I love this place. Its amazing how family owned small bar can give me such great pleasure, I always come here for lunch when I am in Jackson. It has great mexican food and nice selection of beer. I met the owner in the past and I always enjoyed talking to her and their staff. I wish i had taken some pictures but I will recommend this restaurant who craves decent mexican food around this area.... read more

$10 for a walking taco with barely any chips or chili, this might be the worst I've been ripped off in my life

Quick and incredibly friendly service! Good go to spot for taco Tuesday!! They are packed full of meat cheese, lettuce and sour cream. They do have a heavy hand with the sour cream so I might just ask for it on the side next time ...but that's not even a bad thing! Definitely will be back again I do wish they would give you chips and salsa regardless but they do make you or and &$pay for it so it's not like most Mexican restaurants read more

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Fun place with a great staff and fun atmosphere. The salad I had today was excellent and really hit the spot. read more

The Crazy Cowboy - Chicken Caribbean salad. - Mexican Near Me - Jackson, Michigan

Great spot in Jackson for margs and Mexican. I've never been here before and it's a nice tex mex change up compared to authentic Mexican. Recommend a Margarita flight to sample the flavors. They have so many! read more

The Crazy Cowboy - Margarita Flight - Mexican Near Me - Jackson, Michigan

Service was quick and friendly. Music playing kept it from being too quiet. I wasn't in the mood for Mexican so I tried the burger and fries. Great burger and chose the onion bun. The hand cut fries were a great included plus. Discovered a place to get a great burger downtown. read more

A great bar and restaurant with excellent food (real Mexican food) and drink. It also has a great atmosphere especially for women since it isn't dark and dingy with a creep factor like most other bars. I love this place and it continues to be my favorite. read more

In the daytime the Crazy Cowboy is a great place to bring your family and friends and Kim is awesome. The staff is cool and friendly and ask you if you want refills etc and the tacos are so dang tasty. As authentic tasting as the other Mexican food places in town and affordable prices too. They have a good selection of beer if you're into that. Domestics and your imports too. At night time this place turns into a disco dance club and the youngsters have fun dancing and singing and overall it's a nice variety and they have something for everyone of all ages. Another staple in the Jackson restaurant scene. read more

Bobbi, was are bartender/server. Very pleasant. LiquorA very diverse menu. Mostly Mexican food. I had the pulled chicken Gordita and my wife the Taquito's. Very good. The tall beers are 30 ounces shorts are pints. So be careful. Diverse beers on tap and a large number of bottled beers. A wide variety of liquor to satisfy your thirsts. read more

Found this place on accident while in Jackson on a Tuesday at lunchtime. Glad I did. They have a 2 taco special with a margarita for $6 on Tuesdays. Food was delicious, drink hit the spot! Staff were very friendly and helpful. Also very impressed by how fast my food came. Will definitely be back! read more

The Crazy Cowboy - Front of menu - Mexican Near Me - Jackson, Michigan

The authentic chips and salsa are soo good I sometimes make a whole meal out of them.

I hadn't been here in quite some time, and I now remember why. They bring chips and salsa to the table, which is great, but the chips were stale and not salted. We got fajitas which were just ok. The upside was that the servers were really fun and friendly. read more

I came in around 4:30pm and was the only one in the place. The bartender greeted me and offered to make one of her killer margaritas, which I accepted graciously. She made small talk asking me about my day and what brought me into town. Very sweet and down to earth. The margarita was on point, and only $2 because happy hour. The double decker chicken tacos were fantastic - huge, juicy, flavorful, fresh. The chips and salsa were also hot and tasty. Great atmosphere! read more

They are awesome and have great food! All the food is delicious! The owners and staff are very friendly and really take care of their patrons. Thank you so much Liz, Mike and staff read more

I was told that I had to go to the bar myself from the booth I was sitting at because the wait staff leave at 9 pm. Then I was served a 12 oz.beer (I was charged for a 16 oz) in a plastic cup. Terrible , I will never come back. The bar tender said it was a 240 milliliter and that is 8.1 oz. They must hurting because of The Chase bar around the corner. read more

The Crazy Cowboy - Mexican Near Me - Jackson, Michigan

Yes, it can get crazy at the Crazy Cowboy. Food? Fantastic. Service? Has gotten a lot better. Fun? Depends on how you define fun. The Cowboy offers great food for lunch or dinner and entertainment on the weekends. If you're in Jackson and looking for a place to slam shots of tequila and dance your ass off........The Crazy Cowboy is the place to go. They offer street parties in the summer and a live DJ as well as live bands. You can belly up to the bar on saddle bar stools and take free salsa lessons from the owner. read more

