Taqueria Jalisciences

It was Saturday night and my girlfriend and I were craving some quality Mexican food, and this place had the best reviews so we decided to venture out of downtown New Haven. I shouldn’t have went with my gut and realized this wasn’t really a five star restaurant, or at least looked at picture #2.
One thing that really bothers me is when people rate restaurants relative to type of restaurant, instead of based on how good the restaurant really is. Compared to other hole in the wall Mexican Restaurants, this place is decent. But this is definitely n
First the ambiance: drab. Intense fluorescent lights. Take away bar at the back. Two TVs so you can’t avoid seeing them. Almost no one else there. Maybe this is more of a lunch place.
Service: There was one fairly crabby lady serving us. After she brought our drinks (no alcohol btw), we asked for some water. She never came back with it, and never even came around to check on us. Finally we were able to catch her as she cleared the plates of the one other party there. I would understand this if the place were really busy, but
Food: I like Mexican food a lot. But I like the Americanized Mexican food, like Chipotle, or Quodoba, or the best ever of course is the burrito cart on Elm and York. But this is more like your typical Mexican fare: Not particularly flavorful, too much mushy stuff, certainly not inventive. The people across from us ordered tacos that looked fresh a good though. Also the salsa was very good. But it never got refilled.
A decent place to grab a bite, not a destination for a night out.

Chatham Square Neighborhood Association just had one of our «Community Dinning Out» nights at the Taqueria. The food was great! If you like Mexican food and you are in New Haven you do not want to miss this place.

Mexican taqueria at its best! The basics are fantastic, and the menu is extensive enough to keep you coming back. Large selection of seafood dishes (this appears to be a specialty, although I actually went with chicken on my first trip). Also veg friendly. Clean décor, very friendly service, no complaints!