Delicious tacos with friendly and fast service! The shredded chicken taco was very good, and the rice and beans were very good. read more

As a truck driver driving for 5 hours and coming here I ordered a steak quesadilla to go and it looked like they just threw meat on a tortilla and didn't even close it, I didnt even see any cheese! Then the girl was rude and got an attitude when I asked for my money back. I wouldnt even feed their food to my dog! 0 stars if I could read more

We stopped here on a 5 hour road trip and enjoyed a tasty, quick meal with friendly service and good prices. I ordered the steak and shrimp tacos al a carte...the tacos lacked flavor a bit compared to some of my favorite taquerias but the charro beans and grilled jalapeños were excellent! One of my kids raved about his beef chimichanga. Definitely recommend for tasty Mexican food! read more

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With all the negative reviews I was skeptical but this place is OK. The 18% gratuity is for parties over 6. That's NORMAl. I can't say nothing bad about this place. Food was good. I ordered a beef burrito (normally I'd have steak burrito at any Mexican restaurant) So here is my negative review. The burrito was so horrible I ate it all. Wanted to lick the plate clean but I didn't want people to look at me funny. And when my glass of soda was empty the waiter refilled it for me the nerve of him I swear. Chips and salsa was fire I'm traveling thru. I'm from Chicago and for Mexican food I go to grocery store with a grill and have lunch there. This place for being out in the middle of nowhere Indiana pretty darn good if you ask me. Over all I'd visit again if I drive thru again read more

El Cielito Lindo - So bad I ate it all LOL joking. - Mexican Near Me - Rochester, Indiana

Food is always amazing here. This place gets packed around lunch and dinner time and the weekends also always packed. There's a waiter there that is always happy to see everyone come in and makes good recommendations but to be honest everything here is delicious! They also do carry out and it's pretty quick ! A lot faster than their neighbors McDonald's! read more

The portions are very generous. Today we had tortilla soup and chicken nachos. Could have just had one or the other. Service was good we went at an off time 2:00 p.m. Ingredients looked and tasted fresh. There was a lot of trash on the ground at the front entrance that needs some attention. Pleased that the food was so good! read more

El Cielito Lindo - Tortilla soup chicken nachos - Mexican Near Me - Rochester, Indiana

I eat here regularly - It's clean, the staff is fast, friendly and attentive. The food is plentiful, flavorful, and reasonably priced. El Celito Lindo is consistently a great dining experience for me! read more

This is one of the worst Mexican wannabe restaurant I've ever been to. The food is only just a little bit worse than the service. I gave it 1 star only because there is no option for zero stars! read more

Probably the best Coctel de Camarones I've had in a dozen years! An enormous portion of shrimp in a perfectly blended broth of tomato and lime, flavored with cilantro and onion. The ripe slices of avocado melted to mix to create a delicious concoction that only needed a dash of pepper sauce to set the whole combination over the top. The Beef Taco Salad was nicely seasoned and arrived in a crispy tortilla bowl that was tastier than the bagged chips served with their gringo salsa. Service was attentive and the atmosphere was warm and festive. A great lunch outing for less than $25, which included a frosty mug of Negra Modelo. Great place for lunch and dinner! read more

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We had an event in town and nowhere took reservations. We walked in with 15 people, prepared to wait. They seemed happy to have us and sat us about 5 minutes later. Our server was friendly and quick!! Our drinks were delivered quickly and kept full. All of our dishes were quick, accurate, and tasted fantastic. What an amazing find and wonderful family lunch we had. Highly recommend!! read more

Two words: Hard Pass. Between the late 19th century decor, lack of anything resembling an atmosphere, forgettable food (the salsa and Pico were flavorless and nothing looked fresh) and the poor service, it's hard to find anything positive to say. Though friendly, the service was very slow and half-assed. It's screaming for chef Robert Irvine and his sledge hammer. read more

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I'm updating my previous review due to recent events. This restaurant recently posted everyone must leave 18%-20% tips regardless. We like to pick up our orders and now fee"obligated" following prompted electronic checkout procedure to give 20%. We always tip well and expect this when dinning in but not on pickup. McDonalds, Wendy's nor BK ask for this at the pick up window. I refuse to support this ridiculous practice. read more

