Food: Fresh Fantastic and Consistent Service: Great! They seem happy to be there. Very attentive Ambiance: I like a good dark restaurant with TV's but maybe that's just me, and that's what they have The happy hour is great. 3-5:30 read more

Bummed tonight! Food okay. I had something that looked like a toe nail in my food . Believe it was plastic. Also had black bits. They were running out of foam containers so they rationed us 1 to share and some plastic containers. The foam containers are awful anyway so I was glad to have plastic ones. I thought we were not going to be able to take are leftovers home initially due to the waiter's comments. Also we like their salsa but it is inconsistent. It has been spicy the last couple times.(mild) I asked for a side of pineapple pico and I received pico with a hand full of big pieces of canned pineapple on top - it was weird I thought it would be chopped up and mixed in. read more

Tekela Cocina & Cantina - Pineapple pico - Mexican Near Me - Sylvania, Ohio

A classic, love when I'm in town and get to come to this place. Like your typical Mexican place with a little more of an upscale flare. Food is always hot and flavorful. Portions are great- not too much of too little. Hostesses were a bit rude? (Not sure that's the right word maybe standoffish?) but our server was great!!! Will definitely be back. read more

Tekela Cocina & Cantina - Mexican Near Me - Sylvania, Ohio

We didn't like anything much. We went Monday for the free cheese dip that comes with your meals. We both got chimichangas; one chicken, one veggie. We didn't care for either. We didn't even like the beans and rice that came with the chimichangas. read more

If you haven't had Jalen mix you a drink, you are totally missing out!!!!!! She is absolutely the best!!! bartender I have ever had mix a drink!!!! She is spot on knowing the drink and how to make it!!!! We love coming to Tekela's when she is working her personality is awesome!!!! read more

This restaurant is huge, and there's tons of space for dining and large groups. They also have an area/stage toward the front for live music. The servers greeted us immediately, and we were seated quickly. We were provided delicious chips and salsa and waters for the table. Pretty much everyone enjoyed their food. I had the fried fish taco and the Cajun shrimp taco. While I enjoyed the fish taco, the Cajun one was hardly Cajun. It had basically no Cajun seasoning so I'm not sure why it was given that name. The table side guacamole was really good, and we received free queso because we spent $20 or more on a Monday. read more

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I meet an old friend for lunch here every 6 weeks or so (been doing this for around 3 years), and every time we get together, this place just has more and more issues... So, last Sunday we get there around 12:30. The hostess was also our waitress and I noticed on the way to our table that the floors hadn't been swept or mopped for some time. We asked for a table and were taken to one with 2 condiment caddies. Not sure why there were 2 of them, but the waitress didn't remove the extra. My guess is one of the bussers was setting up the dining room for service and just left two of them on the table after a distraction? Anyway, I ordered an iced tea with lemon and Sweet 'n Low. She brought me a glass of water with lemon and Sweet 'n Low. I reminded her that I ordered iced tea and she said that they didn't have any. I thought to be a bit odd and must have had a perplexed look on my face. She then offered to go to the bar to get some tea for me. I just declined and said I would stick with water. Seriously, if a customer orders something and you know it's at the bar, just pretend it's a margarita and get it for them. The next issue was the basket of chips she brought to the table. They were obviously from days gone by and they were broken chips that were about the size of quarters. Really disappointing. We didn't say anything and my dining partner took her silverware roll and grabbed her fork. It had what looked like a giant onion or piece of cheese on it. I went to another table and grabbed multiple silverware rolls, hoping one of them would have clean utensils. The food arrived and it was adequate. Nothing great, nothing bad. I then went to the restroom and was really disgusted by the condition of the thing. It was obvious someone wasn't feeling well and made kind of a mess. I'm guessing it had been there for some time. Anyway, I mentioned it and kind of kept an eye on the staff (I was sitting, facing the direction of that back hall where the restrooms are located). After an hour, nobody went to clean it. So, I'm in no hurry to go back and I think I'll suggest a different venue for our next lunch date. There are endless Mexican restaurants in Toledo. No reason to contend with any of that... read more

