The food was outstanding. Hot, tasty and served in a reasonable time. The free chips and queso…read moreseals the deal!

Good things must come to an end.. once upon a time when I was a little undergrad in college, me and…read moremy Mexican best friend would come here monthly because the rice was "better than my abuelas" she would say. I don't know if abuela left but I think she would be disappointed in how this restaurant served us. Firstly, the food had no flavor. I'm sorry but you're a restaurant.. isn't the whole point to eat food that has flavor? Like not even salt. Also the tacos were so greasy they made us gag. I'm not even kidding like it was bad. Once we got our food we waited 15 mins for silverware. So that kinda sucked too. And then it took us 5 years to get the check. Also there were extremely racist white old ladies sitting at the table next to us. The customer isn't always right. Anyway though, we were really disappointed. Lawrence does have great Mexican food. I was excited to bring my boyfriend here because it used to be one of my favorite spots. They also don't do free queso anymore. At least the place was clean. There are better spots like Lulu's or Los Guapos. (Rip cielitos). I'd maybe try again in the future but for now I wouldn't go back.

We ate at noon on 5 - 21. The female server we had was horrible. She brought the wrong meals and…read morewouldn't fix the mistake. She was rude and never checked in on us throughout the meal. My wife could not eat any of her meal because she is vegan and has allergies to dairy. She was served and charged for the wrong meal!!! We felt like we were being discriminated against because are white. The food we did get was greasy and very bland. We give this restaurant an F for service and quality. I asked for the manager and the people said we have no manager. I called them 4 times later on the phone and they hung up on me each time as soon as I asked for the manager or owner.

This excellent Mexican restaurant, named after a waterfall in Mexico, might be the best in…read moreLawrence. But it is using oddly old technology. When you are ready to leave, they bring you a handwritten check listing the items you ordered and only one number: the total cost of the bill without any itemization. In addition, the restaurant has no website. You cannot be sure of what is currently on the menu without going to the restaurant. They do have a Facebook page, but it does not provide the restaurant's current menu and can be misleading. For example, some of last year's Facebook entries say that they have introduced some new seafood items, such as Aguachile Verde o Rojo and Ceviche. But when we were there, we were informed that those seafood items are seasonal and only on the menu in the summer. We very much enjoyed our dinner there. The dining room is very attractive and large with comfortable booths and a full bar. We were particularly impressed to find that the bar has Corona Nonalcoholic beer. Most Mexican restaurants in Lawrence do not have any nonalcoholic beers, despite their rapidly increasing popularity. The service was excellent as was the food. Since we are pescatarians, we cannot have Mexican rice, which contains chicken stock. But they were happy to substitute black beans for the rice. We got the Filete De Pescado and the Enchiladas Popeye. The Enchiladas Popeye were a bit heavier on cream sauce than we would have preferred, but otherwise were very good. The Filete De Pesado was impressive including two large, thick filet of fish, which were very tasty. In addition to the salsa provided with the chips, I would recommend ordering one of their excellent hot sauces. We got both the tomatillo hot sauce and the habanero hot sauce. I especially liked the tomatillo hot sauce. As expected, the habanero was very hot, unless mixed with the salsa. The restaurant is next door to Set 'Em Up Jack's and is also in the same strip mall in East Lawrence as Moriki Sushi. Needless to say, both of those restaurants have web sites and provide printed checks. If this restaurant were to do the same, I would most certainly change my rating of this restaurant from 4 star to 5 star.

The food is awesome! Service is great, and very comfortable atmosphere. I highly recommend this…read morespot for some delicious Mexican food.

5 stars but I do gatekeep this place. It's always really quick and really good. I always get…read morequesabirria- you can't go wrong. Very good price too

I can only comment on food quality since I ordered this as delivery. I ordered two fish tacos and…read morewere amazed to find that the fish was chopped up into tiny pieces, not one whole piece of fillet like a usual taco... that was the first sign. But then I bit into it and it was oddly soggy, separating from the breading, and then I knew it - this place is chopping up fish sticks and serving them as fish tacos for $3.00+ apiece. I'm spoiled because I'm from Los Angeles, but come on! Literal fish sticks! I also ordered the chilaquiles and was surprised to find them in a plastic storage container that most establishments put soup in. Chilaquiles are normally crunchy, freshly fried and then tossed in salsa - the tortillas instead came absolutely drenched and soggy in a very salty consommé with the salsa on the side. I mean, this was delivery, so slightly soggy chilaquiles are to be expected, but I almost don't know if they accidentally gave me a tortilla soup instead of chilaquiles.

Food is always great and they have a good variety of food. Angel is always friendly and cares about…read morethe customers he serves. Conveniently located next to a great pool hall. Their El pastor tacos (my favorite) are next level good.

My mother contracted sepsis after dining at El Matador Cafe. She had to take an ambulance and go to…read morethe emergency room, and is now being hospitalized in intensive care for several days. It was determined that the cause of the infection was from dining here, not from the food, but either from cross contamination or poor cleanliness. This ordeal has caused our family a great deal of stress and uncertainty. No meal should ever put someone's life at risk. I strongly hope this establishment will take the necessary steps to ensure the safety of their customers.

Been a NOLA staple since 1951, or thereabouts. This is family food. It doesn't hue to any…read morecontemporary Mexican cuisine (as defined by gringos who know all about "authenticity ") expectations. El Matador's cooking is unique, identifiable at first bite, and delicious. All items can be made veggie, beef, chicken, or pork. I especially enjoy their pork dishes. They have a pretty fiery salsa and a terrific sweet sauce. Their Mama Marie's Cheese dip is awesome and classic El Matador, nothing quite like it. Mexican and domestic beers, good margaritas and Palomas, all served from behind a classic hardwood bar.

Great and food, came out quick, and solid atmosphere…read more The loaded fries are exactly that and full of flavor

What happened to my favorite wrap spot?!?! I'm so very sad as we just had lunch at JB's and it was…read moreawful! We always get 2 different wraps that we split and typically we finish full and happy... I ask again, what happened that everything changed?? I'd say it was the prep person, but the ingredients were off too. We got a crunchy tofu Thai wrap and a kimchi fried rice burrito. I didn't even eat my half of the Thai wrap as it literally consisted of dry cabbage and 6 pieces of tofu that were the size of peas! I had to take a picture because no one would believe my description otherwise. The rice in the kimchi burrito was dry and greasy, but I managed to eat most of that. I'm really very sad as it was the kind of bad that I won't give it another shot because it was both different and bad. The size was easily half what we used to get, way more wrap than filling. I hope the owner uses this review to train or assess the changes made. It really was our favorite lunch spot in town

This place is bomb. I tried a few things and they were all great, but I keep coming back to the…read moreKorean beef burrito. Once a week!

If I see this food truck, I stop and get tacos. Doesn't matter if I'm hungry. Seriously, I've tried…read moreall of their offerings (and they have a lot) and every single one was GREAT. They also have a restaurant on Vermont St near 8th !

Food was very bland, not spicy at all! Salsa tasted like tomato sauce, queso was just bland cheese…read morewithout any spice, I ordered ground beef nachos, asked for hot salsa, the first thing they brought smelled like vinegar, the second one actually had a little kick It you could see the brown sugar! We used to eat at Cielito Lindo often, have eaten here several times, loved it the first several times, this time we were VERY DISAPPOINTED!!! Taco Bell and Taco John's has better flavor than this! DONT WASTE YOUR TIME AND MONEY!!!

Ordering pick up really disappointing. I stopped going because the kitchen management needs major…read moreimprovement. The food is never consistent. It's always different depending on who's cooking that day.