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    San Marcos Mexican Restaurant

    3.7 (39 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:30 pm

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    SAN MARCOS MEXICAN RESTAURANT ATMOSPHERE

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

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    Shrimp & bacon dish! YUM!!
    Rachel H.

    A friend recommended this spot since we were visiting this area for a quick day trip for tattoos. It was DELICIOUS! They did have drink specials too. My margarita was a little on the weak side, but for $2.50 there were no complaints. My only problem was that I forgot my to go box!

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    Nancy G.

    Ate here for lunch on Sunday and definitely not what I expected. This location has been here for many years so I assumed it must be good. They were not busy but it took 30 minutes to get my son's tacos. My chicken fajitas came when he was done eating. Both of our meals were extremely hot and extremely burned. My meal came with beans and lettuce which appeared as I was boxing up my food. I literally took 1 bite and asked for a to go box. I just can't eat burnt chicken. The waiter was very nice and apologized which is the reason for 2 stars instead of 1.

    32 ounces of deliciousness and a 12 ounce Margarita
    Mark S.

    I had planned on visiting sooner however Covid and schedule has prevented it. My previous review was based on a terrible experience where most folks around us were sending food back. The most recent visit gave me faith that restaurant owners do pay attention. WOW, what a impressive improvement. The salsa was one of the best I've tasted, street tacos and the burritos were delicious. Most important, service....our waiter was very attentive and paid attention to every detail. If you haven't visited San Marcos lately, it's time for another try. Oh, and get the BIG beer.

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    2 years ago

    Al pastor quesadilla and queso were both great. Service was good too. Recommend and hope to come back.

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    Amazing food! Service is hit or miss! Would come here again, queso is great! Salsa is good.

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    San Marcos is one of my absolute favorite Mexican restaurants! Street tacos are fantastic, you can't go wrong with any of their options.

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    The food has always been good and I really like how fast they are especially with the amount of people in my family

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    4 years ago

    Very good Mexican food. Service is wonderful. Restaurant is well managed. Strongly recommend.

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    13 years ago

    One of our favorite stops on trips to NC. We know Mexican and this place is good. Great food and fast, friendly service.

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    15 years ago

    Best Mexican in town. Try the super burrito.

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    12 years ago

    Awesome food and awesome service...honestly best Mexican food I've ever had.

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    14 years ago

    This is best mexican in the county by far! Never had a bad experience here and the staff is friendly.

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    Rio Grande

    Rio Grande

    3.7
    (15 reviews)
    2.3 mi
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    This is our go-to place for dine in or take out Mexican food since moving back from Raleigh. Never…read morehad an issue, food is always hot and well proportioned and reasonably priced.

    First of all I don't think the location shows properly in Yelp this Rio grande is actually in the…read moretractor supply shopping center. Regardless, this is an excellent Mexican restaurant. My wife and I live in Greensboro and we're headed up to Madison to see somebody and decided to get lunch. As soon as we walked into the restaurant I felt like I had gone back in time to maybe 2003. Where else anywhere in this country in the last 10 years have you seen a lunch special on a Saturday for $4.99? I had a fried chimichanga that was covered in cheese sauce came with a very fresh side of lettuce and guacamole and sour cream and tomatoes and refried beans and my wife had the speedy fresh basket of chips with fresh salsa and with tip because we gave about a 30% tip our bill was like $16. And if you look at the pictures I posted I could have gotten a 22 oz draft beer for $279. Now maybe it was a Coors light maybe it was a Miller lite but regardless when is the last time you've paid less than $6 for a beer at a restaurant? And 6.99 for a jumbo margarita? And the house margarita I believe was only like four something. I feel like this place is a solid 4 and 1/2 stars and I wish we could review it that way but it's not the best Mexican I've ever had but I will say the food was very good it was very fresh it was hot and the wait staff was exceptional. To the point that living in Greensboro I would definitely drive to Madison to go eat Mexican here because the food is good and the prices are ridiculous.

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    I had to take a picture of those prices because otherwise I don't think I would have believed that I paid so little.
    El Alebrije Mexican Restaurant

    El Alebrije Mexican Restaurant

    4.4
    (115 reviews)
    24.3 mi
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    This restaurant has the best $5.99 drink specials!! It has become my favorite Mexican spot in…read moreGreensboro, The service is always with a smile. I love the steak and chicken tacos. It's such a cozy little place.

