Tacos, bandera enchiladas, sizzling fajitas, seafood, and a house salsa worth the drive. One family, cooking Michoacan favorites on S Kimball Ave for more than twenty years.
It is a small spot on Kimball with a hand painted sign, and inside it is warm, clean and full of color. The food is the kind one family has been perfecting since 2006.
The same family has owned and cooked here for more than twenty years, and you taste it.
Michoacan classics done the slow, honest way, from the mole to the rellenos.
People say the service is as warm as the food, whether it is your first visit or your fiftieth.
Come sit down in the dining room, or call (208) 459-9660 to order ahead for pickup or delivery.
Every plate is made to order, the traditional way, with salsa and the trimmings on the side.
Eat in with the family, take it to go, or have it brought to you. Buen provecho.
"This is the best traditional Mexican restaurant in the area. Lots of options from burritos, to enchiladas, fajitas, tacos, pozole, mole sauce, and lots of seafood options. The family that runs and owns the restaurant have been in business for over 20 years and they are SO nice. Great and friendly service, highly recommend visiting!"
"Really cute and clean inside and great service! I loved the fajita Caesar salad! My husband liked his burrito! You should try this place out! Do not be intimidated by the outside."
"This place is amazing. Great little place. Food is off the charts fantastic. Staff is amazing. If you are in Caldwell, you definitely need to check this place out. Highly recommend. You will not be disappointed. 5 stars all the way."
"Yummy, amazingly seasoned pork with grilled pineapple. A late lunch quesataco plate, delicious every time."
"Stopped in for a late lunch and had the quesataco plate. Delicious. Friendly service and the salsa is something special."
"This is the best traditional Mexican restaurant in the area. Lots of options from burritos, to enchiladas, fajitas, tacos, pozole, mole sauce, and lots of seafood options. The family that runs and owns the restaurant have been in business for over 20 years and they are SO nice. Great and friendly service, highly recommend visiting!"
"Really cute and clean inside and great service! I loved the fajita Caesar salad! My husband liked his burrito! You should try this place out! Do not be intimidated by the outside."
"This place is amazing. Great little place. Food is off the charts fantastic. Staff is amazing. If you are in Caldwell, you definitely need to check this place out. Highly recommend. You will not be disappointed. 5 stars all the way."
"Yummy, amazingly seasoned pork with grilled pineapple. A late lunch quesataco plate, delicious every time."
"Stopped in for a late lunch and had the quesataco plate. Delicious. Friendly service and the salsa is something special."
Janitzio takes its name from a little island in Michoacan, and that is the cooking you will find here. For more than twenty years the same family has run this corner of Caldwell, serving the tacos, enchiladas, fajitas, pozole and seafood they grew up on.
Regulars will tell you not to judge the place by the outside. Step in and it is warm, clean and full of color, with murals on the walls and a salsa people swear is the best in the valley. The welcome is as genuine as the food.
"The best traditional Mexican restaurant in the area. The family that runs and owns the restaurant have been in business for over 20 years and they are SO nice."
New to the menu? Here is how regulars order, from the chile rellenos to the salsa, plus a two host audio guide you can listen to before you go.
Read the guideOur two host audio guide walks you through the menu, the story and what makes the salsa famous. About a minute and a half, on the blog.
Play the episodeWe are at 313 S Kimball Ave in Caldwell, Idaho. Look for the orange building with the gold Janitzio sign and the blue mural along the bottom.
Monday to Wednesday we are open 11am to 8pm, and Thursday and Friday 11am to 9pm. We are closed Saturday and Sunday.
Yes. You can dine in, call ahead for takeout, or have it delivered. For larger family or group orders, just give us a call.
Traditional Michoacan cooking, our chile rellenos and bandera enchiladas, a full lineup of seafood, and the house salsa folks drive across the valley for.
One Caldwell family has owned and cooked here since 2006, more than twenty years.
Come sit down, call ahead, or order delivery. Twenty years of Michoacan cooking, and a seat at the table with your name on it.