Tequila CJ Cantina Grill
耶稣 · 126 Google reviewsTequila CJ Cantina Grill — straightforward mexican in Garfield Ridge. The room fills up fast and stays lively. Flavors stay true to the source. Mick Ingram: "The best was arracherra steak grilled exactly as we ordered" [$$]
What 2,863 diners keep saying
What 2,863 diners keep saying
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“I alway come to tequila when I can their food is incredibly delicious but not only that they give you a great experience.The servers are the sweetest people to ever exist . They are attentive and well spirited. Cesar today was my mom’s and I waiter he was the sweetest as well as very patient with us.He constantly made sure we were ok. Overall I recommend this place 100% I believe we need more places like this.”
“Un lugar muy limpio y agradable la comida muy rica ,el personal muy amable precios razonables”
“SERVICE SUCKS!!!!! Went back and gave it chance again and same results….. took my son for his birthday he ordered a steak we all got our food except for the birthday boy, they never put his order in we felt so bad eating in front of him that we waited for his food unfortunately by the time he got his food everyone’s food was cold, what a shame because it looked so delicious and what a horrible experience…. never going back!”
“The food is still good but its definitely not the same as it used to be unfortunately.”
“I made reservations for a party of 4, 3 weeks in advance, once we got there we were advised to wait 5-10 minutes to have the table ready. We ended up waiting about 20-30 minutes to get seated. The restaurant looks beautiful so we were expecting great food to come. Once we ordered our food, we waited about 1 hour and 30 minutes for our food to come, almost 2 hours waiting for our food to come out. In addition to that, the chips from the chips and salsa that they provided were all just crumbs, only 5 whole tortilla chips in the little bowl. After seeing about 5 or 6 times waiters sing Happy Birthday to other tables, we finally got our food. And as I mentioned before we waited almost 2 hours to get our food. Once we got our food we had high hopes, especially for a busy Saturday. Unfortunately, our food was cold once it got to the table and undercooked. Only one dish out of the 4 was cooked. Very disappointed by everything. The only nice thing was how pretty the restaurant looked. The tap water was the only good consumable thing to have there. Even the drinks we had were a bit warm, I've never had such a warm Piña Colada. Undercooked chorizo, meat, and tortillas. To add, one of the dishes that was ordered wasn't complete as per the description that was given in the menu, it was missing an item. It is the first and very last time we will ever go over there. I do not recommend at all. Not worth the time and money.”
“We arrived at 6Pm on a Tuesday and they don’t had, burgers, anything with chicken, no stuffed peppers and their frozen drink machine was broken. The server was great and apologized every time we asked for something that was not available.”
“What was supposed to be a birthday celebration turned into a terrible night. We have had celebration here in the past with Zero issue about 2 years ago we celebrated a birthday which made us want to come back but this time was horrible. Waiter was kind and did his best to salvage the night this is in no way a review on his efforts if anything we probably waiting and had hope because he was so humble and gracious. Got there and seated 6:50 after waiting for our table to we ready ordered apps and drinks placed a food order for large group 20 of us around 7:30 and gave them grace as we are a big table but it should not take over 2.5 hours of waiting to then be told it may be another 30-45, 3 hours is excessive mind you we where also told kitchen ran out of shrimp, chicken and 3 cooks had quit mid afternoon. Not the CJ Tequila we remember 2 years ago We ended up canceling food and manager didn’t even have the courtesy to come over and apologize we had to ask to speak with him and then after asking if there was anything that could be dons on the bill for what felt like wasting our time and stringing us along where told no because we consumed everything nothing would be done. He eventually had some choice words exchanged and he immediately called security nothing escalated but as a manger you should be able to handle a reservation. A few things ended up being comped but keeping 20 people waiting and hopeful for food that never came out is a reflection of poor leadership will not be returning it is unfortunate as this was a go to spot for us but at this rate I don’t see them being open for business much longer. 22% tip that I’m sure they control after dropping the ball seems excessive.”
“My family and I always have an amazing time when we eat here. Their food is incredibly fresh and delicious. Staff has always been very nice and although there’s some new faces, everyone has continued to be kind and attentive. Never had any issues paying with card and they accept apple pay!! This place will always be staple and I recommend everyone to give it a try.”
“Yesenia was very attentive, friendly, and efficient. The food was great! Definitely returning.”
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