May 2019 - Same great service and food. Ape 2017 - What? I've eaten here twice and not checked in or written a review! Outstanding service and selection. Chips are light and crisp with very good salsa...lots of garlic and cilantro in mine. Chili Relleno was great. Sides were very good. It looks loud, but it's not. read more

Service was slow. It took several minutes to be seated and even longer for anyone to take our order. Appetizers came before drinks, and food took about 30 minutes. They also mixed up our taco order, soft shell came out hard shell. Once it was fixed, the food was actually very good. Kitchen did great, but the service really needs improvement. read more

Thought we would try again. This time we had no wait and were seated right away. All the servers were nice. Food was excellent! Service was above and beyond. read more

El Jimador - Taco salad, chips, salsa, cheese dip and grilled chicken supreme nachos - Mexican Near Me - Dahlonega, Georgia

Order wrong Ordered: (2) burrito deluxe dinners, and guacamole. Special requested an extra bag of chips and salsa because it was for two different homes. $31.95 including tip. Received: (1) 2 burrito deluxe dinners, guacamole, 1 bag of chips and one bag of salsa. This should have been only $22.03 including tip. I was shorted 1 burrito deluxe dinners, 1 bag chips and salsa and $9.92. read more

El Jimador - Mexican Near Me - Dahlonega, Georgia

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I've eaten here several times mainly because it's close by. The service is usually very good, which I appreciate. Unfortunately, the ground beef is very bland and the queso is thin and watery, so I'd recommend ordering items that don't include either of those. I was there last Tuesday for Taco Tuesday, and although the tacos are discounted, the meat still lacked flavor. That said, the person who appears to be the owner is very friendly -- I've spoken with him a few times and he's always been pleasant and welcoming. Finally, the Ambiance is outdated and warn down. It really doesn't have to be that good since it's both in a college and tourists town. read more

Just good and slightly better than Ppueblos further in town. Service was better here too with a table of 20 kids. Kitchen was slightly slow but nothing like the other whiny reviews here. I'd come back here despite the yelp reviews. read more

We tried El Jimador on a Friday for lunch. The food tasted fine and the portions were of standard size. The drawback was the speed of the kitchen. An order for two standard lunches shouldn't take 45 minutes. The front staff was fine and could be perceived at the flow issue in the kitchen and were helpless to fix it. read more

Food was just ok and definitely not worth the wait. The sign up front upon entering stated "Please seat yourself". When we went to find a table the waitress coming from the back looked at us like we had committed and sin, rolled her eyes when we told her what the sign read and said "whatever that's fine". May have been 5 families and we waited about 45 minutes for our food which is unusual for Mexican food. Also asked for cheese dip twice and never received it. Had the waitress take it off the bill. I'm sure the other Mexican restaurant around the square would have been much quicker and tastier. read more

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We were in town for the Bear on the Square festival and were looking for a sit down restaurant . The reviews almost turned us away, but I'm glad that we had lunch there anyway . I had the combo quesadilla and tamale while my wife had the quesadilla . The chips and pureed salsa were good and fresh, the service good and food enjoyable . I will be back when in the area. read more

Been going to this place off and on for years. It was always pretty good but they have really stepped up their game in recent months in spite of the challenges rested by Covid (including a labor shortage). Our waitress (Mary) was nothing short of incredible while handling a big workload. The food was excellent. I had the shrimp and tilapia. Be warned that the large cheese dip is silly expensive, but other than that it was also affordable. I have it 5 stars for many reasons. read more

El Jimador - people sitting at tables in a restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Dahlonega, Georgia

The absolute worse Taco Salad I've ever had. If you look up the word bland there would be a picture of El Jimadors taco salad.

Disgusting food, bugs everywhere. Terribly understaffed, should be shut down. I feel bad for the staff. Came in when there was only 1 server. I saw her very overwhelmed, felt terribly for her. Burrito I had was disgusting & incredibly overpriced with no side included. The margaritas are sour & don't have enough tequila. I do not recommend this place ever. read more

El Jimador - Roach at our booth!! - Mexican Near Me - Dahlonega, Georgia

Ordered simple combo, flauta, cheese enchilada, beans/rice-$12! Cheese wasn't melted and was cold to the touch so I said something. They took my plate, guacamole, sour cream, lettuce garnish and all and zapped it in microwave! Ridiculous! read more

Great food & service! Very impressed with the staff, they were friendly, professional, and positive. Food was great!

