Jarocho - Kansas City, Kansas

Jarocho

719 Kansas Avenue
Kansas City, Kansas 66105
(913) 281-7757

Tuesday - Thursday 11 AM - 9 PM
Friday & Saturday 11 AM - 10 PM

Jarocho Authentic Mexican Seafood - Kansas City, Kansas

Carlos and Sayaka Falcon opened Jarocho in October 2014. Chef Carlos is the Jarocho (from Veracruz) and Sayaka is from Okinawa, Japan. For several years it was called Jarocho Pescados Y Mariscos, which means fish & shellfish from Veracruz, Mexico. The name first changed to Jarocho Authentic Mexican Seafood, but is just Jarocho today. This restaurant is our pick for the best seafood in the Kansas City metropolitan area.

The dinner menu at Jarocho is 100% about seafood. Other than the children's menu, there is nothing for someone who does not want fish or shellfish. The children's menu adds chicken tenders and quesadillas. There are also weekday lunch specials without seafood.

I enjoy the food a lot, particularly the dishes like the Grilled Fish Fillet topped with a shrimp, octopus & crab cream sauce. The menu has evolved a lot in the years since we first dinned here. Many dishes have been replaced with new ones and where there were once several dishes with a choice between two sauces, the chef now does just one sauce for each dish.

More recent dishes which I have found to be heavenly have included the Grilled Live Lobster with garlic butter and the elote, which is as good as I have ever had.

In addition to the menu, there is a long list of Chef's Specials on the table. In May 2025 they included seafood boil, shrimp gumbo, fresh tuna tartar, sauteed mussels and other dishes.

Jarocho has $1.50 oysters on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, with the type of oyster changing with availability. Oysters are still offered daily and are included in the once a month brunch. Oysters are flown in four times a week.

On Wednesdays Jarocho offers $4 House Margarita and $8 off Paella.

Entrees come with rice and slaw, but they will substitute beans or fries if you ask.

The first Sunday of every month 10 AM to 3 PM they do El Bruncho wth a wonderful seafood buffet..

Jarocho on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

We already loved Jarocho and had been there many times before Guy Fieri showcased this seafood on Season 30, Episode 11 of Triple D on August 23, 2019. The episode was titled, "Loaded, Stuffed and Fried."

The segment opened with Fried Whole Black Sea Bass, deep fried whole black bass which had been brined for 24 hours and was served with red cabbage slaw, chipotle sauce and rice. It looked just as good as it has tasted when we have had it. Chef Carlos serves

The second half of the Jarocho segment features Grilled Stuffed Oysters, stuffed with shrimp, blue crab meat, Spanish octopus, onions, jalapenos, cilantro, Monterey cheese, house seasonings and olive oil. I've loved the fish with this stuffing and couldn't believe I had missed these oysters!

Jarocho Pescados Y Mariscos main room