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    El Maguey

    3.4 (41 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 11:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    The Texas Chimichanga
    D. O.

    By far my favorite Mexican restaurant. You won't be disappointed with this entree. It is delicious!!!

    Burrito.. it's huge!
    Annette B.

    This is my second visit this week! I rarely come to the west side but when I have to venture here to get my car worked on the WEST side has the best authentic Mexican restaurants! My service guy at the dealership recommended this place and the service is friendly and food is delicious! Forget CORONA and enjoy a SOL instead! The first time I came in someone played the juke and it startled me how loud it was lol. From the outside the parking lot has some serious parts of pavement that needs work but you cannot miss the building because it's bright YELLOW! For some odd reason ALL the windows still have Valentine's Day decorations too and it's already almost end of Feb! Haha. I LOVE the regrows beans and rice!! The best I've had yet!

    Gariana R.

    I been here a couple times and always come for the crab legs. They are so good with the perfect spices. Good atmosphere but the service could be better. We normally have to wait close to 45 minutes for our food. The house margarita is very good and strong.

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    Liz D.

    If you are looking for us intake Mexican food, that is clearly made with love and care, then this is the slot for you! From the homemade tortillas, to the meat options, to the amazing staff, you just can't go wrong. I was so excited to find that they made their tortillas fresh in the restaurant, I smell I hadn't encountered since I was in Texas. I went with a slightly larger group for a work lunch, and they were so accommodating and kind to everyone's questions and potential substitutions. What did I order, the biggest quesadilla that they had on the menu full of cheese and shrimp enjoy! If you're on the west side and have not checked this out, make sure you get there this weekend.

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    Food was delicious! We were traveling to Missouri and spent the night in Indianapolis. Looked on Yelp for Mexican food. The place we found wasn't a full service restaurant with drinks for 2 couples. Instead we found this restaurant. Wow!!! Great way for 2 couples to end a 3 week vacation to celebrate our 40 & 41st anniversary. Authentic food. We recommend this restaurant.

    Kimmi S.

    Some of the best guacamole on the westside!!! I had two tacos as well as frw chips n salsa, that was definetely enough to fill me up. The service is ok, i think mostly because of the language barrier. But the food is a great

    This is so good.
    Aaron B.

    This place has a really good variety of food to choose from from typical choices to seafood. The service is always great. I've been here more than a few times and have always had great food.

    I used to come here as a kid, it was nothing like I remembered. American mexican food - al pastor burrito (the meat was chopped like chorizo and dry), and a super sour michelada

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    the food was astonishing , the service treated me like i was a king. The area was a nice atmosphere.

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    10 years ago

    Food was great! Biggest chimichangas I have ever seen! Definitely all of our meals would feed two people easy. And all drinks were 32oz.

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    The food, although healthy portions, was ok. The place was a bit noisy. Not a 4.2 rating yelp said. I was a bit disappointed.

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    La Guanaquita Restaurante - Taco and cheese

    La Guanaquita Restaurante

    4.2(41 reviews)
    0.9 miLafayette Square
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    The food is absolutely delicious at La Guanaquita. We stopped far a quick lunch yesterday. They…read moreserve mostly Salvadoran food but also other Latin foods. They were busy at lunch with eat-in and carry-out orders. The parking lot was full. But we're we're able to get a table for two. When we came in, they called out their English speaking server, Karla. Karla was supper friendly and attentive. I had two of their special pupusas. They were served with limes, sauce and curcido, which is a spicy marinated cabbage mix. The shrimp pupusas is stuffed with bits of shrimp mixed with a generous amount of creamy cheese. The chicken pupusas was filled with a lot of chicken and small amount of cheese. Both pupusas were excellent. I also had a chicken taco, which was a pretty standard Street taco. The chicken was moist and yummy. The restaurant and parking lot could use some love. The dining room could use a coat of fresh paint and have ceiling tiles repaired. The parking lot needs to have potholes fixed and could use some lines. That said, I'd come back in a heartbeat. The food is that good.