By far the worst service I've had yet waited 45 min to just order then waited hour for food and another 45 min for to go order waitress didn't get are drinks when we sat down read more

The service was great. The chips and salsa are were great. The taco shells had been left to fry too long and were super greasy. The beef inside tasted like dog food. Nobody in the party finished their plates. read more

Food and service are excellent! Best Mexican food anywhere near here and the very best margaritas!

Don't do it, Rude management We called said it was open for seating. So our family showed up wait staff was awesome Where it turned bad was it was 95* inside my wife asked waitress she said " she had asked for air all day" It just so happen that someone was standing in doorway and their was a breeze, so I politely asked mgt if we could prop door open just for a min After the look and attitude of his comments I can just put you in the street or outside. That's just the comment our hot family wanted to hear... Food good service from wait staff awful. When he don't seem to know is we brought 16 ppl 150 miles to enjoy the town and food However won't go back.... read more

Lol at all the people recommending Pueblo's. Was hesitant to try this place, due to the poor reviews and how bad the other Mexican food in town is. But I was pleasantly surprised! Idk what everyone's going on about. The food is MUCH more flavorful than Pueblo's. Their meat is seasoned better and those caramelized onions are just perfect. Ignore the reviews on this one. Give it a shot. read more

If I could give a zero star in a negative I would. Last night on my son's birthday we had been out all day, we all were tired and exhausted. Went here for a quick snack we are locals never been here. First of all we are fairly large people but extremely active they put us in a booth that was ultra thin we ask to move to a table. Well a couple other people came in they were ask for their orders were given their drinks. We are still sitting there no one's paying any attention to us but the waitresses are looking at us and walking around us. My son asked )who's it is his birthday) can we have someone help us waitress (who said later she is the manager) said yeah in a minute. We waited even longer. I got up later and went to the front and ask to have someone to help us. Again ... we will get to waitress soon. My family had enough and got up. I ask the girl at the register for the manager. She was like I don't know.... What! The first waitress that ignored us all along said she was the manager (with an attitude). I ask for Manager, she said ROBERTO. Well ROBERTO you need to get a better staff. Rude and very unprofessional. Will post on all foody BLOGS.... Thanks to Pueblo's down the street for saving the night. read more

There this past Sunday... understaffed meant a long wait for cold poor quality food and drinks read more

Should be called 'El Estafador.' I have never written a Yelp review before but this place seems to demand it. Our server was polite, friendly, helpful, attentive. She did everything right. Everything else was disappointing. To be fair, every fast-food Mexican place fries up a bunch of diced beef to put in their beef burritos. But a beef burrito in this place is only a handful of this diced meat rolled up in a tortilla with a bath of sub-par red sauce. Nothing else; no sides of any kind included. That's disappointingly lean for a plate costing more than $9 and if you want to add cheese (actually a cheese dip sauce) it's another $1.29. Another plate, the Vaca Loca is billed as "beef steak with rice and cheese" for $11+ but don't expect steak. Instead you get a handful of that same diced and fried beef on a bed of rice drowning in that same cheese sauce. Ironically, Taco Bell is much better tasting, with larger portions at half the price. read more

Don't eat here, spent like 20 minutes in their kitchen one time and it was disgusting. They keep their sauces in Home Depot buckets. Not sure how the health department hasn't shut them down. This is seriously a warning. read more

Garbage. Sad. Not interested in coming back. Ordered a beef taco and got a margarita. read more

El Jimador - Mexican Near Me - Dahlonega, Georgia

How the hell do you make dry taco meat and grey refried beans? Flavorless and not worth the calories. Wife found a hair in her food. No apologies from wait staff on the hair, disappointed in their lack of manners. NEVER coming back... read more

I wish I could give this place 0 starts. I am a college student a UNG so I come here pretty often but every time i come they are terrible. For example, we came here for my friends 21st birthday. I called about 45 min to put my name down. They put my name on their list. 45 min later we came in person and I told them I had a name on the list and they said that they couldn't take us and we would have to wait another hour and a half. This is unacceptable. i would recommend pueblos the other mexican restaurant in the square. read more

Service was amazing. The waitresses seemed new, but that was okay. First walking in, you notice a dark, wooden atmosphere. Tables are unsturdy. A smell of either moist wood or "urinal rice cakes" and urine fill the room. (I only noticed this smell with a male guests comment.) I thought it smelled like moist wood, myself. After ordering a beer a small bit was spilled on the table and a Texas margarita was..honestly terrible. Either too sweet, pre made or too much triple sec. The management and the servers were great at cleaning our table from used napkins and plates. Very good at sweeping as well. My rice was soggy, though I did add queso cheese to top it. My beef taco was slightly burnt and the "beef" in question was more like a meatloaf texture than I am used to in a taco. My only good give away from here is the service and amazingly crispy chips and beer deals. The parking is difficult, there is no outdoor seating I would prefer another Mexican option in the downtown area read more

