The best food in Carthage!!…read more We started with warm crispy chips and delicious guacamole. Next, we ordered horchata and tamarindo drinks. They were authentic and refreshing. Our entres were chiles poblanos and "El molcajete" . The chile poblanos were ok. A little to much cheese for my taste, but the molcajete meal was amazing!!! It's served with a variety of meats in a delicious sauce. I highly recommend this place!!

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 food and atmosphere were good, but the service was very disappointing. We called ahead to make…read moresure they would be open on Memorial Day, and there was no mention of closing early. Based on that, we made plans to meet friends there at 3:00 PM. By 4:15 PM, staff told us they were closed, cutting short our visit with friends we hadn't seen in over two years. As we were leaving, we noticed a sign on the door saying they closed at 4:00 PM, but it was not there when we walked in. Had we known, we would have chosen somewhere else to meet.

The food is AWESOME! I wouldn't expect to find Mexican this good in Hamilton, IL. Okay, for…read morestarters the restaurant is very colorful and vibrant so that was cool. Chips came out hot and the salsa was amazing. Very chunky with a little sweet heat. Loved all the vegetarian options they have. The fajita veggies were delicious and so was the rice. Really can't say anything bad about it. Love love love it!

Santanas is awesome. Rare find in Iowa for authentic Mexican cuisine. Salsa is fabulously flavorful…read moreand spicy.

Santana's is your neighborhood hole in the wall with pretty decent Mexican food in Keokuk. We like…read moreto come here after our Sunday meeting with friends and guests from out of town and they are always able to accommodate our group size. My hubby and I usually get the Steak Fajita's with rice, beans, guacamole and flour tortillas and they give you plenty of food. I usually have to add a little bit of salt to my fajitas, but otherwise, it's pretty decent. They also give you a side of chips and salsa for the table. Christina has been our server several times and she always does a great job! Friendly, gets our orders right, and handles the lunch rush like a champ! All in all, Santana's is consistent and reliable, especially for this neighborhood.

Well deserved 4 stars. I don't know how many Mexican restaurants are in Ft Madison Iowa but I know…read moreof two. The portions were perfect and the food came out fast; it wasn't busy. The wait staff was friendly. The tests was clean and I liked the music that was playing. We'll be back

Bro the place charged me 2$ for hot sauce? Wasn't even good, I've worked in nice restaurants where…read morewe made the sauces in the back of house and never charged for it. Crazy stuff, also the salsa and sauce on the steak in the fajitas taste like ketchup. Come on. Other than that the lunch special price would have been nice without the hot sauce surcharge

Food is so bland. Salsa is blah. Pay for chips and salsa. Margaritas are not fresh - taste like…read morethey are made with that cheap syrupy stuff you get in a bottle at a grocery store. Service was slow. Fort Madison locals go there - they really need to stop being nostalgic about cheap food they could afford in high school. Won't be back.

The food is basically something you'd imagine to be served in a prison. This place has a sign that…read moresays: "Mexican at its best" and that makes their food so much more embarrassing. Perhaps the worst possible place you could eat within 150 miles.. It's not Mexican and even if you called it gringo Mexican any 14 year old could make Old El Paso seasoned tacos at home that would crush this place's Mexican wanna be soul. No idea how they're open with so much better MX food two blocks down the street. Go anywhere but here for Mexican food. Only good thing was that I didn't get food poisoning afterward

This is the most pathetic attempt at Mexican food I have ever had…read more They don't allow for any substitutions, and you can't even leave things off - - which is a red flag for OUR MEALS ARE PREPARED (AND POSSIBLY FROZEN) AHEAD OF TIME & NOT MADE FRESH TO ORDER. Just about everything is mediocre at best. I have had just about everything on the menu at least once, as I have a (crazy) family member who is obsessed with this place. Tacos, enchiladas, fajitas, rice... all mediocre. The chips aren't even warm. Yet another red flag for a horrendous Mexican restaurant - room temperature chips. Get a friggin' heat lamp and at least attempt to fool me into thinking you lazy SOB's made the chips in house! This sorry excuse for a restaurant doesn't even have margaritas. In fact, no liquor license, so no liquor of any kind at all. This garbage might impress Fort Madisonites, but as someone who has ventured beyond the town borders and had delicious Mexican food, this swill just doesn't cut it. Also - they don't accept anything other than cash. No checks or credit cards! Just what kind of business are they running... The only reason they are getting 1 star and not 0 is because 1) the system won't let me select 0 starts, and (2) their apple-filled churros are actually quite tasty

We ate here with friends and our meal was just wonderful. I don't know why the bad reviews but our…read moreexperience was very good. Servers were knowledgeable, fast and efficient. If the food is bland....ask for spices and jalapenos cooked into it or use hot sauce....All Mexican restaurants can't spice it just for a few....And if you're from Texas.....folks this ain't Tex Mex like you have it down there. It's the Midwest Man.....it's gonna rain!!!!

Today's Meal was excellent, I only had to wait about 5 minutes, the staff is quite friendly and…read morecourteous. I highly recommend the Fried Gorditas and the Cochinita Pibil is my meat of choice here so far.

horrible and it doesn't taste good i got no napkins and i really just wanted food it made me sadread more

Well butter my butt and call me a biscuit! This place is darn good! You'll find me here 2-3 times a…read moreweek. Best place in town for Dinner!

Their BBQ is right up there with the best backyard smoking we've had! Especially the smoked turkey…read morethat was smokey AND moist. We got the 3-meat / 2-sides of ends, brisket, and turkey w/ funeral potatoes and beans. All five were hits, with the brisket taking the win as it was just right at that pull-apart, bendable, gooey-fat, and Smokey yumminess level. Deserts were the mud-pie brownie and caramel rice crispy treat. Whoever thought to put salted caramel on a RCT deserves a RAISE! Although chocolate will always win in our opinion, the caramel RCT, homemade and buttery, gave the brownie a good run. Service was great with a friendly, quick staff and food was ready in no time. Just a delightful meal and staff to end our day. Thanks Fireside BBQ. You are AWESOME!!