same area, even the same ROOM! they kept telling us there were other people at the restaurant waiting for tables... I know this! when it's our turn on the list,, just sit our group down 1 table at a time... EASY RIGHT? nope, I finally saw that this person was so stupid, so I put my name in separately for a group of 4 & got seated 5 min's later (the entire group of 16 had been waiting over an hour with no such luck) Anyway, the rest of the group found a couple of tables in the bar area & we were able to eat! It was taco Tuesday & the tacos are good for a $1 :) the place isn't crowded so you can easily get the waitress' attention. The rest of the happy hour menu was gross! and not a deal at all,,, $4 for 4 potato skins or 4 buffalo wings, or 4 nasty taquitos (we ordered it all!) Just stick to the dollar tacos :) HIGHLIGHT of the night- $4 schooners of beer!!!!! or margaritas. Including, newcastle & heff! pretty amazing deal!!! and it helps when you have to talk to the "stupids" who do not know how to seat people in a huge restaurant read more

Ambience was beautiful. Located on Shoreline Village, you get a beautiful view of the marina as well as a beautiful sunset. Service was great. Even on a busy Sat, Cinco de Mayo weekend! Party of 2 wait was 25 minutes. Margarita Margarita! Best thing here! $6.75 for a big 20 oz. Not excellent Mexican food, the rice and beans just eh. Hard shell taco disappointing, oil maybe tasted old? However the chile rellano, salsa and veggie taco were tasty! Hit or miss w/ the food?! read more

Love this place! My only complaint is that they don't put enough corn pudding on your plate lol

Came here for Taco Tuesday. The place was packed. Got seated right away. The servers were all spot on. Very attentive. Brought chips & salsa right away. Took our drink order right away. Food came our right away, was hot, fresh & tasty. Kudos to the manager. Service was excellent. Would highly recommend. read more

Love love the queso And the green sauce. And I never like green sauce. As a parent I would love to have more nonfountain drink options and a macaroni and cheese option especially made with the queso cheese. Stanley the manager was very warm and friendly. In addition, we named a drink the "Champion" with pink lemonade and iced tea. Now we are strolling the Broadway so we can let the fabulous food digest read more

The nice thing about this place is that it is open late. It does attract a rather rough crowd. Their tacos are pretty good.

I reserved a table and the wait was 2hrs by the Time I came to check how long was the wait ,since it had pass 2 hrs , they still didn't have our table ready and they were the rudest host I've met. read more

they let me plug my lap top into an extension cord and were very gracious about not rushing me along when they could see i was working and chillin out as I ate. read more

Had never been to Tequila Jack's...probably because I love the Yardhouse so much that I always go there plus I'm not big on Mexican food. So, my friend chose this place for his birthday dinner and we had an awesome time. We were a group of 15 and the waitress managed us very well. All our orders were correct, everything came out on time, and there were no problems with the bill. That's what I call success when it comes to dealing with multiple credit cards and lots of cash...oh, and a bunch of loud, drunk, and obnoxious people aka my group lol...ok, we weren't that bad. The food was okay, tasted like any other Mexican restaurant (ie. El Torito, Acapulco). The Margarita's were big, not huge like the waitress made them out to be but a good size for the price. I did like the decor of the place with the candles and darkness. It was cool but nothing special. I can see myself going again if invited but other than that I'll stick to The Yardhouse next door :D read more

I ended up in Long Beach over the weekend for a housewarming and came here with my cousins and a bunch of their friends for several rounds of drinks. It is walking distance from the new high-rise condos across the street from the Westin. I had four big glasses of beer, one Caddy Margarita (made with Grand Marnier instead of Triple Sec), one Caddy Martini, two Melonballs, and a Henn & Coke and managed to make it through the night out without puking... for at least six hours. The drinks were good and strong, but our bartender was slow - too slow, in my opinion, to be the one working on a Saturday night. The inside isn't much to look at, but there is a nice covered outdoor patio setup where you and your friends can chill, have a smoke, and drink the night away. It's also right next to the bar. From here you have a nice view of the boats in the marina, that purple-and-green walkway out in the distance, and other high-rise buildings. We left nice and faded! I'd like to come back the next time I'm in town. read more

