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    Tello's Mexican Grill

    3.4 (56 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 10:30 pm

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    Pollo a la parilla
    Bryan R.

    Visited again food was delicious, service was astounding, and atmosphere was delightful. Waitress made sure I was happy and not to mention, they have added on to their menu.

    Tortillas and baked potato for the EL RANCHERITO
    Iesha W.

    Tried Tello's after not going for about two years. I don't know what happened, but they've changed. Three ribeyes were ordered and all three were barely edible. My daughter's and I basically received a plate of gristle and fat. When she finished cutting the steak to find meat, the pile of fat and gristle was basically the size of the original steak. Mine wasn't as bad as hers, but still bad. Thank God for the baked potato I had to fill me up. We didn't say anything to the waiter or manager because we just wanted to go. The other two people with us already brought up an issue with their food and drink and it was met with animosity from the manager so we didn't bother. The waiter had better customer service, but he also was the reason for the issue they had. The quality of the food is definitely not there anymore neither is the good customer service. We will not be back.

    Birria tacos
    Alexis S.

    The food was good. Drinks always good. They have Birria Tacos now and honestly they were not that great. Everything else that have was good. My waitress was very attentive. No crowded at all.

    He seems confused as to what he is expected to eat
    Chef William S.

    By now, I should know better than to trust Google and Yelp reviews but I wanted to support local business and try somewhere new. That's what I get for being so open minded. Upon arrival, the atmosphere was that of people who were there because the other restaurant was overcrowded. That's right. I don't think it was anyone theres first choice. The service staff brought two salsas, which is usually a sign of either a really good Mexican restaurant, or a really bad one. This one was the latter. The salsas were runny and non-flavorful. I ordered the chorizo queso dip and it was over salty. It was practically all I could taste. When our entrees arrived, my fajita plate was not sizzling, despite the amount of grease in the skillet and my guests entree was flat and flavorless. My fajitas had a decent amount of steak, which would have been great if it tasted like fajita steak. It tasted like unflavored beef. No salt, cumin, oregano, beef stock, nothing. My quests meal tasted line unseasoned ground beef drowned in queso. Overall, to say the least we will not be returning. On a positive note, if you need to get rid of some stray cats, order some take out from Tellos and give it to them. They will get the message. My cat wouldn't even ingest it. He would however swat at it to make sure it was dead. Enjoy.

    a colorful drink
    Juan R.

    I'm Gonna make this quick and sweet ,I'm From Los Angeles California,out here in Covington Georgia Working on A TV show ,and Tellos Blows Any wanna be Mexican Restaurant out of the water ,I'll even challenge some of the Mexican restaurants in Atlanta to a cook-off against tellos ,I'm Definitely and Very likely to come Back every chance I Get ,the service is Great the owner Tello is an awesome Dude and very friendly. And FYI try the Brown Barrel Drink in shots you'll thank me later

    $2 corona happy cinco de mayo!
    Gene G.

    happy cinco de Mayo! In honor of today my gf and I were craving Mexican food. we decided to give this place a try and unfortunately were left disappointed. We ordered 2 beef soft tacos, a chicken chimichanga and chicken fajita nachos. 2 beef soft tacos - 2/10. The beef was very nasty! I've had better tacos from Taco Bell. Chicken chimichanga - 2/10. they gave us a boiled chicken cutlet wrapped in a burrito with queso and some red sauce. The chicken wasn't even shredded. Chicken fajita nachos - 7/10. These were ok. I wish they put the chicken used for the nachos in the chimichanga. I doubt I'll be back here. Maybe for drinks, the best part of my meal was a $2 corona. They have good drink specials!

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    Everything was good. Beer was freezing cold! Burrito Ala Brasa was awesome. Service was really good, staff was pretty attentive.

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    this is my favorite chicken soup in all of Georgia! they are also very friendly and I appreciate the clean and casual atmosphere.

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    Great food! I would eat here many times a week if I lived nearby! Visiting area from SoCal!

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    Fantastic carne asada !! and the Cancun margarita is a special version of a margarita!! loved it !!

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    Relaxed atmosphere, fresh food, kind service, outdoor seating, great happy hour, delicious fresh margaritas.

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    I got the lunch special enchiladas supremas and it was really nasty just very average and disappointing. The service was really nice though.

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    Disgusting! Way, way to salty! Waitress wasn't attentive and didn't ask us how our meal was. Inedible! Won't be going back.

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    Great lunch today! Shrimp Quesadilla outstanding grilled veggies! Customer service not bad at all.

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    2.7(169 reviews)
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    I visited Don Tello's with a few of my girlfriends and had a pretty basic 3-star experience. It was…read moremy first time there under the recommendation of my bestie but the Yelp reviews made me a bit hesitant. But I went with the vibes! Located in Lithonia, Don Tello's is located in a busy retail area and I loved that parking wasn't an issue at all. There were 2 arcade games at the front which I'm sure come in handy on busy days when children may become restless if their parents are waiting for a table. As we walked up to the hostess stand, I noticed the printed signage that so many mentioned in their reviews regarding no refunds, remakes, etc. Kinda makes you cautious! But we were quickly seated by friendly hostesses and we weren't turning back. The restaurant was huge and filled with plenty of space for hungry guests. I read reviews regarding their Cinco de Mayo celebration being on swole, and I can definitely imagine that! There were only a few people in our seating area during our visit, but I definitely appreciated that. Our waitress was sweet but quite forgetful. On a number of occasions we found ourselves asking for items two or three times. We'd ask a question and she'd respond in a calm "duh" kinda way as if we knew what was happening in the kitchen, lol. I'm a guacamole purist so when I ordered the Texas guacamole dip, I asked for it to be prepared tableside as that was listed as an option on the menu and I wanted a hand in deciding how much/little of each ingredient and enjoy the prep. When I asked about this, our waitress said, "No. No that's not possible." I asked why not and she said, "The kitchen, they prepare it in the kitchen. Ever since.. yeah, no." LOL not much of an explanation, we were all so puzzled. But I was set on the idea and knew I didn't want the regular guacamole dip because in pictures it looked like avocado puree. Moving along. The menu is extensive but not overwhelming. I really appreciated that there were a number of a la carte options (as I never eat my rice and beans) and they were all priced under $7! Such a great deal. I ended up going with a shredded chicken chimichanga along with the guacamole dip and my girlfriends opted for tacos, a beef quesadilla, a burrito and an order of nachos. I'll say this - the portions were insane. My friends' quesadilla was filled up with meat and covered the entire plate (but wasn't cut up) and another girlfriends' nachos could have fed two people. My guacamole was a nice portion as well and I could tell that it was fresh. It was good, not the best I've had, but tasty. I could have used another avocado in the mix and just a litttttttle less lime. Overall, an okay experience but I'm not sure if I'll be rushing back anytime soon.

    Stopped in to have dinner just myself one person stood there and waited for seating for 15 to 20…read moreminutes and then had to wait on my waiter for another 10 minutes feel like they're really short staffed and don't even care come back tonight it's May same thing so I just left three other people were writing

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