Delicious menudo that had great flavor and was not overly spicy. Chicken enchiladas were the best I've had in Temple!! They had a tasty homemade gravy with a generous portion of moist, shredded chick. Their rice was flaky and seasoned just right! I will be going back soon! read more

Interesting visit here. Server was fast and friendly, but did not pay attention to ordering details, resulting in me getting the wrong order twice. Chips and salsa were good. I ordered Tacos Al Carbon (beef) with charro beans, and was brought out Enchiladas Al carbon with refried beans. I advised her it was wrong and what I had ordered, and she looked confused for a few seconds, then said "oh yeah, you wanted tacos". I replied "Yes, beef Al carbon with charro beans. With my friend half way through their meal at this point, I was brought out Chicken Tacos Al Carbon with charro beans. I didn't say another word, because I was hungry and running out of time to enjoy my meal. It was good, but not great, and definitely not what I wanted, but oh well. read more

Great Food Greatly Priced Going Back Again Ordered Tacos Barbacoa and beans and cheese Tasted Great Green salsa Verde Spicy But Expected Red Salsa Mild Spice Taste Delicious Would Highly Recommend read more

I wanted to note that the last 2 delivery orders over past 2 weeks have been disappointing. One order where I ordered the quedo with guacamole vía Door Dash, the queso had NO guacamole just an 8 ounce cup of cheese sauce for $7!! Then last Sunday I tried again even put a note on order to not forget to add guacamole to the queso; this time it had very greasy taco meat and I threw most of it out, another waste of $7!! Door Dash did not offer a partial refund for either issue. I love the food here for the most part but WTH is going on with the compuesto with guacamole? If I wanted plain queso I would order it that way and save a few dollars, ugh. read more

Been wanting to try this place for a while. Went in on a weekday around noon. Staff was friendly and it was pretty clean- except for the bathroom door edges that were brownish black from handling. Chips were good. Salsa had great flavor but was very watery and didn't want to stay on chips. I get trying to stretch a dollar but this was really thin. I got the flautas con polio. The description did not mention rice and beans but the picture of the dish on menu did- so I asked and they were served on my plate. They were nice and crispy but chicken had no seasoning and was bland- needed salt at a minimum And maybe some cumin or other spice. My husband got the #30 steak con rajas. Was basically beef fajita with onions, peppers and bacon- served with tortillas, guacamole, etc. it was REALLY tasty. Meat with great seasoning and spice, great homemade tasting flour tortillas. Stellar dish! All in all it's a good family place amd I have had their breakfast tacos which are awesome! We also Got a dozen of this tortillas to go. Great local business and very groendly read more

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This is a Tex-Mex joint. Just what I wanted. Rudimentary bar and tap beer. Fast friendly service and it really was good. Their chips/salsa were good. Pureed style salsa-not chunky-but fresh and tasty. The chips were fresh & crisp. I ate an atypical meal. Shrimp fajitas. They were great-lots of shrimp and well-carmelized onions and peppers. The guacamole was really fresh but a little bland. A sprinkle of salt & a little salsa fixed it. Really big menu with loads of variety. I need to return & explore more! read more

El Sombrero Tapatio Mexican Restaurant - Great start! - Mexican Near Me - Temple, Texas

The food is OK. My first visit: no one spoke in the intercom to take my order. I sped off...l This last order, I'd made online. I pulled into the drive thru and stopped at the speaker. Nothing. I drove up to the window, and the cashier saw me but continued to mop for 5 minutes. He apologized as he came to the window. There's really no excuse for his lazy behaviour. Tres Magueyes on Adams is just as bad. These are the bottom two taquerias for the Temple area. but THE BEST experience I've had is at TRES MAGUEYES on 3rd street. The chica at the window is always a doll! read more

Food was great! It was probably some of the best Mexican food I've ever had in Texas.

