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.

Fabulous food and friendly service. We always enjoy our experience at Gilly's. My favorites are the…read morenachos and tostadas.

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.

Good atmosphere, delicious food, would come back again!…read more Your order at the back counter and seat yourself. Kind people!

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

This is the most authentic Mexican food in the area. The staff are efficient and pleasant. The food…read moreis so awesome I went there 3 days in a row! The first day I went there for lunch and took my husband later for dinner. I went on a Thursday and their special was fajitas. I ordered one and had several condiments added taco style. I also had rice and beans added on the side. For dinner my husband had 2 steak burritos, and I had the same. As a dessert I had this incredible cherry, cinnamon and sugar puffy fried thing which I can't remember the name of, but it was delish. On Friday I ordered a chicken burrito (which was big) with cheese, lettuce etc. added. The choice of meats were shredded chicken shredded pork or beef. I also bought 2 containers of huge blueberry muffins. There were 2 in each container. On Friday they offered blueberry, but sometimes they have apple and one other variety but I don't remember what that was. The muffins were better than I have ever had, but very rich. Saturday I ordered a chimichanga which was deep fried and so big I could not eat it all and had the rest for dinner. Every day they were so busy, 5 or 6 people were in front of me. Saturday the wait time was a little longer because everyone was ordering chimichangas, which took a little longer to prepare. I suggest calling your order in and you can get right in and pick it up. It seems a lot of people ordered that way. Especially at lunch time. on Thursday and Friday. Everything I ordered was fresh made and very good. I highly Reccommend this gem of a place, you won't be disappointed.

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.

We had a wonderful experience and Bobbie our server was spot on! The food was great and definitely…read morewill be revisiting.

Went to this place last week: Food is typical Mexican without fanfare and so it comes at a cheap…read moreprice. I noticed the Latina waitress had a negative/rude attitude and we just let that go because everyone has bad days right? Today the same Latina had the same rude demeanor as she did last week. This time she had the audacity to raise her voice at me as I was leaving -totally inappropriate. The food is not good enough to put up with her attitude. Get rid of her - she hurts your business with her negative attitude. The Mexican restaurant on 22nd and Farragut has much better flavor and zero rude staff. I AM NOT AFFILIATED WITH EITHER ESTABLISHMENT, I merely like good food and service for my money.

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.

Hire nice people. This young woman hates you(because you walked in) and hates her job. I should…read morehave trusted my gut when I walked in heading to the bar and she barked at me(heading to the bar?). I was thinking "that's rude, no Hi! Thank you for coming in). Whatever I thought she's walking dishes in the back. Nope, after spending 1/2 my time with the nice guy bartender, he must have went on break because there's the miserable girl. It doesn't matter to me I'll never go back but be warned. Oh, a bonus tidbit don't and side dishes. I ordered a side of rice and beans and they were small 3/4 a cup small. $4 each!! Ambiance: weird but nice for a Mexican place. Probably won't make it another year. 9/2/26

Went here on a Thursday night and it wasn't too busy. It was outdoor seating and some indoor kinds…read morebut still outside. The cook was nice and friendly with help with bbq sauces and what to get. There were a lot of options and sauces available in the fridge. I got the pulled pork sandwich with Mac and cheese. The pulled pork was really juicy and there was a lot of it, the house sauce was very different than what I've had before but was really good nonetheless, the Mac and cheese was also bro and ready which is always nice, I will definitely stop by next time I'm in bay city

5/5 for the meat here! It was fall off the bone and tender to perfection! While still being juicy…read moreand not too dry. They had a lot of sauces to choose from. None of them were actually hot in my opinion, but still good nonetheless. The pickles were delicious and crispy! They don't come with any sauce, but you can choose your own from the many options in the little fridge. The sides of coleslaw and Mac & cheese were okay, but not something I'd pick out again. But the main reason to check this place out is for the slow cooked meats. All the meats were amazing! There was plenty of seating inside and outside in the front of back of the restaurant. The seating area on the back was nice and shaded.

I've been coming here when I'm in town for work. On recommendation from Joe the owner, I got the…read morechile relleno and it's delicious! They serve them with a side of tortillas and cover the peppers in a ground beef sauce which is so flavorful. This is my new favorite item.

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.

Had 5-2-OH food truck for a condo association party. The food was delicious. They were prompt…read moreand reasonably priced with lots of options. Would definitely recommend 5-2-OH.

Here's a nice couple putting out great food and willing to go an extra mile for you…read more They were closing up shop at the Lapeer Food Truck Rally. We just had a poor experience at another truck and this couple said they would turn the grill back on for us. They saved the day. They turned the evening around not only with kindness, but with great food too. They had some cool concepts and their versions of classic dishes. For example, their Bahn Mi sandwich isn't traditional, but who cares right? It was new, cool, fun, and tasty. Be sure to test out their yummy tacos and one of their hotdogs. Good people and good food, my favorite things.

Birria Tacos were FANTASTIC! Courtney and staff were so friendly and helpful. Outside curb appeal…read moreis off setting BUT do not let that keep you from trying this amazing restaurant. Price and portions are perfect.

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...