Much better than we expected. This is very much an Americanized Mexican restaurant, but it is well run with better food than we expected. We happened to be staying nearby and decided to stop in. The house chips are good and were served with a passable salsa. My partner enjoyed the pork sliders, but 4 sliders was a lot for just her. The veggie fajita salad bowl was better than we expected, with plenty of roasted peppers under the lettuce, cheese, and sour cream. The veggie taco and enchilada were nicely presented and paired well with some extra salsa. The staff were very friendly and helpful, but it seemed like they were distracted by an event in the other room. The space was nicely done in general, with the room we landed in largely insulated from the live music in the bar. All told, this was a better experience than we expected. If you're looking for Americanized Mexican cuisine with a touch of Mexican flair, this seems like a good place. read more

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Food was very good. It wasn't to the level of Texas as far as steak fajitas and the barbacoa, but the overall service was great. The atmosphere was on point and very clean. Best "Mexican" experience so far since relocating to Toledo read more

Decent Mexican food Reasonable prices Lots of servers that served our table (3) but 1 of them wasn't very good (the young man)... but I really liked the jerk chicken bowl and tried the spicy table chips - ask for this! ...pass on the sweet tea read more

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Jackie was our server and did a GREAT JOB! She served us the churros with icecream and it was delicious. The icecream was so soft and easy to scoop!! read more

Great food, fast friendly service. Stopped randomly for an early dinner, and we will definitely be going back.

Excellent food, service and atmosphere. Great food and drinks specials daily. Give them a try. read more

A great spot to sit outside and have some great Mexican food. I ordered a cocktail outside of a Margarita here and loved it. I ordered the Cherry Limeade and was wowed! I had the queso and the Mojito shrimp skewers for dinner and was fully content. Next time, I'm trying the margaritas! read more

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the blandest Mexican food I've ever eaten. not only was there no Mexican seasoning there was no salt. we had two appetizers and 4 different entrees and didn't like any of it. read more

delano is one of the best servers i've ever had at a restaurant, i had to leave a review. he is so kind, funny, and extremely helpful. he's very quick as well. i will keep coming back simply to sit in his section! the food is very good, a lot of options for anyone. read more

Last evening my daughter and I were looking forward to a nice visit, we were seated, no waiting, the only thing we did wait on service, napkins, utensils, a courtesy "Hi is everything OK?" They appeared busy but a quick visit to the table of two just to check. Ordered a Mexican salad never was asked or checked about about my dressing, dinner my daughter ordered a fajita chimichanga, request no green peppers, all good but whatever other vegetables were supposed to be with her food she did not get her meat (choice) was it, no one came and checked and we had plenty of time because we were still waiting on silverware. I understand about being busy but a quick pass by to just check ‍, at this point we just wanted to go, the bill took some time to get and return to our table, disappointed all the way around. read more

I visited tequila end of May this 2025 and was incredibly disappointed to discover the hard way that they put onions in their chicken tacos. I had never heard of such a thing and certainly never had heard that it was remotely possible that onions would be present. The menu clearly states chicken tacos contains chicken, lettuce, cheese. I was not warned by staff that it had onions in the entree so i could have had the opportunity to order something else. My meal was ruined as the other individual in my party ate their meal and then we had to wait on my alternate meal to be prepared which I took home since the other individual was done eating. I have an allergy to onions... I wish restaurants would clearly list the ingredients instead of assuming everyone can eat whatever they serve with no consequence to the consumer. read more

So we dropped in on Tuesday night. Taco's on sale woohoo. The happy hour ends at 5:30pm but the half price alcohol and appetizers are a great deal. Try the mini chimi's! I always order the cilantro lime rice and the charro beans. I absolutely love both these items. Change up the taco's as many varieties are on special Tuesday evenings. Tip would be to arrive early and take in the live music and happy hour. Tables behind the hostess station are first come first serve. Claim them quick! Enjoy read more

