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    El Rodeo Mexican Grill

    3.1 (40 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Open 6:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Luz R.

    dont eat here this place its nasty!!!!! when i show my waitress she told me she was gonna talk to the owner to see "if" they could replace my plate? 15 min later she came back to my table pretty much saying the owner thought i was lying!! poor quality service.we had to wait a good 30 minutes before someone noticed us and the restaurant was practically empty at that time . the food was mediocre too.never recommending this to anybody.

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    Alfonso G.

    Not to be mean but the outside is not much to look at. We are here to talk about the food though so here we go. Started with an al pastor taco (marinated pork meat) came with cilantro and onions. Not the best I have had but not the worst, it was a solid taco. Next was the Texas plate, 2 enchiladas rice and beans with beef pieces in gravy. I was a little sad the enchiladas were not in red tortillas which is what I am used to but the plate was good. The enchiladas were good even though I was already biased because they weren't red. The waitress as very attentive and kept our coffees full. The restaurant was not full what so ever so not sure how good the service will be when busy. Located on pontranco and military, it would be a good place to eat if your in the area and hungry.

    Great authentic Mexican!
    Jim T.

    We are visiting from Fort Worth and were looking for authentic Tex-Mex here in San Antonio. We found this place on Yelp and decided to give it a try. The outside isn't impressive which gave us an idea the food must be good. We were not disappointed. The menu was diverse and the waitress was helpful in giving recommendations. We sampled a few different dishes and they all rocked. Not fancy but good food.

    Sharon F.

    What's getting them the poor review is their customer service and the fact that our food was microwaved. First of all, if you are going to talk mess in front of us it's best you make sure we don't understand Spanish. Second it took nearly 15-20 minutes to get out food (it was to go) and when we did it had been in the microwave so long the styrofoam was melted, the meat was little black balls of char, and the nuggets were solid as rocks. So discriminatory, something I don't have to worry about when I'm with my obviously Hispanic friends.

    Front view of menu.
    Michael P.

    All is fresh. Fresh flour and corn tortillas. Fresh and delicious tacos. Great lunch plates as well. Today we had the Migas Special, a chorizo and egg taco, and a Caldo de Res(Beef soup ). Coffee was great, service was excellent, food was very good. Soup not the best but the rest was great. Other customers' plates looked great. We'll be back. Tomorrow. Give it a try. Open 6am to 11pm.

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    Found a roach leg in my taco. Plus Drive thru decided to give themselves a tip without my permission.

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    Lousy food lousy wait staff. Always standing together and talking with customers either waiting to order or waiting to pay will not go back

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    Great breakfast! Try the menudo, nopalitos and egg taco and the machacado. Chorizo and egg and Barbados are great too. Homemade tortillas

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    Service is horrible!! Communication between them horrible!! Can't get an order right! Food isn't good!! Don't waste your money!!

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    9 years ago

    My favorite drive-thru taco stop! The entrance is a little wonky, but absolutely delicious breakfast tacos on the way to work!

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    Breakfast tacos are amazing!!! Staff is very pleasant! Come for breakfast lunch or dinner

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