Unfortunately they committed the cardinal sin for a Mexican restaurant; They were out of corn tortillas! I didn't know this when I ordered the tacos de carnitas, and it wasn't communicated to me. They just brought out the dish with flour tortillas instead, and I suppose hoped I wouldn't notice. When I immediately brought it up, the server was kind enough to make a compromise and give me a discount. I probably would have walked out otherwise and they would have had to throw the dish away. As for the food, it wasn't my favorite mexican / Tex-mex, but wasn't bad either. It was just kind of bland to me. read more

El Aguila Restaurant - Chilling at the nice bar - Mexican Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

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I was there today, Saturday June 12, 2021. Don't waste your time. Chips and salsa - chips were not fresh and salsa was diced tomatoes with water - no seasoning. Margarita was not fresh and lacking alcohol. To Azucar Restaurant (which is about 2 miles away): you should not worry. read more

This is the second time in recent months, I've visited an El Salvadoran restaurant. The enchiladas were delicious & of course they have the best margaritas!!! The server was very friendly & it seemed as though they had late music lovely place. read more

El Aguila is a great place to catch a nice Mexican dish in a quiet setting during the week. The two weeknights I've been there the restaurant has been quiet with only a few other patrons. The servers are attentive and fast with food and drink service. Perfect setting for a quiet dinner with friends, a date, or even to catch a quick bite alone. It's conveniently located so I'll be back. read more

The food is so good here. Well flavored and lots of it. The server was excellent and her recommendation, Plato Picadera Especial, was perfect. We had enough food to take home. The mojito was good. Drinks were a little more expensive than I expected. All in all, my tummy was well satisfied. read more

El Aguila NEVER disappoints. We have used them for company events, resident events & even just my normal lunch hour. Their buffet style lunch allows for those in a time crunch to get a delicious meal without having to rush through their our. They are friendly, reasonably priced and very attentive!! read more

Really wish this had been better. Rarely do we not get a to-go box with food left from a dinner out but here we left it on the plate. Food was average, but the bits of chicken bone inside both of our dishes really killed it. My husband saw part of the kitchen on the way out and it looked less than clean. Bummer, was hoping this would be a good spot. Gave two stars instead of one because the server was nice. read more

This resturant is nasty and i have seen roches in the chips but they serve it anyway.....the glasses are dirty....i dont know how this resturant passes the health inspection...dont go there. I have heard from people that they have rats many of them....VERY NASTY read more

I used to visit El Aguila at its old location on 16th St in Silver Spring. I recently realized that they had changed locations (and not closed), and made it a point to stop by for lunch. While they had a lunch buffet, I decided to order my old favorite, Enchiladas Verdes (but the Beef Chimichanga is also excellent). I was happy to find out that while the restaurant may have changed locations, the food hadn't changed a bit! The prices were still reasonable, and the service was friendly and fast. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone in the area looking for authentic Salvadorian/Tex Mex cuisine. I'm glad one of my favorite local restaurants is still around! read more

I ordered the takeout paella seafood. It was the best dish and i will be coming back again for it as well. Also i will be going back for more dishes as well. The restaurant is a very excellent place to be and have dinner. Take the family as well as your significant other because it will be fantastic!! read more

I was expecting a hole-in-the-wall kind of place seeing as the neighborhood it's in, but this restaurant actually was really nice! The space is huge and has nice ambiance. The food is delicious, and the waitress was very nice and professional. I would definitely go here again! read more

I used to love this restaurant when they were located on 16th street. Not so much now. It took a long time for our drink orders to get to us and over an hour to get our food. Only to be disappointed with both food and drink. I'll stick to El Gavilan for any other Tex Mex restaurant. read more

The margaritas came from a pre mixed bottle I am sure of it. Tasteless and full of sugar. The beer was warm and never saw a fridge. The fajitas: the meat was hard, the beans were tasteless and watery. The waiteress was slow and not attentive. Will not be back. read more

First time going there, it was the worst experience. We made an 8pm reservation 1 day ahead for 12 people. At our arrival the table wasn't ready and waitress told us to wait at bar. We waited for one hours and a half literally. At 9:30 they got us a table. We ordered our food and at 10:30pm we still didn't get our food. I spoke with the manager (owner) and his excuse was that they were very busy and we needed to be patient (really!!) not to mentioned that his attitude wasn't pleasant at all. At 10:45pm we ended up leaving because we never got our food. WHAT A SERVICE !!!! I'm impressed they are still open. I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. We were so hungry that we ended up going to Macdonald and they have better service than this place. read more

The food was really good. This was my second time going. There was a language barrier so there was a mistake with what we ordered and the check. The manager wasn't the friendliest but he did fix the problem with our check with an attitude. Our waiter was sweet, I will still be back because of the food and the waiter. The fajitas and quesadillas here are really good. read more

