I only post when I have a positive experience. First of all this place is clean! No dust on light fixtures or fans. The restroom was clean and the bar area is clean. BTW the bar is beautiful with plenty of leather barstool backs and handcrafted wooden tables and stools. I base much of my opinion of a Mexican restaurant on the quality of their tamals ( not only cleanliness) their tamals are great! My whole meal was great! Reasonable prices and good service, I'll be back! read more

My husband and I both enjoyed our dinner here. He had the beef chimichangas, and I had a shrimp and scallop dish with lots of veggies. He said his was good - he'd give it a solid 4! My dish was yummy, too; especially after I added their house hot sauce. What we found unique was the chips and salsa came with some Cole slaw for dipping, as well. Pretty tasty Cole slaw, but I don't think I would normally put it on tortilla chips. I prefer white sauce or salsa, but fun trying nonetheless. My Pina colada Margarita was refreshing and tasty; although, I would have liked a little stronger pineapple/coconut flavor. The staff were wonderful: very attentive and helpful. Nice size restaurant with plenty of seating with a festive vibe. In the area, check them out! read more

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Terrible. Just terrible. We were seated in the back of the restaurant away from other patrons in a section that was closed. The food was horrible. The queso dip with ground beef was served ice cold. The Guadalajara special was served with burned rice, a tamale that tasted like dish soap, and burned refried beans. The flautas were okay but not delicious. Hubby enjoyed the burrito, and kiddo enjoyed the chicken fajitas. All in all, what a waste of $145. read more

Requested rice and beans only. Initially, they said, they only sell what is in the menu. Later on, man said he can give us rice and lentils. They gave me a little rice and little lentils for $24. I felt they overcharged us. read more

My daughter who's is 54 was celebrating her birthday with friends at Harrisonburg's Jalisco. The staff put the sombrero on her and sang happy birthday which is fine.The waiter after singing smeared Icecream all over her face. Terrible! I would have charged him with assault!! read more

I LOOOVE this place!! I got a margarita, which was excellent, and everybody's dishes were amazing!!! We got quesabirria, burritos and pollo sanora. We will absolutely be back ASAP! TRY THIS PLACE ITS SO AMAZING read more

The place is nicely decorated and friendly. The food is bland and not very hot. A question, if 1 person takes our order, another brings our food, and yet another takes our plates, who am I tipping? read more

This place was conveniently located near our hotel and we were looking for a quick bite to eat after a morning of snow tubing. We were greeted and quickly sat. I liked the decor and the chairs had their logo designed on them which was cool. The chips came out with salsa and coleslaw. I've never been to a Mexican restaurant that serves coleslaw with chips. It was interesting but not my thing. I did like that the chip holder had places to rest the bowls. I had nacho supreme and I liked that it had been and chicken and refried beans. I wish things were spread around on the nachos so you could get more flavor in each bite. The beans were on the left, beef was in center and chicken in the right. The tomato was a slice instead of chopped so when you cut into it you broke the chips below. The sour cream was dropped in one area instead of drizzled around. My husband had a huevos chorizo dish which he said was a little dry. This was nice enough but next time we visit Harrisonburg and want Mexican, I might give somewhere else a try. This place did look like it had a big drink selection which we didn't get to try while there and it might be worth a revisit. read more

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I recently heard about Jalisco Family Mexican Restaurant from family members. I gave it a try for lunch this afternoon. The atmosphere is casual, the service is very good and the food is excellent. I ordered the El Tropical Burrito. It's the first time I ever had a burrito served with bbq sauce. As crazy as it may sound, the bbq sauce really works well with this burrito. I had a great experience at Jalisco and will definitely go back. I highly recommend this restaurant. read more

Jalisco Mexican Restaurant - El Tropical Burrito (grilled chicken and shrimp with pineapple), rice and beans. - Mexican Near Me - Harrisonburg, Virginia

It took 10 minutes to have someone come to the table to ask for our drinks after being seated. We enjoyed the chips and salsa. After finally coming back to our table and taking our order, it took over 40 minutes to get our food we were finally told that there was a bigger party in the other room and we apologize for the inconvenience. Don't they have more than one grill or cooks? Once we got our food my wife didn't like the pico at all, after I tried it I told them to take it away that it was horrible. The overall experience for the food was nasty. The steak in my burrito was burned, and my wife's quesadilla was soggy. I can guarantee we will not be back. read more

Excellent food, friendly wait staff and very clean. The seafood trio appetizer was amazing.

