I love the fresh chips and salsas, and my favorite is the pickled veggies that come with it. Great taco salad with beans and avocado and veggies.. If you want sour cream, don't forget to ask for it. Delicious kids meals and their fries and still nice and crispy. The grocery store is still next door if you want to pick up your favorite treats after. read more

El Mexiquense - Taco salad - Mexican Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

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I went with a group from work, 11 people who all ordered something different, and everything that came to the table looked stunning! Big plates heaped with mounds of good stuff. I ordered the Vegetable Parradilla (sp) with steak. I had expected peppers and onions but the zucchini, carrot, potato, and poblano peppers was a good combo. I took at least half home. Chips come with 3 salsas, red slightly spicy, green spicy, and green but spicier. The queso is also excellent. The location is great with bright colors and a shelf of Luchador masks. Service was pleasant. read more

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Food, service, & ambiance were all top tier. I loved going here for lunch. Clean dining area and restroom as well. Our waitress was kind and efficient. I will be going back. read more

El Mexiquense - Mexican Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

Wow i cannot believe that this place exist and it is the first time I tried this place. This Mexican ice cream place which is next door to a Mexican grocery store. There is also a Mexican restaurant that is next door to the Mexican grocery store. Upon stepping foot into this ice cream place, I felt like I was somewhere in a Mexican town. Everyone at this Mexican ice cream place were speaking Spanish. The menu is only in Spanish. It was hard to order since I don't speak Spanish. However we did manage to order. The mangonada was delicious. The fruit cocktail container that we got was huge and it was a great price too. Their other ice cream options look great. The Mexican grocery store had a large variety of options. We end up going there and buying a few snacks after we had ice cream. Parking was hard on the weekend, because this place tends to get busy and I did see quite a few car circling around for parking spots read more

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Best tacos in St. Louis I love it here. Great salsas. Great service and prices. K bien! read more

El Mexiquense - Street tacos - Mexican Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

Another journey on the road to great food led us to El Mexiquense a legit Mexican restaurant. By far the most authentic, and reasonably priced restaurant in the St. Louis vicinity. Located in Overland, Missouri a 20 minute drive west of STL, El Mexiquence delivers what most Mexican restaurant can't, traditional dishes with flavor. Our first surprise was chips and salsa. Not 1, but 4 salsas to choose from all varying in texture and heat. All were evenly balanced with great flavor as well as taste. Wife ordered the sopes with Al Pastor and chicken. Sopes came with great portions and fresh vegetables and a delicious pico de gallo. Daughter ordered the veggie quesadilla, which was enormous and full of fresh ingredients. Finally I went with the El Torero, a specialty dish with carne asada, nopales (Cactus) and chicharrones (fried pork fat), black beans and fresh tortillas. The dish was loaded with flavor and the variety of salsas provided totally elevated the dish to another level! El Mexiquence decor was very traditional and the artwork represented several styles of Mexican culture. The restaurant has a bar as well as take out, which both were extremely busy during the dinner rush. We didn't try the margaritas on this visit but we will next time. Restaurant was very clean and tables serviced quickly. Server alway checked up on us and gave us some space when our meal arrived. Music played was all the traditional Mexican music you would listen to when visiting the old country. Oh and did I mention desserts? El Mexiquence has multiple types of desserts from raspados, ice cream and pastries. We didn't get a chance to try this time, but we're definitely coming back. If you like truly authentic Mexican food try this place out. You can get a great meal for a very reasonable price with great service. read more

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My husband and I picked up from this restaurant tonight. He said the staff was very nice and accommodating. He got a burrito. It came with salad/ avocado and homemade chips. He liked the chips, salad had some kind of hot pepper in it and once my husband tasted it he stopped eating the salad. He said the burrito was good and he would get again, however the beef inside was chewy in some parts. I got mixed fajitas. It came with sides, which I did not try and tortillas, which were warm and tasty. The fajitas had lots of onions and pretty colored peppers, chicken was over cooked but not horrible, beef was cooked just perfect but due to the quality extremely chewy and partially uneatable, shrimp was over cooked but ok. Overall it was spicier then I anticipated and required lots of water and sour cream. I am considering it giving this place another chance at this point. read more

I found this place on accident and now it's my favorite. I've only had this as take out so far. The grilled vegetables are absolutely perfect. They're flavorful, grilled, and perfectly cooked. I tried the huitlacoche empanadas and they were delicious. This review is night and day horrible but the food is just so good, I can't think of words. P.s. I think this might be the cleanest Mexican restaurant I've ever been to. The sign on the front of the building doesn't have a light. Nor does the parking lot in general. If you don't know where you're going, you can easily pass it, even using gps. read more

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Outstanding food! I had the combo torta, and it was delicious. Assorted salsas were incredible. Quick easy lunch, service was attentive and friendly..definitely gonna go back! read more

El Mexiquense - Salsa and chips.. - Mexican Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

I love this place! The food is amazing and the service is even better! Excellent business!