Kate provided us with excellent service and the food was delicious. The location is easily accessible and a very friendly atmosphere. read more

El Jimador - El jimador Mexican cuisine. - Mexican Near Me - Dahlonega, Georgia

Great, and I mean great place. Well run, attentive service and great food!!! We had the chimechanga and texas margarita! Really good. The chicken noodle soup is also great but is a little bland. read more

I gave El Jim a second chance tonight and I was just as disappointed as the first time I came. Tonight the service was horrible, there were only a couple servers in the whole place. I ordered my food and I asked if I could get some lettuce on the side, and she said it would only be around $1, so she brought me some lettuce for my burrito and when I got my check I was charged $7 for a "guacamole salad" which I couldn't even find on the menu. You know what was on the menu, a side of lettuce for $1.50, I asked about this and she told me she could only drop the price to $4. Very unsatisfied yet again. read more

All I have to say is yum! 99 cent tacos are a win, salsa was so good, and guacamole was bomb as well. Will definitely be returning!

Waitresses were very nice and attentive, but the food was mediocre at best. Got 3 street tacos and a shredded chicken quesadilla. The steak in the tacos had no flavor. The chicken in the quesadilla was also bland. Received chips and salsa, the chips had no salt. Overall semi decent food and overly priced. read more

Food was sub pare survive was terrible. They got my order wrong it was just a chicken quesadilla!! Then i asked for water with lime got a lemon. Then I get my bill they couldn't get that right. I have been here in the past this was by far the worst time here and will not be coming back. read more

Friendly staff, the owner very involved in the restaurant and will treat you like family. Food is great, taste homemade unlike a chain restaurant. They also are open to suggestions, they have a comment/suggesting box that they check and implement. The only issue I see is that they can get over swamped and the wait for seating or food may take a while. But they are very good refreshing up your drinks and chips while you wait read more

Have been a long time customer of this establishment since college in 2007. Stopped in with my father-in-law and best friend neither of whom drink alcohol. They had a bottle of "24k gold whiskey," that had been sitting on the shelf collecting dust.The bartender didn't know the price so when he asked the owner he said $7.50. I joking replied $5.00 to which he responded do not sell them anymore. We hadn't even drank a coca-cola all day. I would highly recommend Pueblo's on the square where they value your business. I guess I'm not worth the hundreds spent over the years here. read more

My food came out in a timely fashion, however my husband's meal was not brought out until almost 15 minutes after mine. So, I was stuck eating my food cold, and his carne asada was so tough that it was inedible. He had one bite, and we got the check and left. read more

Excellent food overall, great vegetarian options, and a very, very tasty salsa verde.

If you like booty shaking club music with your chips and salsa, this is the place for you! We stopped in for dinner after riding mountain bikes at Jake Mountain and the place was cranking and thumping. The restaurant was full of young faces, college kids sure do look young these days... Our server came over and was very friendly, got our drink orders and chips and salsa right out. I had the 16 oz. margarita on the rocks, served in a pint glass, which I liked, and there was plenty of horsepower in it, another plus. If I wanted Kool-Aid, that's what I'd order.. . Big draft Dos Equis amber came out with a slice of lime for those inclined towards the big beers. The waiter kept the tea and water glasses filled for us too. The menu is crazy. My go to at most every Mexican restaurant is combo #17, its the same everywhere. Well, at El Jim, they don't have the traditional combos. When you open the black binder menu, you are assaulted with two pages of pictures. The name of it is dish is printed but no description. Its very in your face photography so of course we had to order off it. I pointed at something because, being an Ugly American, I had no idea how to pronounce it. Wound up being some straight forward steak tacos served on corn tortillas with cilantro, onion and spicy sauce. There was a picture of something called El Clark so of course Clark had to get that. He seemed to enjoy it. There was some more pages in the menu that actually had words without pictures but how could you not order from the picture menu? All food is good post bike ride, and we enjoyed our meal, despite the loud music. I'd stop in again if we were over that way. read more

We are moving to this area soon and decided to check out the restaurants. Glad we started here! Service was great, food was fresh and yummy! Will be back again and again. read more

Small portions and no descriptions of menu items. Food tasted decent but wouldn't come back. Go to Moe's down the street instead.