Jalisco

Food is pretty good and portions are big! Service is great. Very clean. Nice bar sits in back of dining, great place to have a drink with dinner or watch a game. Bigger than what it looks, so it can hold large parties like for tailgating there. The nicest mexican restaurant in this area!

Not bad, not great. Decent food at decent prices. Won’t wow you, but shouldn’t be a disappointment either.

okay. so I have only dined here one time, but my experience was HORRIBLE. the only good thing about my experience was the chips and salsa. those were quite yummy. but. for one, our server (Cesar) and from reading these reviews I think we are all talking about the same employee… (glasses, brown hair, Mexican ethnicity) he was quite awkward with us and didn’t say really anything or smile at all. I myself had to ask for a refill… he did not check up to see how our meal was. which was really not tasty at all. i had an enchilada and beef taco and burrito, ugh. this food came out fast yes… but it was cold and nasty, and I love some mexican food but this was the nasiest mexican I have EVER had, AND NOT TO MENTION I GOT SICK FROM THIS FOOD. also. the manager did come up and ask how everything was and me and my mother both responded, eh… it’s ok (and I had pushed my food away). we obviously looking dissapointed with our meal… he didnt say anything and just walked away. I was at least expecting him to ask if there was anything he could do to improve our experience. but nope. and I am a server at a steakhouse and this service and food was just not pleasing… I probably would never eat here again. just a horrible experience all around. me and my mother both agree we did not have a good experience here. Maybe it was just a bad night. but it was bad enough to keep me away for good. especially with the sickness.

I discovered Jalisco shortly after stating school at UMU. By far the best California Burrito I’ve ever had. The service can be a little slow at times, be patient. If you can’t sit down and wait like a normal human being, get takeout. No one wants your negative attitude.
Disregard the people who have left nonsensical negative reviews. I’m willing to bet that they’re just generally unhappy people.
I definitely suggest checking out Jalisco. Good food and definitely not expensive. Great value.

Very good food and fast service. Prices are good and the food is well prepared. The restaurant was clean and well furnished. I will definitely be bringing my family back to try the restaurant. The cheese dip is very good as is the salsa.

Love $ 2 margs and the grumpy guy that serves them. Actually made him crack a few smiles with my great jokes. Will come back for more. ¹⁰⁄₁₀

The food was mediocre, the service was poor, and the cashier couldn’t make change. Won’t be going back. Ever.

Good Mexican food for Ohio. Excellent food for a culinarily bland city like Alliance.
Everything is very cheap, but decent quality.
Margaritas are on point, frozen or on the rocks.
Queso dip is the best.
Service is usually very fast but maybe not the friendliest, but who comes to a restaurant for shallow conversation and fake smiles?
I guess some people these days.
I will come eat here every time I visit.

My wife and I went in here looking for an appetizer and a drink before an event we were attending. We ended up getting a jumbo margarita, large beer, a combo dinner and the complimentary chips & salsa. All of this cost only a couple dollars more than a beverage-​less lunch at Panera earlier that day. I thought it was great value and the cheese enchiladas were delicious. Similar to other Mexican restaurants of its kind, but very good.

Being Texans who are used to Tex-​Mex, my boyfriend and I were a wee bit apprehensive about going to a Mexican restaurant in Alliance, Ohio. The locals said that it was good, but our experience had been that Americans who haven’t lived in Texas, California, New Mexico, or Arizona don’t know what good Mexican food is. Although our waiter wasn’t the best, the food was fantastic! The chips and salsa were fresh and tasted like they were made in-​house. My boyfriend and I both got the floutas, which were tha bomb! As a Texan, I would recommend Jalisco as a place to get great Tex-Mex…in Ohio.

This is the kind of place that you like to take a gang of kids or teenagers because they can eat a lot for a very reasonable cost. The restaurant is clean. The wait staff is efficient and the taste of the food is… unremarkable. One dish I think they do a very good job on is the chicken mole. I also recommend the guacamole; it’s always fresh and tasty. I’m glad they’re here in town because it’s a great place to go for a happy hour margarita.

I love Jalisco’s it’s very good Mexican food! The wait staff are good, the food is very good, and the price is nice!

A group of 8 of us were here last night for my 30^th birthday. Usually, if we want Mexican, we go to Don Panchos (and it’s a tradition for my birthday). But I think from now on though, we’ll just come here. Everyones food was really good and nice large portions, but not obscenely large. Margaritas were good (and I think they must use better tequila than Panchos because I don’t have a headache like I always do from theirs). The restaurant itself seemed clean and nice (no sticky tables). The hostess was really friendly and was happy to help us switch our table for 6 to a table for 8 after we’d already sat down and ordered drinks, because last minute people showed up. The other servers that helped bring out our food were all really friendly too. The woman at the front (who I assume is the owner or manager) was very sweet, though she didn’t speak any English so I’m not sure what she was doing at the front of the house?
Our one issue was our server. We were calling him Grumpy Gus (not to his face, obviously). I don’t know his name because he never spoke 2 words to our whole table all night (and we were here for 2 ½ hrs) but he was a Mexican guy with glasses and medium length hair (sorry, I can’t narrow it down further). He’d just stand beside the table and stare at us until we called out what we wanted or told him we needed more time. It was really weird. Every other staff member we came in contact with was great. I’m not sure what this guys problem was, but he needs some training for sure (or a new job…). As soon as we got there, the girls were gonna get a pitcher of margaritas and the guys were gonna get a pitcher of Dos Equis. But as soon as I said «a pitcher of margaritas», he walked away. Didn’t even ask if we wanted anything else to drink (which we obviously did) or any appetizers. Then every time we’d ask for something he’d roll his eyes and walk away as if we were really putting him out. There was one person that was drinking water and he couldn’t get a 2^nd one to save his life. Our 2^nd pitcher of margaritas stayed empty for quite awhile before we had to track him down and ask for another. He had walked by the table at least 2 – 3 times while we were drinking our last ones and never asked if we wanted anything else or even looked over at us. Of course, that would have meant, he’d have to speak to us so I guess that was too much to ask…
We are usually VERY good tippers (as in, I don’t remember ever leaving less than 20%) but we were forced to leave this guy barely over 10%. I really hated to do that because I know how hard MOST servers work. But this guy didn’t even deserve what we gave him and if it had been up to my husband he wouldn’t have even gotten that. All it would have taken to get a $ 50 – 70 tip from our group is a smile, a few friendly words and not letting our drinks stay empty for 20 minutes at a time. We’re pretty easy to please. Instead he was stuck with probably not more than $ 20 between the 8 of us, because he was so horrible. Sucks for him.
Bottom line, we’ll definitely give this place another shot because we did like the food, drinks and atmosphere better. But if we get another waiter who won’t speak to us (or this guy again…), we’ll just go back to Panchos and never look back.

