Jarocho South is a casual yet vibrant Mexican seafood restaurant located in Kansas City, Missouri. The restaurant prides itself on serving high-quality seafood dishes that are both delicious and affordable. The colorful space is perfect for a casual evening out or a quick lunch with colleagues. They offer dine-in, kerbside pickup and no-contact delivery options. Customers can order from the IMENU360 website, Menudocs.wixstatic.com or through the Jarochokc.com website. The restaurant is LGBTQ+ friendly, and the staff is known for their excellent service. Jarocho South is a must-visit destination for seafood lovers in Kansas City.
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Amenities and More
- Healthy options
- Credit cards
- Small plates
- Outdoor seating
- High chairs
- Transgender safe space
- Happy-hour food
- Solo dining
- Tourists
Reviews
The food was good, but be prepared to be nickled and dimed. Our server was very friendly and she did a great job keeping up as the only server.
Now the bad. A 3.5lb, $70 fish came with two small containers of sauce. There’s an up charge for an extra container, so we had to eat the last part of the fish without sauce. They have no vegetarian entree options on the menu, but the chef said he could put peppers and onions on a cheese quesadilla. If I had realized that I would still be charged for a steak quesadilla, I would have passed and grabbed something to eat on the way home. I paid $22 for a quesadilla with a few strips of onions and peppers. It was good, but not worth the cost. Plus, it left us all with a nasty taste in our mouths .
We mostly enjoyed the food, and the service was good. We thought it was expensive for what we got. Shrimp cocktail with stale crackers, steak fajitas, one Coke, and one water about 62.00 with tip.
The Campechana was amazing! We also got the ceviche and I can attest it’s one of the best if not the best in KC! The portions are a bit small but well worth it. Service was exceptional and they have a great cocktail bar.
Yep this is one of my favorite spots for Sunday lunch. So many options on the buffet and menu. Great food and great service to match. The fish was on point. And I got a blue crab tamale topped with Mole' that is a show stopper. If you haven't been here, you need to make it a priority. We all ordered different things and traded around and there wasn't anything that I didnt want more of. Cant say enough about this place. Check it out sooner than later.
I really wanted to like and recommend this place but not yet, not in its current state. Service is ok and pretty fast, so no issues there. I think the biggest reason I hesitate to recommend this place is the price / quality ratio. This is not a typical Mexican restaurant where you get your tacos, burritos and fijitas. For that, I like this place. I ordered a scallop Ceviche and a seafood paella. The Ceviche is ok, not amazingly good but not bad neither. But the portion was really small. The seafood paella was a bit let down. It has one scallop, one clam, 2 pieces of fish fillets and 3 shrimps. That's it. And the rest of it was just rice. And it was a bit on the salty side but I understand that's subjective. This came out to be almost $55 for 2 dishes. I am not sure if it's worth it.
Excellent seafood restaurant for those who want whole fish and some brilliant flavors on oysters! everything on the menu looked amazing, service was outstanding too.
Food was good, and the service was also very good!
Now my problem, it is expensive for what you get, my son ordered a seafood paella and it only had a couple of mussels and 3 shrimps, but if you see the photo from their website it is full with seafood, not the case.
Food was awesome! Service was the same! It was nice to go to a Mexican restaurant and get some new options. This is a seafood restaurant and they do it right. Everything that we had was great. We had the little fried fish, oysters, blue crab queso, lobster bisque soup, and shared the paella. I recommend them all. The lobster bisque was the best that I've ever had. Check it out for yourself. I can't wait to go back!