Food: 4* Atmosphere: 4* Value: 3* Service: 4* 08/20/2022 Although it wasn't high on my wife's list based on the exterior appearance, I talked her into trying it since it was relatively close to where we live. We started with a 28oz Margarita and Paloma. Although they didn't have Mezcal for the Paloma - both drinks were still very good, but a bit on the pricy side. For our meal, I ordered the Ceviche Shrimp (see picture) and my wife ordered the Carnitas (see picture). Both were very good and we would order either again. Although it seemed a bit on the pricey side for the area, we wouldn't hesitate to return and would recommend that you give it a try. If you found this review helpful, please show your appreciation with a Like or a Follow. read more

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food is disgusting, people there are very rude, drinks are watery expericnce there was a 1/10...do not recommend. I also saw a rat there but did tell the waitress there but she strugg it off....please do not go there read more

Use to be a great place for me to stop on my way home and have a meal with a cod beer. Not anymore, seems like the bartender likes to have his her friends over and party like they are on their house. Loud and obnoxious with sounds like they are about to throw up and incorrect words in a familiar restaurant. What a shame that the bad service makes the ambiance so bad and uncomfortable read more

El Huapango Mexican Restaurant (3600 SE Crossroads Dr Suite D, Grimes, IA 50111). The Camarones Huapango here is really an excellent dish. Four of my favorite things. Large shrimp, bacon, mushrooms, and cheese. The dish also comes with green and red peppers, rice, and "salad." Served with flour tortillas. We started using El Huapango for takeout shortly into our current season. This was the first time we'd dined in. Social distancing is meh. They seated us at a booth right next to another couple. Fortunately the corner booth we were seated at wasn't "fluffy" friendly so I asked if we could move to a table. The restaurant wasn't crowded. Only two couples and one larger party... Moving us to a table helped with distancing and was much more comfortable. Seems like this happens with a lot of corner booths. Restaurants appear to jam two benches and a table into the space they have left at the end of a row during construction... A Victoria Secret or Abercrombie & Fitch model I am not... The other booths looked normal sized. Our server wore a mask. A chimichanga lunch plate, cheese sauce, a soda, and my entree came to $30 and change before tip. Service was good, the food came out fast, and everything was in order. Lately the shrimp dishes I've been ordering at my local Clive go-tos have been kind of lack luster. Small and bland. These were nice sized, had a little char from the grill, and were seasoned perfectly. And bacon just makes everything better... Definitely raised the bar a step or two back up as far as what my expectations should be... read more

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Met a friend there for lunch. They've kept the bar from the former restaurant and have a bunch of TV's, and have added booths in the front section for diners, retaining some tables as well. We were greeted quickly and shown to a booth. We started looking over the very comprehensive menu, and were glad to find a bunch of lunch specials inside the front cover. Plenty to choose from, and at reasonable prices. Our drinks arrived very quickly, and were promptly refilled when they ran low. The food came out within 5 minutes, and was hot, plentiful, and tasty! Chips and salsa were also quickly delivered after we sat down, and the salsa had a good fresh taste, and was nicely middle of the road spiciness. I will have to go back to try a margarita - wasn't in the cards this time, but I saw some at other tables and they looked good! read more

Read through all the reviews, one said the place was too warm, it's been fixed. my dad had to go get his sweater. Another review talked about no chips and salsa, they brought us some as soon as we sat and refilled them too, i'd say that's fixed as well. Still another review mentioned slow service or lack of . . . We had our drinks, food and an attentive waitress through the meal. On the way to this place we passed a car and then it seemed we passed it again, was it a glitch in the matrix or a YouTuber? We will never know. The food was good, and the kitchen was quick. The service was quick at the start and through the main meal but once they new we were done we had to find our waitress to get the check. Still if that was the only glitch in the matrix . . . if you live near by or are passing through this place should blip your radar. read more

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We were looking for Mexican and a friend suggested we try El Huapango. Her family loves it for the family meals (tacos, enchiladas, fajitas), but being only 2 with different preferences we ordered individually. The online pick up ordering works great! It is easy to place your order and pay, then you receive an email receipt and a text when it is ready. When arriving you call and your order is delivered to you in your car. We ordered the street tacos - Hawaiian pork (3 tacos, beans and rice with onion and cilantro and salsa on the side), guacamole with chips, and Alambre (one of their specialty meals - grilled chicken, steak, shrimp, chorizo, onion and tomato topped with grilled pineapple served with tortillas, rice and beans). Portions were generous and the food was all very tasty! We will definitely be back and will recommend this gem to friends! Service from the order to the pick up, price (around $30 with tip), food quality and quantity, all ranked highly! read more

El Huapango Mexican Restaurant - Hawaiian Pork Tacos with Rice and Beans - Mexican Near Me - Grimes, Iowa

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Best street tacos around!! I got the chorizo street tacos on corn tortillas and the tasted just like the ones back home. 10/10 will definitely be back!! Horchata was amazing too!! read more

The food was delicious. My waitress was great. Overall I really enjoyed this place. I will be returning. read more

El Huapango Mexican Restaurant - The sides that came with my Chicken and Steak Fajitas.! - Mexican Near Me - Grimes, Iowa

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So far so good. Here for lunch. Had the lunch fajitas Texana style with shrimp. So good. And inexpensive. Waiter was nice. Clean place and cozy. read more

El Huapango Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Grimes, Iowa

We've been there 3 Or 4 times. Temperature inside a bit warm (even given the 78 degree outside temp) and humid. Waitstaff lackadaisical (water glasses never refilled; no offer for more chips). Food is good but really, really SALTY. Beef taco good but salty. Street tacos inconsistently filled and salty. Rice ok minus the random lima bean. read more

Best Mexican food out there. We had never heard of El Huapango but it's close to our new place so we decided to try it out. We've never been inside (only carry-out/delivery so far because of Covid) but have ordered from them probably 5 times now. THE FOOD IS INCREDIBLE and they are SO fast. We are obsessed. Prices are great for what you get. Our favorites: Angel burrito, Fajitas Hidalgo, & Flautas Specialty (chicken). read more

Some of the best, most authentic Mexican around. The Camerones Huapango are tremendous and highly recommended. Food comes fast and hot, which is a big plus for me as I hate getting cold meals. Definitely a family favorite and I have no idea how anyone could give this place less than a Good rating. read more

Mediocre food. Everything always seems so greasy and never meets expectations. The soup isn't terrible and the portion is very large.

