What a great "old school" family owned Mexican restaurant! This reminds me of my childhood and the food is great. We had cheese enchiladas, fried flour tacos and their famous pork green chile. All of it was flavorful and delicious. The pinto beans were tasty and the rice is so soft and fluffy! If we lived here this would be on our weekly menu! read more

Connie's Mexico Cafe - Spicy green chile, rice and beans. - Mexican Near Me - Wichita, Kansas

Read her three or four times a year. Food is always great services always fast. Seating can sometimes be a small challenge.

An old-school joint that has historic roots in Wichita, the chips and salsa was just as expected for a Mexican restaurant except that refills cost extra. The steak fajitas were delicious and the tortillas were warm and tasty but pricey by old-school Tex-Mex standards. The rice and refried beans was just as expected and so was the fillings for Tex-Mex food. read more

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They are always so friendly and service is good and the authentic food is unmatched! Yumm! I really like and respect their story as well read more

Ordered to go for the first time. I bought a fried taco shredded chicken platter. Also bought a side of guacamole for $8.95. When I got to the car, I realized I had no chips to go with the guac. I went back in the store only to find out that chips are extra. And the guac was served in a tiny container. So disappointed. Will never go back especially when every Mexican restaurant gives you chips. Most of the time they just give it to you without you ordering it. And the fact they don't even tell you when you order guac is pretty ridiculous. read more

Connie's Mexico Cafe - Tiny guacamole for $8.95 with NO CHIPS - Mexican Near Me - Wichita, Kansas

WONDERFUL! Don't know how I missed this place in all the years I've been to Wichita! Connie's has been open since 1963 and appears to be still going strong. I had simple but great tacos while my Mother and Fiance shared a combo with a chili relleno. Everything tasted superb! Will be back for sure!! read more

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Excellent REAL Mexican food. Classic restaurant with an interesting history. Prices are reasonable. read more

Came in for the first time as we saw good reviews on Wichita foodie site. We were disappointed. The food was not hot. The food was not flavorful. Even the refried beans had no flavor. read more

I would have to say Connie's has the best COVID-19 precautions. They have dividers blocking each table/booth. I was thoroughly impressed. It's been over 5 years since I've been there, but the food was still as delicious as I remember! Their hot salsa actually had a kick to it and I pretty much doused my food in it. I ordered the deluxe Chile Verde burrito with guacamole and it was huge that it was three meals for me. The pork was tender and juicy. The guacamole was flavorful that I'll order it as an appetizer next time. One negative would be the beef fried taco was very bland, but again doused in hot salsa, was its saving grace. Connie's will be part of my Mexican food rotation! read more

Connie's Mexico Cafe - Bean dip - Mexican Near Me - Wichita, Kansas

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As an out of towner and first time visitor to Wichita, a work meeting brought me to Connie's Mexican Cafe. Whenever you visit a new place it can be hard to get an authentic sense of community, so I'm thankful that I was introduced to Connie's. The place has tradition, deep family roots over 63 years that continue to this day, and good food and service. When here, you feel like you are in an authentic local place, not a soulless chain restaurant out by the mall. I had a very good cheese enchilada plate with refried beans and rice. The mild salsa with chips was good and the spicy salsa was great. Service was friendly and efficient, even during the weekday lunch rush. I met two of the restaurant family members while there, including Carmen, Connie's daughter. She was warm and friendly and also has a wall in the restaurant dedicated to all of the marathons that she, now in her 70s has run! read more

Connie's Mexico Cafe - Family vibes and good food for over 63 years. A great spot to feel like a local, even when you are just visiting. - Mexican Near Me - Wichita, Kansas

This was our first visit and while my husband was as okay with it I personally don't feel it's worth going back. It seemed very small with all booths when we first went in, they did tell us later there are tables in the back but either seat yourself that's not easy to see. Anything beyond your first chips and salsa is extra but our server did bring us extra at no charge so that was nice. The mild was pizza sauce tasting and the hot was better flavor wise but not really hot. The food itself seemed pretty bland, my husband added salt and said it improved his dish. Mine had a cheese sauce which had a bland yet had an off flavor so I scrapped it off. The beans and rice also were lacking on flavor/spices. For the price, $40 for 2 of us, we'd have leftovers at most Mexican restaurants we frequent, but not here. Overall it was "okay" in my opinion, service was good and it was clean but the food left me lacking the feeling that I had a good meal. read more

