Over due review from the last time I was in town! Dined here on a week night (there were 5 of us) and didn't need a reservation. However, the service was very slow. It's a very casual spot and I'd say the cuisine is a little above average. I ordered chicken fajitas and they were solid, especially the grilled onions. I also ordered the peach margarita, which was huge! I'd probably just grab a drink here in the future. read more

El Rodeo - Peach margarita and chicken fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Cheney, Washington

Got in late to town showed up at the restaurant about 40 minutes before closing. Staff was friendly and hospitable.. Margaritas were delicious , will drinks for a good pours. Love the salsa, grape flavor wish they had hotter stuff . Food was delicious great flavor and huge portions. Cute little complementary dessert afterwards. Prices are very good and reasonable. Definitely would recommend this place. . read more

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This place is fantastic! Good service, and nice Chain Mexican restaurant feel to the inside. The food is quite delicious, and I especially like the slaw dip the bring out with the chips! Recommend the Camarones Chipotle! read more

El Rodeo - This is my current favorite, Camarones Chipotle! - Mexican Near Me - Cheney, Washington

We stopped in here for lunch and were disappointed. We stood awkwardly at the front of the restaurant for several minutes wondering if we should sit ourselves or wait since there was no sign and two employees walked past us several times without even greeting us. The food prices are high but the menu has a decent variety of dishes to choose from. I went with the chicken fajitas and the chicken tasted "off" and it had a weird seasoning that I have never tasted on fajitas (usually my go to dish). I was pretty disappointed in the flavor and only ate 1/4 of it. Service was not good, albeit it appeared there was one server for the entire restaurant. It was disjointed and rushed. We had to ask for refills. Maybe it was just an off day but I doubt we will be back. read more

I love el rodeo and I want yelp users to know it! Great food and great staff. My wife and I go here a lot.

Currently living in Spokane but the drive to Cheney to eat here is well worth the drive. By far the best Mexican food I've had in the county. The dish came out fast and was cooked to perfection!!! Highly recommend the Chefs Special. No other restaurants salsa compares to theirs. I've bought the salsa to go in the past just to be able to snack on it at home. read more

Busy on a Friday night but good food and really great salsa Everyone enjoyed their food read more

Chips were buss and the waiter asked if we were ready to order before a big group which was amazing and considerate! The decorations were cool and fun to look at. Also the food was fast to come out. read more

El Rodeo - Jc, nachos, and a booth - Mexican Near Me - Cheney, Washington

Great Mexican food, decent prices. Neat murals on the wall. Basically the only sit down restraint I go to in Cheney.

Not sure what is in the guac but it isn't avocado. Flavors on other items are all wrong. Too strong, just off. Taco shells are the cheapest available. Chile relleno is a chile omelette. We won't be back. read more

Our first time here. We split steak and chicken fajitas. Such delicious flavor! The chips were crispy and fresh and the salsa was spicy and yummy. The chips also came w a cabbage pico that was also very good. And the Diet Coke was the perfect mix. Staff very friendly and service was prompt. We will def be back. We were so busy eating I forgot to take pics!! read more

Really good great recommend from a friend in Cheney We got the fajitas extra veggies combo and shared it read more

It always disappoints me to have to share a rather negative review but if honesty and perception I had of a dining experience means anything, it would be that I would want true feedback for other Yelpers so they can make their own decision to visit and try out a business. Negatives - too many and a disappointing dinner as I was here on business and could have had a much better meal at a few other restaurants in Cheney or Head to Spokane. Chips were rather stale and the red salsa tasted more along the lines of a can of stewed tomatoes that were puréed. Bummer. I had the carne asada with a Corona.. thankful for the Corona beer as it helped avoid ruining my dining experience all together. Rice and beans were your typical no thrills version. Nothing to write home about but ok. * Carne Asada steak was flavorless, bland and tough as a leather boot. Seemed like they used a liquid charcoal type marinade to try and make it seem like it was grilled on charcoal. Tasted strange for sure. I had to return it to the kitchen as it just wasn't edible. I asked if I could just get two ground beef enchiladas and although plate presentation was good it too fell short. Enchiladas were also flavorless and it seemed I was seeing a trend here. They did bring a nice little dessert bite with the bill to end the meal so that was nice. If in Cheney I would have to recommend you try any other place before visiting this restaurant. Just my take based on my experience I had. read more

My favorite Mexican food place always hits and the service is typically pretty fast and has always been friendly to us.

