A "rough" area depending on what you are used to but A nice hole in the wall and the food was so good! We ordered the following: Birria burrito: 10/10 - very evident the meat was slow cooked and packed with flavor. Taco salad mixed shrimp steak: 10/10 each item had own flavor profile and was very good. Recommending both items. Customer service was perfect! read more

El Gallo De Oro - Birria burrito - Mexican Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

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It was a great find for lunch. Was craving Mexican for lunch and it hit the spot. I got a chicken tamale and al pastor tacos. The tamale was delicious. Good amount of chicken and sauce. I almost ordered more to bring home. The tacos were pretty good. The al pastor was a bit bland and didn't have much pineapples. The tacos were big and filled with meat. My coworkers all finished their meals. One of them who is a California local gave it the place an approval stamp. Fairly priced meal for the amount of food we got. read more

El Gallo De Oro - Chicken tamale - Mexican Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

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You could walk right by this place and never know it was there but you would be passing a very good Mexican restaurant. Had heard a bit about it and finally got a chance to try the food. Place was bright and clean and service was friendly. Food only took about 10 minutes and was reasonably priced. We had the chicken taco salad and steak fajita platter. The taco salad was very good and more than enough for dinner. The fajita platter was ample and again very good. Seemed like genuine Mexican food off the beaten path. Will definitely be back again to try other items on the menu. If your in the area give it a shot. read more

Best damm Mexican food in NJ..!! It's not in the best neighborhood but it's worth the trip.. read more

El Gallo De Oro - a table covered in papers - Mexican Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

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The food is so good! I would definitely say this is truly Mexican, not fake want to be Mexican food. Owners are Mexican and they definitely know what they aredoing! I've had the taco salad, chicken tacos, pork tacos and steak tacos. I must say the pork tacos are truly the best! Establishment seems Clean and the staff is super nice. I have been here about 5x and still love it. read more

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Food really good but slow delivery service about one hour . The food is nice and warm .fresh

The food is Delicious.... excellent service and the Delivery was on time worth every dollar. read more

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We order from here often at work and it's always really good. The delivery is also fast. Their taco salad with chicken is delicious!

Anytime I need food in jersey city & can't make up my mind I come here! ( you can never go wrong here) Loveeee their pancakes! For breakfast! Great seafood soup, steak, refried beans, salads, fish tacos! One of my favorite places .. read more

Don't let the outside fool you . Great food and affordable prices I always order the steak or chicken platter.

If you love authentic Mexican food this is it. I have to give them 5 stars. I had 2 steak tacos and a chorizo taco they were to die for and they were overflowing with meat. They make these their own sauce red and green that are awesome. All the ingredients were freshly made. Ordered a side of gucamole they serve it with their own homemde chips it was delish. I haven't enjoyed a mexican food like this in quite some time. Leaving very satisfied and tummy happy. I normally don't write reviews but I feel this place really deserves one and people deserve to know how good the food is. The staff is friendly, the place is clean. Don't let the neighborhood intimidate you this is my second time here and no issues, you'll be missing some really good food. In my opinion better than Taqueria. Very happy customer, will be back. read more

Lived in San Diego for 5 years and I always get the best mini/street tacos and Carne Assad Fries. This place didn't have Carne Asada fries but the mini tacos were the best I've had in Jersey. Wish they could make Carne Asada fries though. read more

Great tacos and friendly atmosphere! They do not save the ingredients, and the price is fairly good too. Many good Mexican food places in Jersey City thou overall this place is my favourite! read more

Excellent quality food, very reasonable price. Delivered to the house by their own people, the service was on time. Had tacos, enchiladas, and a grilled fish dish. The fish was especially good. I spend alot of time working in Texas along the border and this food was as good as any i have had down there. read more

Everything I've gotten from here has been awesome. The food is great, prices are fair, and delivery is super fast.

I LOVE IT! Love that they kept REAL Mexican root, in the setting and food! Cheap, delicious and i want more. There isnt a lot of parking but the food is great! Very smart for a Mexican place on Ocean! Ive fallen in love and its awesome. Enchiladas Verde de pollo are literally perfection! read more

This is the best Mexican spot in town HANDS DOWN the owners are the most humblest ppl ever, great food and always great service

We're visiting from Los Ángeles and so far this is the best place we've eaten at. The food is very authentic, we highly recommend it!

This is one of the best authentic Mexican places in all of JC. I'd go here over downtown any day!

Good food, decent price. My to go spot for Mexican food in jersey city. Great taste unlike that crappy stuff at taqueria downtown. All this place needs to do is learn how to pick up the call and take an order properly. read more

The food is great but the girl who picks up the phone tends to be a lil rude!! Our company orders all the time sometimes we place over $50 orders and just because one day we order $20 she acts so rude. If your taking orders on the phone you should be a lil more courteous especially when its a repeat customer who orders everyday from your establishment! read more

The best Mexican food in the city, HANDS DOWN. Better than taqueria, the only cons about this is the location but order take out and your issue is solved. If you're looking for authentic Mexican food this is the place! read more

customer service was great and the food was even better! the tacos were stuffed and the quesadillas were true to mexican culture. i cant wait to go back! read more

My favorite go to place for tacos in Jersey City, fast and priced right!

