El Jarocho II Mexican Restaurant and Bar

First time to this location, long time visitor of their Rome location. Right next to the office, and happy hour margaritas made El Jarocha of Rome popular so we had to give this one a try with the family. Same large menu, same good food. It feels authentic and the prices are reasonable. You always start with chips & salsa as soon as you sit down and that always makes for a better experience. I got a chicken taco salad and it was tasty, I’ll be visiting again when it gets warmer out

This is hands-down the BEST Mexican food in the Utica area. The murals of the wall are beautiful and the food was excellent. They also take substitutions and special requests, so I was able to accommodate for my meal to my liking. The place also plays real Mexican music and the decorations are very pretty. They are also well priced.

Noticeable atmosphere updated from the prior establishment. Owner/ server was very professional and friendly service. Sizzling plate of pollo fundido had great presentation, however preferred with more flavor/ cheese.

Very disappointed with this place. The salsa really is just canned tomato sauce with some cilantro in it as another reviewer said. It was so bizarre. The food was over fried and greasy where applicable, bland otherwise. Cheaply made with obviously cheap ingredients. Chicken in a quesadilla was watery as another reviewer said as well. I normally think other reviewers are whinier or more exacting than I would be but the bad reviews of this place are spot on unfortunately. Had to pull someone aside to get a single drink refill. The people were polite though and the atmosphere is fine. Wasn't offered a booster seat so I hunted one down myself, and my preference on the chimichanga I ordered was ignored.

We ordered takeout. We ordered the chicken burritos served with rice and beans and this is what we got. I thought the rice and beans would be a separate dish, but all we got was two Skimpy little burritos with chicken, a few beans and about seven grains of rice inside. It look like they put this burrito together in the dark. It made both my husband and I sick, not that we were able to finish eating it. It tasted disgusting.