Acapulco Joe's Mexican Foods

10/16/09

Have always Loved Acapulco Joe's

by Gma at Citysearch

There is NO better REAL mexican food in this city that can compare to Acapulco Joe's. A lot of us remember Joe visting with us when he had the Diner across the street. His mexican food is totally best. I have been going to this place for 34 years. We usually go when there is something to celebrate. (or we think of something to celebrate and go to Joe's) It's the queso to the Joe style tacos that make it. Anyone that disagrees needs to live with the new black tacos at Taco Bell and has never visited Mexico. Because this place is ROCKS. Long live Joe and Kate Smith!!!

• Pros: Best darn mexican food in Indy
• Cons: Not any on the westside of town

08/12/09

Don't know how this place remains in business

by JazzGrrl at Citysearch

This restaurant was chosen by a friend who I arranged to meet after work. I had my doubts because it had been quite some time since I had been there, and I didn't recall being that impressed even then.

When I walked in the door, and toward the counter, I was rudely cut off by a waiter who practically stepped on my toes in order to walk past me....and it was all downhill from there. The chips were stale, the salsa sucked, and the entree was even worse. I ordered the tamale dinner, and ALL of it; tamales, rice and beans were just terrible. I didn't know that it was even possible to mess up rice and beans, but apparently it is. If A.J.'s wants to take a crucial first step toward improving their cooking they should start by losing the &%$#* sugar bowl!

• Pros: Location
• Cons: Let's see...Food, Service, Atmosphere...

08/10/09

They call this Mexican food?

by felkman at Citysearch

I have been to at least 50 Mexican restaurants in my life if not more, most good, some bad and this was hands down the worst Mexican food I have ever had. The greeting was good when I walked in but it went down hill from there. I looked around at the dirty restaurant and decided to sit outside and take my chance on the sidewalk. The chips were warm but had been fried in oil that must not have been changed in weeks. I go to use the strange squirt bottle of salsa only to find it is some sweet barbecue sauce / ketchup with pepper seeds in it instead of salsa, and no, it was not good. I did like my cold beer that was used to wash down the gross chips, to bad it was gone just before I got my meal and the waitress never came around until I was finished eating to bring me another one. I don't even know how to explain the food. The taco had a crispy shell, I will give it that but the meat was like hamburger and beans mixed together and tasted like it had an Ortega seasoning packet thrown in. This same meat was also used for the other 2 items which I can't tell you what they even were as they were covered in nasty canned cheese sauce. The mushy rice tasted like it came from a can and I think the cook spilled a container of garlic or onion powder in the beans and just sent it out today, or maybe that is how they serve them. I gave this place a 1 star only because my beer was cold, other than that, there was nothing good about my Acapulco Joe's experience.

• Pros: Beer was cold
• Cons: OMG Where do I begin?