Hands down best Mexican spot in the hood the Mexican style steak is lit ,it's a lil spicy but worth the heat. Also the steak sandwich real crazy best , the soft tacos crazy . Deff 1 of my fav places 2 go. read more

Oh man! Where do I start?! I love the tacos here! See, I know there's plenty of taco places downtown JC - Hoboken area, but why would I pay an arm and a leg for it? Tacos from this place is big and highly fulfilling! There's plenty of options but I'm a vanilla so I'll stick to my soft shell chicken tacos. I like mine with the spicy sauce! They give you both spicy and mild. What I like about this place is that it's real tacos and not some tacos with a "twist". I like mine authentic which this place offers. It's inexpensive as well, which is a big plus! I believe it's about 7-8 bucks for 3 huge tacos. They deliver and it's very quick. About 15 - 30 minutes if you live by the university. The flavor is where it's at. It's very well seasoned. I ate in the restaurant twice and they're very nice. I don't find the location safe though but the inside is quite nice. It feels like I'm somewhere else lol. Like I said, this place make it seem authentic and I highly recommend it if you like tacos! Not just ordinary tacos, the authentic one. read more

Loved this place. Me and a friend were just randomly driving around on Ocean Avenue and the bright orange walls caught my eyes in the evening night. Came back another day to finally check it out. Good tacos, but what we really enjoyed were the sopes. Made extra crispy by the lady behind the counter at our request. I tried the chicken, steak and sausage, all 3 were good but the chicken was definitely the one that stood out. The owner at one point came over to chit chat for some friendly conversation. Overall, the food is great and I felt very comfortable there..definitely a place I would come back to again. read more

Fantastic mexican food. Significant portions, very filling and professional staff. If you're in the neighborhood, it's definitely the best place to grab a bite. read more

Love this place hidden gem in JC. Always eat there whenever I am visiting my parents.

Wow, I can not believe this place exist on Ocean ave. It was great food, great people, and I did not have to take out money from my IRA to pay for it. I will be back for sure, they also deliver. The owners were cool and friendly and ever thing was just delicious. The only negative they had no music just the soccer game on. read more

Was looking to try something new and this place hit the spot. Food was fresh, the gucu was great. Cheap if your not looking to spend too much on dinner one night. If your around stop and enjoy the tacos. Thumbs up from me and I'll be stopping by more often. read more

Very good food we go there all the time authentic food had the steak tacos and steak quesadilla

I've been eating here for years, since they've been open in fact. So, believe me when I say; I can not recommend this place enough to you reader. The food is surprisingly top notch and it feeds all of your needs with a complex verity of flavors while at the same time it's extremely consistent. In my experience that takes real skill. Freshness has never been a issue. I work from home often and when I got a tight deadline it's one of El Gallo De Oro's sandwiches fueling me while I'm powering my way through one of my projects. read more

Great atmosphere, I felt like I was on vacation in Mexico ! Ordered the Verde Enchiladas to go, I will be back and telling my coworkers! Thanks. read more

I've eaten at many places around the world; however, this did it for me. I spontaneously stumbled into this to find that this place BY FAR, COOKS THE BEST MEXICAN FOOD I'VE EATEN IN MY 28 YEARS OF EXISTENCE! Service was great, food was out of this world; THIS IS A MUST for anyone driving thru or around Jersey City. My plate of choice the Pork Tacos w/ Salsa Verde and Salsa Roja. Enjoy! GRACIAS A MI GENTE DE JERSEY CITY!! read more

I called to ask if the accepted a gift card and the employee was rude and hung up on me. When I called back the person would not answer the phone. When I called to ask for the manager and the location she hung up on me AGAIN. read more

Authentic Mexican food at fair prices. the place is clean and the staff friendly. They also do delivery. closed on sundays, and most holidays read more

Very good services, Big menu and delicious Mexican food, as well fast delivery. Good place to take a friend to eat.

Great food and service... Very clean restaurant! Will definitely stop here again when traveling.

I really want to rate this place five stars great food but terrible customer service. I order from this place for lunch with my coworkers all the time, at least once a week orders over $80. A few times that I've placed an order over $10 (their delivery minimum) they refused to deliver to me because it is not in their area, even though my job is in jersey city and within a 2 mile radius and we give them a lot of business. Not to mention the lady who answers the phone is really rude while explaining all this. I started taking my business else where to Mi Taqueria in Journal Square food is just as good and they always deliver without any attitude (: read more