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    El Canelo

    3.9 (19 reviews)
    ModerateMexican
    Open • 9:30 am - 9:00 pm

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    Guacamole, 2 Steak and 1 Chicken Taco
    Angela M.

    Love this little place...everything is cooked to order. They now have an array of Birria foods(ramen, pizza,quesabirria)I'm not a fan on my because I'm not a lamb person. I prefer mine all beef.

    The carrots i asked for and the watered down salsas
    Michelle M.

    Watered down salsa and food was overcooked tasted terrible we were looking for decent Sunday breakfast I will have to go somewhere else. Don't waste your money! So many missed opportunities here. Wtf

    Lengua (Beef Tongue) Burrito Dinner
    Nizel A.

    LeBron has Taco Tuesdays, but we have Taco Thursdays (and maybe Saturday, Sunday & Monday too) After watching a content creator inhale tacos for lunch, I was hankering for Mexican food, specifically lengua (cow tongue.) I scoured the internet for authentic Mexican cuisine, not any of that fast food stuff and landed on El canelo. The food looked too good to pass up & it was well reviewed. Prices - The prices are a bit higher than you'd expect for a Mexican restaurant, but in this economy, I don't blame them. The dinners are around $10 each & tacos are about $2.50 each. With things like a medium Elote being $3 they are still rather affordable so there's hardly anything to complain about. 4/5 Customer Service - They had my order bagged and ready to go by the time I got there. Everything was exactly as I ordered & packed neatly. 5/5 Pork Rind Tacos: Appearance - These are great looking tacos which is exactly why I picked El Canelo. The abundance of cilantro and onions is delectably eye catching. The one minor gripe I have is that the pork rinds are soft sponges. I thought they might fry the pork rinds to give them a firmer texture. 4/5 Taste - The first bite fills your mouth with a medium intensity heat. The pork rinds seem to have been marinated in a hot sauce. Taste wise you can hardly taste the pork rinds due to the marinade but it's a fantastic marinade that sets your mouth a light with tons of flavor. The green and red sauces that are included seem to be homemade, but are a bit too watery. The sauces trick you by slipping under the radar with their initial mild spices, but a few seconds later you're hit with a wave of intense heat that is even spicier than the marinade. 4/5 Beef Cheek Tacos: Appearance - Looks just as good as the pork skin tacos. Plenty of cilantro, onions and meat with a double corn tortilla. 4/5 Taste - Wow, after the first set of tacos was such a knockout I was expecting more. These are so bland and unseasoned it's it's crazy. The sauce does not help. Is soft, but not spongy. Overall I think they just might have been called off guard by somebody ordering beef cheek and didn't have the time to properly season it. 2/5 Elote: Appearance - Another beautifully done dish. El Canelo really takes the time to present a dish correctly. There is the perfect amount of Chile on top with a layer of mayonnaise & cheese followed by corn. As you dig down and you don't miss anything. They even have it in a styrofoam cup so that it is exactly like you would have it on the street. 5/5 Taste - I don't know what to say here because usually elote is a rather easy dish to make and get correct and they definitely have something here, but I believe the Mayo is where this dish kind of falls apart. You don't get that tangy sweetness that you have from the street that makes it seem more like a child's snack. Instead El Canelo goes for more of an adult approach that is more hearty & what you'd expect blending mayonnaise, corn, chile & cheese. 3/5 Lengua Burrito Dinner: Appearance - Maybe I'm a bit spoiled, but this looks rather basic. From the rise to the beans nothing stands out. Even the amount of rice and beans that you get seems kind of low for the price that you're paying which is over $10. The burrito itself is wrapped in layers with the meat mostly at the bottom and everything else filling in between. 3/5 Taste - Another kind of disappointing dish and the ingredients themselves are fresh to come but the language does it seem to be marinated that well if at all. Looking at the flour tortilla, I thought it might have been uncooked and biting into it confirm that it was. The beans are nothing to cry home about as they are bland. The rice has an odd flavor to it that gives hints of southwestern, but I can't place it. The rice is definitely over seasoned as you can taste a bit too much salt. 3/5 Overall, El Canelo is a place that won't break the bank. There are the hits and misses though. It started off strong with the pork rind tacos. Well, I wouldn't go as far to say I wouldn't mind having those pork rind tacos every day, but every once in a while wouldn't be too bad. It's unfortunate that as I continued my quest to satisfy my hunger, the food became noticeably worse yet maintained that high level of presentation for the most part. Hopefully this was just an off day. 3.5 out of 5 stars

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    8 months ago

    The guacamole is over priced and a very small portion and the steak tacos are over cooked and salty

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    Really good tacos and spicy salsa. The staff is very friendly and quick with service.

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    3 years ago

    Great food! Great service! Great Ambiance! Great Name for a Restaurant! The Coffee is a must as well!

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    10 years ago

    $1.60SteakTacos were great! Customer service treat & nice staff. I will be returning. Went around 8pm on a weeknight. Nice crowd.

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    5 years ago

    best tacos I ever had. They are quick and never made a mistake. I'm a repeat customer

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    Margarita's Bar and Grill - Red snapper with garlic, butter, rice, and beans

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    I have visited this restaurant a few times. Great customer service nice drink specials that they…read morehave happy hour. They have some lunch specials during the daytime and the food was very very very tasty.

    I have been coming to this restaurant for over 10 years, and I have never experienced the level of…read moredisrespect and poor customer service that I experienced during my most recent visit. I went into the bar area to relax, have a drink, and enjoy some food. Unfortunately, my experience was extremely disappointing. Erika L., the bartender, was very rude and appeared to have an attitude while I was placing my order. I was interrupted and cut off in the middle of giving my order, which ultimately resulted in my order not being entered correctly. When my drink was brought to me, it was placed down in what felt like an unnecessarily aggressive manner. When Erika realized the order was incorrect, she rolled her eyes. I asked her if she was okay because of the way I was being treated, and she responded that the bar had just opened and then walked away from me. At that point, I asked to speak with a manager because I wanted to address the situation appropriately. I was told that the manager was off and that there was no manager there. As a longtime customer, I found that extremely disappointing, especially when I was trying to address a serious customer service concern. What made this experience even more upsetting is that I could not help but feel that the way I was treated may have been influenced by the color of my skin. I cannot say what was in the employee's mind, but the treatment I received left me feeling disrespected and uncomfortable. I honestly do not believe I would have been treated the same way if I were Hispanic. If the bar had just opened and there were limitations on service, all that needed to be said was that the bar was not fully ready or that service would begin shortly. I would have understood. There was no reason for me to be treated with an attitude or made to feel unwelcome. After more than 10 years of being a customer, this experience has completely changed how I feel about returning. I believe every customer deserves to be treated with basic courtesy and respect, regardless of their race or background. I should never have to feel like a server does not want to serve me. This was a horrible and deeply disappointing experience. Unfortunately, after being a loyal customer for so many years, I will no longer be returning.

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