Taqueria Downtown Catering Co Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The chicken soup and tamales are always my favorite."
• "Chile rellenos, fish tacos and the pork tacos - all very good!"
• "The food is authentic, clean, and full of flavor."
• "The beef tacos were the absolute best. Juicy, tender and delicious."
• "Their tacos are straightforward, flavors complex, and they come with wide selection of meats."
• "Delicious and totally affordable tacos!"
• "The food is super good, fresh and quick."

Cons:

• "I have never been somewhere that charges you for sauce."
• "The steak taco had nothing more than cilantro onions and a radish."
• "Chips were poor quality and extremely salty and the salsa was BAD."
• "Tacos came on one tortilla and were very greasy."
• "The sauce tasted burnt with nothing similar to the authentic dried chili recipe."
• "The tortilla is not fresh and gives very bad taste to the taco."
• "The food is not authentic Mexican food and it tastes terrible."

Service

Pros:

• "The waitress was good and playful with my daughter, the food was really good."
• "Staff is attentive and friendly."
• "Staff are very friendly and efficient."
• "The staff is cool, too, all very friendly."
• "Excellent service."
• "The service was exceptional."
• "Service was friendly and efficient."

Cons:

• "Cashier lady was really rude."
• "How the owner can have manager like CHRISTY in a Mexican restaurant she is extremely racism."
• "The manager... proceeded to tell me I am not getting my food then hung up on me."
• "Outside of one bartender, the service is gruff and not very hospitable."
• "The waitress lady is very impatient."
• "I had a very bad experience with your waitress Christy. Before even greeting us she shouted out if we knew english because they don't speak any spanish."
• "Service was terrible."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The seating arrangement is for 10 people but the atmosphere was interesting plus they have a bar as well."
• "Ambiance: Great divey place with a whole LA theme."
• "The decor and atmosphere is very cozy."
• "Delightfully authentic fare that is a great value for the cost. It's a bit loud inside with limited seating, but the staff are friendly and attentive."
• "Great laidback atmosphere, nice people."
• "The backyard is super chill in the summer, with picnic tables and nice lighting."
• "The vibe/energy of the location mirrors the feel of a local LA area taco joint."

Cons:

• "The space is cramped and divey."
• "Downside - nowhere to sit here. Ok… there’s one small table."
• "It's extremely loud and cramped inside."
• "The only bummer about this place is it's small and only has a bar and 2 tables."
• "It is a small place, with not much seating."
• "Inside it's tiny, limited first come, first served seating and it's super super casual."
• "Loud music inside."

Price

Pros:

• "Price can't be beat either....we ordered A LOT of food and two margaritas and our bill was just about $60."
• "Price: Reasonable. Paid $18 for two people with no drinks. Not bad at all."
• "Everything is well priced."
• "Great prices and they let you BYOB."
• "The prices are very reasonable, had full meal for a total of $15 including everything."
• "Not too bad pricewise for downtown Jersey City."
• "Amazing prices and really delicious."

Cons:

• "If not to hungry to wait to be seated and served this is your place, the food was average! not cheap either😫 only good thing was the service at least they have caring staff!👍that's why I give them 2 stars for service"
• "I wanted a vegetarian burrito, but they couldn't accommodate me. My only options were either a cactus taco or fish taco. Got one of each and the total was close to $9."
• "Also very expensive for little to no food and the food was not good at all."
• "The food is good, but they will charge you an additional 15% for any order above $75."
• "No strollers allowed, given the space limitations (and they don't seem too apologetic about it)."
• "They claim this is for drivers, even you pay tips and delivery fees."
• "The one critique I have is that it seems like they shrunk the size of the food order."