Acapulco Joe's Mexican Foods 33

It seems every time I order its not that great. I mean ive had fun there and enjoy it when im with people, but i just get horrible food. The service is good and quick, but the food isnt my standard at all. Since im part bolivian, hispanic food is very tasty to me. But this is a world of its own, its like tex mex gone bad. I hope next time i go back i can get something that is good.

The food here was pretty good but I hated the Chips and Salsa. I’m not a big fan of squeezing salsa out of a tube onto each chip I eat. I love going to Mexican Restaurants to try their chips and salsa so this place was a let down for me. The whole atmosphere just felt kind of weird.

I’d forgotten how much I loved this place until a recent return trip. Helpings are large, the bill was low, the wait staff was attentive and friendly, and the place plays an old, obviously vinyl Edith-Piaf/Rosemary Clooney-esque version of God Bless America every day at spot-on Noon. Doesn’t get much better than that in my book!

Caveat: Beware the Beets!

Your basic mexican fare. It is tasty and cheap – and I really do like it. I can order almost anything off the menu and I am pleased with it – the service is face-paced and loud during lunch – a lot of people and harried wait staff, but our food was hot and the order was correct and we enjoyed reading the story of the place on the menu while we waited.

I used to like this place when I first got into Mexican food. But now that I’ve grown to like Mexican food a lot more I’d rather go elsewhere. I’m a big queso fan and I hate their queso so that turns me off to start with. Going downtown I’d rather eat somewhere else.

Wow, you guys are being hard on one of the staples of Downtown dining. This place has been around forever. Personally, I’m not a fan of the queso (too stringy, I like my cheese runny) or the salsa in squeeze bottles (too runny, I like my salsa chunky).

The rest of the menu, however, is pretty good. I wouldn’t consider this authentic Mexican food (although Indiana does have plenty of authentic Mexican considering our high Hispanic population these days). This is more Tex Mex than anything with a local flavor all its own. You do need an iron stomach to eat here, however, as this food is greasy. I love it but it doesn’t love me.

Just had this yesterday for the first time. It wasn’t bad. I liked how they kept their salsa in squirt bottles. They put a lot of meat in their tacos. Not a fan of “authentic” Mexican food but this wasn’t bad.

Absolutely horrible experience. We sat for 15 minutes before anyone even brought chips, then it was another 10 minutes before our drink orders were taken. Our food actually ended up getting delivered before we ever got our drinks. Salsa was disgusting, food was bland, service was terrible. I do not recommend going here.

This place is awful.

This queso dip is to die for! Just watch out, and make sure not to swallow too soon cause there is so much cheese in it that it could choke someone!

In my opinion, Joe’s has gone down in quality thru the years. I always go there when I return to Indiana, but since living in Texas for all these years, I have discovered TRUE Mex or Tex-Mex food. The salsa Joe’s has is too sweet and it’s stupid to squeeze it out of a ketchup bottle. I asked a waitress one time why their meat is so sticky and not crumbly. She said they don’t drain the grease, they just add flour to it to soak it up. Their nachos are just broken-in-half taco shells, and way too thick. BUT – the one reason I love to go is the Tostada, with all the good cheese and tomatoes etc. and then you put that delicious sweet but spicy vinagarette on it. And if you’re there at noon and you get to hear “God Bless America” I still get chills. It amazes me that people keep talking and laughing thru the song. Oh well.

ATMOSPHERE? Who goes to a restaurant just for the atmosphere? You’ve got to be kidding. This is the problem with Indy restaurants… nobody friggin’ cares, the owners especially, or the customers. Try leaving Indy for a spell, and taste some real food… (Ft. Wayne, for example, beats the hell out of Indy with the number of quality restaurants, by far). At Acapulco Joe’s, they use ketchup as the salsa base. Ketchup!! Un-friggn’-believable. Not to mention that the chips were stale, the cheese enchilada was bland. and the soggy, ground beef (? – I wish… some kind of mystery meat going on here) taco were not fit to feed a dog. I think I shelled out $10 for this crap, and that’s a lunch price! I’m sorry… I’ve just had enough of getting ripped by the awful restaurants in this city.

What can you say but ATMOSPHERE. This place is full of it. Not the kind you get with replicated memorabilia on the walls but the kind you get with someplace that has been around for a while.

The food is typical Mexican, but then again, who comes here for the food. (It is for the salsa in squeeze bottles)