Sorry pressed 4 stars by mistake a HUGE mistake the food was rather bland and the portions were not great. If you go there you are on your own.... like most of the other reviews the food was skimpy and lacking in flavor. read more

I opened my burrito wrapping paper and there was a piece of melted cheese with a hair in the cheese. I went back to the restaurant to get my money back and the lady, Glenda argued with me, I kept telling her it was melted on to the wrapping, she took apart my burrito with her bare hands and kept arguing, so I took the wrapping paper and showed her the melted cheese hair. She did give me my money back. They don't wear hair nets and they were very rude. I highly recommend eating somewhere else. read more

I ordered breakfast burritos they where so good and cant say enough how much I appreciate the potatoes in them a small extra charge but so worth it. read more

Great ground beef burritos. This place will add potatoes to any burrito if asked. And the potatoes they put in add so much to the flavor. My father used to bring me here when I was a kid. His office was right next to it on mchenry. Now 25 years later and nothing has changed. It is the same great burrito it always has been. The management is always friendly. The customer service is top notch. The only thing is that, I think they make everyone's order fresh as it is ordered. Bc it is not very fast to get your food. But that is ok with me. I don't think of this place as being in the fast food category. So as long as you know that then this place will not disappoint! read more

I've been to this place many times over the years, but the last two times have been horrible. I ordered a beef burrito which was so plain with all the meat on one end and beans at the other end of burrito, Today I ordered a breakfast burrito "super" plain burrito and again eggs/bacon at one end of the burrito and beans/potatoes at the other end. Cheap place but not like it used to be. Time to go somewhere else. read more

Keep your expectations extremely low and you will be fine. Grossed out at the lack of pride in their presentation. Super disappointed Got the bottom of the pan burnt to a crisp veggies for an extra price. Tomatoes taste old and sour. Gee thanks but no thanks maybe an isolated incident but management didn't offer anything to make up for it so who knows when I'll try it again read more

Garcia JoJo's - Wow super disappointing! Does this look appetizing to you? End of the pan burnt veggies no thanks. Think I'll go elsewhere next time - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

This place is fast Mexican food but tastes great and won't give you a stomach ache or "el chorro's" after you eat it. Their pricing is cheap, portions are decent, and even if you're broke you can find something within your budget on the value menu. My favorites are the chicken tacos, shredded beef burrito, chicken burrito, quesadilla, and breakfast burrito. Combo's come with rice and beans. The combo used to include a soft drink but now it costs extra. I wish they hadn't done that. The place is always clean and most everyone is friendly. Jo Jo is a bit over the top but he is funny to watch, especially when he's manning the drive thru. If you are looking for something more authentic than Taco Bell but only have $6-$8 to spend, give this place a try. read more

dont eat here service is horrible food is not good at all always cold and the worker there was so rude she swore at ne then refused service just because u asked for breakfast potatoes read more

Garcia JoJo's - The rude worker who refused service to me for nothing having a bad day at work keep it at home rude lady - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

I've been avoiding this place for quite a while due to the appearance but I was finally convinced to try it. The inside was basically exactly how I imagined it. Not clean and kind of an awkward environment. There were a ton of crumbs stuck underneath the hard plastic top taped to the tables which was unappealing. The menu was difficult to read and the cashier wouldn't give us any recommendations. I ordered the "handmade" tamale with rice and beans. My food came out almost cold which is no surprise due to the amount of time I sat waiting for it. My tamale was basically all masa (no flavor) with barely any filling. The sauce on top did not save it but only added to its blandness. The rice tasted as if it was reheated in the microwave at least twice because it was so dry. The beans were beans not much you can say there. I think it's safe to say I will not be returning to Garcia JoJos. You would be 100x better off going to a local taqueria. read more

Garcia JoJo's - Tamale Plate - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

Garcia JoJo's has been around for a very long time. Still to this day their food was awesome. The beans taste the same, rice tasty as ever, and their sauce never disappointed. Their customer service was cordial and for that fact, has never changed. Definitely one place I really miss, no longer living in NorCal, but every time I visit a must stop read more

The more I think about the food I ate here the sicker I feel. I hate it Plus the girl who took our order was kinda rude. Would rather eat at Arby's. That's really all there is to say but yelp is making me write more to post my review. Please save yourself the misery of the Garcia JoJo's experience read more

Medium nacho sucked today and the chicken was like it was canned. Plus they charged $4 extra for a 3.99 nacho and stuffed it into a small styrofoam container and chips were broken, soggy and small. Lady was rude when I asked about 4.50 more for a 3.99 nacho. YOU ORDERED MEAT. she said. Used to like it and won't be back. read more