Glad that I stopped here on my visit to JMU. Food was good. It is a small restaurant with not much seating, but still worth the stop. The service was slow, but food came out delicious and hot. read more

I really wanted to love it here. Great decor and the staff couldn't have been more attentive. Complimentary chips were delicious. The food wasn't horrible just...not great. "Sangria" tasted like frozen grape juice. Big portions, we just didn't want to finish them. read more

Extremely disappointed in the employees behaviors. The waiter acted as though it was inconvenient for us to be there. My food tasted old and sour. The food was overpriced compared to other mexican restaurants. Place was a little messy also. Won't be returning. read more

This used to be my go to Mexican restaurant. The last 3 times I noticed the quality of the food and service have fallen drastically. Chips and salsa on sitting: Chips are cold and stale. Red salsa is mild, no texture, and could be tomato sauce mixed with some generic mild hot sauce. It's awful and watery. The other dipping sauce is basically cole slaw woth bad mayo. Food - plain and without texture. A fajitas dish consisted of some soft meat, uncooked veggies, and cheese burnt black on the platter. Oh, you want salsa for the mexican food? 2$ Another bowl of chips for a second table? $4.50 Margarita? Pre mixed slop. Won't be back ever. read more

Mediocre, bland food and bad margaritas. Service is okay. Much better options elsewhere.

Decent food. Unidentified and undisclosed 3%+ "convenience fee added to check. Pre calculated tip amounts were based on total+taxes+fee and not subtotal alone. read more

This place was muy bien. I got tacos and enchiladas and they were quite tasty. Someone in the group got fajitas and they messed up the order and ended up bringing out two orders. They let us keep both which was nice. Their bathrooms were citrusy and had complementary mouth wash. The restaurant was pretty cool and nicely decorated. Overall this place was pretty good. read more

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I have never had a margarita I didn't like but the strawberry frozen was not good at all. The server seemed annoyed that we were there and was unpleasant to us. We ordered queso and asked for more chips since half the ones in the basket were crushed and he said we'd have to pay more. Not great experience read more

It was a very strange incident. First off we noticed that pretty much everything on the menu had doubled in price since the last time we were there. Which is to be expected somewhat. They also had a list of margaritas with no prices on them. Turns out they're $13 apiece. But the weird part was, we could not get our check! After we finished our meal and drinks, we sat there for probably 15 to 20 minutes with no waiter coming over. When he finally did, he claimed that he could not give us our check because the computers were down and it would be another 15 to 20 minutes. All the while I'm observing that other people are getting their checks and ordering food. The waiter continued to ignore us until I finally flagged him down and asked him if we could get our check. He said no the computers were still down. But I explained to him that the table right next to us just got their check and left. He stared at me for a moment, left and came back with our check but refused to split it. Ridiculous experience! I'm still uncertain why it took so long to get our check when obviously the computers were not down. read more

Went for a drink and sat at the bar only to be told that i had to be seated at the bar by the same guy who saw me at the bar and told me this and who sat me again. Got a drink and guy was not inviting at all. Then came up to me with tab and asked if i was done or was going to keep ordering with a look as if he was upset I was there. Left completely disappointed in them. Never ordered food so cant comment on food but will not return due to the bad first impression. read more

Great tacos, highly recommend shrimp. Fabulous value for the money, regular size Margaritas only $6, served with fresh orange and lime slices, flavorful natural taste. Friendly staff. Music was just right, good tunes, low key volume. We'll be back! read more

Went out for dinner and was told great stuff about this authentic Mexican place. We get seated right away and was greeted by our friendly waitress. I ordered the steak fajitas and it was amazing ! Especially the sautéed onions. Big portions great flavors and our waitress was very nice and attentive. I would def. Go again when I'm in town :) read more

Jalisco Mexican Restaurant - Steak fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Harrisonburg, Virginia