Our all time favorite breakfast place. Very authentic and such a great family owned business and staff. read more

El Sombrero Tapatio Mexican Restaurant - a plate of food - Mexican Near Me - Temple, Texas

So this place was delicious, to start off I feel like you can typically judge a restaurant by its salsa when they bring out the chips and salsa. Well that salsa in my opinion was spot on, it had the right amount of flavor and kick to keep you wanting more. My fiancé ordered and enchilada plater which looked delicious and I order two Al pastor tacos and an asada burrito. I have had my fair share of Al pastor and I'd have to say I'll be making the trip back here to enjoy there's. The asada burrito was cooked to perfection, couldn't ask for a better asada burrito. It was so good that I missed the rice that I wanted inside. At any rate a definite recommend to anyone in the area! read more

I can't believe this place is still in business. If the food was ever good I would be surprised. Bland and tasteless are the best words to describe it. I seriously doubt the chef ( if that name can be given to someone that prepares such awful) has any love left for the preparation of his food. Let's say first that there is no resemblance to Mexican food here. It is, at best, very poor Texmex. There were no spices used in preparation of anything that was brought to my table, not even salt as far as I could tell. I'm still confused as to how anyone has given this place more than a single star unless they are so lacking in palette as to find cardboard a gourmet meal. read more

Hot Fast Somewhat flavorful NOT Authentic Although the experience was "ok", I've had more authentic Mexican food in the Midwest. I guess I expected more. I had the 3 enchiladas plate, 1 beef, 1 chicken, 1 cheese. The beef was ground and Americanized, the cheese was some odd cheddar mix, and the chicken was flavorful but not what I think of as Mexican flavors necessarily. I also had a chili relleno and when asked about fajita meat inside I decided on yes. The meat was good but it didn't really taste like a relleno. A tomato sauce (not even salsa) on top with some cheese on top as well. No cheese in the middle. The watered down tomato juice covered the whole thing and was nearly spilling off the plate. Obviously it watered down the dish and sucked most of the flavor out. You couldn't taste or even really tell that it had the egg batter on it, it was so wet. read more

Absolutely horrible and do not recommend. How are you going to be a Mexican restaurant? They can't get tamales or huevos rancheros right. Watered down Horchata, and waterwsdown salsa. And tamales that taste like they were soaked in water before thrown in the microwave, but somehow they were also dry. I've never had a steamed flavor tamale, until today. the green sauce had no flavor just straight spice, which normally isn't a problem when the green sauce has flavor. i would never come back here ever. You couldn't pay me to eat here. Not to mention the long wait in the drive thru. Horrible. read more

There are new owners and it shows. Service is very poor, especially early in the morning. I have waited 5 minutes before I finally had to walk up to the bar to ask for the server. Product has gone down as well. Miss the old ownership. read more

I'm never in Temple but when I am I came here one time since it was so close to where I needed to be. Tacos were seriously super cheap and delicious. Homemade tortillas which always makes my heart sing. Looks like a nice bar and there are signs everywhere letting you know that they do I.D. Chips n salsa served once ya sit down and they got huge cups for their fountain sodas and waters. Looking at the bar in the back seems like it could be a good time if you come here for drinking times. Plenty of seats and decent booths. Nevermind the plastic on the seats and booths - its just easier to clean! read more

As good as I have had anywhere in CTX ..if not including a few choice taco trucks... Only had the mini tacos (street tacos) however they were authentic and delicious. Carbon, Beef Fajita and Camarones. Beef was fresh and flavorful- not salty or at all "chewy/gristly". Not fatty either. And priced right at $1.50 each as well! The comp chips were also fresh and hot, salsas- all 3 of them - delicious as well. Esp the Salsa Verde and Ranchero (served hot) Service very good and the Manager Elias also came out to check on me. My new favorite sit down Mexican in Temple...Los Mini Tacos - taco truck (a bench or two available) on Ave M and 17th is off the hook too. read more

El Sombrero Tapatio Mexican Restaurant - carbon, beef fajtas and camarones....all off the hook authentic and delicious. The warm chips warm ranchero sauce were devoured as well. - Mexican Near Me - Temple, Texas