Stopped here for dinner based on yelp reviews and profoundly glad that I did. The food was outstanding. Too often Mexican food is greasy. This wasnt greasy at all - just really fresh and flavorful. The salsas are homemade (make sure they bring you the tomatillo salsa - its the bomb) and delicious. Mom had an enchilada with cheese sauce. This is the cheese sauce all those bottled sauces want to be. I had the flautas - very clean and tasty. Finally, don't miss the tequila list. My only complaints -the AC was cranking it out and it was too cold. The margarita was decent but not outstanding. Same for the guac. But these are all minor quibbles and won't keep me from going back (or recommending it), read more

I've only been to the cowboy for lunch since it's within walking distance of my job so can't comment on the 'fun' that supposedly happens here at night. The food is great! The menu is large and varied and they have daily specials to choose from as well. The chips and salsa are complimentary, which is a nice bonus. I love their salsa! The service is usually hit or miss. It seems to have improved lately, and it's good more often than it is bad, but man - when it's bad it really sucks. There are certain waitstaff who are very impersonal and act annoyed that you are there. Sometimes getting drink refills is quite an undertaking... The prices are ok. It's a little expensive to go here for lunch too often. Often gets pretty busy at around noon so go a little early if you want to find a table with no waiting. read more

Seems like a college watering hole at first, but it was clean enough and had consistent decor. The real treasure was certainly the food. Didn't get too far into the menu before the server recommended the crazy fajitas and I was instantly sold and didn't have a bit of remorse with a tab below $10 Edit: never posted this the first time (mobile yelp is finicky like that). Went a second time and got the crazy fajitas again. Even better! This time, I asked for some heat and they put fresh sautéed jalapeños. INCREDIBLE! read more

I had Nacho Fajitas. They adjusted to offer shredded chicken. I liked them. Hubs liked the margarita and his roll up fajita. Service was snappy. We come again if lived in this town. read more

We have been trying to frequent the local restaurants to support Jackson businesses. I must tell you that your waitress was not the best at customer service tonight. I didn't catch her name, she never offered it. We came in on 7/14/18 @ 6:00 pm, she was the only waitress there in a orange Detroit t-shirt. I ordered my fries x-tra crispy, because I like them that way and I am paying to get what I like. When the meal came to the table, I checked the fries and asked if she would take them back because they where not x-tra crispy. She stood and argued that in fact they where browner than normal and therefore, what I ordered. After arguing she offered to get a plate for my sandwich and take the fries back, but it was too late, she had pushed too hard and made me feel stupid. I did not get x-tra crispy fries. In fact the experience ruined my evening. I ended up leaving most of my food on the table, which we paid for. When she asked if I wanted a box, I answered no. She asked if the food was ok? I said, no. I went on to say I lost my appetite and that I've never had a waitress argue with me before. Her reply was, "I didn't argue with you, those fries are darker than the usual ones." Hmm, seems like she argued that she didn't argue with me. Needless to say, we will not be back. I don't enjoy going out to be treated poorly. I tried to e-mail the restaurant via their website but the mail came back "Unable to be delivered" read more

Please take it from me, who ever wrote these 4-5 star reviews must either work there, or are friends of people who work there. The food was mediocre at best. I got the "best. fajitas. ever." per a fellow yelper's tip. And they were nothing special, the chicken.. was weird(the only way I can describe it) no sour cream, no gauc, no cheese!! There fajitas for crying out loud at least give me cheese! The rice was over cooked and the beans were bland. My boyfriends order came out wrong, he ate it anyway because we sat in the booth across from the kitchen and watched the cook chew his food while making everyone else's. I'm a restaurant manager so maybe I'm harsh?? But when it comes to serving people food, I think you should be. Was not impressed and will never go back. read more

I do a lot of traveling and finally started using Yelp so I could find good local restaurants instead of eating at chains. I tried the Crazy Cowboy based upon the reviews and was not disappointed. It was slow when I went and the service was extremely good (can't speak for when it's jamming). My wife is Mexican so I'm used to eating authentic Mexican food. This is the first Mexican restaurant I've eaten at in a small Mid-West town that is genuinely good. The steak tacquitos are for real (must use the tomatillo sauce), also had flauta (it was ok) and a wet shredded beef burrito (very good). Only complaint was that the chips aren't super fresh, but salsa is homemade and excellent. I will be back. read more

As a reformed "Hater" who believed this place catered to the party crowd, I've grown to love this place. Two types of salsa (even though they're a bit watery) and some awesome Tex-Mex interpretations have made this the best Mexican restaurant in town. Plus, the wait staff speaks English. That's always nice. :) read more

