Guadalajara Grill

This place has the best chili Colorado I have had in years! The service is excellent and the staff are beautifully authentic with exactly the right amount of attention given to customers while giving you your space at the same time. (I love that!) Service is fast, friendly, and they seem genuine and happy to have you there. It’s clean and neat even when it’s busy. They have plenty of room with lovely artwork to keep it interesting. It’s definitely a place you don’t want to pass up and never experience if you love Mexican food and being happy to spend the money on dining out. You won’t regret it for a second! Yummy!

Always a great place to eat at. The staff is quick and friendly. It's always clean, and the food is always hot, fresh, and delicious. Our family loves to go there!

Taco salad was amazing.. 9 out of 10 will try again..

One of my favorite Mexican restaurants. Never had a problem with the food here. Buena comida!

This was my first time trying this place and I plan to go back. I ordered the Tinga taco plate and it was delightful. I look forward to trying more menu items!

We had a great experience here. Very good service.

Marisa Robinson

This was my first time trying this place and I plan to go back. I ordered the Tinga taco plate and it was delightful. I look forward to trying more menu items!

Jesse Brown

We had a great experience here. Very good service.

This is one of the best Mexican restaurants I have been so far 😍 I loved the food , the atmosphere and great service Goorge was very nice and funny my daughter loved and enjoyed his communication and hospitality 😍😍Thank you for the great service!!

I really thought the food here was great. And the fact that it was open on Christmas Eve was great. We need a place to go and we wanted Mexican food.

Guadalajara Grill is hands down one of my favorite Mexican restaurants in the area. The food is consistently excellent, clearly made with high-quality ingredients, full of flavor, and served in generous portions that always leave you satisfied. What really sets this place apart, though, is the service. Every visit, the staff is welcoming, attentive, and genuinely makes you feel taken care of. If you’re looking for authentic, delicious Mexican food with great portions and amazing service, Guadalajara Grill is a must-visit. It’s a spot I happily return to again and again and would highly recommend to anyone in the area.

This review is long overdue! We have been coming to Guadalajara Grill for some time. Their food is super flavorful with generous portions. Drinks always made deliciously especially their margaritas! We can't ever get enough of their Salsa and bean dip. We've even come by to pick up just that lol. They need to bottle up that salsa and sell over the counter. We've gone out of our way for the salsa. Their tacos are also off the hook! Carne asada and fish tacos are the way to go. Every-time we have gone the staff has always been super friendly and attentive. Restaurant itself is large and spacious.

Stopped by for the first time while in town for an event, and I’m really glad we did! The food was tasty, the staff were super friendly, and the whole place had a welcoming, community vibe. Everyone was so nice to us, and my daughter was thrilled to get a taquito! The restaurant itself is pretty large. The bar area wasn’t open yet and seemed to be used for storage, but there was still plenty of space to sit and relax. I tried a strawberry margarita , it tasted more like a mix, but it still did the job! It feels like the spot has a lot of potential, even if it’s not showing everything it’s got yet. Most of the customers and staff seemed to know each other, so it definitely has that local hangout feel. Service was quick, everyone was upbeat, and the energy was great. My son and I even caught ourselves singing “¡Vámonos a la playa!” that’s how fun the atmosphere was! 😄 would come back

Guadalajara grille is a phenomenal restaurant with top tier service. Everyone is always welcoming. The family atmosphere is very good and set by the family who runs the restaurant. We have hosted events and just sat down to eat and both experiences were great.

I made a last minute reservation for a birthday party and they were very accommodating and gave us the entire back room to ourselves! Quick service, good food (portions are big) and strong drinks. Highly recommend.

Love this place! I’ve been going to Guadalajara Grill for years, food is always amazing, service is fantastic, and they always make you feel like you’re family. Don’t forget about grabbing a Margarita, drinks are great too.

I’ve been enjoying this place since my parents brought me most Fridays back in the late 90s! It’s now become a full fledged comfort food and the only place I absolutely must eat whenever I drive back to the East Bay. Great people, super fast service, outstanding margaritas and my absolute favorite chimichangas north of the border!

