Spending the weekend in Dallas and my friend brought me to El Rincon, a restaurant she frequents. I had such a great time. Every single employee was friendly, the service was great, and the atmosphere was very lively. My friend and I ordered the Mexican fried rice which was made with chicken and beef fajitas, shrimp, chorizo, an over easy egg and a variety of veggies. It was pretty good! A lot better than what I was initially expecting. Then we shared a plate of the Dos Burritos De Carne. Which was like a steak burrito with ancho sauce and cheese. It came with a side of refried beans and rice~ however, because we were already eating the fried rice we opted out of including the side of rice it originally comes with. This meal was tasty as well. They have a great happy hour. I got the house strawberry margarita and it was great. The bill split evenly between my friend and I came to about $53. Not bad considering we had quite a few margaritas lol. Really great place to come and hang out with friends. I had an exceptional time. Thanks El Rincon! read more

Really nice staff. Food did take a while to come out but the food and presentation were very solid. Like the atmosphere. If I lived nearer, I would definitely come more often. Cute dinner spot. read more

El Rincon Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar - Addison Circle - Brisket enchiladas, Mexican corn. - Mexican Near Me - Addison, Texas

The food is amazing and the staff is wonderful! I particularly recommend Gary. He takes great care of us and makes our experience top notch each time. read more

Finally got around to try this cute place in my neighborhood. Actually went on a lil date here. Sat at the bar and ordered a frozen margarita since it was $5 for happy hour. I also ordered the Birria tacos. The margarita was pretty good. Just a frozen house margarita. I could've probably drank like 3 of them but I wasn't trying to do too much lol The birria tacos are pretty good. I like that they are actually crispy. They had plenty of birria meat inside and cheese and I love that they put the onions and cilantro on the side with some lime wedges. Their consume was a bit more greasy than some other places I've had but it had good flavor and a small hint of spice so I liked that. I will definitely order them again. We also got some of the loaded queso and it was delicious! I liked that they didn't skimp on the meat or toppings. I think I will definitely make this more of a regular place for me to just grab a good drink and a quick bite since it's right in my neighborhood. The bartender was very nice too and attentive so I appreciated that because the bar was full! read more

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Food was very good, we went for lunch and the portions are huge! Good service over all would recommend. Poblano Tilapia had pickled veggies delicious! read more

El Rincon Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar - Addison Circle - Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Addison, Texas

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Went here on a Saturday for lunch with my children and grandchildren after spending time in the park, what a nightmare. Service was extremely slow. We had young kids so they provided kids activity menu. We asked for crayons and we're told "I'll try to hunt for them". Waited @ 20 mins for a waitress to take our order. My daughter in law ordered a Margherita. That was delivered more than halfway thru the meal. Food tood another 30 -40 minutes to be served then waited another 20 minutes for the check. I told my family they could leave while I waited for the check. Never again! Food was ok, nothing more. My advice, try one of the other restaurants in the circle. read more

Here for lunch & ordered the Queso Cargado & chips & Brisket Enchilladas sooo good & Jasmin is the best waitress ask for her

Love this place! My home away from home! And the brisket tacos - melt in your mouth. Check out the Cocktail of the Month, such a treat. Have always found the staff to be so helpful and responsive. I eat the guacamole there almost every day - freshly made on-site. Also, the soups are a treat. Love everything about this place - and I'm there about 4 days a week. Plus, I'm big on supporting locally-owned family businesses. read more

I want to preface this review with I'm not a proponent of leaving negative reviews or someone who has 1 bad experience and wants to take it to the internet, but I've been a loyal regular since the 1st month Rincon opened and an Addison Circle resident who wants this place to succeed. However, enough is enough; management needs an overhaul. They have failed to properly hold their employees to a standard. I shouldn't have to go find my own silverware on a daily basis, or constantly flag down staff to bring chips & salsa. Glass of water? Forget it. These instances happen when there's literally just 5 tables in the whole restaurant! (Take a clue from Blue Goose, that place is constantly slammed but you still get great service; employees know how to hustle). Service is painfully slow. The food portions have drastically gotten smaller but what's even worse, quality has diminished. Notice the photos- the guac was brown and the nachos were the saddest plate of nachos I've ever seen. A handful of the staff constantly acts like I, the customer, is a bother and inconvenience to them. The amount of attitude received here is unacceptable. How dare I politely ask for service. Patio TV has been broken 2+ yrs, you can buy new one right now for under $150, why hasn't this been fixed? The list goes on & on. I'm starting to feel that us regulars are condoning bad behavior because we continue to support the business. Regulars keep this place afloat and yet we're treated the worst. Again, I want them to succeed but ownership needs to know how downhill things are becoming! read more