Tried this restaurant for the first time while visiting my mom. The food was OK. Both my daughter and I ordered the chicken chimichanga. We thought that they were on the small side, and so was my mother's taco salad. The food was served relatively quickly and was hot. Service was good. read more

They used to be OK, but the Last meal we had , on Fathers Day of all days, was awful! It's been going down for awhile now. We want be back.​

Really good salsa! We had carnitas and the fajitas Jalisco and both meals had really good flavor. We're stuffed! So glad we decided to try it out on our way north. read more

El Cielito Lindo - Carnitas - Mexican Near Me - Rochester, Indiana

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This place is a great find in the middle of my trip passing through from Indy to points north. I've had lunch here several times and it has always been an excellent experience. The food is very flavorful and the salsa is fresh and tasty with a little heat. Interesting and unique flavor twists keep this restaurant fresh and enjoyable. Today I had the veggie fajita taco salad. The sauted vegetables included onions, peppers, broccoli, carrots which were very nicely seasoned. The broccoli especially was delicious. The lettuce and tomatos were fresh and tasty. I always enjoy the rice here, again the unique flavor and added ingredients set it apart from the rice found in most Mexican restaurants. Service is friendly and attentive. Prices are reasonable and lunch specials are cheap. Mucho comida for poco dinero. The chicken tortilla soup always looks amazing. I don't eat meat but it is very popular, it seems that at least one person at every table orders it. I actually ate lunch here two days in a row this week. Traveling through Rochester with a coworker I introduced her to this place and then on our return trip the following day she suggested we return. Now she plans to be a regular here. read more

El Cielito Lindo - One of the $4.99 Lunch specials - Mexican Near Me - Rochester, Indiana

Do not go on a busy night. Just order to go. Good food but that is it. Had to remind waiter of drink orders. Since he was missing 3 of the 5 we had. Then had to wait for food order for my youngest. Once we got our food the waiter did not return. After being there for over an hour and a half. We got up AND went to the register to pay because the waiter would not give us our check. We waited for 25 minutes for him and just went to the register. It's a shame this was my favorite restaurant in town. Now it's not. read more

El Cielito Lindo - Small margarita for 2 LOL!!!! - Mexican Near Me - Rochester, Indiana

Absolutely the best frozen margaritas!! Great salsa and queso as well! We love the chicken and beef tacos. read more

El Cielito Lindo - Best frozen margaritas, hands down - Mexican Near Me - Rochester, Indiana

Traveling back home to Greenwood, IN. We decided we would eat at 6:00. After passing the usual fast food places my husband spied, El Cielito Lindo. Fast service, great servers and fantastic food. My husband had Steak Con Hondo and I had the steak burrito with beans and rice. We will be back during one of our trips to South Bend. Wayne & June Murray read more

I came to this restaurant with my boyfriend. He ordered the pollo supremo and a quesadilla de pollo. I ordered the carne asada. He liked his meal and had enough leftovers to take home. The steak I had was quite juicy, tender, and very well-seasoned. However, the guacamole was actually bland. This is coming from a person who absolutely loves avocados. There just was no flavor to them. On the menu it indicates they have horchata. The problem was that they did not have horchata available. I was a bit bummed about that. Not the end of the world though. I ended up ordering an orange soft drink. The plastic cups they serve the drinks in are pretty big. Our waiter was pretty friendly and paid attention to our needs. There were some guests celebrating their birthday there. They certainly put on a good show by playing instruments and singing Happy Birthday. Whenever I'm in town again I will consider coming back but I really hope they'll have horchata next time. :) read more

Food was not very good I got taco salad it was soggy. Poor communication with service and no salt margaritas. Not impressed go 15 miles to better next time read more

Good COVID separation! Not many staff wearing masks though. Delicious food! Had the fajitas - highly recommend.