Taiba Arman

This is one of the best Mexican restaurants I have been so far 😍 I loved the food , the atmosphere and great service Goorge was very nice and funny my daughter loved and enjoyed his communication and hospitality 😍😍Thank you for the great service!!

David Baird

I really thought the food here was great. And the fact that it was open on Christmas Eve was great. We need a place to go and we wanted Mexican food.

Zohaib Rashid

Guadalajara Grill is hands down one of my favorite Mexican restaurants in the area. The food is consistently excellent, clearly made with high-quality ingredients, full of flavor, and served in generous portions that always leave you satisfied. What really sets this place apart, though, is the service. Every visit, the staff is welcoming, attentive, and genuinely makes you feel taken care of. If you’re looking for authentic, delicious Mexican food with great portions and amazing service, Guadalajara Grill is a must-visit. It’s a spot I happily return to again and again and would highly recommend to anyone in the area.

Jason Harrison

Guadalajara grille is a phenomenal restaurant with top tier service. Everyone is always welcoming. The family atmosphere is very good and set by the family who runs the restaurant. We have hosted events and just sat down to eat and both experiences were great.

Steven Hejtmanek

Love this place! I’ve been going to Guadalajara Grill for years, food is always amazing, service is fantastic, and they always make you feel like you’re family. Don’t forget about grabbing a Margarita, drinks are great too.

Michelle Domingo

This review is long overdue! We have been coming to Guadalajara Grill for some time. Their food is super flavorful with generous portions. Drinks always made deliciously especially their margaritas! We can't ever get enough of their Salsa and bean dip. We've even come by to pick up just that lol. They need to bottle up that salsa and sell over the counter. We've gone out of our way for the salsa. Their tacos are also off the hook! Carne asada and fish tacos are the way to go. Every-time we have gone the staff has always been super friendly and attentive. Restaurant itself is large and spacious.

Jason Cieslinski

I’ve been enjoying this place since my parents brought me most Fridays back in the late 90s! It’s now become a full fledged comfort food and the only place I absolutely must eat whenever I drive back to the East Bay. Great people, super fast service, outstanding margaritas and my absolute favorite chimichangas north of the border!

Jamie Flynn

I made a last minute reservation for a birthday party and they were very accommodating and gave us the entire back room to ourselves! Quick service, good food (portions are big) and strong drinks. Highly recommend.

Rebecca Saldana

Stopped by for the first time while in town for an event, and I’m really glad we did! The food was tasty, the staff were super friendly, and the whole place had a welcoming, community vibe. Everyone was so nice to us, and my daughter was thrilled to get a taquito! The restaurant itself is pretty large. The bar area wasn’t open yet and seemed to be used for storage, but there was still plenty of space to sit and relax. I tried a strawberry margarita , it tasted more like a mix, but it still did the job! It feels like the spot has a lot of potential, even if it’s not showing everything it’s got yet. Most of the customers and staff seemed to know each other, so it definitely has that local hangout feel. Service was quick, everyone was upbeat, and the energy was great. My son and I even caught ourselves singing “¡Vámonos a la playa!” that’s how fun the atmosphere was! 😄 would come back

Always great experience everything I dine here. Food always come hot and tasty.

This place was good and then it kind of went downhill a little bit decided to try it again and it was really good they came back with a bang the prices are good the food is really good I will definitely be going back again glad to see that they're doing things right again.

Update...grilled chicken has more flavor for salad. Margaritas were good as well.. Food was ok this time but usually good. Service was just ok as well. Had shredded chicken salad and it tasted like can chicken with no flavor. Not terrible but not great.

I had the Carne Asada Chimichanga and it wasnt too bad Ive had better they dont put much filling inside and its mainly fried tortilla and cheese. The Cali burrito was disgusting it was a weird sauce on top of an odd combo of meat beans frenchfries and salsa inside a tortilla but it was quiet and nice inside.

