Carlos in the garden at Taqueria Downtown
Right on the corner of Grove & Grand Streets you’ll find Taqueria Downtown, our favorite local haunt for Mexican food. It has everything we look for in a haunt — it’s nearby, you can wear what you want, the food is tasty, and it’s cheap.
The menu isn’t huge, but the portions are! You’ll find tacos, enchiladas, flautas, burritas, quesadillas, and brunch on the weekend– no guacamole though! They have soft drinks which include some funky imported ones, but it’s BYOB if you’re looking for something stronger.
The friendly staff takes your order as you walk in and you pay at that time. Take your drinks and order-number-on-a-stick to your table and the food is brought out to you. Your choices include indoor seating as well as outdoor — a cute garden out back with tables and picnic benches, as well as a few sidewalk tables up front. Taqueria Downtown has take-out and delivers too if you’re not planning on venturing out.
There’s nothing foo-foo about this place. In a word, the place is chill – a good thing to be in Chilltown. Is it the best Mexican food we’ve ever had, Ay Yay-Yay-Yay? No, but we give it two and a half Yay‘s. It’s a comfortable neighborhood spot to take your honey and friends to when you don’t feel like cooking or spending lots of money. We hope you’ll enjoy it as much as we do. CARLOS
Taqueria Downtown 236 Grove St (corner of Grand St)Jersey City, NJ 07302 (201) 435-3800
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