Fiesta Guadalajara

I eat at Fiesta Guadalajara regularly and consider it good, consistent food at a decent price. I’ve never had a bad experience at this location and I’ve been frequenting the eatery for years.
What it is not: authentic Mexican food (whatever that means-​since I’m sure most people haven’t been in some Mexican pueblo for months in order to become an expert…). It’s Mexicanish but tasty. If you want something more street taco-​esque or different, hit up Carniceria Coacolman.
What it is: reliable, clean, and fast. Plus, super with it waitstaff. The salsa is on point with plenty of zip. Some of the best iced tea in town. Happy space with lots of natural light.
Give it a try and judge for yourself. I’ve taken plenty of folks there for lunch and they’ve become converts.

After reading the reviews I struggled to check out the food. I was pleasantly surprised that the food was pretty good. I ordered a combo of an enchilada and a chili relleno. It wasn’t a crunchy relleno. It was a soft one with an egg encasing. I really liked it. The chicken enchilada was pretty great too.
I have to admit that the relleno sauce was bland and tasted as if it was from a can but by putting their delicious salsa on top, made it more flavorful! You can ask your sever from some hot sauce and they will bring out some traditional hot sauce from a bottle or some they have either made or bought somewhere. No matter where it came from, it is sure to add the kick some people want with their Mexican food.
Service was a bit slow but I think the poor gentleman had the whole place to watch by himself. So for being the lone soldier in the place, he did great!
Chips and salsa are clutch. I give their salsa a ⁴⁄₅ star.
In the end, I don’t think this place is as bad as the reviews make it seem, however, I know most places are hit and miss and so I look forward to making it back to see if it is consistent.

I really enjoy this restaurant every time we go! First of all, chips, salsa and beans… for free. I hate when go to a Mexican restaurant and they don’t offer this, drives me crazy. Next, I love that the service is friendly and fast. The food had always been delicious. I have never been disappointed and have enjoyed each experience. I recommend this place for sure!

My favorite in this restaurant is the chips and enchiladas. Tried several other dishes and could not seem to find it spectacular. I do enjoy going here for lunch having the chips and ground beef enchiladas

My wife and I have been an a crazy search for Tacos Dorado (read: tacos with a fried shells). We have looked/​eaten from Portland to Bend and all the way to Boise. Up until now, no one had them or was willing to make them. We asked the gentleman at the front and he said «sure, what would you like in them»? What? What did you say? Sure? OH MY! I didn’t know what to do. No one has the kind of service around here to make something NOT on the menu. I stand corrected. I don’t know if they will ever make them again, but this once was a dream come true and a reflection of home (were from San Diego). Amazing service in my opinion. If you want the kind of taco you get in So Cal, maybe they will add it to the menu if they are inundated with new customers requesting this style of taco. We’ll be back for sure, even if they won’t make them again, they were so freaking flavorful, I’m sure the food on the menu will be great as well. The wife and I both ordered the same thing and both gave them 5 stars.

Just average. Nice servers & clean facility but the food is just «ok.»
I had the Steak Burrito– size was great but the flavor was pretty bland.
Chips and salsa were plentiful.

I moved to Boise from Payette, and the Fiesta they have in Ontario, Oregon is to die for. The food is always fresh and the service is impeccable. So when I saw there was a Fiesta in Boise, I was over the moon. Boy was I let down. Yes, the food is still good, but it’s not quite as fresh and hot as I’d like it to be. And the service… ATROCIOUS. On a weekday when there are only three people in the entire restaurant, you’d expect amazing service. We ended up waiting nearly 20 minutes just for our drinks, and another 20 for our food. Very let down by this knock off Mexican restaurant.

We were at Home Depot so we figured we would stop in. I must admit that I haven’t been impressed with the Mexican restaurants in Boise. But this place overall seemed to be a little pricey for Mexican food and the food was mediocre. Service was fine. Place seemed clean. Don’t know if we would come back though.

This is my favorite restaurant in Boise.
The food is prepared quickly, is always consistent in quality and flavor, and the staff is extremely welcoming.
Their salsa is particularly delicious — and I’m an expert on salsa. Trust me.

