The restaurant is located in a corner. I think if you are not looking for it, you would miss it. Its actually looks bigger in the outside than it appears from the outside. Inside the menu is posted up on top on a board. They have vegan options. Its the type of place where you order at the desk, sit and then listen for your name to be called. I got the daily specials. The daily specials are listed all over, the tamales. They were good. A tiny bit spicy. I then got the Korean fried chicken tacos. I liked them. They were good. I would order them again. The food was good. The friendliness of the staff could use some work. Everyone was so serious here, no smiles. It was like, next when you order, lol. The the most welcoming place but the food was good. read more

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I ordered a burrito before they closed after a 48 hour fast. The person cooking the food was not wearing gloves and I woke up with extreme nausea and went to the Doctor who discovered I had food poisoning. I loved this place but I cannot risk my family's health because of an untrained or uncaring food cooks. Buyer Beware! read more

Got two shrimp tacos. Service was great. The lady who helped was very friendly and suggested some things on the menu. However, my eye gravitated towards the shrimp tacos this time. The food was super flavorful and truly is some of the best tacos I've had in the area in quite some time. Overall dining experience is what you expect from a small business. The ambience was quaint and made it an enjoyable lunchtime meal! read more

El Jefe Luchador - Mexican Near Me - Deerfield Beach, Florida

Shrimp Taco: Very good, big thick pieces of shrimp (2) - juicy, just right. Burger Taco: Not good, patty did not seem fresh at all. Could be a one off, will try it again next time. Fried Grouper Taco: This is probably one of thee best tasting fish tacos I've ever had... in my life. Easily getting 3 of these next time. Highly recommend. Smokin Bowl: Solid concept overall, Al Pastor lacks serious freshness. Came off stale. Rojo Sauce: Simple, great and very fresh. Perfect. Service was solid. Great job to the staff. Ambiance is casual. read more

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El Jefe Luchador es muy calor! This Mexican eatery is turning up the heat in Deerfield Beach! From nachos to tacos @eljefeluchadortaco is serving tasty Mexican street food for the carnivores. And don't worry this place is also Vegan friendly. I love their Birrias and quesadillas but the specialty tacos are the best especially the pork belly. Also, they recently added KFC nachos and tacos if you're craving for something extra crunchy! Awesome casual place for a an affordable quick bite with great service! read more

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Came to El Jefe Luchador for Cinco de Mayo that happened to fall on Taco Tuesday, and we wanted to try somewhere different. While the place was different, my order definitely wasn't I got the shrimp taco and fish taco, and both were super flavorful -- especially the fish taco, which I loved. My boyfriend ordered the wagyu steak taco and Korean steak taco, and those were also amazing. Service was really nice, and the vibe felt very authentic and fun. Definitely worth checking out! read more

El Jefe Luchador - SHRIMP TACO MAHI FISH TACO - Mexican Near Me - Deerfield Beach, Florida

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When u say this is by far one of the best authentic Mexican food restaurants in south Florida it literally is. I came here and ordered and assortment of items from brunch nachos to brunch tacos. It was all delicious and their taco salad is so yummy and can feed 2-3 people the salad bowl is so yummy and filling! The speciality tacos especially the Wagyu taco and the burger taco were delicious the sauce in the burger taco was delicious and it have a crunchy taco inside the soft taco. I loves the ambiance and the wrestling masks on the wall it's a very relaxed environment where you can come with friends family or kids. The staff was very friendly and attentive and informative 10/10 service and food I look forward to coming back soon! read more

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Food was quick, made to order. Service was friendly. The vibe is fun! Definitely quality and size were good for a fair price. Lots of flavor! Will definitely return. read more

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Super expensive for a self service place. $75 for three people with only one soft drink and no appetizers...No service, no ambiance...Very disappointed! read more

