What makes a Toronto person endure the QEW crawl Friday after work? Meeting a friend from Mississauga in the middle. El Jefe was recommended by a younger and hipper person, and I love that area of Port Credit so off I went. El Jefe is pleasant and unadventurous, and those aren't bad things. The drinks are inexpensive and there's a big enough tequila list to make me regret having to drive back. The guac that they crush at the table is fresh, though with a dearth of spices. Gringo taco had deep fried avocado. Breading and deep frying an already fatty food seems odd to me but the little pieces of corn were good. By the end of the meal I felt I'd had enough corn, first chips and then the tacos were double wrapped? Btw, I asked about the "Aztec" stone bowl the guac came in. It seemed quite porous, but our server said they do put it in the dishwasher, which is reassuring. I like it when restaurants are cleaner than my home although that's admittedly a low bar.
Patio (in October!!) is cute, service was good. Overall I would characterize El Jefe as safe, (except for the disgusting FIVE POUND burrito a table of three was eating, who does that, what could possibly be a win in that situation?).