Jimboy's Tacos
- Price Range: $
- Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
- Parking: Private Lot
- Attire: Casual
- Good for Groups: Yes
- Good for Kids: Yes
- Takes Reservations: No
- Delivers: No
- Take-out: Yes
- Waiter Service: No
- Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
- Outdoor Seating: Yes
- Good for: Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol: None
30 Reviews for Jimboy's Tacos
I have much LOVE for Jimboy's. Their beef tacos are a greasy fantastic mess! I like that they are just down the street from work, so if I choose, I can walk off that taco!
If you want some good, greasy fast food, this is the place!
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I love Jimboys. As a kid, my mom would take me to the Jimboys on Fulton Avenue as a special treat. As a teen, my grandmother and I would meet at Jimboys for lunch. Fond memories!! But, seriously, the tacos are delicious. The thick cut fries are good too - crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.
Fried fatty fantastic. The tacos are powdered with some kind of Mexican cheese that tastes like parmesan (or is it actually parmesan?). Dripping with cheese and beefy oil down my chin...SO GOOD!!!!
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Some times you want a real taco and sometimes you really want a Jimboy's taco made with real American cheese. Really, it's all about the taco burger. I feel sorry for anyone who's never had one, add ketchup.
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I love Jimboys! My favorite is the beef tacos and bean burritos. I miss them now that I don't live in NorCal. Such a great place, good prices and fast food. Jimboys never disappoints. Its a staple of me whenever I go home.
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All time favorite ground beef taco!!!! Sacramento Classic. Usually go to the one in Greenhaven. Remember when I used to ride my bike there in the summertime to get Tacos and Taquitos. Dont sleep on this place....you will miss out!
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Absolutely some of the nastiest Mexican fast food I've ever eaten. If you can call it Mexican that is. I don't know why everyone seems fascinated by this place. It's definitely a Sacramento thing, good thing is that I'm not from Sacramento originally.
The food is bland and swimming in grease. It tastes like cafeteria food I ate when I was in elementary school. I mean... ground beef in the enchiladas? WTF? If I want Mexican I'll go all the way, like Tres Hermanas or go completely the opposite direction like Taco Bell. At least both of those have more flavor that this place. This "in between" type of food is disgusting.
I love Jimboys. People on here have complained about it being greasy, ITS FAST MEXICAN FOOD, duh. The funny thing about this repeated complaint is, they don't use lard in their beans, so it's a veggie friendly place to eat, and they have a great veggie burrito. They have really good fries too, better than any burger joint around here.If you don't like the orange grease then get a bean taco instead of a beef.
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You have to love Jimboy's for what it is. Don't go to Jimboy's when you're watching your girlish figure, don't go there for a light lunch. Their food is typically dripping in grease but it is delicious. I grew up near the Greenhaven Jimboy's and my family always used to drive to this location because the food here is better. There is one cook there that makes the best tacos that I've ever eaten. If you walk in and see this lovable, large woman smiling at you from behind the grill then you should order as many tacos as you can afford. Seriously, they are amazing. I like the combo burritos, tacos, and nachos. The daily special can be a good value, depending on the day. You get your food fast and they get your order accurate...a rare combination for a fast food chain.
Also, a note to Billy, there are Jimboy's all over northern California and in Reno so some people must like their food. Then again, I didn't realize that being a local business was now considered a bad thing. According to your logic, McDonalds must be the best restaurant in the world.
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why i like this place
1) great drive through. seriously. there are flowers!
2) parmesan on the taco shells. soooo good.
3) spicy packets of taco sauce.
4) the bean and cheese burritos are cooked on the grill making them slightly crisp and super tasty.
5) the only place/time i will eat fake cheese is here. they must use American cheese but it's tasty. i promise.
6) it started in Sacramento.
dislike:
1) the veggie burrito is a little on the bland side.
2) the tacos do tend to be greasy depending on the cook maybe?
3) i hate the food in the box than all in a bag. seems a bit wasteful.
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I know multiple people who have left Sacramento and now live scattered about the world. One similarity between this rather diverse group, including my sister the San Diego sailor and my vegetarian friend shacked up in SOHO is that WHEN THEY COME BACK TO SAC THEY WANT JIMBOYS.