I love El Rodeo and would put it above any of the of the Mexican restaurants in the area, including Spokane. Always friendly. Always great service. I say this knowing Mexican food. Stationed in Southern California a couple of times and traveling to Mexico. Eat here! read more

Great food with large portions. Margaritas are great too. Service is fast & friendly. My favorite dish is chicken fajitas.

Great service, decent food. My son loves the chicken enchiladas and my daughter always gets the hamburger

The food is consistently good, the servers always friendly and the food comes out pretty quickly.

One of the best mexican restaurant in cheney. Food has always been served hot. Service is amazing and they even give a free dessert!

During covid times in yelp, this is the way it is working: he's taking the pictures and I'm doing the reviews lol. We love El Rodeo. We were happy to have our son ask for El Rodeo for his birthday dinner tonite for a covid to-go meal. It was as good as it would be if we were dining in. They take great care in preparing the take home boxes. This is a great family and a staple restaurant in Cheney. read more

Food was enjoyable. My margarita wasn't. Good sized portions, but spendy compared to other near by Mexican restaurants. They are the first Mexican restaurant in the area that I've tried that doesn't put a bunch of bell peppers in the shredded beef, and that makes me happy! The little cinnamon sugar chip with whipped cream they gave us at the end of the meal was tasty. Key notes: -good sized delicious portions of food -slightly more expensive -no bell peppers in shredded beef, yay! read more

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So I understand the food was cold but this order was taken pretty fast and I received it at 3:24 and ordered it at 3:11 so I ordered the super burrito "filled" with beans rice your choice of meat lettuce tomato and sourcream well it was only filled with meat and rice the beans lettuce sources and tomatoes were on top I also ordered the nacho supreme I ordered through eagle bites well it asks if you want jalapeños I didn't check the box due to allergies first bite was into a jalapeños to the point I had to use my epipen so I don't breakout thanks for that then I bit into something that tasted either like cold fish or shrimp read more

El Rodeo - Mexican Near Me - Cheney, Washington

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Lively atmosphere the Saturday night before EWU starts back, but even though it was busy the service was friendly and the food arrived hot and delicious. Had the Camerones Diablo platter and it was excellent. Huge portions, enough food left for dinner the next night too. Others had the combination of tamale and chimichanga and it was delicious too. Beef fajitas were good too. Fun night! read more

This is my family/extended families go to spot. The food is great, the staff is great. When we go here, we know what we are getting, which is good, which is why we will keep coming back. read more

Service was awesome and friendly, staff were great and attentive and helpful and menu was delicious! Thanks for being so welcoming and serving us a great meal! Everything was really nice and we will return in the future. Only tiny minor complaint is that I ordered steak medium but it was extra well done (gray) so next time I will order it rare and see what happens!! It was all very tasty though, and the margarita was a decent price!! read more

El Rodeo - Very attractive plating and generous servings for chicken taco salad and carne asada plate. - Mexican Near Me - Cheney, Washington

Delicious! Okay I was wrong to think I couldn't get good Mexican food out here unless I was cooking it and yet again I was wrong! So if you want a great night out and good food you should try this place! The carne asada plate was delicious and the big blended margarita was amazing! read more

Came here with my boyfriend for lunch, nothing to special. Honestly for a Mexican restaurant, it wasn't very flavorful, and the rice was sooo dry. I felt bad for him because he didn't enjoy it at all. read more

This is just comfort food! Classic Americanized food with a well made margarita and kind happy service. Comfortable and chill. Been a couple times a months since they opened. Cheers! read more

Here's my review scale for Mexican restaurants. 1-10 10 being the best. Chips - 6 Salsa - 6 Cheese dip - not served here Margarita - 4 read more

One of the three (if you count taco bell) Mexican food joints in Cheney. This place is hoppin' after an Eagles came. I gave them an extra star because despite how busy they are on game days, they always have a smile on their face and don't appear flustered or stressed. I really liked their salsa and slaw dip. Both of these were really unique compared to other places. I ordered a chicken Expresso Burrito which was good but nothing that set it apart from burritos I've had from other Mexican restaurants. You do get your monies worth as their burritos are huge! read more

El Rodeo - Expresso Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Cheney, Washington

Always so good! We order take-out from El Rodeo often. Tacos el carbon are delicious! They have really good rice and beans too!