+2

Great food good atmosphere. Loved the Cesar salad. slow but good service. Love to come back.

Had the flautas and the tortilla shell was thin and perfectly crispy. Chips and salsa were good. The chips were warm and fresh and the salsa was very mild. This was my first visit and I'm already planning to return.

The food was excellent. Service was good. Getting back out in the world of eating at restaurants again. Our initial server was VERY attentive (maybe a bit to attentive as we were meeting with friends we haven't seen in years. On the flip side, the server who took over seemed to be MIA a hand full of times. Overall, good food, good atmosphere. Giving it a 4 so for those who read these, if you get a 5 from me it's AN AMAZING SPOT. Thanks Guadalajara grill, we will be back.

Staff was super friendly and ambience was decent. Met our neighbors there for the first time! 😂 Food was good but nothing special. The carne asada fries were average and camarones 🦐 al ajo 🧄 were pretty dang good. I ordered the Guadalajara margarita 🍹 and it tasted like premade mix with little ice and a shot of orange liquere that just left it tasting too sweet, warm and unbalanced. Overall good experience but meh IMHO.

It was good but nothing to write great. Micheladas were bland and I wouldn’t buy another. However, the Al pastor tacos were amazing!! I would get these every time. Salsa is super good too. Carne asada was bland but overall the food was okay.

One of my favorite places to go in the Clayton area. I have been going here since I was in my teens. Good food and the service is always excellent. I appreciate how fast they are. We stopped here for lunch recently after a hike on Mt. Diablo and it hit the spot. My daughter had the fish tacos my son had the chimichangas and I had the enchiladas.

Very busy and the food is pretty good. Shredded chicken is very dry and flavorless. The chile relleno was AMAZING!

Hernan G Vicuna

Staff was super friendly and ambience was decent. Met our neighbors there for the first time! 😂 Food was good but nothing special. The carne asada fries were average and camarones 🦐 al ajo 🧄 were pretty dang good. I ordered the Guadalajara margarita 🍹 and it tasted like premade mix with little ice and a shot of orange liquere that just left it tasting too sweet, warm and unbalanced. Overall good experience but meh IMHO.

TheSchlick1

It was good but nothing to write great. Micheladas were bland and I wouldn’t buy another. However, the Al pastor tacos were amazing!! I would get these every time. Salsa is super good too. Carne asada was bland but overall the food was okay.

Benjamin Grover

One of my favorite places to go in the Clayton area. I have been going here since I was in my teens. Good food and the service is always excellent. I appreciate how fast they are. We stopped here for lunch recently after a hike on Mt. Diablo and it hit the spot. My daughter had the fish tacos my son had the chimichangas and I had the enchiladas.

Food is good but the service needs some work and the atmosphere is nice it's very old western themed on the inside with a focus on the Hispanic half of it. It takes a while to get an order. Also don't order the cheese quesadia you will probably find plastic in it.

Aidan McRae-Selph

Food is good but the service needs some work and the atmosphere is nice it's very old western themed on the inside with a focus on the Hispanic half of it. It takes a while to get an order. Also don't order the cheese quesadia you will probably find plastic in it.

The food was okay. The service was very nice; however they gave me a pork taco when I ordered beef and my a$& ate almost all of it before I was definite it was not beef. The rice had a little too much garlic in my opinion. And I went to the bathroom like 4 times from the time I had lunch til about 5pm... that tells me no winno. And I hate to say but the sour cream they put on my enchilada (I forgot to ask no sour cream) it was so disgusting. I barely tasted it. Had to ask for another one. (Why I ONLY eat Knudsen at home) something on that plate upset my stomach... I won’t be returning.

Beware, chips are extra if you need more whether you have one person of 5. Most Mexican restaurants offer your drink refills to go, but here, they charge extra for that. Whomever is making the business decisions here has no experience in customer service. However, food is great, but if you want your common customary experience of a Great Mexican restaurant, keep looking. Last note: one visit they were out of chips. They were out of salad, and out of salsa. No discount, even tho they charge if you want more, but no discount when they are out of something. So same price with or without certain items. Like a casino, the house always wins.

