This is the one on 4th & Main in Hillsboro. Pros: Good food, chips & salsa are decent. Decent portions. Vegetarian options. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Seating options for handicap, small parties, and fluffy people.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Staff is friendly. Extra parking in the back. Cons: Parking can be limited and bathroom is pretty undesirable. Overall: Good option if it's not too busy, food is a little different than the standard mexican faire. read more

The location downtown is good enough, but we just stopped in quick about 30 minutes before closing. [[HIGHLIGHT]]I have always thought the restaurant looked nice from the street and inside it feel spacious and there are a lot of tables.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The food came out fast enough, but it the quality was only so/so. I have had better luck at the Rustic location. read more

Average. I got 2 chicken tacos. They were okay chicken was dry. Standard rice and beans. Chips and salsa was okay nothing special. And they charged plenty. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Floor was old cement colorful walls.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]Tiny bathroom but clean[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]]. Staff was nice promt service. read more

Service is so slow! Food isn't great. Super basic and not flavorful. I didnt even eat all my food or ask gor a box and no one ever even asked if I liked it. The queso is so thick you can't even scoop it on a chip. The enchulada sauce just taste like a strong tomatoes taste. The rice abd beans were ok. But it was filled with the gross enchilada sauce so I didnt eat it. With all the Mexican food restaurants around hillsboro. Don't wasn't your time on this place. read more

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It's really good. Not great or amazing. But solid. Good chips and salsa. Lots of choices.

We were attending the Hillsboro night market on a hot Tuesday evening, kids grew impatient on waiting for the food trucks to open, so we decided to stop by Amelia's after a great visit at their other location. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The decor at this one felt a bit more dated, and the servers are a bit less attentive, neither is a big deal.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] We got the taco al carbon, which was just amazing, the flavor and tenderness of the meat is to die for. We also tried the carne arrachera, solid dish, just nothing that really stood out, but still better than most Mexican restaurants in the area. Kiddos enjoyed their kids meal, which is always appreciated when that is an option. Overall a good meal, but we would probably go to the other Hillsboro location over this one. read more

I haven't tried this particular location. I've driven by it. It seems nice. I've tried the rustic restaurant for takeout each time I go. The staff is pleasant. I've only ever gotten cheese in Milada's but I've gotten them with both mozzarella and with cotija. Must try. read more

Excellent food,, very attentive service, [[HIGHLIGHT]]extremely clean kitchen area[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]]. Burrito was 5 stars.

The food has been consistently top notch and the best Mexican restaurant in Oregon. The service has been basic but consistently on point. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Ambience is basic but I'm more about the food and the service.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Food is pretty good. Do not get the Azabache burrito, unless you're prepared to burn your tastebuds off. It should be more like a burrito challenge than a dinner plate on the menu. The waiter warned my husband it was spicy but it was BEYOND spicy. Customer service is okay, you have to pay extra for chips if you want any more than the first basket. Strong delicious margaritas. read more

Great Mexican food, reasonably priced. Service is always good. If I wished for one thing, it would be more varieties of traditional Mexican fare, not just the usual burritos, tacos, tamales, and enchiladas. But I guess that's what Americans like. My friend had a HUGE salad that was fresh and delicious, so that's an option, too. I've always gone for lunch so I don't know about the drinks. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Ambiance is casual, not too loud.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

[[HIGHLIGHT]]Good food in a comfort setting.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] We enjoyed the service and the yummy, massive burritos. I'll be back when I'm in the area. read more

Fairly certain this is my new favorite Mexican restaurant after swinging by earlier this week. Restaurant & Staff: The inside is nothing fancy, but it doesn't need to be! It's clean and basic, but comfortable. The staff were friendly but it did seem there were times they were a little understaffed as it took a while before you'd see someone. Food: We ordered the choriqueso for the table. I like that it came with tortillas instead of chips (though we did enjoy chips and salsa as well!). The tortillas here are homemade and out of this world. My sister's boyfriend ordered the enchiladas en Mole and loved them, even day two. Portions here are huge! The cochinita pibil and carne arrachera are both great. Again, great portions. The cochinita pibil was cooked perfectly and the meat was not too dry at all, which is sometimes an issue with this dish. The habanero sauce it comes with is SPICY, and amazing. I'd put that on everything. The carne arrachera was cooked perfectly and was garlicky. Drinks: The margarita my sister ordered was massive. She liked it, but was the only one to order a drink at the table. read more