Today was my first time eating at this restaurant, as I am out here for work, and I must say... This place hits the spot! After my meeting, I decided that I would try it out. The minute I walked in, the smell made my mouth salivate. The staff were very friendly and helpful. I can tell they are a close-knit family and those are my favorite kind of restaurants to go to. Comfort food in a comforting environment. I ordered 2 soft shredded chicken tacos and 2 carne asada soft tacos. They were absolutely delicious and to enhance the flavor I added their salsa verde -- which was one of the best salsa verdes I have ever had. Even if you are not in the mood for Mexican food, come here! This place will NOT disappoint. read more

I'm upgrading my former review to 5 stars because for the last few months the food there has been really good. One of the best things is the Mexican style breakfast carne asada burrito to which I add sour cream and eliminate the Pico ..that keeps it moist. It's always hot and fresh and served any time of day, plus it's pretty big. I share it with my man. I've never ordered the American style which costs less because I like the asada one so much. They have some good daily specials for $1.39 that vary daily. I like the ground beef taco and the medium bean burrito at $1.39 each when they are featured, but there's something every day. I also love their shakes and malts which are covered in whipped cream and not from a machine. I sometimes just get a $2 cup of vanilla ice cream..a real treat and reasonable sized dessert. Whatever ice cream they use is really good...firm, creamy and rich. Their banana splits are perfection. Really, these guys are as good as or better than some ice cream specialty shops. The servers are always smiling, professional and considerate...you couldn't ask for better. I like that they have a drive thru, but you can eat inside too. The menu is huge and very authentic Mexican food. I don't like cilantro, so I forego the Pico, but the food is delicious without it. They always offer it separately anyhow, and you can get chips if you like. Garcia JoJo's has been around for as long as I have lived in Modesto..so at least 30 years, and I always see customers there. It feels good to stimulate local business...like visiting an old friend. I know we all have hated seeing some of our favorite stores and restaurants leave...give this one a try if you haven't yet, and if you have, spread the word. We gotta make Modesto an American success and not part of the decline. read more

Bad Service. First time customer and it's been the worst. The lady's are rude. They don't know what to recommend on there menu. Wish I can give a 0 but I'm being generous. read more

How is it even possible that this place has had a few decent reviews? Are my fellow Yelpers standards that low? Were y'all drunk or so starving that the garbage provided here was mistaken for actual food? I just can't believe it. Fish tacos are literally cut up fish sticks. Drink refills cost $0.25 (which is fine) but actually cost more during "happy hour". Happy hour means they are happy to ask you for more money for the crap food they put out. Nothing my group ordered even resembled decent mexican food. The best way to describe this place is to go to a Taco Bell, dig through the trash, pull out some remnants of leftover value meals, throw them on a plate, and then make sure to fill up the rest of the tables with homeless people on meth... and that is Garcia Jo Jo's! Even if you are starving and a crap bean burrito will save your life, try and hold out and go somewhere else. read more

I wouldn't even give it one star if I could at this point. I have been coming here for well over 20 years but today was my last. I ordered a usual quesadilla from a young one, but this time decided to order the large as the woman over the speaker offered me a small medium or large. Come to find out the small and medium don't come with jalapeños and sour cream and all the stuff that they literally sit on top of it. But a large does but they do not inform you. It was very misleading and frustrating to be offered the same item in three sizes but you have to find out when I get home I have a soggy quesadilla that's wrapped like a burrito sitting in a mound of jalapeños and sour cream and lettuce and tomatoes... after waiting I only got the offer of 50% off if I wanted to purchase another one they were not willing to just remake one that was not covered and jalapeños. Very disappointing been a long time customer will never return again I especially like to shop local and keep local. But knowing that they really don't care about their customers is quite a big deal. I would understand if the mistake has been mine but to offer me the same item in three sizes but not let me know that one comes differently it is not great customer service and then instead of fixing the problem you guys just offered me to spend more money - Taco Bell doesn't even do that!!!! read more

Garcia JoJo's - No thanks - soggy small "large size quesadilla" - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

I will say the ladies in the drive thru are always awesome and super friendly... the only reasons I come back. I will change this from one star to 5 as soon as the manager/owner allows the girls in the drive thru to receive tips on credit/debit card charges. In today's world I guarantee more than 80% of the payments at your location are credit/debit. Fix that and I will feel that this is a fair, quality establishment who cares about its employees. read more

