Great food, cold beer. Salsas are excellent. Service is par. Staff is friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chimichanga
Joshua Page
Food was good. Their quesabirria tacos were a little bland. But otherwise the food has been solid. Probably amador co's best and only taqueria lol
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Rain Retribute
The dude at the cash register taking food orders is truly a god like order taker. You people forgot that genuine compassion from these servers is probably more important than the addictive taste you keep paying for
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Herb Rabbit
Food is incredible, service is fast, music isn't too loud, staff is friendly! Watched one the employees change the salsa bar containers while eating, meaning the food is ALWAYS fresh/they change the bins regularly. Floors and tables were incredibly clean and my food came out hot and fresh.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Christine Pereira
Decided to try this restaurant yesterday it it was very good and the service was very good. I would highly recommend them.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Matt Gough
Wonderful burritos, tacos, and salads, we come here at least once a week and we always love it!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
chris martinez
Food has always been very good, real Mexican food not like others always fresh you will be satisfied. There specials are also good for a quick take out ! friendly staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
American Angler
La Esmeralda...What a great Mexican Restaurant, from the menu selections to the freshness of the ingredients ..everything was Amazing! It's also a great place to conduct a business lunch such as what I did with Rocket Hanley the local General Contractor that's going to do a bunch of work for me up on Crackback Ridge, and I'm sure his crew will be coming to La Esmeralda for lunch each day....I sure would! The tacos de pollo a la plancha were Spectacular! 5 stars ☆☆☆☆☆
Food: 5
Service: 5
Leah Stevens
oh. my. gosh.
Why do we live 4 hours from this place?!?
We were on our way home from Lake Tahoe and didn't have a place to eat. figured we would just stop when the urge hit.
Pulled off randomly for a restroom break at a supermarket and this place was a few doors down
We usually check for reviews but we had no signal (I literally had to upload this review once we got signal again. you're welcome! cuz this place is friggin delicious!!!)
I'm suggested to the hubby we just grab some Mexican, cuz we were already stopped. We both got 2 quesabirrias. I got an additional al pastor taco and he got an additional carnitas.
First off...I'm picky with my tacos..Al pastor can be so hit or miss.
this was by far...the best Al pastor taco I have ever had in my LIFE. the char was perfection! the meat was so tender! the juicy sweet buttery sauce was to die for! the salsa on top ...insane.
every bite was perfection.
the quesabirrias... I drank the broth . I normally enjoy the broth wherever I get quesabirrias! but ....I drank every drop of this broth after . so good!!!!!
their salsa bar is the best salsa bar I've ever seen. it has fresh warm seasoned chips and the bar has limes. jalapenos, nopales salad, jalapeno carrots and onions, pickled red onions, cabbage salad, four different kinds of red and green salsa, and jalapeno cream dip .
I tried almost everything.....each one was a bite of heaven.
seriously? how???
I don't know how. but why is this place so far away from my house?!!
Is four hours too far to get tacos?
after today, I think not.
DELISH!!! I'm sure there is some reason why I need to come to Jackson next week. I will be back!!!! 😋😋😋😋😋
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Matthew Lopez
The Burrito Esmerelda with pastor was excellent. Also, their salsa bar (complimentary chips while you wait for take-out) was great.
I’m unpleased to say that I got really sick from eating here. I wish I got a pic of my food to show but I ended up throwing it out. I ordered a burrito. The staff was very friendly. The service was fast however, my burrito contained chicken in which the chicken appeared more pink than white. I ended up picking a lot of the chicken out because it looked unappealing and continued to eat half the burrito when I felt something was off, I stopped eating And about a couple hours, and I started to feel very sick. My significant other who also got a burrito there started feeling the same symptoms I did although he did not order the chicken. We both got very sick for days. I am still not fully better, but have to resort to going to a doctor. It’s been five days now.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
Khrysta Finch
Have not been disappointed here yet, great food and fast service!
Bob Wiest
Has a great salsa bar .loved the sourcream/salsa mix. Tasty.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Keith Westfall
There are days that the food can be good and other days it's just bad. ( old or poorly made ) The salsa bar is the same and does not look appetizing. The service is friendly, the tables, booths, and chairs are old and some falling apart. They need to become more consistent with their food.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 3
Tylor Yoder
This place use to be my favorite spot, not anymore. I am not sure if they have a different cook now or what but it’s awful.
