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    El Agave

    3.6 (135 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    EL AGAVE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Happy hour specials

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    Burrito Mucho Macho $16 and excellent
    Jon T.

    It is our guys hangout when we are all together. I usually get the fajitas which are always good. Service is always fast and friendly. Ambiance has TVs in every corner and very clean.

    Kids Chicken Quesadilla with beans
    Sheri B.

    Want to have a quick and tasty Mexican dinner? This is the place. Large dining area with tables and booths. The wait staff were very kind and attentive during our meal. The seasonings were very flavorful on all of our dishes and the portions are good size we brought home enough for another meal!

    Proud of those beers

    Nice setting but Poor service.... food was ok but chimichanga wasn't fried at all, and was tiny. She took my plate without asking... mainly the high cost---charged me $6.50 per 12oz bottle of beer. That's quite the markup- (case of 12is $13) Won't be back. Explains why it's empty at noon. I guess we'll see another restaurant in here soon ....

    Bottomless tortilla chips and salsa
    Güneş Ö.

    They have a rich menu. Some of my favorites are imported Mexican beers (taste much better), wine, margarona, fajita and tortilla soup! I love the soup; chicken is so tender and it has rice and milk, so delicious. Great option for cold winter days! Service was perfect, out waiter was very friendly. I came here quite a few times and was always busy. I think because of their great food and fast service. Also they always play fun Mexican music.

    Lime jumbo margarita for the holidays
    Taylor R.

    I come here with my Girlfriends for taco tuesdays usually. They r known for their margarita towers! Highly recommend if you come with a group. It's fun and saves you money. Quick and fresh service. Sports or movies playing on tv.

    Shrimp chimichanga - order this!

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    9 years ago

    Wonderful people own this place, and it shows. Very good Am-Mex food, and generous portions for the price. Highly recommended.

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    14 years ago

    Best Mexican food in town. The staff is very friendly and great with kids. They also have live music on Fridays.

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    12 years ago

    Great place and great food! It's nice to have a great quality Mexican restaurant close to New Town St. Charles!

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    9 years ago

    This place is crazy good and crazy busy but it's worth the wait. Fast service great food. They need more room that's the only down side.

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    Out and about found this gem, tucked away in St Charles.... If you're in the area - this is a must try place!!!

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    15 years ago

    Love their food & they have excellent service. We frequent this place often, it is our favorite Mexican place.

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    I had the cheese burrito and quesadilla combo with rice and cheese dip and it was delicious! Must try if you're in the area!

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    11 years ago

    Great place to eat. The Pollo Guadalajara is awesome. Tends to be busy every night but it's worth the wait.

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    11 years ago

    Margaritas are awesome. Come here almost ever Friday night for years with friends. Love the staff and food.

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    La Tapatia Mexican Restaurant - Guac and Queso

    La Tapatia Mexican Restaurant

    4.2(27 reviews)
    2.9 miSt Charles
    $$

    I'm really sad to have to do this but I think people should be warned. La Tapatía has been my…read morefavorite in the area for quite a while. I love their food. However, an incident happened recently that has now complicated my love for them. I ordered two burritos for delivery recently and one ended up being wrong. It was supposed to be a Burrito Americano with shredded chicken, something I've had before. What came had ground beef and no red sauce, so I figured it was an entirely different burrito and called to let them know mine might have been swapped with someone else's. I understood that there was a good chance it wasn't getting replaced because I couldn't drive up to get another one, and yes that ended up being the case, but what got me was the guy on the phone said "oh sorry, on our tablets where we receive orders, we couldn't see that you made a meat selection so we just chose one." I confirmed that wasn't the case on my end. So one, that's crazy. Two, we've ordered from them before and that hasn't been a problem. Three, if that's true, how am I supposed to trust that I'll ever get what I ordered? So I don't know if they're not taking responsibility for their mix up for if they have a new system that's going to cause a lot of issues. But either way, I'm not thrilled and I'm probably done with them.

