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    Portales Restaurant

    3.9 (18 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Closed 7:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Francesco C.

    Watching the Chicago Fire soccer team, while ordering and eating authentic Mexican tacos. I ordered their special of the day, Four "Bisteck" tacos. Tastefully flavored with their great Mexican marinate on the chopped steak with cilantro and grilled onions and a few drops of lime on top, in bedded in corn tortilla! Finished them off with a drizzle of their green mild mole sauce. Before the treat we started with a fresh basket of crispy tortilla chips and a great mild Mexican red sauce for dipping. The dinning area is clean and fun with three big Screen TVs for sports entertainment. Note: you need to enter on the west side of the Portales spot. If you enter at the east door, you will walk in on their Mexican store, which isn't bad to check out either.

    Definitely doesn't look like much from the outside but when we walked in I was pleasantly surprised. Having never been here before the lady we spoke with was very helpful explaining what came with the food and what our options were with the tacos. Food was authentic and very delicious. Will definitely be back.

    Chris V.

    Omg went in there today steak burrito the bomb and bought a beer for two bucks next door! Mucho bueno!!!

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    Service was a bit slow but she got us everything we needed. House margs were good, chicken burrito was very tasty

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    8 years ago

    This place is very good, a hidden gem in gibsonton. Their tostadas are insanely good! Highly recommended

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    8 years ago

    Great place! Delicious food, fast service, I would definitely come here again. The chips and salsa they bring out are amazing!!

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    El Patron Grill and Cantina

    3.9
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    This is NOT the restaurant El Patron anymore!!! The new name is 200 Copas Bar and Grill. Let me…read morestart with this is NOT a bar and grill!! This is a nightclub that happens to serve food. We did not know that walking in. They all looked at us like what are you doing here? My husband even said is this a restaurant? So we asked for a menu - which is a QR code. Yes- they have food. We decided to sit at the bar and at least have a drink. It was early so no a lot of people. Everyone seemed confused as to how things worked. Most employees spoke Spanish and we do not. A bartender did speak English. He asked what we wanted and took our drink order. He was nice. We did end up getting food. Chips and salsa=$10! Other items were priced fairly. We asked for water and he claimed they only had bottles of still water=$4.50. But we saw someone else get a glass with ice/water at another table. Also be warned there is a "service fee" of 15% (for what I have no idea) and if you use a credit card 3% card fee. We searched on line to see what people said about this place and some other reviews on Google said they charge $10 to get in although we were not charged anything to come in. In the end the food was pretty good. Bottom line- this is a nightclub with an identity problem as they are trying to serve food as well and it just does not have a restaurant or bar&grill feel to it. We won't be back as not our scene, but also wish them well with the clients they really are trying to attract.

    Have you ever accidentally shown up at the wrong time (too early) for a party? That's what it felt…read morelike, when we stopped by for lunch on a Friday. It was open for business, but there was only one other group of two in there with us-and only one server-who was also the bartender. It was a little odd. I'm sure this place is popping at night. Our server (who was chatty at the end-businesslike before) told us there's karaoke on Friday nights and a DJ on Saturdays. I'll definitely bring the friends back for that. The drink menu is large-it would be a fun night spot. I'm just not sure I'd come back for a weekday lunch. That's not the food's fault, though. I had chicken enchiladas verde (very nice) with some of the best Mexican rice I've ever had. The margarita was also good. You can tell this restaurant has been around awhile-there are echoes of genres past, with different decor still lingering (the lighting, for example). But I love the murals outside, the bar surrounds, the signage by the stage area and the other Mexican touches. I also really like the vintage windows-it's a nice nod to the past. And it's spotless in here-so clean-with lots of tables. I also thought the prices were fair. I hope they thrive!

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    3.6
    (335 reviews)
    5.3 mi
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    A pile of chips, bowl of cheese dip and two skinny margaritas-there's balance there's somewhere!…read moreWelcome to Gran Agave... a colorful, cozy Mexican restaurant at Providence and Bloomingdale, where Brandon melts into Riverview. I've been here before with friends a few times, years ago but somehow never wrote a review and hadn't been back. It was time to fix both of those problems. . I stopped in for lunch on a Monday and had my pick of spots in the large, festive- rustic dining room. There are tables and booths aplenty-along with tall stools at the large bar. They bring you a generous basket of chips and salsa right away. The first round is free-they charge after that. The chips are usually fresh and crisp. To me, the salsa needs more heat or spices-but don't go by me-I have tomato issues. My server arrived soon and was so sweet when handling my questions. She helped me make good ordering decisions and also checked on me often, but didn't hover. I went with one of the lunch specials, which was a good deal. I had the Speedy Gonzalez: a beef taco, beef enchilada verde and rice (you could have also chosen beans). It's tasty and filling-and goes down great with those aforementioned skinny margs. I ordered the cheese dip and a side of flour tortillas to dip in it. I just can't resist a bowl of cheese. All this merriment on a Monday afternoon? Si!!! The menu is big-and has echos of the Vallarta's restaurants here in the Bay Area. I'm wondering if it's a sister restaurant. It's in a strip mall, with some parking in front and maybe more in back. There's outdoor seating-and I know they used to have mariachis on certain nights-and people would dance. I should find out if that's still the case. I love mariachis even more than a bowl of cheese. Gran Agave has been here a long time. I think it has a strong local following-and I need to become a regular.

    I would like to bring it to your attention that your server, Sonny, is extremely inappropriate with…read moreguests every time we visit. We have been coming to Gran Agave since the opening day, and are usually in frequently. But lately every time we visit, Sonny is our server and makes us feel so uncomfortable that we don't want to come in as often as we used to. This evening he greeted us by saying that none of the other servers want to wait on my mom because she's such a pain. He thinks he's funny and teasing, but it's highly inappropriate to treat a customer this way. He always mispronounces fajitas in a way that sounds like "vaginas". He knows what he's doing with that. He also frequently invades personal space by sneaking up behind you and tapping or gently stroking your shoulder. These are just a few examples of the many unprofessional and inappropriate ways he has spoken with us and treated us. If it wasn't for my mom loving this place, I would have stopped coming the first time he served us and acted this way. I would have given him a piece of my mind that same day. Eating here lately leaves me tense and upset. I'm not sure we will be coming back any time soon, unless I hear things have changed. I truly hope you take this seriously and address it promptly.

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