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    El Chico

    2.8 (58 reviews)
    ModerateMexican, Tex-Mex
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    EL CHICO ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Trendy
    Outdoor seating

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    Victoria H.

    Okay first off staff was polite and the bathrooms were clean. Hence the two stars I was wanting to stay close to the highway so my husband and I were on so we could stop have a good meal then get back on the road. I spied El Chico off of Google Maps as it was right off the highway so perfect location. The restaurant has a really nice interior and looked very clean. We were greet warmly and said very quickly. We could tell it was "busy" so to speak because our waiter was not only handling our table but also all the take out orders so he did really try to be attentive. I was in the mood for a Sangria Margarita of some sort and my husband just got Sweet Tea. The Margarita that I ordered was the Berry Sangria 'Rita now the bar was out of the berries they put in the drink and I was cool with that. When it was brought to me the flavor was not to my liking the waiter took it away and I just drank water. We were given chips and salsa but I couldn't eat the salsa it had no flavor tasted like doctored up ketchup. We ordered their special for 2 it seemed like pretty good deal we didn't want to take a lot of time surfing the menu. For our appetizer we ordered the chicken nachos. The chicken had no flavor, there wasn't a lot of chicken, the chips were soggy and just lacked. For entrees I ordered the cheese enchilada and an old fashion taco. My husband ordered one traditional taco and one old fashioned taco both meals came with rice & beans. I was disappointed my beans had no flavor, my enchilada was terrible and the best thing about my taco was the shell. My husband too did not like his beans but finished his tacos however he said the traditional taco was very greasy but the old fashion taco was good. Our dessert was the churros pretty much the only food I almost completely finished. The locals seemed to like it and it maybe the way they are accustomed to eating Mexican food. But if you truly like Authentic Mex/Tex-Mex keep going.

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    Bradley M.

    Let see we're do I start mmmmm water down salsa, chip I will post a picture, margarita great but small for what you pay for. I was it my time coming here lesson learned.

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    Holly M.

    Please don't. Unless you are coming here for the margaritas, just don't. When even the chips lack seasoning and the salsa requires a straw you're in for a bad night. The queso and Ranchero sauce clearly came from a can. Some poor, unsuspecting avacado gave its life in vain to be turned into this poor excuse for guacamole. It deserved better. We all deserved better.

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    Family was seated in the back corner of the restaurant while there were open tables through out; took 15 minutes for one of the servers to ask what we wanted to drink because nobody wanted to wait on our table. 3 waiters sitting next to us all not wanting to help us was told our server was about to leave but within the hour we waited with no service three waiters kept looking towards us and not wanting to even acknowledge me and my family was there. Horrible service ever received food and over charged. A lot more to say but it is not worth it. Please do not expect good service here

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    Nice quick stop while traveling. Never have to wait for a table and food comes quick and is fresh.

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    I get good service every time I go. Good enchiladas and friendly staff. Chips and salsa is good too.

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    The food is good. The service always friendly; good variety on the menu. Good queso for dipping!

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    Filthy. Filthy. Ate ate the bar. Very nice wait service but the place needs a good scrubbing...

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    Presentation is great. Food tastes good. Waiter was very friendly. Interior is cute. Just passing thru town otherwise I'd come back.

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