Tacos Jalisco

best mexican food in orange county!!!
Tell all your friends!!! I bring all mine!!!

If you want home style authentic Mexican food
This is the spot…
Dive in to the dive and enjoy anything on the menu I have tried almost everything
My Latest kick Tacos Ahogados Oh man Crispy Carnitas and potato tacos with Tomato sauce
I get em drenched with the sauce and just eat em fast with the help of a spoon sure the last one is a bit soaked and less crisp but MAN ARE THESE GOOD TACOS is you want to keep em crispy get the sauce on the side.
I have been coming here since 1999 and it is still awesome
most times I am the only white guy in the place but its all good they are very friendly and the food is great
Forget about white bread vanilla Mexican food this is real deal stuff
I grew up rolling to Santa Ana to find real Mexican back in the day (80’S)
the place is not brite and lip-​sticked for the main stream crowd but the food is killer
Most of the time I see the owner sitting there in the corner and he overseeing the place
if you are a fan of Mexican food give em a try

My favorite mexican restaurant! Try the wet burrito or shrimp quesadilla. Service is the best especially Carlos is the man!

Enjoyed dinner here tonight, having a «wet» Asada burrito and Bev had a shrimp casadilla (Sp?). Friendly people and. Ice a time atmosphere. We will be back

we’ve been going to Tacos Jalisco off and on for 10 years, the last 2 times in 2015 we received lousy service and they were not very busy, the pozole i’ve always ordered sucked a «lot of bones» we stop going then said we will try them one more time because they used to be very good, Well same lousy service waited 25 min for a waiter, we were about to leave when waiter finally arrived, food just wasn’t good, even the Guy who always jokes around with us ignored us. I don’t know what happened to Tacos Jalisco maybe it’s because i normally left a $ 3.00 tip. Anyway we will never go back. Found a Really Really Good Mexican Resturant in San Juan Capistrano, Not far from home (RSM)

Food is good… they have a nice variety of Mexican dishes. The service can definitely be worked on maybe friendlier staff would help. Prices are reasonable

heard the place was sold and going to close soon. bye bye jalisco, we will miss you! great food and great staff.

Great quesadillas here, lots of flavor grease and cheese and generous amount of guac and sour cream. My wife loves the pozole here

Waiting for my food and can already tell that this is a tire foodsmen place. No fluf all food. Get thw chips and salsa if you dont eat in. Update on taste and quality to come.

Great place for Mexican grub easy parking Visa, MC and Discover accepted. Amex not sure daily specials are always a value around $ 6.95 and you’ll be full! Free salsa and corn chips great taste, good spiciness easy to enjoy even for a rookie lol! Everything I’ve order here so far has been so satisfying Queso Fundio a must share a little oily but taste freaking great! Shrimp dishes I enjoy a lot like mojo de ajo! Friendly staff you see all kinds of folks in here very chill and casual. I know you’ll be back and this will be a favorite place. Enjoy!

Great hole in the wall ssit down mexican establishment. I had a quick workday lunch here today with my usual 3 taco special. The 3 taco special is a steal at under $ 6 with rice and beans. And they do complimentary chips and salsa. The carnitas is very tender with our the dryness that you will sometimes find and the rice is the perfect level of hardness. Its definitely an authentic taste bud experience. Service is fast. The automosphere is the good kind of hole in the wall. Look for the daily specials as well to properly time your visit (you’ll find pollo gratinado and Chile Verde specials depending on what days). The menu is very expansive, much more than I am giving it credit for. Other recommended eats are their wet burritos and tortas.
One of my favorite things about this place is the excellent selection of salsas at the salsa bar. The green sauce is definitely recommended, but any of them are good choices and I like that I can have as many as I want without having to ask.
Located near the 55, this place is very convenient and definitely recommended for a commute respite.

I can’t get enough of this place… if you ever come in I recommend the shrimp quesadillas (which are more like EMPANADAS).and their garlic shrimp is DELISIOSO… yumm!!! The plus is their pricing! Super Cheap!

