A must visit place authentic Mexican restaurant in St. Joseph. Food was delicious and Cantarita drink-to die for! Highly recommend. Authentic decor, friendly service and atmosphere. read more

Azul Tequila - Cantarita - Mexican Near Me - St. Joseph, Michigan

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Excellent food, excellent service. If you like fajitas, order the "lava rock." One of the best dishes I've had, Mexican or not.

Delicious food, good service, and awesome lunch specials! I can go eat during my lunch hour and get my food within minutes of ordering... Always enough to take home for a great price! I'm there about once a week! read more

Well, I'm back here again and I have to admit the food has changed a lot over the years. Until someone posts an outstanding review I won't think of coming back. I ordered my old favorite, seafood chimichanga and it was nothing like it used to be. I picked the recognizable shrimp out of it and pushed the plate away. I ordered a coronarita and I had to order a shot of tequila to make it taste like something other than fruit punch. Vet disappointed read more

visited again and the food and service was back to excellent so I'm leaving this at four stars because it's possible the bad experience we had might happen again. read more

We just stopped here for a drink and the chips and salsa were great. The only negative was the host who could use some customer service skills! read more

Delicious fajitas. Sat at bar and had excellent service. Ordered a Patron Margarita, awesome, and it packed a punch! read more

Azul Tequila - Yummy Margaritas! - Mexican Near Me - St. Joseph, Michigan

Great food! Perfect salsa with chips! Excellent value. Best Mexican food in the area.

The view from the outside seating area was a Parkin lot not the river. The food was less than average. Maybe we are used to more authentic Mexican food but this was not even close to good. I would not come back. read more

The chips and salsa were good. That would be about all I recommend. The bartender was very RUDE!! You

Great service, tasty food ,Great portion of food for the price. I will keep on coming back. WAY BETTER THAN SOL AZTECA. its the best Mexican place in southwest Michigan. Waiter came by every so often, my glass way never empty, they make sure your well tooken care of. Food was so juicy, fresh and soooooo tasty. Its like this every time I go. read more

My husband and I had dinner there two nights ago. The meals were more than disappointing. The Chimichanga was "blah" and tasteless (redundant perhaps but I can't emphasize this enough). The meal was plated in the most unappetizing way. The Chimichanga was drenched in melted queso, which oozed into the runny refried beans which were splotched with more melted queso which (beans and queso) oozed into the Spanish rice . . . which was also tasteless. I took half the Chimichanga home, all the rice and a few spoonsful of the refried beans. When I reheated the Chimichanga I found a small triangle of black plastic inside. The only thing edible reheated then was the Spanish Rice, which I seasoned to give it some flavor. Then there was my husband's burrito . . . white oval plate, white tortilla shell filled with beef, beans and other unknowns with red sauce slathered over half. It looked like it was bleeding, profusely into the pool of melted queso on one half of the plate. Presentation is everything and this missed by a mile. The chips and salsa were very tasty. But that's where it ended. read more

Terrible service, can't understand anyone, waitresses were rude and messed up orders. I am a southwest Michigan native that was VERY unimpressed with this establishment. It will be my last visit due to the preceding. read more

We have been here a few times & had good dining experiences, so when our daughter was visiting we decided this was a family-friendly place to celebrate her birthday. The food & drinks were tasty & nicely presented. Service was attentive & respectful, except when the wait staff gathered around to sing. All started very festive with sombrero & singing, then one of the female servers took a spoon & smeared whipped cream on my daughter's face dripping it down the front of her silk blouse. It was horrific! So unexpected & disrespectful! Don't go there to celebrate a birthday, for sure! read more

Not the place to eat. The server tried his best but he was waiting numerous tables. Food was cold. Waiting for food was longet than an hour

Good food and WONDERFUL staff. We go every day for lunch and love this place. They have daily specials and the prices are great for the amount of food. read more

Really loved my burrito Mexicano and margarita. Love the decor and ambience and the service has been great. We'll be back!

Second visit here. Husband likes non-alcoholic beer. Although it is on menu, it's not available! At first visit the first day open, server said would be delivered next day...not so. Service good, food ok. People waiting as we left. Would wait for Silver Beach Pizza, but not this! read more

Went there last night & I got the tacos al pastor - which was basically all fat and gristle. Completely gross. Toward the end of our meal (around 9:45) they started cleaning with very strong smelling cleaner and it was very clear that they wanted us to leave. They had a whole restaurant to clean but they concentrated their efforts right around us. The smell overpowered the food and we all took the rest of our food to go bc it ruined the meal. We asked for the check but it took 15 minutes to get it - and our friends never even got theirs. My husband and friends walked out saying they would never go back and I have to agree. We have never been impressed but kept giving it a try anyway. There have been 2 separate Tuesdays that they have been closed for "repairs" - and we've had very rude and/or slow service every time. Definitely skip this place. It's a shame bc the restaurant looks like it should be nice but it's horrible. read more

