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    El Maguey

    3.7 (71 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:30 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Crys F.

    The food is decent, but definitely not my favorite. It took our server until well after we got our food to find a booster seat for my granddaughter.

    So good I forgot to take a picture of the food!
    Kat T.

    I have zero ideas why other people have said negative things about this place... is it super fancy? no is it a place to take a first date? no but do they have magical food for a reasonable price? oh hell yes. its a delicious hole in the wall. eat there when you are hungry and not trying to be pretensious.

    Vegetarian Option: Bean burrito, cheese enchilada and cheese quesadilla
    DJuan L.

    Pretty decent Mexican restaurant. This is actually a Mexican restaurant and not a Tex-Mex, but its pretty average. They didn't have anything on the menu that really stuck out. The food was good, but it took a while for our waitress to come by with the check. I'm assuming she was just really busy, but I only saw her when I ordered my food and when I asked for the check. The chips tasted a little stale, but my meal was good.

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    3 months ago

    We love going here as a family for dinner. The service is always fast and the food really good!!

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    1 year ago

    I have loved El Maguey for years. Quick service and awesome food both order in or cart out. My favorite.

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    6 years ago

    Always order takeout and love the food!! Been going here for years. The tortilla chips are just ok but everything else is amazing.

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    6 years ago

    Tastes amazing, amazing service, kind, welcoming atmosphere. I will defiantly come back!

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    6 years ago

    Shits nasty they microwave it It's so hot and taste gross but they were kinda fast on giving us food give them that

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    The food is ok for Americanized Mexican food, but the place is dirty to the point of being gross. It is not authentic Mexican at all.

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    6 years ago

    Very good food, they certainly provided the right kind of service during these difficult times

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    8 years ago

    We used to like till we sat in a booth and noticed a cockroach sitting with with us.gross! Never going back!

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    Casa Mexico - Cancun Platter! So good! Shareable plate for certain. Food came out quick and good prices.

    Casa Mexico

    3.9(93 reviews)
    3.7 mi
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    The chips & salsa came out quick. The chips were nice & warm and the salsa was good with a bit of…read morespice. My sister ordered the Super Burrito special of the day for $8.99. It is very large, and she liked it. I ordered the half size quesadilla with chicken. Both dishes were served with shredded chicken. I'm not sure if grilled chicken was an option or possibly available at a higher price. But, the only thing I would recommend is more flavor/seasoning in the shredded chicken. Our table did not have silverware, but we just grabbed it off another table. And, the waiter brought extra napkins without us having to ask. Music was playing in the restaurant, but we were also seated near an employee on break who was blasting music and not using headphones. It was hard for us to enjoy our dining experience listening to two different songs at the same time for 15 minutes. But, this can easily be corrected by having employees use headphones or not play loud music during their break.

    Casa Mexico is a tasty place to grab lunch or dinner in Independence. We enjoyed our lunch: beef…read moretaco salad and Pollo fundido (grilled chicken over a bed of rice with queso on top). We also ordered a side of chips and salsa. The taco salad had very fresh ingredients mixed in the crispy taco bowl/shell. The pick up time was incredibly quick and the food was ready to grab and go when we got there. Although we got the food to go, the service was friendly when we ordered and paid. There was plenty of seating and the restaurant looking very clean!

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    El Tucan Mexican Cuisine - Picadillo

    El Tucan Mexican Cuisine

    4.2(40 reviews)
    8.0 mi

    I was in from out of town and looking for a good Mexican restaurant. This is close to the hospital…read moreso I ordered food to go. I ordered birria soup, tamales, and fajitas. The order was ready on time and the service was super friendly and efficient! The restaurant was very clean and busy when I went in. I'm from Texas and I definitely love our Tex Mex better but the food here was really tasty and they gave really big portions. They also included salsa, chips and plenty of napkins and utensils. I would definitely go back and try other things on the menu!

