I recently popped into El Mezcal for lunch. I was very favorably impressed with the food quality…read moreand great service. This restaurant has been under a couple of different names in the last few years, but these folks have put together a great restaurant. The interior is nice and the restaurant is clean. The food was truly a cut above and the lunch prices are excellent. When they brought the check, I checked my bill twice because I thought they had left an item off., it was so economical. Great job folks!!

Service was the best thing about this place. VERY clean. The…read morePico + Avocado was the best thing we had. Carnitas were by far the worst I have ever had. Bland, wet and mostly lumps of fat. The fajita quesadilla wasn't any better. Just no seasoning on anything.

excellent food and service. it stays in our rotation of three Mexican res that t we frequent. just…read morewish they would put tamales back on the menu

Food was mediocre. Very lacking in seasoning. Fajita meat looked boiled and not skillet browned…read more Chips were thick and hard. Salsa had a hint of spice but very watery. No chunks of onions or cilantro; straight tomato. The service was very friendly and prompt.

Had a great lunch on Friday …read more Fast & friendly service, quick and tasty too. I had the steak taco dinner & it was a home run!

Very good dinner we tried some new things both were very good and tasty. I had the carnitas which…read morewere very tender and soft. Wife tried the burrito con papas a mix of steak, potatoes,chorizo, peppers and onions and mushrooms(very big burrito). Daughter had a fajita quesadilla stuffed full of chicken fajita very good. Will definitely be back.

I moved away to Alabama to play college golf. As a young, homesick California transplant, I thought…read morethat meant the complete disappearance of my beloved Mexican food. Surely, I wouldn't be able to find any quality taquerias here, let alone any that could hold a candle to the ones back home. The late-night taco escapades would have to wait. Enter La Coronilla. Who would have thought that one of the most authentic, delicious taquerias I've ever seen could be found deep in the heart of Montgomery? This place was my absolute saving grace during my time as a student-athlete. I look back fondly on all the times I stopped in to reward myself with some tacos after a long week of grinding, both in the classroom and in competition. The Lengua tacos are by far the best I have ever had, and it is not even close; the meat is somehow perfectly crispy on the outside while maintaining lengua's incredible trademark tenderness at the same time -- nowhere else have I seen this accomplished. It is unbelievably rich, unctuous, fatty, and flavorful. The Al Pastor here is also dynamite; it's beautifully seasoned, has just the right amount of kick, and the pineapple notes really come through. The Chorizo is great as well; a little sweet, a little smoky, a little spicy. The Carne Asada's got a great char on it, and is also well-executed. The place just screams authenticity, and has generally friendly service as well -- though I find it much easier to communicate with the staff in Spanish, rather than English. I'm going to be honest -- having graduated this past spring, there are not very many things that I will miss about Alabama. That said, this place is definitely one of them, and it pains me to think that I may never have the chance to eat here again. La Coronilla became a great comfort for me -- it made me feel like I was home, even though home was thousands of miles away. Please do yourself a favor and stop by. Until we meet again...

Estoy sumamente decepcionada con la manera en que este negocio manejó nuestra situación y con el…read moretrato que recibimos. Hace aproximadamente dos meses, mi mamá, mi hermana y yo fuimos personalmente a este restaurante para organizar la comida para la recepción de mi boda. Hablamos directamente con la dueña, quien sabía perfectamente que el pedido era para una boda. Hablamos de la cantidad y del precio, llegamos a un acuerdo, e incluso ella misma ofreció incluir una charola de arroz y una de frijoles sin costo adicional. Cerramos el trato con un apretón de manos y ella nos indicó que llamáramos una semana antes de la boda para confirmar el pedido. Eso fue exactamente lo que hicimos. Cuando llamé una semana antes de mi boda para confirmar, la dueña se negó a respetar el acuerdo y nos dio un nuevo precio 250% más alto que el que ella misma había acordado con nosotras. Su explicación fue que no habían calculado bien sus costos antes de darnos el precio original. Sin embargo, esa no es responsabilidad del cliente. Como dueña de un negocio, es su responsabilidad conocer sus costos antes de dar un precio y comprometerse con un cliente, especialmente cuando sabe que ese cliente está confiando en ese acuerdo para alimentar a los invitados de una boda. Nosotras hicimos estos arreglos con dos meses de anticipación y seguimos exactamente las instrucciones que ella nos dio para confirmar el pedido. A pesar de eso, nos dejaron a una semana de nuestra boda buscando a última hora otra opción para la comida de la recepción. Cuando intenté hablar con ella sobre el acuerdo que habíamos hecho, me trató de una manera muy irrespetuosa y prácticamente dio por terminada la conversación. Cancelar un acuerdo para la comida de una boda con solo una semana de anticipación porque no calcularon correctamente sus propios costos me parece sumamente poco profesional. Después de nuestra experiencia, yo no confiaría en este negocio para atender un evento importante. Translation: I am extremely disappointed with the way we were treated by this business. About two months ago, my mother, sister, and I went to this restaurant specifically to arrange food for my wedding reception. We spoke directly with the owner. She knew exactly what the food was for, we discussed the quantity and price, and she even offered to include rice and beans at no additional charge. We agreed on everything, shook hands on the deal, and she instructed us to call one week before the wedding to confirm the order. We did exactly that. When I called one week before my wedding to confirm the food for our reception, the owner refused to honor the agreement and instead quoted us a price 250% higher than what she had personally agreed to. Her explanation was that they had not properly calculated their costs before agreeing to the original price. That is not the customer's responsibility. As the business owner, it is her responsibility to know her costs before quoting a price and making an agreement--especially when she knows that customer is relying on that agreement to feed guests at a wedding reception. We made these arrangements two months in advance and followed her instructions for confirming the order. Instead, we were left one week before our wedding scrambling to find replacement food for our reception. When I tried to address the agreement we had made, I was treated disrespectfully and the conversation was shut down. Backing out of an agreement for a wedding reception one week beforehand because you failed to calculate your own costs is incredibly unprofessional. Based on our experience, I would not trust this business to cater an important event.