Howard Walmsley

Beware, chips are extra if you need more whether you have one person of 5. Most Mexican restaurants offer your drink refills to go, but here, they charge extra for that. Whomever is making the business decisions here has no experience in customer service. However, food is great, but if you want your common customary experience of a Great Mexican restaurant, keep looking. Last note: one visit they were out of chips. They were out of salad, and out of salsa. No discount, even tho they charge if you want more, but no discount when they are out of something. So same price with or without certain items. Like a casino, the house always wins.

I had the enchilada suiza. The refried beans and rice had no flavor, and the enchilada barely had any. It was just overall bland food. Not sure what is going on with this once vibrant restaurant, but I hope they get their enthusiasm for flavorful Mexican cuisine back soon.

The food just isn't good here. Haven't been in several years so thought to try it again, its like cafeteria Mexican food.

Food was OK. Very disappointed with the costs of everything. They charged us for multiple chips and salsa without informing us that refills were not free. They would not let me take my leftover soda to go. They also charged a lot for avacado or chips and guacamole. Didn't feel like the taste of the food was worth the extra costs. The green sauce is spicy. Also, they do not use the better tequila for their pitcher of margaritas. We don't expect to return.

I’ve been coming here since I was a kid. (Back when they were on the other side of the parking lot and hadn’t expanded to the store front next door. I mean,… it’s been since day one) I moved to Brentwood a few years ago so I don’t come as regularly as I did but always make a point to try to eat here when I am in town. I went recently with my brother and cousin. The staff was rude. (I’ve had multiple run ins with the same guy over the years. He’s extremely rude, condescending, unhelpful and passive aggressive.) I order the chicken fajita burrito every time I come here and they brought me a chimichanga looking thing that ONLY had bell peppers(which were crunchy and uncooked) and chicken in it. There was beans and rice on the side and NO guacamole or sour cream. I know how the meal I always get is prepared and that was not it. My cousin’s carne asada fries had literal pieces of raw carne mixed in with the cooked pieces. Disgusting. I knew the waiter was playing games with us because it’s typical behavior for him. I didn’t have it in me to get into it with him so I just decided to reflect my disdain with a half hearted tip. (Much like the service he consistently provides) It’s very sad. The owner was what made that restaurant great. He’s rarely there, the food tastes nothing like it did, the prices are through the roof and the staff is rude and unhelpful. Oh and get this! They only provide chips and salsa one time,… they now charge per refill. Way to nickel and dime the people that have supported you since day one. I will not be coming back at this point. If I wanted to be extorted out of money and abused, I’d pay a dom. They also served my cousin a margarita without IDing her but made sure to check our vaccine cards before even asking how we were. This place sucks. Save your money and go to La Tapatia on willow pass.

Brittney Avery

I’ve been coming here since I was a kid. (Back when they were on the other side of the parking lot and hadn’t expanded to the store front next door. I mean,… it’s been since day one) I moved to Brentwood a few years ago so I don’t come as regularly as I did but always make a point to try to eat here when I am in town. I went recently with my brother and cousin. The staff was rude. (I’ve had multiple run ins with the same guy over the years. He’s extremely rude, condescending, unhelpful and passive aggressive.) I order the chicken fajita burrito every time I come here and they brought me a chimichanga looking thing that ONLY had bell peppers(which were crunchy and uncooked) and chicken in it. There was beans and rice on the side and NO guacamole or sour cream. I know how the meal I always get is prepared and that was not it. My cousin’s carne asada fries had literal pieces of raw carne mixed in with the cooked pieces. Disgusting. I knew the waiter was playing games with us because it’s typical behavior for him. I didn’t have it in me to get into it with him so I just decided to reflect my disdain with a half hearted tip. (Much like the service he consistently provides) It’s very sad. The owner was what made that restaurant great. He’s rarely there, the food tastes nothing like it did, the prices are through the roof and the staff is rude and unhelpful. Oh and get this! They only provide chips and salsa one time,… they now charge per refill. Way to nickel and dime the people that have supported you since day one. I will not be coming back at this point. If I wanted to be extorted out of money and abused, I’d pay a dom. They also served my cousin a margarita without IDing her but made sure to check our vaccine cards before even asking how we were. This place sucks. Save your money and go to La Tapatia on willow pass.