    Went there for breakfast. Yes breakfast and it was delicious. It's new for them so I hope…read morecustomers find them for a delicious breakfast burrito or waffles or almost anything you could want. Service is exceptional and it's just so festive. Give this place a try if you haven't already. So good

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    Arroz Con Pollo with Fajita Veggie

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    Nacho’s Fresh Mex - Cold Carnitas

    Nacho’s Fresh Mex

    4.5(52 reviews)
    2.3 miSt Charles

    We joined another couple at Nacho's for one of our regular get-togethers. We were not familiar with…read morethe place before this. It is a bit of a drive for us and I don't see a return visit in the future. Ms T ordered a quesadilla with chicken. The tortilla was dry. The cheese and chicken were skimpy, coming nowhere near the edge of the tortilla and the chicken was just cooked chicken with no seasoning, no salt. My huevos rancheros came with the strangest salsa on them. They were served with a tortilla underneath, which is as they should be, but the sauce was almost clear, like broth thickened with cornstarch. It had a bit of tomato, but no chile and no seasonings. It was what I call wallpaper paste for anyone old enough to know what that is. The refritos and rice were fine, not remarkable. The guacamole was decent, not an onion bomb. I also ordered a side of carnitas, which would have been good had they not been served at room temperature. I asked for corn tortillas and received more of the dry flour tortillas that Ms T had for her quesadilla. The salsa served with the complimentary totopos was the best thing of the meal but that does not warrant a return visit.

    My neighbors, my wife and I went to Nachos again. This is one of our favorite places. We have a…read moreparty of 6 and were able to walk right in and get a table immediatley at 6:00 on Saturday night. The server greeted us immediatley and took out drink orders. We ordered the beef and chicken fajitas. They were excellent with lots of meat and great flavor. We also ordered the Special Dinner which has a lot of different items on it. We also ordered a side of queso cheese sauce which made everything taste better. Their salsa is very good too. The have a good variety of Mexican Beers and they are very cold. Try one in a frosty mug. The restuarant is a very down to earth place with a lot of couples and families. We all enjoyed it and will definately be back again soon. Thanks

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    Casa Mia Mexican Kitchen

    Casa Mia Mexican Kitchen

    4.1(234 reviews)
    3.8 miSt Peters
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    We haven't been here for a while, so it was nice to see the place doing well. The new menus have…read morelots of new dishes. We both tried new things, but I am writing this review a few weeks later and can't remember the names of what we ate! The place is cheery and clean. We'll be back soon!

    YUM!! Had I not been recommended to try Casa Mia, I would've missed this enjoyable local Mexican…read morerestaurant tucked away in a small strip mall. I really liked their food and no frills location, casual ambience, friendly service and generous portions of house-made eats! Everything from apps to dinners, Taste of Mexico specialties and more...you won't go hungry! Overall, 4.0 rated experience; expect to pay $15-18pp for entrees, plus any starters or drinks. Tonite we started with Kevs Dip, tender seasoned ground beef in a cheesy dip (would've liked more cheese) topped with pico de gallo. Enough to share, it was tasty and served with house tortilla chips. I think if you prefer a spicier version, try their Queso Fundido which has house-made Chorizo and fresh Jalapeños in cheese dip - i definitely want to try the Fundido next time. For dinners, we ordered Chori Chicken and a Weldon Spring Burrito. Both were plentiful portions (shareable if not overly hungry) and delicious! The Chori Chicken had house-made Chorizo and grilled onions atop grilled Chicken breast smothered in queso; served with rice, beans, salad and flour tortillas - hits the spot! The Burrito had grilled Ribeye steak, avocado, rice, beans, mushrooms, fajita peppers, cilantro and queso - wow it was a giant and complex burrito but very tasty to eat! Plenty of menu options to try, and perhaps my one surprise was quite limited Pork selections; while they had Al Pastor (marinated) Pork dishes, they did not have any Carnitas type dinner or Enchiladas. Regardless, I'll be back again soon to experience more of their home-cooked Mexican eats - hope you'll find and give Casa Mia's a try! Cheers, ENJOY!!