The soft tortilla chips are everything. The service is always great, and the atmosphere is exactly…read morewhat I was looking for. Just perfection.

I was first introduced to Tacos Favorito when I went there with my team from work. They told me…read morethat it was very inexpensive but totally authentic. A lot of restaurants claim to be "authentic", but this place doesn't have to make any claims as it is inherently authentic due to the national origin of its chefs and recipes. I take the opportunity to introduce this restaurant to as many people as possible. I take out of town friends there and they are a little scared when they see the locale and outside of the building, but once you meet the incredibly friendly owners and chef there and eat the awesome food they make, all of that pomp that you expect of an American restaurant is unimportant. When you sit down to eat, don't expect them to bring you chips and salsa, that's not how they "do it" here. They'll bring you a menu and you can order a la carte tacos,burritos, tortas (big sandwiches), tamales with different meat choices including beef, chicken, pork, and other more authentic meat choices (I'll leave it as an exercise for the reader to discover those new tastes for themselves). They have a TV on at all times playing Mexican soap operas (during lunch). If you want real Mexican food in Montgomery (anywhere for that matter), then you need to try this restaurant. This is not Tex-Mex or any other Americanized watered down food, it is the real deal. That means that you should probably put your sauce on the side at first until you discover how extremely spicy the sauces are.

I was staying at a hotel nearby for a very short visit to Montgomery. The hotel staff suggested…read morethis as something that was open late. The food was fine, I got the veggie combo and the bean burrito was probably the best part. The rest was just ok. It's a rather diner-style space and wasn't that busy the night I was there. The service was a bit slow but ok. I did forget that iced tea in the south is sweet tea, oops! Definitely got my sugar fix. If you're staying nearby and this is your option, it's fine, but I wouldn't go out of my way for it.

Staying in a hotel nearby, I went 2 nights in a row. Very enjoyable. Great service. Loved the…read moresalsa! Chicken fajitas were flavorful and tasty.

Really cool spot in an older building and the staff is very friendly. They sat us immediately no…read morewaiting on a Sunday after church. Now, let's get to the food. I think the salsa was okay; I love a spicy flavor. The taco salad with grilled chicken was OK not the best it was missing seasoning. I'll have to go and try again and maybe a different dish, the cheese dip was pretty good. I'll give this visit a 7/10.

Hands down the best Mexican restaurant in Montgomery. 20+…read moreyears of excellent quality service and mouth watering delicious food‍

We were in town for a wedding, and decided to give this place a try. We love trying new Mexican…read morerestaurants wherever we travel, and we're so glad we chose El Gran Rodeo. From the moment we walked in the door and were greeted until our last interaction as we were leaving, the staff is so much fun and you could tell they enjoy working together. They made us "out-of-towners" feel like locals. The prices were incredible! The food was excellent! The dish I ordered was basically like grilled chicken & steak fajitas with cheese dip instead of peppers and onions. Served with rice & beans & fresh warm tortillas. If we're ever in Eclectic again, we will absolutely eat here.

This is by far our favorite place to go to. It's more like family than just going out to eat. The…read morefood is very good and it's always our go to.