Great food, cold beer. Salsas are excellent. Service is par. Staff is friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chimichanga
Food was good. Their quesabirria tacos were a little bland. But otherwise the food has been solid. Probably amador co's best and only taqueria lol
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
The dude at the cash register taking food orders is truly a god like order taker. You people forgot that genuine compassion from these servers is probably more important than the addictive taste you keep paying for
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food is incredible, service is fast, music isn't too loud, staff is friendly! Watched one the employees change the salsa bar containers while eating, meaning the food is ALWAYS fresh/they change the bins regularly. Floors and tables were incredibly clean and my food came out hot and fresh.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Decided to try this restaurant yesterday it it was very good and the service was very good. I would highly recommend them.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wonderful burritos, tacos, and salads, we come here at least once a week and we always love it!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food has always been very good, real Mexican food not like others always fresh you will be satisfied. There specials are also good for a quick take out ! friendly staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
La Esmeralda...What a great Mexican Restaurant, from the menu selections to the freshness of the ingredients ..everything was Amazing!
It's also a great place to conduct a business lunch such as what I did with Rocket Hanley the local General Contractor that's going to do a bunch of work for me up on Crackback Ridge, and I'm sure his crew will be coming to La Esmeralda for lunch each day....I sure would!
The tacos de pollo a la plancha were Spectacular! 5 stars ☆☆☆☆☆
Food: 5
Service: 5
oh. my. gosh.
Why do we live 4 hours from this place?!?
We were on our way home from Lake Tahoe and didn't have a place to eat. figured we would just stop when the urge hit.
Pulled off randomly for a restroom break at a supermarket and this place was a few doors down
We usually check for reviews but we had no signal (I literally had to upload this review once we got signal again. you're welcome! cuz this place is friggin delicious!!!)
I'm suggested to the hubby we just grab some Mexican, cuz we were already stopped. We both got 2 quesabirrias. I got an additional al pastor taco and he got an additional carnitas.
First off...I'm picky with my tacos..Al pastor can be so hit or miss.
this was by far...the best Al pastor taco I have ever had in my LIFE. the char was perfection! the meat was so tender! the juicy sweet buttery sauce was to die for! the salsa on top ...insane.
every bite was perfection.
the quesabirrias... I drank the broth . I normally enjoy the broth wherever I get quesabirrias! but ....I drank every drop of this broth after . so good!!!!!
their salsa bar is the best salsa bar I've ever seen.
it has fresh warm seasoned chips and the bar has limes. jalapenos, nopales salad, jalapeno carrots and onions, pickled red onions, cabbage salad, four different kinds of red and green salsa, and jalapeno cream dip .
I tried almost everything.....each one was a bite of heaven.
seriously? how???
I don't know how. but why is this place so far away from my house?!!
Is four hours too far to get tacos?
after today, I think not.
DELISH!!! I'm sure there is some reason why I need to come to Jackson next week. I will be back!!!! 😋😋😋😋😋
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
The Burrito Esmerelda with pastor was excellent. Also, their salsa bar (complimentary chips while you wait for take-out) was great.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Restaurantji Recommends
I’m unpleased to say that I got really sick from eating here. I wish I got a pic of my food to show but I ended up throwing it out. I ordered a burrito. The staff was very friendly. The service was fast however, my burrito contained chicken in which the chicken appeared more pink than white. I ended up picking a lot of the chicken out because it looked unappealing and continued to eat half the burrito when I felt something was off, I stopped eating And about a couple hours, and I started to feel very sick. My significant other who also got a burrito there started feeling the same symptoms I did although he did not order the chicken. We both got very sick for days. I am still not fully better, but have to resort to going to a doctor. It’s been five days now.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
Have not been disappointed here yet, great food and fast service!
Has a great salsa bar .loved the sourcream/salsa mix. Tasty.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
There are days that the food can be good and other days it's just bad. ( old or poorly made ) The salsa bar is the same and does not look appetizing. The service is friendly, the tables, booths, and chairs are old and some falling apart. They need to become more consistent with their food.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 3
This place use to be my favorite spot, not anymore. I am not sure if they have a different cook now or what but it’s awful.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
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