Taqueria Jalisco

"Dear Reader… it really is a shame that I’ll no longer be coming here after years of patronage. My dad took my wife and I to dinner and we ordered the ceviche for an appetizer. All of us tried 1 bite to confirm what the others were thinking… that the fish has turned and the fish was funky. My wife actually spit it out her month. We thought mayyyyybe a handful of limes would help so we asked. Waitress told us to get them ourselves at the salsa bar. Ok. No problem, there’s 27 years of food industry experience around our table so we got you fam. But no amount of lime juice would have saved that dish. We almost never return anything, but this was sent back. When the check came, we asked to have it removed because it was bad, therefore didn’t eat it. But the owner refused to take it off the bill claiming it was made the day previous. Doesn’t matter if the dish was made 5 minutes ago if the ingredients are bad. So we paid our bill and waived goodbye. There are much better Mexican food options in walking distance… I highly recommend El Guadalajara 100 yards away.. they have amazing liver & onions and birria tacos and will actually value their repeat customers. Hope the $14 was worth it."

"I certainly won't be rushing back after my experience tonight. Rather, I will have a bad taste in my mouth not only to the food not being good but also to the way the situation was handled. I love ceviche, it is one of my favorite foods. The Ceviche ordered tonight was not good. The fish tasted weird and pungent there were hardly any citrus acid lime components, We let our server know that the fish tasted off, she said okay & she took it back. We had not taken more than two bites out of this dish. When we got our bill , we asked her to remove the Ceviche that had gone bad. She came back to say the owner said, "No, they will not take it off because the Ceviche was just made yesterday." We paid for the meal we didn't eat... even though we should have at least been offered to take the food home since we paid for it. The restaurant was not overly busy, I am / was a regular customer. I get that people have stress, but you can not expect people to pay for bad fish, and also sending the waitress to do your dirty work is poor management. There are too many other great micheladas in town for me to even consider wanting to return for this type of service."

"Food was brought to us fast. Some of the clients (local people) known to the staff where given their usual meals even quicker. The lady that served us made her rounds around the tables fetching us plenty of drink and tortillas. But the best part was their salsa bar. For the first time since leaving California i found a place with salsas that don't taste like tomatoes water and salt. That have flavor and spice."

"Really enjoy the food and people here. Mexican culture, community, y comida is hard to find in Middle Tennessee. Nothing against the queso smothered “mexican” food that has dominated American taste buds, but as someone who grew up surrounded by real authentic Mexican culture, you miss certain things. I’ve—literally—only had the tacos. I love them all, but highly recommend pastor, carnitas, suadero, or costilla. I know you might want asada or pollo, but trust me. More than the food and—thank God—homemade tortillas, I really appreciate the community. Mexican culture exudes community. These wonderful people know me, welcome me and my friends/guests/family, and are true servants—meaning, they serve really well, with love and respect. I cannot speak more highly of this taqueria—it ranks up there with even some favorites in Baja and Southern California."