Why? Because there is no where else like it. The Tacos are the main draw: a greasy corn tortilla tossed in parmesan and stuffed with beef and american cheese....yum. I dare someone to eat one and tell you they don't want a second! The Bean and Cheese Burrito is also delicious, but definitely trails the tacos. I have enjoyed the Veggie Burrito also.
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The food is OK. You go, you order and you get the hell back to your office. I wouldn't eat there unless I have a coupon. No offense to the folks there.
you can't get better fast mexican food. if you want great food then you shouldn't be at fast food anyways. i go here whenever i'm in a hurry and don't want a nasty burger from one of the chains.
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There's a reason why they've remained a local chain. Terrible food. I would suggest sticking to the sodas. There must be extra sugar in them.
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Jimboy oh boy! The key to a tasty meal at Jimboy's is the location. The best locations I have found are THIS one, the one on Northgate, and the one on Auburn and Myrtle. The Jimboy's on Northgate is numero uno! The same guy has owned it or managed it for over 15 years. A few years ago I was waiting for my food order at the Northgate Jimboy's when it got held up. I ran out of there as soon as the dude said to the frightened worker in the kitchen, "Get the fuck down this is a holdup". I got the hell out of there. Of course, I went back about 15 minutes later to pick up my beef taco and combo burrito.
If the combo burrito is rolled tight like a good joint, it will be delicious! A loose burrito with all that orange crap leaking out is an awful Jimboy's experience. The same goes for the taco's.
For a good Jimboy's Experience...location. location. location.
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Doesn't matter what lies between or on top of these fried shells. Perhaps a heap of shredded, 110lb fluorescent pink cardstock. I wouldn't flinch. I just miss these shells and the grease and the fine, salty dusting of parmesan that rode in on 'em.
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Yum. And anyone who thinks different is dumb and should be kicked in the bum.
Seriously though, I fucking love Jimboys. When I lived in Sacramento, I'd raid my neighbors junk mail for the buy one burrito get one free coupons, then walk down to Jimboys and eat like a millionaire. Of course, the walk home wasn't as pleasant. My boyfriend and I recently rented a car and drove to Jimboy's from San Francisco. We ate there upon arriving and made a trip through the drive thru on the way out. Yep, it's that good.
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Yeah nothing like orange grease coming from your taco! I thought my Mom made some pretty bad taco's, but this place has her beat (I do love my Mom, she's just not that great of a cook and she knows it, hence the reason for me learning how to cook) anyways, yeah orange grease and pass the Old El Paso while you're at it. Enough said.
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Jimboy's is greasy. Normally, that information alone is hardly enough to qualify it as good, and not necissarily as bad. In the case of Jimboy's, it's all you need to know.
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Jimboy's is good in that "this really shouldn't be good" kind of way. You know the feeling. Conditioned since preschool to adhere to the Four A Day Way, you KNOW...oh, you KNOW...there's something dubious about those big greasy cheese covered taco shells. You KNOW there's something lingering and evil in that greasy beef. But that's totally beyond the point. It's delicious. (And yes, Ken S., I agree....hangover food perfected.)
The salsa bar is also impressive for a quickie place. Anywhere that offers salsa verde maintains a special place in my heart.
Still, this is a rare occasion for me. I had a fish taco once which was pretty lackluster - a tough fried fish fillet with gloppy tartar sauce. Yuck. The bean burritos are distressingly artificial tasting, though I never seem to catch one when it was the right temperature to actually taste good.
But yes - it's a grease pit. And sometimes you just like grease.
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A friend of mine summed up Jimboy's most accurately: "They have the best 'bad' Mexican food around." What he meant by this, is that they are in competition with Taco Tell, Del Taco, Una Mas and other Mexican-oriented fast food joints. In other words, 'Bad Mexican Food'. Don't bother trying to compare them to the actual restraints, they'll blow Jimboy's out of the water
However, kept in proper context, of all these establishments, Jimboy's tends to be on the top in price, portion, and quality. So if you must eat "bad", stick with Jimboy's.
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As far as fast-food mexican goes, Jimboys is near the top of the pile.
This location is good, as its downtown, which makes it easy to walk/ride bike to, and its right near the freeway on/off ramps so if you're passing by in need of a quick and yummy bite, this is a decent place to do it.
The tacos are DELICIOUS!!! Something about them--just can't quite explain how lovely they are...
