El Jefe

El Jefe reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Rahul

   Los Angeles7 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on April 15, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 2

   Very slow service despite the restaurant not being busy.
   

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   Linda VIP

   Palm Springs18 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 9, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   El Jefe has amazing tacos, nachos and pitchers of margaritas. The service is friendly and attentive. It's a fun, relaxing place to unwind after a day in the sun. We love El Jefe's!
   

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   Thomas VIP

   Palm Springs66 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 2, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   taco Tuesday’s! always a great evening, best salsa
   

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   Thomas VIP

   Palm Springs66 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 27, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   best salsa, smoky and spicy have always had delicious tacos but tried the burrito this time. out of this world!!! Can’t wait to go back
   

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   Linda VIP

   Palm Springs18 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 26, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent happy hour and Taco Tuesday and Thursday. The nachos, tacos and margaritas are amazing. The service is great too.
   

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   Carla VIP

   Denver5 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on March 19, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Unfortunately, we didn’t even get to try any food. It was very busy when we came in and we followed a large party. We weren’t seated anywhere close to them, but we waited 15 minutes after sitting down and still had no one come to our table. The writing was on the wall. It felt like they were understaffed and we weren’t going to stay to experience countless delays. We would have loved to have Taco Tuesday, but it wasn’t happening tonight. It was very disappointing after driving all the way there.
   

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   Thomas VIP

   Palm Springs66 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 19, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   always a delicious meal. best salsa and margaritas around. Get a skinny spicy, you won’t be disappointed.
   

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   Sonja

   Tampa2 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on March 17, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 2

   It’s unfortunate when service and food are a failure. Such was the case in El. Jefe.
   

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   Jim VIP

   Palm Springs45 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 9, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Our server Valeria was fantastic. Food n drinks were good too. We'll be back.
   

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    Terry

    Hawaii193 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on March 9, 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 1

    I didn't know what to make of this place. While the food was pretty good and the service was okay, the ambience was horrible. The seating areas are really off and feels more cafeteria than restaurant. While the space can accommodate a lot of people, they didn't do much to give it any upscale atmosphere. This is a huge miss. Someone really needs to go in and re-design the space. I would go for convenience if you're staying nearby. However, I wouldn't make a special trip to El Jefe simply because it didn't free like a complete dining experience.
    

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