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    El Potro Mexican Restaurant

    3.6 (83 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican, Desserts, Buffets
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    EL POTRO MEXICAN RESTAURANT ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

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    Menu 6/4/24
    Tom H.

    Always get good food here. Is it the best,No. just average Mexican restaurant Taco Tuesday are good and the buffet is clean and well stocked

    Salsa and dessert.

    I drove about 40 minutes to get here and I can't come back soon enough. The food is absolutely amazing, the salsas were delicious and sauce had amazing flavor. Tamales, shredded beef and chicken, Mexican eggs were all great! The restaurant is clean with great decor and I couldn't ask for anything more.

    Named restaurant theme.

    Dining with my sister and brother in law on a Saturday afternoon. Let me say from the start that I'm not a fan of buffets, however I must make an exception. The food was really fresh and flavorful, the service was very good and the ambiance was typical but very clean.. I will be eating here again.

    Cuey M.

    Decent Mexican restaurant with a lunch buffet option. We came around lunch time during the week. It wasn't busy, but there were a couple of filled tables. Seated fairly quickly and service was good. I opted for the buffet while my wife and sis in law ordered from the menu. The buffet offered probably two dozen items. Not a great value honestly. The food was okay. Not worth the price paid for the buffet though.

    Ate every scrap of food and came back for desser
    Richard N.

    Its a little hole in the wall and I came in on a Thursday so its quiet and peaceful to eat. Not sure on a weekend. Buffet is 12.99 + CC fees. Service was prompt on a not busy day but the food kept rolling. Everything is what you would expect out of a buffet. Quick, easy and good. Will definitely be coming back again.

    Taquito dinner plate. Photo taken 060324.

    Food- the food was very tasty and the portions were HUGE! I could only eat a little less than half of what I ordered - the taquito dinner plate. The music was energetic and happy. The waitresses were all very attentive, helpful with menu choices and patient. The dessert, banana chimichanga was OMGoodness YUMMY! ** honest people** I had left one of my belongings at this place of business and they were kind enough to hold it for me until the next day. Thank you El Potro! Good food, good people!

    Beef enchilada, chicken enchilada, rice and beans.
    Kristin W.

    Arrived at 4:30 pm for my mother in laws birthday dinner. She offered a margarita. Very good. But no salt rim next time (there will be a next time). They were not very busy when we first arrived. It picked up as we decided what we wanted to eat. They had a buffet going that looked good with lots of choices. We decided to order from the menu. Drinks were promptly delivered. I ordered a shrimp burrito grande. My husband ordered a steak burrito grande. My mother in law ordered one chicken and one beef enchilada with beans and rice. She was not a fan of the rice but I tried it and loved it. Or burrito grandes were HUGE. AND VERY GOOD! We also ordered a fried ice cream to share. That was my first time. Irene was really good except for the excessive amount of whipped cream on top. My only complaint is that my drink only for refilled as we were almost ready to leave and sat empty for a quite some time. Other than that wonderful experience. The ambiance was great. Christmas light up all over and Christmas music playing over the radio.

    Beef hard and soft taco with cheese, tomato, sour cream and cilantro.
    Theresa S.

    My go to spot for Taco Tuesdays! Can't beat $1.50 tacos and they taste amazing! They really stuff their tacos full and their hard taco shells NEVER break!

    Omg! So much food. Delicious.

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    Mexican buffet!! Can't go wrong. Quick and easy delicious lunch on the run. Love it!!

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    Horrible. Food was absolutely atrocious. Service was good, but food was horrendous. Wouldn't Recommend to anyone.

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    Great Food & Service Every Time No Misses. Everything Fresh , Nice Location, It's a Great Restaurant To Take Someone To Eat At.

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    Nice location. Food very fresh. Great selection and buffet. Nice employees and excellent service.

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    Vera Cruz , Salsa , Queso and a cold Arnold Palmer my all time fav's BEST Mexican restaurant in Jax!! Clean and everyone always nice .

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    Lukumades

    Lukumades

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    I had no clue this place existed!! And now I am Obsessed!!!…read more I created my own - Nutella and PB. Wow just wow. They were made fresh and they were spectacular. So yummy. The employee was lovely. Kind, helpful and friendly. Located at Jax Beach.

    My daughter and her husband wanted donuts at 8:00 at night. We couldn't find many open donut…read moreshops; and my husband said we couldn't get "ordinary" donuts from a grocery store, so we found Lukumades by searching on our phones. It was a little bit of a drive away, near the beach, and there was absolutely no parking on a Friday night. My husband dropped me off and circled while I placed a few to go orders. It was a cute little shop with donuts, shakes, and ice cream. The donuts are not traditional donuts; more like deep fried donut holes that are covered with all kinds of yummy toppings. They're also served nice and hot and in 10 packs. They had lots of cool donut flavors like: Dark Delight, Maple Bacon, , White Tella, and Love U Matcha, The prices range from $8.75 to $9.50 per box. They all sounded yummy; but we decided on Twix Fix, drizzled with caramel, melted chocolate, and cookies, and Lotus Crunch, which was topped with melted Biscoff cookies. Our order was ready in about 5 minutes and the bag of donuts was nice and warm. We ate them when we got back home. They were more chewy and heavier than regular donut holes, but rich and delicious. You could really only eat a few; so a box of 10 is a decent sized dessert for 2 people to share. Lukumades is definitely a very unique donut experience and worth supporting because they're not a huge chain. You'll be glad you tried them....and its worth the drive.

