Came here to catch up with a long time friend and we didn't know where to eat. We landed on El Jimador Azteca from Yelp and decided to give it a try. We got Shrimp Chimichangas and the House Margarita. The food was absolutely delicious, the service was A1, and everything came extremely fast. This is absolutely a hidden gem in Fredericksburg. The music and ambiance were also wonderful. Very chill vibes! read more

El Jimador Azteca - Shrimp Chimichanga - Mexican Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

Food was great. Had the Pablano fajitas and the Mrs had carnitas Service was good. I'd give them a higher score but they no longer carry Coke products and Mexican food just ain't the same with Pepsi. We will be back when they get Coke back on tap. Until then, we will eat elsewhere. read more

We found this place on yelp and agree with the 4 star rating. Came in for lunch with 14 people and were promptly seated at two large booths. Warm and inviting place with nice decor indicative of many Mexican restaurants. Chips were thin and warm and the salsa was homemade. All of our kids ordered off of the kids menu and left no scraps, so I'd say it was a hit! At the adult table we had fajitas, tacos, and burritos and all agreed on the 4 stars. It was pretty good, and if I'm in the area I'm going back for sure. Cheers! read more

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Solid little Tex Mex spot in the Giant Foods shopping center. It's one of the family's favorite local spots for food. Quality is always on point. Portions are good. Chips and salsa are tasty. read more

El Jimador Azteca - Lunch taco salad - Mexican Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

Love this place! Everything we have tried has been very good. My husband tried the Choristeak was amazing. It's a ribeye steak with chorizo and cheese. Will definitely order this again. read more

I love this place. I have never order anything I didn't like. I am picky about salsa and theirs is not too watery or too "ketchup-y" like the jarred stuff. My favorite dish is the tacos de carne asadas although their enchiladas Michoacanas is great as well! This is my go to meeting place for casual catch up lunches and dinners with family and friends. Their staff are friendly and attentive. Highly recommend! read more

The service here is amazing! They have, hands down, the best veggie fajitas around. I would recommend this place to anyone who loves Mexican food! The rice, beans, guacamole, all delicious! The inside is spacious, clean and decorated well. The seating and tables were maintained well and authentic. read more

El Jimador Azteca - Veggie fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

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El Jimador is without a doubt, the most consistent and best Mexican restaurant in Stafford and probably in the Fburg area! Been eating here for years and always enjoy the food! They have a nice, interesting menu loaded with the typical Mexican items, plus some specialties that they do well too. Service is typically good, never bad. The décor looks authentic and is welcoming. Definitely will continue to come here! read more

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Still reaping the rewards from this visit! :( I'm going to be gracious and award 3 stars. This is because my Yelp friend gave them 5 stars. My experience was a 2 star at best. -I walked in around 2:30pm on a Tuesday, coming home from a mini vacation. I was seated and noted, I was the only person in the restaurant but that's OK. I was brought chips and salsa. Salsa was good. Normally, its watered down and i just ask for cheese dip but this salsa was good. After the chips and salsa,, a man walked by sweeping. Put the broom down and asked me for my order. I asked for Fried, chicken chimichanga with rice and beans. I said, later, I want to put in 2 Togo orders. He went to relay the order right away, then continued with cleaning. Food came out in good time. Looked and smelled great however, like that old commercial for Pepto Bismal says... I liked my food, but my food doesn't like me.. I was bloated and had to go to the bathroom within 15 min of eating 1/2 my meal. I felt like that at similar Mexican Restaurant in Warrenton and I stopped going. At one point another guy in a suit walked by and sighed..I think they were bored and not happy for lack of customers. Maybe this food was sitting since sunday..knowing the week is slow, they can use it. IDK but No smiles. Bored employees. Only customer in the place....and I'm bloated in mere minutes. I did make it home. Shouted hello and went right to the bathroom. I can't come back. read more

El Jimador Azteca - Chicken chimichanga with rice and beans. - Mexican Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

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Always a favorite! Not only because it's close to our neighborhood, but because the food is always good, the drinks are great and the service is always excellent. My favorite drink Is the spicy mango tamarind margarita and for the food I would say the Dos Amigos, but nothing ever disappoints. read more

Food was delicious!! Good service too! Has two different kinds of burritos and cheese dip. All was great!

