As someone from San Diego, I'll admit I came in skeptical. Great Mexican food is everywhere back…read morehome, so my standards are pretty high. While visiting Michigan, I stopped into Gilley's and ordered a custom breakfast plate because I'm on a special diet. It was so good that I came back twice. I've jokingly started calling it the "El San Diego" breakfast plate. The pork was flavorful, the food was fresh, and everything was cooked perfectly. What really stood out was the service. On my return visit, the owner remembered my order and personally whipped up the same El San Diego breakfast plate for me again. It was just as incredible the second time. Friendly staff, great food, great ambiance, and genuine 5 star hospitality. As a Southern California Mexican food snob, I can honestly say Gilley's exceeded my expectations. I'll definitely be back a third time before I leave.

Service was impeccable..Ambiance was everything and overall pretty good! The hard shell taco is my…read morefave and the rice was very flavorful! I don't like the beans..

Excellent food..large portions...fast service and reasonable prices. Will be back again and again…read more Oh yes and muffins too

WOW!! This is all I can say when I eat from this place! The food is seriously authentic! You're not…read moregetting Taco Bell or some Mexican restaurant same ole same ole, the seasonings are legit, I couldn't even replicate or tell you what or how they do this!! So far I've tried their tamales, enchiladas, soft/puffy tacos, and the huge chimichanga. ALL are amazing, but what really sticks out to me is their enchilada sauce, it's green and almost a gravy texture but it's the best damn enchilada sauce I've ever EVER had! Also let's talk about this huge chimichanga, this thing is big, it's this fried tortilla stuffed with cheese and a huge amount of your choice of meat (chicken, pork, or beef) and then doused in their enchilada sauce and topped whatever toppings you like. I can eat a lot but by the time I got to the middle of this thing, I was so full I couldn't eat anything for the rest of the night. It fills you up big time. Anyways, obviously I could write a novel about this place, so go try it, it's awesome, I'm surprised this place hasn't put Taco Bell out of business in this town lol!

Good food! friendly service. You order at the counter and…read moretake a seat, and they bring your stuff to you. They do need some type of number system, as we saw lots of confusion delivering food to tables. You can pick out your drink while you wait in line. The ambiance is clean, hip, bbq light, gender neutral bathrooms. The surf and turf taco was great...smoky brisket and snappy shrimp. The queso and chips was also very good, sturdy chips and a real nice cheese queso, not velveeta. Overall excellent...I''ll come back.

Went here on a Wednesday after work around 3 pm and place was nice but I wasn't the biggest fan of…read morethe food. Couple things. Food took 16 min after I ordered which is fine for a restaurant but not for tacos. I got the chicken apple taco and the pulled pork taco. The chicken apple taco was fine, I wish the apples brought more flavor instead of just the texture. Now the pulled pork bbq taco I was looking forward to since I really like bbq pulled pork. The pulled pork taco didn't have much pulled pork and was mostly sauce, the avocado cream was way overpowering and abundant where sometimes you would just get a bite of avocado, and the bbq sauce was barely there, wish there was more I could add myself on the table. Overall I was disappointed but I guess I didn't try all the options.

This place has really gone down hill in food quality and unfortunatly overall in all areas…read more This place secretly adds tips to your bill without prior knowledge or consent.As I was not told at any time about this from staff at the restaurant, I was unknowingly charged for a tip, and then also left cash! Not ok to do to your customers. Also they used to have what I am going to call house made chips and salsa. The chips were a full bag. Now they will give you a half of a bag, and the chips are store bought. I do not recommend this place to anyone anymore. Beware...

Great food. Reasonably priced. Tasted like I was back in Mexico. Family friendly. Highly…read morerecommended.

Terrible experience. We walked in at 7:00pm and they locked the doors and turned the open sign off…read moreon at 7:30pm on a Friday. The chips were cold, old and greasy. The fajitas were cold, the chicken was tough and flavorless. The waitress was not attentive. Not to mention there's no drink menu. I will not go back to this place and I suggest no one waste their time and money here.