I'm from Austin and was up in Temple on business. Temple isn't a big town so I was driving around just to look around. I came across a plant store/nursery down the street from El Dorado. I loved the plant selection and bought a few. The proprietor was Mexican and I asked him if there was a place in town he recommended for lunch. He turned to a non-descript orange & yellow building a block away and said, "Alli," as he pointed. Seemed good enough for me so my wife and I headed over. I asked the waiter what he recommended and he suggested the El Dorado Fajita Plate and the Carne Asada (the special of the day). My wife is from Argentina and isn't a big fan of Mexican food, but even she loved it. Both dishes were fabulous. The Fajita plate came with the typical sizzling hot cast iron plate but also with beef, chicken, and shrimp. I made three types of fajitas and they were great. The El Dorado Fajita plate was $8.99 and the Carne Asada was $6.99 (normally $7.99 if not the special of the day- it was Tuesday). The fajitas came with a separate plate of lettuce, cheese, beans, quacamole, and pico de gallo. The Carne Asada came with a grilled flank steak, grilled green onions, nopales (cooked cactus), avocado, and rice. Did I mention it was great? Beyond this, there was a very nice portion of food. If we weren't too hungry my wife and I could have split the fajitas. As it turned out we packed up a large and small carry out box to put in our hotel restaurant. When we were leaving, the waiter offered to fill us up with a new to go cup for our lemonade. That's how you get a good Yelp review! I don't believe El Dorado has a website, but ... this place is legit. I think there was as at least as much Spanish spoken amongst the clientele as English (often also a good sign if looking for good, hidden Mexican food jaunts). If you're driving through Temple (or live there) give these guys a shot. It's about 1 mile east of I-35 off of the Central Ave exit. And... if you need some plants, check out the business that's 1 block east (don't remember the name). read more

El Sombrero Tapatio Mexican Restaurant - Part of our leftovers (good portions) - Mexican Near Me - Temple, Texas

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Decided to give this place another chance after a bad home delivery service. Original owner is back and the food is back to it's awesomeness!!! We had a wonderful server. Her kindness really made our experience much better. Place is very clean and orderly. Owner also very nice. He came from the back to talk with us making sure we had everything we needed. I can honestly say I recommend this place for an inside service sit down relax place!! read more

We dined here one night, enjoying a fantastic meal. It has been a while and at the time it didn't occur to me to review this place. But after several months of still failing to find a mexican restaurant closer to home that is as good as El Dorado, I decided to put my two cents into the hat. It was a fantastic meal. We couldn't stop the audible "mmmmmmmm"s that sprang from our mouths. Or that silent sigh as your eyes roll back in your head and a piece of meat just falls apart when it hits your tongue. The only reason I docked them one star is because a homeless man came in while we were dining and they charged him upfront for his meal even though the rest of us diners were being charged on the back end. It especially irked me because I was going to pay for his meal when we left so he'd have a nice surprise when he was ready to leave. I understand their reasons for charging him up front. But moreso, I respect a place that treats EVERYONE equally. Charging him upfront really rubbed me the wrong way. read more

El Sombrero Tapatio Mexican Restaurant - Pork Tacos.... mmmmmmmm! - Mexican Near Me - Temple, Texas

UPDATE: I don't know who the guy with the Bluetooth ear phone was. first time I've seen him, he needs to be there every night the tacos were ON POINT!!! he has to be the owner or manager because flavor ect was amazing!! They cooked their hearts out!!! This SHOULD be an everyday thing, but anyway I LOVED the food tonight!!!! The beans were gross, but I got the 5 mini taco plate and meat was yummy, seasoned not over cooked just really good!! I got a side of rice, again good. The refried beans were just a little blan read more

This place doesn't look like much from the outside but inside was clean and the food was superb! We had a variety of items and a margarita and everything was great quality and had excellent flavor. Will definitely go again the next time we travel from Houston to Ft Hood. They give a military discount also! read more