This place is a little gem, it reminds me of my favorite mexican place from out of town, a home-y vibe. Food was excellent, I managed to inhale all of it before even thinking about taking a picture, including the chips and salsa, I could've had 3 bowls of the salsa and the warm chips. Service was alright, hostess did not say a word to us before just walking us to our table, waitress was not very conversational but also likely due to some language barriers. read more

We love this place. We have been good customer since they are opened. Food is always great, the service is great, location and ambiance are great. There is nothing to say bad things about this restaurant. read more

El Jimador Azteca - Chicken and Avocado Salad - Mexican Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

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Finding good Mexican food can be hard, but search no more if you're in the Fredericksburg area. This small restaurant boasts a pretty large menu, so prepare yourself. There's plenty of parking since it's in a shopping center, and takeout is available. Staff was very friendly and, during COVID times, staff was wearing gloves and masks. Hand sanitizer was also available. I had the chori-pollo, which had great, great flavor. I also tried the burrito grande and it was huge; I liked it better than my own dish. Regarding the chori-pollo, the chorizo was spot on, though the chicken breast could've been a little more tender. Despite the mishap with the chicken breast, I'll definitely give El Jimador a second c read more

El Jimador Azteca - Chori-pollo - Mexican Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

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Our go-to for authentic cuisine! The service is always prompt and food is delicious. We love their chips, salsa, queso, and guac as appetizers read more

We went way out of our way to try this restaurant out and it did not disappoint. Located in a modern little plaza in Fredericksburg, it was clean and inviting walking in. Lots of cool Hispanic decor and a full bar in the restaurant. Complimentary chips and salsa were very good. My husband and I ordered the loaded nachos, which were plentiful with toppings and delicious! And although we rarely order dessert now, we splurged and got the fried ice cream. I've had fried ice cream before and it was top notch! My husband has never had fried ice cream, but he wasn't a fan. Prices were competitive with other Mexican restaurants. Now onto service. I would say our service was okay at best. Unfortunately, every time I needed our waitress, I saw she was sitting at a back table with another employee and they were both on their phones. I understand that this is typical of today's generation, but when you are in the service industry, it is really important to keep those phones out of view of the patrons when you're on the clock. Our waitress was very young, cheerful and friendly, but when I sat with my drink empty, and couldn't find her, and then on my way to the restroom, I see she's on her phone, that just really makes me not want to return. And it's truly disappointing because the food was very good. Still giving them 4 stars because the food was good and the prices were right. Place was clean, but could easily be 5 stars if staff would be a little more attentive to the customers and less to their phones. read more

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The food is super delicious for a decent price. The staff are very kind and are quick to get food and drinks to the table. The restaurant is very decorative and overall a good environment in the place. Will be returning with family! read more

I highly recommend this restaurant... "mexican food" is a very loose term now a days... not unlike "organic" or "authentic"... but these guys make delish Americanized Mexican food (Tex-mex?) and it's really good. A bit pricey considering you could make any dish on their menu at home for a fraction of the price... but I guess you're paying for the ambiance? Idk... still delish and 20x better than el charro or pancho villa. And the service is great and friendly. read more

Absolutely AMAZING EACH AND EVERY TIME!!! This is one of my favorite places to eat in the area. You can't go wrong with the drinks or food. We come here 2-3 times per week. read more

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Fast service. Fresh food. Extra cheesy quesadilla with queso dip, perfection. Collective table chose 5 stars.

Food was really good but the server (Christina) was not good at all. Once she dropped the food off, we didn't see her again. She Did not come by and ask if we wanted additional margaritas or anything. Never checked on us to see how we were doing. The place was half full so it wasn't like they were busy. I would see her walking around lost and avoiding tables like she didn't want to work. The food was great though and I'll come back, but next time I will ensure I don't sit in a seat that she is servicing. read more

Food is always great and the staff take pride in helping customers. It is our go-to place to have dinner.

