El Jalisco Monroe

2022 N Monroe St, Tallahassee - 32303
425 reviews
Mexican Tex-Mex
(850) 878-0800

This is the best location. My husband and I have been going for a few years now. However, the real star is Hector!! He is, hands down, the best server there. We now always ask to be seated with him. He is friendly, genuine, and quick. He needs some recognition, for real. In today's society where so many people act like they don't want to work or would rather be anywhere other than work, not him. He always serves his customers with a smile and laughs with you. All good things, Hector!!

Great experience except the noise from Monroe street. We opted for outside seating and it was a weekend 05/20/2022. Food was delicious, drinks were good, service could be better , clean restrooms and good ambience. We ordered chicken nachos, chicken fajitas, shrimp fajitas and shrimp enchiladas. Beers, margaritas and sunset. Two for one beers all day every day. I would recommend this place!

Would NOT recommend. Avoid!!We expressed to our waiter that we do not eat meat and would like your vegetarian/ vegan options. We ordered a vegetable fajita. We found chicken in our food and when we brought it up to the workers, a man in a different uniform ( not sure if he was the cook or a manager), started to make rude comments not realizing we were behind him. One of the employees tried to pinch him and let him know we were behind him without us realizing and he commented there was no chicken in the food. I asked if they would like to see. After showing them the chicken, the offered to remake it for us. We said yes, but then quickly decided to just leave instead of risking anything happening to our food or possibly having any more meat in our food. After telling them we no longer wanted the food, we went to the car. Two workers came to our car and asked us to pay for a drink we didn’t finish and guacamole. The guacamole was barely touched. It was used on the tortillas that weren’t eaten because they were cross contaminated with the chicken at that point. We paid $20 for a few sips of a drink and chips with little to no guacamole. Would NOT recommend.

I met up with friends in Tallahassee for dinner. They chose El Jalisco Monroe. Turns out it was a great choice for dinner and drinks.There is quite an extensive selection of drinks and meals on the menu.Overall our food and drinks very very good. Unfortunately our service was very lacking. It was if our waiter forgot about us.The restaurant was very well staffed and not over crowded; however, we rarely saw our server in between drinks and meals and then not at all after our meals arrived.Chips and homemade salsa were presented to the table when we sat down. The salsa was fantastic.Drinks: great prices and specials, made very well. We had a Hurricane cocktail and a Special Pineapple/jalapeños margarita. Both were large and tasty.Dinner: 1 super burrito, 1 order of shredded beef tacos, and 1 order of beef Quesadilla. Everything looked and tasted great. Dinner was served in a timely manner and everything came out hot and fresh.

Good food with great prices. The lunch specials (under $10.00) are worth the drive. Food was fast, hot and tasty. Ate lunch here twice in five days.

Our experience was great! The food was hot, fresh and delicious! Our waiter was super attentive even though they were extremely busy. I highly recommend this place for a great experience and some delicious, authentic Mexican cuisine!

Had dinner with my husband a few nights ago. Service was slacking, but the girl seemed like she was really trying. They were busy but not too busy, bc there were still plenty of tables open. Husband ordered a drink first, we ordered cheese dip, and then ordered our food. We got our cheese dip. But we continued to wait for his drink. Got our food, had to wait on our silverware. Finally able to eat our food and had to wait on the drink still. After he finally got the drink, it was NOTHING compared to what he asked for. It was like the bartender guessed at it. We returned the drink and asked for a rum and coke...it was terrible too. Overall the food was good, that's the only reason for the 3 stars. They didn't seemed too concerned with fixing anything or keeping our cups filled (we ran out of tea and never got refills).I probably won't eat here again, but I may try another location.

Perfect place to dine.Great price for the quality and the amount of food they provide.My father and I got fajitas and it was absolutely great.Everyone at the restaurant was friendly from the moment you enter the place, til you leave the restaurant. Loved the atmosphere as well.This will certainly my top choice to dine if I were in the area.

Great place we just happened upon while passing through while visiting Tallahassee. 2 for 1 margaritas and beer and the food was great. I had the burger, yes, a burger and it was awesome and my husband had a quesadilla and he loved it. Definitely recommend this place. We will definitely come back when we visit on our next trip

Great food great experience staff kept up with everything and helped each other the guy with the big party did an amazing job making sure everyone was getting the right thing specially with hot food also the salsa was super good I haven’t been to any other Jalisco but the ones in south texas so this was a taste of home for me our food had to take a little longer but it wasn’t an issue at all it was great to see him do his thang and the table complimented him on his great job