Ending up having lunch here after an event at the Expo. Wasn't sure what to expect from the outside but was happy to find a very comfortable-food vibe. The interior reminded me slightly of an 80's Pizza Hut and the serving trolleys are from another era. The dining room is a mix of booths and table so could support a big party. I could see the place getting loud if full. The service and food were both lovely for a family vibe. The prices are fair market, but it's not a deal. Looking at $15-$20 entrees. The serving size is massive. Could probably split a burrito. I also enjoyed the Chile Colorado came in a hot stone bowl, nice touch! The flavor profile is typical mountain west. Muted spice and everything is slightly on the sweet side. Would easily good back next time I'm in the neighborhood read more

Friendly service delicious Margaritas, piping hot food. Food came out pretty quickly for how busy the restaurant was. My husband's ice tea was refilled very expeditiously. read more

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Place was pack at 6:30 pm. My server was very helpful and nice. Service was great. Bathroom is somewhat clean. Restaurant has a nice ambiance, clean and bright. My pollo mole was a bit dry when I got it, asked my server for an extra sauce and she was happy to get it for me. The avocado seafood salad was meh, my husband and I was not a fan. The texture of the Queso dip was like a glue and it was tasteless. Street tacos was actually delicious. Overall experience was just average. read more

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Amazing food amazing sever amazing atmosphere I would definitely recommend it to my friends and family

Worst Mexican food . Tacos are nasty should have known because I was the only customer in there. I'm from California but there's good tacos everywhere but I don't recommend you waste you money on this nasty place I promise you! Gross af read more

This is a great place to take a group for lunch. Made reservations a couple weeks ago, arrived early yesterday before they opened. A server saw us with our classic cars standing outside and invited us in. Tables already set up, waters poured, drinks ordered and delivered. Newish menu easy to read the categories, lunch specials on the back. One server for thirteen of us, efficient, got special requests on food correct, and used a rolling cart to bring most of the orders out. Hot food, free tortilla chips and dips and replacements. The creamy chicken dish, burritos and tamale were excellent. Nothing fancy on taco salad, sauces for the combinations, but still basic and pretty good. Love the fun decor. read more

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Absolutely recommend reserving their taco truck for your next big celebration. We used them for our college graduation party and it was a hit! They set up a full salsa bar outside and even boxed up the leftovers for us. Thank you for making everything so easy! read more

Are there better options for Mexican food in the Treasure Valley? Yes. Is it the tastiest Mexican food I've ever had? No. Would I still come back though? Yeah! I've been to this location a couple times and in my experience, it's good.. maybe not great but still good. I appreciate that they have actual Mexicans working here both at the front of the house and in the kitchen ... that might not be a big deal to some but not every Mexican restaurant around here does and those ones have menus that tend to really lack in the authenticity and flavor department more often than not lol the staff that I've met here are very kind as well. I also really appreciate the healthier menu options and not just taco salad or some fajitas. Not that there's anything wrong with taco salad or fajitas.. taco salads and fajitas are delicious but that can get old pretty fast when that's all you order from similar establishments ! I got the Skinny enchiladas this time which have shredded chicken in corn tortillas topped with a light sour cream sauce, cilantro and BIG avocado slices. It's $15 and on the small side so not the best bang for your buck but I'm on a weight loss journey and doing Semiglutide injections.. and I'm not being lazy expecting the weight to just fall off me without changes to diet or exercise routine.. I'm trying to help the shots work for me by making healthier choices even when I'm on the go and eating out and this meal happened to fit into my day and my lifestyle. The dish normally comes with chips and salsa but I asked them not give me any as that just adds carbs and calories, ect and on these shots I tend to get full alot faster so I really wouldn't need them to get full anyways. It's not somewhere I'd go to often but it is close to one of my workplaces and I'll for sure return when I get a craving for enchiladas again! read more

El Gallo Giro - Skinny enchiladas - Mexican Near Me - Garden City, Idaho

Great service and it has a great atmosphere. Really good marguarita and I really like the chili rellano!

