This is my favorite when we're in Alexandria. The service is always great and so is the food! The…read moreonly downside there is no way to order online :(

This is my go to Mexican restaurant we drive about 20-30 minutes just to get here every Sunday. The…read morefood has always been fresh and absolutely delicious! Chips and Salsa are fantastic. I've never had a stale, greasy or burnt chip here. Cheese dip is so yummy too! We pass a lot of Mexican restaurants just to get to this one!! The people there are amazing as well!

I liked it here. It was clean and the service was good. We got chorizo queso which was amazing. So…read moregood. I got a carnita burrito with rice and beans and it was delicious. The portions were big- so it was good for two meals. Good Patron shots too. Would come back when in the area!!

I love coming here, they have wonderful food. They have really tasty salads, really tasty chicken…read moredishes. I honestly think I've tried all of their chicken dishes, I love the spicy dishes so if you like spice. You should totally go and give them a try. The inside and outside of the restaurant is absolutely gorgeous, with wonderful art. The servers and bar tenders are really nice and very fast.

Excellent customer service! I picked up a carryout order on Sunday. When I got home I realized I…read morewas missing an enchilada. I contacted the restaurant and the manager Natalia was wonderful and apologized for the mistake. Then came the surprise - she gave me an entire new meal at no cost! I was really happy with this and pleasantly surprised. I will definitely be going back to this restaurant.

Food Was Yummy Great Service Ambiance Is Good. Will Eat Here Again. A Beverage Was Good.read more

This is the best Mexican restaurant!!!food is good,people are nice,music is good,i love this placeread more

I love the atmosphere here. It is really beautiful and I do like the Mexican music they play. The…read moreemployees here are extremely friendly and welcoming. The salsa that comes with the chips is spicy, but not too spicy. The enchiladas problanas is very good; it's my go-to every time I come here. Even though the manager stopped by to check on us, which is something that I do like.

We love their tortilla chips and tacos. It's always quick service. So excited that they are…read morereopened.

Tried again tonight thinking Cinco de Mayo would be the day to experience. Nope. 2 adults,…read morearrived around 4:30. Waited 5 minutes to see any employee to be seated. Okay, no big deal. It's a big day for Mexican. Got sat and brought chips and salsa, ordered drinks. Waited 25 minutes after for drinks and just water to be brought. One server and one cook. The server was the hostess, server AND bartender. We reluctantly ordered food. I will say my $20 patron margarita was good, but the food was not good. The steak in the fajita tasted spoiled. The burrito tropical I ordered was barely warm. We didn't eat either and waited 15 minutes just to pay. The server was working her butt off and none of it was her fault. This place's management should have been prepared. Out last visit was 2 years ago and we decided to try again hoping it was better. It was worse. Needless to say we won't be back.

Our recent lunch here was just ok…read more We ordered the Jalapeño Rellenos appetizer- 3 Chorizo Tacos - Fish Bites - Iced Tea and a bottle of Coke. The jalapeño Rellenos appetizer was very disappointing. We were not expecting just 6 boxed frozen jalapeño poppers served with fries. The chorizo tacos were bland. Filling but bland. And while it's my fault for not asking - it was $4.25 for a bottle of Coke. My husband said that the fish bites were good. It was white fish that had been cut then deep fried. We probably won't stop back in any time soon.

I received a giftcard to try this place so I took my brother there for his birthday it was pretty…read moreclean cute Mexican theme vibes.service was okay our waiter was nice just kind of forgot our silverware and napkins.the food was average my mom said they had good fries i got the taco salad and did steak but i did notice none of there salads had bell pepper s and onions and the steak was kind of chewy maybe I'll go back one day and sit outside try something different there queso was good though.