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Great service from Rose during our visit for lunch today. Food was great as well. Definitely recommend!! read more

Tekela Cocina & Cantina - a table full of food - Mexican Near Me - Sylvania, Ohio

This is a jewel of a find. In a pretty low-key strip mall and you could easily miss it. The dining room has multiple sections. Chips and salsa are excellent, and they are good about keeping them refilled. We all got different options and loved what we got. The service was great. 4 stars because the bathroom are in desperate need of remodeling/updating. Avoid if at all possible. And they serve Coke products but not Coke Zero. I will be back!! read more

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The food was amazing and the staff went above and beyond with their service. The environment was great with a musician playing great songs at a respect volume. read more

First time here. Atmosphere was amazing. Food was exceptional. Drinks were perfect! Definitely recommend and will be coming back!

We had a great time at my sister-in-law's 60th birthday party that we had there this evening. Great food and great service. Especially wanna give kudos to Tatum, our server. Very sweet girl and very attentive to all of our needs. Thanks Tatum! whatagoodquestion.com read more

We love this place. The atmosphere is fun with live music and the margaritas are good. We loooove their guac too!

For Food and price ...4 star For Atmosphere ...4 Star For Service ...3 Star For billing multiple times (3), more than 2 weeks after the visit with no satisfaction from management after calling .........0 STARS Used to visit weekly... but 6 out of 7 of my crew members reported the same thing occurring and yet management doesn't care about the fraud. I have proof of uncorrected bank drafts. BYE! read more

Food is really good and drinks are fun and reasonably priced! But the service at the bar is very slow and the staff tends to have poor attitudes in all three of my encounters ! Still recommend If in the area read more

I went here last Friday, it was super busy which just reassured me that the food would be great. Had to wait about 30 mins but it was worth it. Our waitress, Moe, was the best part of the experience, she was AWESOME!!! The food was good, too. I really liked the queso dip next time I'm trying to bean dip!! Will absolutely be back! read more

We had an event in one of their private rooms for about 40 people on Sunday, July 10. It was perfection. Coming from me, I can tell you, that is high, high praise. Rick, the event manager and our two wait person did everything "right." I had to make all arrangements from my home in California and only met briefly with Rick two days before the event. He very patiently listened to me, clarified things to me and addressed all of my concerns. When I arrived on Sunday everything was set up exactly as I wished and even better in some areas. Our guests expressed lots of appreciation for the two wait people and the food was excellent as well. I know I can be very critical and I have only high praise for everything I experienced from everyone at TeKela. read more

I ordered the steak nacho burrito ( no sour cream Please in the instructions), chicken fajita and a fried chicken taco for delivery. The delivery took a reasonable amount of time. However I was given the order WITH sour cream and without the taco. I called the restaurant to remedy the situation. I spoke with a manager who when presented with the issue told me to come pick up my DELIVERY order. When I told her it was a delivery order, more than once, I was told "so what do you want to do about it?" After being asked this multiple times with the manager treating the customer as if I was in the wrong, despite them 1) charging me for item I didn't receive and 2) sending me an item I didn't ask for I decided to tell her not to worry about it. This is a cautionary word to the wise when dealing with this restaurant/manager who was working at approx 9pm on 11-12-21. Prior experiences here have been good but this ruined it. read more

Super fast service and waitress was very kind. Food was great as well. Will be going back next time I'm craving Mexican food read more

So disappointed. Second grub hub order from here. First time I got a chicken fajita bowl and it was delicious!!! I liked it so much, this time I decided to get a shrimp fajita BOWL, (same as last time, just shrimp). Super upset when food arrived and it seemed I got the shrimp fajita dinner?? Just shrimp, fajita veggies, rice and beans and tortillas which isn't what I wanted. It's supposed to come in a "bowl" with rice, lettuce, sour cream, veggies, corn salsa etc. It was alright, but not what I was hoping for.. read more

