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    El Maguey Restaurant

    3.7 (22 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    Lunch special. Relleno and enchilada both picadillo beef filled. Bean and cheese chalupa

    I am new to working on Elgin. I was driving in downtown and thought I would try this restaurant. I am so glad I did. I ordered the lunch special which includes tea. Everything was seasoned well. It was a lot of food. The relleno was crispy which I liked as opposed to the softer egg batter. They had a hotter salsa which was really good as well. I highly recommend this place. I can't wait to bring my family and friends here.

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    These nachos were $12. The food here is not that great. Recently the waitstaff has gotten much better but I think they get overworked by only having 1-2 staff when it gets "busy". We've literally sat for an hour on many occasions to have someone even come check on us. It's just a local dive that locals go to because there are not many other choices. Their margaritas are good but the quality varies depending on who's working. Prices seem to fluctuate. The same margarita might be three different prices in three different days.

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    We went back for lunch! I made a new discovery: everything you get here will be amazing and you can tell it's homemade!

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    We were there in the afternoon. It was not busy at the time. Food we great and the draft beers were icy cold.

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    12 years ago

    I love the place. It's comfort Mexican food and always consistently good. Great margaritas too. We come weekly.

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    10 years ago

    Great food and attentive service. We had fajitas and diablo shrimp. Will be back for more!

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    We have driven past this "hole-in-the- wall" taqueria so many times traveling back and forth to the…read moreHouston area. If you blink driving through Elgin you will miss this wonderful restaurant. We were definitely getting hangry on our return trip, and Yelp thankfully directed us here. Since it was late at night, they were not busy. They do have daily specials, but we went our ole faithful, enchiladas. We did start with chips and salsa. These chips are solid and allow you to scoop up their slightly spicy and rich salsa. I ordered their Tex-Mex enchiladas. These are 3 large enchiladas. I ordered one of each chicken, beef, and cheese. They arrived stuffed to the gills and covered with awesome queso. The dish comes with a generous portion of beans and Mexican rice. Taqueria Guadalajara is the real deal, and we will definitely be returning on our next road trip. I left just like my enchiladas pleasantly "stuffed to the gills"! As others have mentioned, the building has seen better days, but the food and service are superb! ,

    I love the chimichanga here with Al pastor! It's so good! Food is excellent and their green sauce…read moreis delicious on everything. This is the only place we go to in Elgin for Mexican food because it is simply the best one and is always packed with locals. Food comes out hot and fresh each time. We love the breakfast tacos here and haven't had anything we haven't liked. It's a small restaurant so there is limited seating but service is fast. Do I recommend this place? Yes the only place I recommend in Elgin for Mexican food

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    El Maguey Restaurant - mexican - Updated August 2026

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