Found this place online & decided to give it a go. Tasty, but pretty standard Mexican food in my opinion-I've certainly had better. I've eradicated dairy from my diet so when I ordered the burrito and there was ONLY chicken inside & the tortilla covered by a nasty sauce I was so sad. I really wish they offered vegan options or at least peppers or beans in the burrito. WHY oh why would I want chicken wrapped in a tortilla with nothing on or in it!? Thank goodness for the salsa which was their saving grace. One thing I can say is the portion size was huge and I love getting the bang I feel I deserve for my buck. The chairs in there are really pretty and look like someone actually hand painted them. This joint is also connected to a convenience/grocery store. Non-Spanish speakers beware the television ONLY plays Spanish shows--I mean it is a Mexican restaurant after all. read more

I just stopped here because it was on my route home. My husband wanted Mexican and Siri told us there was a restaurant on our path. I did not look at Yelp until after I ate. I'm glad I didn't let any of the negative comments deter me. I tried the Arroz con pollo and my husband had the carnitas. They are both delicious!! We were brought two additional salsas- verde and some other red kind that was medium heat. I had the corn tortillas with mine, very nice and fresh!! They brought a bowl of radishes and limes for garnish. Great addition! Sweet tea is sweet!! The salsa verde is hot so if you are not a heat lover, use with caution. If you are... Yum!!! It is truly a Mexican food place!! read more

El Gallo Giro - Arroz con pollo - Mexican Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

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My coworker gets burritos from here a lot, and I've developed a habit of picking them up as well. They're filling, enormous, delicious, and insanely cheap. I recently went here for lunch with my husband for National Taco Day and actually sat in the restaurant. The chips and salsa were phenomenal, but I missed getting all the other sauces I usually get when I take out burritos (green spicy creamy sauce, hot sauce, and salsa). We each ordered tacos (steak and bacon for him, pastor for me) and they were really good. They were simple: meat, cheese, and flour tortillas. I prefer corn tortillas, but I was still happy. The pastor was great, and the rice and beans are good. I'll at least continue to take out burritos here, and will probably be back again to try other dishes as a quick lunch out from work! read more

This is my favorite Mexican restaurant ever!! Never had a bad visit. The food and waitstaff are excellent. You get so much for your money as well. It is in a shady part of town, but never an issue. Try the arroz con pollo, burrito gallo giro and Choripollo. The salsa is amazing - always freshly made. One visit and you'll be hooked! read more

Huge portions of great tasting food at incredible prices! I would not hesitate to come back here and order another giant burrito. Service was quick and friendly, and the food was absolutely delicious! Recommended! read more

They took to long to give my food. It took 2 hours and it was empty at that time.Also, they waiter forgot what my relative was ordering and we got a new waiter.And when in reality the waiter was with her boyfriend. read more

El Gallo Giro is outstanding. I felt like the record stopped when we walked in the restaurant - we stood out as the only gringos in site. Who cares though...if you want to feel like you're in America, stick with Las Delicias. If you want an awesome cultural experience, try this place out. I had my first taste of cactus flesh which was delicious paired with my carne asada. The shrimp nacho appetizer was covered with perfectly seasoned shrimp. My friend let me try her torta and it was equally wonderful. I wish I was going back tonight. Awesome food at a great price. read more

Just average Mexican food. Nothing to rave about here. Refried beans were tasteless and the beef tacos were no better than Taco Bell. I was not impressed. read more

