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    El Jefe Mexican Grill

    4.0 (26 reviews)
    Open • 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Faith C.

    First time for me & a colleague. Very spacious. Lots of seating. Nice decor. Chips & queso were good. Chips are pretty thick but lacked saltiness. I ordered the shrimp with rice & queso. Very pleased with portion size & number of shrimp. Food was delicious. They had a lot of shrimp dishes so it was hard to make a decision. Service was attentive & friendly. I'll definitely return.

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    Laura T.

    Food is flavorful and priced right. Amazing birria tacos and chimichanga! The service is professional and speedy. One of our favorite places to eat. Always a great experience and we've been over 10 times. The ambiance is great too because of the lighting and nice decor.

    Chorizo tacos Burrito Supreme & salsa
    Sydney H.

    This is definitely better than your comparable Mexican reactants (more Americanized). The chips were actually fresh (not my experience other places)!!! They seemed house made actually due to the thickness of the chips and their being a similar thickness and flavor to their tortillas... I wonder if both are made in house. The 3 taco plate was delicious & I had chorizo. Flavourful and filling. The burrito was also flavorful and filling. I enjoyed that they served multiple salsa types. And the food presentation to was nice!

    Carnitas and Fajita Quesadilla
    Lety R.

    Everything about this place is amazing! My fiancé and I stopped to today for a late spontaneous lunch date and we couldn't have been more pleased. The drinks, the vibe, the staff, and of course FOOD!!! OMG THE FOOD IS SO GOOD! And it was very affordable!!! We will definitely be back very very soon!

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    4 months ago

    Super friendly. Wide Mexican menu options. Vibe is great. Highly recommend for any casual Mexican dinning

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    7 months ago

    The Quesadilla and Street Tacos never disappoint! One of my favorite Mexican restaurants in Lex! Refried beans are fire too!

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    11 months ago

    Awesome. Fajita burrito is yummy, huge and was awesome for lunch the next day. Very reasonably priced.

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    2 years ago

    Been here several times and it never disappoints. Delicious food. Great service. Best Mexican cuisine in town.

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    2 years ago

    Great food and really great atmosphere. Will definitely be back. One of the best Mexican grills in Lexington.

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    2 years ago

    Food was good, but the server cheated us on our change! Paid cash will never go there again!

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    2 years ago

    Ordered two burrito supremes bogo on a door dash deal for my dad and I and we loved them, very tasty, will order again for sure.

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    We LOVED our time at The Obstinate Sons! This place is a MUST TRY!…read more We were recently on a little getaway for our Anniversary, looking for a good spot to have a nice dinner. We really struck gold finding this gem of a spot!! The atmosphere is perfect! Soft lighting, not a lot of tables, not at all crowded, beautiful decor, we were very impressed from the moment we stepped in the door! Our waiter stopped by our table pretty quickly and did such a great job for our whole dining experience! He was very helpful when we asked for recommendations, and was perfectly attentive throughout our time! Several super friendly people stopped by our table over the course of our evening, the service was remarkable! Obstinate Sons keeps a small menu - I love this!! Not only does it make it easier to choose what to order, it also typically means a place does the things they offer, VERY well! This idea fit accurately with this restaurant! Every single thing we had was top notch and done so very well! We left so impressed! We started cocktails! The bar tender was excellent and had our drinks out quickly! We both ordered various Old Fashioned's, when in Rome, right?! Since we were in town for some local distillery tours, it only felt right to sample some of the local flavors - and they have a LOT of choices! Extensive bourbon list! Everything we had was superb! Next we went in for an appetizer, the deviled eggs! They rotate how they make them, variating flavors and ingredients! I can't remember exactly what flavors they had the night we were in, but they were delicious! Bacon and horseradish were for sure elements! Loved these!! I am a sucker for a good salad so when I saw that they offered a wedge salad with their "own memorable bleu cheese" I knew I had to try one! It was extremely memorable as I'm still thinking about it weeks later! ;) The roasted heirloom tomatoes were exceptional, tiny little guys packed with SO much flavor! I could have used a few more of those, they complimented the salad so perfectly! The toasted onions were also superior! This was a really great salad!! Next up entrees with beers! :) We tried a couple of beers we had never had before, the Bearded Iris Homestyle and the Country Boy Cougar Bait - both amazing and refreshing!! We ordered the Prime Pork Chop which came with the most delectable risotto, wow! So good! We also ordered the Sole Piccata which was quite possibly the best fish entree I've ever tasted! The sauce was perfection and the fish was perfectly prepared with the best panko parmesan crust, HIGHLY recommend!! We also tried a side of the Smashed Roasted Garlic Herb Red Skins Potatoes, very good! The sides serve 3 so they go a long way! We had too much to finish!! ;) Lest you think I'm finished here, I haven't even gotten to the best part! DESSERT!!! We don't often order dessert out - we don't usually save room and it's just not usually our thing. Because we were celebrating our anniversary, I guess we felt extra on this particular evening because we decided to try some dessert. After some great explanation and recommendations by our server we landed on the bread pudding. This dish also varies regularly with the chef's discretion. They have different flavor profiles that rotate, if I understood correctly. On this particular evening the waiter explained the bread pudding feature: I wish I could remember the way he described it, word for word. I'm struggling to remember the details but I believe it was a chocolate bread pudding with a caramel bourbon sauce. Maybe something to do with Kahlua sauce. You'll have to forgive my memory, I just don't know all that he said - however, what I DO know and am QUITE certain of, this was very literally THE BEST dessert I have EVER tasted in my life! EXTREME delight! I literally told my husband I felt like my life was complete after finishing this dessert, it was THAT incredible! My advice on this restaurant - Do not skip a bourbon based cocktail and DO NOT SKIP DESSERT! ;) The entire meal was an honest absolute pleasure, but those two things stand out for me about our meal! If there were a yelp rating higher than 5 stars, The Obstinate Sons would deserve it - EXCEPTIONAL PLACE!!! Make this your next choice!

    Cute place, but doesn't take reservations. Our first attempt at this, there were six of us and we…read morewere going on Saturday evening - don't even try it. For two people, ok.. for 4 it's a toss up... anymore than 4 there is no way. The second attempt was a weekday and my husband and I decided to try again and we got right in. Pros: - Good service - Good bar (which included port wine on the dessert menu) - Good food - we had the bread pudding for dessert and it was great! It is good food, I got the shells and it was good, but nothing I would go out of my way to have again. Cons: - Somewhat of a small menu (both food and cocktail); I think (for me) expanding the cocktail menu would be a very feasible upgrade for this place. - It's toss up on prime time weekends how long you'll have to wait for a table since its a pretty small place

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