My favorite place to eat in Altoona! The food is always chef's kiss perfect, and the staff and…read moreservice... it just doesn't get any better. The portions are generous and tasty, I can't recommend their top shelf margaritas enough. One of the wait staff convinced to try it with Don Julio instead of our usual Patron, and it was a game changer! So smooth. It the warmer weather they open the walls for an indoor/outdoor experience. Atmosphere is great as well. High Recommend this restaurant!

Top notch margaritas Seriously, they have the best…read moremargaritas on the planet. Probably even off planet as well! Food is always amazing, on a higher level than any other Mexican restaurant. Staff is friendly and courteous, they always remember us. Even the owner, manager, boss, El Jefe is a treasure. They do things right, according to their own standards, clearly. The new place is nice and modern, but truthfully I liked the old place better. It just had more character. Nevertheless, el mejor!

We've been looking for a New Mexican place. I feel many just opened in our area so have Casa Agave…read morea try. This place is usually busy, but quick and attentive. There's a bar you can sit it or tables. Mexican music is on the radio and TVs. They bring chips and salsa and we ordered the queso dip. Always delicious and huge. My son got the seafood and rice. It's a lot but he can eat it. I think I'll get the pineapple fajitas every time. Made two more meals for me as leftovers. So good and delicious. I'll be back and you should too!!!

Since this place is just blocks from my house, I worked up the courage to try again. Thankful I…read moredid. Staff is really friendly and entertaining. Food was way better than average Midwest Mexican and very clean tasting, nothing soaking in grease. Margaritas were good, beer was cold. I'd recommend.

The Pork within the tacos was overcooked with minimal seasoning on three small soft street…read moretortillas. The value did not match the above average price perhaps one is paying for the location because it is close to the casino. The service was swift with the presentation being unappealing. The atmosphere was one equivalent to Taco Bell with my expectation being wanting more based on the high ratings and the evaluation descriptions which makes this not worth the drive due to the value and taste from the plethora of above average offerings in the Des Moines area set at for a more reasonable price with better food quality and more of an appetizing presentation.

Stopped by on our way back from Omaha. It was okay but I've def had better Mexican cuisine. Food…read morearrived fast, adequate seating, average customer service. A good spot-hitter. Probably will never be back.

We've been wanting to try this out for a while, and I must say, the pricing is extremely lovely and…read morefor the mass amount of food it was great! Our service was super friendly and food came out hot and fast. We both ordered margaritas, and their mango habanero is not for the faint of heart! Enjoyed our experience thoroughly and would recommend again!! Ambiance and decor is a little outdated, and our seats were a lil sticky, but I can look past that!!

The food was amazing! My husband had the enchiladas mexicana and I tried the pollo monterrey! Best…read moreMexican food I ever had!! I wish we lived closer, we'd eat here often!!I also wish I would have taken pictures!! Highly recommend!!

I came to this location because I LOVE the Fiesta in North Liberty and was optimistic they were…read morerelated. They are related, but Fiesta in Pleasant Hill is the shunned and estranged disappointment cousin of Fiesta North Liberty. The service was slow. The food didn't have much depth of flavor. The margaritas weren't sweet or flavorful. I will say that the restaurant was spacious and decently quiet. I may go for nachos again in the future, but there are better places to go in the greater Des Moines area.

This place was great! We were pleasantly surprised…read more We got food for 5 as takeaway. Website was satisfied! A chicken quesadilla for the four year old, grandpa got pork tacos, grandma got a steak burrito, my husband got birria Ramen, and I got seafood enchiladas. We also got 2 margaritas to go. And a few dips and salsas. The portions were huge especially the Ramen. Everyone liked what they ordered. The guacamole was great too. My seafood enchiladas had a great creamy sauce and the crab and shrimp were well cooked. The margaritas were very strong! The only thing we did not like was the avocado salsa, and the chips tasted a little stale. It was very watery and bland.

We ordered delivery through a third party. This buffalo chicken wrap is fire. Homemade potato chips…read morelike these are my all time favorite and they're hard to find anywhere! Next time, I'll go inside. Seriously, this wrap was STUFFED with goodness! I can not wait to try everything on the menu!

If you are like me who likes to find the gem restaurants when you travel Flame hits that mark…read more It's tucked away on the main street of Bondurant. The small dining room seats 22 and the buildout is all new inside. The service is great and the food is great. I had the birrias tacos and a plate of chips & salsa. I have seen birrias tacos on the menu at a restaurant only one other time and they are a real treat. The Flame's version of that dish was fantastic. I always enjoy when the chef asks me "how is the food" and I tell him (in this case) muy bien. The stream of take out food was constant during the time I was here. It was a Wednesday night. So that tells me the neighborhood has caught on to this place. If you staying in a hotel and sick of looking at the chain restaurants, make the drive and treat yourself to birrias tacos. Cheers!