Love my waitress. Had the chance to share Horchata with one of the youth at my church for the first time and he enjoyed it. The beef in the tacos were premium and tasted very well seasoned. Whatever cut that was is simply delicious. The environment is what makes out of it. Ice cream right next door. read more

El Mexiquense - Chicken dish with shrimp - Mexican Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

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One of my top 5 favorite restaurants in Saint Louis and favorite Mexican restaurants of all time. They recently expanded the restaurant which is a cute little dining area, I really like the custom bench/booths gives the store some character from what it was before. That have all my favorite dishes and are always amazing. The flavor tastes authentic to each dish, portions are good for the price, and never disappoints. I also order carry-out and deliver often since I live in the area! Suggestions would be chicken enchiladas verde (green sauce), sopes, caldo de res, and mojarra (whole fried fish for $12!). Side note: I've had from other places and the fish is no where near the size for a high price. If you're having a day.. get the margarita. The size are very very generous. Sometimes my friends and I go just to drink lol Oh oh oh, btw they also sell ice cream and next door is a market where you can buy marinated meat. perfect for a pot-luck for quick and easy BBQ. (: read more

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Great service. Owners are friendly and make great traditional foods. They make their own salsas and sauces from scratch. Things are tasty without a lot of added fat really enjoyed the visit read more

This place reminds me of my favorite Mexican markets and restaurants in Houston. The market is great and the restaurant's food is absolutely delicious and AUTHENTIC. The ingredients are quality, the dishes are flavorful and delicious, and everything is exactly as I would expect from a the best local spots back home. I can attest to the quality of this market/restaurant as I am certain my Mexican family and friends would be ecstatic to try this place if they could. My girlfriend got the shrimp tacos (pictured) and they were insanely good. The sauce was flavorful and sweet and paired well with the fried shrimp. read more

El Mexiquense - Shrimp tacos - Mexican Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

I ordered 3 tacos and they were all wrapped together making them SUPER sticky and gross. Literally uneatable. I called to request them to resend and wrapped individually and they said they don't. So sad because the website looks amazing and delicious. read more

El Mexiquense - I ordered 3 tacos and they were all wrapped together making them SUPER sticky and gross. - Mexican Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

Service is bad in the store next to it !! They are very lazy . We came today and we were about to pay , usually with our baskets filled with groceries the cashiers take them out . We got a different cashier today and she was having an attitude and told my mom to take them out . Then she looked at another cashier & both started laughing . & nobody needs to take that level of DISRESPECT. One of the girls is tan with long black hair and always has clips . The other one has a big head & her skin color is pale with dark brown eyes. Bad customer service !!! read more

We visited from out of town and I'm so sad that it isn't closer to me!!! The BEST Mexican food I have ever eaten and we love Mexican food. We had tacos, fajitas, and a quesadilla. All were phenomenal. I dream of this food. My picture does the food no justice. Visit here as much as you can for me since I live too far away. read more

El Mexiquense - two tacos on a yellow plate - Mexican Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

Simple order of 3 steak tacos, rice and chips with salsa was not correct. Didn't receive the chips and the tacos had cilantro and onion, which I requested to be left off. read more

El Mexiquense is located on a stretch of Lackland Rd. just west of Woodson that looks like the land that time forgot. Hollywood could use it as a backdrop, if they ever decide to mount that long-awaited sequel to Mississippi Burning. No matter which direction you come from, you have to drive past at least one if not a few similar restaurants. The great La Pasadita is right around the corner. So you're probably wondering why I would even bother with El Mexiquense, right? Because I don't have shit else better to do. Duh! I could just find one place that's really good (say, Durango) and keep going there over and over again, like an old person, but what if I find one place where the torta is slight better than everywhere else? Or a place where the tacos are just as tiny as everywhere else, but they cost $1.69 as opposed to $1.89? I'd say that's worth it. Obviously I'm in need of a bargain. And it's not like I don't have the time. I can try new Mexican restaurants while the rest of my generation is off working for a living, or downtown complaining about how they can't work for a living. Then I can review them for Yelp and feel like I accomplished something. Bonus! I'll take this as consolation for no comprehensive immigration reform. As it turns out, El Mexiquense does have both really good tortas and tacos that cost $.20 less than tacos at restaurants in places where you aren't as afraid of making a wrong turn. I only hesitate to say that the tortas are the best tortas of all time because I need to conduct more "research" before I can make such a momentous declaration. I wouldn't want to say that and then come to find out I was wrong. I take this that seriously. And I only recently started fucking around with a torta. It took me a while to convince myself that I should bother with something that looks like some unholy cross between garbage American fast food, a la the fare at Jack in the Box, and a taco. Didn't Taco Bell try to introduce something like that back in late '80s? You're best off just dispensing with your standards and '80s nostalgia and biting right into one of these things. Pause. I'd recommend showing up very hungry, because these sandwiches - unlike the authentic Mexican taco - are fucking ginormous, and because that way your less likely to think about what you're eating and how bizarre it looks. It's essentially your choice of taco meat, from a list including all sorts of shit, from the relatively pedestrian steak and chicken all the way down to meats that come from organs that I don't know and I don't want to know, topped with shredded rabbit food lettuce, tomato and a shedload of mayonnaise, on a roll roughly the size of a football. Maybe even larger than a football. I don't want you to get the idea that I'm exaggerating here. I'm not. They're served along with fries in a big-ass white styrofoam container. Normally I don't even bother to write about the fries, because I can get rather loquacious when I'm discussing delicious fast food and how it relates to some of the choices I've made in life, and because who gives a shit anyway. They're only remarkable when they're either really good or really bad. The fries at El Mexiquense are really good. They're very similar to the fries at Bandanas, of all places, but they're lightly (very lightly - tastefully, even) dusted with some seasoning that I'm pretty sure isn't just salt. But I don't know enough about seasoning to say for certain what it is. I'd ask Guy Fieri, who always seems to know what something's seasoned with, but I don't know him like that. read more