Do not go there! They want to sell you bottled water no matter what! The food is not the best and it turns into a club after 10pm when they do not even provide water when you are buying drinks... read more

My wife and I used a Groupon to this restaurant not knowing what to expect. We went during the week so it was slow and we were seated right away. The service was slow for there to be only 4 tables seated. The food we ordered was average. I have definitely had better Latin food in the same area. Probably won't go back to eat but might go back to try one of their dance nights. read more

This employee's in this restaurant are the worst especially the managers. I defiantly do not recommend if you want to enjoy a nice time with family or friends. AVOID by all means possible!! They are so rude and disrespectful. read more

The food was not bad but not great either. We went here because we got a Groupon for here. The chips had no flavor. The salsa was extremely bland. The chicken enchiladas seemed to not have much flavor. The cheese enchiladas were good however. The biggest thing though was how pricey everything was! My combination plate cost $16 when it should really be a $7-8 plate. The waitress never came once to fill up my water glass. Even with a Groupon, I don't think we'll be coming back. read more

I came here a month ago but I forgot to put it the service was really bad we waited like an hour for food here and also they did not have anything ready read more

The chips are good but holllllly does it take a brick for them to make food I waited an hour and still no food amazing

Good margaritas, salty food. They did not honor the groupon terms as written. We felt like we were mugged.

I've been to this restaurant many times. The food and service were always so good in the past, but today was a different story. We had to ask for water and drinks. Normally they bring chips and salsa, but we had to ask for it. We ordered guacamole and there was more lettuce and sour cream than guacamole. We order two Plato Grande platters. It took extra long to arrive at the table. When we got our orders, there were no ribs. We asked about the ribs and they said that they were out. Why didn't they tell us when we ordered it. The chicken and steak were bland. Definitely not what we are used to today! If I could give zero stars I would. Today was very disappointing. read more

The food is okay, but the service is absolutely terrible. After waiting 30 minutes for acknowledgement of our existence after we had been seated, my husband and I walked out. It was actually the second time we chose to walk out and go to a more professional spot. One Sunday afternoon we weren't even seated (we chocked that first experience up to it being really dead on Sunday). We wanted to support the business, but we were really silly to try twice. read more

My wife and I tried this place out because I found a coupon in a local advertisement. There are three ways to interpret the overall three stars I gave it. 1. Average. Not bad, not good. But in the middle--average. 2. Met expectations. 3. A-OK (Yelp's wording). Four stars is "Yay! I'm a fan." It wasn't quite that good for me. Food 4/5 Chicken Chimichanga 4/5--I've had chimichangas deep fried before and that's how I expected this one to be as well. It was still good, but deep fried is what would have made it 5 stars. Pupusa 3/5 Had it with just cheese. It was about what you would expect, but it was definitely not as good as ones I've had before and seems like it's middle-of-the-road pupusas. Chips and Salsa (free) 4/5 Chips were sturdy. Salsa was standard, but good. Guacamole 2/5 It was not that good. But it was good enough to finish, which is why it got two stars, not one. Drinks 4/5 The margarita was good. I would go back for these. Service 3/5 Friendliness 3/5 The server was only averagely Server attentiveness 2/5 Seemed like the server was working his first shift. He asked us enough times if everything was ok, but at the beginning, he wasn't that assertive with asking us if we wanted to start with an appetizer, if we wanted to order our main course--we had to prompt him with this, even when our menus were down and closed indicating that we're ready to order. Timeliness 2/5 There were only 3-5 other people in the restaurant while we were there the entire time, from about 7:00-9:00pm. We would have been out of there sooner but the orders took forever. I might go back. But just for the happy hour margaritas and apps/pupusas. They have a very extensive menu, but many of their items are in the $14-$18 range. I won't pay that much for some Tex Mex entrees. read more

The food here was awesome my fiance located this place on groupon which is normally the home for scary food places in my opinion lol! We ordered the Fajitas del Aguila and the crab & shrimp quesadilla. I wish i could hit a rewind button on life and enjoy the meal all over again. The staff was very inventive and courteous especially our waiter Anjel. I will definitely ve back soon. read more

We like to dance Latin, and they have some good music here, but the floor is terrible-- as if it were *made* to grab your feet and prevent dancing! We stepped our way through some salsa, faking the turns, but it's physically exhausting. Why have space for dancing and great music, but no dance floor??! We left a note for the dj, so who knows, maybe they'll invest in this basic feature... read more

I visited this restaurant after several friends kept on recommending it. Let me tell you food was greatly savory. The place itself wan very nice and great atmosphere. Costumer attention was very kind and prompt. I had a great time. Also the bar keeper Albert made some awesome taste drinks. I'll recommen people that enjoys savory TexMex cuisine to visit this place. read more

Outstanding restaurant!! Great service and Great food!! Been coming for the past 4 years and always have been terrific! Highly recommended!!