This place has decent Mexican food, it is not the best I've ever had, but I can definitely work with it. I only recommend if you're nearby. A bit pricey, though for what it is. read more

my last review was on 2024 in sept and yesterday i try to give this place another chance , yesterday was 07/21/2026, and i have to say , no change, i order 2 burger's taco & a america quesadilla and the burger where dry and bad, super cold, this place was better before 2024, after that not the same, i guess this 2nd time did it for me, never again i will also tell about it anyone i know. read more

Amazing spot for bold flavors. The specialty tacos are fire. This place is consistently great, no off days, I ve been here a few times and can't say enough about them. Dine in to enjoy the ambiance and crazy fresh eats. The staff is awesome, feel free to ask questions if you need, they won't bite. Even the "influences" like it. read more

El Jefe Luchador - Influences doing their thing, enjoying the tacos and more - Mexican Near Me - Deerfield Beach, Florida

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Hmmmm...this is a place that my wife and I really wanted to love, but I think you'll just have to try it and make up your own mind. If you've only lived in south Florida, then you'll probably love everything here. As I've mentioned in many other reviews of Mexican restaurants, once you've lived near the Mexican border, or in a city like Chicago with 1,000,000+ Mexicans...your expectations when it comes to Mexican food go way up. So let's mention the positives first...great service (speedy and very friendly) and very clean. What didn't convince me...every time I've been here the tacos are room temperature. I like tacos with the meat freshly cooked and hot. The tortillas have a good flavor but they fall apart with your first bite. Lastly, the flavor of the different meats, in my opinion, is only ok. The al pastor has huge chunks of pineapple instead of larger portions of meat with small bits of pineapple. The shrimp is ok, the lamb barbacoa was ok, and the Korean fried chicken is probably their best taco. The saving grace on the food is that it's filling. At $4-$5 per taco...I say roll the dice and you decide if this is your kind of Mexican food. You will easily spend $20/pp for lunch. read more

El Jefe Luchador - Shrimp, al pastor - Mexican Near Me - Deerfield Beach, Florida

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Meh. Had high hopes but ultimately I agree with a lot of comments that say the food was just a bit BLAND. I tried carne asada, chorizo and chicken tacos. While the ingredients tasted fresh and healthy, they just didn't have the flavor I have grown to expect from street tacos. Even the hot sauce I tried to doctor it with had zero taste. Maybe it was just an off day but i don't think I have any immediate desire to come back. read more

El Jefe Luchador - Tacos TACO AL CARBON - Mexican Near Me - Deerfield Beach, Florida

what a great place wonderful food even better service. I'd highly recommend anybody who wants to come here bring the family. They were all delightful. read more

I didn't know exactly what to expect when coming here I had read some good reviews and thought it could defintely hit the spot on Cinco de Mayo sadly I was disappointed. The service was alright you order at the counter and wait to be called. The food however was flavorless, no seasoning what so ever. The steak on the tacos was so basic and bland. The chicken in the quesadilla was over cooked (some pieces burnt) yet somehow slimey. I was left with this taste in my mouth that would not go away. I also felt that paying $4 for these tacos was somehow a rip off they were not worth it. The decorations of the restaurant were alright however when I was leaving I lifted up my bag and saw a dead roach on the chair. Safe to say I couldn't wait to leave. Overall extremely disappointing. read more

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Highly recommend this taco spot. It's a causal atmosphere with top quality food. From the music to the fresh food. Perfect for taco Tuesday or fajita fridays! read more

El Jefe Luchador - Inside - Mexican Near Me - Deerfield Beach, Florida

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Service was great and still has that neat vibe . But the food has gone down hill. Got the Nachos and they were nothing but stale chips and a massive amount of refried beans with little protein (chicken). This will be a hard pass in the future. read more

Gosh this place has gone down hill, first of all, nobody speaks english, Deerfield is part of the USA isn't it? The prices are way out of whack, and it's dirty and doesn't smell clean... Food takes too long..... This place use to be a Gem, not anymore..... Baseboards are missing and Sodas are flat.......It hurts me to leave this bad review, cuz this use to be my go to place.... read more