It's ok. Tried it on recommendation but it's basic. No fresh flavors. We won't go back. The service was very good though. read more

El Gallo Giro - This is what they call a tostada. - Mexican Near Me - Garden City, Idaho

Very mid. Their food just doesn't taste seasoned, like at all. Enchiladas sauce is very bland. Their rice and beans are too. It would be good if it was like 3 bucks less. So if you come here for a lunch deal it would be worth it. read more

Food is authentic, fresh and tastes wonderful! It's a very local restaurant with its own casual personality. If you're looking for superb food stop here. If you're looking for an upscale atmosphere, keep looking! read more

Our taste buds really enjoyed El Gallo. The food we ordered was tasty and came out hot...Caldo de Res, Carne Borracha, and two tacos. The rice and beans are average. The staff were exceptional and the restaurant is clean. We would visit here again. read more

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Wow, I really don't understand the good reviews. Ordered the carnitas through Uber Eats. Carnitas are normally roasted and/or fried pork chunks nicely seasoned with spices. What I got looked, smelled, and tasted like canned tuna. I'm not exaggerating at all, if I was to blind-taste this I would 100% bet money that it was canned tuna packed in water. I like tuna, when I'm in the mood for it and don't have to pay 20 bucks a plate for it. The refried beans were decent, and the guacamole was not very fresh. The rice tasted like they just dumped an entire container of cumin in it and called it a day. Flour tortillas were chewy. I'm really having trouble understanding all the good reviews. Maybe they were having a bad night? Either way I'm not doing this again. Edited to add at the request of my husband: he is full blooded Mexican, and spit the food out when I gave him some to try. read more

El Gallo Giro - "Carnitas", rice, refried beans - Mexican Near Me - Garden City, Idaho

A regular for us. Just good, typical Mexican food with consistent quality. Nice people, seems clean and fair prices.

Ordered thru DoorDash. Stuck in styrofoam, which besides being unhealthy for humans & the enviro- u can't reheat in it. Salsa did not have much flavor but nice texture. It was a nice touch that they gave a small bag of tortilla chips on the to go order, as was the fresh lettuce. The shredded chicken was generously proportioned, but unfortunately basically flavorless too. So I wouldn't recommend their nachos, but I would try them again for another type of dish. read more

Went in for tacos and margaritas with the wife. Ordered birria tacos and barbacoa. Each plate had 2 small tacos and some beans & rice at $15 per plate. Ordered 2 margaritas with patron and it was the most watered down drink ever so we ordered 2 more and asked for a double which were still pretty watered down. At the end, we were charged about $85 for 4 unsatisfactory margaritas and $30 for 4 dinky tacos. Plus tax and tip we spent about $140. This is insanely overpriced. Won't be coming back again. read more

The food was great and inexpensive and the service was welcoming and nice especially the busser I'm pretty sure his name was Marcus great experience overall read more

El Gallo Giro - Mexican Near Me - Garden City, Idaho

We love eating here. The service is good, the food is fresh, and the prices are reasonable. Try the chipotle chicken molcajete.

My parents and I stopped in after visiting the western Idaho fairgrounds. We each got two fish tacos, my parents got a beer each, and they give you chips/salsa/beans for the table. The fish tacos were a bit hard to eat at first, but they were both delicious and surprisingly filling. You do have to pay for the chips and such if your bill isn't enough, but it's only a buck, well worth it. The atmosphere was comfortable, very beautifully decorated for day of the dead and even had signs explaining everything. Parking is easy but traffic can be a beast on the main road if something is going on at the fair grounds, but when you're waiting to get out you're full of good food so it's fine. Service was not AMAZING but they were busy, we just didn't know we should take our check up instead of pay at the table. We saw others pay at the table though so I'm unsure how to roll there. Over all I want to go back, and my mom really does too. I'll update then! read more

