Really solid new spot in OCNJ. We were a big party (15 people) and they were able to seat us fairly last minute. The staff was kind and patient despite us coming not long before the restaurant closed. We ordered the nachos, guacamole (made tableside), veggie and chicken fajitas, fish tacos, and chicken enchiladas. Everything was solid and made fresh to order. The veggie fajitas were a favorite of ours! The chicken in the fajitas was dry, but the chicken in the nachos was great. Overall I'd recommend this spot if you're craving a solid mexican meal in OCNJ. Definitely try the guacamole, and thanks again to the staff for your kindness and patience! read more

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If you're looking for a more authentic vibe in a vacation town, this is it! It's off the boardwalk and right near several other popular OC spots. Great, friendly and quick and homey feeling service. The food itself was all delicious and portions felt right. I saw this guy nearby with what looked like 10 inch high towering maybe nachos? That was pretty unbelievable. I got the fajitas with shrimp, chicken, and steak. All delicious and piping hot. Got the horchata too and it hit the spot. read more

El Guacamole - Mexican Near Me - Ocean City, New Jersey

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Food was super taste really good to be honest place was super clean Gabriela thank you for your help and for the recommendation read more

El Guacamole - 8.5 - Mexican Near Me - Ocean City, New Jersey

Service is polite and attentive, which is a bonus. The food was perfect and clean. Made fresh 100%, ask for spicy salsa nice heat but not overpowering. Fundio was a 10. Portion size is very good, mole sauce was a 10. It's definitely a place to sit, relax, and enjoy. Fresh food, so expect to wait a minute while they make it but worth the wait. Best Mexican food in Ocean City. read more

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This place feels out of place in Ocean City, but was a fun change for the area. The food was wonderful and the servers were friendly and helpful. Both of the salsas were spicy, but I loved them. read more

El Guacamole - Chips and Salsa - Mexican Near Me - Ocean City, New Jersey

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The hostess I think it was the owner saw that my family was waiting to be seated and just sat talking outside with her friends instead of seating us. Finally she decided to get up to "help" us. One waitress with about 10 tables ran around like crazy, hope she's making a great salary. The food was ok nothing special had the mahi mahi taco pretty dry. read more

Excellent Mexican food, probably the best in ocean city. Staff was great and food came out quickly. The el pastor is excellent. Be aware that it's cash only. read more

Great service and amazing food! I loved the vibe of the restaurant itself. The staff was really nice and helpful. The food that we got was great! read more

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The 2 ladies that worked there were amazing. Cute little place very friendly staff. Had a party of 4 so $140 wasn't bad. Guacamole was the best. Bottom line food wasn't very flavorful. With that being said we used to live in Philly so used to El Vez - las cazuelas type Mexican food. Will probably pass moving forward read more

Amazing authentic Mexican food! Still open! Guacamole made fresh with your customization on whether you want jalapeños or not (we opted for none), delicious specials. Definitely check it out!! read more

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Amazing! Have been to virtually every Mexican restaurant in South Jersey and this one wins hands down. Super fresh. Very clean. Wonderful flavors. Even the restaurants in Mexico were not this good. Staff is super friendly. Overlooked gem. read more

Loved it. Food was great guacamole made for us at table was soooo good. Will definitely be back to

Great, fast and friendly service. Food was delicious. Authentic Mexican flavor. We'll be back again.

The food was super tasty and the portions very generous. However, they are very understaffed. The employees working were extremely friendly, but they need to hire more help. I recommend for take out over dine-in service. read more

We had steak tacos and fajitas which were very good, staff were excellent, we will be coming back!

Saw this place a few times and always wanted to try it. So happy I finally got the chance. Started with volcano nachos. Wow they were amazing from presentation to flavor. I had the Baja tacos and loved them. Everyone in our party was very satisfied. Service at this place was top notch. I don't think there was employee that didn't stop by our table to check on our needs or to make sure we were enjoying our food. Even the chef stopped by (funny guy). The only draw back I felt was their hot salsa that came with the standard chips. It was more like a hot sauce than salsa. Still everything else was wonderful. We will return ASAP. read more

Everything you would want or need from a casual Mexican restaurant. Food was inexpensive and very reasonably priced. Service was quick and consistent. Every menu item that we ordered tasted incredible. I have very few complaints. Our waitress seemed a little inexperienced, but she was kind and made sure to check on us often. We were somewhat disappointed by the lack of sauces that could be ordered with the food. But none of these issues were enough to discount the overall enjoyable experience and delicious food. Definitely worth a stop read more