I spend a lot of time working in downtown Jackson and the Crazy Cowboy has been a favorite lunch/dinner destination. After exploring the lunch menu I have become addicted to #19 the Crazy Fajitas. Crazy Fajitas are essentially a mix of everything on the menu (chicken, steak, shrimp, chorizo, tomatoes, onion, and peppers) served over rice and topped with queso sauce with corn or flour tortillas. The lunch portion is more than enough and the dinner portion is ridiculous. If it's your first time dining at the Crazy Cowboy, order it. If you been going there for years but have never tried it before, order it. I've never left hungry or unsatisfied. Still haven't mustered the courage to saddle up at the the bar. read more

This place is beyond good. I always get the wet enchilada with shredded pork, it's fantastic. I've heard that anything with the shredded pork is fantastic! read more

Tasty food, fun atmosphere, fast service. The fresh salsa is addictive because it is so flavorful!

This place has really nice staff. I liked everyone I met. The problem is the food they sell doesn't taste very good. It is the farthest thing from "authentic" Mexican food. It is a very mediocre version of American Mexican. I enjoyed the people I met here but wouldn't return if I was hungry. read more

The rating of this place completely depends on the day or time you go in. On weekends at night it is more of a hangout/dance bar. They have a DJ, it can get extremely noisy, and the crowd is typically younger with a rough element occasionally. Now if you go in here on a weekday for lunch or dinner or on the weekend for lunch or an early dinner it's a completely different atmosphere. They do have Mexican dishes as well as Tex-Mex. Their margaritas are good and sometimes they have happy hour specials going on for them. As a restaurant I like this place. The food is pretty good, I wouldn't call it the best ever but it's solid Mexican/TexMex food. read more

Great service, very good burgers. Good (and free) chips and salsa. We've been a few times at lunch. I wouldn't go at night though. Not a great area and don't want to deal with the drinking crowd. read more

Not sure how anyone rated this place more than three stars. Food was not good or authentic Mexican. Tortilla soup was something Robert Irvine would spit out on Restaurant Impossible. Only reason I gave it two stars is because waitstaff were attentive and friendly. Come here to drink...maybe. For the food...go elsewhere. read more

Well I think the ratings so far may be a little misleading. It is definitely not a 5 star caliber restaurant but it's not bad. People from Jackson think of this place as a nightclub more than a restaurant so you should be aware of this. I wouldn't go here for dinner at 8:00 on a Friday or Saturday night. That being said, the food is not bad and I recommend it for a lunch. I definitely would not recommend it for a Friday or Saturday evening dinner spot. They make pretty good margaritas here. I agree that the owner is active in the Jackson community. read more

This is the worst food I have ever eaten. Enchiladas made with mozerella cheese and the chicken on top? Authentic, I think not. I go in for a bite even though my instinct warns me. Just nasty. I've had better frozen dinners. I assure you, there is nothing authentic about this food. I've traveled in Mexico and eaten at many Mexican homes and never seen anything like this. My Mexican husband could only laugh! I did not eat my food but was charged for it any way. I will say the gordita was made properly however, it is supposed to have beans in it, well mine did have about a quarter teaspoon. I had their signature margarita which I sent back. It made me gag! Ordered their regular margarita, it was at least drinkable. Made with some kind of cheap mix. We left after paying our $50 check and went to Tonitos. That place my friends is authentic! read more

Best street tacos I've had outside of Mexico. Must have. Steak and chorizo are amazing. Good chips and salsa. Affordable drinks and specials. Great staff. read more

Cold, gross food, under staffed bar. Every time I come here I want to like it, but I always leave disappointed. There never seems to be enough bartenders for the amount of people crammed in this little bar. I'm sure that it is more enjoyable during the day time when it isn't so busy (at least I hope? ), but I am done giving this bar chances. read more

This place is the best. Friendly staff, great food and drinks. Definitely one of our favorites. Carne asada and their house made salsas are the best! read more

Odd experience. The food was just okay. The service was average. Haven't found that great Mexican restaurant in Jackson yet.

Crazy Cowboy Cowboys my favorite Mexican place in town! I love their chimichangas. The lunch size is perfect with rice and beans. It's a good quality for the price. Usually just do take out, the food is always hot and never takes long read more

OK not good not great just OK. If it wasn't for the bar I don't think they would be in business today. Not much better than taco bell and the prices are a lot higher than taco bell. read more

Me and my wife always use to go here to eat but since having kids we've only been back a couple times because of the environment. If you like the bar scene its a good place but im in into that. The food is hit or miss but the pricing is spot on. Waitstaff is usually young and dumb do be patient. read more