They also have a "Veggie Burrito"-- and just make sure to ask for "no cheese" if you're vegan, otherwise you'll get a gross square of sliced cheese up in it.
I like going and spending less than 3 dollars on a meal that fills me up with tasty food that is not NEARLY as nasty-greasy as other "fast food" joints.
Definately more authentic than Taco Hell or Smell Taco, and definately worth a stop in.
And last I checked, they still had beer available. Yeah! Beer and tacos. Sigh.
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I love Jimboys (pronounced "YIM BOYZZ" with two "z"s).
Its greasy goodness is a Sacramento treat. The location I frequent most often is on 29th street in downtown Sacramento (each location is sometimes slightly different from one another). There are three items I enjoy on the Jimboys menu (but I never have the stomach to order them all at once). First of all, I like to get the non-greasy vegetarian burrito (beans, cheese, lettuce, tomato...extra for sour cream and guacamole) but sometimes ordered "crispy", the bean and cheese burrito (grilled to artery clogging perfection) and the bean taco (beans, cheese, lettuce, tomato, with Parmesan cheese on the outer shell). I love their salsa.
All the food goes great with a Corona.
I'm hungry now.
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Damn! Foldably soft fried shells with meat, lettuce, tomato, shredded cheese, and then dusted with some parmesan. Picture the grease wallets from Jack In the Box upgraded by 1000%. The bean burritos are more like a bundled and grilled, bean and cheese quesadilla. Breakfast burritos are also a must. And the hotsauce in the packets are actually hot. I always steal a handful and bring it back to my lair for future spiciness.
All of the above items are perfect partners for hangovers, sleepovers, drunkass stupors, or even when you are disappointingly sober.
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Jimboys is Jimboys, I slowly see myself going away from them.
Is it because they raise their prices every 3 weeks or because the quality is getting worse? Who knows, Hell Who cares.
The point is Jimboys is good, But their dumb fake taqueria look thats been going around doesn't mean you get to have the same price as a Mexican restaurant without free chips and with No Service, all the while I still have to deal with standing behind some dumb RT employee asking crap like "what comes on a taco" and "how much ice do you put in your soda's".
Go their for good fast Mexican food, but watch out with the pocketbook and the other patrons.
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(I have food allergies. I'm allergic to Milk and Wheat. All of my reviews come from the perspective of someone looking to make the best of her dietary restrictions.)
Jimboy's is not the healthiest place to eat. It's greasy Mexican. It's also, frigen delicious!
For me, Jimboy's can be summed up in two words "Taco Burger." And, yes, it's exactly what it sounds like. A burger, with all the burger fixens, in a taco shell.
For someone that can't eat the traditional hamburger with a bun, a Taco Burger fills a very big void. It's a fast food item that I can eat on the run.
I have to ask for no Parmesan and no cheese. And I learned the hard way that many people DON'T know that Parmesan IS cheese, so I have to be specific about "no parmesan."
But, I love it. Grease and all.
This location has been very good about getting my food right, over the years.
It was serious fat-bomb trouble for me when I lived around the corner from this Jimboy's. After a long day I knew I could be satisfied by biting into the greasy wonderfulness comprised of a fried hard taco shell dusted with parmesan cheese, and filled with "meat" and velveeta. For some reason this location is better than the one in West Sacramento. But the tacos at the Jimboy's at Denios are the best; that location is a taco-only Jimboy's.
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Yuckola. Grease pit.
If you have to eat here, get a taco and avoid everything else.
I don't know who Jimboy is, but he has perfected hangover food. Nothing settles the stomach better after a night of drinking better than a Jimboy's two taco platter.
The amazing thing is, I've been there when I haven't been drinking and it's just as good. If you have a fine appreciation for greasy fast mexican food like I do, this place is for you. I recommend their beef tacos, I've had other items on the menu and none are as good as the original. They do them up a bit differently than most places. It's kind of a hybrid between a taqueria taco and a Jack in the Box taco. It sounds gross, but trust me, it's delicious.
I'd like to give them more stars, but last time I was there the health inspector report cited them for having a bug zapper placed over "mass storage of beans and rice". Maybe it's the special ingredient. Who cares, it's damn tasty and I haven't gotten sick yet. If you have room, polish things off with some hot churros or the classic Choco-taco.
i love their bean burritos, tacos and taquitos....enough said! this place is hella grubbin!!!!!
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