Have eaten here from time to time if I’m in the area. Try not to eat at chains and support smaller Mom and pops or locally owned mini chains if possible. I also know that «Mexican» food really isn’t. Having said that, here goes. Husband and I both ended up working in the Alliance area and finished up around 4pm. Decided to grab a bite before heading home to Canton. Being an off time, Jaliscos had only 3 other tales occupied. We were promptly seated and placed drink orders. Margaritas and water (ugh, I had forgotten how horrible Alliance water was!) quickly and placed our food order. Salsa is ok, as are margaritas. Nothing special, but at least not that odd bright green color that some margaritas are. Waiter brought us the wrong food. Came back to our table and delivered it to another table. Which is fine by me, but if I was the other folks, I wouldn’t like it. Received our correct order in a timely fashion. What a disappointment! Greasy, greasy, greasy ground beef was about all that everything consisted of. No flavor. Just grease and odd tomato sauce. Not sure what happened in the kitchen this time.
I will try it again if in town, but now I’m wondering if it was empty due to the time of day or the poor quality of the food. I hope this was just a bad day in the kitchen. Very nice manager and waitstaff, though.

This place is OK. It is vaguely reminiscent of the former Mexican place just down the road that used to be in the old Dawson’s building– La Piñata. Probably the most authentic thing about this place is that mainly Mexicans work there. The food is very bland indeed. I’ve eaten there several times since they opened and each time find myself drawn just up the street to Don Pancho’s– the real deal here in Alliance. Pancho’s has been in business since 1970 so they must be doing something right. Jalisco is decent, but my palette gives Pancho’s priority.

I think the previous reviews were probably based on one visit. I have eaten here 5 times and for a mid-​west Mexican restaurant, I firmly believe this establishment deserves a 4 Star rating based on a number of factors. As a baseline, I recently moved here from Escondido, CA and prior to CA, I lived in Albuquerque, NM. No, this restaurant is not like the Southwest but remember, it is not serving to a community where the population is 50% Hispanic and has many more preferences or sauces, type of peppers, spices and cooked in a manner much closer to how the customers cook at home.
In any case, the food ingredients are excellent, cooked properly and yes, maybe a little bland for some but I bet most in Stark County do not want to drink a quart of water to put out the fire in their mouth from hot peppers that make grown men cry.
The service is excellent. Of special note, I accidentally left a new Smartphone last week at my table at headed for home. Soon after, I dialed my phone and the restaurant answered. They immediately said they had brought my phone to the front desk and that they would secure it until I arrived that evening or the next day to pick it up. I retuned the next day and had a very nice conversation with the server who found my phone. He has worked here for two years and couldn’t say enough about how good his employer was to everyone. This is a well managed restaurant and I think most folks will enjoy a good meal here.

The food here doesn’t seem to have very much flavor and the salsa is runny. I don’t care for the food very much, but will eat here if somebody else wants to.
The service is great and so are the margaritas.

The only reason I gave this place 2 stars is because the margaritas were pretty good. The food, not so much. I travel more than I care to and eat out a lot. Perhaps because I was in El Paso, TX a couple weeks earlier to eating at Jaliscos, but I found the food very bland. If you like spicy food, Taco Bell is next door. Neither my wife or I enjoyed our food. I had the enchiladas (which doesn’t come with the traditional rice and beans) and my wife had tacos. Staff was great and again, the margaritas were strong and tasty.

As a general modus operandi, I tend to eschew the watered-​down, «Americana» chains that have begun to plague the two-​bit towns of the Midwest. So, while on business trips, I attempt to eat at places that are less chain and more local.
Unfortunately, when one travels to the two-​bit towns of the Midwest, that leaves very few options, which brings me to Jalisco.
Jalisco was recommended to me by one of the college students from the local University in Alliance, OH. I went in slightly after seven and was pleased to see that their margaritas were still on special.
I was seated promptly and given the prerequisite basket of chips and salsa, which I mindlessly consumed not caring for calories or carbs. They were nothing special, but I (in the end) I noticed that I had managed to consume a little over half of the basket before my main course arrived.
The aforementioned margaritas were equally unremarkable, but satisfying. Part of me thinks that their «large» was a bit too small, but I tend to think that with most margaritas.
I decided on the chimichangas as my entrée and (like most Mexican restaurants) it was served quickly… probably less than ten minutes after I ordered it. In the true fashion of the meal, it was just as unremarkable as the chips, salsa, and margarita. Served with refried beans, lettuce, tomato, and cheese, it was nothing to write home about, but sated my hunger.
At the end of the meal, I felt that Jalisco met my expectations in the way that most local, Mexican restaurants do. It was neither spectacular or horrendous, ergo a solid three.