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I hesitate to write this review because I just hate writing anything negative, but we had a pretty bad experience. First, the positives - we were seated promptly, chips and salsa delivered, and our orders were taken quickly. The drinks arrived fast, but they were not good. My kids got lemonades and they tasted off. They usually slurp down their drinks and they barely touched them, if that tells you anything. I ordered a strawberry margarita and my husband got a lime margarita. There were many things wrong with them, but what struck me initially was the color. The strawberry was bright red, not the usual pink that you see at most Mexican restaurants. This looked like the bright red of a slushie, not a margarita. The taste was very artificial and didn't really resemble strawberry. It also didn't seem to have any alcohol in it. My husband's lime margarita was a pale orange/yellow color. He said it tasted old like it had been sitting in a machine for too long. It also didn't seem to have alcohol in it. We had to ask for waters. We ordered our food and it did take some time to arrive. When it did, we only received 3 of the 4 meals we had ordered. I told my family to go ahead and eat while I waited on my meal. The server came back to ask what I had ordered. I told him and he appeared about 5 minutes later. All told, I waited about 10 extra minutes than my family. For the food, first - extremely odd, do you want cole slaw with your chips and salsa? I don't know who came up with this crazy idea, but cole slaw has no place in a Mexican food restaurant. It was served in a little dish alongside the chips and salsa. The chips weren't bad, but the salsa wasn't spicy at all. My kids each got the Del Mar plate. This wasn't very good. The fish filets were edible, but looked like they just had a dusting of red seasonings. The big problem with their meals was that the shrimp tasted off, like they were going bad and not fresh. My kids are older and they EAT, and they would normally have eaten this entire plate of food, had it been good. My meal was an enchilada plate and I found it really odd that in the medley of veggies and meat on top of them, there was some broccoli. I've never ever seen broccoli at a Mexican food restaurant. So bizarre. The enchiladas themselves were room temperature and soggy. My husband's meal was okay, he got one of the steak dishes. The thing that really bothered me was that we were all supposed to get refried beans and there was a complete absence of beans at the table. No one got beans - Only rice. Super disappointing! Refried beans are my fav. Also, we were all supposed to get tortillas with our meals. None came. We asked and they gave us three. Three tortillas for four people, when we should have had an order of tortillas each. None of us finished our meals or drinks, we got our bill and paid and went home hungry. :( La noche triste. read more

Went to have a nice dinner with my husband, we waited over 20 minutes with no acknowledgement from any of the waiters. Several guests were seated after us; they received chips and had their order taken. Still nothing for us, so we got up and left. Terrible service. One of the waiters looked at us and blatantly ignored us! read more

This is the first time I have been to a restaurant with such good food that I literally didn't care how bad the service was. I left thinking that the service could have been significantly worse, and I would still give them 5 stars. I would go back, even if they made me wait outside in the freezing cold for 20 minutes, I would do it. The food is amazing. Service is horrible though. Food came out fast but that was about the only thing they did fast. Waiter didn't want to speak more than like 2 words and I kind of liked it. read more

This place is breathtaking. If you like to enjoy the details of the experience of eating out, this place will impress you immensely. From the hand carved booths to embroidered and hand painted leather wrapped chairs that are made of heavy wood, this place really spares no detail. The food was excellent and reasonably priced. The chips and salsa also come with a cilantro cole slaw...we added some El Yucateco red hot sauce to it and it was really different than anything we've ever had a Mexican restaurant. It reminded me of authentic Mexican we had in Isla Mujeres Mexico. We wish we had a place like this near us. Also, the bathrooms were immaculate. So clean I had to add a pic hahaha. read more

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I think this is my favorite restaurant in Harrisonburg. I attended JMU for four years, and I faithfully went here whenever I was looking to dine out. First off, their menu is completely affordable. Want to make it even more affordable? Try ordering their quesadilla side items. The quesadillas are HUGE. They have several flavors: mushroom, cheese, beef, and chicken. So if you order one, it is only 2.50 for a satisfying meal. When I am extra hungry I would order two, but its impossible to finish without feeling overstuffed. They provide all-you-can eat chips, which I know, so does every mexican restaurant. BUT! They provide it with salsa AND their homemade coleslaw. I don't even LIKE coleslaw. But they have found some sort of magical recipe that makes people go wild. I'm hoping its not loaded with msg, but I seriously was hooked on the stuff for a long time and would just want to go eat there just to have the free chips. Its delicious. They also have extremely cheap drinks that college kids can afford. They make them strong too, if you're into that sort of thing. Basically I could be overstuffed for about 5 bucks. And sometimes 3 dollars. But don't be fooled by how cheap it is... the atmosphere is great (large murals, ample seating available, dim lighting, wide open space) and really perfect for college students to get together. read more

Jalisco Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Harrisonburg, Virginia

my family and I come to Jalisco every year when we visit the area. great food, amazing service, beautiful decor, reasonable prices. definitely one of our favorites on the trip! read more

Jalisco Mexican Restaurant - my mom's margarita - Mexican Near Me - Harrisonburg, Virginia