The chips can be stale, and service a bit slow, but the food is really good. The drinks are also very delicious.

I arrived at 7 pm on a Sunday night. It was my birthday so I decided to treat myself to their best margarita. It was $14 and it was the worst I've ever tasted. Supposedly made with Patron. I highly doubt that. The waitress was rude and condescending. I ordered the pork carnitas. They were absolutely tasteless. The chips and salsa were a joke. I got 7 chips and a very tiny amount of salsa. I can say in all of the years of my life, this is the worst service and the worst food I've ever eaten. $28 for one person. Never was given a check. Run as far and as fast as you can from this place. read more

Went to this place tonight. The food was decent but, the service was garbage. Our waiter spent more time flirting with go-workers than service. Probably will not be going back. read more

Very decent food for a very good price. Comfortable atmosphere and military discount available to veterans!

Great service. The Miami Vice was soooo good and HUGE. Food is always top notch and delicious. Favorite local Mexican restaurant hands down.

The only reason this gets 2 starts is because the food was actually good. The service however was awful. Our waiter spent more time on his phone than actually attending to his tables. We sat and waited for our check for almost 30 minutes. The margaritas were watery and not worth the cost. The table next to us spilled an entire glass of water and no one came to clean it up. The water was still in a puddle on the floor when we left. Will not be returning. read more

Everyone raved how awesome there food was... THERE SERVICE ABSOLUTELY SUCKS!!!!!!!! I asked for a water and a bowl of lemons, I get a glass of water one lemon at the bottom, I asked again for lemons, I'm completely ignored, comes to take my order, again asked for a bowl of lemons, and got a bowl of limes.... how stupid do you really have to be??? YES SHE SPOKE ENGLISH!!! We got up and walked away!!!!!! NEVER EVEN TRUED THE FOOD!!! read more

I see some mixed reviews on this one. Overall I think it's a nice addition to the Grimes Community. Service can be inconsistent, most of the time I have no complaints but on one occasion it took 15-20 minutes for us to get service. The Bar is really nice and multiple TVs showing soccer was a plus for us. The food is pretty standard Mexican and portions are generous. I enjoyed the Chipotle Chicken and Street tacos seem popular amongst our family. Chips and Salsa came out immediately and we ordered some Queso which was too runny but tasted ok. Salsa did taste fresh. Overall we would come back but would not be a regular place for us but a good changeup! read more

Great food, but the server was likely the most sour person I have ever encountered. Wasn't thrilled about the additional charge for the second basket of chips and salsa for a party of four. Does a party of two only get a half basket? There are enough other good Mexican restaurants that we can take a pass on a return visit. However the food was great! Maybe you will get a more pleasant person to serve you. read more

This place was like my favorite scary movie, but then I fell asleep in the middle of it. So much potential very little reward. I would Definitely eat here again, only if it was the last source of food on earth! read more

Very disappointed. Ordered before received chips and salsa. No notification that this was discontinued. Will not be ordering again unless in a pinch. Communication would be key..... add to review read more

My favorite Mexican restaurant! I don't usually do ground beef at Mexican places but theirs makes my mouth water. It's amazing. Burritos and Chile rellenos are our favorites. Also prices are reasonable! read more

We have been looking for a a good Mexican restaurant and think we found it. Our food was delicious. The chimichanga was loaded with chicken. The shrimp enchilada had just the right amount of shrimp. Yum! I only gave 4* because the service was very slow. read more

Awesome service. Got in and out for lunch in 25 mins. Get the Grimes Special. 4 mini Chimicungas with rice. Yummm

We have ordered delivery a Lot from them since the pandemic started. It always comes pipping hot and delicious. I'd recommend anything with shredded chicken in it!! read more

When we walked in the smell alone made me want to walk right back out. Even my 12 year old looked at me and wrinkled up her nose. It definitely was not inviting like you want the smell of a restaurant to be. We were 2 of 3 people in there so it obviously wasn't busy at all. We were seated quickly and service was fairly quick. The food was just meh. However, we never got silverware and I had to get up to ask for napkins. We weren't checked on regularly and when it was time to get the check it took much longer than it should have. I left a tip because that's the right thing to do but I hope that tip goes to the cooks not the waitress because she barely did anything and didn't make sure we had the basics of what we needed. Won't be going back. read more

Decided to try it out. Food was decent....good enough to give it another try. The service was horrible. Our waitress must have decided she needed a break as soon as we ordered. Then didn't show back up with our check for 20 mins after we were done eating. As we sat there with empty plates and empty drinks the other waiters quickly walked by many times avoiding eye contact. read more

Overall will be back for another try! Margaritas on Wednesday are on special! Very good not great but 3.99 not bad. Guest were served first while we waited.... the my wife's order was all wrong!! So waited 15 minutes for the corrected order. Service was good except for the order mess up! read more

I ate here on Friday night. The Pina Fajita was AMAZING! Great food, great service with an experienced team!