Amelia's Exquisite Mexican Restaurant - Enchiladas De Mole and Carne Arrachera - Mexican Near Me - Hillsboro, Oregon

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Tortilla soup /w sour cream is an amazingly fflavorful soup that ranks very high in my comfort foods. Better than any local street tacos. It has more chicken than you usually get in a dish of soup. It was a very good soup/meal read more

Amelia's Exquisite Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Hillsboro, Oregon

So after going here a few times now and tried a variety of their dishes, this place is a solid 3 to 3.5 at best. Depends on what you're getting but I think their chicken enchiladas with green sauce and carne asada tacos are best. The rest are just ok. A little lacking on meat in their burritos and Tostada. Service is a hit and miss, no one passed by after getting our dishes until it was time to clean up. read more

Well, first let me say we used to come here semi regularly but haven't been in for about 3 months. We used to get good service and decent food. Tonight, however was a different story. First, it seemed as thought we were inconveniencing the server. She was not very attentive or polite. Second, the food, ugh the food. Bland, not even fresh off the grill hot. The chicken enchiladas were not even mediocre. Chicken was dry annd lacked anny type of flavor. The vegan burrito was not only poorly wrapped and spilled out the ends, it was made with ingredients not listed on the menu, it was lacking ingredients listed on the menu. The only thing that had any real flavor, were the margaritas. And we sat with empty margaritas for 20 minutes minimum, no ask if we wanted another, no ask if we wanted more salsa when we ran out. And with only two other tables. Being busy is not the reason for utterly failing at being a sever. We are convinced Intel is the only reason this location is still operating i regret to say we will NEVER be able to recommend this restaurant. read more

The soup was horrible bland I took two bites and $16.00 the taquitos were bad too chicken tasted like it was canned the fried oil must be old, paid $30.01 and didn't eat anything. I just left read more

Fabulous food! [[HIGHLIGHT]]Teeming w tech folks, no surprise as it's next to Intel.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] We liked it so much we came again next visit to our son in Hillsboro. read more

I provided honest feedback. Manager stated they'd be looking into making some changes. Nothing has changed. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Same bad food and same bad ambiance.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] This isn't the time to be ignoring customer who have supported Amelia's for many many years. read more

Tacos Dorados were way too hard. My tortilla soup was way too salty and my rice wasn't cooked all the way.

Friendly staff and great food. The Sopa Aztca soup was delicious and a healthy serving. Had the happy hour unlimited salsa and chips. The salsa is tasty just not as spicy as I prefer. The only negative comment has to the salsa serving bowl. It's too small and shape makes getting the last 25% out with their chips. read more

So disappointed! We have eaten at Amelia's Exquisite or gotten take out from there many times. Placed an order to go at Griffith Oaks tonight. Got there after 15-20 minutes only to have them question if we remembered where we placed the order. My husband showed them the email receipt, they checked their system, slammed it together, and missed the requested customizations. Terrible service!! read more

Amelia's Exquisite Mexican Restaurant is far and away the best Mexican/ Peruvian restaurant in the area! Time and again my family and I enjoy the incredibly delicious food and the great service! We love this place and will continue to keep coming back! We recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for outstanding Latin cuisine!!! read more

My partner and I ordered chicken pozole, although it was good and well seasoned... there was a piece of metal in my soup :( read more

Amelia's Exquisite Mexican Restaurant - Metal in soup (def not a spice) - Mexican Near Me - Hillsboro, Oregon

came for lunch, lots of people but quick service large portions and good pricing enchiladas is what a lot of people ordered and I got the queso one and a bit disappointed the cheese wasn't melted all the way inside and tasted not as warm in temperature server kept messing up the checks, rang up someone's debit card for our check and then gave us receipt to sign. We told server wrong card was charged but then we were still charged wrong amount (the other tables order), finally 3rd time went up to the front to explain situation x 2 that all charges needed to get reversed first, then proceed to charging the right order to the right table and to the right card. This took much longer than expected and no, not a barrier in communications, just seemed like too rushed to catch the mistake and even then a bit impatient to make corrections. Nonetheless, the pricing for the meal and portion size was justified, quality however was a bit disappointing, would have given higher review if not for the complicated billing issue and how it took multiple attempts to adjust. We were handed receipt billed someone's card twice and felt that was unrighteousness to have not corrected. Unsure if the other table got their card reversed then billed again, hopefully it all worked out as they were no longer present. read more