EDIT- 4/11/2020- You guys. I can not even tell you what it means to us to be able to order our favorite food and beverage for take home during this crazy time. Covid-19 has taken our routines, our jobs, seeing our families and so much more. This little slice of normal has me and my husband feeling much better! What an amazing and refreshing way to treat ourselves this holiday weekend. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Coconut margaritas for life!! You guys rock! This place is the best thing to happen to route 17 in a long time. I am so incredibly thankful for a really great sit down restaurant out here in the dead zone of Fredericksburg. The food is fantastic! We have been several times (including for my birthday and Valentines Day) and have never been disappointed. Make sure not to miss the salsa bar! Tonight was my first trip up to it. It was fantastic! They offer several spicy, and avocado salsa, and yes, oh yes, white sauce! read more

El Jimador Azteca - Take home burritos and margaritas has saved us from a touch of madness! Perfect as always! Thanks, y'all! - Mexican Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

Place would be as good as any other Mexican food place except for 3 members of my family got food poisoning from here tonight... how do I know it was this place? Cause it was the only food stop on our road trip through, and we all threw up multiple times between 30min and 3hours after. Not acceptable and I hope an owner or manager will take care of the food quality... updating an hour or so later because the three individuals are now having diarrhea and still throwing up. Another update: the morning after, another member threw up multiple times and had diarrhea throughout the night bringing total of 4/5 people who ate here got sick from this food. We all had different foods. The only possible common between the sick people was the cheese dip. read more

Stopped for lunch. Good portions for price. Chips and salsa were great as well as the food. Lunch Margaritas are 4.99, 24oz dinner margs are $9! read more

I'm a girl who loves eat food, I'm a total foodie girl! I'm the type girl who go based on reviews. I'm searching for my forever Mexican restaurant spot. After looking based on the reviews and I thought I found my spot but I was wrong. My family came here to try this Mexican restaurant and I was disappointed. It was okay Mexican spot. The interior was excellently decorated. The menu was huge and a little bit overwhelming because I didn't know what I wanted to try first. We started first with our drinks and some quest with chips. The drinks were flat and the queso was a tad cold. I ordered the arroz con pollo, the food was okay, the rice was over cooked. Overall the experience was decent. read more

Amazing. Chicken was juicy, well seasoned, and there was more than I could eat. The fried ice cream was very good and overall i've never been more satisfied during a meal. Wonderful read more

Coming from Arizona where the Mexican food is plentiful and amazing, I feel like we are a bit of an expert on real Mexican food. And I must say this place is the best we've tried here in the Fredericksburg area so far for sure! Great rice, tasty salsa, lots to choose from, good kids menu, friendly fast service, huge spacious booths, kid friendly. The shrimp tacos were so flavorful and savory. The decor is on point for a traditional Mexican restaurant. I would come back just to hang at the cool little bar too. We loved it. Will return!! read more

Love the food and love the ambiance! This place is the best! Love this place at lunch and dinner! Service is super and Dario is my favorite server! read more

El Jimador Azteca - Waiting for a friend - Mexican Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

Pretty good. Outdated and over the top Mexican themed restaurant with very good food with huge portions. Staff and kitchen are unbelievably efficient and friendly, ergo the 4 stars. read more

Taking mom out for her birthday! Loves her Mexican food and this place was perfect for her! Great food, great service and very reasonable! A++ read more

El Jimador Azteca - Mother on her birthday lunch - Mexican Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

Well let me start off that I do enjoy this place. However last night May 4th, not sure what was going on but the service was very bad. The food was okay, my chicken tostadas were very tasteless. Their chicken seemed like it was cooked without any seasoning or anything just plain old chicken. The beer was good, however their Treasure Margarita was not good at all. Now let me get to the service.....waited for someone to come to the table took a while. Finally when he did was not too friendly. Finally ordered our food and drinks. Drinks came fast and so did the food. But after we got our food didn't see our waiter again. I had to get up and go to the bar just to get a refill on my daughter's soda. Well when I went up there seemed like the whole staff was sitting in front of on their phones and weren't paying attention to their customers not good!!! Finally when we were ready to leave again same thing happened....had to go look for our server to get the bill...again ignoring us and on his phone in the corner. So I will try again, hopefully their service and food gets better! read more

Food was yummy :). Will definitely return. The staff was nice and accommodating. Love the proximity to my home and office.

