El Michoacano Restaurant

6966 Chestnut St, Gilroy
(408) 842-5877

Recent Reviews

Nancy S.

The food here is amazing! I had the chicken enchiladas, and they were delish! The drinks are super overpriced , so I don't recommend them. We had good service and restaurant really nice inside. .

David F.

La comida es aceptable el ambiente regular pero a las 9:00 empiesan a limpiar estando a media comida los olores del cloro o quimicos con los que limpian son muy fuertes

Greg Chavez

Deceiving, I ask the waitress how big the tacos are by showing her with my hands, if they are the very small ones or the big ones, she said they are big. Hate nothing more than going to Mexican restaurant getting tacos that are the size of a vegetable can lid. When I got my plate they were the can lid size. The restaurant is so dark you can't read the menu or see what your eating, food was cold, expensive for what you get. Will not be going here again. It once was a good place.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

P A.

Bomb food and drinks..If u looking for seafood Mariscos this is the place!! There special drinks are really good..Must spot if u in the area hands down one of the best spot around

Fahfii N.

Delicious food, excellent taste Fun music, very cute staff, extremely friendly. Next time I will definitely come to eat at this restaurant again.

Larry Kramer

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Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jeffrey behrens

The food was amazing! We ordered mixed fajitas, ceviche and sope de al pastor. It was all so delicious in their own way, definitely recommend. The service was very good as well. Very attentive staff, they took the finished plates as we were continuing the other dishes, asked us how everything was several times. The atmosphere was great as well. We ate a late lunch, the restaurant was pretty empty but still felt very lively. Music playing, the smell of the food cooking in the kitchen and very great decor everywhere inside. I will definitely be coming back next time I am in Gilroy.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fajitas Mixtas

AmErica A.

So glad that I had the chance to come back. I really wanted to like this place the first time around. I don't know if thus place is under new management or they did a revamp of everything from the quality of food to the service. Whatever it was it was a change for the absolute better. This place shares a large parking lot so parking doesn't seem to be a problem. We were seated fairly quickly. We opted to sit in their outdoor covered patio. Which was nice. Mid-dinner it got a little chilly and the waitress turned on the patio heater neatest to us. We came on a Friday met up with my sister in law and her husband to discuss my nieces Quince. We weren't planning to stay as long as we did but we ended up ordering a second round of drinks AFTER we had already paid for our first round and finished dinner. I had flautas with a side of rice. Flautas were definitely made in-house, chicken was seasoned and they were crispy. Came with a side salad, pickles red onions and guacamole. Husband ordered their mixes fajitas and was delighted to discover their corn tortillas were made to order. To drink I ordered their white wine sangria and hubby ordered a michelada. My drink came on a pedestal that was literally smoking. Brother in law had the shrimp plate that he seemed to enjoy. Sister in law had their chile relleno appetizer. Can't remember what they drank. As we were ending our meeting we noticed the waitresses were huddled and had glow sticks and out came a large airplane which was adorned with 10..YES, TEN SHOTS! The waitress in the front of the line announced into a mega phone that there was a birthday in the house. The others blew into their whistles and the music began to blare over the speakers. It was "Shots" by Lil Jon and they walked into the interior of the restaurant and circled the table of the celebrant, while waving their glow sticks and blowing their whistles. It was fun! Very similar to something I saw on TikTok of a restaurant I think is down South. We then decided to order our second round of drinks and I liked my sangria so much I needed a replay. Only this time they brought it out in a glass birdcage and again, it was smoking. I was so excited..lol. Then my husband's mango margarita and sisters cucumber margarita came in a large plastic flamingo and IT TOO was smoking and had a whole sparkler! Bathroom was clean and well stocked with papertowels and tp. We'll be back. Thank you for a great time!

Blesd E.

I ordered Camarones Momia and hubby had the Molcajete Michoacano! Excellent food and service. Sorry didn't take such great pics but damn the food was goood so if your ever in Gilroy try El Michoacano!

John M.

Food was okay. Service was good, fun to watch the birthday excitement by staff for customer, cute. However, a bit more attention to the table cleanliness, the menu cleaning, a bit sticky. Alcohol and beverage menus are worn and torn, and sticky.

Lorrie Sandoval

Worse customer service ever! Had chilaquiles with scrambled eggs.. Requested an over easy egg since waitress was not specific. One egg was charged at $5.99 . Manager was useless ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Green Enchiladas with Chicken, Chips and Salsa

art tovar

Overall I would say it's a 3* Food is somewhat reasonably priced, however drinks are over priced and please note they don't use real tequila; it's a tequila wine. We got a 4 drink flight for $70+. Service was good, until they forgot about us completely. Took more than 30 minutes to pay and it was Not a super busy night.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

Carlos Cortez

Highly recommend the Molcajete Mal y Tierra. Plenty of food and favor.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Anabel Ortega

Good atmosphere, the staff are super attentive, they work hard to be fast and quick to bring you your food and

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

S M

I have eaten here since 2019 and I have seen them grow, make improvements and just become a great place to have some amazing food and atmosphere.Some of my favorite items are the tacos, fajitas and margaritas!Take out orders can be a little slow and service for dine in can be a little iffy, but with a drink in hand I don't mind waiting.This place had great music and I do believe they have Mariachis on Friday evening!Tons of free parking. This place is great for big parties and date night!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Flautas, Nachos, Chips and Salsa

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