For the third time in a row I was left on hold for 10-15 minutes and they never came back to take my order. I patronize this business at least 3-4 times a week. No more! I'll be taking my business elsewhere. The one time I decided to drive in and order at the window my order was incomplete. I don't know if it's new management or what but get it together. read more

Wow, I wish I could leave ZERO stars. We are from out of town (we drive through Temple often) and stopped for lunch. We walked in we're told to "just sit wherever". We asked for two high chairs and they didn't even bring us one. We sat for almost 20 minutes and not one server acknowledged us. We didn't get to place a drink order, we weren't even brought chips and salsa. The place was full of day workers which isn't a problem but they clearly took priority. Even the group of 6 who walked in 10 minutes after us were served their drinks and chips while we sat without acknowledgement. Horrific experience and will never stop here again. read more

It may look like a hole in the wall, but it packs great quantity for the price! I opted for one of the weekly specials and today is Wednesday, so it was mixed fajitas with strips of beef, chicken and even shrimp (tail on). Corn or flour tortillas (or mixed if you're indecisive like me). Your meats come out on a sizzling skillet and is accompanied by a plate of guacamole, shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes, onions, cilantro, Spanish rice and a small bowl of pinto beans with additives (different stuff). I asked for sour cream and forgot about cheese. Overall, not bad, just a bit too light on the seasoning for me. If you're looking for TexMex without burning a whole through your colon, give this place a try. I probably won't go back, but only because there are so many places to try, but it was a decent experience. read more

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Been coming here for years. Friendly staff, nice consistent dishes I have had over and over.. The tampiqueno is my favorite, as you get a lot for your money and good and fresh every time. The staff are friendly and seem to care! read more

Place needs some touch up on the exterior, but don't let that fool you. The food here is great and the service was good too. Went for lunch, had the fajita beef burrito plate. Large burrito with rice & beans just as you'd expect from a tex-mex restaurant. The salsa though! Two kinds hit the table w/ chips and both were excellent. One was warmer both temp and spice, but both were delicious. I'll stop in again next time I'm in town. read more

Friendly staff. Overall good food. The salsa, queso, fajitas, and homemade tortillas were really good. The rice was bland and cold. I would still recommend this place. read more

The food is great! Best Mexican cuisine I've had in Temple so far. I can tells it was freshly made. The customer service was great and the waiter gave me great suggestions. I will definitely be back for lunch. read more

El Sombrero Tapatio Mexican Restaurant - Chicken enchiladas meal was delicious! - Mexican Near Me - Temple, Texas

Soda(Coke) was toooo much syrup. Traded for a lemonade, it was worse. Rice and beans delivered about5 minutes after main course, Queso was almost thin as milk. Fajita steak was good, lots of it, but was charged for a third tortilla. Enchiladas were at the best, okay. Probably won't be back. read more

This may be the best Mexican restaurant in Texas. It has the best breakfast you can find, Mexican or otherwise. If this were in Austin and they served mimosas then white people would line up for hours. Also the tortilla soup is outstanding, the bowl is a meal in its self. read more

El Sombrero Tapatio Mexican Restaurant - Mexican omelette - Mexican Near Me - Temple, Texas

I didn't even look up a review for this restaurant and went in blind, but I have to say this is definitely one of the best restaurants in Temple. The food was delicious, great chips and salsa, the service was quick, and the staff was great. I got the chicken/beef chimichangas and they were flavorful and fulfilling. The price is right and I would come back again easily. read more

El Sombrero Tapatio Mexican Restaurant - Beef and chicken chimichangas - Mexican Near Me - Temple, Texas

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I read all of the reviews and decided we should try this place. I love out of the way restaurants and this looked very promising based on the reviews. Surprise! It was not at all like the reviewers posted. Either they have not been to a good tex mex restaurant or I hit them on a bad day. For starters, the waitresses were not very friendly. Pretty much, I think they could care less if we were there or not. We did get waited on but we should have because there were only a couple of other tables in the restaurant that were occupied. The salsa was good but the warm sauce was bland -- not hot at all. I think they used that same sauce to put on our food -- if there was sauce there. I couldn't tell because it was covered (and I mean covered) in Monterrey Jack cheese. If that is your favorite cheese, then this is the restaurant for you! I got the enchiladas and my partner got the tamales. In my opinion, these are two Mexican classics that are hard to mess up. They were bland and each flavor ran into the next. I would have preferred some sort of sauce other than melted cheese but that is the way they came. Not to be a total negative Nancy I will give them kudos on the following: -$1.99 margaritas -Good salsa and chips -They don't skimp on the cheese read more

