Tortas Jalisco

Great food. Service is a little odd at times but the food makes up for it. Chilaquiles is the best I have had.

We used to eat here quite frequently. Now I remember why we stopped going to Tortas Jalisco.
First, you have to pay $ 2.79 for chips and salsa. I have never eaten at another Mexican restaurant that makes you pay for chips and salsa.
Second, the $ 4 house margarita is small, maybe 12 ounces tops, with little if any tequila. A waste of $ 4. I got a better buzz from the ice water.
Third, the guacamole ($ 4.99) is very small and loaded with tomatoes and onion (filler). $ 2.99 maybe, $ 4.99 forget it.
Fourth, they have raised their prices on many dishes by a buck or cut the amount of food. For example, you now only get 4 tacos for $ 6.99 (instead of 5) and they eliminated carne asada (steak) as a «meat» option, the only choices now being chorizo, pork (carnitas or adobada), chicken or ground beef, all of which are much less costly than steak.
Finally, the food is mediocre by California or Texas standards, but slightly above average for Lawrence. The place is always empty, likely the result of weak, overpriced margaritas and having to pay for chips and salsa … this is a college town folks!
CombatCritic Downgrades Tortas Jalisco To 5 Out Of 10 Bombs (Rounded Up To 3 Out Of 5 Stars) … More Bombs Are Better!

The food was simply not good. I ordered the enchiladas and the red sauce taste like it came straight out the can and it was cheese deprived. I mean whats the point of enchiladas if ain’t cheesy. Also they dont give free chips and salsa. I left still hungry.

Reasonably solid Mexican (probably a 2.5 stars in So Cal). I have been here multiple times, and have never had the negative surprise of «queso» a.k.a. the plastic cheese product so popular in the Midwest. Remember that this is Kansas, so real Mexican food is worthy of bonus points and your patronage. If that is the food you want.

My boyfriend had been coming here for years and always told me it was the best Mexican restaurant in Lawrence. I didn’t believe him until I visited for the first time and ordered the tacos nopales. They were so good! I also ordered a premium margarita. Sooo good. I can’t say enough nice things about the staff and the food.

Great experience. Not the norm Tex Mex fare, much better than the «chain» restaurant food. Loved the warm homemade tortilla chips, green salsa and queso blanco. Three of us dining. Specials were one of a kind and excellent, including shrimp poblano and variety plate. Bathroom freshly cleaned and mopped. Will definitely go back.

By far the best Mexican restaurant in lawrence but still not up to my standard. Carnitas soft tacos were ok, pork did not taste freshly made but was still good, sauce excellent! Too bad flies bugged me throughout my dinner.

My favorite Mexican food restaurant in Lawrence! Food is authentic, staff is friendly and prompt, and great prices!

Service is mheh. Food is the most unique Mexican food in Lawrence but falls short flavor wise.

I won’t go here again. The chips and salsa aren’t free and they just aren’t good. We got a pork taco that tasted like old gross pork and it was disappointing.

This review is for lunch at Tortas. This seems to be the one of most authentic Mexican restaurants in the area based on other reviews. I had the carne asada and carnitas taco plate and a small chicken enchilada with mole sauce. The carne asada and pork both seemed pretty dry to me. The chicken in the enchilada was ok and the mole sauce tasted pretty decent. The rice and beans tasted like those of any other American Mexican restaurant. Business was slow and the server was very attentive and friendly. I would probably eat elsewhere and save my Mexican appetite for another time and place.

Have loved this spot since it was in a gas station. And the patio is great.

Very bad experience here. We tried two burritos — the carne asada and the adovada. Both had oily, tough, fatty meat. The employee we spoke to claimed a Californian and Mexican heritage, but after living in the southwest for most of my life, I did not detect any of the traditional flavors he talked about. Nor was it good for what it was. The highlight was the tortillas and salsa verde.
I will not be going back, and would not recommend trying this place. I’m hoping to find a good Mexican option here in Lawrence, but so far, don’t have high hopes.

I was very disappointed with our experience tonight. We both ordered the house margarita, and found them to be watered down and obviously made with a poor quality, artificial mix. The next time we attempted to upgrade to the premium version, which according to them was the «best margarita in the house.» Also a disappointment. Overly sweet with another variety of artificial mixer (this time closer to sweet and sour, I believe?), and barely any indication of tequila within. The $ 20 bucks were wasted on that attempt.
The cheese dip was quite good, but $ 5 for the small tub we received made it a questionable purchase. I also enjoyed the thick chips (chips and salsa are NOT complimentary here), but you receive very little salsa with them. This may not have been an issue had the service not been quite as abysmal as we experienced… we saw our server maybe 2 – 3 times the entire visit.
The thing that sealed the deal for my one star review were their baja fish tacos, which were supposedly a «house specialty.» These things were NOT anything to brag about. The fish was CLEARLY made from generic, pre-​packaged, pre-​frozen fish sticks, and definitely tasted as such.
Overall, having to endure a screaming child in the restaurant while waiting for our server to finally come around with the check simply ruined my mood. Paying $ 50 for mediocre food, service, and ambiance guaranteed that I will never return.
The competition for Mexican restaurants in Lawrence is pretty high. I don’t know why anyone would bother heading to this place… I sure don’t plan on it.

