The food is ok, service is very quick. Make sure you know what you're ordering. I ordered the wrong combo and when I realized it, I was told to make sure I knew what I was ordering the next time. My mistake for sure but I was disappointed that the manager was so rude. No next time for me. read more

Phenomenal Mexican food from a guy who grew up on tacos in Los Angeles. We had the tableside mixed guacamole, then I went for the streetside tacos. All of it was fresh and tasty. I remain beside myself with glee that there are places like this near my home in Pittsburgh. Eat here!!! You will not regret it. read more

El Rey - Mexican Near Me - Clarksburg, West Virginia

The fajitas were delicious! My friend raved about the enchiladas. Portions were huge. Service was exceptional even though it was really busy. Highly recommended! read more

This is your typical Mexican restaurant. I've been here many times and the food is always fast and decent. Tonight we tried the Holy Guacamole. They bring a cart to your table and make the guacamole fresh right there. They'll ask you if you like things they are adding and the spice level you'd like, so it's customized. It's a little pricey at $7.99, but worth it. The bowl is huge and the experience is fun. I also tried the Moyete. It sounded bizarre and I wanted to try something new. It's French bread with refried beans and cheese, toasted and melted. It's served with pico and sour cream. Even though it was weird, it was really tasty. I'm also a big fan of their flautas, they are like taquitos, served with lettuce, tomato and guacamole. read more

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My husband and I have been meaning to try this new local option for Mexican food, which opened a few months ago in the plaza next to Walmart. We finally had lunch here yesterday and wish we had done so sooner! The interior of the restaurant is spacious and comfortable, with a nice-looking bar area in addition to booths and table seating. The staff was attentive and friendly. While eating tortilla chips and salsa and perusing the menu, I chose several hot sauces to sample from the collection of bottles displayed in the front of the restaurant. When our waiter noticed this, he brought out a bowl of house-made hot sauce that was far and away better-tasting (and hotter) than any of the bottled varieties. After telling him how much I liked it, he gave us an extra container of the sauce to take home with our leftovers. Most importantly, the food here is delicious. We were especially impressed with the quality of the meats. I was delighted to see tamales on the extensive menu (why do no other local Mexican restaurants sell tamales?!) and even happier to find that my tamale was filled with surprisingly tender and tasty shredded beef. I also ordered a chile relleno and enchilada, the latter of which contained nicely seasoned ground beef. I usually don't have much to say about ground beef, so I was pleasantly surprised to note the good quality here. My husband ordered the Fajitas Reynas, which includes chicken, beef, shrimp, chorizo, and carnitas (pork). All the meats in this dish were excellent, especially the tender, juicy pork and beef tips. This menu item is only available in a double portion, so my husband figured he'd take half home for supper. He is a BIG eater but barely made a dent in this mountain of fajita fillings! We both ate the leftovers for supper yesterday, again for lunch today, and there is still a serving in the refrigerator. This dish is easily 4-6 servings. The menu prices here are more than reasonable. I would give El Rey five stars if they had better margaritas, rather than the typical machine-churned swill. A minor detraction, though, and easily overshadowed by the excellent quality of their food. El Rey is definitely head and shoulders above the other local Mexican options. We will be back soon! read more

The badness starts with the complimentary chips, which taste burnt. The accompanying salsa is bland, as is most of the meals on the menu. At least the drink choices are plentiful, and reasonably priced, but that's about it. read more

Get the choripollo or the street tacos. This is the best and cleanest local Mexican restaurant. Very friendly staff, as well. Recommended.

Great home made Mexican food. Very friendly staff and fantastic "macho salsa". Compared to other Mexican places in the area I feel they serve a higher quality of meat and have a nicer look. I love the food and will definitely keep coming back. read more

Food was great, staff was attentive and friendly. The prices are very well priced for the area And the carne asada was one of best I've had. Definitely check this spot out! read more

We've enjoyed coming here since they opened. The food is really good and fresh. And the staff is friendly and efficient. But they've added something lately- guacamole made table side. Now I love guacamole, and this is fantastic! read more

El Rey - Guacamole made table side. Awesome! - Mexican Near Me - Clarksburg, West Virginia

My wife and I love this place, it is our favorite Mexican place in town. I have had almost half of the menu and not once have I had anything bad here. If you like guacamole, order the tableside where they make it fresh, and can tell them or omit something or make it spicy. Definitely recommend this place to everybody read more

As a vegan traveling on the road, my options are limited. Our server was extremely considerate, letting us know immediately there was sour cream in the guacamole we ordered. We had the vegetarian fajitas and mushroom enchiladas without cheese. They made the food to order being careful of leaving out any dairy. My boo eats dairy so he was fine with the guac. It was a tasty and filling dinner. The chips and salsa were fresh and delicious. Staff was friendly and polite. We highly recommend! read more

Awesome! Traveling and looked up on yelp and ordered a ton of food for take out!! Shrimp quesadilla and pick de Gallo awesome! Do not miss! read more

Very good Mexican food for WV. Living in Texas we are spoiled with excellent Mexican restaurants which makes it hard for any other place to compete with it. El Rey has authentic Mexican meals at very good price. Chips are AWESOME and fresh. I don't know if they make them daily, but whatever they do, chips are one of the bests I've ever had. Totally recommend this place. read more

