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    El Agave

    3.8 (175 reviews)
    ModerateMexican, Bars, Tex-Mex
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Single Fajita   Tons of food. Very good.
    Kit K.

    Very Nice Restaurant. Very good service, fast, clean and a fun atmosphere. Very attentive and the food was hot and sooo good!

    Sherry H.

    First time here. When you walk in, there's a good size bar. The restaurant itself is pretty good size. I believe this used to be an IHOP back in the day. There are a few seats outside on a patio. I ordered the combination platter. It had a Chile Relleno, rice, and beans. I would say it was average. The Chili Relleno was pretty small. I'm not sure if I would order that again. I did see someone have the burrito California and it looked delicious. I might need to try that next time. They did bring chips and salsa to the table. The restaurant was decorated very festive. I loved the big massive wood doors to the restrooms. I believe their wait staff pretty much pulls all their tips together, and everybody helps out where needed. They were very attentive and we got our food really quick.

    "Top Shelf" Margarita with Churros
    Steve D.

    We've been here several times and it never disappoints. Very good solid family owned with consistently good service good authentic food and drink. Reasonably priced and we always enjoy it

    Chicken burrito
    Allison P.

    My mom and I ate here the day before Mother's Day. We sat on the patio since it was nice out. We split chips and queso (what I was craving), a frozen strawberry margarita, and she got the chicken enchilada lunch special while I got the chicken burrito meal. We both enjoyed our food and the service. Only bummer was the marg came with a sugar rim after I had asked for it to be a salt rim. Would definitely go back though!

    Sarah D.

    Our family typically frequents a competitor down the street but noticed their food and service has been slipping lately so we thought we'd try somewhere new. El Agave was fantastic! 10/10! Our server Rigo was attentive, always making sure our kids had refills and that our food was just right. He was funny and a fantastic server. The food was delicious, served quickly and everyone loved what they ordered! We will definitely be back! Such a great ambiance, margaritas were delicious! Make sure you come and see for yourself!

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    Carina V.

    Absolutely love this place. Servers are always attentive and friendly, food is always fantastic, and the restaurant is clean and well maintained. The menu is extremely well priced and they have daily specials. The service is so quick for a sit down restaurant too. Always make it a point to eat here when I'm in the area.

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    Angela W.

    We are here on a Friday evening so there was no close parking we had to park in the Home Depot lot. We wanted to sit on the patio so we had a bit of a wait . 30 minutes I do believe. Well, we were waiting on my husband and I got margaritas and the kids got strawberry sodas. The bartender was great and we got served quickly . Food was pretty good. Noting too wildly impressive: The flan was curdled. The texture was way off. Our server was wonderful and on top of things. For a family of 4 our bill was over $200! I thought that was a little much.

    Grilled Chicken Tacos with refried beans
    Courtney S.

    This restaurant has a surface lot with a decent amount of parking spaces. I ordered a frozen strawberry margarita and my friend ordered a raspberry margarita. We both felt our margaritas lacked Tequila and later ordered shots of house Tequila to make up the lack thereof. Our food arrived within 4 minutes of us ordering. It was very hot as in heat however, my friend ordered chicken Tacos for Taco Tuesday and he believes (as do I) that it was canned chicken compared to my grilled chicken taco entree. He as extremely let down. My Tacos were well flavored, not canned chicken and the salsa, green sauce and Pico de Gallo were on point. Based on our experience i won't be back for the Taco Tuesday deal or Margaritas but may try another entree.

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    Polite service. Food was delicious and served quickly. A small mistake was made in our order but it was fixed immediately and with a smile.

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    Fajitas were not edible. Meat looked and tasted like it had been on the grill for days. but Beer was good.

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    11 months ago

    It's great. Fast service, great food, fair pricing and the quintessential "Tex mex" restaurant. You'll love it. It's our go-to for Tex-mex.

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    Food & Service was Great. Will be back with friends and family. Lots of room for large parties!

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    Amazing portions were giant steak was just so juicy amazing service and my favorite Mexican restaurant 5 stars

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    4.6
    (353 reviews)
    10.8 mi
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    We still love this place! I'm not sure how many times we've been here over the past few years, but…read morewe've never had a negative experience here. My husband and I have been here a number of times, we've brought our (adult) daughters and their partners, out of town visitors, and we've recommended it to friends. Some of our friends went on our recommendation and enjoyed it. Again, I have to say that we love the vibe, the staff, and the food - probably equally! We sat out on the covered patio last night. It was pretty hot out, but the cover and the fans made it feel okay out there. We ran into neighbors as we were leaving. It's about 35 minutes from our house and we have never seen anyone we know there. They were enjoying it as well! The only negative I can think of is the restroom situation. There is one restroom with one toilet - plan ahead! There's usually a line. We'll definitely be back!

