I stopped by because I craved meat, and the Fiesta Fajitas filled the bill and my belly. Nicely seasoned and cooked beef, pork, chicken and shrimp, on a properly sizzling platter. Tasty sides, pico de gallo and guacamole, beans, and rice, plus fresh tortillas. Cordial service, moderate price $18 for a lot of good food. Only a few small hitches away from 5 stars. Tails left on the shrimp, not so good if you're going to roll a mixture up in a tortilla. A few onions cut too close to the end, wound up gnarly. Chips were masa, fresh and not oily, but I really prefer coarse cornmeal for more flavor and texture. It's nice to have an alternative when I'm not in the mood for the excellent pollo a la brasa at the other end of this shopping center, a hidden collection of fine international restaurants, or the delightful papusas a few doors down. Solid four stars ****. read more

El Amate Restaurant - Fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Beltsville, Maryland

Great owner Manuel was very welcoming and looked after us, translating our order for us to the waitress Really good guacamole, pupusas, full grilled fish, tacos... yum Margaritas were perfect. Manuel made sure we were topped up! What a surprise to stumble upon this gem! read more

Not bad flavor, and pleasantly absent the usual sour cream, BUT Poorly peeled onions *LOUD* darn music, and no relenting when we brought it up Not enough servers Tough shrimp Guac and pico heavy on the lime juice Did I say *LOUD* music? read more

A nice atmosphere nice music food was awesome at the service great way to Sis food selection rent selection is tremendous you got to try it love it read more

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Went with my family at the Amate restaurant in cherry hill and food was great. Thanks read more

El Amate Restaurant - Estrella plater - Mexican Near Me - Beltsville, Maryland

Ate here for lunch by myself around 1245pm. I was the only one in the restaurant, wasn't even sure if it was open for business. They seemed surprised that someone came in to eat. I asked if I could sit and eat and for a menu. The restaurant is casual and it is clean with simple Latino music playing. I only see 2 employees working out front. The salsa has a strong onion flavor. The food took an average of time to prepare and was fresh. Everything tasted good. I ordered the Enchilada and crunchy taco with rice and beans. Food was very authentic. It just felt weird being in the restaurant alone and I would have expected a little too much attention which wasn't the case. Prices are fair for quality and portions. read more

Es la peor comida que hemos comido pedimos una fíjate mixta y la llevaron helada los chicken nuggets helados es los sentimos destafados y cara fue la comida más fatal read more

Very mixed review, some of the food we ordered was fine and some was poor. We ordered guacamole as an appetizer, and it was half sour cream, and half guacamole (Gross). If they didn't have very much guacamole left they should of told us they ran out. Chicken Burrito tasted like a dump truck of salt accidently fell into it. The young lady who waited on us was sweet as pie, and did her best. The place is kinda loud too. read more

Taco Tuesday for Two! I tried this Mexican Restaurant last night and we had a great time! The drinks were strong, food was good, and they had a DJ on Tuesday (of course I danced) lol It was a reminder of "California" Living where WE really celebrate Taco Tuesday!!! Sooooo needless to say, I will arrange a Taco Tuesday here in the near future ...and there is parking and it happen to be PG County in Mary read more

El Amate Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Beltsville, Maryland

I didn't know this place was aimed towards drinking (Cantina style). We came in for dinner with my fam bam,sat down, and ordered by 8:00 pm, we got out food closer to 9:30 pm. I understand if they are busy and can't really do much without cooks (or so I thought was the problem, nobody ever said anything as to why they were taking so long). When the food finally came out, it was NOT worth the wait. I ordered the Lomo Saltado and it's probably the worse meals I've ever had in my restaurant experience. They were clearly shorthanded, that's why I didn't give them lower than 3 stars since I understand, but I won't be coming back. read more

Late night happy hour? Please sign me up! I stumbled upon this place while going to a different restaurant next door to pick ip my order. I decided to go in and have a drink while i waitnon my order. Its a pretry cool sport bar with large screens for soccer games. There is a full bar and dining. The waitresses were really nice. It seems like an authentic place to dine. I only came here for drinks and they were good. Their margaritas were tasty. There is parking available in the front and ample parking all in the shopping center. There are other shops there as well. I would recommend this place to anyone read more