I've heard this place used to be pretty good when it was called Fiesta Charra (Cowboy Party...kinky) However, I ate there today and was not impressed...at all. Everything was just ridiculously bland with little to no spice...unless you count grease and salt as spices. It's not that it was bland, it was just...food. It was like eating to live, not living to eat. There is much better Mexican to be had just a wee bit north in Spokane, and PHENOMENAL Mexican a couple hours SE in Yakima. read more

I'm afraid this is not an unbiased review. One of my family's favorite gringo Mex restaurants in Washington is in Moses Lake, and it is also El Rodeo. Thankfully, the nice family who run the one in ML decided to open a second restaurant in Cheney. It never disappoints. We don't know what they marinate their chicken in, but we all agree it's some of the best we've had in the Spokane/Cd'A metro. We never seem to order anything else. But hey, why bother when it's consistently delicious? When your expectations are always met, it justifies being repeat customers. This is the busiest restaurant in Cheney as far as patronage goes... read more

Very good! Staff is friendly and fast service. Tasty chips & salsa. I used to eat here a lot while attending EWU. Great restaurant read more

El Rodeo - El Rodeo Special - Mexican Near Me - Cheney, Washington

The waiter was super cool, very funny and friendly, went way out of his way to make sure everything was to our liking. Unfortunately the food was super bland, lacked flavor, which is much unlike mexican food... mexican food is supposed to be BAM!!!! FLAVOR!!! The Chili Colorado tasted way off, didn't even seem to be prepared right. The guacamole had no flavor and was super runny. My soda was even flat... It was just a bad experience. I'm going to give them another try in a few months, mostly because I hate giving negative reviews! And I want our local restaurants to thrive! BUT they also have to be good, pleasing to the pallatte, and make my tumy happy! Arturo's mexican restaurant also in Cheney is a much better choice, and they're actually a few bucks cheaper per dish! Lunch was $35 for 2. read more

Tasty and quick service. Salsa - fresh with a bit of a bite. Burritos - Ample portions with authentic mexican taste. read more

El Rodeo - Sopas with cream! - Mexican Near Me - Cheney, Washington

El Rodeo is our first choice for family get-togethers. They have a large dining room, always clean, with beautiful handprinted murals and bright latin colors. Theres room at the back if you need privacy. The food is plentiful, if sometimes a little mild for my tastes (maybe trying too hard to accommodate 'gringo' tastes?). I like plenty of hot sauce and am partial to shredded beef, but I really like their chili verde, with an ice-cold Negra Modelo! The waitstaff is attentive, courteous, and work hard. Especially with family, I appreciate not having to wait forever for our meals. As with many Cheney businesses, they've been shorthanded, but seem to be rebounding after COVID. read more

OMG this restaurant is Unbelievable!! We went to visit my husbands sister in Cheney in August and they took us here. ABSOLUTELY the best Mexican we have had in Years!! Every time we talk about the place my mouth waters. We live in Montana and my husband keeps asking me if they do take out lol. You do not leave this place hungry! I had enough left for another meal. The staff was incredibly friendly and they treated us so well. Thank you and we can hardly wait to come again!! Sandi and Gregg Whitman read more

Super friendly staff--they let us stay late for over an hour. Food was only okay with one exception. It was just overall bland. One person in my group really liked their halibut tacos. read more

We got takeout from El Rodeo Friday night and I had lunch there with a friend Friday afternoon. The food is always great, and while super busy for both meals, they were really on top of their customers and service. I've never had questionable service here and the food is always great! read more