Horrible service waited 15 minutes until someone answered the phone. I walked in and placed the order and the phone was still ringing. Your specials are gone for your new menu. Sp no specials are available and to top it off my order was completely wrong. My dog thanks you but my pocketbook expect to receive my money back since what I received was nothing like I ordered. I HATE tamales with a passion. Please emprove your service because after this experience I will be letting everyone know how horrible you are.. read more

I have always loved El Fenix, grew up on it until I was in there this Tuesday puffy taco was horrible. When my friends and I were paying our bill we actually saw a cockroach crawl across the counter. No lie. It was horrible. We said something the girl at the register saw it, she did not say anything. Last time going there. read more

To begin with a simple note food was good as always but really is this a kids menu??? Back coy in black and white. It even in color :/ plus nothing to play with no coloring no coloring page!!! And the kids food did not look good at all sad read more

El Fenix - Mexican Near Me - Mesquite, Texas

The foood was what you would expect for a Tex mex chain good but not the best. My server was amazing! Very attentive I think he said he was with the company over 10 years. read more

El Fenix is my go to spot for late dining. In and out with great service and food. Margaritas are always good selection as well. Manager always comes by to check on us which I appreciate. Be back next week. read more

Always good food and service. Good service when they are very busy, excellent service when crowds are less. Food is the standard all others must attempt to match. read more

I have several reason why I absolutely love this place....and you're gonna sit there and read about them, or else.... 1. I've been going here since i was just a young buck, and that says something about a place, if they always keep ya coming back. 2. They are by far and away, the best, at winning my heart from the very beggining of the dining experience....the chips and hot sauce! They may not be the best when seperate, but these two combined is the best combination since, Hefner and the photograph Tres. The 3 in Spanish 4. The staff are always so nice, and quick 5. 5. 5 dollar footlongs! 6. The Wednesday Special! It's just two cheese enchiladas, with rice and beans, but it is slap yo mamma good. I do throw a bit of curveball here, and get the queso on top, instead of the chili can carnage. The queso is very simple, but must have some sort of drug in it, so creamy. To put this into perspective....I don't eat enchiladas anywhere else, i don't like them, but El Fenix has mastered a combo here. and on Wednesdays, it's $4.99 hombre. 7. The kick ass little mints you can get on your way out, for a quarter. 8. The feeling of satisfaction, from downing 5000 calories of awesome, in one sitting. So put on that sombrero and dig in holmes read more

Gross. The interior and exterior of the building are nice but the food was awful. I ordered the fajita enchiladas with steak and it was terrible. No flavor whatsoever and the tortilla tasted like cardboard. The salsa that they brought out was SUPER watered down so it just tasted like water, tomatoes and a tiny bit of garlic. An insult to salsa really. We ordered queso as an appetizer...don't do it. I don't know what it's made of but its NOT cheese. Tasted like the queso you get out of jars at the grocery store. The only reason I gave this place two stars was because the strawberry mojito was actually really good. But not good enough to return. read more

I absolutely love the chips and salsa at El Fenix. I was craving Mexican food so I drove over to the Mesquite location and was seated right away. I did, however, have to wait about 10 minutes before a server eventually came over to take my order. I was a bit put off by this since I had other places to be, but the older woman who waited on me was friendly and gave great service so no complaints. I veered off my customary fare and opted for a puffy taco and chicken enchilada and they were both good. The puffy taco ended up breaking apart as soon as I picked it up so will probably not order that again but all-in-all, the food was fine and service was good. Margarita wasn't bad either. read more

This is our "go to" for Mexican food. We love Wednesday enchilada specials and it includes Chicken. If the economy goes sour and restaurants go belly up, let's hope El Fenix is the survivor. Very fast lunch service. read more

I make it a point to visit El Fenix every time I'm in Dallas to visit my Nana. The salsa is so addictive and the chips are light and crispy. I've always had good experiences at any of the El Fenix restaurants in Dallas. This chain has awesome Tex Mex. Try out their lunch specials. read more

Jimmy was great and food was good on a Saturday afternoon if you go ask for jimmy he'll make sure everything is perfect