    So having eaten Mexican food in Texas, California, and Mexico itself, I am very critical of Mexican…read morefood. My daughter in law decided to treat me to dinner and since we kept seeing this restaurant pop up on our community awareness page with great reviews, we decided to try it. When I tell you we wanted to leave after we got the chips and salsa, it's bad. Nothing on the menu looked good, but we decided to stay and try the food even though the salsa wasn't giving us "this is going to be good" vibes. We ordered chicken nachos, tamales, fajitas, and my granddaughter just wanted meat and rice, so they brought a picadillo style hamburger meat. Let's get into this salsa. It literally tasted like watered down tomato sauce with a couple chinos of onion and cilantro in it. The chips were good, but definitely deserved a better salsa. My daughter in law said it tasted like watered down ketchup. Then the nachos came out. These nachos, man, they needed help, so much help. The chicken was dry, there was no cheese on the nachos, and the toppings were located in just the middle of the nachos, they weren't evenly distributed. I couldn't even pour salsa on them to help them because well the salsa was terrible. Main dishes came out. Food was hot, I'll give them that. The fajitas didn't have your signature sizzling plate which kind of killed the vibe. The meat was tender, I'll give them that, but it had no flavor, it was fatty, and the ratio of meat to vegetables was 1 to 2. We were given 4 tortillas and it was literally enough for 2 full tacos because they were so thin, you had to use 2 tortillas per taco. It came with the standard sides: rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, and pico de gallo. The rice was hard and bland, like it was undercooked and only tomato sauce was used to "color" the rice. The beans honestly didn't even taste like pinto beans, they just tasted like nothing. My granddaughter's plate came out, they made sure it was a cold plate so she didn't burn herself. The meat was greasy and tasted like cat food smells, if that makes sense. Her rice was hard as well. She didn't eat hardly any of it. The tamales were probably the best thing at the restaurant other than the sweet tea. I was a little disappointed because we didn't get the full tamale experience by being able to unwrap them. They were pork tamales and definitely had good flavor. The service was decent, they came back and checked on us several times. All in all, we definitely won't be back.

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    Palacio Maya Mexican Restaurant - Chips and Salsa

    Palacio Maya Mexican Restaurant

    3.8(52 reviews)
    3.3 mi

    My husband and I had just finished shopping at Costco and needed some lunch! We decided to stop…read morehere and see what they had to offer. The decor is a total throwback to Nickelodeon's show Guts from the 90s. Even if it isn't intentional, I retro-loved it. The salsa is smoky and a little spicy and pairs perfectly with their thin crispy chips. I've been to MANY Mexican restaurants in my lifetime, and this is probably the best salsa of this style I've ever had. For my entree, I tried something I've never even heard of. Carne en su Jugo is steak with beans in tomatillo based soup. Honestly I was shocked. It was delicious, spicy, full of flavor and so simple but extremely well done. With this chilly weather, it warmed me up in the best of ways. I could only finish half of it and I am so excited to finish it for lunch tomorrow. Unfortunately, the tortillas are not made in house. I would love to see more restaurants doing this. Our waitress was attentive and kind, bringing beverages and checking on us with appropriate frequency. We will be back, and frequently!

    The Atmosphere - There is a some personality here! This location has some Southwestern motifs and…read moreit looks like a Mexican restaurant (at least one in the Midwest) is supposed to look like. Inside it is very functional yet still has padded booths, a nicely tiled bar with lots of light effects and a more comfortable atmosphere to dine in. This place does a lot to exhibit that they want customers to come in and dine and stay for a few drinks. Only downside... It was freezing! The two tables near me continually talked about how cold it was and I didn't even take off my sport coat to eat because it was cold inside. Now to be fair it is spring as I write this and no one has their settings for A/C or Heat set correctly yet. But, for now... 3 stars The Staff - I didn't see much staff, but, it was lunchtime so maybe there weren't that many working yet. The gal that showed me to my table was very nice. And the one who took my order was quick and efficient but that was the only time I saw her. A cook from the kitchen brought me the hot plate of food. And the gal that seated me is the one that checked to see if I needed anything else and brought me the check. Polite and Nice... not necessarily friendly. 3 Stars The Food - I ordered one of the lunch plates. The burrito and a taco with refried beans. Both the burrito and the taco were ground beef. Their flavor was good. I felt that the meal lacked a little pizzazz but was generally tasty. Chips and salsa were also included and while both were good... they were just good. Solid 4 stars for the food. Overall - This place was fine for lunch. I will try to see if I can have dinner here some time to get a more comprehensive feel of the place. For now I think they are going to sit at 3 Stars. Nothing wrong with this place. But, no story or anything drastically outstanding and memorable.

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