Wife and I driving around at 9:00pm on a Saturday to find somewhere to eat. We love North Shore Inn, but it was closed. Went to Silver Beach Pizza, they were lined up outside. Decided to try Azul Tequila for first time. It was great. Unfortunately there was only one other table full in the entire place, which may have been to our benefit for the fast food and service. Very cool design inside. We were served quickly and our waitress was very nice. Chips and salsa were good and we got a queso blanco which was tasty also. My wife got a Quesadilla and asked for Chicken and Pineapple (addition). It was friggin huge! I had the Carnitas and they were very tasty. A TON of food. We also did not think it was possible to get food faster than El Rodeo (which we all laugh about), but we did! I know you can go to a ton of different places and get Mexican. Others have pointed out it isn't "authentic". What ever, it was good. I have eaten Mexican all over country and obviously some are better and more "authentic". This place fit the bill, late at night and we were hungry. Won't be our last trip and I hope it stays consistent. Also, our bill was a ridiculously cheap $24.00. read more

My husband and I have eaten here several times, the last time being today, Sunday. The food deserves maybe a C-. I had taquitos with overcooked beef and a tortilla which was like trying to chew shoe leather. We've had much better Mexican food in other places we've lived. What's worse, I tried to use a coupon from our local Superbook. The coupon says: one free lunch entree with purchase of same or greater value." When I tried to use the coupon, I was told it's only good Mon. thru Frid. for the lunch special. I told the manager this is not what the coupon says. The coupon says "entree" not "special," and there is nothing on the coupon to indicate it had to be used Mon. thru Frid. only. The manager did not make good on the coupon. In addition to low quality of food, this was extremely bad customer service. We will most likely not frequent this place again. read more

Always stop in for dinner or lunch when we come to St. Joseph! Always friendly and warm service! The food quality is always excellent and love the tomato salsa with the very thin fresh chips! I highly recommend Azul if your looking for a great meal! read more

One star for the service, which was attentive and really quite good and one star for the Bohemia in a bottle. The food at Azul made me blue. If you like quantity over quality, go here. Chips and salsa fine. Guacamole not bad, but the menu is too big and the plates are too large and just swimming with I don't know what. Boyfriend and I could have shared a plate and had leftovers, which would be great if the food had any character whatsoever. I'll stick to la Perla and la Chula. Gracias. read more

This place is OUTSTANDING!!! Authentically good food!! The appetizers are amazing, nice size portions of delicious fare. Happy Hour is fantastic, with great values! We love the fundito with steak, washed down with margaritas. Veronica (our server) was awesome. Can't wait to come back!!! read more

Worst experience ever! Service was terrible. We were not acknowledged and had to Ask to get service. We were served raw shrimp. We sent it back and we were then told the shrimp was not raw, they had been serving it all day and if we did not pay they would call the police. Why sending back raw shrimp lead to a threatening statement such as this is beyond me. If you are looking for raw food, poor service and to be treated hostilely as a customer this is your place. If not, steer clear read more

I really enjoyed this restaraunt. The food was better than expected. Service was fast, despite being a crowded, Friday night. Portions were huge - consider sharing if you aren't very hungry. read more

Bottom line: great food, outstanding service. Vegetarian choices were delicious! Would definitely come back. It also passed the refried bean and rice test! read more

The food was ok but not great but cheap, service was good have better restaurant back home.

Overall, I would really rate this as no stars (but system won't let me)! Atmosphere is cheesy; service is very poor; and food was disgusting. We read the poor reviews but really wanted to try and support our local establishments....will not go back again. Atmosphere...who cares as long as it is clean. Based on how the staff was picking up after other customers, not so sure it is clean...a little too dark to tell. Service, all I can say is they were clear on get in and get out. Seemed a little bothered by having to wait on us....no help whatsoever on the menu suggestions. No hellos or thank yous....until we were half way out the dining room. Margaritas, not sure why Mexican restaurants (in general) feel they need to add so much sweeteners to their margaritas. We ordered the top shelf regular margarita on the rocks....tasted like a tangy sugar water. I added several fresh limes and even had to get a shot of 1800 Cuervo to try and get it drinkable. Btw, I drink 1800 Cuervo at home and this shot was not it. So no more drinks for us! Food, nothing authentic! Chips fake. Tortillas saugy and fake. Chicken fajitas were salty, oily, and not distinguishable (appeared to be onions, peppers, tomatoes and tiny chunks of chicken) and WAY OVER COOKED. Guacamole fake. Beans ok. We so wanted this to be good but what a huge let down. Wasted $50. Back to the amazing La Perla we go! read more

Terrible service. 1:30 pm Friday I was sat (just me), staff walked by my table several times for 10 minutes without even taking my drink order. So I decided to leave. I was walking out, informed the manager and he just shrugged. Unreal. read more