Tekela Cocina & Cantina - Mexican Near Me - Sylvania, Ohio

went last night for happy hour. Our waitress, Rose, was excellent! after introducing herself, she promptly told us there was about 8 minutes left of happy hour but didn't want to rush us. we ordered our drinks and food since we knew what we wanted. while we waited, she got us small plates, chips snd salsa and water. when she came back with my half pitcher of margaritas, it was as filled to the brim! Rose was attentive all evening, fun, friendly and full of smiles. her personality and service were top notch! give her a 5 star rating hands down! read more

I have been here a few times in the last year. I think the adult drinks are good, and the service is also good. I have to say there are only certain things I like to order on the menu--the queso, some of the bowls .... I don't care for the plates with a meat/rice/bean combo. They just don't seem like what I am personally looking for. It is a cute place, with a good atmosphere, good music, and on par service. I would recommend giving it a whirl. read more

Amazing food and drinks!!! Everything from the kitchen was hot and fresh. I suggest the the chicken fajitas and a side of white queso dip. The margaritas are best around as well!!! read more

Tekela Cocina & Cantina - Mexican Near Me - Sylvania, Ohio

Me and my posse were feeling a bit ravenous, so we start to ponder what eating establishments we could feast at. With our tummy's growling and our mouths salivating we were ready to devour. We decided to try out Tekelas. Aquirah and Kyleeushi both ordered the Jerk chicken. Kyooah ordered the Americana, I ordered the fish taco, I can't seem to recall the name of it from the menu but that's beside the point. Kyleeushi and Aquirah both said the jerk chicken was very odd tasting. After they finished eating Aquirah's stomach hurt very very bad. Horrid stabbing pains intruded upon her stomach. Later on it was found that she got food poisoning..very tragic indeed. And Kyleeushi was farting all night with an ungodly stench. Moral of this review...do not order the jerk chicken. Food was mid asf. read more

Moved out of town a while ago and came back to meet some friends for my wife's birthday. Stopped by Tekela cause it used to be great and my goodness this place has really gone down hill. Service was awful. Our server was incredibly snippy and rude. Prior to us getting there they had spilled a drink next to our table and did not clean it up so there were just wet towels all over the floor next to us. Manager came up to wipe up the floor with his feet and interrupted our conversation. Wife ordered a steak chimichanga and they brought a ground beef burrito. Margarita was awful and my carnitas was dry and had zero flavor. And with food still on the table the server rushed us so she could get her check to go home. Honestly just a really disappointing experience. Would not recommend to anyone and we will not be going back. Just edited my post, because my very sober wife just puked up her dinner...stay away from this place. read more

Best margaritas on Main Street. I'm slowly waiting on May5 cause this is where I'll be.

Such a bad experience here. It's pretty simple to get "Mexican" food right, and they failed spectacularly. Our server was good, but the food came out in three waves. It was busy so I'll give the server a pass, but somebody should be coordinating tickets in the kitchen. We had six guests, three of the meals came out. Waited 15 mins for two more, one of which was wrong and they suggested we eat it anyway. Umm, no. The last meal came out after another 10 mins and it was wrong too! How hard is it to make a steak burrito? Apparently very hard considering after waiting an excruciatingly long time, the steak burrito came out as a ground beef burrito. Did you know you could get fries here? Don't, they'll be cold. Even the most basic staple of Mexican food, salsa, watered down, unsalted garbage. The large guacamole was really a medium. I mean, just charge more for a large quac like other places. It could be shared with four people, not six. Of course it doesn't say anything about the size on the menu and the server didn't think to mention it wasn't enough for our table and suggest we order more. We also got a pitcher of margaritas. They're... not good. Probably loaded with cheap booze and nasty mixers. Overall I think this place shouldn't be in business, but because it's location is near people with money it'll probably stay open. I won't ever be back and will absolutely talk about the bad experience to anybody that cares to listen. Do yourself a favor and drive 10 minutes to someplace better. read more

We had a party of twelve (two different tables do to Covid) the service and food was fantastic! Highly recommended this establishment.