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    El Agave

    3.8 (172 reviews)
    ModerateMexican, Bars, Tex-Mex
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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

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    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.

    Arroz con pollo

    It is good delicious food, more TexMex than Mex but it is good. Great service, very polite professional personnel. The ambiance was very nice as well. I had the arroz con pollo and it was delicious!

    Quesadilla kids meal with refried beans and rice

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    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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    Good food. Good service. Check out the bathroom doors. Amazing. They handle large groups well.

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