I hate to give negative reviews but…read more.. We just stopped in for some margaritas on the patio overlooking Coper Creek Lake. They had a special on margs so we ordered those. What we got was a very syrupy, sweet and almost non alcoholic version of a margarita. If there was any tequila in there it was a drop or two. I asked for 'mas tequila' and it never came... We have been here before a few times and had a pretty good experience sitting at the bar, but something has changed since it reopened. We ordered some guacamole and it was very plain. Even the salsa lacked the flavors we were expecting. I hate to be so negative, but when there are so many Mexican Restaurant options in Des Moines - you have to do better. The patio was dirty and neglected with trash and debris blowing around and and patio furniture all need attention and cleaning. But hey the the company and view was great! Hopefully this restaurant gets back on track, we love a good Mexican restaurant but we will most likely not go back to this one again.

2nd time here on a Wednesday for lunch. The service was great, we were seated immediately and they…read moregreeted us w chips & salsa. Food is good and portion size is huge for the price! Their hot sauce is authentic & spicy. 2nd time ordering the nacho fajitas and they didn't skim out on the meat (chicken & steak)! Our kids shared the burrito and they both agreed that it was good, but nothing too special, they liked the nacho fajitas more. Margaritas are $2.99 on Wednesday Decor is pretty simple, nothing fancy.

Gabe is the greatest employee at this establishment. I go in with my buddy on Wednesdays after the…read moregym and gabe gets my sh*t right every time! He made my burrito to absolute perfection. Gabe and only Gabe deserves an extra 8 bucks an hour cause he's the goat and I love him.

Ordered two steak burritos. Asap said it was going to be an hour. I showed up 15 minutes after my…read morescheduled time and my order still wasn't ready. I figured maybe they were out of something and were going to ask. No I told them my name and they started putting whatever they wanted in a bowl, which I didn't order. I got chicken instead of steak, corn salsa instead of pico mild salsa instead of salsa verde. RIDICULOUS! If you are out of something at least call and tell me or ASK WHILE I AM STANDING IN FRONT OF YOU! This place is a joke and mess and is every time I go.

Being that it was a beautiful, sunny spring afternoon and Cinco de Mayo, we thought it fitting to…read morecombine a bike ride with some margaritas. So, we ventured down the bike trail from Ankeny to Bondurant to try a restaurant we hadn't previously visited. It's a cute little spot in a strip mall off Highway 330, but we arrived on bikes via the back streets. We had the choice of the patio, the main seating area, or the bar. We chose the bar so we could watch all the activity. The place was about half full, but it was eerily quiet, so we jokingly asked where the mariachi band was. The hostess eventually turned on some music, but we could barely hear it, which left us feeling a little less festive. The service was a bit slow, even though they weren't very busy--especially considering what day it was. We actually witnessed some ladies leave after being ignored for too long. I'm not sure what was going on there. But one friendly waiter finally brought us a first round of margaritas ($7.59 on special) and some chips and salsa (complimentary). The margaritas were big and delicious! The chips were fresh, and the salsa--although bland, in my opinion--was fresh and good enough (I added some El Yucateco to spice mine up!). It took quite a while to get our order in, and I originally wanted the ceviche, but was sadly told they didn't have it. So I ordered the Chicken Street Tacos ($14.90), which arrived with just a few small onion slices and no cilantro. :( Kim opted for the Chicken Quesadilla appetizer ($10.59). Once the food arrived, we quickly understood why the ratings aren't all five stars. The quesadilla was super plain, and the chicken in both dishes lacked flavor and wasn't very tender. I had a side of pinto beans that were good but also lacked seasoning. The best things on my plate were the tortillas and the fried jalapeño. We opted for two more margaritas, and Kim switched it up to a Margarona ($12.99)! Like I said, the drinks were good, and our waiter warmed up a bit, adding a touch of personality to the evening. We left feeling full, yet a bit disappointed that we didn't discover the kind of Mexican food gem that would make it worth the travel in the future. It was passable, but nothing I'd make a special trip for.

I had heard many good things about this place from some family members and I was a little skeptical…read moreabout eating Mexican cuisine while traveling. I was impressed by the quality of the cuts of chicken, cleanliness of the tables, speed of orders, and kindness of the workers here. I am so happy I stopped in for a bite to eat. I can't wait to try some other items on their menu!