This is one of the worst food experiences I have had thus far. A friend and I went for lunch. The buffet did not look too appetizing so we tried something from the menu instead. There was only one waitress trying to cater to everyone and we had to wait over a half hour for our food and drinks. We asked for virgin piña colada's and they were watery to the max and just pure sugar. Our food was barely warm and fresh. The guacamole looked like a dark green and not fresh at all. It was an overall horrible experience and I will never go back again. read more

Not good. We should have known because the place was totally empty and it had nothing on yelp. Actually, the grilled chicken quesadilla was pretty good, but it said that it came "with" guac, sour cream, and pico de gallo. Well, all those things came IN the quesadilla and only in the very middle of it. Strange. Their margaritas are good! Their happy hour is buy one get one free and they're about $4.50 each but that's not clear at all. I had a coupon which told me about it and said that happy hour is "all day 7 days a week." What? So all the time? Anyway, we asked our waiter about happy hour when we got there and he said "beer and margaritas" but did not tell us anything about the prices. Considering we were basically the only people in the restaurant, you'd think service would be on point. But it wasn't. Our server spent way more time folding napkins across the restaurant than attending to us and we even had to ask another employee for more drinks. But at least they have a parking lot! read more

I had the steak fajitas. Probably one of the most authentic and fresh and delicious dishes I ever had. Alfredo, the bartender, was excellent. Full of awesome recommendations! read more

El Aguila Restaurant - Deliousness! - Mexican Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

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My boyfriend and I are staying in Silver Spring at the Days Inn, and decided to walk to this restaurant for dinner. We walked in to a very romantically lit place with classy, simple decorations. Not your typical Mexican restaurant style. There was a very nice bar set up with two flat screen TVs playing sports. We were seated right away and ordered our drinks. My boyfriend ordered a Long Island Iced Tea, and I ordered a Mai Tai, both of which were very strong (which we liked, since the price was $10 a drink...a little pricey, but we only needed one drink with that much alcohol, so they paid for themselves). The salsa was VERY watery and had too many onions. That's the only complaint I have about the food, because when our dishes came out, everything was fresh and fantastic! The chicken enchiladas and beef chimichangas were awesome! Overall, the food was better and fresher than any other Mexican restaurant I've eaten at and the service was great! We visited again a few days later, and they had a live band (Spanish speaking) and had a dance floor. The manager on duty came out to personally check on us, and ended up doing a round of free Lemon Drop shots with us! He was very friendly and knows how to treat his customers. Definitely visit El Aguila if you're ever in the neighborhood! read more

As Salvadoran the food were horrible like the yuca and chicharrón were rocks! The sopa de res was oily to the max and the salad wellll they were giving a soup of salad with water. read more

Nice and friendly staff. Definitely I'm coming back! I like that it is peaceful and Definitely I will recommend this place. I was there for my anniversary and my wife was so happy! And I enjoyed my dish. read more

The service was great! Our servers were so sweet and accomodating. The food was delicious and the restaurant is very clean, spacious, and beautifully decorated. Will definitely come again. read more

This was close to my hotel and the food was amazing! This Texas boy highly recommends this place. The first night mixed fajitas was so good, I came back the second night and had the shrimp and crab enchiladas which were amazing. The mojitos are first rate also! read more

Went there Fri evening at 7 and it is like entering the Twilight Zone. Zero diners and the service staff ignores you. After sitting for 30 minutes and being ignored someone took our order. My daughter ordered plantains and and avocado/hearts of palm salad. I ordered shrimp with rice and beans. After sitting for another 30 minutes they told us, they did not have plantains. The salad came with only lettuce - apparently the avocado/hearts of palm salad did not come with either. My shrimp entree did not have beans. Let's see - a Tex-Mex restaurant without plantains, beans or avocados. Certainly a winning formula. My suggestion to Yelp readers - if you enter a restaurant at dinner time and there are no customers , turn around and walk out! read more

What a gem of a place. Hard to find, but well worth the trip. Agreeable, fast service and awesome food. Started with the dinner salad... very fresh with slices of avocado, red and green pepper, cucumbers, and crispy romaine lettuce. Then I had the cheese enchiladas with queso, beans, and rice. On the side was guacamole, shredded lettuce and tomatoes, tossed with a lovely ranch-type dressing. Just enough cilantro to make it perfect. Not very crowded on a Sunday afternoon. A sign on the window indicates that they are about to move a few blocks away to a much more congested part of town. Not happy about that, but if the management stays the same, I will definitely try their new location. read more

Not good. The food was fine, but we each got sodas. We had them refilled twice. They charged us $22.50 for 2 sodas, 2 refills. I've never seen that. Don't go. read more