Taqueria El Jefe

689 H St, Chula Vista

Recent Reviews

Cesar M.

I first ate at this restaurant when they first opened and was a little unimpressed like some others here. However after trying the food again a few weeks later, the food actually improved a lot and had a lot more going for it. Since then I come by semi-regularly when heading home from work. Today they're in the process of changing to a taco shop style menu (think panchos or robertos) and I'm hoping more people give them a second chance like I did.

Leslie Mendez

Second time coming here and they’ve messed up my order both times2 chicken tacos 2 I asked for asada she gave me adobada ,side of fries & a Jamaica drink $26 ? the adobada I didn’t ask for was so chewy and had a weird taste . Chicken tacos were so salty my kids couldn’t eat them . Cherry on top their salsas have gone bad you can smell it as soon as you open the container . Yuck ? save your money go elsewhere

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Maria Verdugo

Everything is delicious. I recommend

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 3

Sheila y Meshugas

The al pastor tacos were quite salty, but they are served well prepared and hot. The asada tacos were cold, I really liked the tripe one, it was soft and with flavor from the tripe. In conclusion, they are good. Yes, I would try them again. Hoping they are not salty!! And as a recommendation, they need some good sauces.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

Ruby SanDiego

Bad meat...ugh.Got 3 tacos de Cabeza, meat is mushed and can' t tell what meat it really is. Mostly fat and miscellaneous white meat.Got 2 adobada mulas.... bad flavor. Meat is bland with no flavor as if just boiled and colored :/Friendly & Awesome staff. But not authentic Mexican food. Not coming back for sure. I would give this a Zero for food flavor ?

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 5

Yohana R.

Staff was nice, place was clean but we ordered California burritos and they were super salty. We were so hungry we kept eating but did tell cashier and she said someone else had already mentioned it. She didn't offer anything else or our money back. She said they were going to change the meat.

Ana S.

Tacos are big and heavy, you can make 2 tacos for the price of one! We ordered 4 tacos and were able to eat only 2. Friendly and Great customer service. Taste is delicious, taken to your table once order is ready, salsa verde is not that spicy but has a kick to it. Plenty of room to sit inside, kid and family oriented.

A. S.

Decided to give this place a shot. In short, It dissapointed. While the food is slightly cheaper than Tacos El Gordo (former occupants of the restaurant) they lack flavor, and lack quality in their workmanship. I ordered tacos de adobada and lets just say, I would never eat here again. The same applies to their campechana fries. All in all, I'd spend the extra money and wait in line for better quality tacos elsewhere.

A. Parrish

I don’t know what this, but it is NOT guacamole. and it should NOT be advertised as such. I just wanted carne asada fries…

Claudia Valle

This tacos not only were they expensive but they tasted horrible spent $38 to be exact asked for tripa tacos cabeza and al pastor none of them tasted good my family all ended up throwing them away it was very greasy , burnt wouldn't recommend at all .

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Ignacio Jaime

I ordered tacos well done and they just ignored the request . The prices are way too high for how small the tacos are. They charge high prices for single tortilla tacos and the meat quality was bad. Wasn’t soft mostly fat and no flavor. This place is always empty for a good reason. I bought tacos there weeks ago and never went back. A day ago on my bank account I was charged for an order at their restaurant after not going there for weeks. I would not trust them with my debit cards if I were anyone purchasing food there!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 1

Kimberly C.

There was no line and my food was still cold! I tried to give this place a chance how it's always empty but ended up very disappointed.

Hugo Hernandez

6 tacos, 2 burritos, 2 canned cokes at 50.00+ . This has the tacos el gordo prices without any of the charcoal flavor. However let's get back to the unsustainability of this. This isn't inflation, it's jumping on the bandwagon of just raising prices at an exaggerated rate. When you raise a taco from 2.50. to 3.50 it's not a "1 dollar increase" it's an 80% increase!! are you kidding me? This place and many others do not realize the math doesn't equate to the inflation levels. It's just a rip off at this point. The food is "ok" and will pass if you want to pay high prices for regular food. Up to you. However for me i can't stand for this level of greed and these people forgot that increasing 1.00 to 2.00 is 100% increase. it's not a dollar increase. I have the money, but will not spend it where I know they are just raising the prices for greed and not reality.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

Luisanna Ruiz

We weren’t sure if we wanted to eat here because it was empty. However we took our chances and I’m glad we did. We had asada and adobada and they were very good. Really recommend this place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Bobby llocks

If you want to ruin your day. You should come over any try it out. By far the worst tacos I've ever hadIt's not even close. Try one I dare you. Then get divorced for taking your wife there I dare you. They don't know what salt is.

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