I never write reviews....but this place actually turned my mood from pleasant to crappy...and that's not an easy thing to do for me. I am generally very excited about eating out,especially at small or family owned places. Also let me say that I am not super picky as I love food so I'm naturally optimistic about it 2nd time trying this place. First time was a year or so ago and then I said I wouldn't come back after I went through the drive thru and was rushed and treated like an idiot for asking 2 questions about their food(Even after I specified it was my first time there). Then the overly priced food I received was bland and half cold! So today I was super hungry as I was leaving Walgreens next to it and thought to myself I should give it another try,maybe they were having an off day last time. So there I go through the drive thru and start placing my order. This time I made sure to stay back off the order screen,speaker,or whatever(no other customers were in front or behind me) until I viewed their specials and decided what to order myself and my kids. I ordered 3 bean burritos,and asked if they can please have just beans and cheese only-In response,I get a really snooty "Um YEA,that's all that even comes in them so yea." So then I reply with a nice "Oh ok that's great because my girls just like the beans and cheese. Thanks so much I'll have....." and continue on to order a combo meal,then added a tostada for my girls to share but asked if they can make it "super" however the guac part of that they can put it on the side because my kids won't eat it but I will. Nope. The reply to that was "That is the point of making it super...and even if we just don't put the guacamole in your order at all and just add the cheese and sour cream that's still a good deal so.." They were going to charge me for putting the guacamole on the side AFTER I paid almost $1 to add it in the first place lol. What the serious????? After being once again rushed to place my order,treated badly and plain nasty...I sat at the window waiting for my food for 10 minutes,even though I saw ZERO other customers in drive thru or inside! Then opened the bags to reveal the $20 cold and nasty order..Cheese was not melted at all and so cold even in the bean burrito(which was also room temp at best). Oh my goodness the tostada was the worst part...it was a soggy mess. We couldn't even eat half the food we just trashed it. I just don't know how to process the fact these people call themselves small business owners-and especially how they've apparently according to other reviews been around for a while? They seemed extremely ungrateful to have a customer coming through,very pushy and rushing and just plain miserable. It seems to me they nickel and dime the crap out of customers and use the cheapest routes possible to deliver nasty food,and even nastier customer service. read more

Garcia JoJo's - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

Customer service is worse than the food. I ordered a super nacho, specified grilled chicken. For some reason they decided to mix the grilled chicken with the shredded boiled chicken. I ate some of the beans from the top but the chicken was under the beans so I didn't see it till I had taken a couple bites. I took it back without eating even 1/4 of it. The girl at the window stuck her long fake fingernail in my food to see if there was grilled chicken in it, then refused to make me a new one or give me a refund because there was "grilled chicken mixed in" with the shredded. She proceeded to try to hand it back to me after she touched my food with her nails. If they do that in front of a customer, I can't imagine what they're doing to it in the back where we can't see. I'll never order from there again. It's just nasty. read more

Horrible customer service, employees were rude and food was gross. The place felt extremely depressing and everyone acted like they were in a bad mood. Never going here again, I'll drive the extra few miles for an actual taqueria or taco truck. read more

This place is disgusting, after my husband warned me I let my curiosity get the better of me. They have better tacos at Taco Bell... FACTS! Also the enchilada was a disappointment. Never again! read more

This is a fast food Mexican place that has seating inside as well. I have been inside a few times but mostly go through the drive through. I was disappointed the last time I went because I felt like the people working the drive through were very condescending and very rude toward me. I ordered a lot of food for myself, husband and my three young kids. We ordered a quesadillas, nachos, and a few drinks. Also ordered a few water cups and were charged for them. We also ordered a few of the chicken bowls. I asked for around five salsa cups and was told that I was going to be charged extra for salsa. What kind of Mexican food place charges you EXTRA for salsa? If you order 8 items, for 5 people, and can only get 3 salsa cups for free, how is that right? So two people don't get a salsa cup for their items without paying extra? What if one person went through the drive-thru to order one item, they would get one or two free salsa cups, right? If you order 8 items, I think it's reasonable to get 5 or more salsa cups as a courtesy. Don't be so cheap and give your customers good service and do not nickel and dime them. It's very rude to be asking for change to increase your profits. You have already raised the prices a few times in the last couple of years. Think of the people who don't ask for salsa and don't be cheap giving the customers what they want. The food last time was not very good as the chicken was hard and so was the rice. It's getting worse here, not better. Do better! read more

Jojo is too busy talking over you. I orded 3 things al la carte and 2 were wrong. But he did tell me 5 times he was gonna include free chips... which i didnt ask about or want. Its frustrating to drive across town and back to get something i didnt want. read more

My favorite go to place for churros and chorizo breakfast burritos. Hands down the best! And the people that work there are so nice.