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My colleagues and I went here for lunch the other day. It was tasty but service was slllllllllllooooooooowwwwww! To be fair they were busy but I definitely felt like they need a better system down. Prices are very reasonable and the food is fresh. read more

The local authentic Mexican restaurant we've been looking for in Hillsboro! [[HIGHLIGHT]]Great service, excellent food, comfortable dining experience.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Amelia's Exquisite Mexican Restaurant - Tacos Al Carbon - Mexican Near Me - Hillsboro, Oregon

There is no way this restaurant has 4 stars . Service was the worst I've ever had she never came back I had to go get what ever I wanted. The only thing that was good was the food and they even managed to screw that up by giving us a table spoon of rice and beans chips were cold and to top off the slap in the face the price was crazy high . We left pst and hungry. read more

1st time yes!!! Omg so good, 2nd time... ok.. people make mistakes.. 3rd time, why was the family of 5 helped even though they came in 10 minutes after us?... 4th time, oh no soda or tortillas but you charged me for them. Bye read more

Something just happened to this place and it is Amazing, Beautiful, and Spectacular! I've been here a few times over the past several years (surprised I haven't left a review) and I've always thought of this as a place with good (just good) food and a bit divey (I'm in the mood for divey every once in a while) But something happened to this place recently (ok I haven't been here for a while) that is all good in all the ways. The food is spectacular! Just look at my recent photo of the Burrito Bowl. Isn't that Amazing?! And it tastes even better than it looks. It is so rich in flavor, texture, and color. The chicken and guac are simply heaven on earth. I can die in peace now :) The portion size is huge, the food quality is excellent, and the price is cheap. Who does that?! Regarding drinks, I've had the house Margarita and the Cadillac Margarita here and they are legit. They're not the giant monstrosities of ice in a globe that some places serve. Just an honest mix of flavor with a respectable punch and pleasing garnish. Delightful. It also looks like they spruced up the place a bit. And I loved the music! Could have stayed there all night. It's definitely not divey any more. I'd just say it's a simple, honest place full of exceptional food. Just like my favorite spots in PDX. So if you haven't visited Amelia's before, you MUST! And if you weren't impressed after your last visit, you owe it to yourself to come back. Salud! read more

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Authentic Mexican Food. Service was great and fast. Food was delicious. Big servings for a great price. HOMEMADE TORTILLAS!!! We ordered the Choriqueso as an appetizer. Strawberry Horchata and strawberry limeade for drinks. Ordered Amelias plate and the enchiladas. And for dessert the flan. read more

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Years ago there was great food - "IMO" **star doesn't count** Worst Mexican food I've ever tasted ! Sent 3/4 of my meal back- Never again- read more

**vegetarian review** Amelia is quite vegetarian friendly. I got the tamal and chile rellano to go. It came with fresh corn tortillas which were awesome!! Tamale was very flavourful as well. I liked that it's also present on the ala cart menu so you can get a side if you want (which I did) The chile relleno is quite nice as well. It had no cheese which I loved. Everything was well spiced and the order was ready within 10 mins. I'll definitely order back to try the nachos next time! read more

Amelia's Exquisite Mexican Restaurant - Vegan tamal - Mexican Near Me - Hillsboro, Oregon

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Food is unbelievably delicious and worth the visit every time! Starting with the complimentary chips that are lightly salted and the homemade salsa which was chunky and delicious. However, the salsa was a bit too salty for my liking. The quesadilla was amazing. The beef was tender and flavorful, greasy but any good Mexican food has to have some grease. The chorizo con huevos was also pretty good but a little bit deceiving. I'm currently doing keto so I was under the impression I was getting eggs and chorizo. I ended up getting eggs mixed with chorizo, a HUGE side of rice and two tortillas. Lots of food that ended up being wasted and that wasn't mentioned in the menu. So why the 4 stars instead of 5? DETAILS. The restaurant was FREEZING. A massive draft that kept us shivering while eating. When we went on a Saturday at noon, only one person was working so service was a bit slow. Lastly, we requested double rice and no beans with the quesadilla but ended up with a big ol bowl of beans. Overall, the food was incredible so we will definitely be back! read more

