Restaurante y Tienda El Gallo Giro — Restaurant in Chattanooga

I love authentic ethnic cuisine and I'm all about local food and restaurants. I've been driving past this place for several months and was really excited to give it a try. The menu is in Spanish and English. There are also pictures, just in case. There were several different soups and seafood items on the menu. Plus, of course, the standards such às tacos and fajitas. The prices were a bit much. My companion paid $18.00 for rice, beans, a stuffed chile and a large coke. I paid almost $16.00 for a taco salad and coke. (Both were stuffed with steak, although we would have preferred ground beef.) My taco salad had the unusual ingredient of rice. I've never had rice in my taco salad but I did rather like it. The steak was tender and well-sessoned. We were served the standard chips and salsa, but the salsas were not so standard. The red salsa did not look or taste like it was made in New York City. And the green sauce was hot. Both were quite good. We had to settle for sodas (or water) as they did not have tea. As for the atmosphere...there wasn't one. The ubiquitous sombreros and orange painted walls were more tired than charming. Two wall-mountrd televisions showed soccer games. (I didn't object to the program, just the tvs in general.)The floors needed a good sweep and mop. Our server had to get someone else to translate "restroom" in order to provide directions. (She was very efficient and quite pleasant.) I think this is a one-off visit. Overall, it was okay. But not really...

This restaurant will take you back in time as well as it would immediately transport you to an authentic store/restaurant style in any city of central America. From the Decor to the colorful personalities that work here, to the foods n the ambiance it all speaks central america. This restaurant is joined together with an authentic Central American Bodega that has everything that you can possibly want and desire or need from any of your favorite Central American countries. It's hard to put into words the sensation of being transported back to a past vacation memory of Central America. As you walk in your smell the beautiful aromaz of the salsas and the the foods that they cook in the back kitchen. Everything is made to order and he's fresh and handmade homemade. The menu is diverse showcasing various dishes from several of the Central American cultures. I order a Huaraches of steak and a side of rice and beans. The steak was perfectly cooked and seasoned this salad was fresh the cream was creamier than American sour cream and the salsa was To Die For All In All A Little Piece of Heaven the sources were green and red and both of them were quite a masterpiece on their own. This little hole-in-the-wall truly has surprise me beyond my...

EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS PLACE WAS AWFUL. CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS HORRIBLE. SHE ACT LIKE she didn’t WANNA TAKE MY ORDER. We waited a whole hour for the food to be brought out. I got my plate and I ordered nachos. Its like they threw a whole bunch of chips on top of queso and I had like four pieces of chicken( very small pieces) in it. Honestly never even seen chicken look like the way it looked. It was not pleasing to look at all. I didn't even make it out the door and was already unsatisfied. I’ll never go back i woke up this morning stomach on 1000. I wouldn’t even rate this place 1 star. I DO...