Just ok. Staff is very friendly. Food is a little bland. Feel bad about the two stars but we were just not impressed. I would probably try again but my wife would not. Place looked clean at least. In a strip mall across from a truck stop.

The food is good, the drinks are great (margarita) but the servers can have quite the attitude. The last time I ate there, I met up with some old co-​workers for lunch, it was a large group, and the server confused who had what… it was a retirement party, and my husband and the lady of the meal who was retiring ordered the same thing, a chimichanga. They brought out one of the chimichangas, and my husband being the polite man he is said give it to her, and he’ll take the next one. The server glares at me saying who has it? I told him it wasn’t me, to give it to her. He continued to glare at me, standing to my left holding the food, and I had to repeat myself several times and finally point across the table, raise my voice, and say «GIVE IT TO HER, I DID NOT ORDER IT» then he mumbles in spanish, and storms off with an attitude.
To be fair, I have eaten there several times, this was the first bad experience I have had with the service. Ususally I get a lady server and she is quite nice. Thsi will not stop me from eating there if invited by my old co-​wrokers again, but I will not go there on my own.

When I went before, the service and food was much better. I recently went twice. They advertise $ 4.99 lunch specials, but going in at 1:15pm on a Thursday apparently the lunch had ended? Huh? Last time I checked most people consider 11 – 2 lunchtime, but what do I know?
Their margaritas are sub-​par compared to other similar places. They’re small and taste pre-​mixed as it seems like t hey just use pre-​made mix. Not sure though.
The redeeming thing about this place is their salsa is outstanding… one of the best I’ve had anywhere in the world. I’d certainly go back for that, but just not go back with the expectation that there will be lunch specials.

We stopped in because the sub shop was closed after getting into town for a regional soccer tournament. They were actually closed, but sat us and took care of us anyway. Salsa was great! I had a combo and my wife had a quesadilla. Both were fantastic and we have lived in California for 35 years, so we know good Mexican food. We ended up booking the restaurant for a few soccer teams and Jose the manager was awesome! He brought in extra people and took care of all of us.

The Good– My dinner was great. I ordered the Seafood Enchiladas and it was enough to take home for lunch the next day! Fresh crab, nummy. There was enough chips and salsa to feed me and my young ones, in fact they were full by the time they got their meal. Tile tables were clean, sparkling…
The OK– Waitstaff left nothing to be desired. They were OK. They didn’t really seem to care whether we liked it or not… But my drink never went empty.
The bad– my husband’s 3 enchilada combo plate was smaller than my two seafood enchiladas. The rice was a little crunchy, I like it a little crunchy but it was over crunched even for my tastes and my kids and husband didn’t even touch it…
Overall– if you have a coupon, give it a whirl, but don’t do full price. You will be disappointed.

Overpriced, uninspired, generic Americanized Mexican cuisine served by an equally unimpressive and unenthusiastic staff.

The service was slow, food was bland, tables dirty, and they charge extra for chip/​salsa refills.

I haven’t eaten here in years, but remembered it to be okay. We had a coupon, so we thought we’d check it out.
I’ll make it short and sweet… we won’t be back. Service was lazy — had to practically wave down the server to get him to stop by the table. Food was okay — but the rice was inedible. And the kicker — they give you 3 tortillas with your meal. You can certainly ask for more — $ 1 for 3 more. Worst cost-​cutting measure I’ve ever heard of — I can understand charging for extra chips & salsa, but for TORTILLAS? Lame-​o.

A Nice Spot for a Pleasant Winter Lunch
Food .6 of 2
Service .8 of 1
Cleanliness 1 of 1
Décor .8 of 1
Chips & salsa, decent but not great food. The décor is clean and light, there are lots of south and west facing windows, and the service decent. It’s the first place I’ve ever seen velveeta-​like squares of queso panela cheese topping an enchilada lunch special.
This restaurant is one of a chain.
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We went there for lunch. There were not a lot of people there so we were seated fast. Something that stood out was that the waitress brought out a pitcher of water instead of just some glasses. We got the super nachos as an appetizer fallowed by two enchiladas all for under $ 20. The food was not that exciting but it was filling like Mexican food should be.