    This is a hard review because in my party of 4, my meal was horrible but everyone else had a…read moretasty-gratifying meal. To start, we ordered the guac. It's not authentic guac with chunks of guac, instead it was creamy and didn't have a clumps of avocado or flavor. It was more of a blended consistency with just a smashed avocado flavor. The chips were awesome! I ordered the mahi-mahi tacos. The first one that was brought to the table was fried so well done the fish inside was rubbery and dry, and the outer coating was black. My waiter apologized, visually confirmed that the dish was not right, took the dish and 5-10 minutes later brought out the same dish, assuming this one would be better. It wasn't. The fish was overwhelmingly fishy smelling, dry and overall, I felt like I would've had a better meal at McDonalds ordering their Filet o' fish. Ugh! The waiter took the one bite eaten from the taco dish and removed it from the ticket. He asked if he could bring me something else, but so much time had passed between the last 2 mix-ups that for me to order anything to replace the meal, my party would've left me at the table so I just had chips for dinner. Where I see an issue, is one would think a manager would've come over apologizing, or something. Yet, I felt like the bad guy sent to her room with no dinner. When the bill came, the waiter, what I feel like intentionally put the bill directly in front of another person from our party rather than in the center of the table. Probably because that person loved his meal... A person in my party got the 3 taco dinner- only ate one taco. Packaged up the other two tacos. I paid, tipped 20% assuming it wasn't the waiter's fault. And we walked out. We got to the front door, the person in my party that had boxed up the 2 tacos realized she left her box at the table, turned around 1-2 minutes after leaving, went back to the table and our waiter said he threw away the box! It wasn't busy ... I understand wanting to clean a table, but there should be some protocol of if this happens, maybe the bussers have x number of minutes before they throw away a meal that someone intentionally boxed up to take home. So -2 stars- I won't go back but if you try this place you might get something delish. My hope is you fall on the positive side of these reviews.

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    Mezcaleria Las Chupacabras

    Mezcaleria Las Chupacabras

    3.4
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    6.5 mi
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    From the inside and out, every inch of this place was covered in vibrant, bold, colors. The mexican…read morePapel Picado decorations and designs created such a festive, lively, celebratory feel. The music in the background and terracotta designs highlighted the threads of Mexican culture but made the Homer statue appear to be a little out of place! Definitely a fun dining experience. The outdoor seating felt super spacious. It was a beautiful day and temperate weather to be able eat outside. It did have numerous umbrellas and a covered portion which kept most of the seating shaded. The service was friendly and attentive. The food was good. I was a little disappointed with the bread used for the Torta. I was expecting a bolillo type bread where it the outside is a crisp crust but the inside is airy, chewy and sweet. Instead it was a Telera Bread that was like a very crumbly messy french roll. The pieces of chicken were very thin and cut into strips instead of one patty. It was very dry and not much flavor. The fries were potato-y but not seasoned or salty. Very bland. The aroma of all the food was phenomenal. But tasting the flavors and eating the dishes didn't quite live up to the hype of my super smeller.

    I came here for a late dinner after a play and I was happy their hrs kept them open late on a…read moreSunday evening. Parking garage available . Upon walking in, well lit , spacious and plenty of colors . Very cosmic theme and alot of conversation pieces . I really enjoyed browsing around and taking in the designs. Kudos to my friend for recommending this hidden gem . Seating was plentiful. Staff were friendly and service was speedy and hot. I ordered a banana /papaya margarita on the rocks. Strong and delicious! I ordered the arroz con with shrimp. My mom ordered the parilada and my sister a steak fajita. All dishes were hot , plentiful and fulfilling. Prices were reasonable.

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    Chilanguita Mexican Kitchen

    Chilanguita Mexican Kitchen

    4.2
    (139 reviews)
    5.8 mi
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    I like this place a lot! I hope it finds success here. We were sat very quickly, they have indoor…read moreand outdoor seating. The staff was very kind and attentive. The menu was vast and they had a large drink menu and full bar. We got a margarita pitcher, peach flavored, which was very good. We got tacos, a chicken quesadilla, and fajitas. All were excellent, we will definitely be coming back!

    I have been here twice but this is about my most recent visit (08/2026). I am not the margarita…read moreimbibing guy I used to be, so I'm not the best authority on that part. My friend and I stopped here for a last minute drinks and dinner. We each had the house special, I think it was called the Cadillac margarita with salted rim, iced not frozen, and we got the jumbo. OMG I couldn't even finish the jumbo. It was very strong and big, had to take it home to try and finish it. A wait staff dropped off chips and salsa and the chips were just not that good. I asked my friend what she thought and she said the same thing I did. The salsa did help but if I opened my own Mexican place I would serve the best chips I could find. I know they're free but many places offer some kind of free snack (Helen's has popcorn, some places still offer salted peanuts...) and I think it should make one think the chips are good the food will be better. As I was drinking I wanted some food and we got two chicken burritos, they were large and very good!! They were 2 for $14 if that gives an idea on cost. While I live just a few minutes from here, I haven't seen enough in 2 visits to say I'll keep coming here for Mexican, there are many other places in South St Louis to try. Oh and I swear the bar "stools" are big enough for two people. I probably look comical on one as my friend and I may have been able to fit into one stool.

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    Seating with beautiful artwork
    Seating with beautiful artwork
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    Mixed fajitas
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    Dining room

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