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    Dark Delight Donut (pictured) ~ delicious ~
    Dark Delight Donut (pictured) ~ delicious ~
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    BB's

    BB's

    4.4
    (1.2k reviews)
    6.7 mi
    $$

    My husband and I went on a much needed date night tonight. I've always wanted to give BB's a try…read moreand finally convinced him! We ordered the Brussel sprouts as an appetizer, they were phenomenal! Then we both decided on steak for dinner. I got the filet, and ordered it medium rare and it was perfect. My husband ordered the ribeye and his was medium, his was also spot on. Then of course, we had to get dessert. I got the German chocolate cake (this apparently isn't their normal one) and my husband got the dulce cheesecake. The waitress we had was great, and she recommended lots of tips and favorites to try. The only negative thing that I would say is that it's a bit cramped, so it was very loud and hard to hear each other at points. This was an amazing dinner. We will be back

    Had a fantastic double date tonight celebrating my girlfriend's birthday! We were greeted warmly…read moreand given a nice table in the dining room. Our waiter, Evan, was very proactive & offered suggestions with menu items. We started with some cocktails, the gentlemen with the cider beer & an old fashioned. I chose a glass of bubbly & the birthday girl had the fizz cocktail. It was incredible with a fresh blackberry puree. We started with the fried green tomatoes & the calamari, both were delicious! Calamari was prepared well and not too chewy. We shockingly each chose a salad: the bistro steak, the chop chop Asian, the goat cheese, and the salmon. Each one was incredible. Mine was the chop chop and I absolutely loved it! It was HUGE and you can bet I ate every single bite. Loved it!' We finished with the brownie topped with ice cream for the birthday girl, it was extremely tasty! Thanks again to Evan for making our night! He was a fantastic waiter! Would absolutely request him in the future.

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    Main dining room
    Main dining room
    Almond Crusted Calamari
    Almond Crusted Calamari
    Warm Goat Cheese Salad

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    Eleon Pizza & Pastry

    Eleon Pizza & Pastry

    4.4
    (93 reviews)
    14.7 mi

    Owners are excellent. Its great to see this business thrive. A ton of options both sweet and…read moresavory, and everything is delicious. Clean and orderly as well. Came in with our children and the owners were incredibly kind and offered my youngest a free treat for making them laugh. Great customer service!

    The order-taker was rude, seeming to see customers in a negative light…read more Our pizza was below average. We got a Hawaiian pizza ($17 for a small). The ham was below average, with one hard bit. My wife didn't like that there was so little pineapple in it. Our Napoleon pastry was pretty good, and I might get it again ($5 for a small one). We both preferred it to the brownie ($4). I don't particularly like brownies, but this one looked particularly appetizing, and the order-taker said it was one of her favorites, so we tried it. That was a mistake. Perhaps I should have tried the mini cream puffs, which are a favorite of mine (3 for $5), instead. Among other things I usually like, they had carrot cake for $7 and a cup of cheesecake for $9 (which seems steep). Their fruit shaped pastries looked beautiful (and a couple next to us said they loved the mango one), but were $12 each. Their fruit-topped Danishes also looked delicious, but weren't available any more at lunch time. They also offer milk shakes and loaded (sweet) croissants. There are only four stools here next to a bar, if you want to eat in. The bathroom was pretty good. I probably wouldn't come here again, but if I were in the area I might try some of their other pastries or sweet treats.

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    Menu board
    Strawberry Rollercoaster Shake
    Strawberry Rollercoaster Shake
    This was mine. The mango banana milkshake. The coconut pineapple milkshake looked the same way.

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    This was mine. The mango banana milkshake. The coconut pineapple milkshake looked the same way.
    Mai Xiang Garden Bakery

    Mai Xiang Garden Bakery

    4.8
    (12 reviews)
    11.1 mi

    I rather liked the pork bun, though not as much as I remembered liking it before, and my wife liked…read moreit. We at that in the food court. The next morning, we had the sausage and scallion bun at home. I liked it, maybe more than the pork bun, and would get it again, though it had the advantage of being reheated at home in the microwave. My wife liked the dough, the hot dog less so (and I must admit the hot dog in the croissant we had a while ago at Cruffin & Tea was better). I'd get this again, though probably trying the regular hot dog bun instead of the scallion one next time. I'd asked the server if she could reheat our items when I bought them, but she said no, and didn't seem to understand English well. So far, I've preferred the savory things to the sweets here. Each item was $3-3.25, so a better value than the other bakeries I go to. I will return to this place periodically, but I still prefer places like Cruffin & Tea and Le Petit Paris, so I'm giving Mai Xiang Garden Bakery an average rating, 3 stars: pretty good, but not above average for a bakery, other than the good value.

    There's a great selection of desserts and pastries here; sweet and savory. I've tried many things…read morein many occasion but this particular visit I purchased a puff pastry egg tart, sesame ball, pineapple custard bun and a bbq pork bun. I've been helped by a couple different people and they always come off stoic but that could just be their personality I guess. Never really smiling or friendly.

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    Mai Xiang Garden Bakery
    Pineapple buns with custard filling, $2.75 each. They're a better value and tastier than the cheesecakes.
    Pineapple buns with custard filling, $2.75 each. They're a better value and tastier than the cheesecakes.
    Inside the food court

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    Inside the food court

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