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    Carreta's Mexican Restaurant - Kids meal

    Carreta's Mexican Restaurant

    4.4(320 reviews)
    11.0 mi
    $$

    Carreta's is the closest thing I have to a "local"--the place where I go after my shift at the post…read moreoffice to drink watery, domestic beer and make slightly inappropriate remarks to the waitstaff. My parents eat there on the reg, though not so much the past couple of years, after they implemented their controversial policy of shrinking portion sizes and increasing prices at the same time. Uh, whose idea was that? I have an idea. Let's just say he's not very good at riding a bicycle. I've eaten there literally a million times since it opened up 10 or 15 years ago. Before that, we used to eat at the place in Olivette that was once a Ponderosa, El Paisano or whatever. I don't think they're related, but when that place closed, a handful of employees came over to Carreta's. That was years ago, and they're now long gone. Hopefully, they weren't shipped off to El Salvador. I hear it's not safe there. More recently, we've been eating at a place a bit further west on Olive that was once a Houlihan's. Noticing a trend? Carreta's must be feeling the effects, because they've remodeled and added a few new menu items, some of which will be familiar to Barrel House patrons. The remodel seems to mostly have been a matter of applying a fresh coat of paint and turning the dim switch up to its absolute brightest. It used to be dark in there, like at a fancy restaurant. Now it's like Kmart circa 1986. I didn't check to see if a blue light had been installed in the ceiling, nor did I make it back to near the restrooms to see if they've still got that influencer wall. The menu has been reprinted, and I'm sure they took advantage of the opportunity to jack up prices even further. Many of the old favorites remain, and I'm not sure what, if anything, they removed to make room for the small handful of new items. I saw that they still have the carnitas, my old go-to. It's the only pork item on the menu. If you're familiar with the area, you can probably do the math on that one. Most importantly, they've added Birria, only about 10 years after it became trendy. What's next, a smashburger? A pumpkin spice latte? I've had Birria at a number of places, here in the STL and elsewhere, and in a few different preparations, and it's never not been good. It kinda is the Mexican food equivalent of the smashburger, in that regard. An order of three will run you $16, and it doesn't come with anything other than the consommé and a ramekin of tomatillo salsa. Just the three tacos wasn't the most filling meal I've ever had, but it wasn't half bad, for there not being any sides or anything. They stuff those tacos full with mostly just meat (along with cheese, onions and cilantro), and I'd imagine it's roughly as caloric as eating half the produce aisle at the grocery store. It's so good. I figured it would be kinda mediocre but nevertheless enjoyable, because I thought I had this place pegged, but credit where credit is due. They've exceeded expectations. This was one of the best things I've ever had in a Mexican restaurant. If they don't let the quality slip or try to charge literally $1,000 for it, I could honestly see it becoming a huge hit. What do you know? This place might manage to stay in business just yet, despite the newer, fancier place down the street.

    Very clean, well appointed and great Mexican vibe. Would easily work for large groups and the…read moreservice is OUTSTANDING!! Excellent margs and big draft beers! Super FAST!! Had the California Burrito and wifey had the "Pick 2" Combo (Tostada/Tamale). I'd rate the food a 3.5 (at least for what for we had, it wasn't an off the hook 5 or above average at a 4...just pretty average). Chips and salsa are average as well. In all fairness, need to give some other items a try....so I'm going to come back for sure & see if this place can get to a solid 5!

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    La Michoacan Ice Cream - Oreo popsicle

    La Michoacan Ice Cream

    4.4(42 reviews)
    3.1 miSt Charles

    We've driven by a lot and always see how busy it is. We finally decided to try it out for the first…read moretime! It took about 10 minutes to order. Be patient as some don't speak very good English. I can't eat anything due to my recent diagnosis but will be coming back post pregnancy. We ordered Oreos, chocolate, and mango popsicles. Then ordered a coke. They were very nice since I couldn't have anything and gave me a bottle water. They have tacos, wings, quesadillas and so much more! The place is very fun, great music and amazing hospitality

    I've always passed by this Mitchoacan wanting to give it a try. After visiting, I will say that I…read moreneed to return to see if it can be better. I stopped by to get ice cream. I ended up getting Horchata and a scoop of Coconut Ice cream! It did take longer than anticipated to be able to place my order. I would also note that my coconut ice cream was not very sweet like I would expect ice cream to be. It had a bitter aftertaste that I don't think is correct in ice cream. My Horchata was good - it could've been better. The horchata had more of an Eggnog-ish taste but I confirmed it was Horchata as the receipt read it and it had cinnamon flakes in it. Overall - I believe this place could improve those two items and I am sure there are plenty of other tremendously delicious items on the menu, however I will need to return and give it another shot

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    El Agave - mexican - Updated September 2026

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