They have really good salsas here, but the guacamole was a bummer. First off, it wasn’t fresh, at least a day old. Secondly, it had an inordinate amount of tomatoes in it, and they had been mixed in since it was made, rather than to order, so they were mushy and gross. I got a house specialty, burrito de nopales, and it was pretty good, but it had a red sauce inside, and a green sauce outside, which didn’t really go together and the rice was a few days old. So old that each grain of rice was pretty much unrecognizable, like you stuck a mini-​firecracker in each grain.

They were a little busy Friday night. A 5 minute wait for a seat and a 10 minute wait for anyone to take our orders.
As one of the other reviews said get the queso blanco appetizer and both salsas come with it to make it a very good deal. We had three different dishes and not a clunker among them. They use real cheese not yellow stuff from Costco/Sam’s Club.

Best I can say for Tortas Jaliscos is ‘meh’. I guess I’m so desensitized to Tex-​Mex/​Cal-​Mex that I can’t tell the «authentic» stuff, but I’m just not impressed with the fare.
The guacamole is pretty good, chips and salsa are pretty average, though the hotter (bright green) sauce is better than I thought it would be.

I went to Tortas Jaliscos for the first time last weekend with my boyfriend. My boyfriend recently turned vegetarian so we reviewed the menu in advance and found several vegetarian options, namely the «house specialty» fish tacos. We were told to sit wherever we wanted when we arrived and our waiter was pretty good about refilling our waters. The restaurant was surprisingly pretty empty for a Friday night.
We ordered the chips and salsa after hearing good things and were not disappointed. The chips were fresh-​baked and perfectly seasoned. I loved the red salsa and my boyfriend thought the green salsa was wonderful also. We each ordered a top shelf margarita but were sorely disappointed by the «margaritas» we received. Neither of us could taste any tequila at all – just a ton of sugary mixer that was most definitely not worth the $ 6 we paid for each of them.
I ordered the chicken chimichanga and my boyfriend got the «famous» fish tacos. My chimichanga was edible (could’ve had something to do with the fact that I was extremely hungry), but nothing special. I ended up picking out all of the chicken and just eating the beans/​rice/​cheese inside because the chicken had no flavor at all. My boyfriend said his fish tacos tasted like they were made with frozen fish sticks a la the Gorton’s fisherman. He was extremely unimpressed with them and from the bite I tasted I wouldn’t recommend them either.
Overall, the chips and salsa were awesome but that’s about it. We won’t be back any time soon.

Easily the most authentic tacos in Lawrence. My recommendation is the five soft shell tacos. Choose your meat of choice – I prefer steak or chicken and each one will be served in a small double-​wrapped corn tortilla with fresh onions and cilantro and a pile of limes. Not fancy, but downright delicious. May not look like a lot to eat but trust me, you’ll think it was plenty an hour later.
Not your run of the mill Americanized Mexican, ie., put a bunch of crap on a plate and cover it up with thick gooey melted cheese until it’s all runny. No thanks. That’s not what the food looks like south of the border, and it shouldn’t look like it here. Their specials are respectable and simple. Don’t pass them up.
The chips and sauce flow freely before the meal. Good selection of Mexican beers. The service can be funky since it’s a small family run joint, but its never been a problem. Oh yes, and the margarita pitchers… they may not taste like they’re loaded, but they are.
I don’t always eat Mexican food, but when I do, I choose Tortas Jalisco. It’s the MOST INTERESTING Mexican in Larryville.
Have fun.

Tortas Jalisco is the most authentic mexican restaurant that I’ve eaten at in Lawrence and one of my personal favorites. The green salsa is the best I’ve ever had and the Queso Blanco is as good as any I’ve ever eaten. Their chips and salsa aren’t complimentary but they are hands down worth paying for when you receive hot chips and amazing salsa.
The only dish that I haven’t liked was their fajitas which wasn’t bad but it wasn’t a home-​run either. After dozens of meals here, my go to meal is simply their five taco combo with beef and pork with fresh cilantro and lime. Their drinks are stiff and cheap too.