We have passed by El Guacamole for years. Finally tried it last night. Why did we wait so long?? The food is incredibly fresh and the staff could not be friendlier. We started with the Queso with chorizo with fresh, warm flour tortilla wraps. Delicious. I had to stop myself from eating more so I could eat my entree. I ordered the chicken enchiladas with the verde sauce and my sister-in-law ordered the beef taco salad. I cleaned my plate and she said her salad was fresh and tasty. We were too stuffed for dessert but definitely next time. Can not wait to return:) read more

Super quaint little place with delicious FRESH authentic cuisine. Our server Morgan was very perky and made some tasty guac table-side. Cozy lil mexican spot. read more

El Guacamole - Enchiladas yummmmm - Mexican Near Me - Ocean City, New Jersey

Completely delicious, wonderful experience. I got a chicken burrito and my mom got the mahi-mahi fish tacos. She's from SoCal and loves fish tacos but is always disappointed by fish tacos in the area. Not here!! They were perfect. She was so happy. My burrito was also SO tasty. Service was prompt and friendly, and the restaurant was very clean and well appointed. Looking forward to going again soon. read more

El Guacamole - Chicken burrito - Mexican Near Me - Ocean City, New Jersey

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Very extensive menu. Everything they had looked good but we can speak to the quality of the tacos, nachos and enchiladas. Everything was delicious and fresh, definitely more bang for your buck than other restaurants in the area that we've tried. Owners were friendly and they had our food ready quickly. read more

Very nice small family owned Mexican restaurant. We had chicken nachos, tacos and a chicken burrito. All of the portions were large, there were 3 tacos per order and the burrito came with a side salad. Prices were good and service was quick and friendly. read more

Great food and experience! They saved our night. We had a large delivery order from a popular place on the boardwalk cancel an hour and a half later leaving us with little options as everything was closing. The staff at El Guacamole was so kind and helpful. Great experience with customer service. The food was even better. The burritos, chimneys, taco salad, tacos and Nachos were perfect. Our group of 9 were very happy. Highly recommended! read more

My family and I stopped by on a Sunday evening in the fall. They treated us like family and made accommodations. The guacamole was AMAZING! Honestly, the best guacamole I've had. It was so fresh and full of lime! The chicken tinga tacos had so much flavor. I also had a delicious hibiscus tea! read more

We are loyal customers of cinco de Mayo and rojos, but cinco was closed for Father's Day , so we tried El Guacamole. It was just ok and really expensive. The fajitas are $22 here versus $15 for cinco de Mayo and cinco is much more generous with the rice and beans. The fajita meat and veggies sat in a pool of oil. Only get 3 green chile chicken enchiladas versus 4 at cinco. And the steak burrito is about 75% of the size of Rojos but costs $3 more. Probably won't go back read more

Let's start with the bad. They ran out of rice and service was slow on our entrees. Also the second full day of being open so we cut that some slack. We did meet the chef and he apologized and explained the issues. So a long dinner was worth the wait. The food was excellent. Guacamole and street corn to start were on point. Our entrees were excellent. Chimichangas, taquitos and the Two sampler dinners were excellent. We really liked the food. If it came sooner and service was better it would be five star. Definitely will return read more

El Guacamole - Mexican Near Me - Ocean City, New Jersey

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Got takeout. People were very nice. Was not a long wait to go pickup, only issue was paying in cash (but they have an ATM there). Food was great though. Chicken burrito + Elote (corn). Loved it. First time there too. read more

Our first visit to this restaurant. Guacamole is prepared table side with many choices for what is added. My dinner was Tacos De Camaron which was superb!! My Hubble got the burrito. Fabulous restaurant and servers. We'll be back for sure!! read more

My friends and I went to Ocean City for an afternoon stroll and we came upon this hidden gem. The manager greeted us with a friendly smile and a polite greeting. We ordered three (3) appetizers; the traditional homemade Guacamole, Queso Fundido and Elotes (Mexican street corn). These starters were so delicious. I recommend you start your lunch/dinner experience with any of these freshly made starters. My main course was they yummy steak taco salad and my beverage of choice was horchata (rice water) which was so refreshing and yummy. Friendly atmosphere, good location, children are welcome and the manager has good attention to detail. It's a cash only restaurant but there's a ATM at the location. I highly recommend this eatery. Enjoy your experience! read more

