Tequila Jalisco — Restaurant in Richland Township

Edited for 2nd visit: Got two “burritos”. They had almost nothing in them and were like enchiladas. Girlfriend’s birria tacos were 90% tortilla and had very little meat in them. The photo I posted was the first visit, they were filled nicely. The second visit, which I unfortunately didn’t take a picture of, had maybe 1/4 the birria meat in it. For $17 and $19 respectively, this is absurd. The menu is overwhelmingly large and seems to be half great, authentic feeling dishes and half undersized, overpriced basic “Mexican” food. Order correctly and you’ll be happy. Order wrong and you’ll walk away feeling awful about that check you just signed. Also, charging almost $2 to use a card when you charge $20 for some margs, $17 for 2 tortillas, 2 bites of meat, a tiny scoop of rice? Crazy. Dropped to 3 stars until they improve.

Service was great, shoutout to Cesar for making us feel at home.

Margaritas were fire. Expensive, but expected of a high quality margarita. Would be nice to see them at $8-$12 vs $12-$16. Some are $20. There are deals throughout the week and pitchers which we didn’t take advantage of TBF.

Food was authentic, fresh, and full of flavor. I bought “El Molcajete” which was filled with steak, shrimp, chorizo, onions, peppers, mushrooms, and white queso. Came with 3 warm tortillas, rice, beans. It was delicious but I would never order it again for a few reasons. For one, it was $26. There are a few meals for $6-$12 less that would fill you up wayyy more. Second, and most important, it was literally lava. I’ve ordered plenty of “sizzling xyz” dishes at restaurants and never had something like this. They serve it legitimately boiling in the chorizo grease, in the molcajete. Neat presentation, but awful eating experience. It literally bubbled for 10-15 minutes after getting it. I removed a piece of food to cool down and it absolutely scorched my tongue even after 10-15 minutes of air cooling. Even after 30 total minutes I couldn’t eat my food without ruining my tongue. This was days ago and it’s still slightly burnt, easily the worst tongue burn I’ve ever had. I understand the presentation but damn, boiling chorizo grease is not it. If this was fixed, this meal would’ve been top notch. I didn’t want to say anything as it was getting late and we couldn’t wait for anything else, but it made the meal impossible to enjoy. Ended up taking half of it home after not being able to eat it for that rough 30 min.

Girlfriend got birria tacos. Delicious consomè, enchilada sauce(?) on the side. Wished it had the Oaxacan cheese inside with the cilatro and onion, but W/E. Could probably ask if you wanted to.

Chips and salsa were delicious. Classic thin, restaurant style salsa and warm tortilla chips. Free!

This place could be an 5 stars, but the $26 lava bowl really rubbed me the wrong way. Hope the owners make sure that doesn’t happen to anyone else…just a few minutes less in the oven and it...

Tried for the first time today. People were super nice, restaurant was bright clean and modern, well put together. The bar and a few drinks I saw looked very good, your typical big fishbowl margaritas and swirly fruit flavored slushies... So I can whole-heartedly recommend this place for drinks and snacks. A few margaritas with chips and salsa would be delightful here.

Its just... the food isn't good. At all. LOL. I have a Tex-Mex addiction and maybe i have high standards, but it just wasnt for me. The chips and salsa were very good however. Salsa is nothing special, very tomato-forward with onion and cilantro, but blended smooth and good enough. The cheese sauce was basically macaroni and cheese flavor. American cheese melted... period. I expected more of a "queso" type dip. Oh well. Now on to the basics any tex-mex joint should nail. I did NOT enjoy the taquitos. Flautas (their more authentic name) should have seasoned chicken inside, be thin and crisp, and delicious. The ones I got just had strands of dry plain (totally unseasoned) chicken and the taquitos are too thick so the ends burn as they cook, but the middles were chewy. I might recommend making the flautas/taquitos much thinner and just giving an extra one for portion consistency vs. super thick ones with burnt edges. Way too plain and just nothing appetizing about them. The rice and beans are average... I didn't like the refritos at all. They had an "off" taste and the rice was just salty and plain. Tamales were dense as a brick, tasted frozen... and the enchilada sauce was weird also... it should be a deep dark red, smokey, velvety smooth, and have a the flavor of chili powder or smoky chipotle peppers... instead it tasted like vinegary tomatoes, very odd.

So yeah... I recommend this place for drinks and snacks (chips, appetizers, etc), and because the people were friendly and inviting... but not for dinner. Maybe I just got some bad choices. Perhaps Ill try it again and get a quesadilla or something.

Pittsburgh sadly has VERY VERY FEW places where you can get good Tex-Mex. Being so far from the southwest, I think we've come to accept anything in a taco shell or tortilla as "tex mex" which is sad. Because its a vibrant and wonderful cuisine when done right. But Tequila Jalisco is not it for me. But they aren't alone. I think Patron, El Campesino, and Emiliano's are all pretty bad to be honest...and Tequila Jalisco is cleaner than most of the others... So a mixed review here. If you go to West Texas or New Mexico and eat tex-mex... they do it right, but it will spoil you! God, I miss Don Pablos... why did you...

I love Mexican Food so much and could easily eat it daily. Sadly, in Pittsburgh, it’s hard to find simple, authentic Mexican Food. Thankfully, I finally found the best (and I don’t take that lightly after trying tons of Mexican Restaurants in Pittsburgh).

My husband and I wanted to try something new to us and I am so glad we tried Tequila Jalisco. I wanted try most things on the menu. They all sounded so good. I settled on the Tapatio, which looked and smelled absolutely amazing when they brought it to the table. It has all my favorite things. It is grilled chicken smothered in chorizo and queso with a side of refried beans and rice. OMG! It is one of the most delicious things that I’ve eaten. The chicken was tender and well seasoned. The chorizo and queso were so flavorful and unbelievable. I still dream about it. My husband had the pollo loci (grilled chicken and onions). He always orders anything chicken and really enjoyed it because it was so well seasoned. He also loved the rice.

The staff including the owner Manny were all so happy, friendly and provided such excellent service. They were on top of everything. You never had to beg for anything. We had a nice chat with Manny. He’s so sweet, personable and takes a lot of pride in what they’re doing. It really shows in all they have accomplished.

I told my mom all about it and said she has to check it out. Everyone must try it. It’s so good. You’ll love it and...