Very authentic Mexican food. The beans have lard and the salsas hot. They actually have a lot of choices on the menu.
I ordered their shrimp and fish tostada which had lots of fish and shrimp, fresh and simple. $ 5.75
Good chips and salsa. Beers are $ 3.50 for a regular and $ 6.00 for a large one.
Cheap, fast and friendly. I want to try a burrito next time but they are HUGE so I better come hungry.

Super friendly staff, cheap beer, and their potato tacos are amazing!!! It’s about $ 6.00 for 3 potato tacos, rice and beans, you can’t beat that!!!

First time there. Greeted right away, was seated. It wasn’t busy during day but my husband went in the evening & said it was packed — with a line.
I had pozole which was delicious, with all the sides. Nice big bowl too so with that & chips you get full.
Chips & salsa were good. All the salsas were delicious! They had a pineapple & habanero that was killer.
Husband had the grilled chicken plate and he loved it.
Prices are very good.
Spent $ 23 with tip

Hmmm, I remembered this place being better. As other reviewers have said, the service and food are terrible. No process, you walk in and they barely look at you saying «sit down if you can find a table.» The waiter is misogynistic and creepy with the young ladies, and only took orders from the man at the table. He even admitted his ignorance saying, «men are the better sex and should always order first.» He was MIA most of the time, and once even walked – while texting on his phone – past a long line of tables that needed attention… straight out of the front door.
The food was cold, flavorless and old. And it came out 1 item or condiment at a time. It took about 5 minutes from the first to the last plate to land. Salsa bar was filthy with salsa oozing, frothy and sour. Gross. So many other better places.

When I walked in, I wasn’t sure what was going on with seating. I assumed that we had to wait to be seated but after 10 minutes, I asked a gentleman what the procedure was. He said that seating was open and up to the customer to find it. Fair enough.
I found a table in the corner that was being cleaned. Instead of getting a menu with water, I was given chips and salsa. I waited another 10 minutes before the waitress noticed I didn’t get a water or menu.
When we received our food, it was all great! However, our waitress did not check up on us. We had to wait even longer for our waitress to bring us our check.
I feel like this place could use another waiter/​waitress for the 20+ tables.

My sister wanted to come here, because she really likes the pasole, so we ended up getting a burrito, some enchiladas and the pasole.
BEWARE: if you get the pasole togo, make sure you hold it carefully, because they put it in a cheap Styrofoam soda cup, and the lid does not snap on tight. I walked up to the car, put it near my feet, grabbed the burritos to put down as well and the next thing I knew, there was spilled pasole. I am surprised they don’t do anything to secure it. Luckily the owner was kind enough to fix it for me.
I got the wet burrito with red sauce, and it was okay. I doused this one in the red and green salsas at the bar, and it became really flavorful. The rice and beans that come with it are super super bland. I dumped some salsa on the rice, because it was very dry.
The pasole wasn’t as good as my sister remembered, and when I had it, I wasn’t too big of a fan either. There was hardly any meat, but the meat that WAS there was really good. Quality over quantity, I suppose…

Craving Mexican food and was in the neighborhood. Parking was easy to find. This place was crowded but got seated quickly! Service was great! Complimentary chips and salsa! Got the Carne Asada tacos! There is a big selection on the menu! Food comes out fast and hot! Very big portions!

Carne asada tacos — Pretty good but nothing special. Meat had decent flavor but was pretty dry.
Lengua tacos — Not very good but not bad. Meat was shredded, which was weird, but maybe that’s how it’s done here. I’m used to thinly sliced tongue. Taste was a bit heavy as well but that’s expected with organ meats.
Fried Fish tacos — Pretty good. Crispy. Light. Fresh cabbage. Had cheese, which was weird, but ok. No lime given.
Mojarra — Very good. Not only fried, but DEEP fried. Very crispy, good flavor, not too salty. Beans and rice were meh. I didn’t really bother. Tortillas were warm.
Service — Friendly and attentive. Things come out in succession, so just be patient.
Cilantro and onions served on the side and you can add as much as the you want, which is fantastic since I love onions and cilantro but my husband doesn’t at all.
Dining area is clean.
Prices are very reasonable.
I don’t I’ll be coming back for their tacos but the mojarra was great and I’m curious to try their wet burritos.
3 stars for now, but will probably do an update at some point.