As always, excellent food and attentive service! The shrimp tacos were excellent, and we love the real corn taste of the tortilla chips! The front of the restaurant is on a busy street near railroad tracks but the noise level is not a problem. The decor has a home grown, family feeling, not a chain restaurant "cookie cutter" vibe. read more

The best place for chile verde pork burritos!!! I live it with the guacamole! The burritos are huge! I had to share mine with my mom. The picture is after I already cut it in half. Super delicious! Great place for a great time with family and friends! read more

Connie's Mexico Cafe - Chile verde con guacamole burrito - Mexican Near Me - Wichita, Kansas

Service good. No meat in tamales. Bland. I know a lot of people like this place but we won't be back.

17 members of our family came in the Saturday after Thanksgiving for lunch. I had called ahead due to snow and holiday time. When we arrived, they had a large table ready and we immediately had chips/salsa (yummy!) and waters. Our orders were taken very fast, all of our food came out hot and not one mess up on the entire order. We were very impressed with the polite service throughout our entire meal! We live out of town but we will come here every time we are back. The fried flour taco platter was great but the pork and bean burrito with chili and extra cheese on top is something I've been craving since I left the restaurant! Thanks for being PERFECT!! read more

Connie's Mexico Cafe - Pork and chili burrito with chili and extra cheese - Mexican Near Me - Wichita, Kansas

The best old school Mexican food in Wichita. Great service, fantastic food, cold drinks...how can you go wrong?

I still feel after 60 years in Wichita that Connie's is the absolute best Mexican food in town, and maybe even the state of Kansas. Authentic as it gets.. flavors are great, service is great. The guacamole is real and fantastic - it's actually made here, which is rare these days. I should stop trying other Mexican places and just come here everytime. read more

The food here is great. Their beans as a side was really good and I'm not normally a bean fan. My dad used to eat here when he was young. . He's 90 now. This place has been a Wichita gem that's withstood the test of time. Give them a try! read more

Food was excellent, service was prompt and friendly. Best tacos I've had in Wichita. Highly recommend. read more

Connie's Mexico Cafe - Taco Plate (ground beef) - Mexican Near Me - Wichita, Kansas

I don't really have any complaints about the food or the service...but there are a few things about this place that I haven't seen anybody mention that people should know before they go. They do not have unlimited chips and salsa! 1 free basket and $1.99/basket after that. A huge draw of a Mexican restaurant is the chips and salsa!!! You get 1 normal sized basket that wasn't even full and that it! And splitting it between 4 people isn't ideal! Right away we were questioning the decision to go there. Kids meals are $10!!! I have a 2 year old...paying $10 for a cheese quesadilla is ridiculous...especially when you factor in the limited amount of chips you get! We ended up finding a chicken nugget meal with fries for $7.50...which is still high for a kids meal! When it was brought out it had just come out of the fryer and was crazy hot...also not ideal for a 2 year old. So instead of eating my meal, I had to cool his food off so it was safe to eat. The booths might be some of the smallest I have had to sit in as well. It was uncomfortable trying to east and share that limited space! I have heard that this is a longtime family owned restaurant. I felt that there had to be a reason but from my visit, i struggle to find the reason. But again, based on just the food...it was ok. Nothing special and nothing that would make me drive the distance to get it again! read more

Met some family for lunch. The front seating area was full and the back seating area had couple of tables occupied as well. Our server was on point and checked back with us regularly. The back room was a bit louder than I'd prefer, but not unbearable or disruptive of conversation. I ordered a burrito and it was huge! Big chunks of flavorful steak with beans. It was so good! read more

I used to go to what was known as El Mexico cafe back in the 1970's. I left Kansas for California but recently I was back in Wichita and one of my first requests was to revisit. Since then the location changed and they had an adjustment of the name. Odd how you build things up from when you were a child only to realize they weren't as you remembered as an adult. Well that is not the case. As a kid I was all about the pizza and spaghetti but my parents loved Mex food so we were at El Mexico at least once a week if not more. Now as an adult, I would eat Mex food seven days a week if I could. All that being said Connie's lived up to my memories and then some. I ordered the Original king size burrito and smothered out with chili beans and queso! Mic drop moment!! I scarfed that down like I hadn't eaten in a week. Connie actually came out to great me. The servers, all pretty young were very on top of things and friendly. Not what you typically see in California. Truth be told I went to Connie's twice in the five days I was in Wichita. If I ever make it back to my birth town I will be visiting Connie's for sure! read more

