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    El Farol Mexican Restaurant

    3.0 (88 reviews)
    ModerateMexican
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Chili verde chimichanga
    Raha M.

    I came here one night for dinner with my dad. The food was absolutely delicious!! Very tasty and filling. The chips were really yummy too. The salsa was good but very watery. The service could have been a bit better as well. Other than that, my dad and I enjoyed our food a lot. Also, this place is cash only so be sure to have cash on you when you go!

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    Mindi A.

    Decent Meal here. This is in a strip mall. At an event where we needed a private room which are few and far between it seems. Servers were very kind and attentive. Carnitas were good! The usual bland-ish Mexican food that you get around here. . Cholula definitely helped.

    This is a cheese enchilada and beef taco with rice and beens. There is no enchilada sause on it the beans are from a can and the taco awful
    Casey M.

    Just order from this place through DD oh my god never tried anythig so bad before nothing was homemade. Really wish i would have just warmed up a tortilla with cheese on it in the microwave it would have been much better and more homemade than this place

    The spread ready to go!

    El Farol did an awesome job putting together a catered menu for my sister's 50th birthday party. Lolita, the owner there was so easy to work with and the meal was very fair priced! She also checked with me to make sure there wasn't any last-minute changes. Everything was ready on time and I just feel they did an awesome job for me and my family! The food was excellent and I highly recommend El Farol! The quality was excellent, and so much of it. I would highly recommend them

    Carne asada

    Absolutely awful food was delivered. Do Not order the carne asada taco plate!! The meat was gross and I got food poisoning from tasting it. Here's a photo:

    Chile verde

    Take your business somewhere else honestly. I always look forward to salsa. It's a Mexican restaurant staple - but their salsa comes from a can. You can tell immediately from the taste with preservatives, the water, and sodium concentrate. Besides that disappointment, they don't serve queso, another missing staple. I think some items on this menu are okay - but just that - okay. The chili verde was disgusting. The meat was soggy and pink. Pretty sure this was canned too. This place is not real Mexican food,el Farol more like Farrell.

    Shredded beef enchiladas with double rice.
    Jennifer L.

    This place is okay. I have been here twice now and my family has been here all the time growing up. From what I have heard it has continued to go downhill and isn't what it used to be. I arrived about ten minutes after my family got their drinks rolling and sat down. I had not even opened my menu when the server came and asked if we were ready to order. He was clearly annoyed and wanted us out of there asap. Anytime we would speak he would immediately try to walk away and did not care for what we had to say. It was pretty rude. My food was decent I probably would have enjoyed a chain's enchilada more then I did here. It was pretty dry and I was disappointed they did not have a shrimp enchilada. I do not see myself coming back anymore unless they came up with a new menu and better customer service.

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    1 year ago

    Food did not seem very authentic. I think the salsa was paste picante sauce however staff was nice and friendly.

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    Water had a bitter aftertaste, so did our fruity drinks. Beans were way too salty and dry. Not a fan.

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    Not authentic, food lacking flavor, very runny salsa. Will not be returning. The server was nice but we came to eat.

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    The food isn't that great, the service is awful, and the price is way, way to high for generic Mexican food served on plastic plates.

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    3 years ago

    Nope! Nope! NOPE! Order was wrong! Food was cold! And it is major expensive! We're finished going there!! Completely DONE!

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    I saw the Diners, Dives, and Drive-ins that featured this restaurant a few years ago and have…read morewanted to try it ever since. I finally made it there yesterday! Unfortunately I kind of wish I didn't. We tried the fish tacos, shrimp tacos, Carne Adovada Burrito, nachos with shredded beef, and horchata. The dish with the most flavor was the nachos. I'd give that dish a 4. The horchata was pretty good too. Definitely above average horchata. But the rest of the dishes didn't have enough flavor, even after adding salsa from their salsa bar. This was pretty disappointing and we wished we had picked a different restaurant for lunch.

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