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    El Mexicano Grill & Cantina Midlothian

    3.9 (39 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    We celebrated our son's birthday here last week. Great food and friendly staff. Food came out fast. They make you feel like family.

    This was AFTER we had eaten our fill. We took the rest home and ate two more meals each from it.

    On bad reviews, you know how people write "if I could give it 0 stars, I would"? Well I would give this place TEN stars if Yelp allowed it, or even 11 for us Tappers. This place serves fabulous food, seasoned magnificently, and served in abundance. Don't believe any of those "competitor" reviews. Two words: La Botana. My wife and I stumbled onto this place, and then onto the best fajita-style meal we've ever had. At $30 for two, it's the best value you'll find in the Metroplex. In total we get SIX hardy meals out of this order, taking home literally pounds of food after we're stuffed. The steak and chicken fajitas are tender, the sausage is NOT kielbasa, and the shrimp are jumbo. What breaks this out of the ordinary, though, is the chef's seasoning... you can snack on cold bits right out of the refrigerator, and you'll say "yummm". We've been here 10 times in 5 months, and although we mean to try their many other specialties, so far we've stuck with La Botana. We DID try something different on our last visit... our sweet waitress Gabby told us about a cinnamon-flavored Bundt cake with ice cream. I can't remember the name of it, but I sure remember it was delicious. I know I write like a shill but I don't even know anyone associated with this restaurant. I'm just ecstatic when I find a local business that outshines all the others. This is my and my wife's go-to restaurant of any variety. On our first visit, we admitted we were new to the area and they treated us like family. 9 visits later, we feel just as comfortable there. On one visit, my wife ordered a $2 margarita - delicious. Yes, happy hour but who can charge just $2 for a full-size margarita these days? For the record, we're both 70+ so we've been around the block with Mexican food, and this is some of the best. Try it.

    Three different enchiladas - cheese, chicken and beef with chili gravy and beans and rice. Two of their salsas with chips.
    Laura C.

    We had never stopped to eat here before. Not for any particular reason. We just make a lot of Tex Mex at home. Our waiter was sweet and brought us all three of their salsas to try. We're big green salsa fans. The first table salsa had a fair amount of cumin in it. Not my favorite. The more piquant red was very good, very authentic and the green was muy picante! Delicious! We perused the menu; but ultimately we ordered simply. They have all kinds of wonderful combos; but I just wanted enchiladas. I did ask for salsa verde on the chicken enchilada; but when they came, they were all covered in chili gravy. My husband spotted a lunch special and so we asked if he could have it even though it wasn't lunchtime, and it was okay with a $2 upcharge. Happily, he ordered the tostada/soft taco, beans and rice plate and an additional two crispy beef tacos a la carte. My spouse enjoyed it all. It was just straight up Tex Mex; but good. So were my enchiladas. They were well filled and the meat was seasoned. The chicken was in chunks not shredded which texturally was wonderful. My only real complaint was that I found the music way too loud whether it was Country (and why Country?) or Mexican and they did turn it down when asked. It's also my hope that will get the plumbing fixed in the Ladies Room. To have to place all paper in a trash can that's across the room by the door means moving the trash can back and forth. That's totally unhygienic. There is plenty of parking in this strip center parking lot.

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    Cydney F.

    The food was great. This was our first time to the Midlothian location, we usually go to the Waxahachie location by the courthouse. We thought we would try this one out and we are happy we did. We arrived at had to change so service was a little slow at the beginning but overall they did a wonderful job. The atmosphere is perfect and there is a lot of seating.

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    Allyson B.

    GREAT food! Good service! Good drinks!!!! HIGHLY recommend Camarones Enmomiados!!!! Tex Med plate was also delicious along with Pina Colada! Very clean restaurant. Thank you!

    Larry ross

    Thank you to the staff & to Stefanie for the amazing service today at El Mexicano Grill! Great food and drinks! He loved the sangria swirl! Happy cinco everyone!

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    Enjoyed lunch here! Good lunch prices (cute 99cent margaritas today- Tuesday)! Nice fast service!

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    Get food, nice staff, let's you set and talk when you want. Very simple good atmosphere

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    Just another Tex/Mex restaurant. Big menu with all the same old stuff, cooked the same old way. Service is great though.

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    The food was great .The service was even better . Stephenie was above and beyond . Thank you for your service 5 Star

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    Food is amazing at a good price. The service is occasionally a bit slow, but it's well worth the wait!

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    Very good food. The enchiladas al carbon are my favorite. Good service and fresh food make this a good choice for dining out.

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