Now this place is authentic and delicious. My favorite part? The 3 TVs that are usually playing at least 1 soccer game. But the food is also fantastic! I try to change up my order every time I go, but usually have some combo of tacos no matter what else I get. Want to try something safe and easy, try the fajitas. They are tasty, they are authentic, and they will fill you up. If you aren't too experienced with Mexican food and want to try one of my favorite dishes ever, order a sope (Pronounced So-Peh, or So-Pay... kinda) or order 4 of them if you're as hungry as me. It's like a tostada, but instead of being built on a fried, thin tortilla that is crispy, sopes are built on a much thicker, corn tortilla that is fried until the outside is crusty. I love them, but one alone will not fill you up, so I usually order 2 of them with 3 or 4 tacos. They also have a large selection of meat that can go on top of the sopes, or in tacos and burritos, so I recommend you try a few different choices. I always enjoy carne asada, the traditional thin, grilled, marinated steak. But I also recommend trying out some other choices, like barbacoa (sound like barbecue?), a tender, moist beef with a spice that is not overpowering. Carnitas are also always a great choice, pork chunks simmered slowly in oil until they are devastatingly moist and tender. No matter what you get, though, make sure to taste the green salsa, "salsa verde," it is the best I've ever had, and I make my own (which is the second best I've ever had!). Put it on everything! Now, it doesn't traditionally go on everything, but it is too good to not try with everything. Also the drinks, they have horchata, a sweet rice drink that is very popular in SoCal, and also jamaica (Hah-My-Kah), a sweet and tart hibiscus tea (served cold). They also have a sweet strawberry (fresa) drink that is very popular there. Now here's the thing, the first time I brought a group here, they got a bit uncomfortable and asked if it would be okay... this place is a restaurant and a business. If you go in and give them money in exchange for food and service, they will provide you with delicious food and marvelous service. They do have people there who speak English and are very helpful, so don't worry about a language barrier. And once inside, you see the vibrant, colorful atmosphere that you miss at every other Mexican restaurant. It's clean, colorful, welcoming, and makes me homesick. I enjoy this place a ton, I recommend you give it a shot. read more

The portions are huge...authentic food, and I judge Ethnic food if a lot of people of that ethnicity patronize the place. This is the norm. I'm addicted to their fruit drinks. Aguas like HORCHATA make the meal better. read more

My husband and I stopped in here - starving - after a long, delay-filled day of flights. We were immediately seated and provided with a heaping portion of tortilla chips and salsa. Most excellent! I ordered the enchiladas verde (a decent level of heat) and my husband ordered a steak burrito (minimal heat). We both cleared our plates by the end of the meal. It was that good. (And we were that hungry, having had no food all day...) The flavors were fresh and the quality very good. Price and service were on point, as well. Definitely on my list of places to go again should we be in the area. read more

Pretty good food and really good prices! The burritos are really good for $4.50, and huge for the price. Quality ingredients as well, authentic and fresh. I had an asada burrito and a chicken taco, both were really good. Only reason for 4 stars is because the service was ok at first, but it was difficult to get someones attention for a drink refill. I will back again for sure though to hopefully bump it to 5 stars! read more

I typically don't give out a 5 star rating, but this place deserves it. This place serves the best mexican food I ever had. I finally found a favorite restaurant in thus area. I will be back. read more

Been for lunch now three times. Great food, great prices, good service. The quantities for lunch are just amazing. One of my smaller friends ate half her lunch and then took the rest home for supper. The atmosphere is very authentic. read more

The food is the best thing about this restaurant, can't get a Margarita. Thus is the best Mexican food that I have ever had. I wish they serve Coke instead of Pepsi. The servers could learn a little bit more etiquette when server, rain I say this is my wife doesn't care to come here because of this. So i come on Mondays for lunch. read more

Can you say fajita nachos? Damn that shit was good. Nice. Clean atmosphere. Only bad thing about the place is that I was being greedy and wanted to buy more food. read more

Visiting Memphis on Business and saw the good reviews here on Yelp, so I tried it out. The wings are damn good. I don't think they have any fancy flavors or anything, but they were amazing. I also got just a chicken quesadilla and it had a ton of meat in it and was also good. For the price, you can't beat the value. read more

Very good, traditional Mexican food. Great value also, I recommend the Choripollo- delicious! I usually do take out & they also include chips & salsa with order. read more

It's amazing food and this is my second time I really like it but just be carefully with hot sauce cux it's really hot but very tasty and really good customers service . read more