I expected more. I had the "premium" tacos; they were bare-bones and lacked flavor. Service was good. Beers were priced well. Not a full dining room but people were constantly in and out. read more

We came for lunch and even though it was a bit later, they were still busy busy. You order and pay at the counter and they call your name when it's ready. You pick up your food there and drinks are self serve. We each ordered two different tacos. He ordered pulled pork and brisket; I ordered chicken (pollo asado) and steak (carne asado). I asked for mine to be without onions. We stopped by the sauce bar and he chose spicy hot. We got medium and mild sauces for me to try as well as a small cup of lime wedges. Since both plates looked the same, we assumed she'd put them on the tray how we'd ordered. He poured his spicy hot sauce sauce over everything. I gingerly dipped into each sauce -- just to try. The medium was peppery and still too spicy for me. The green mild sauce was okay -- and I did use it -- but not my favorite. After a few bites, I noticed the chopped onion pieces in my taco. I said, this doesn't taste like chicken. Too funny! Not realizing it, we'd switched orders. And since he'd put hot sauce on everything already, we could not switch back. Oh well. I think the pulled pork and brisket were much better choices than the steak (a bit tough) -- although they tasted exactly like each other. And I had to pick out the onions. He also got a side of beans and rice. Since this is a Mexican restaurant, the beans were brown refried ones. They don't look very appetizing, but he said they tasted fine. It's definitely an inexpensive place to have lunch. But those with a hearty appetite might still find themselves hungry -- the street tacos are small. I noticed a number of folks with individual salad bowls. I think that's what I would order if we come back. And I'd like to try their guac as well. read more

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We visited this place thanks to Yelp recommendation and I'm glad we did. We had few different items and all of them were very good. I love that they have vegan options including vegan cheese (based on the flavor I think it's Dayia). I had their vegan burrito with nopales, my husband had 3 different tacos and one empanada, he liked all of them equally. He also got a churro for dessert which was hot and crunchy. Delicious. My burrito was filling and very tasty, I like that they have ancient rice blend and not just bland white or brown. The salsa bar is amazing, we didn't try the most spicy sauce but the other two were delicious as well. Definitely will be back to try some more options. read more

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Overall this was a pleasant find. We pivoted from Baja to this place! Its small, clean, friendly. The menu is mostly individual items, most $3.5 to $5. Best thing: Korean Taco and Saddest was the corn. To be fair...the flavor was there, but zero char on corn. Corn was boiled, never hit a grill. Street corn is supposed to have a char. Now if its cut off cob as a salad, then ok. Overall, I'd go back. Its a lunch spot, small seating. Id be hesitant to go during week lunch rush due to limited space, small kitchen but maybe they'd be prepared for rush. We went on a holiday so it's empty until about 12:30 then a mild rush. They had Latin drinks, Mexican coke. The green sauce is bomb, the red was spicy. There are no combos or platters so its less formal than Taxi Cab or Baja. I saw a ln entire table get the BOWL. The bowl and salad seem to be the best value $10. It's about $5 per item, 3 items = 15 per person. So its no a cheap lunch but the service was speedy, taste was there. The chips and quedo was average. $4 with a little cheese, no scallions, no drizzle of anything. I think the presentation was a bit plain. Wish the management would take care in the CORN. Dont post photos that aren't truly what's offered. I'm really frustrated with staged or phony photos from their friends or them but the food doesn't look like the photos. I paid $4 for corn that didn't look anything like the photo! 1 piece if corn. ENJOY... Lets hope the kitchen gets stronger, then menu gets better. I will go back. read more

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So far I've gotten the whole vegan menu except for the tacos!! They're burrito, quesadillas and nachos are my favorite. I was still hungry after the Mexican quesadillas. This is THE PLACE to come to if your craving Mexican food and if the people your coming with is not vegan. I've gone here 5x now and without realizing it, I went 5x in April at least ONCE A WEEK. I don't even live anywhere near here and I made it a point to get their American Quesadillas. They make Taco Bell look like peasant food. 10/10 would go again read more

El Jefe Luchador - MEXICAN QUESADILLA - Mexican Near Me - Deerfield Beach, Florida

Good tacos and a diverse menu. Staff should be more friendly. I'm a regular customer and noticed a price increase.

