Guanajuato Mexican Restaurant

2317 S Howell Ave, Milwaukee
(414) 482-2269

Recent Reviews

Fernando Rocha

Excellent tacos!The guacamole could be better but good food overall. I definitely will be coming back.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Abigail W.

Came with a friend after some shopping. This is her favorite place and I can definitely see why. Great "Mexican Style" tacos and margs. Can't wait to come back!!! Our service was good and the food came out so fast. Definitely recommend.

Aracelis Ayala

This place is amazing. Luis is the go-to person when it comes to catering or simply calling for a quick order. Love the flavor of the authentic Mexican food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pastor, Chicken Tacos, Steak

Timothy Jacobs

Delicious chicken molè and

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

James Dean

I’d say pass, but everything was just fine. The service was excellent, the food was pretty good, and the atmosphere left a little to be desired. Nothing bad, but nothing special either. I must add that everyone working there was a very, very nice.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

Richard Seastrand

There was a bit of sugar in the salt on the rim of my margarita. The refried beans tasted as if they were made with ham. And chili relleno was soggy instead of crispy. The Carne asada tacos were very good.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 4

Deshawn G.

Great service. The menu was reasonably priced. . I had the burrito suizo, with beans and rice. Food came out quick and hot. I also had a half pitcher of blended margaritas.. This place looks small but there are more tables in the back . if you like authentic Mexican food give this place a tr

Philip Gissen

We met a friend at Guanajuato's on a warm Sunday evening at the beginning of March. As we stood waiting for our table, chaos unfolded before us. The staff ran to and fro, maintaining eye contact with no one. We stood there for a good ten minutes before a gentleman asked if we wanted a table. In the middle of my sentence, he took off but returned a few minutes later with menus. The menus displayed the typical array of Mexican dishes offered in Milwaukee. Our server was very pleasant and returned numerous times to ask how things were. I just nodded because things weren't too good.My cocktail was ridiculous. It was a mezcal offering with grapefruit soda. There was hardly any booze. Our food was tasteless. Including my chilaquiles. The Burrito tasted like it was once frozen and then warmed up. While the mole had a chocolate base, a weird spicy after taste was discordant, as if it was added as an afterthought. This was not grandma’s mole sauce. In Oaxaca, this mole would be a grandchild’s first attempt. I wanted to enjoy Guanajuato’s. It has a prime Bay View location, but the food let me down. Two blocks away, any food truck would prepare better food. Perhaps this was a bad night, but the competition is fierce with Milwaukee’s Little Mexico two blocks away on the other side of the freeway.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 5

Mika Wu

We've never been here before and wanted to try it out. Way disappointed!!The chips were stale, tasted like they were made prior day, our dinner was really dry and flavorless, my boyfriend's cheese on his suizo wasn't even melted, it was two pieces of cheese, not even shredded that looked so unappealing, the salsa tasted like it was made from hot sauce in the bottle, not great. I don't understand how it has so many good ratings, at least our waiter was super nice! We really hope it gets better, because I feel bad for the waitstaff otherwise, the food gives them a bad name.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 5

Jennifer Johnson

Food comes to the table hot and well presented. Serving size is plentiful and flavorful. Priced reasonably. Atmosphere is nice, great place for conversation and delicious food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Guacamole and Chips, Enchilada, Burrito

Cortney Borchardt

Best price and authentic Mexican in town!! Enchiladas Rojas with steak are really good and Carne a la tampiquena delicious Salsa is great if u like ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Enchiladas Rojas w Steak, Guacamole and Chips

Phil G.

We met a friend at Guanajuato's on a warm Sunday evening at the beginning of March. As we stood waiting for our table, chaos unfolded before us. The staff ran to and fro, maintaining eye contact with no one. We stood there for a good ten minutes before a gentleman asked if we wanted a table. In the middle of my sentence, he took off but returned a few minutes later with menus. The menus displayed the typical array of Mexican dishes offered in Milwaukee. Our server was very pleasant and returned numerous times to ask how things were. I just nodded because things weren't too good. My cocktail was ridiculous. It was a mezcal offering with grapefruit soda. There was hardly any booze. Our food was tasteless. Including my chilaquiles. The Burrito tasted like it was once frozen and then warmed up. While the mole had a chocolate base, a weird spicy after taste was discordant, as if it was added as an afterthought. This was not grandma's mole sauce. In Oaxaca, this mole would be a grandchild's first attempt. I wanted to enjoy Guanajuato's. It has a prime Bay View location, but the food let me down. Two blocks away, any food truck would prepare better food. Perhaps this was a bad night, but the competition is fierce with Milwaukee's Little Mexico two blocks away on the other side of the freeway.

Jeremy Miller

Great spot to stop for tacos. Margaritas are mediocre but priced good.Big spot. Good for parties.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

Jen J.

Been wanting to try Guanajuato for a while and finally made my way over. Overall, it was a good experience. It was pretty busy when we arrived but we only had to wait 10 minutes for a table. For food we got tacos. I got steak and chicken. I would skip on the chicken next time but the steak taco was really good! We also got a mango margarita and horchata. The margarita was a little too sweet but the horchata was the best I had! Our food arrived in a reasonable amount of time as well so the service was great! Recommend if you are looking for a casual dinner out!

Tron Bates

Tacos are pretty good, but I've watched them go from $30 to $40(20 tacos) in a little over a year.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Guacamole and Chips, Steak Tacos

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