5 Stars for Tequila Jacks! Woo Hoo! My pals and I were in Long Beach for one night before we set sail on a cruise, so we wanted to find a fun place to go for dinner and drinks. The front desk lady at our hotel wasn't too helpful with giving personal recommendations, but she did flop a paper in front of us that had the names of various local restaurants on it. We picked Tequila Jack's solely because we liked the name. And I'm so glad we did. The restaurant faces the water, so you get a great view if you sit on the patio. The place was packed when we went (last Sunday night around 8pm or so) and the servers were friendly and fairly fast considering how many tables they had. There is also a salsa bar where you can load up on the hot stuff and refill your chip bowl. For dinner, I had the veggie tacos and they were delicious. I've never seen that option before in AZ (boooo AZ!) and I would definitely like to have them again. Maybe next time I'm in Long Beach, eh? Oh and the margs were delicious. Don't get the house marg though- it's pre-made and tastes like freaking lemonade. The bartender was kind enough to add more tequila to our house marg the first time around to make it more potent, and then for the second marg, we ordered the cadillac margarita and it was plenty strong for all of us. This place is great! I only wish I lived a little closer to it!! read more

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The view is awesome, the chips are fresh, the salsa is fantastic, but the main course (tacos, burritos, etc) is lacking. I still frequent here for taco tuesdays for a nice, chill evening with some friends. I tend to fill up on their chips, salsa, and beer and order tacos just because it is taco tuesday. The carne asada burrito and taco taste odd; somewhat of a subtle teriyaki flavor is the best explanation that i can think of (which completely does not mix well with mexican food in my opinion). the carnitas and the fish tacos arent too bad, and i would recommend those over the beef and chicken tacos if going there for taco tuesday. The portions of meat in the tacos is absolutely the skimpiest portion possible, but for the price and the view/setting it's still an acceptable place to go as long as you are satisfied with filling up on chips and salsa. what it all comes down to is: go for the view, the chips/salsa, and cheap drinks on taco tuesday, but don't count on the main course to be anything extraordinary. *edit: they took away the chips and salsa bar... HUGE disappointment, this place just went down one star read more

Living in Long Beach my entire life I have established my favorite places to eat, drink, and be merry. Sadly, Tequila Jack's is not one of those places. However, if you are looking for a good meeting place to have a few drinks before dinner or before venturing onto other watering holes, I suggest starting at Tequila Jack's. Who can argue with a margarita while seated a waterfront bar? At sunset, this place is not shabby one bit. I've eaten dinner a few times here several years ago, and if I remember correctly the entrees were fairly tasty. You just have to pay more for the view. read more

On a recent boat outing, me, my brother, my buddy and our 4 kids combined, decided we needed to refuel with some mexican food and Tequila Jacks definitely delivered on almost all accounts. Entire staff was friendly and the waiter showed a ton of patience in dealing with all of our shenanigans... I mean come on, let's face it...3 guys and 4 kids is probably not the easiest table to serve at a restaurant. But he was awesome. Even took a group photo of us to make the occasion... Which I somehow seem to have lost. The food was seriously on.. I had the shrimp burrito with green sauce, rice and beans it was absolutely excellent. It also came with this sweetcorn-paste kind of thing (in the shape of a ball) on the plate. Although my description may not have made your mouth water are you sure you if you ever see that thing on your plate here... EAT IT! It was awesome!!! Atmosphere is "totally long beach brah!" Sort laid back, ocean and harbor views, good people watching and all that...DEFINITELY a cool spot. Deducted 1-star for the simple fact that I had gone out of my way to secretly give the waiter my card to avoid that awkward issue of who's paying the check when all is said and done. Apparently he still brought the bill out before using my card and subsequently my buddy insisted on splitting the tab. We were riding in his boat all day using his gas and because of what was probably an honest mistake on the waiter's part my buddy also ended up paying for kids and his own lunch. All-in-all...more than satisfied! read more

Used to be one of my favorites and you really still can't beat the location but the food is below average. I was really disappointed with all the food. The service wasn't great either. We sat at the bar and even-though things started off well, the bartender had a sudden change of attitude. It got better at the end, but the bartender didn't really care to be friendly with us for some reason. We had to send the Ahi Mahi back but the waiter and bartender were very apologetic and the plate was removed. I will come back but I really hope the food here gets better. read more

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Great Customer Service. Mango Margarita Taste so good and The Chicken Mole Enchiladas so very delicious! I will be coming back to this place read more

I rarely find a place where I love the chips and salsa... this place... I love the chips and salsa... the chips where crunchy and hot and the salsa actually had some bite to it... I could sit and eat the chips and salsa all day long... For my meal I had a fish taco and a carnitas taco... the breading on the fish taco was a bit weird... It was like a breaded fish stick that was cut in half... the carnitas was super greasy... they both tasted pretty good... but I honestly can't tell you if it was from the taco or the mixture of salsa and Ring of Fire XX-Hot habanero sauce I bought from the store down the way... Whatever it was... it was an awesome vessel for my hot sauce... read more

