In 2012 the Medina Peña family began their first business in a small yellow food truck today known as Jacky’s Mexican Food. Inspired by the large passion they had for cooking traditional Mexican food. Honoring recipes and traditions passed down by generations. By combining ideas and the exact ingredients which resulted to this day their delicious authentic Mexican dishes. Due to the great success throughout the years, the family expanded their business to an indoor restaurant, located on Dysart and Rancho Santa Fe Blvd, where they continue to sell their amazing foods like tacos, burritos, enchiladas, and their #1 selling dishes, handmade corn quesadillas, huaraches, and gorditas.
This review is for both Jacky's locations (Buckeye food truck and Avondale rest)
Both places are pretty laid back- so if you are expecting a fancy sit down restaurant this place is not it. Now if you are wanting some good simple Mexican food then you are in the right place.
We've had the chicken fajitas, the asada chimichanga, the chicken quesadilla and the mixed enchiladas. All in all- plates are a decent amount of meat and food (we usually had some leftovers)
The chicken fajitas were more of a chopped/shredded chicken more than slices - no biggie just different.
The asada chimichanga is pretty big - enough to have leftovers.
The mixed enchiladas is one of each (I figure I would mention it as I thought it was a mixed of Beef, Chicken, Cheese all in one lol )
Their horchata and Jamaicas are BIG and probably some of the best Ive had!
Absolutely fire. Placed a pick up order over the phone, by the time I got there it was ready. No complaints whatsoever.
Friday afternoon, one patron seated and eating when we arrived. Another table arrived, and one takeout order came out of the kitchen, after we placed our order.
The interior is shielded from the parking lot by covered-up windows except for the glass door, making the place more dark than bright, though it is not dark. Would do well to have the windows opened up, although that would reveal the interior is not spotlessly clean.
Our order took a long time, especially considering there was only the takeout order in front of ours-and that came out 5 minutes after ours was placed. 25 minutes for a couple of tacos when everything is obviously mostly prepped was too long.
Beef hard shell taco meat is more chunked than ground, about the size of kibbles. Not the finest cut of meat, chewy but terrific seasoning. Delicious, but too much raw onion.
Chicken hard shell taco meat is shredded white meat with something binding it together to an almost paste-like consistency-think chicken liver pate-with great flavor of turmeric, but too much raw onion.
Rolled chicken tacos (three) come with shredded lettuce and cheeses and is delicious-except for how wet it is. Water puddling under the tacos will get soggy unless eaten quickly.
Food: 4/5
Cleanliness: 3/5
Counter person: 4.5/5
Speed of service: 1/5Will try their food truck location.