Taqueria Downtown

236 Grove St, Jersey City
(201) 333-3220

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Flautas Plate with Rice and Beans
Flauta Plate w Rice \u0026 Beans
Flauta Plate w Rice & Beans
Quesadilla De Hongos
Huevos A la Mexicana
Guacamole and Chips
Chips and Guacamole
Extra Chips & Salsa
Carnitas Pork Taco
Aguacate Avocado

Menu

Sopa
Pollo Sopa
Chicken soup.
Tortilla Sopa
Tortilla soup.

Quesadilla Chilanga
Quesadilla de Hongos
Mushroom and cheese on a handmade corn tortilla.

Quesadilla Gringas
Bistec Quesadilla
Steak.
Queso Quesadilla
Plain cheese.
Chorizo Quesadilla
Sausage.

Tacos
Carnitas Tacos
Pork with onions and cilantro. Topped with spicy salsa and served with one homemade corn tortilla.
Pescado Tacos
Fish with shredded cabbage. Topped with spicy salsa served with one homemade corn tortilla.
Barbacoa Tacos
Lamb with onions and cilantro. Topped with spicy salsa served with one homemade corn tortilla.
Chorizo Tacos
Sausage with onions, cilantro and cheese. Topped with spicy salsa served with one homemade corn tortilla.
Buche Tacos
Grilled pork stomach marinated in lime. The texture resembles grilled calamari. Topped with spicy salsa served with one homemade corn tortilla.
Lengua Tacos
Beef tongue. Topped with a chipotle salsa served with one homemade corn tortilla.
Bistec Tacos
Steak with onions and cilantro. Topped with spicy salsa served with one homemade corn tortilla.
Nopalitos Tacos
Cactus with onions, cilantro and cheese. Topped with spicy salsa served with one homemade corn tortilla.
Cecina Tacos
Salted beef with onions and cilantro. Topped with spicy salsa served with one homemade corn tortilla.
Picadillo Tacos
Ground beef. Topped with spicy salsa served with one homemade corn tortilla.
Suadero Tacos
Slow cooked beef flank marinated in lime. Topped with spicy salsa served with one homemade corn tortilla.
Cabeza Tacos
Beef head and cheek. Slow steamed with herbs. Topped with spicy salsa served with one homemade corn tortilla.

Flautas
Pollo Flauta
Three rolled crispy chicken tacos with lettuce, salsa, avocado, cheese and crema.
Flauta Plate
Three rolled crispy tacos with lettuce, salsa, avocado, cheese and crema. Served with rice and beans.
Papa Flauta
Three rolled crispy potato tacos with lettuce, salsa, avocado, cheese and crema.

Tortas and Tamale
Carnitas Tortas
Pork sandwich on Portuguese roll with beans, lettuce, tomato, avocado and jalapeno.
Milanesa Tortas
Breaded steak sandwich on Portuguese roll with beans, lettuce, tomato, avocado and jalapeno.
Bistec Tortas
Steak sandwich on Portuguese roll with beans, lettuce, tomato, avocado and jalapeno.

Tostadas
Carnitas Tostadas
Flat corn tortilla with pork. Topped with lettuce, salsa, avocado, cheese and crema.
Pollo Tostadas
Flat corn tortilla with chicken. Topped with lettuce, salsa, avocado, cheese and crema.
Frijoles Tostadas
Flat corn tortilla with beans. Topped with lettuce, salsa, avocado, cheese and crema.
Aguacate Tostadas
Flat corn tortilla with avocado. Topped with lettuce, salsa, avocado, cheese and crema.

Burritos
Picadillo Burritas
Ground beef.
Machaca Burritas
Egg with beef.
Huevo con Chorizo Burritas
Egg and pork sausage.

Enchiladas
Roja Enchiladas
2 rolled corn tortillas topped with red sauce.
Verdes Enchiladas
2 rolled corn tortillas topped with green sauce.

Plates
Bistec Plate
Steak and onions. Steak is cooked well-done. Served with rice and beans.
Cecina Plate
Salt-cured flank steak with chilaquiles. Steak is cooked well-done. Served with chilaquiles and beans.
Picadillo Plate
Served with rice and beans.

Sides
Guacamole and Chips
Rice and Beans
Lettuce
2 Tortillas
Crema
Cheese
Salsa
Chips and Salsa

Dessert
Flan

Beverages
Agua de Horchata
Agua de Jamaica
Can Soda
Bottled Water
Jarritos Grapefruit
Jarritos Tamarindo
Jarritos Mandarin
Sidral

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Recent Reviews

Nice chill busy joint. Small but cool for the young crowd. Food is good but portions small. Drinks are on point. Nice crowd. Good place to eat before going out to downtown Jersey city. Get there around 5ish because it gets packed quickly Thursday thru sunday.
June 2026
The food was decent, but the flavor was fairly basic and nothing particularly memorable. Service was good, though.

The biggest issue was the noise level in the restaurant. It was extremely loud for no reason, with music playing at an overwhelming volume. Even sitting directly across from my partner, it was difficult to have a conversation. People around us were essentially shouting just to be heard, which made the whole experience pretty uncomfortable.

Overall,...
June 2026
This place is a perfect example of needing to separate the food from the service and ambiance. The food is great. I’ve honestly never had a bad meal there, and in Jersey City it’s easily one of the best spots.
That said, there is almost always a line, and you should expect to wait. The restaurant clearly knows people will keep coming regardless. The servers are not necessarily rude, but the service often feels passive, as if the demand is so high that...
June 2026

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Taqueria Downtown

236 Grove St, Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 333-3220