My pops and my guy both love El Fenix. So I wind up eating here often. The food is pretty good. Not as great as the downtown location but nothing is ever bad. Service seems to be hit or miss, nothing as egregious as I'll never come back but it's the little things that start to add up some times. Last time was our waitress' first shift for Wednesday night special and the placed was slammed! She totally lost her shit in the middle of service and had a breakdown. I felt really bad for her but I also think you don't start a waitress on your worst night. The manager eventually stepped in and helped but it was a rough night. Today it took several asks just for silverware. It was busy but not slammed. Several other things were overlooked. No plates to go with the guacamole. But I do enjoy a nice meal with family or friends at places they enjoy. It won't be my first pick but we'll be back. If only service was a little bit better. read more

Food was horrible! I ordered the flauta plate and the hubby ordered the the special Mexican plate and it all tasted horrible, like if everything was frozen, not authentic at all and I've had texmex in the past but this was awful! Our waiter was awesome though.. The cashier very unprofessional, gave us our receipt to sign and walked off without waiting on us, didn't even ask how our experience was...no customer service at all. Never again! read more

Weak drinks and the food was not good,

Seriously, try the tortilla soup!! I'm hooked!! Also Lupe is the best server ever!! He doesn't even have to ask what drink I want, he just brings it to me. I love this place!! read more

Even though they were super busy they sat us quickly and were very attentive to our party of six. Nothing was forgotten though the server mixed up the sweet and I sweet teas. No big deal and easily fixable. I would defiantly go back. And the deserts are fantastic! read more

I called on Wednesday to make reservations for 15 of us for Friday night @ 5pm. The process couldn't have been easier. Apparently, El Fenix understands the importance of reservations and the possibility of making good money ( unlike you Razzoos!!). So, I get to the restaurant at around 4:45 pm on Friday. Our table is not ready BUT the staff makes sure to tell us that and keep us updated. I think the table was ready around 5:05. We get to our table and our server, Edgar, arrives and introduces himself. He then take our drink orders. A gentleman comes by with chips for the table. The overall dining experience was fantastic, for the most part. The area we sat at was nice, the chairs were cushioned and not hard. Their chips and salsa are the best around. Our waiter Edgar was nice, attentive and was there to offer suggestions if we needed them. The fail about this dining experience was my food. I ordered the chicken fajitas. I seriously doubt that they used a whole chicken breast for the meal, in fact, I would say it looked like half a chicken breast. This is inexcusable for a meal that is almost 13 bucks!! The meat was not only sparse but thin as well. I was very disappointed with this dish. I did like the beans and rice that accompanied the fajitas but still not worth the money. read more

Always excellent services. You get your order almost instantly. The sour cream chicken enchiladas are my favorite and the chips are addicting! read more

The only thing I loved here were the free chips, salsa, and guac. The hot foods were more like leftovers and microwaved. I didn't quite get a real authentic Tex-Mex here in Tx. California over Tx. read more

El Fenix - This is a "two combo" plate. The only thing I loved were the free chips, salsa, and guac. - Mexican Near Me - Mesquite, Texas

Came for lunch and the food was delicious! Maricela was a delight and very attentive. Have been El Fenix patrons for decades and will continue to be! read more

We are here again for the 2nd day in a row.. everyone here is great especially Maria, thank you for great food and service.

Service was not good. For the price per plate, hardly got any rice. (Forgot to take pics) The ground meat does not look like the normal piccadillo/ ground beef nor tastes good to me. I had to change to fajita beef. At least they didn't charge extra for that, which is good. read more

El Fenix - Brisket tacos - Mexican Near Me - Mesquite, Texas

Service at the table was great. Food was ok but not bad. Basic Mexican food. The cashier was awful. I had to practically force him to take my money. He never said thank you, boo, kiss my rear end nothing. Just threw my receipt in the counter and went back to his conversation with another mail hostess. If I would have been tipping based on that experience I would have kept my money!! read more

This was the best place to eat im glad we came.I have to say this place is amazing. People should thank them for their service. Ima come here more often. They had great tacos and nachos. read more

El Fenix - Im coming here more often. If you don't like their food who are you. - Mexican Near Me - Mesquite, Texas

They gave me a really thankful , military discount , will never go back , took wife and kids to eat for dinner , my bill was 114$ when we went to the counter to pay my wife ask about a military discount , there young man took my receipt rang up the register handed me a new receipt for 113$ , so I looked at it and asked about the discount he said that is it , it's only on my plate 1$ off , I don't care about the money , it's a sorry way to do a discount , I would rather tHem offer none than a 1 dollar discount , a slap in the face insult read more