Love this place. Vegan and vegetarian options and great, hard to find Mexican style tacos, burritos and salads. Just wonderful. And cool decor. read more

El Jefe Luchador - Cool decor - Mexican Near Me - Deerfield Beach, Florida

I was on this place on my way home from work so I decided to try it on my lunch break. I got the mahi taco crispy and I also had the regular traditional tacos for El Pastor and braise beef brisket. Tacos were flavorful and just right I just squeeze a hint of lime on top. I also have a chip and guac guacamole was delicious and so is the pico de gallo. Also I had the horchata which was refreshing and delicious read more

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I like the food. They have good vegetarian choices. I got here about 15 minutes before closing and ask could they please leave a chair outside so I can sit and eat while they clean up the kitchen and do other things. He's a young guy. Looks like he's having a bad day. He Immediately went and collected all the chairs and brought them inside. read more

Little sad but things are always changing. Change is the only constant. They don't carry one of my favorites anymore. But I did try the crispy pork belly. It was good but not outstanding. Very nice girl at the counter. Very helpful. She was cleaning tables in between checking people out as cashier. Clean kept place. Nice plastic barriers between the guests and the cashier. Dining in also. Only 2 tackles outside for outside dining. Two 3 person tables. Today is 6.17.20 read more

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Stopped by for lunch ... ordered 4 tacos... fried shrimp...fried mahi... Korean chicken... and pork belly ...all were made with a toasted soft taco shell... and delicious slaw and salsa mix ... another new regular stop on my new area of Deerfield Beach... read more

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Went out for a quick late night bite and El Jefe had been recommended by a coworker. As you walk in you feel the ambience with the máscaras decor. You order at the counter and since it was later there was no wait. The staff was helpful answering our questions about the menu and provided recommendations. However since it was taco Tuesday, we went with the 3 taco combo-you choose from their non-specialty tacos. We selected Al Pastor, Pulled Pork, and Barbacoa with a side of chips and queso -topped off with a Jaimica agua Fresca and pina jarrito. They have a salsa bar to top your tacos - green, red, spicy and more. The tacos were all super flavorful but my favorite was the pulled pork and my hubs liked the Al pastor. If your looking for flavorful authentic tacos - El Jefe is a great choice. They offer indoor and outdoor seating. read more

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Walking into this place reminded me of the movie Nacho Libre with all the wresting masks hanging on the wall but I was down for it. A hardcore street food joint serving pretty authentic Mexican. My husband and I ended up here after waiting an hour for a table down at the Cove. Counter style ordering, we walked up and were taken care of promptly. We ordered two flour tortilla tacos each and chips with queso to share. If I am having Mexican and Jarritos are available, you can bet I'm getting mandarin flavor. The food came up pretty quick, the flour tortillas were charred, good sign! I enjoyed the chicken taco but sadly the steak had some gristle and was a little watery for some reason. The queso solidified immediately but was really rich when we were able to scoop it. Overall a good experience, I would stop again if in the area and needed something quick. read more

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The food was very bland and nothing to write home about. If I had to compare it to a similar restaurant...Taco Bell for sure.