    Recommended by a friend, I tried something new today while in the area. From the outside, El…read moreAlebrije appears a bit run down, but that shifts once you're inside. True to its namesake, there are brightly colored folk art designs throughout the restaurant in line with their Mexican heritage. The trees that make it look overgrown from the outside actually serve to allow sunlight while masking the surrounding city, facilitating the transformation that makes you feel like you're in Mexico City. We came at an off-peak time in the afternoon and it was nearly empty. We were seated immediately and the service was prompt and attentive. I was pleased to see some unique menu offerings like Birra Ramen and Sopes that deviate from the standard American-friendly fare in most places. Drinks were good - we had a regular house margarita, a triple berry margarita, and a jalapeño cucumber margarita. All were tasty and I would order again. I tried to order a Mezcalita, since it's not often I see a Mezcal option, but they were out of that particular liquor. We tried to get street corn as an appetizer, which they were also out of. We got cheese and salsa with chips instead. The chips were hot and fresh, the salsa generous with the cilantro, and the cheese bold and warm. For entrees we had the Al Pastor Quesadilla and the Birra Ramen. The quesadilla was good, though the beans on the side were pretty bland. The ramen was a unique and very tasty option, and I was not able to finish such a generous portion. I think I'd leave the cheese out next time since it made some weird textures, but the flavor was great overall. Overall, there are some small things to improve (having menu items in stock, bland beans) and the prices were a bit high, but we had a great experience overall. I'm not often in the area, but I'll certainly eat here again if I am!

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    El Camino Real Mexican Grill

    El Camino Real Mexican Grill

    4.4
    (487 reviews)
    24.5 mi
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    Update for our 2026 annual visit:…read more We ate in this year and the service and ambiance matched the quality of the food we had last year. I have been looking forward to the World Ninja Championships so that I can eat here again and the team did not disappoint. I had the special, chilaquiles supreme and YES! Flank steak butterflied and so tender that I cut through it easily with a butter knife. They make the chips fresh for each order of chilaquiles and you can taste it. Generous amounts of every flavor that went into the meal and I left stuffed! Hands down, my favorite place and I have a feeling we are making a second trip here this year for sure! First impression as you walk in, or look at images of the menu: AUTHENTIC! First impressions when you bite into your food: They nailed the first impression! I had the lingua, tripa, pez, and Pastor tacos. My family had the California burrito, chicken and beef tacos, and the Enchiladas Mexicanos with mole and salsa verde. We also added a side of guac and chips. Guac: thin mixed avocado and perfectly sized chunks mixed in with the tomato and seasonings. An absolute must! The 4 tacos I ate were succulent to say the least. The tripa was thin and crispy, but you could taste the rendered fat in them. It had the texture of perfectly cooked bacon. Al pastor is one of my favorites and this one did not disappoint. Then there was the pez taco that was just the right amount of crispy without being an iota overcooked. At last I ate the lingua taco. It melted in my mouth and I immediately wanted another. I don't even like mole sauce, but I couldn't stop eating the mole enchilada. Aces, hands down. The California burrito was phenomenal and had the perfect amount of each ingredient and a delectable amount of heat and sweet cream sauce. The chicken was obviously hand shredded and had equal amounts of larger chunks of meat and thin pulled pieces to soak up all the flavor in endless nooks and crannies. If you have not been here please do your palate a flavor and stop in. The value far exceeded the price of our meals and we plan on coming here every year when the World Ninia finals rome to town

    Food was of poor quality and bland, arrived to the table somewhat cold and not delivered as…read moreordered-missing rice and beans that was supposed to come with meal and missing the extra guacamole that was ordered with the meal. Service was really bad. Our server was absolutely terrible. Got most of our order wrong despite showing her the items on the menu. She didn't check the table at all and we had to send other employees to get her and even then she performed what was a very simple job extremely poorly despite having only one other table. Ambiance was terrible. Music was so loud. We had to actually yell at each other as did the other patrons and we asked multiple times to turn it down without success. Will never return to this awful restaurant.

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