    Yes! Sad that we are just now discovering this 38th Street treasure but looking forward to future…read morevisits with our kiddos in tow. They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. Our visit was during the 8am breakfast scene and we enjoyed a feast of pupusas, curtido, beans, yucca, plantains and chicharrones. All were hearty and delicious. The space is full of natural light and welcoming. We noticed that you can order fresh smoothies thanks to their partnership with the juice/ice cream shop next door (or possibly owned by the same folks?). The staff was also incredibly friendly and we loved the opportunity to only speak Spanish during our visit. Can't wait for our next visit!

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    Pupuseria la salvadoreña - Hair on food.

    Pupuseria la salvadoreña

    4.9(9 reviews)
    1.1 mi

    So glad to have found this great pupuseria! Nice variety of menu at reasonable prices and tasty…read morepupusas! I arrived there at night and for a second they were closed because their restaurant name sign was not lit, but they did have the "open" sign lit so I went inside. They have very minimal decorations inside- no music, just a TV on really loud. But many times this type of places are a hit than a miss! (Based on my experience) I ordered a few pupusas and tacos to go and was told the food would be ready in 10 minutes- however it took 35 minutes. it's okay if they are busy but I think they could have just told me at one point it would take much longer than expected. There seemed to be just two people working there. There was someone who was waiting longer than I was. It was very cold inside which did not help when I was waiting for so long. I was disappointed with the wait time, however the pupusas were amazing. The hot sauce and slaw(?) that came with them were great too. I especially liked the one with chicken and cheese. In the future I will always call ahead of time to place an order rather than waiting there, and I advise everyone to do so.

    La comida es muy deliciosa el servicio muy bueno pero el dueño tiene que poner más esfuerzo en su…read morenegocio. No tiene aire acondicionado y es imposible comer ahí adentro. Puso tres ventiladores y no es suficiente para el lugar tan grande. Tengo un año viniendo y siempre es lo mismo mucho calor

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    Pupuseria la salvadoreña - No tienen aire acondicionado y solamente tienen tres ventiladores para todo el restaurante.

    No tienen aire acondicionado y solamente tienen tres ventiladores para todo el restaurante.

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    Carniceria Guanajuato - 3 tacos de al pastor & rice and beans

    Carniceria Guanajuato

    4.2(252 reviews)
    1.3 miLafayette Square
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    What a fantastico restaurant! Very clean and pretty dining room and the staff here are beyond…read morewonderful. So happy and friendly. This meat platter is huge! Supposedly, it serves four but this is what the platter looks like after three very hungry adults ate our fill. The platter also comes with four bowls of weirdly delicious soup made with beans and....I think, hotdogs. Sounds horrible and I normally would push the bowl out of sight but then I tried a bite. It was great. We split the meat platter leftovers and I will have food for every meal for the next 3-4 days. Then the staff found out it was my birthday and brought out a huge tray of sopaillas drizzled with chocolate syrup, chocolate sprinkles, sugar, and whipped cream. Oh my. I forgot to take a photo of the meat platter before we chowed down on it and didn't have time to take a photo of the dessert because.....well, because it was too amazing looking to wait for a photo!

    Well this place is huge and if you like finding different foods from other cultures here is where…read moreyou can find plenty. They have two style of deli's you can order from. One had pre cooked meats by the pound or just raw meats you can cook yourself. I always love alittle help with cooking or even just picking up a few items then taking it back to make your own masterpiece. I picked up on this day Carnitas! If you know you know. They are Fire. This place can make my carnita's for me anytime. I went home and made, tacos, Taquitos, and enchiladas from it. Hmmmm It's a heck Yes for me!!!!!! Keep up the great work here. Staff was pleasant and helpful. It's so big in here I think there also is a bakery and a restaurant as well. Happy searching!

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