Asi Es Jalisco Birrieria

Good flavors of Mexico's most wanted soup: Birria! I cannot speak about other foods but I will in the future! M

After a week of looping through Nebraska and South Dakota, chasing an eclipse and the best steak in America, I was ready to be home, in San Diego, chowing on Mexican food.Yes, I know I could have gotten a decent Mexican meal in Denver, but there's something special about eating such food in South Bay - a more-or-less extension of Baja; about sliding into your chair in the birrieria, mouth watering as the aroma of hand-made corn tortillas wafts from the kitchen - like in those old cartoons, where the smell turns to a hand with an index finger that beckons, then levitates, the hungry person.So I got home, and after catching up with real life, gave in to my hunger, driving south to Chula Vista to join my buddy Jay K. at Asi Es Jalisco Birrieria, a place I first tried, a while back, with another friend, Andy M. It only took one solid meal of birria de chivo, consomé, some killer tortillas and a gallon of agua de Jamaica, to fix my Mexican crave. Our server, Brandon, helped with our table's special requests - for me, "tatemada", but with less juice than usual - and for Jay, a bowl of birria con carne de maciza, with no bones. Brandon checked frequently to see if we needed anything, and chatted a bit, in a friendly, unobtrusive way.This was the meal I'd hoped for: substantial without being heavy, the goat meat tender and flavorful but not strongly-flavored, the consomé well-skimmed, light and savory. Jay enjoyed his birria, and we passed a pleasant afternoon, eating as we talked about family, food and travel. Pretty much exactly what a good restaurant is made for.At $40, lunch wasn't cheap, but we ordered a lot of food, and all of our immediate needs were met, so we got value for the money we spent.Asi Es Jalisco is one of several outstanding birrierias in Chula Vista, along with Don Rafa and Fernandez Restaurant. Among these three, Asi Es Jalisco has the most ambitious menu, offering classic items from central Mexico, including caldo tlalpeño and the flan/crème brûlée hybrid, jericalla. Line up those three birrierias, side-by-side, and I couldn't pick a favorite, as each does something very well, but when I'm on a mission for abuelita-style cooking and I don't know what I want, Asi Es Jalisco is my kitchen of choice.******************************Birrieria Don Rafa: https://www.yelp.com/biz/birrieria-don-rafa-chula-vista-2?hrid=iawuzQLjiQdxHMnXrh3TzQFernandez Restaurant: https://www.yelp.com/biz/fernandez-restaurant-san-diego?hrid=VOvuCuP7iaBXeVJT7a7GQQ

Food was good but service was horrible. We never went back. I really hope they got better.

Been here a few times and always delicious. Different kinds of tender and tasty meat. Alcohol beverages, desserts, and has a comfortable patio excellent for summer nights. Prices are fair and they have a variety of appetizers like guacamole dip, beans in a bowl, queso, etc. They also have quesadillas, sopes, and tacos of you don't feel like eating by the order. Tortillas are homemade style and very fresh. Prices are good

Exelente servicio y comida muy buena , los precios son accesibles . Total mente recomendado para desayunar, comer o cenar definitivamente regreso para probarlo todo con esas tortillas hechas a mano.

This is my first time here and honestly it wasn't what I expected my husband like it thou I didn't Starting from the service it was bad I think it was maybe cause the kid was new but he took too long just to take our order and to bring the drink more time I ask for Birria de res and the flavor wasn't good it was too plain my husband ask for birria de chivo and to his taste was good my son ask for sopes de res and they where too plain (the Flavor) Not really what I expected but it was ok

I pass this place all the time when I am in the area for work and decided to give it a try. From the moment I walked in my waiter, Brandon was on top of everything. He explained the menu since it is in Spanish and asked if there was anything in particular I was craving. Their salsa and chips were fresh and the tacos dorado consisting of de res (hard shelled shredded beef) and papa (potato) were excellent. Price was right for a sit down Mexican establishment. I will definitely be back.

We saw "birria" and no more needed to be said, there we went! The place is in a shopping center so that's always a hit or miss BUT this place looks nice from the get go, the decor is well done and they have outside sitting that is really comfortable.We ordered birria, sopes and a quesataco. The tortillas seemed to be made in house so that was a big plus, the sopes were well served and the birria was flavorful had lots of meat and they brought us a plate with condiments for you to add to my taste. The quesataco was really big and we enjoyed it a lot!When we got there there was nobody at the front but a waiter saw us and took us to sit wherever we wanted. We decided to sit outside as the weather was nice. The service was good they checked on is often and big bonus points on actually bringing me lots of lime! Then the check came and uh-oh! Why is it so much? We paid $50 for birria, sopes a quesa taco and a soda! While everything was pretty good "aqui es texcoco" is literally a couple doors down and way more reasonably priced.

Glad I didn't read the Yelp reviews before coming here and instead saw the Google reviews. Would've missed out on an amazing experience. I'll address what seems to be the most prevalent complaint, which is the service. While it was a bit slow, this is because the place was packed, and the server was extremely apologetic and always asked us if we needed anything. Now let's talk about the drinks. I would definitely recommend the cafe de la olla. It is the best I've had out there in any restaurant! I had one cup after another, no complaints.We ate the birria stew, a quesataco de birria, and I can't forget the chips and salsa that come once you sit down. The salsa is amazing, the meat is great, the consome is on point, the cheese on the quesataco was perfect, I couldn't have asked for a better experience. Everything was homemade down to the tortillas. We will definitely be coming back.

I don't understand what happened to this place, did they change owners? I used to love their birria and other dishes. Yesterday I decided to stop and buy beef birria to go, when I got home all I could see was tiny bit greasy pieces of who knows what, I mean not even one chunk of meat! It was tasteless, greasy and mostly broth. I also got refried beans and they were soo bad I had to throw them away. Tasteless and greasy! I had to fix the birria flavor by adding some bay leave and clove! What happened to "authentic " Jalisco style birria!? I am from Jalisco and let me tell you that I have had better birria from a taco shop for a waay cheaper price. The only thing yesterday was is that their terminal was working (unlike other times were "cash only") ugh!! I am very disappointed! Will not go back again. Save your time and money and buy somewhere else!!! Todo desabrido, no mas tortillas a mano, son de máquina y con fuerte sabor a maiz, pedacera de carne y lo peor que sin sabor!!! Pensé mucho en escribir este review pero la verdad que no vale la pena! Dejaron de poner empeño en su cocina...