Good Food! TRUE Mexican food, especially for people like me who LOATH TEXMEX! You aren't going their for a nice chat with the waiter/waitress, but they do their job! They bring your food, fill your drinks, are polite when bringing and taking your order! My husband LOVES MENUDO and is VERY PICKY with how its made, and he LOVED theirs! If I'm ever in Temple again, I WILL GO BACK!!! Going there on Saturday Mornings was always GREAT!!! coffee and breakfast tacos!!! I'm PICKY with salsa!! and theirs is good, NOT STORE BOUGHT!!! read more

Just passing through Temple TX and decided to stop for dinner. Our waiter was sweet and made great suggestions. We all loved the food and we each got something different, and it was all delicious!!! read more

You would miss this gold nugget if you didn't look closely as you drive down 1st street! The food is great and they have great prices! The gordita's are awesome and so is the barbacoa! They give huge portions too! Give them a try! read more

The waitresses were very rude when I walked in, and acted as if I was bothering them. The place was dirty and the seats were ripped. I sat in a booth for 10 minutes with no service. It smelled bad inside, so I left. read more

I enjoyed the breakfast! I had the American Breakfast and it hit the spot! Mexican pancakes to me are better than IHOP ! The reason I gave it four stars is due to the cleanliness of the place! What I mean it's little things that need tweaking! The syrup bottle l, it was sticky ass hell! The tables were sticky and kinda dirty! Thank fully the lady who sat us cleaned the table with a towel! But the table smelled like ass! But after a waitress was notified she corrected the issue with no complaints making the table smell like fabuloso! The restroom were clean! Food was great and the staff was nice! read more

El Sombrero Tapatio Mexican Restaurant - The Denver omelette - Mexican Near Me - Temple, Texas

Delicious breakfast! Service was quick. The restaurant feels older but is clearly kept clean, plenty of menu options. Definitely a place we will return to. Missing a star because the iced tea was pretty watery. Husband and I had Migas, daughter had the pancake plate. Tried her pancake and it was delicious!! Would rather eat that light and fluffy pancake than any of the big chain places. Migas were good too, though could have been a bit spicier. Green salsa was great to spice it up, though! We will be back. read more

El Sombrero Tapatio Mexican Restaurant - Migas breakfast - Mexican Near Me - Temple, Texas

Bigger homosexual guy is very lazy and rude ... I dined here a few times and he's always there bossing people around while he sits and plays on his phone ... I don't know what his position is but whatever it is I'm sure it's not sitting on the phone getting paid for free .... I know for a fact he is not the owner read more

My cousin lives here in Temple and we wanted to meet her for dinner when we came through. I found great reviews here on yelp so I asked my cousin if she had been here before. She said this place was great. Good thing she gave it the thumbs up because from the outside when we pulled up was not promising. In fact, we might not have given it a shot. Oh my gosh it was awesome! We ordered the queso as an appetizer. Heavenly! Normally don't care for the yellow as well as the white. This was great! My cousin and I both ordered chicken enchiladas. Very good. My husband had this dish that is #00 on the menu. Oh my heavens it was wonderful! It was such a spectacle when it came to the table that another patron got up and came over to ask what it was. He ended up ordering it too and stopped by to thank us on his way out. It was hilarious! The dish came out in a huge lava bowl and it was sizzling and popping when it arrived. It had beef, chicken and shrimp, onions and peppers. It was similar to fajitas. The meat was marinated with yummy spices and cooked very well. I hope you stop in and give them a shot! You won't be disappointed! read more