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Highly recommend this place! [[HIGHLIGHT]]Restaurant was clean and bright with big windows.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] We got seated quickly and were given chips and salsa. Chips were fresh and salty and the salsa was the perfect consistency, not too runny or chunky, had a slight tang and only a little bit spicy. I got the street taco plate with carne asada and the meat was so tender. The refried beans were really runny, so not good for my son's burrito, but I loved them and dipped my chips in them.The rice was good as well, your typical Mexican rice. The servers were attentive but not too overbearing. read more

Great moles excellent food overall. Great service and reasonable prices. Best Mexican food in Hillsboro

Best Mexican food hands down!!! It's authentic. I felt like I was back in Mexico. The staff is amazing. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Beautiful restaurant.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

**Not exactly sure why the restaurant felt the need to explain my review for me-I think it is pretty self explanatory. But in case there was some uncertainty about my review: 1) Service 'ok'. Should have been better 2) I ordered the vegan cactus dish-thought is was terrible. There was most likely nothing 'wrong' with it other than it tasting awful to me and my daughter both (BTW-I have since had this dish prepared for me by one of Mexican friends who read the review and wanted me to taste how it SHOULD be prepared-and I LOVED how she made it). 3) My daughter ordered the soup-and thought is was 'ok' but extremely spicy and otherwise lacked flavor 4) My meal was essentially untouched when the waiter came back to the table (finally) 5) Waiter saw I did not eat my meal- offered to wrap it and I told him "No, I did not like it at all" and did not want to bring it home 6) There was ZERO interest in making our eating experience better 7) I was privately contacted by the establishment-whom I told I did not want anything - that the time to make up for this was at the time of my meal and not now-my review is my opinion of my experience (and I will not change it). 8) Although I visit this town often-I will not be coming back to this restaurant again- poor food taste, meh service and abysmal follow up from management. Having had this private exchange and the following ridiculous follow up *update* from the manager, essentially 'mansplaining' my review, has now reduced my experience to an even lower opinion of this establishment. A serious "Holy cow, that was handled terrible" is why I reduced the review from a 2 to a 1 star read more

I can't state emphatically enough how pleased I am that Amelia's did what was necessary to survive the pandemic. From revising and tweaking its delivery menu to reassessing the purpose of each of its locations, the owners and staff at Amelia's have done a fantastic job of adapting to a changing climate while preserving the menu and feel of Amelia's. Having a full alcohol menu at both locations is a plus, but so is paring down the menu at Exquisite so that classics like the choriqueso appetizer, carne arrachera, cochinita pibil and bistek arriero are surrounded by smaller, more modular antojitos and grander platos that provide a broad sampling of the full menu. With the temporary cart pod now gone, Amelia's has set up some of the most impressive outdoor seating on Main Street while freeing up space in the dining room--which is still cozy at twice its original size. Enchiladas mole by the window during a cold, rainy day is still one of my favorite Hillsboro experiences. Why you'd want to ruin it by throwing down with the wait staff over sour cream (P.S. What are you, a toddler? Did you order a grilled cheese, too?) or grousing over restaurant features you clearly know all too well at this point from your regular seat by the bathroom (Which you seem to be bringing on yourself), I have no idea. Despite Washington County having a thriving, multigenerational, multiregional Mexican community, there's a persistently miserable element here that likes to treat every visit to a Mexican restaurant as if they're at some strip-mall outpost of On the Border in Wisconsin. That they routinely complain about parking in a downtown that has nothing but available spaces is unsurprising: At some point, junk food turns those who eat it into junk people. Let the one-star squadron enjoy the ample parking and abundant table space at the Chevy's Fresh Mex of their choosing. When they're ready to value regional cuisine prepared daily by staff that's been producing it at high quality for years and never has to boil a meal in a bag or lower itself to serving sour-cream supermarket tacos in Old El Paso shells, Amelia's will be there for them. Until then, I appreciate Amelia's efforts and love that continues to live up to its reputation--especially among those of us seated at the adults' table. read more

Stopped here for lunch with friends after an event in Hillsboro. The staff was very friendly and quickly accommodated our party of six. Their menu has a nice variety of selections with good descriptions. I shared the Plata de Amelia with my sister, my daughter shared the Chicken nachos with her cousin, and our granddaughters had the Guacamole appetizer and Quesadilla. Everything was delicious and plentiful, especially the Guacamole appetizer. We even brought home some leftovers. We will definitely be back. read more