Updated review for 2021 season: Unfortunately the food has gone way downhill here. Prior to the season it was a 5, now it struggles to get a 2. There was zero seasoning used in every appetizer and entree. Fajitas were just grilled meat with nothing on them or the peppers/onions. Tinga tacos were only okay (were amazing last year) and chicken nachos also just plain grilled chicken with no seasoning. Even the table side guacamole didn't taste like anything despite all of the ingredients! On the service side, the waitress messed up three orders and it took 1 1/4 hours to be served our entrees! We can look past the service side as an excuse for covid (even though everything is completely opened up), but covid staffing has zero to do with quality of food. No clue if they changed chefs for the season which may have warranted their late opening this season but most certainly they need to change the chef if they want to remain open in the future. While we were there we heard two tables near us complain about their food too. We did inform the staff but zero was done about it unfortunately. This used to be the best Mexican food in town so hopefully they will get it together soon. read more

Everything tasted good, but we orders two guac apps and only for one bowl of chips. Asked for more was told no.

The best and only authentic Mexican food I have had in the area. I'm so glad for this addition to Ocean City. We got enchiladas, nachos, and a few other items for take out. It was really difficult to get anyone on the phone, though. In fact, I tried calling to place an order one night and no one ever picked up. I guess that means business is good, so good for them. read more

I ordered the mahi fish tacos on special and they were delicious! They gave 3 for a lunch portion and there was no way to finish all 3! My husband and daughter got the taco salad and they both said they were good too. A bit pricey, but it's their summer season, so totally get it! We will be back read more

Might be one of the best Mexican restaurants I've ever been to! Guacamole made table side, Tacos Al pastor, burrito and fajitas were made with amazingly fresh ingredients! The owner and service were great also. read more

The chicken fajitas were pretty good. Unfortunately, the guac was not worthy of being the name of the restaurant. I think they use lemon instead of lime. Cilantro would have helped too! read more

I love good Mexican food, and this place had good reviews so we tried it out on July 4. I'm giving three stars for the food quality. The customer service was 5 stars. The guacamole made table side was expensive - but was delicious. Everything else was - ehhh. The steak tacos were so dry, I needed the salsa to make it edible. My husband's steak burrito was the same. Maybe it was a bad night for chopped steak? Our guests each ordered fajitas, and I have to say I've never seen fajitas served with large chunks of veggies before. It looked more like chinese food than mexican food. It wasn't a bad experience, it just was not the authentic mexican cuisine I've had before. read more

Worst Mexican restaurant of all time . Gave us one menu to share because they don't have enough for the restaurant. Parts of the menu are marked in red . You can only order what's in red . Ordered Guacamole and chips to start with . Then sat for twenty minutes and nothing . Then was asked if we wanted to order . After placing the order another twenty minutes go by and nothing . Waitress finally comes over and say they have a backed up kitchen and we can't eat for hour and a half . She was really bad at her job . Had no clue on how to treat people . Just sit here with no chips , no guacamole, no drinks . Seriously!!!! Tell me this before I sat in this poor excuse for a Mexican restaurant . And have to deal with the worst waitress of all time . Only thing that was entertaining was watching the kitchen door open and see the cooks slapping each other with the tortillas. Hilarious !!!! Glad I watched this so it made me get up and leave . Obviously, The have no clue . If your visiting Ocean City don't go here . It's the biggest No Bueno of all time !!!! Nothing on Tqco Bell. read more

We were down the shore looking for a meal that could cover different taste buds. We were able to order a good selection of entrees. In addition we have allergies in our group and the staff was very accommodating. The meals were delicious. Hope to return next year when we go to the Shore! read more

This place was fantastic! Incredible food and service. Seating was outdoor and they were able to accommodate quickly. I wish I took pictures but ate too quick! I would definitely recommend this place if you're craving Mexican. We got crab guacamole, chimichangas (and they even have chicken tenders and fries for kids! Which was also great) and it was all excellent! read more

Fresh fresh fresh! The owner picks the produce up himself and the freshness really showed in my streak fajitas. Great meal. read more

El Guacamole - Mexican Near Me - Ocean City, New Jersey