Rick Bachman

The food just isn't good here. Haven't been in several years so thought to try it again, its like cafeteria Mexican food.

I give up after many years of loving this place. The food quality is bland ( I am tired of soggy carnitas and alcohol free margaritas). Service is intermittant. I waited 15 minutes to see a server to get the sour creme I had ordered, that she gave to someone else at my table.

Been here a few times. Today however I thought I was about to be assaulted by one of the servers. When I asked a question about the two taco lunch he raised his voice and yelled his response. I and 3 others at the table couldn’t believe this guy. Then the food came, order was wrong and I asked again. He got upset again. Anyway, the food was terrible, beginning to wonder if they care because it didn’t seem like they did,not even worth one star. All of us agreed never again to this place.

I cannot believe you guys would charge me $1.50 for a slice lime to go with my $17.51 Taco and enchilada combo meal. ONE lime slice for $1.50 is absolutely absurd when a customer is paying almost $18. And the fact that Alex and Luis were so RUDE about it is ridiculous! Alex literally said "we charge for everything. If you want sour cream or guacamole it costs money" ummm sir l'm not asking for sour cream or guacamole, I'm asking for a tiny slice of lime to give your bland taco some flavor. They were so condescending and rude I'm seriously still in shock.

We did not like the tacos. The Ground Beef & Pork looked processed. Not sure what it was. The chicken was OK, the salsa was below average, and the wait staff barely spoke any English. We had to ask for everything but these chips that looked strangely processed. The building is nice but over all below average Mexican restaurant for California. We will not go back.

Not great like it used to be over a decade ago when I last went or especially when I used to go here all the time as a late teen with my grandma who lived close to it. Chimichanga was very dry and so were the beans. Friend also wasn't happy. Shrimp tacos looked great though. Salsa was ok and had a great kick but the chips were stale... Staff was very friendly but we had to keep asking for stuff and seemed a little awkward asking for extra salsa. Seems like mixed reviews which I knew ahead of time but it was close to a trail we were walking so thought we'd give it a shot anyways. Not worth what we paid.

Got told the kitchen was closed and couldn't order food while we're looking around seeing everyone else's plates still comimg.out. I guess you shouldn't enjoy your drink and look at the menu, because the personnel and their friends that were waiting out front, are in a rush to close up and go watch a soccer game, even though we still would have been out of there by 9. No respect and bad lighting. Avoid this dump! It'll soon be out of business.

I tried this place for my first time on 9/13, thinking my experience of my food would of been good. In fact it was not. My super burrito was horrible. They packed it so much beans, no chicken it was over powered with the sour cream I had to pay extra. I will not recommend getting a burrito from this place. I was very disappointed.

The food was so nasty they have no salsa only that tasteless pace store bought salsa and tapatio. They are far from authentic Mexican food. DO NOT RECOMMEND unless you like tasteless food with bad service. They choose who they provide good customer service to and they still want a TIP. I regret giving them a tip the service was poor. FIRST time will NEVER go back.

N Schmidt

The food was so nasty they have no salsa only that tasteless pace store bought salsa and tapatio. They are far from authentic Mexican food. DO NOT RECOMMEND unless you like tasteless food with bad service. They choose who they provide good customer service to and they still want a TIP. I regret giving them a tip the service was poor. FIRST time will NEVER go back.

Nkenge Romain

I tried this place for my first time on 9/13, thinking my experience of my food would of been good. In fact it was not. My super burrito was horrible. They packed it so much beans, no chicken it was over powered with the sour cream I had to pay extra. I will not recommend getting a burrito from this place. I was very disappointed.