We arrived about 6 on a Friday. There was no waiting and the hostess was busy cashing people out. I'm sure she would have been great at greeting & seating us. Loved the chips & salsa. The giant Rita's had no personality. They lacked flavor (even though I got the jalapeño one) and alcohol. Dinner was great! Our server was friendly and efficient, but never gave us his name. Our table had the giant burritos two different ways, the tacos, and a combo #1. We wasted no time jumping in and devouring it all. The atmosphere in the back room isn't much and it's loud even though there were only three tables sat. read more

Good chips ,salsa and white queso but their chicken enchiladas and rice and beans were not good at all. For the price not worth eating at Connie's. read more

This is one of the Best Mexican restaurant ever. It's not fancy but the food and value is off the charts. The hot sauce was wonderful and the tacos were unique and very favorable. I you will need to try the chili cheese enchiladas. I would recommend this place to anyone who truly loves Mexican food. read more

Connie's Mexico Cafe - Special Playe - Mexican Near Me - Wichita, Kansas

Connies is the oldest Mexican Restaurant in Wichita, with slightly better than hole-in-the-wall ambiance, and the place where Harrison Ford ate when he visited Wichita to have his private plane serviced in Jan 2007. Homemade chips with mild salsa (Mexican oregano variety flavor - not my favorite) and hot salsas are served in refill containers with one bowl each. The hot salsa is fantastic, literally some of the best salsa I've ever had. I know, in Wichita? I frequently have to ask for a second bottle of hot salsa and another basket of chips. As good as the salsa is I'm surprised that the queso is only a little better than Rico's variety - what's up with that? The cheese enchiladas are served in corn tortillas which is unusual in Wichita (most other restaurants serve them in flour tortillas which is just wrong) with meat chili sauce and covered with cheddar cheese - oh yes, these are quite good. Hard shell Tacos are served in typical Wichita-style fried flour tortillas (also just wrong - the rest of the world serves hard shell tacos in corn tortilla shells). The rice is standard but good and the beans are like refried beans that have not been smashed, or maybe like drained frijoles. I also enjoy their chili verde (they call it the 3-color plate because the plate is divided into thirds - chili verde on one third of the plate, rice on another third, and beans on the final third) served with tortillas. I think all their food is pretty good, although I would probably think anything was great if eaten with their hot salsa and chips. read more

Great authentic Mexican Food Ambiance3 Color Plates for Your Home and an serviceable restaurant with great quality food with great customer service and excellent food quality Excellent quality and great customer service read more

Great Mexican food place!!! Loved the fried flour beef tacos and the queso. I'm also a serious salsaa critic and let me tell you something.....I'll put their salsa up against ANYONE'S!! Prices are very reasonable and service was top notch....when in Wichita, it's a ""must go"! read more

We really wanted to enjoy this place, it had all the right signals, the menu sounded wonderful, they seemed to use their signature "spicy chili verde with pork chunks" as the base to a lot of their dishes, and I really have been looking for some good hot green chili in wichita. THIS IS NOT THE PLACE....the chili wasn't spicy, the rice was made from broken rice and it was dry and overcooked. BUT IT WAS ALL RUINED BY THE USE OF A MICROWAVE!!! For only having two tables late afternoon, service was very slow, so I started paying attention to the kitchen and you could hear the microwave doors open and closing, ands he brought each dish separately as she ran them thru the microwave!!! If this food had any decent flavor to start with it was sucked out by the use of a microwave!! This place might have been great at some point but now ruined by lazy family members just looking for profits..SHAME ON YOU! read more

Consistent GREAT food, ALWAYS. Service can be a bit slow, dependent upon the day and time, but that won't deter us from returning.