The food didn't last long enough to take a picture. It was so delicious. So many great options for meat water vegetarians and Vegans. The dish we had tonight was veggie enchiladas and they were the best thing we have had yet. This is one of the few places that has stayed on our rotation threw our switch to vegan. We absolutely love this place. The only Latin place we go to on town. Staff is very nice. Decor is cool and if you ask the staff they will tell you what their favorite is and what is most authentic. read more

Had carnitas again and they were great... hard to go wrong with this place; good food, good service and reasonable prices

I go to this restaurant frequently and I have never gotten a bad meal or bad service. Even if the restaurant is packed I don't think I've ever waited over 10 minutes for a table. Service is fast and efficient. I've never tried anything on the menu that I didn't care for! read more

I've eaten here over 100 times. Every single time this place is good. It's clean and the service is fast. When I say fast service I mean I have been in and out under 20min. The food is excellent..El pastor quesadilla, WV burrito, holy guacamole. Oh, and it's cheap. read more

have only been there 1 time with my fiancé and we loved the food. they answered any questions we had and they made sure we had our order as soon as possible. you can tell it was made after order was placed! it was delicious and we'll definitely be going back!!! read more

If you know authentic Mexican food then you'll like this place. It's not the best Mexican, but it's the best in north central west Virginia. I'd suggest you try the sidewalk tacos, they are pretty authentic. read more

Great food, fast friendly service, very reasonable prices.

Giving it a one because the service was good and the chips and dip were immaculate. The food was otherwise not great and actually made me feel quite ill. read more

Best guacamole in the area except for homemade and even then theirs is better than most. Highly recommend. Clean fast service nice people

I go here for lunch sometimes and you can't beat the service and price. They are very fast and have good lunch combos. I normally just get a beef burrito with rice and beans. The salsa is very good! read more

I was really disappointed with this place. Their reviews on here were so good, so we decided to check it out one day for lunch. The place wasn't busy, but I felt as if my waiter was rushing us as soon as we walked through the door as if the place was packed. The chips and dip tasted so bland and it was like they just opened a bag of tortilla chips and a can of salsa from the walmart next door and poured them in bowls. I ordered a beef taco salad and got a chicken taco salad. But, no biggy.. I ate it anyways because i'm not that picky. It was alright, but definitely not authentic mexican food. And then we got the bill, which was a lot higher than we pay at any other mexican restaurant we've been to for much better food. I wasn't too pleased with it. read more

I've only eaten here once while passing through town. I have no complaints. The place was clean. The food was good and reasonably priced. The service was polite and attentive. I would recommend this place. They also had a $3 children's menu on Monday and Tuesday. read more

Absolutely wonderful!! Staff friendly and welcoming! Food is amazing! Definitely recommend !

Already planning my return. I like my avocado served more on the chunky side than made smooth. I may have to go for it made table side next time. read more

The carnitas sidewalk tacos are delicious. Margaritas and guacamole. The most authentic flavor around and my favorite place to eat Mexican. read more

El Rey is the best Mexican restaurant that I've been to in West Virginia. Everything we've tried has been great, along with excellent service. They offer traditional dishes such as mole, charro beans and traditional street tacos that you are hard pressed to find in this region. They also have the choice of black beans which is nice for vegetarians. read more

I love Mexican. I think this place is going to eventually compete to be one of the top three Mexican places in town, lol. I like both the other similar restaurants in town, but this one seems solid also. read more

I love this restaurant. Me and my family eat at this location quite often. They have the best table side Guacamole just like u make at home and they make it right at your table. Fajitas are always my favorite, but I also enjoy the enchiladas, flautas, sidewalk tacos. If you are looking for a great Mexican dinner... you need to stop by and try it out! Staff are very friendly and prompt. read more

This restaurant has excellent service and excellent food. They have tons of options. There's burritos, rice, beans, queso, and more!

This place is amazing. Super cheap margaritas. I believe $2.25 during happy hour. I got enchiladas smothered in mole. Omg it was heavenly. The best mole I've had yet. The chocolate flavor was just right. Delicious salsa. So good. Very friendly staff. Really good with children. read more

This is one of my favorite Mexican restaurants in the area! I especially love that i can order street tacos, and we always experiment with the variety of hot sauces. Margaritas are always good. Friendly service too. read more

Date of visit 6/5/15. Yelp reviews brought me here, specifically for the "sidewalk" tacos. I got the fish tacos, which were yummy --- and too much to finish. I'd return here just to try the other sidewalk tacos. read more

We checked out reviews here looking for vegan food in Clarksburg WV. Mexican is always doable with modifications. This place had the best reviews so we chose it. Service was great and quick. Drinks were good... And cheap during happy hour. Salsa was blah until we asked for hot sauce! Out came a marvelous home made hot sauce that promptly went on everything. Prices were excellent as well. Good selection of vegetarian dishes that we could ask for no dairy... And they were delicious. I'd go again if I'm ever going through this way! read more

El Rey is one of the newer Mexican restaurants in town and I like the best so far. Staff is quick and friendly and the place is clean. Food is good portion and prices not too bad. read more

Don't be fooled by the location in an unassuming strip mall. Waiter doesn't speak a wink of English...a good sign. Amazing chips and salsa. Chips are homemade and you know it. We had tacos: steak, chicken and fish. You put on the toppings yourself fajita style. We would drive 2 hours to eat here anytime! read more

Only think keeping it from a 5 star was weak margaritas and a guacamole that had too little avocado in it.