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Been coming to El Rincon since moving to Addison almost a year ago. I've had a wonderful experience every time! The staff is always so wonderful and kind. The margaritas and food are amazing! Love their happy hour. read more

El Rincon Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar - Addison Circle - Taco salad with ground beef - Mexican Near Me - Addison, Texas

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I loved the environment! The Mexican decor is cute and very colorful. The staff was super friendly and attentive. The menu did provide your go to Mexican cuisine and in my case I had to try out the pollo zucchini salad which they had I believe a cilantro dressing which was so delicious. The chips and salsa was provided as a great starter. If your like me, I love a good tortilla chip which hasn't been fried in house. Which these aren't, as for the salsa I would have like a little more kick to it but it was still good. The house margarita was awesome and defiantly held its own. They have an affordable menu that offers lunch specials & a proper happy hour 3-7. read more

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I am so surprised this restaurant doesn't have a higher rating! I went with a social group Saturday night. Even though there were almost 20 of us, the service was amazing! Gary took such great care of us. And to top it off, the food was delicious! We tried the charro soup (beans were nice and soft and the flavor was outstanding) and the grilled chicken with vegetables. It was such a nice surprise to have zucchini, carrots and squash for vegetables (many Mexican restaurants I go to just give me a heaping pile of bell peppers and onions). Everything was so good and o look forward to going again!!! read more

El rincón is one of the best restaurants I've been to. The managers truly care, the servers are always great and the kitchen, and the bartenders. Even though they get really busy they really make the effort. It's hard right now on all restaurants so I appreciate them trying their best even when something is out, very accommodating. The food is good too! The brisket tacos, birria, elote... been there a few times already and see the same people and customers, though the customers are sometimes mean to staff they always have a smile on their face and give one to their other tables. Will be back! read more

El Rincon Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar - Addison Circle - Elote, chicken and beef fajita nachos - Mexican Near Me - Addison, Texas

We started going for the Saturday reverse happy Hour and would bring from 12 to 36 folks for Dinner. We used the Addison location primarily, but the Carrollton has the same issues: The food is the lowest grade. I don't really know of a Tex Mex palce with worse food. The service is just a total mess with servers forgetting to put in some of the orders, getting orders wrong. I can forgive ho long some orders took because we are always a large crowd. The restaurants always bungle the reservations. Sometimes the reservation is lost, sometimes placed on the wrong day and most often the managers short the reservation. So we have a reservation for 20, and they only set up for 10 or 12. We end up either extremely cramped or having to separate the group to different parts of the restaurant. The latest attempt, we got a low level person when we tried to set the reservation, and they refused to set a reservation at all. Maybe that makes sense if they don't have the organization or desire to have a lot of people in the restaurants? We have permanently removed this restaurant from our rotation. If you want good Tex Mex, go elsewhere. read more

I know it was a busy day but there's no excuse to what happened yesterday. From the moment we sat down to a sticky table to not having utensils, having to ask for them, then getting plasticware when everyone else around us had real forks, knives and cloth napkins to receiving room temp water and "iced tea" with no ice and finally feeling like we were being rushed so we inhaled our food. Again, I know it was a busy night, but there were empty tables around us so I know is not like they were packed. If the food had been delicious, I would have been cool with it, but not even that. I am so disappointed. read more

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The reviews here honestly surprise me as this is one of my favorite spots in Addison Circle. The outdoor patio is right across from the park and is a great spot to chill & enjoy some drinks with dinner. Speaking of drinks, the margarita with a side of sipping tequila is one of my favorites. I will 100% be returning. read more

El Rincon Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar - Addison Circle - Birria Taco's - Mexican Near Me - Addison, Texas