First timer there. I'm from Louisiana. And never had…read more Fried tacos. That were great. It did take 25 minutes To get our food after we ordered it. They weren't That busy. But the service was fine and food great

This is a beautiful restaurant right on the water. The NY Strip was delicious…read more The water views are so pretty. The wait staff was so friendly.

We had a wait but there is seating outside if you want some fresh air…read more Waitress was super friendly and very helpful with recommendations. I got the blackened fish which was delicious. I should have gone for the 2 piece. So much food. Drinks were delicious too. If you don't want to wait long go to early dine.

What a great location for a restaurant to be. Near the Saginaw Bay River walk, in walking distance…read morefrom the Court Yard Bay City Hotel and has a great store front that draws you in. Happy hour is EVERYDAY 11-5pm. We were welcomed when we came in and the space was lovely. Very well decorated and the color choices just pop! We choose to sit at the bar and have our meal. We were greeted kindly by Mariah who took our drink order promptly. She was very kind, fun to talk with, helpful and fast with our orders. We normally drink a pitcher of margaritas but decided on individual glasses of the Krazy fresh margaritas for $12.00/ea. They definitely lived up to their name and came in the cutest kisses fish faced glasses. That was a first for me drinking a margarita out of that design. Our appetizer was the chicken empanadas that came out crispy and hot. The additional sauce drizzled across them was a nice touch to the dish. We also had chips with dipping salsa, crab dip, guacamole, and a hot sauce. The chips were hearty and the guacamole was my favorite. Although the crab was a close second! We shared one Mesquite grilled black Angus ribeye steak. It came out in a cutting board with grilled cabbage, peppers and onions. After a few more cocktails and shots that ribeye was so good we had to order a 2nd one to share. Trying to pick a favorite off the menu was tough. Everything sounded amazing so we made the choice from what we liked and were not disappointed. The manager Randy was super knowledgeable on the products and gave us some great suggestions. We left full and happy. Going to have to make it back to try the rest. Definitely found a new favorite spot to be in Bay City! Definitely a clean, safe, friendly environment to spend your time.

I can't say the food was bad though but it was very greasy. Let me give examples - The home made…read morecrazy sauce is decent but greasy. The mashed potatoes flavorful and greasy. The main course steak filet medallions, cooked correct, presented well, covered in grease. My margarita you are probably thinking how can a drink be greasy well guess what I went to pick it up -Literally a layer of grease on the glass. My forehead after my meal so greasy George w bush would have invaded it.

When i'm in Saginaw I try to stop at Rico's. I usually get the tacos or shredded beef enchiladas…read moreand I'm always pleased with the food. The staff are friendly and the service is great, I'll certainly be back!

Worst taco I've ever had. This place has good reviews. Service was good. But if this is quality…read morefood. Then my Elementary school lunch lady was a 5 star Michelin Chef.

I can tell you from experience working there. It's nasty. you try to get the owner to do something…read more but he has his favorites and nothing will change. A lot of stuff that gets served is put dated or should be thrown away. the closing cook doesn't wrap any off the food up. leaves it open to air and bugs. the basement where they keep food is full of spiders and bugs and water.

I walked in and ordered a take out perch dinner with two sides since there phone was off the hook…read more The perch were dark, fishy and over cooked. The fries were brown and cold. The mac & cheese was average. I threw half of the dinner out. I don't know if the food was so bad because they were so busy and rushing or this is just not the place to get fish during lent and a pandemic. Social distancing was being practiced along with surface cleaning. I've always enjoyed the burgers, nachos and they have the best onion rings in town. I would pass on the fish.

This was my 4th time visiting and trying something new. This has to be one of the best sandwich…read moreplaces I've ever been to. My favorite is the grilled cheese sandwich combo. Had it with tomato soup. Omg so good!

The sandwiches here are AWESOME. My husband and I have always enjoyed their food. They offer…read morecall-in orders and they will have the items ready for you in about 10-15 minutes. The service has always been pleasant and quick. They have a nice dining room with a screened-in porch as well.