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Ugh yes!!!!! This place is awesome. No complaints. Love the vibe and the food is decently priced for the amount that you get. My boyfriend got steak tacos. And I got chicken pork and mixed flautas and a mixed pupusa (cheese and pork). Definitely a spot to go if you love salvadorian/Spanish food. It's a hidden gem!!! read more

El Amate Restaurant - Love this place. Mixed flautas & a mixed pupusa. Love their cabbage for the pupusas. And the flautas come w/ all the fixings. - Mexican Near Me - Beltsville, Maryland

Wowwww, um okay where do I start? If you ever happen to pass by this restaurant at least once in your life - you HAVE to get the picadera. It's a dish with ribs, steak, chicken, shrimp, yuca and this sauce that's so good- you'll get addicted!! The caramelized onions are the cherry on top My second favorite dish is the crab and shrimp quesadillas with extra jalapeños on the side and of course the PUPUSAS. Delicious pupusas oozing with cheese; they definitely aren't stingy with it!! One of my favorite Latino restaurants in the area. read more

El Amate Restaurant - Picadera - Mexican Near Me - Beltsville, Maryland

Excellent food! I recommend the ceviche and el trio de las enchiladas. ---------------------------

Food is good but the service is some shit Our server didn't check up on us we needed refills also food takes a long time to come out & it wasent even busy read more

I was happy with the ambiance when I entered, occasionally the patrons at the bar were singing along with the juke box which kept Nice festive vibe. Chips and salsa came and the salsa was really mild with little flavor. Waitress brought some additional heat which helped a bit. read more

Is okay it will be better if they work more on the presentation of the place have the servers well trained food is good

Had the quesadilla which was good, not outstanding. The chips and salsa were very good though. There were only two other people when I went so service was not an issue. My waitress was very attentive. The place needs a serious facelift. It seems quite old and comes off as dirty, which didn't make me feel very good about eating there. The old, plastic tablecloths are torn and were sticky with years of use. Even just getting rid of those would make a huge difference. read more

I love their NACHO Supreme omg it's soooo good... Their pupusas are on point with that nice crispy cheese on the side oozing out. It would help if the waitresses spoke more English but overall they're good and convenient. read more

I don't know but . I think they add xtra charges to the account the girls think I go there to see them . But I go there to have awesome time. Not to get rip off. Not good. My friend. read more

Dinner tonight with my wife. Food and service was really good. I had Bistec Encebollado (NY steak and onions) that was cooked perfectly. Next time I'll see if I can order another side of rice and more onions! My wife had Tacos al Carbon (skirt steak tacos) and she really liked them too. Apparently no diet soda available. I should have had a Negra Modelo. Well stocked bar, good music. read more

I do agreed with the previous review, I was there with my husband who is Hispanic and he wanted me to try Hispanic food but 2 things, food was not good at all, and 2nd our bill was way too high. I noticed that the total was quite large for what we should be paying, she did not gave us a breakdown bill, instead we got just a total, our bill was supposed to be around $32 drinks and food, we got a $56 bill. This was a very young girl she looks like she was 15 and probably working illegally, anyhow somebody should call either the Health or even INS departments to clean this place out. They basically stealing your money be careful with this place. read more

We are living in a hotel and eating out and trying to stay cool. This is close and we wanted dinner without driving much. While we were the only shall we say outsiders in the restaurant, they had LOTS of wait staff and while english is clearly their second language they endeavored to make our meal memorable and it WAS. We each tried something different and each dish was flavorful, hot and the presentation was excellent. There are a BUNCH of TVs and a large projection screen so I imagine it is a great place to go watch a contentious soccer game. They have a full bar with what looks like a decent selection and clearly a large local fan base. While we didn't necessarily fit in, they didn't make us feel like we didn't at ALL. We'll be back! read more

Food is ok but is over priced, place is ok too, and the personal some of the the're nice!!! But this place it doesnt have nothing exciting.

