Lovely place, delicious food, good portion, the service was pretty quick, wonderful place to visitread more

After enjoying chicken fajitas, my husband brought home Tony's lunch special for me. The chicken…read morewas well-seasoned and the avocado was fresh. Would have like a few more beans and corn with the rice.

Authentic flavorful dishes. We have enjoyed every single meal for the many times we've been there.read more

Salvador was an excellent host at our first visit to Antojitos Carmen. He was hospitable and we…read moremade fast friends with him. Carmen, his wife, was an excellent cook and we are grateful to have found their little restaurant! The pork burrito was everyone's favorite. It was full of flavor. Their "dry salsa" was an item we read about on a yelp review and is off menu. When we asked Salvador about it, he brought us some to try. It's very unique and pretty spicy. We loved it! We will be back despite the hour and a half drive.

Pedí seis pedazos de chuleta y me dieron cuatro y cuánto le pregunté si size seis dijo que sí y me…read morecobraron por seis No regreso aquí si así van a tratan a paisanos

Very personable and clean establishment. Best prices in…read moretown! Food is EXCELLENT. Thank you

Im From Calif - where I eat Mexican 3x/wk this place is…read moreamazingggg Get the carne asada plate, it's deliciousooo! A+ Go and help fix their reviews cuz the food is fab and the service from Yesenia was so nice helpful and sweet

I am pretty floored about the amount of bad reviews of this place. Did I just catch it on a good…read moreday? I was actually apprehensive to coming here because of all the reviews on here and Google. The only reason I did, is because it was within walking distance, and I couldn't get an Uber to the sports bar in town. They don't have Uber's or taxis here. But I'm glad I came in and ate. Yes it is true, they could do a little bit more cleaning. All in all it wasn't too bad. I do think they should hire a commercial cleaning service though. I sat at the bar, and I was going to try to eat normal, but not today. So I asked them if they could make me a jalapeno margarita, and they did! My server, pulled another server from the back room to make it for me. They don't normally offer them. So that was a nice gesture and started my visit off right. Typical Mexican restaurant decorum, playing Mexican music. I did find it peculiar that they were playing infomercials on all of the TVs hahaha! During the duration of my visit, a lot of local families we're frequenting this establishment, so it can't be all that bad like everyone says. My server was super nice, attentive, checked on me regularly, and was even conversational. A couple other people that work there also acknowledged me which was nice. I ordered the Mojarra (fried Tilapia) a la Diabla. Before my main dish came out, my rice and beans and avocado salad on served to me on a super hot plate. Asked for a bottle of tapatio, and it was go time. My main course came out shortly after. Man all of my food was straight from the stove / oven to my face. Hot, steaming, fresh. I had plenty of shrimp on top of my tilapia, and the sauce was really good. I make that style of fish at home, so I might try making "a la diabla" at home next time. They also have truck parking, for us that keep America moving. I gambled between the two places I wanted to go to today, and since I couldn't make it to the latter, I made it here, so I consider it a win. I'm never in this area, but if I am, I know where I'll be parking and eating next time. I included the entire menu, because from what I understand it's been updated. Oh, I forgot to tell you what I paid for everything. I had a 32 oz custom margarita, two vodka and sodas, plus my food, and my bill was just over $42. I've spent twice as much at other places across the country, for half of what I got today. Just give it a shot. ***DISCLAIMER*** This pure, uncut, honest review is federally protected under Federal Law by way of Bill #EO14149. Removal or alteration of this review by Yelp and/or their affiliates without Expressed consent by it's author is strictly prohibited by FEDERAL law. VIolators will be prosecuted, and litigation imminent.

We went there today and we haven't been there in forever so we were like why not and let's just say…read morethe best Mexican restaurant ever and we are never disappointed so if you want Mexican food then this the place for you

These are the best tacos in Ottumwa. The homemade salsas and perfectly cooked meats make these…read morewonderful. Very delicious!! Service is quick and efficient. More than passable. I've got to try more things on the menu. They have many different kinds of meats like chicken, asada, pork al pastor, lengua. The server went right to the favorite, asada, and I had to clarify that I wanted something different. Its okay. I look like a guy who would order asada. I always ask. I would suggest a better menu that fits what is on the menu. All the meats available would be great. Ambiance is typical taqueria decor, but most people coming here are really looking for the great food. It's clean and well lit. You know you are in a great taqueria when the language being spoken predominantly is Spanish. I love this place.

Not bad for fast food and if you want white style Mexican food but this one of the better Taco…read moreBell's

I went to order and the old women taking my order snapped at me when i was ordering. Very rude, i…read morefelt violated

Beef soup Saturday! Yup check in each day to see what is…read morecooking! Beef soup is real good this year! Called in order and was hot and fresh. Beef soup Price now is 18.72 all in Including 2 buck up charge for card pay Worth every dime! You could easily split this 2 quarts total of food to two meals lol I should have... But fast break as I had not ate in 36 hours.. I ate the whole thing! Good food here! You need this!

Delicious and interesting selections and very reasonable. Small place with quick service.read more

This My second time Service is great friendly…read more I like hard shell beef tacos rice beans I've told people should go least try it I'm not real close but when in area I do my best stop Love those tacos

The most delicious Mexican restaurant I've been to in This area. I loved the fajitas and the salsa…read moreis so delicious!

Excellent Breakfast here, great coffee, food and service. Cash only works for me…read more Love this place I hope to go again.

Best tamale I have ever had, hands down! We always want to be in the area at lunch or dinner time…read more Pupusas are also the best restaurant pupusas I have found. Cabbage is not as fermented as I have had in the past but is still wonderful. Red sauce is very spicy and I can rarely tell if something is spicy. Has the grilled chicken, beans and rice and loved the flavor of all.

Quaint hole in the wall... Old fashioned atmosphere. The staff is friendly and try to service fast…read more You can see what they are doing. The prices are fairly cheap. Food is definitely not disappointing. Maybe it was the hunger but the first bite out of my fried taco my eyes rolled back. The bathroom situation isn't ideal as it's outside around the corner and your knees are basically on the door when on the pot and I'm not sure how often they check it as when I lifted the lid there was a present still lingering inside ... I flushed and wiped the seat..

I landed at El Taco Casa in Burlington today. As I hadn't heard of this place, my host said she…read moreloved it and Surprised me with her choice of lunch options. She ordered four big burritos with hot sauce and two sodas! Awesome Sauce!! I'm a fan!! The lady at the counter had been working there for 34 years! Thirty-four years! The customer behind me said she had been a customer for 20 years and remembered her. Cozy. Friendly