My wife and I love eating here often and tonight was our best experience yet! One of the main…read morereasons we love it is the chips and dip. The chips are warm and fresh every time. They provide salsa and a creamy jalapeño free of charge. A new basket of chips is delivered before we even finish the first! Pretty basic ambiance for a Mexican place, but that's not really what we come for. Service is very friendly and quick. Our drinks were refilled without having to ask. The food was also delicious! We always eat too many chips and the portions are large so we end up with lunch for the next day. Peppers is our go-to local Mexican.

The place appeared understaffed, but not my concern as customer! Had to wait long periods for adult…read morebeverages and food. The server appeared aggravated with us when we asked for our food. Again, not a customer problem! Food was bland and cold. Just overall subpar for a Mexican restaurant. We tipped twenty percent because we all need to make a living, but will not return.

Great atmosphere great food great service perhaps the best Mexican restaurant in Independence. Our…read morefood always comes out hot and fresh.

Very disappointing experience at El Cerro…read more Unfortunately, this wasn't just a bad visit. The quality and service have been slipping for a while now, and I've continued coming back hoping things would improve. This visit was the final straw. The problems started before the food even arrived. We were seated in what felt like the loudest and most crowded section of the restaurant, despite there being plenty of open tables elsewhere. I asked if it would be possible to move to a different area and was told someone would check. After waiting quite a while and never hearing anything back, I finally had to ask again. At that point, we were told we could move to one of the open tables, but the interaction felt dismissive, as though we were causing an inconvenience by asking. Unfortunately, the experience only went downhill from there. I ordered the Arroz con Pollo, and when it arrived, it had very little cheese on it (see photo). For a $17 plate, it needs to have at least a fraction of cheese on it that you can see. I asked for cheese on my meal because it did not come out the way it normally does. I was not asking for an extra side order. I was simply asking for the dish to be corrected. When the bill came, I was charged for the additional cheese. I explained that I should not have to pay extra for cheese when my meal had come out with little to none on it in the first place. I even offered to show the photo of the original plate, but that was ignored. Instead, I was told that charging for a bowl of cheese is their standard policy. What frustrated me most was that the server had never even seen the original plate because someone else delivered the food. Yet when I explained that this was not how the dish is normally served, I was told it was normal. As a longtime customer who orders this meal regularly, I can confidently say otherwise. There was no apology and no effort to understand the concern. The issue was never really about the charge itself. It was the attitude and lack of customer service throughout the entire visit. It's disappointing because this used to be one of my favorite local restaurants. Unfortunately, the food, service, and overall experience have steadily declined. After this experience, I don't plan on returning.

Very very good! Authentic Mexican Restaurants are a dime a dozen and are of varying quality. This…read moreis a cozy, clean facility. The staff were very kind and welcoming and our food was VERY hot, flavorful, and didn't take any time to come out. It wasn't so fast that they had it sitting under a heat lamp, but they started working on it as soon as the ticket went back. I usually start out at a new Mexican place with Chicken and Rice to see how it is, then the next time I come, I branch out. This was the best chicken and rice I've had. It's not hard to get right, but you'd be surprised how many places do not. Either the chicken is too try or the rice is too sticky. This was neither. The chicken was juicy. Rice was perfect. Cheese was delicious. My husband ordered the Burritos El Barzon. He's more critical than I am about Mexican restaurants and before he even finished his entree, he said he wanted to come back. That's high praise from him. We will definitely return. If you're looking for a place to try and are on the fence about this place, you should definitely stop by.

Hidden Gem! We frequent this restaurant. We can always count on consistent quality and great…read moreservice. Not to mention the beer is always cold! Great place for groups, they're super accommodating. Easily one of my favorite Mexican restaurants in the area.

The sandwich was so flavorful and moist I ate the entire pulled pork sandwich without adding any…read moresauce.

I came here for burger week to try the blackberry bourbon sauce with havarti cheese burger Very…read moregood but needed more sauce I want it dripping This place is known for barbecue and the smells were phenomenal I will be back to try their barbecue So many choices to try Its a very cute small restaurant with big flavors