11/19/22: This was our second visit. This time we had dinner. We had the brisket tacos and a sampler platter. The food was well prepared, hot, and was nicely presented. The tacos were pretty big, and that sampler platter was shareable. We chatted with Harry, the manager and Jom was a great host and bartender. They made us feel like regulars, and we like the laid back atmosphere and large selection of tequilas. read more

El Rincon Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar - Addison Circle - Brisket tacos - Mexican Near Me - Addison, Texas

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Ordered chicken al carbon tacos lunch special for takeout. It was salty and mushy, the tortilla was just grease. Rice had no flavor and the guac and pico didn't look fresh. Tea was good. Wouldn't recommend take out on this item. Maybe better to sit and eat at the restaurant. The Carrollton location was too notch, might just venture that way going forward. read more

I came here a few nights ago with a group of seven. I had suggested El Rincon because I'd been a couple of times in the past and hadn't been disappointed. Safe to say, I won't be back to this location. Four out of the seven people in my group were sick the next day and we all got different things -- chicken and guacamole chalupas, beef fajitas and verde enchiladas. The shredded chicken in the chalupas and verde enchiladas was either canned, flavorless chicken or at least a week old. It was terrible. I made it through about one bite. I think that was the primary cause of sickness. The guacamole in the chalupas was not brown, but it wasn't green, either. It was in between. Just not very appealing to a customer. The beef fajitas were overcooked. My lime, on the rocks margarita was sour and didn't taste like it had any tequila in it. I'm glad I can finally write this review. I'm finally beginning to feel less sick. My only pro is that they have good tortillas. read more

The only pros about this place: Chips and salsa were good Margarita was strong Now here are the cons: Service (from both host and waitress/bartender) was horrible. They're not friendly at all The fajitas took awhile to come out, consequently the grilled onions and peppers were near burnt and the beef was way too well done I'm sick and tired of going to restaurants here in Dallas where they treat the white patrons 10x better than black patrons. It makes me sick at this point.... I think from now on I'll just be going to black-owned restaurants. read more

I'm sorry this is just not a good restaurant. It's is a great place to enjoy a marg with a friend during happy hour and snack on some chips. I've been there twice now and both times the food has severely lacked flavor and made my stomach feel not great after. Don't get me wrong, I love the passion fruit margarita. If I come back here, it will not be for dinner. The service is good and the general vibe is good but the food is just so absolutely unimpressive. read more

Drinks are great, bartenders and servers are really friendly. Great happy hour menu as well. read more

El Rincon Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar - Addison Circle - Queso - Mexican Near Me - Addison, Texas

Good chips and salsa. This is one of the few Mexican restaurants where I prefer beef over chicken. Today I tried the brisket nachos minus the beans. They were good and hearty. Can't wait to go back. read more

El Rincon Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar - Addison Circle - Brisket nachos - no beans - Mexican Near Me - Addison, Texas

We live close by in Addison. They have a dog friendly patio. Great drink specials. I love their margaritas it sounds cliche right? We had fun on Cinco de mayo. The food is 3 stars and the drinks are 5 stars. Service is 5 stars. We do love their salsa and chips. Thanks for taking care of us and our pup. read more

This place is amazing! The staff is always friendly and welcoming! The house $5 margaritas are amazing and the price is great! They have happy hour until 7pm and saturdays from 5pm to close! They also have an amazing sangria Rita for $5!!! $3 draft beers on happy hour! The food is amazing and service is quick! We liked the elote and burrito! The ambiance includes Latin hits which match the margaritas for a great happy hour! Don't miss this hidden gem of Addison circle! read more

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Went here for dinner with the girls, we saw they had a Margarita flight and we really wanted to try it. As soon as we walked in we were greeted with our server Mayra and seated. The restaurant wasn't full nor was it empty there was a handful of people in the casual eatery. We started off with drinks, the whole reason we were there, the Margarita flight. All 3 margaritas were super sour and not enjoyable for that reason. I was ready to return it and ask for something else when my friend suggested we add simple syrup to the three drinks. We were given the syrup and they made the drinks much better, however I should not have to doctor my own drink. Next, we ordered appetizers. I ordered the Bontanas Platter and I specifically asked for no beans on anything . My appetizer took forever and my nachos had beans on it, so I had to send it back to the kitchen to be remade. We worked on our appetizers and talked for 20-30 minutes to the point we questioned "where is our server?" We had to flag her down just to order our entrees, and I do want to add it wasn't the busiest inside the restaurant. I was craving a Chile relleno, but they said they were sold out so I settled with the chimichanga. My friend and I's food took 20-30 minutes to come out and my food wasn't even hot. The sauce that my friends food was supposed to come with didn't have the right ingredients so THEY made the decision to sub the sauce for her. I didn't feel like our server cared, the manager was overworking and overcompensating for the slack of his team. I wouldn't recommend. read more

