Los Molcajetes — Restaurant in Jalisco

Being away from PV for six years sure brought a lot of change. This once abandoned corner spot across from Fredy’s Tucán is now a full-fledged eatery, Los Molcajetes, their third location in the chain.

ATMOSPHERE: The open air space is quite large for the area, with covered sidewalk, indoor and patio seating. A small coffee & dessert counter sat off to the corner, with a “salad” bar in the middle of the patio that offered raw onions, fresh limes, beans, pico de gallo, sliced cucumbers and 5 different types of salsa for the taking.

MENU: Traditional Mexican fare with an emphasis on molcajetes.

FOOD: Mixed Burrito The server recommended this over getting just al pastor, which added sausage, steak, chicken and lettuce. The burrito was sizable, with a nice sear to the flour tortilla and tasty ingredients that didn’t require any additional sauces. Small ramekins of refried beans and guacamole accompanied. I tried some of the beans from the salad bar which were firm and very good.

The spouse enjoyed their tacos and “volcanes” which were tostadas with toppings.

DESSERT: Not available as the little stand closed up shop early.

SERVICE: We were greeted and seated immediately at 10pm on a Monday as the place was slow.

The food took a while to come out even with the thin crowds.

At first impression, the male server seemed cold but his personality soon warmed and he ended up being friendly and attentive.

TIP: Cash only. Open late (11p).

OVERALL: Great addition to the area with substantial...

My friends and I stopped at this location because they did not have a long line, for what is now very obvious reasons. The restaurant advertises itself as a location that provides high quality foods that are made fresh to order. When we arrived, the service appeared to be friendly and we ordered basic tacos which were prepared in a reasonable amount of time. However when got our tacos they were COLD, not just room temperature but COLD COLD and you just don’t eat COLD tacos. We brought this to the waiters attention and asked them to exchange our cold tacos for warm ones; they refused to do so. We then asked them to at the very least warm up our food and they also refused to do so. At this point their amicable service shifted towards hostility. We tried to eat the cold tacos but they were just not appetizing or good in flavor. We expressed our dissatisfaction with the food to the waiters and told them we would not be eating the food. The restaurant refused to acknowledge our dissatisfaction and refused to offer us even a slight discount. We paid our full tab and proceeded to leave, as we did we took pictures of the restaurant and informed them that we would be leaving a poor review. At this point a staff member became extremely hostile towards us. I 100% DO NOT recommend this restaurant. We tried plenty of other locations down this strip during our vacation and would recommend any...

My wife and I who frequent Puerto Vallarta and the restaurants. Went for dinner to Los Molcajetes on Basilio. Big Mistake. I ordered the burrito as I haven't had one on our vacation this time. I couldn't believe what I was served. The burrito was 80% iceburg lettuce, the little bit of chorizo and pastor was so over cooked and fatty it was chucks of rocks. I unwrapped it and it had sliced processed cheese for the cheese. I didn't know their was a shortage of real cheese in Mexico. I was so mad we left and I had a taco from a street vendor. I have without any exaggeration had better from any burrito chain all over North America. My wife had Tacos which were good she said. I said their tacos anybody can make good tacos. This is the first restaurant in 20 years in PV I had bad food. This was brutal and I told the waiter who I had to find once again talking to the waitress instead of looking after his table. He didn't give a damn when I told him how bad it was. His answer was Gracias. Maybe language barrier, I don't think so. To some it up, there is way too many excellent restaurants in PV to go to, that want and need the business than to go here. By the way the restaurant was empty when we went. I won't be surprised if it's...