Disclaimer....this is a take out taco only review. Some of the best tacos in Boise....best street tacos I have had here so far by a long shot. Delve into this taco bliss...this world of taco awesomeness that can only be explored with a bottomless appetite for rolled tacos and three meat options...pastor, carnitas, and asada. The salsa perfectly complimenting the simplistic yet delicious savory meats and juice ridden corn tortillas top off this perfect street food. And they take catering orders...yes...we ordered 250 tacos and they made it happen same day. All delicious, all ours.....all gone. read more

No flavor, slow service. I so wanted this to be my new Mexican food place! Good salsa ...

Do you only have $5 for lunch? Do you want good Taco Truck tacos? Is it over 100 degrees outside, and you don't want to sit outside a Taco Truck? Do you want to witness an amazing display of the "Waiter remembers everyone's order without writing anything down" phenomena? If you answered "yes" to any of the above questions, El Gallo Giro is the place to go. You get tacos for $1.25 each, and depending upon your appetite, you can order as many as you desire. I have found four tacos to be good for me, but I have seen others order as few as two, and as many as six. Regardless of how many you order, or what meat you choose, they all have been delicious to me. There is one waiter there that seriously is amazing about what he remembers. I was last there with a group of people from work. There were six of us, and we ordered varying numbers of tacos per person, from 2 to 5 each. All of us ordered different meat combinations as well. The waiter just smiled, and acknowledged our orders, and when we got the tacos, all of the orders were 100% correct. The guy is amazing! Yes, I'll keep going back here, mostly because the tacos are just so darn good! [ When it comes to earthquakes, plate tectonics are at fault. ] read more

El Gallo Giro - I like all the meats, except "tongue". - Mexican Near Me - Garden City, Idaho

DO NOT GO HERE FOOD POISONING!!! Both my partner and I ordered different dishes and the moment we left we stared feeling sick the people next to us left due to them feeling sick. All last night we had the worst food poisoning ever!!! Do not go here! Service sucks and so does the food! read more

Best tacos in Boise! Friendly staff and reasonably enough priced that you can always go there and feel like you are not being too overly self indulgent. read more

Here right now and the service is good, the food is great, and the fried ice cream was to die for. Also, the chairs are beautifully painted? I don't know, thought it was a nice touch. read more

Two stars because we are full and the salsas and guac were decent! We just moved to Boise from San Diego where we get amazing Mexican food weekly. This meal was a disappointment overall, which we expected based on what we've heard about Idaho Mexican food. We were recommended this by a family member in the area. I'm really shocked at the good reviews... either the 5 stars hit this place on an amazing day or people just don't know what good tacos taste like. Overall I would just say things were bland. And the nachos were mush by the time they got to us, and we've never had that issue with other places before. My husband and I will reserve this place for happy hour chips and salsa and guac, and maybe a marg, but we won't get the food here again. And honestly the food is probably decent for the area, but we are used to such high quality Mexican food, so I cannot rate highly. read more

Happy hour margaritas are groovy, but dont get the chorizo quesadilla. It was seriously all grease and I couldnt eat it. The Cheese quesadilla was much better, still just cheese and a tortilla. There is much better food on the menu so keep reading it. I had the avacado seafood appetizer the previous time I was here and it was okay too, perfect for a light lunch. read more

El Gallo Giro - Cheese quesadilla - Mexican Near Me - Garden City, Idaho

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Great food, friendly staff! We've been coming here for lunch recently since it's close to Westy's bowling alley. Prices are great and food is excellent. The menu has a wonderful selection of food. Highly recommend the street tacos with carnitas. read more

Food is good. Waitstaff is lacking, but they probably won't last long working here, since they are more concerned with their iPhones than they are with their tables. One unkept bearded waiter looked like he just crawled out of bed. He was near the back running his hand through is nasty looking hair. So five stars for the food, and I hope they get some actual waitstaff. read more

