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El Jinete

3.5 (92 reviews)
ModerateSteakhouses, Tacos
Open • 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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Moderate noise
Casual
Good for kids
Outdoor seating

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Neon decor
Tonya W.

Great staff. Made our birthday celebration fun. Food portions are huge! Large selection of food and adult beverages. Love the inside decor. Worth a visit!

Grilled chicken breast with chorizo/Chori Pollo Lunch
Kelly H.

A friend and I went for lunch recently and were pleasantly surprised. It's definitely a typical Americanized Mexican restaurant but the food taste and price quality was very nice! The service was also fast and efficient. The ticket time to get our food from the time of ordering was just what you'd need for a quick lunch, so that was an added bonus. I can't remember the name of my dish but it was basically grilled chicken breast covered in chorizo and then topped with cheese sauce. I also had them add grilled pineapple on top and served with rice - it was very good! I'd go back again and maybe even order the same thing.

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Ces C.

Okay, our food tasted pretty authentic. I like the vibe cozy and friendly atmosphere. Fast service, Good for sports night as they have so many TV and lots of diff kinds of frozen margaritas. We were given chips and salsa for starters and the rest of the meal were tasty and good portions. We will be back. Happy tummy again!

Huge portion of chicken fajitas via DoorDash with no peppers by special order (which was fulfilled.)
Amy C.

I have a serious jinx on me that whatever I order, special order, straight off the menu, at the restaurant, delivery, or take-out, an item's missing or something's really wrong. Extra sauce? There's no sauce. I get a three course meal, I only get two courses delivered. That's in the last month. El Jinete got every.single.thing.right, substitutions and all, via DoorDash and delivered a MASSIVE portion of super flavorful chicken fajitas for $13.99 (I'm about to have my fourth meal,) including rice and refried beans, fresh chips and salsa. I asked for no peppers in the fajita veggies and that's what I got. (They're one of the few that allow for special instructions on DoorDash, which is nice especially if you have allergies.) My only complaint, which is a "good" one to have is they only gave me three of their yummy tortillas. No way that was enough for the massive portion. I also ordered an a la carte cheese enchilada for $3.25 and asked for a sour cream or cheese sauce and that's.what.I.got! And, with tons of sauce. This place is a new favorite.

Highway robbery.  Good luck EJ.  You won't get any more of my money.

Sadly, as good as this place is, we won't be going there anymore. They have added a customer service fee if you pay by credit card. I'll miss the margaritas but it's not the only Mexican place in Cincinnati. It's the principle of being nickeled and dimed these days. I don't do business with places that do this. If you want more money, raise the prices instead. We'll miss Raul.

Outdoors is no fun but the food is worth it.
Mark F.

Cinco de Mayo pandemic style, customers huddling close to stay warm waiting for our orders in this 48 degree night. Time to reopen Gov. DeWine these people are more likely to catch the flu standing in this cold. God bless the workers.

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Kate F.

This place is a solid 3-4 stars for Cincinnati Mexican (which I struggle to find good spots). I've been here a couple of times and some visits have been better than others. The chorizo queso was very tasty. The quesadilla was fine and so was my beef soft taco. (Not the best I ever had, but very edible). Margarita was pretty decent.

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12 years ago

Best place ever. Good food good service loud people sometimes especially a bunch of women off of work. Stay at home with the kids.

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A great place. Low turnover of staff, good food, nice bar, great people, and good prices. I recommend without questions.

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11 years ago

el barzon burrito will change your life! great mexican spot! cervesa as big as your cabesa!

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