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This place has pretty good happy hour deals. The house blanco margarita and sangria were pretty good. The tres leches cake was one of the best I've ever had. The fajita Monterrey and pollo mole were decent. I'd come back here again. read more

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Just went to El Rincon, and had decent experience with an friend. The service was well, and came around lot which was good, even when they had big party. Made sure everything was good with us! The food I had was decent, definitely will try some other dishes! The drinks looked very yummy and we loved ours! The atmosphere was good! Definitely coming back for good happy hour read more

I can see why people like the patio; for drinks it is a decent ambiance. The service was good as well. The food has honestly not been that great the two times I have eaten there. Won't be eating dinner there again, but the margaritas are strong. read more

My fav place never let's me down! Going to get something else next time. Just love the Salomon Pastor. Thanks to Joshua for shaking up my perfectly chilled super dirty Martin! You da Martini ma, Joshua! Staff, as always, fun and engaging. read more

El Rincon Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar - Addison Circle - Salmon el pastor with mango and black bean sauces, topped with pickled veggies. - Mexican Near Me - Addison, Texas

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Really low quality food. I've tried El Rincon twice now and won't be back unless it's just for a beer. They have good happy hour prices but didn't care for any cocktails or margaritas -- way too sweet for my preference. The salsa is great but chips are super greasy. Have tried a couple of apps, tacos and a torta. Wouldn't recommend. read more

El Rincon Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar - Addison Circle - Tacos al Carbon, served like enchiladas with the tiniest serving of guac and pico. - Mexican Near Me - Addison, Texas

This place has quickly turned into our go to Mexican spot! Service is always great, margs hit right and the food is amazing!!!

Currently here for a girls night. Ordered one of their cocktails and it was delicious. The chips and salsa were amazing. After that.. this trip went south. While making my shrimp fajitas an extremely long piece of hair was buried in my rice. I called a waiter over & he simply took the hair in his hand and stated he'd get the manager. The manager came over & asked what was wrong. I told him hair was in my food & he gave a very nonchalant sorry, followed by "Do you want to order something else?" while the gesture was "nice" ... my appetite was ruined. So I'm now sitting here with my party .. hungry. Come to drink. Not eat! :) read more

This was a great spot for a chill 5pm. I Sat on the patio, enjoyed a Candied Watermelon and some Birria Tacos. Staff was friendly and attentive. Harry, the manager, made an appearance in the video. They loved it! Check it out read more

This is a pick of the crap they put in front of you. Take a look at the water from the relleno. With every bite water came gushing out of my mouth. It had not flavor but on the flip side the rice and beans were good. My friends tacos tasted as if the tortilla was left out all day and developed a dry crust around it. The drink was extremely bitter too. Nothing keeping me to going back. read more

El Rincon Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar - Addison Circle - Chili relleno - Mexican Near Me - Addison, Texas

Personally, I didn't like anything. The drinks flushed my face. Must be the cheap margarita mix. The food tasted cheap and microwaved. I had way higher expectations. read more

Low quality food and service. May be better on week days. Chuy's is a better option. read more

The absolute best Mexican spot in Dallas. Margs are great, service is lightning fast, and everyone who works there is amazingly nice. Would highly recommend el ricon to anyone in the area! read more

Food was good and came out quickly. Only downside is that they were super short staffed and we were waiting a while before someone came over to take out order read more

The food is absolutely delicious! You will overeat everything and no pay an arm and leg. Our server was awesome and very hospitable! EL RINCON IS OUR NEW HOTSPOT! read more

El Rincon Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar - Addison Circle - Chicken fajita chimichanga and steak fajita - Mexican Near Me - Addison, Texas