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The average evaluation of this establishment is 4.5, which means that the El Jefe is extremely well seen by its guests.

What User likes about El Jefe:
A beautiful place to eat with my family and my dog. Beautiful outdoor seats with full menu. Great tacos and my daughter had the amazing rams. Owner was present and very friendly. View all feedback.

What User doesn't like about El Jefe:
If you are looking for authentic Mexican food, this is not the place. Their chips have cinnamon; chips should not be sweet. I had to ask if they had plain chips. The waitress brought back a fresh none cinnamon ones, that nice. She said they were able to make fresh ones because they were not that busy. Their tacos on top of being overprice, their own take on ingredients being use are not great. Go to Portland to get a... View all feedback.

Yelp
4.0 ★ from 47 reviews
rick-d-teacher7
06.11.2023 - 15:56

It's like deja vu. Tried it a second time as the first time we felt maybe because they were new they were getting use to things. Unfortunately, that's not the c...

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Google
4.5 ★ from 147 reviews
linda-gastonguay
06.11.2023 - 15:56

Great service

Tripadvisor
4.6 ★ from 29 reviews
Restaurantguru
4.4 ★ from 175 reviews
INT Restaurants
4.7 ★ from 231 reviews

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After work you can relax at El Jefe with a delicious cocktail.

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