I hadn't been here in years (heard they had new owners since then)........ First off, the salsa is sooo much better! It has lots of flavor without being hot. I ordered the chicken fajitas... delicious! The chicken was moist and perfectly seasoned.... I look forward to coming here again. read more

It was great to get back to Long Beach after almost a year, and I just knew that I had to stop here for lunch - they're awesome! The view of the harbor and adjoining shops/restaurants is spectacular, the food is great, and this place just has a really cool and upbeat vibe to it. First off, I highly recommend the Long Beach Peach specialty drink. It's made with peach vodka, peach schnapps, sweet + sour and peach puree which makes it just the right amount of tangy and sweet. It's also just the right amount of alcohol to get you feeling good (unless you drink it on an empty stomach, then you'll feel REALLY good). My friend ordered the Toes in the Sand which is made with white rum, pineapple rum, pineapple juice and cranberry juice. I thought his drink was ok, it was more mellow and not as fruity as mine. In sticking with tradition, I got the vegetable soft tacos (just like last time) while my friend got the baja fish soft tacos and I must say, it was A LOT of food. I forgot that last time I shared my plate with my mom, so having a plate all to myself was too much. Both of us could barely finish everything (which by the way was 2 tacos, rice, beans and that sweet corn pudding dessert thing). Next time we'll definitely be sharing one plate. And the best part? After we had already paid and left to go to the aquarium, we actually turned around and went back to the bar for one more Long Beach Peach - it's just that good! Bottom line: You get an insane amount of food for the price, the location and surrouding area is really nice and so is the staff. If you're in the area and craving Mexican food, this is definitely the place to go. read more

Birthday celebration on Thursday around 4:30 pm. We had a one hour wait at another place so they had immediate seating so we thought we'd try it. Waitress was very nice and seemed like she was on her game. We ordered non-alcoholic beer due to medication restrictions and she brought regular dark Guinness. (Wrong!) place was extremely noisy and they were over serving the patrons. They arrived drunk and they still served them. Which made them louder and more boisterous. It was a very unnerving and obnoxious experience. All the tables around us were full of drunk loud screaming laughing people that were totally out of hand. Food was not good call and then they brought my friend called happy birthday dessert and he's on a no sugar diabetic diet but we just gave it to someone else. We finished dessert and had to wait almost an hour for her to bring us the check which she never did. Finally the person who we took out for their birthday walked out and said he'll meet us at the car because he was totally annoyed. I got parking validated and told them how bad the service was and they took the beer off. I don't think I'll ever go to a restaurant for a birthday dinner unless I have been there before and know that the food and service are to my expectations read more

It's great if you want to eat on a dock/pier setting but I did not find my food to be all that great, I ordered a carne asada burrito and did not find it to be too flavorful. The salsa was great and the service was nice. read more

Only applies to the bar and mailly the patio bar. You live in California your whole life and dont spend you weekends days in the bay drinking killer margaritas?? WTF if wrong with you? This place is a great weekend daytime cocktail spot, the people are awesome always meet some new random person that is never predictable.Have not had much of the food usually just drink and cant forget the chips and salsa. I think thats what life is about. None the less if you enjoy life, California, ocean water, cocktails and time to time hammered cougar at 3pm this is your spot.... read more

Love love love! The service is always good, the atmosphere is amazing, and food is goood! Always come back, and never regret.

Been here a couple times... First 2 times were pretty good. 3rd time the ceviche was god awful, but the waitress took it off the bill, and the rest of the food was mediocre. Maybe a new chef or something. Guacamole is always good. And the service is nothing to complain about even though we couldn't tell who our server really was... Maybe it was just a bad night... Will try again. Great ambiance. read more

So thus Far im not impressed with the Customer Service we have a party of 25 and the manager OSCAR will not accomadate Happy Hour to our table which is 10 feet away from the area . I understand there is rules but at the same time customer service is priority eapecially for a party this large. I will give an update soon as the night progresses. P.s its my Wife's Birthday Update : OSCAR IS NOW GIVING US Happy hour at our table gissell is the business shes on top of everything He really changed it around . They may receive a 5 star by the end of the night read more

My friend and I came here after visiting the aquarium. It's located right by the pier so it has a great view along with a lot of little touristy shops on the boardwalk. Wildly delicious food with a great ambiance. The look and decor of the place is very chic, but the prices are very reasonable. The house margarita was delicious and HUGE and it was only $9! Hard to beat. We had a great server and would recommend this place to anyone coming to this area. You can park with ease knowing there are plenty of spaces and is only $2 with validation from the restaurant. read more