Mexican food and music; the perfect combination

Taqueria Real Jacona not only brought mexican food to Rogers, but also heritage

You will not find many mexican restaurants that is as authentic and has as much of a family atmosphere than at Taqueria Real Jacona in Rogers.

The “hole-in-the-wall” restaurant is in the corner of Ellen’s Plaza off of 8th street. It gives you that instant feel of a restaurant in Mexico.

Immediately, you can see the whole kitchen of where the cooks serve up their craft before it hits your table.

Taqueria Real Jacona has been owned by Jesus Andrade ever since it opened in September 2013, and he picked a familiar face to be his head chef; his son.

Jose Andrade, cooks everything that the customer is looking for. From the basics like tacos, burritos, and quesadillas to tortas (similar to a mexican sandwich) and sopes (an equivalent of a mexican pizza), all made right where you can see.

“Our two most popular entrees are the Burrito Jacona (a burrito filled with your choice of meat, topped with a pile of lettuce and sliced avocados), as well as our tortas,” Jose Andrade said.

Taqueria Real Jacona will never force the customers to break the bank for their meals, as most entrees are under $10.

To wash down the delicious food, there is a wooden built bar to the right as you enter the restaurant. Here, the waiters can make any drink of your liking. They have the tradition lime and other flavored margaritas, beer, as well as their most popular drink. “Our most popular drink is our Michelada, it is a homemade drink. It contains tomato juice and a lot of other stuff,” Andrade laughed.

The other stuff that Andrade was hinting at includes any type of mexican lager beer, splashes of hot, worcesteshire and Maggi sauces, along with lime juices.

They also have traditional Mexican sodas and non-alcholic margaritas along with fountain drinks for customers not looking for alcoholic beverages.

Taqueria Real Jacona does not often do specials during the week, their deals come out on Friday and Saturdays for their most popular

nights; Karaoke nights.

Friday and Saturday nights on 8th street in Ellen’s Plaza are hoppin’ when people file into Taqueria Real Jacona to partake in the weekly Karaoke night contests. Majority latin music, anyone who wants to get up and sing karaoke to their favorite song is welcome.

Karaoke nights go from 9 p.m. to midnight when the restaurant closes.

“We see a big jump in sales and customers on Friday and Saturday nights when people want to come and either sing Karaoke or just watch,” Andrade said.

The musical theme continues throughout the weekend when on Sunday’s a friend of the restaurant, Eniliano, performs live latin music for a couple hours during the day for any customers that come in.

Taqueria Real Jacona has been in business since September 2013, and their popularity continues to grow throughout the Northwest Arkansas area as a premire authentic mexican restaurant that people can count on.

For information on Karaoke nights along with other specials and live music you can like their Facebook page, facebook.com/taqueria.realjacona.

Warm up your voices, start up an appetite then head over to 1713 S 8th St in the corner of Ellen’s Plaza in Rogers for the true mexican restaurant feel that you’re looking for.

SEAN LAUGHLIN/NWA MEDIA BY SEAN LAUGHLIN/NWA MEDIA Taqueria Real Jacona of Rogers, is owned by Jesus Andrade (right), and head chef is his son Jose (left); it truly is a family affair on 8th St.

SPECIAL THANKS FROM NWA MEDIA Each dish is prepared to order and customers can look straight into the kitchen when Jose and his staff cook up meals such as sopas.

SEAN LAUGHLIN/NWA MEDIA Taquereia Real Jacona has a wooden built bar to the rigth of the entrance where the staff can make a number of drinks for the customers included margaritas either on the rocks or blended.