I am not a fan. I've been multiple times, and every time I leave quite a bit of food on the table- not even worth a to-go box. The enchaladas are mushy and gross, and their salsa is blah. The chips are consistantly stale and in need of salt, and they taste re-fried. The salads aren't good, and the drinks are weak. The place is in need of a little makeover, and the service is not the best. Over all, I'd really rather just not go. read more

Was in the area and asked Siri to find us a place to eat. This place came up. Wow, it was awful. Nothing is made in the kitchen. Has to be all Sysco. Taco meat was nasty, Queso had no good flavor. Guac was alright, but they shove so much lettuce in you can't enjoy the entire bowl. Meat sauce was not tasty. Chips were good. I'm from Houston and we don't have taco buenos, but that place blows this place away. read more

El Fenix - They dump a ton of lettuce before adding the guac. This is the only place I know of that does this. STOP. - Mexican Near Me - Mesquite, Texas

This place used to be 5 stars. To be fair, the cheese enchiladas and salsa are really really good, but all of the other food is now sub par at best. Very consistently I have been served cold-warm food that appears as if it had been sitting out for a while. All of the specialty limited time items seem very thrown together and bland. I will still probably go for cheese enchiladas, but definitely not very often read more

We always enjoyed going here for years but tonite didn't go so well. It started when they brought the chips which were stale. We asked for another bowl figuring maybe it would be better but they were just as stale. Next a waiter spilled his tray of drinks all over the back of my wife as he walked by. I had to flag the manager over and he apologized and actually comped our meal. The food arrived and it tasted very bland and also like it had been cooked several days before and reheated. I had the beef fajitas and I couldn't finish them because they were so rubbery with no flavor. While this was going on, a family was moved from their booth to another table due to a large water bug. Needless to say we won't be going back to this El Fenix location. read more

Pablo from the #10 location in Mesquite was so fantastic, incredibly charismatic, and so attentive. He's served us so many times and he's one of the waiters I remember by name and I always get so excited when we get sat in his section. Very attentive and he never misses a thing. Very kind and very sweet!! Thank you so much Pablo. Muchas Gracias!! read more

Food was okay could've been better for the 25 min wait won't be going back for awhile .

The most horrible and disgusting experience dining out ever! Not one, but two huge roaches came out next to our table. I was there with about 20 other people in our party and all of us were disgusted! The first one was killed by one of the ladies at our table and the other our waiter killed and said "callate (shut up)" under his breathe as we all screamed. A women manager came over to apologize, but never offered any solutions. I could not eat after all this and was still charged. What?! Another manager gave some of us $10 gift cards, but that is not any consolation for being in an obvious filthy situation. I like El Fenix, but will never be going back to this location and it makes me question the other locations, as well. read more

My god el fénix you been here so long at this location Made plenty of $$$$ Don't you think we deserve better booth seats Damn you make so much $$$ and you can't afford to fix them or replace them, wow that's so sad your so cheap Fix them please read more

My family used to eat at El Fenix at the Galleria in Houston that closed in 1992. I guess Houston doesn't have a sophisticated enough palette to realize that it was the best Mexican food in town. I try not to go through Dallas without stopping to get a good meal and bring home a large bag of their delicious tortilla chips. read more

I've been waiting for my delivery for an hour and a half and I'm staving!!! I go to check on my order and it just says canceled..... no reason no attempt to notify me ..... I'll never eat el Fenix again! read more

Great food and Jesus our waiter was very respectful and courteous.The food is always good and here and I love the chips and salsa.

loved the food the cheese dip was great! everything was wonderful. the only thing I would say that bother me was the waiter was to much I understand they have to be courteous but to much is not good he would come up to the table what felt like every minute. but everything else was good and he did his job. read more

Best Mexican food around. Great service. 2 types of tortilla chips!!! We are from CA and have been looking for Mexican food close to what we had at home and this places matches!!! We will be back for sure! read more

Service was fast and friendly! It's not 5 star because it is not authentic Mexican food and you CAN get that in mesquite, but for Tex Mex its bueno! Chips are by far my favorite but salsa and queso not so bueno... but sufficient. Cheese enchiladas are my personal favorite! read more