I've been frequenting this restaurant for almost ten years. I always use the driveway as I am typically on a lunch hour. Retired now but just today my husband and I drove through bc I was in the mood for a tapatia, a taco salad. I always order the steak asada tapatia. My husband ordered a beef, bean and cheese burrito. We only waited a couple of minutes before the food was ready. We took it home to eat. My salad was as good as I have ever had from there. Plenty of tender steak asada mixed with creamy refried beans in a large, crisp tortilla bowl, then layered with fresh lettuce laced with their yummy dressing and topped with cheese and a few black olives. I added a small amount of their taco sauce/salsa. So delicious and just as good as I remembered. I suggest you give them a visit. We will certainly return! read more

AMAZING CUSTOMER SERVICE!!!!!!! Jojo is so friendly along with the rest of the staff. Very nice and helpful, you can tell they really care about their customers. I am in the customer service industry and I was beyond impressed. So much so that I came back the very next day :) never disappointed. & of course the food is always delicious! read more

This place has the absolute best Mexican food selection in Modesto. I just found this restaurant after living here for 23 years. It's so good I've come back 3 days in a row. The shredded beef burrito is fantastic and the sausage/egg and potato breakfast burrito is also wonderful. It's especially nice to be greeted at the drive through by the friendly voice of the owner himself. He explains items on the menu and is so very helpful to those of us who never know what to order. The menu is extensive and I don't think there is anything you might want that isn't included on it. I love this place and will surely be back... read more

Churros are alright, tacquitos are ight tacos are fucking trash they look like jack in the box tacos not even a real shell. Asked for chips and salsa only got salsa. read more

Garcia JoJo's - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

I would give zero stars if I could. Have been a customer of this place for years and will no longer be one! A couple of years back they were rude with one of my consumers with disabilities and refused to let her use the restroom after she purchased food here and was a paying customer. Fast forward a couple years later to hear they are still discriminating against adults with disabilities and it's coming from the owner himself?! No way will myself or anyone I know be coming here ever again. I will spread the word and make sure of it!!!! read more

I had the WORST experience here with customer service and food. So bad. The tacos are plain and terrible. Would not go back .

I've eaten at Garcia Jo Jo's for a couple of decades. They have changed. Mostly where Customer Service is concerned. They make a lot of mistakes, but they don't seem to care. No kindness. No "What can we do better". Nothing. I called to tell them there soda machine is out of syrup. All I got was the machine must have ran out before your soda. Thanks for telling me. DUH! I called you out of courtesy. Now I regret calling. Im done. read more

The only reason I am giving it 3 stars is because of cleanliness... HOWEVER this place is BOMB!!!! Their chorizo burrito is GREAT!!! The employee LaDonna is THE BEST here, so kind and sweet. I love that they have a drive thru! read more

Ordered a chorizo burrito, paid extra for 1 teaspoon of Pico de Gallo. It was the craziest chorizo burrito I have ever had and I will not be returning. What a waste of time and money. read more

Been eating here since i was I high school. Over the years they've kept all their old menu items while slowly adding more. It's fast food but you almost feel like your at a family owned taquiria. Love Garcia Jo Jo's!! read more

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I love this restaurant for lunch but I am very disappointed this morning after I ordered some breakfast burritos paid over $10 for two breakfast burritos that are tiny and just not up to par I could go to five star Burger and get two humongous breakfast burritos for less money which I probably will do from now on read more

We have gone twice to buy Churros , a lady takes the order , charges us , then leAves . We wait about 25 minutes then when we ask about our order oh sorry she didn't put it in . Not very good customer service read more

Be careful when you order the nachos! They warm them in the microwave IN STYROFOAM! I got mine today with the cheese melted through the foam! Unfortunately I didn't see it before I took a bite...tasted like plastic YUCK! It's really too bad too because I really like some of their food. Their fish tacos are the bomb! They don't microwave those so I think I'm safe with them. They told me that because they are a small business they are allowed to microwave and serve in styrofoam. I really think that rule needs to change. I'm really disappointed because I love most of their food. I'm not sure I will be back though. I'm really not happy about that attitude. The device was great and they replace my nacho with a non microwaved version. read more

Garcia JoJo's - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

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I have always gone here specifically for their super nachos but after today I no longer will be giving this establishment my business. I asked for the chips on the side clearly so they don't get soggy. The lady tells me they can't do that so ok.. can you do the toppings on the side or the sour cream. "No it's either you get all the toppings or not at all." Mind you I've ordered the chips on the side before with no problem. Let alone if I were to not want an item or may be allergic to one of the toppings, are you still going to tell me I have to get all of them? I work in a Mexican restaurant and things are modified on nachos all the time so this made no sense to me. Oh and I drove all the way over there to leave with nothing. read more

Nice clean place but not really "authentic" Mexican food, not sure if I will go back. I'm spoiled to really good Mexican food!