It's a fine place to visit and the menu is extensive. The food was good. Not great but good. There were some odd plates brought out, as if orders got mixed up or written down wrong. There was a lot of staff on hand and it took a long time between getting drinks and having our food orders taken but the food came out fast after that. Nice atmosphere. Prices same as you would expect. There are online coupons (that we forgot to use!) and a nice PDF of their menu on the website. read more

Food was just OK. the service was SLOW. They screwed up my meal and would do nothing about it. My plate came with 3 tortillas filled with rice. What's that? should have been chicken & steak. I pointed it out to the waitress & she reordered for me. The other three in my party were about done eating by the time got my meal. She never offered any compensation. At checkout I asked to speak with the manager, but he was too busy to talk to a customer. I'll never go back and neither will my friends who witnessed the whole thing. bad business. read more

My husband, myself, & a friend went to Azul Tequila last Saturday night & EVERYTHING was terrible. We all ordered top shelf margaritas for $7.99 each & none of us could taste the tequila. We had to ask twice for water for my friend. I ordered a tamale to see if I wanted to order more & never received it. I ordered the enchilada dinner & the shrimp was so small, dry, & hard & received a half plate of lettace & tomato, but no refried beans. My friend ordered 1 taco & received the whole dinner. They were filled with chunks of lettace & the taco meat was scarce & mushy. My husband is from Los Angeles & is Mexican (you really don't want me to say what he said). To top it off, we were the only ones there @ 10pm so they started mopping right across from our table. To open a restaurant in downtown St. Joseph across from the court house like this is a sin. Connie Love-Diaz read more

I took my adult daughter and my wife last night to celebrate our anniversary. We had a wonderful time. The food was good with large portions. Service was excellent, friendly, and speedy. The place was very clean and the prices reasonable. My wife and I both had the seafood chimichanga meal and were quite pleased. My daughter had enchiladas from the a la carte menu and she said that she was happy with them. Finally, we used a coupon printed off from the restaurant's web site. We will definitely return. They have a large menu and I saw several dishes that I'd like to try. read more

Great Mexican food ! Chips n salsa while you wait. Love the decor. The food was great and the prices were reasonable. Most of the staff are very friendly. Close to the beach. Definitely going to this place again !! I would have given it 5 stars but our waitress never asked us how our food was, when she picked up my plate she did it as she walked by... Never really talked to any of us. Everyone else seemed nice read more

This is an amazing place in michigan I live it. All the waitresses and waiters are really nice. I live how u sit down and see the water fall. I love the food here delicious read more

Disappointing. While waiting to be seated, I asked the host if they made their tortillas and salsa in house -- he told me no. The salsa tasted like Pace brand and the tortillas were like Fritos. Given that this is not a chain, I really anticipated authentic Mexican. It was lunch so I didn't have a margarita (can't rate those). My meal was a vegetarian burrito and there were mushrooms in it! I like mushrooms, but not in my burrito. Very odd. And the rice tasted like it was 3 days old. The plate was a mess and the portion too large. Could have gotten 3 meals out of it, but alas, it wasn't worth the "doggie bag." While I applaud the hard work of the wait staff, it was difficult to communicate. They were friendly but the atmosphere was just okay. A little too cliche. While it would be nice to have a great Mexican eatery here, I will not be going back. Too pricey for lunch for the QUALITY you get. read more

You can find me down there during happy hour for some margaritas, chips and salsa! Always a good time and I enjoy the atmosphere! Food is exceptional for being in Southwest Michigan and the service is great. read more

Went with friends. Waiter showed up quickly and asked us for our beverage order. He came back with the drinks and seemed to want us to order right away. No attempt to connect with us or give us time to enjoy our drinks. We ordered guacamole appetizer. I could tell he wanted us to order entrees too and was afraid we would get them with the appetizer. I reminded him to bring the appetizer first. He said he would. Entrees came in like 5 minutes, Guess what? No appetizer! We mentioned it and waiter said he forgot. Seems they just wanted us to eat and get out. Food is plentiful and good but service sucks. This restaurant is going to fail because it's staff is disinterested. On the way out, the staff did not even acknowledge us leaving or thank us. Never going back. read more

5 of us had dinner at Azul last night. Worst dinner ever. I am aware that this is their first week and have things to iron out but no silverware? Really? We received plastic utensils and a tiny napkin in a packet. Ridiculous in any sit down restaurant but especially so in any Latin restaurant where much of your meal is eaten with your hands. If that was my only objection I could deal with it but 3 out of 5 meals were wrong, the plate presentation was awful, the table was sticky and had an overwhelming smell of cleaning fluid, the margaritas came from a mix when I asked for blended, the waiter who was very nice did not know the menu and I could go on and on but what really fried me was seeing the manager sitting at the bar socializing when he should have been paying attention to what was happening around him. He would be out the door if it was my restaurant. Too bad because we could use a few new places in St. Joe. read more