The salsa and queso was the bomb.com but they screwed up 2/3 of our orders but the food we got instead was pretty ok. We had to pay even more because the new orders they gave us were more expensive than what we actually ordered. But also the chips were great. read more

Going SOUTH. I used to have this place as a 5 Star stop. Not now. The staff has become more and more interested in chatting in a corner of the dining room. They are loud and distracting. That was bearable. Now look at my dish!?@&$/. The pictures speak for themselves. Fingers crossed I don't get sick. Taking a break from my favorite lunch spot. The more I eat the worse it gets!!! I'm done. read more

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On our way to South Bend and tried to find a place to eat and all I can say it that I would not go back. The restaurant was dirty. It was the worst Mexican restaurant and I I am not hard to please. read more

I enjoyed my experience here after stumbling upon it. The parking lot was full which indicated a favorite local spot. The atmosphere was relaxed, service wasn't the greatest at the bar and the food was okay- not stellar. I had steak fajitas which weren't terribly flavorful or memorable. The beer was semi-cold and the mugs weren't as frosty as I prefer. My recommendations are to step up responsiveness (servers were polite), turn up the cooler temp for your beer mugs and FIND the spice jars! Except the cilantro. I hate too much cilantro in the salsa. read more

Amazing food and drinks every time time but they have one employee that is rude and demands you tip her when she didn't even wait on your table she made some else do it and when you go to pay or go to be seated she's always on the store phone or her personal phone taking personal calls read more

We stopped here over the weekend while staying in the area visiting family. The food was plentiful and we received our chips and salsa quickly. After ordering, our meals also came out quickly, but after that...forget it! We sat for quite some time before being asked if we needed the check or a doggie bag. The outside of the building needs some attention, there is no excuse to have an overflowing trash can and trash in the area by the door. The staff were wearing masks even though Indiana has lifted the mask mandate. read more

El Cielito Lindo Mexican Restaurant was really good. Just about everything that we ate was delicious. They serve chips and salsa when you are seated. The salsa was the best salsa that I've tasted. I recommend the Enchilada Cielito Lindo - 3 enchiladas with chihuahua sauce - yum. My husband said that the #17 meal was mui bueno. Our son-in-law really enjoyed the fish taco. He said that he'll be getting it again. read more

When I placed my order I stated I wanted the fried ice cream for dessert. It was really the only reason I came After I get done eating half my meal I tell the server I'm ready for dessert and he informed me they didn't have any ice cream. If he would have told me this when I ordered I would have just left and eaten somewhere else. The tacos and the rice too were tasteless like they'd been watered down. Not a good experience read more

It's the same thing this Saturday night that happened a few weeks ago. Open sign is on, they close in 1.5 hours but won't seat us. Sign on the door says they close at 10PM, I ask if there short staffed etc. the young lady says no, we just don't feel like staying open. This was the last chance we took on the place. read more

Being a transplant from Texas, I was missing TexMex food. These guys do a pretty good job in my opinion (better than about half the places in Austin right now). We've been there four times and I've enjoyed everything I've tried. We like them enough that we took my parents to eat there when they came to visit. My dad can be very picky about Mexican food (he's been in Texas for 60 years) and he had a fish dish (Tilapia, I believe) and he said it was good. We'll be back! I just wish they used skirt steak for the fajitas, but I'll take what I can get! read more

Great service! Salsa wasn't my favorite, but asking for thr hot salsa and making my own hot salsa worked great! Love spicy! Express lunches were perfect for our 8 & 10 year old. read more

Took yelp's word for it and stopped here on a road trip to the derby. Not good. Thanks for nothing, yelpers! Slow service. Restaurant was dirty and run down. Food was mushy like prison slop and was just not good. no one asked us for drink refills on our cocktails or beverages and frankly it was just a no no. The amount of fruit flies at our table would have actually been more tasty then the food we were served! Never again Indiana.... never again! read more

You have to try the chips and salsa. It's a Mexican restaurant that knows how to make a good burrito to.

Staff is friendly and food is very good and seasoned well. We stopped on our trip thanks to previous yelp reviews and were not disappointed. Salsa and chips were wonderful, too! Get the shredded pork! read more

Took my kids here for lunch yesterday and I gotta say that their food, their service, and their staff are never disappointing. This is by far my favorite go-to place for great Mexican food!! I highly recommend the fajitas too!! read more

The chips - salsa & queso dip were all good. The chicken fajitas didn't have much flavor but a good portion. My husband had a shredded chicken burrito w read more

Update, not so good anymore. The only plus now, is its really hot, but that's about it.

This was a pleasant surprise! We stopped here on a trip from Indy to Michigan City, just because it was close to the highway and we were hungry. Between us, we had several versions of the fajitas as well as a tostada, and all were good. Plenty of free chips and a good mild salsa. The folks working here were friendly and efficient, and we were able to get back on the road quickly. A great experience all around! read more