The food here was delicious, it's a privately owned restaurant so i question it's cleanliness. I noticed that there is some mold in some of the menus so i immediately decided to write a review. The food came quick and seemed to be well cooked our plate estrella was a huge plate that they say is supposed to feed 4 but there was about 12 of us and it filled us up! I wouldn't suggest this restaurant for anyone who doesn't want to drink tap water or look at the menus with mold in them. read more

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I will start out by saying the food was OK. Just OK the quantity was good. The service was well below average. My main problem with the place is I believe they intentionally tried to rip me off. I was charged for drinks that I did not get, The price for the entrée did not match the menu price. It took several attempts to get them to correct the bill and I believe I was still over charged. I was told there was a problem with my American Express card. I provided a Nother form of payment. On the way home I called American Express and was told there was no attempt to charge the card. Yet a Nother dishonest to move by the vendor read more

Great food I had chicken,steak and shrimp platter it was tasty delicious food.i also love there pupusas mix/revueltas are the best I tried around the dmv. read more

I find El Amate to have very good pupusas and the curtido is good as well. Another thing is they have lorocos (pupusas with an edible flower that basically appears as little green specs in the cheese), and I don't find that most places have lorocos, generally just the cheese pupusas and revueltas. As for the other dishes, they don't stand out so much so go for the pupusas! read more

The restaurant is marketed as a Tex Mex restaurant but it's mostly just Salvadorian food with some Mexican inspired dishes added. Service was okay very respectful manager. Music is obnoxiously loud. Feels more like a cabaret than a family restaurant. The food took about 50 mins to get to us which wasn't worth it. read more

I never had written a review but this will the first time I do... Three weeks ago my boyfriend and I ordered some food by phone to pick it up, when we get there my boyfriend went inside to get the food and I stayed in the car with my daughter. Because they always take a little longer for our food to be ready I was like ok it passed 10mins and my boyfriend hasn't come out yet. He called me right after asking me to go get him that he was outside but not right outside the restaurant but closed by. When I pulled up when I saw him I was shocked seen him with blood. I asked what happened and he was in shock too and didn't know how to explain what had happened inside the restaurant. I had to called the police and ambulance so they can make a reported about what happened. My boyfriend was attacked apparently with four guys while he was waiting for our food. There was no security guard and the owner or stuff from the restaurant didn't even offered him for help. No one in the restaurant didn't even said what happened or what they saw at the officers. My boyfriend ended up in the hospital because of the several blows to the face and head. He was bleeding a lot from the nose and left with bruises. He didn't had time to see who they were because he was attack by the back. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS RESTAURANT FOR A FAMILY. Do not take your kids there. Thank God my boyfriend is okay today but the restaurant didn't even helped. read more

Once again this is a cookie cutter type El Salvadorian style restaurant. That doesn't mean that the food isn't good. Because it is. I like the crab and shrimp enchaladas. One thing I notice about these restaurants is that they always have beautiful waitresses in short skirts and push up bras. They will dance with you too. Good enchalads, papusas and eye candy. 3 stars in my book. read more

I was thrilled to have the opportunity to try El Amate Restaurant, I have heard only good things about both locations. I went on a busy Friday night to their University Blvd location and I was surprised! The quality of the food and the service were outstanding. I had a big bowl of Seafood Soup- "Sopa Marinera" which included all the fresh seafood available in MD! The taste was fresh, just with the right amount of seasoning... Delicious!! The service excellent! I sat down at the bar and watched a very exciting soccer match while the friendly ladies behind the bar asked me several times if I needed another cold Corona or if I needed more napkings.. They were all happy to be there and happy to serve .It was like being a King with all these nice people looking after you! read more

The food is good, the music is too loud that we couldn't even have a conversation without struggling to hear what the other person is saying, and we got over charged by the server we asked for fajitas for 2 and we were given a plato cupido so we got charged $60 over something we didn't even order, it's not even a family restaurant it's more like a cantina! read more

We needed a place to eat that was near our hotel and El Amate filled the bill. The food was tasty, the service good , if a little strange for a couple in their 70s. I refer to the bustiers and short shorts on the female wait staff. But they were all good natured and we enjoyed our meal. There was soccer being played on may very large screens around the room which made for a very nosy room. No matter, we didn't have to go far. read more

Stay away, they tend to overcharge, was there few nights ago and 2 of the guys at the bar were complaining about the amount of beers they were being charge, I too did check my bill and the young waitress had added 2 extra beers, no tip for her. They assumed that people get drunk and will not realize what they are paying. IF YOU want to get ripped off go, if not stay away. read more