This is a fantastic restaurant, the food is outstanding and extremely affordable. They have the best Steak Burritos I have ever eaten, and the Fajitas, your pick to choose from Steak, Chicken or Shrimp are to die for! I can sincerely say this restaurant serves the best Mexican food I have ever eaten, and for the price, what would stop you from giving them a try? In all honesty the place may not look like a Five star eatery but I can promise you, if you like affordable, great tasting Mexican food this is your place and I challenge anyone to find me a Mexican restaurant, whose food tastes better! read more

The food was absolutely delicioso. The only con to this place is the fan and lighting, it makes the flicker. Other than the light the restaurant is 9/10 I would recommend this place to everyone. read more

We flew in from NYC to dine here; and it was worth the trip. The food is elegant and delicious. The portions are small by American standards, but that does not mean you leave hungry. It let's you enjoy an appetizer, a main and dessert. The chocolate Oaxaca is heaven with two small chocolate cakes bookending Mexican vanilla ice cream. read more

Ok, I've been going to Gallo Giro for years and I want to share my experience. Honestly, I can only speak on the Steak burrito; it's amazing. The steak Burrito is so good that for the last seven years I can't make myself order anything else because I'm afraid to miss out on the burrito. It's as fat as a rolled up newspaper and comes with chips and salsa for under $5. I usually take out and I always call 5mins. before I arrive and It's always ready. If you call or visit and the person does not speak english don't worry they will correct the language barrier by calling for an english speaking employee. Yes, this is a nice dose of cultural time warp. You will notice the mexican styled every thing from the decor, pastries, coke cola in bottles, the the mexican clientel. CHECK THIS OUT, for all you insomniacs starting Friday mornings they stay open 24hrs until Sunday night. My girl goes for lunch almost everyday, but I'll let her post her own review. If you check it out, please let me know how you liked the steak burrito, I've been dieing to share this info with people for years. Thanks yelp!! read more

Amazing food. It is full in authentic Mexican flavor. However, it's sad for a place with great food to lose business over bad customer service from one individual server. She's great when you first arrive. She'll welcome you in with a warm smile. And you know, get your drinks and order but she'll never come back to check on you. I asked for a to-go box and she never brought it. I had to ask another server after 10 minutes of waiting on her. Like i said great food just bad service from that particular individual who ALWAYS seems to be there. read more

Here on a Saturday @ 4:30pm and it's slow, which is a good thing plenty of room. Food is great!! The staff is excellent, but the staff is SUPER slow. Have been seating here for 10 minutes and still haven't gotten my order. I see people finish with their food and ready to go and pay but it looks like they're waiting on a ticket to go to cashier and pay but instead im seeing them wait 15 minutes go up to the cashier and pay. SLOW!! SLOW! read more

5 stars for food 2 stars for service. Food is excellent and for the most part service is good, not great, but good. After waiting 20 minutes for a check after I was done eating I had to leave because I was running late back to work. I left my wife there to pay the tab and 20 minutes after I left she was still there waiting on a check. So 40 minutes and still no check. She finally had to walk up the cash register to close out the bill. We eat there about once or twice a week and service is hit or miss. Fridays are busy for them, so do go there during lunch unless you get a two hour lunch break. read more

Service was slow and awful for me & my two coworkers. Place is a sit yourself. They went to another table (Hispanics) that came after us. We sat for over 10 minutes then finally asked for service from someone passing by. We ran out of chips and salsa and had to ask for more. She came back with a bowl of chips but no salsa which took another trip then she left the empty salsa bottle. My coworker cup was empty and no one bother to refill it. We had to keep asking for refills on thing that was clearly empty. We waited another 20minutes for food and had to ask when it was coming. Waitresses would walk in a hurry by us to the Hispanic tables to check on them and never once checked on our table. Food was okay for me with tough steak. My two coworkers enjoyed their chicken meals and food made up for the bad service. I was not not impressed and disappointed in the parts of tough steak fajita. I wanted more soft shell but no one ever came by for me to ask for one. SERVICE THE WORST. read more

El Gallo Giro (the EGG) is fantastic! If they have costillo de puerco for the especial del dia when you go, be sure not to miss out on this delicias pork stew! read more