They have a vegan menu and they do dishes. Food is fresh. Prices are ok, not accurate on Google...needs to be updated. PS clean the trash can looks terrible. read more

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I have wanted to try El Jefe Luchador ever since I found it was the creation of Mile Saperstein and his partner Evan David, the duo behind Charm City Burgers. After conquering the burger world with Charm City the guys were looking for their next restaurant project and decided to tap into their love of authentic Mexican food. This fast casual Mexican street food restaurant is actually very close to Charm City. The restaurant is decorated with Luchador libre wrestling masks and colorful seats. Saperstein and Evan thought a playful Mexican wrestler theme paired well with their food. There were signs up explaining that the restaurant was being renovated so I guess they are in the middle of a refurbishment. El Jefe Luchador has now expanded to a second location in Boca Towncenter. At El Jefe you order at the counter and then they bring the food out to you. You pick a protein and a taco shell and it gets topped with tomato, onion, lime, cilantro, and queso blanco. I ordered three hard tacos, beef brisket, steak, and braised pork with pineapple. You can top your order with additional sauce from the salsa bar. I just went with a squeeze of lime. The tacos are street tacos which means they are small. Three tacos and a drink was $12 and I was still hungry after. The taco shells tasted burnt. The pork was my favorite followed by the brisket. The steak was not good. The people who work here aren't very friendly. Some of them just openly stared at me. Oh well, I tried it. Saperstein and Evans also created the Gastropub Rebel House in Deerfield Beach but they have recently sold it off. My curiosity about this place has been sufficiently satisfied. read more

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Great tacos. Lovely Vegan selection. Good portions, fast service. Had the vegan brussel sprout taco with plantains, & the shrimp taco; both were very very good. Will be back. Good selection of hot sauces. read more

El Jefe Luchador - Shrimp taco & veggie taco - Mexican Near Me - Deerfield Beach, Florida

Stumbled across this place since our original dinner choice was closed. I was skeptical at first but so glad we tried out this spot! It was so good and service was pretty average. We got pork belly tacos, burger taco, skirt steak taco, carne asada taco, & chicharonachos and a small horchata. The total was around $34. The horchata was sooo good, perfect amount of cinnamon. I wish I got a large. Out of all the tacos, my favorite was the pork belly & skirt steak. The pork belly was crispy and the skirt steak was seasoned very well. They also have a drive thru!! read more

El Jefe Luchador - Burger Taco - Mexican Near Me - Deerfield Beach, Florida

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Love this place! The Food has been as good as my first visit. Because of Covid concerns I have been doing takeout and using the drive up window. Safe & easy and I don't have to go inside until Covid restrictions get lifted. I have been doing the carnitas bowl with extra tortillas over the last year. They hold up the best for home eating. You can't go wrong. Tacos are my favorite but they don't hold up well for takeout so I have been ordering the bowls and preparing my own tacos at home. Ask for extra tortillas! You will need them as the normal order is not enough for all the food you get. I usually get 8 total. Service is always great and I have never had an issue with my many visits. read more

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This place is amazing I love the place looks nice but I specifically came here because when I did research I saw they had royal red shrimp and those are absolutely my favorite shrimp ever!! I came here to find out they are false labeling on their menu!!! I got the shrimp and they are definitely not royal reds at ALL!! Extremely disappointed . They were tiny regular old shrimp! Ugh.... oh well by everything else was delicious I settled for vegan on my second trip. I got the chicken and mahi mahi for my man he loved it and I got cactus it was amazing!! And I'm full on Mexican myself so I love posole and I've never had veg Posole! It was delicious. Great place butvthey should really either get REAL royal red shrimp or change the menu to regular pink shrimp * if your from Mississippi or New Orleans! You know what royal reds look And taste like. Sorry but I was so down about it read more

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Why not a five? I usually find a reason not to give a five. Not here. Reasonable priced awesome food. Fast food at its greatest. We walked up to the counter the had vegan options. Yay. The service was fast and friendly. The food was just perfect. My husband and I had the Smokin Bowl, his was with chicken, mine was vegan, I chose Jack fruit as my protein. Did I say yummy? The perfect amount of spice, a pretty nice portion. Come an try you will live full and with your taste buds jumping with the explosion of flavors. read more

El Jefe Luchador - Outside - Mexican Near Me - Deerfield Beach, Florida