Good food A good service I love the place I know there twice a week The owner is really nice read more

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They have such great decorations around the restaurant! They were pretty dead when I came here for dinner, only a few tables. You get started with chips & salsa.. As well as Cole slaw. I didn't try the cole slaw but my friends enjoyed it. I ordered the chicken enchiladas with rice, beans, guac, lettuce, & tomatoes. It just tasted bland to me. It wasn't terrible but I was just disappointed. I have heard from a bunch of people how great this place is, but I personally just thought it was mediocre. I would probably go to Jalepenos or even el charro instead next time unless my friends really wanna go here. Willing to give it another shot though and maybe try a different dish. I will give them that it is pretty cheap for how much food is given. read more

Jalisco Mexican Restaurant - Chicken enchilada - Mexican Near Me - Harrisonburg, Virginia

Another stop on this road trip. Although there's lots of choices in this vicinity, I opted for close to the hotel, relatively inexpensive and a cuisine I hadn't had recently. Kitchsy atmosphere, Mexican generic. Service was good and meal came out so fast (Carnitas) it was obviously pre cooked. Carnitas were tasty nonetheless, rice, beans, etc., generic. read more

Wanted to try something new, so I went with my friends for dinner. Staff was nice but the food was really bad. All of our quesadillas were really soggy. Most of our stomachs hurt afterward and the food was not good quality. At least it was a decent price. Surprised by the good reviews read more

This is probably my second or third yelp review... I'm not one to write reviews... The food was excellent... It tasted like authentic Mexican food... The server and the staff were fast, friendly and courteous... The food was well presented... The food was served hot... The prices were right in line with all of the other Mexican restaurants I've been to... The margarita was a little sweet for my taste but I don't like sweets, they do not offer a skinny margarita, other than that it was excellent if I could give it six stars I would... read more

shitty restaurant burnt food and bitter steak and vegetables. grills arent clean and you can tell when they bring out the steak

Delicious Mexican food! Loved the veggie fajitas. And the burritos were also a big hit. Highly recommended

We were really disappointed with The food at this restaurant. We were really excited to try this restaurant a friend of ours recommended it. My husband ordered the chimichanga and It look like a small taco and It wasn't good. I ordered tacos and the meet was so dry and the tortilla was dry and hard, how can you mess up a tortilla. Needless to say all four of us did not like our meal. I would not go back to this restaurant. read more

Was hoping for a delicious fish taco, but it tasted like ocean water. The enchiladas were served in a barbecue sauce. The taco shells were so wet and oily it coated my mouth. This meal was absolutely DISGUSTING do not eat here. Chips smackalacked tho read more

Jalisco Mexican Restaurant 3 243 Neff Ave, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 Mexican Kevin Hensley 4449 points   2 days ago On our way back to DC from a scenic drive in Shenandoah, Monday Aug. 14. We decided to just find a "Mexican" restaurant to hopefully have a decent meal. We found ourselves at Jalisco. First impression, small store front in a small fairly nice and safe looking "strip mall.". Upon entering I was a little overwhelmed with the gaudy grandiose of the Western wagon wheel and Jalisco branded decor. Authentic to the Jalisco region? (See pics). We were greeted unenthusiastically but after some interaction with our waitress from Guadalajara, she lightened up and so did we. It was not busy, about 4:30 pm. Drinks were ordered to include a blended margarita, which looked very good and with no complaints from the person consuming it 100%, I can only conclude it was good. My beer (por) tap, Amber Dos Equis was good as well. The food was hot/ warm to serve and my nachos grande was solid , ample beef burger but could have used more (pollo) chicken. Quantity was good and quality and taste were solid, I could taste the ingredients. The other travelers seemed pleased with their meals as well. The service was very good overall, fast and efficient enough as would be expected since there were few others eating at that time. The bathroom appeared clean with paper towels ( I hate air blow dryers). Curiously there was a mouth wash dispenser in there as well. Overall, this entertaining and somewhat visually overwhelming place, Jalisco rates in the range of (4.0-4.2). Gracias! read more

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This place really is a hidden gem. The menu is enormous but once you do figure out what you want, you will not be disappointed! Very tasty food and delicious margs. The ambience is reminiscent of a classic Tex Mex restaurant. Some decor choices are oddly placed, for instance you will find a baby photoshopped in multiple positions on a beach. Don't let this deter you, it adds to the charm! Definitely give this place a chance! read more