El Gallo Giro - Mexican Near Me - Garden City, Idaho

Really delicious guacamole! My entree was fish tacos in corn tortillas. Very tasty, will definitely come back for other entrees my friends also enjoyed! read more

I had this place delivered to us at work from uber eats. It did take 2 hours. We warmed up the food and it was still awful. I will not be ordering again. read more

El Gallo Giro - Mexican Near Me - Garden City, Idaho

They just moved up the street to 5285 Glenwood St. where there used to be a Pizza Hut. Decided to check them out finally after wondering if they were for real back in that little space in the strip mall. The family has been in business for decades and have crafted their own unique specialties. I need to go back and check those out. We were only in the mood for standards. Ceviche was ok. Nothing spesh. The torta was nicely toasted and the carnitas pork was great. The Olivia salad has an unusual grilled chicken. And the mini-chimis were a little too salty and the chicken tasted funny. I would go back again to check out their Molcajetes. I think they have a full bar too. read more

I've previously been to El Gallo Giro on a couple of occasions as it's less than a mile from my home. Each visit has brought great food & memorable service. One visit led the manager to offer me 1 million tacos if I signed with his city league basketball team. Tonight's visit was no exception. It was my first trip here for their famed Taco Tuesday(that I've been hearing about for the last 18 months. 5 different meats, multiple shells & all the fixings in a self serve format let me do some serious work on my waistline. After tonight, they may just have to change the reader board to say "Rob Loves Tacos" Our waiter knocked it out of the park, with his humor, magic tricks and attention to our needs. I'm probably going to take off work next Tuesday so I can spend more time eating their tacos. UPDATE 5/15/18 I keep going back for Taco Tuesday, and bringing friends with me. Javier has been our server every single time, and he continues to be incredible. I only understand half of his jokes, but he is always entertaining. I keep eating until I'm miserably full(every single time) and it's so worth it. Customer for life. read more

A friend suggested going here after being at the quilt show at the Expo Center all day. I asked if it was Americanized or the real thing since I'd lived in AZ for 30 years and love real Mexican food. Believe me, it's real. Salsa, fried beans and chips served while you're figuring out what to eat. I asked for a spicier salsa and they had it. I had pollo en mole- oh my, so. Dry good. I'd never had it where they sliced the meat in pieces instead of chicken pieces, but it was still really good. Then, we had churros afterwards that are served with whipped cream and chocolate. Was very good. I totally enjoyed and when I'm back in that area, I will be going back!!!! read more

Food is decent. Customer service is good. My coworkers and I usually dine here in Tuesday's for their Taco Tuesday buffet. It's All-You-Can-Eat tacos for $9.49 with tax. The buffet consists of corn tortillas or hard shells, beans, rice, al pastor, carne asada, carnitas, and chicken. At the end of the buffet are the addings: cilantro, onion, cheese, salsa, and chips I have yet to try anything on the actual menu. read more

Met some friends here for Taco Tuesday !! They have a taco bar set up, and it's $8.95 for all you can eat. The bar consists of hard corn tortilla shells, and steams soft (small) tortillas. There is carne asada, pork, I think chicken (didn't try), and Al Pastor. All the condiments (mild to hot sauces), rice, beans, etc. The bar food was good, not great, but for the $, I'm not complaining. We had a few margaritas, that were tasty, and had a little punch to them . I will come back for a real dinner, but as for a quick, fun meal on a Tuesday, give it a shot !! read more

My wife and I love this place. Every time we are there, they treat us like family. Love having both bean dip and salsa. Nice touch. We both had the enchiladas rancheros tonight. Great as usual. Service was spot on. Great job folks. Thanks! read more

Pretty good! Extremely welcoming staff and great service. Food is probably exactly what you're expecting walking into a restaurant like this craving Mexican food, and that's a good thing. read more

We came for lunch today and were served quickly along with fresh warm chips and salsa. Food came out very quick, and was enjoyed by the whole family. read more