Can't remember if I've ever left a review but I probably eat here twice a month. My friend loves the pork and whole bean burrito and I love the Monterrey with ground beef and avocado slices. The salsa is also very tasty and we often order some to take home! read more

I moved here from California, the land of many good Mexican restaurants and I can tell you...Connie's fits the bill. My husband and I ordered a bean and cheese burrito with the works, an enchilada plate, the king-size burrito and the all-meat burrito. Everything was DELICIOUS! You can tell that the beans and rice are freshly cooked, and the red chili sauce that you can choose to cover the enchiladas are wonderful! A very yummy dining experience, and I'm sure we will be back. Thank you, Connies!! read more

I've been going here my whole life and love the food! Tacos are great - love the shells and the additions in the taco (potatoes and peas?). Love the avocado tostada too! read more

It should have been a warning that during my busy Saturday lunchtime visit to this restaurant in the largest Hispanic neighborhood in the city there were absolutely no Hispanic people that weren't employees. It should have also been a warning that the majority of the menu was based around ground beef. I don't need to go to a restaurant and pay somebody for the first and easiest form of meat that people learn to cook. So it came down to choosing between a burrito with the pork or the one with their chorizo. I couldn't imagine eating a giant burrito filled with proper chorizo, so I went for the pork. Not that I ate the entire giant burrito in this case either, as the pork bites had been left sitting for too long, resulting in flavors running the gamut from 'dry' to 'hideously dry'. It was covered in a beef chili that was thin, greasy, and lacking in meat. I liked the salsas. I severely doubt the Connie's is under any delusions that they are creating authentic Mexican cooking, as you can walk to the end of the block, order from one of the taco trucks stationed in the Nomar Plaza and have a Mexican food experience that's infinitely better in all objective aspects of cooking. There are plenty of people who do like what Connie's is creating, but good lord I am not one of them. read more

Apology. Just talked to them. New menu and price increase. So very sorry ''Xxxcx'xxxxxxxxxxccxxxxccccccccxxxxcxcxccccc. C ccxxxcccgvghbbbbbnnnnnbvcccvv. read more

This restaurant has a rich history in Wichita so I am giving extra points for the service and rapport among the Wichita community. This is my girlfriends' favorite Mexican restaurant so we go every so often. Every time we visit, we are never dissapointed. I usually order a burrito or tacos. This is your run of the mill tex-mex and if you get there before the rush, the food will be out there almost as soon as you can finish your chips and salsa. They also served beer, and have beer specials, however only offer one size (12 oz). I usually get a bigger beer so I don't have to order another one. They do offer bottled and draft beer. They also have margaritas, which I would like to try sometime. Their salsas are very bland and need a little bit of salt. Their food sizes have great portions! Will return! read more

Since moving away from Wichita I have searched and searched to no avail for a Mexican restaurant that serves a burrito similar to Connie's. I've come to the conclusion that their king size burrito with cheese on it is the absolute best in Kansas. I try to eat there every time I get back in town. Their fresh hot salsa is also to die for. read more

Connie's Mexico Cafe - Best burrito in Kansas!!! - Mexican Near Me - Wichita, Kansas

My family has been going to Connie's for at least 40 years. Lots of new Mexican restaurants have opened in Wichita but still none compare. Connie's is family love in the form of awesome food. Since we've moved to Oregon we've been on a search for a place that compares but so far no luck! I've even dreamed about Connie's! We watched all the girls grow up and miss Carmen stopping by our table to say hello. I've tried to recreate Connie's salsa and will continue the endeavor. If we go to a place where the salsa isn't ok we don't go back! My son loved the tacos, my husband always ordered the single combination and I loved the mini-monterrey with guac. And oh, the chips and salsa! The atmosphere is pure Connie's; some might say a dive but aren't those the very best kind? Mercedes mixed with old pick-ups and suits with boots and jeans. No place like it.... read more

The food is great and the portion sizes are huge!! The customer service is horrible but we keep going. read more

I grew up in Wichita and am 73 years old. Having left 50 years ago and haven't been back. I made my home deep in Mexico so long ago and I now find myself wondering about how much my hometown has changed. My first taste of Mexican food was at Connie's Mexico Cafe. I was 23 years old and had never tasted anything so good. I was hooked from the first visit and visited many times before moving away. It is now time to return for a visit. One the first places I will go is Connie's. read more