Our go-to Tex Mex in the area. Consistent, good salsa, great margs. The service is good too. Highly recommend.

I've been hearing good things about this restaurant but only now had the opportunity to visit. On first walking in I can say I really liked the atmosphere. It was welcoming. Although my husband and I were alone I was already thinking I wanted to bring back the kids. We sit and get the customary chips and salsa on the table. They should bottle up and sell that salsa because it was absolutely delicious. Fresh warm chips didn't hurt either. We then took a visit to the salsa bar. They have six different salsas to choose from in varying degrees of hotness. None of them compares to the table salsa. I was looking for a corn salsa and pico, but maybe that's not authentic or too expensive to offer for free. I don't know. They have a basic drink menu. I also saw a frozen margarita machine behind the bar. They had a mojito selection and I ordered a classic, my husband got a whiskey sour. The mojito was way to sweet. It was difficult to drink and I tasted no rum. I mean at a Mexican restaurant I shouldn't have ordered a Cuban drink. I take ownership of that. The whiskey sour was good but "weak" according to my husband. My suggestion to them invest in a real bartender. I noticed a few of my neighbors have issues with the outcome of drinks. Next time I will try the Sangria and margarita and let you know the outcome. Now to the main event. I got chicken chimichangas and my husband got one of the combos. My order comes with avocado salad and refried beans. I swapped them from black beans and got a side of Spanish rice to split with my husband. I also opted to not get the nacho cheese that comes on top of the chimichangas. The black beans were PERFECT. The chimichangas were spot on as well. Absolutely no complaints about the food. My husbands combo came with a burrito, taco and quesadilla. We usually share food but we were either way to hungry or just really enjoying our food we didn't. TLDR- Food is delicious. Mixed drinks are not so great. Service was good. Atmosphere was family friendly. read more

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This place offers very small portions and high prices. And there are only booths to eat at. The booths only accommodate skiiny people. There are no tables to accommodate larger people. I do not recommend this place for Mexican food. read more

This is our "go to" Mexican restaurant. Have tried most of the menu and have been here several times with ZERO bad things to say!

El Jimador Azteca has great potential. My rating of three stars may be harsh but keep in mind I've been living in Texas for the last two years so the bar is pretty high. My Fredericksburg friends and fam had been raving about this place, so I had to try it. I received a warm greeting from the three hostesses sitting at the front, then was quickly seated. While waiting for my friend K Riz to arrived I ordered a small sweet & spicy Margarita. It was only $5.50 for a small. The waiter brought me fresh chips and salsa. The tortilla chips were still warm. The salsa was good but could have used more spice. I noticed they have a self serve salsa bar. There were 6 different salsas to choose from. I went for the avocado salsa and it was delicious! Just the right about of kick and flavor. K Riz ordered the queso. Unfortunately it was too thin for my taste. I prefer a thicker creamier queso. For our main dishes I got the chicken fajita quesadilla and KR chose the chicken tacos. We each enjoyed our meals. My quesadilla could have used more cheese but other than that it was good. Overall El Jimador Azteca did a good job. They have a nice atmosphere, friendly staff, and good food. I would definitely pick them over the other local villa you may be familiar with. read more

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Great food, great atmosphere and decor, great service!! It's nice to have a really good restaurant so close by, finallyI am already looking forward to coming back. Update: imo the quality of their food has gone downhill. I think they started off with the good stuff but now are using cheap ingredients, with less substance and more cheap fillers. I have had two bad digestive experiences here out of about 5 or 6 times of eating here. While their classic margaritas are still good, for me it's not worth the potential for the next 24-48 hours to eat here anymore. read more

My daughter and I come here a lot! We have never been let down! The inside is beautifully decorated and the service is always great! The complimentary chips and salsa are great and very fresh! My daughter always orders the grilled chicken and avocado salad which she loves and the presentation is very nice! I have had a variety of dishes from tacos, fajitas, carnitas and all have been very good! So glad this opened so close to home! read more

El Jimador Azteca - Mexican Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia