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    El Jinete Mexican Restaurant

    3.3 (154 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Open • 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    tacos
    Hood H.

    The salsa and tacos tastes great, and they keep the chips coming. Manager always greets us on the way in and out, and I appreciate that the Braves game is always on. It is strip mall Mexican food no doubt, but this is quality stuff.

    Combo #3 - enchilada, taco and chili relleno
    Meredith R.

    This is a typical Tex-Mex restaurant. Is it the most phenomenal food you've ever eaten? No! But it's certainly not bad. Average! Conveniently located minutes from my house in the movie theater strip mall, we've been coming here for years. The family who runs it is hardworking and nice. And yesterday's lunch was pretty good. Perhaps a bit too much cheese -- I've learned to ask for sauce on the side, rather than poured on -- I was happy with my #3 combo, as was my friend with her tacos. Since I've been here, booths have been reupholstered and the interior jazzed up. At 12 noon, plenty of people were enjoying lunch. And on a broiling hot day, the restaurant was nicely air conditioned.

    House bowl omg

    Amazing, fantastic, delicious, give me ten of 'em. The chicken soup, the Texas rice, the taco Tuesday deal, the taquitos, the tamales, the margs, the house bowl, the rice, the black beans, the lollipops they put out in a little bowl on your way out I'm tempted to get a job here just to learn their secrets to how the food is so damn good. Not joking.

    Lunch #7: beef quesadilla with rice and beans. Very bland
    Andrew M.

    Recently started working in the area and have been looking for a good Mexican lunch spot...this is not it. Service was good, but the food was not. The ground beef in my beef quesadilla was very salty and greasy, the rice was almost crunch (so it was not fresh) and the refried beans were just bland. The ambiance was good, looks like it was recently renovated but the food was VERY underwhelming.

    Tilapia & Shrimp Entry - yummy

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    4 months ago

    We love El Jinete! The food, staff, atmosphere, prices...all excellent! Be sure to ask Pablo for his famous espresso martinis!

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    6 months ago

    Good food, food second and good ambience. Highly recommended . Great guac.!!! Busy place with plenty of tables

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    6 months ago

    Great food, great service, fun bar area! We love coming here for the atmosphere and will continue to come back

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    10 months ago

    The service sucks, foods worse's, and some how the manager is the worst of all. Go to the one in Woodstock.

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    1 year ago

    best Mexican food around. we have been going there since they opened in 1996. Pabloand his family are the best.

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    3 years ago

    Not a fan of this location: the people that come here have a stick up their rear. Food is okay. Just make sure you're old if you go

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    4 years ago

    Every time I visit it feels like family. Fast service, wide selection, and happy employees. Love this place alone or with friends!

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    Fresco Cantina Grille

    Fresco Cantina Grille

    4.4(373 reviews)
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    We came here because my husband wanted Mexican food for his birthday. We ended up spending $90 for…read more3 dishes and an appetizer. It certainly wasn't worth it. The plastic water cups looked foggy and old. Everything here just seemed old and dirty. We started with the Dip Trio because the salsa that came with the chips was very spicy. The Dip trio included Pico de Gallo (didn't look fresh), queso, and Guacamole. I ordered a Grilled Chicken burrito with Yuca Fries. The Grilled Chicken burrito barely had chicken and instead had a load of spicy chorizo (ground meat). It should've been called a chorizo burrito with chicken. The Yuca fries were like bricks (probably frozen). Our server was very nice which is why I gave this review 2 stars.

    Had always seen this place driving to and from work and never thought to go in. However, I was in…read morethe area and wanted to try it out as I was starving. As soon as I walked in, I was seated and taken to a booth. Once I sat down I was handed a menu and was trying to figure out what I wanted. I was given water but the water tasted odd as if their filter needs to be changed. The seating was comfortable and there were plenty of places to sit. The ambiance was rather dark inside the restaurant. I ended up deciding on flautas and chose Mexican rice as my side. I didn't wait long for my food but the plating was very sloppy. A lot of cheese and just overall super unappetizing looking. However, I was starving so I made with what I had. The flautas were super oily and soggy so it was extremely hard to eat them without them failing apart. The rice was also watery as well and tasted mostly of tomato juice with how much watery they were. Service was alright, just very mediocre and grabbing plates when we weren't fully finished. Honestly, I could've made without going as the food was just alright. I most likely won't be coming back.

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    Tres Lunas Infused Tequila Bar - Fajitas

    Tres Lunas Infused Tequila Bar

    4.3(139 reviews)
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    We loved this little hidden gem! I felt like I was transported somewhere else because it was just…read morethe cutest--exterior and interior. I can imagine it having a great vibe in the evening with all of their lighting. Plenty of parking and the menu was extensive. It's got typical Mexican options but then some Asian fusion options--such a unique menu but we loved it! Our server was so sweet and its kid friendly too with their own menu. Hope to try this place again soon. In a really cute part of Milton/Crabapple.

    I was so excited to try this privately owned restaurant and was extremely disappointed by the time…read morewe left. The complimentary chips and salsa were actually the best part. We ordered the Drunken Flamed Fajitas ($36) which sounded like a dream on paper, including onions, peppers, rice, beans, pico and sour cream (only came with 3 tortillas). Everything looked good but it was sooooo spicy. We requested it without jalapeños and it was still spicy, all of it! The steak was extremely chewy and the chicken was burnt, dry and hard. The worst part about our experience was the extra charges. Without telling us, they charged an additional $6 for us and another $6 for my parents who asked for additional tortillas with their fajitas. For $36, you'd think this should come with more than 3 tortillas. The $6 "plate" included 3 tortillas and a very tiny amount of rice and beans and sour cream, which I didn't really want. When we asked the manager about the charge that was never communicated, she looked at the table and said "since you ate majority of the side plate, we need to charge you for it". $42 for Fajitas? I feel like the manager was arguing with us at the table, so unprofessional. We will not be back.

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    El Jinete Mexican Restaurant - mexican - Updated September 2026

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