Tag: Mexican

  • Coa Cantina (Des Moines, IA) Review

    Coa Cantina (Des Moines, IA) Review

    4.5* (out of 5) Food: 5* Atmosphere: 5* Value: 4* Service: 4* You’ll love the atmosphere, food and drinks – and the Margaritas are 1/2 price during Happy Hour!

  • Cancun Grill and Cantina (Urbandale, IA) Review

    Cancun Grill and Cantina (Urbandale, IA) Review

    4.2* (out of 5) Food: 5* Atmosphere: 5* Value: 3* Service: 3* Both the food and drinks make it worth a stop…with easy access just off of I80/I35.

  • Abelardo’s Mexican Fresh (Missouri Valley, IA) Review

    Abelardo’s Mexican Fresh (Missouri Valley, IA) Review

    4.25* (out of 5) Food: 5* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 4* Service: 4* If you are ok with the fast food type of delivery and plastic bowls, plates and silverware, you will find the food to be very good! Click the link for the full review, pictures, map and more details.

  • Blue Agave Street Tacos & Margaritas (West Des Moines, IA) Review

    Blue Agave Street Tacos & Margaritas (West Des Moines, IA) Review

    3.5* (out of 5) Food: 5* Atmosphere: 2* Value: 3* Service: 4* Great Atmosphere (when the music isn’t blaring) and the food is very good, so I don’t hesitate to recommend it for anyone to try. Click the link for full review, pictures and more details.

  • Fiesta Mexican Restaurant (West Des Moines, IA) Review

    Fiesta Mexican Restaurant (West Des Moines, IA) Review

    ★★★★★ 4.75* (out of 5) Food: 5* Atmosphere: 5* Value: 4* Service: 5* On a recommendation of a friend who recently moved here from Mexico as the most authentic Mexican food in town, this has become our new favorite!

  • El Barco Mexican Restaurant (Urbandale, IA) Review

    El Barco Mexican Restaurant (Urbandale, IA) Review

    ★★★★ 3.75* (out of 5) Food: 4* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 4* Service: 3* The chips and salsa were good and plentiful (an expectation at Mexican restaurants) and the Margarita was very good.

  • Sol Agave (Grimes, IA) Restaurant Review

    Sol Agave (Grimes, IA) Restaurant Review

    ★★★★ 3.75* (out of 5) Food: 4* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 4* Service: 3*

  • Chevys Fresh Mex (Sioux Falls, SD) Review

    Chevys Fresh Mex (Sioux Falls, SD) Review

    4.0* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 4* Atmosphere: 5* Value: 4* Service: 3* 05/26/2023 Chevys Fresh Mex Stopped here while driving through Sioux Falls at dinner time and boy did it turn out to be a great stop. New, lively, open and fun atmosphere with reasonable prices and good food. We were…

  • El Fogon (West Des Moines, IA) Review

    El Fogon (West Des Moines, IA) Review

    4.0* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 4* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 4* Service: 4* 05/19/2023 El Fogon This place has been on my Want to Go list for a while and had a great opportunity to go following an after-work party of my wife’s. Along with the free chips and salsa (see picture),…

  • Viva Mexican Restaurant (Urbandale, IA) Review

    Viva Mexican Restaurant (Urbandale, IA) Review

    ★★★★ 3.75* (out of 5) Food: 4* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 4* Service: 3*

  • Zona Rosa Mexican (San Jose, CA) Review

    Zona Rosa Mexican (San Jose, CA) Review

    4.75* (out of 5) Food: 5* Atmosphere: 5* Value: 4* Service: 5* 04/15/2023 Our friends took us here during our visit to the San Jose area and it just might be my favorite Mexican restaurant. Other than it being a little pricey – everything was some of the best we’ve experienced at a Mexican restaurant.…

  • El Loro Mexican Grill (Brooklyn Park, MN) Review

    El Loro Mexican Grill (Brooklyn Park, MN) Review

    4.0* (out of 5) Food: 4* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 4* Service: 4* 04/08/2023 We were in the mood for Mexican while visiting our son so met him here based on a recommendation from one of his coworkers. While the communication with our server was a little challenging (I view that as a positive by the…

  • El Guapo’s Tequila & Tacos (West Des Moines, IA) Review

    El Guapo’s Tequila & Tacos (West Des Moines, IA) Review

    4.75* (out of 5) Food: 5* Atmosphere: 5* Value: 4* Service: 5* 03/17/2023 We stopped here for a drink on the way home from dinner last night and once again enjoyed our experience at one of our favorite Mexican restaurants. The selection of unique cocktails is extensive here and we really enjoy them. Last night…

  • Hacienda Vieja (Grimes, IA) Review

    4.0* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 5* Atmosphere: 3* (loud) Value: 4* Service: 4* We stopped here because my wife read that they had the best margaritas in the area…and I’d have to agree after having one.  The flavor was great…the sweetness was not overpowering and it didn’t leave that ‘fuzzy /…

  • La Fonda of Inglewood Restaurant & Cafe (Inglewood, CA) Review

    4.25* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 5* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 4* Service: 4* We stopped here for dinner on a business trip while killing time to try and avoid the worst of rush hour.  While the restaurant had good ratings, we weren’t expecting a lot based on the outside of the building…

  • Charras and Tequila (Bismarck, ND) Review

    4.0* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 4* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 4* Service: 4* We stopped here while visiting my sister and brother-in-law and really enjoyed the food.  The first thing we enjoyed were the chips and salsa – the chips were fresh and crispy and the salsa was thick and tasty.  The…

  • Campeche Restaurant (Galena, IL) Review

    4.5* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 5* Atmosphere: 5* Value: 3* Service: 4* Stopped for dinner while staying in Galena this weekend and really enjoyed the stop.  The chips and fresh salsa were very good.  My wife and I shared a Family Margarita Flight, which was a great value compared to the…

  • Zocalo (Kansas City, MO) Review

    4.0* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 4* Atmosphere: 3* Value: 3* Service: 2* Stopped for dinner while staying in Galena this weekend and really enjoyed the stop.  The chips and fresh salsa were very good.  My wife and I shared a Family Margarita Flight, which was a great value compared to the…

  • El Huapango Mexican Restaurant (Grimes, IA) Review

    El Huapango Mexican Restaurant (Grimes, IA) Review

    3.75* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 4* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 3* Service: 4* 08/20/2022 El Huapango Mexican Restaurant Although it wasn’t high on my wife’s list based on the exterior appearance, I talked her into trying it since it was relatively close to where we live. We started with a 28oz Margarita…

  • Fuzzy’s Taco Shop (Des Moines, IA) Review

    4.0* (out of 5) Yelp Review Google Review Food: 4* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 4* Service: 4* Stopped here for dinner before our first Cubs game and left as Fuzzy’s Fans!  While you order at the counter, they deliver all but the Chips and Queso to your table and are great about checking in to see…