Taqueria El Gallo De Jalisco

Reviews

• Jason D.

  star star star star star 6 June 2026

  When I first moved to Midland, I ate here for breakfast one day on a whim. It was sooo good!! I forgot the name of it, and have been looking for it ever since. Tonight, my wife was starving so I pulled open my Yelp app and searched Mexican Food... this place came up as the closest to where we were. When I pulled up.. I freaked out.  YES YES YES! I found you again!!! This time I will NOT forget you!!
  
  This is AUTHENTIC Mexican. They do NOT speak English here. Do not let that stop you.. just point at the picture of what you want.. it will be amazing!
  
  Complimentary chips and salsa, amd if you're like me, you quickly judge the place based on the salsa. You will not be disappointed!! Not chunky, perfect for dipping.. it is HOT! You have been warned!
  
  They also have Mexican Coke!! Imported in.. it has real sugar.. it's the only way to go.. if you have had this... you know what's up. If not. You need to get it!

• Raye L.

  star star star star star_border 4 June 2026

  Came in on 4-6-19 tagged along with mom on a business trip so she wouldn't have to drive alone and she has always hyped this place to me so much and she is the type that's hard to impress but it was very good food I had a shrimp cocktail and a Gordita. Gordita was not what I expected it to me was more like a sandwich but still good in its own unique way. If you're driving to midland it's not too far off the Interstate.

• David G.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 1 June 2026

  The food is very good and authentic. But like most places when a company does well they seem to think that a couple of people's service doesn't matter. I suppose they may think, they have plenty of business so, not tending to a few is no big deal plenty of other people to serve. We got there without a single person trying to help us the entire time. We stood there with people just starring at us awkwardly standing in front of people trying to eat. I finally asked if we could get help. They are to busy for us is the response. Food is good but not that good.

• Scott T.

  star star star star star 30 May 2026

  Some things are meant to be simple.
  
  Corn, flour, meat, onion, cilantro, limes, all topped off with a homemade hot sauce . All that goodness double wrapped in the tortilla, folded and eaten. Simple, no pretense, the food of the masses. The stuff you can drive a mile and everyone else is striving for this kind of quality.
  
  Oh, but there's nothing simple about the tacos here, or as near as I could tell, anything else that was coming out of the kitchen door and served to smiling faces. Large bowls of steaming soups laced with bits of corn, meat and vegetables in a savory broth had our fellow diners faces down in the steam. Something special is going on here.
  
  A friend and I were returning from 3 days of hiking in Big Bend National Park about 2 hours south of here and sought world class Mexican food with a vengeance.
  
  Success. Thank you, Yelp.
  
  We arrive at an impossible early time for lunch because of a flight we had to catch. 10:55 a.m., that time of day most restaurants can't hit their stride. Within minutes of being seated  the crowd starts coming. Construction workers, a family of three with an elderly man in a wheelchair--the waitress gives him a hug and a kiss but it's clear he's just a customer, not family. Guys that look like they might be close to homeless and folks that have driven from the local office with their ties on, they're all here consuming the magic that's going on. Oh, and two guys with sore legs, backs and hips from 30 miles of hiking at 7-8,000 feet, blissful looks on their face as Mexican Cokes are downed with heavenly tacos of lengua, pollo, steak and pork.
  
  Damn, but if I ever return to Midland, Texas, with the purpose of heading back to Big Bend, the 7-8 mile backtrack away from the park and the extra driving time to this restaurant will be in the cards. This my hiking friend and I made a pact. Skip the lunch in Dallas airport, hunger for that big bowl of soup everyone was having with big slices of avocado. We'll be back. May be a year, but you don't forget food this good.
  
  If you come: the TV will be blaring MTV style videos of Mexican guys and gals in tight jeans and hats with accordions and guitars. Cinder block building, industrial area clearly not intended for a restaurant but do not let that deter. Big orange exterior with restaurant name. You'll pass a dozen similar places from the interstate. Don't you dare drive by. Big, roomy, friendly no-nonesense waitresses, pay at the front cash register. Waitresses spoke English fine but we still attempted to order in our best 2nd grade Spanish. They smiled, so did we.

• Pat M.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 29 May 2026

  Very non-impressed. I had the enchiladas beef in green sauce. Beef wasn't very good. Worst green sauce I've had in long time. frijoles were decent though. Salsa was too tomatoey.