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They also have a grocery store next door. It's small and people are on top of each other while shopping. 3 of their employees got tested positive for Coronavirus and they did not tell anyone and they kept conducting business. I luckily did not get infected. That is to irresponsible for me so I will never shop their again. The local city ordinance ordered them to close. read more

Wow, stumbled upon this place on yelp and came to check it out. Have to say, this place was a good find. Food was good and reasonable price. It's a mixture of Mexican and Honduran food. For sure will be coming back! read more

Ordered El Mexiquense for the first time though DoorDash and it did not disappoint!! The food was high quality and tasted more authentic than most Mexican restaurants around here that are American-Mexican. The only complaint I have is that we ordered cheese dip, chips, and 2 meals and they only gave a 2oz cup of salsa (I even requested extra salsa). read more

El Mexiquense - Fajitas & El Catrin Chicken (chicken breast, mushrooms and shrimp) - beans, salad, rice, and cactus salad - Mexican Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

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Very authentic food, amazing margaritas, great customer service, and cheap prices. 100% recommend.

The taste is horrible, the dried beans, the arepa without salt, the boiled egg, the dry chicharron with a fat flavor. The truth is that we were very excited to have found Colombian food, but that is a shame for Colombia to say that this is a tray, I really do not recommend it. read more

A great authentic Mexican restaurant. Generous portions for a great price. Quick service and respectable staff. Everything is top notch and they delivered excellent on our meal. Margaritas are generous for the regular size. Expect to show up and eat amazing food with great service! read more

El Mexiquense - Chicken corn tortilla "street style" taco - Mexican Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

One of the worst Mexican restaurants in st louis i honestly feel like i got robbed by them thats how bad their food is..

Love this place. Support local restaurants, eat authentic, try the tacos Hondureños.

I wandered into this small Mexican restaurant in an Overland strip mall and immediately loved the bright decor, music and case of paletas! My rusty kindergarten Spanish helped mildly but the server was extremely patient with me. I ordered the special of chicken tacos with green mole after devouring a basket of the complimentary warm chips and 2 salsas. The Malay was very flavorful and slightly spicy. I read afterwards that they make their flower tortillas in house but I had the corn tortillas which were yummy. The chicken was served with rice and beans, pinto beans, which were delicious. Afterwords I have a blackberry cheesecake paleta which was excellent. I asked someone in the restaurant if they made the platters and house and she said no, but I believe they are made locally. I will definitely go back, it was wonderfully authentic and the menu is extensive. In addition, the service was prompt and the food is affordable. read more

El Mexiquense - Paletas! - Mexican Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

OMG....WOW.....I must be back in Mexicali MX.....this is not your typical American/Mexican Restaurant....this is what you call a restaurant for those who miss their restaurants south of the border...now they have a few dishes that we all recognize like enchiladas, burritos, and chimichangas.....but come here for their grilled meats and made in house flour tortillas....for you gringos & gringas this might be a place too "hot" for your tastebuds, but if you like some "heat" and amazingly grilled meet and veggies this is a must stop....don't forget to grab a one or more house made popsicles with real fresh fruit in them. read more

This place was delicious and so authentic. A must try!! Delicious margaritas!! First time try and definitely not a disappointment read more

El Mexiquense - Mexican Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

After a long day of painting and cleaning the new house we were famished. Having seen this restaurant on Google Maps a few days before, we decided to give it a try. Maria, our waitress answered all our naive questions honestly and without making us feel stupid. She was great. We had the Sopas which were plentiful and delicious, four Street Tacos that were chock full of all the goodness you'd expect, and the El Catrin Chicken with an interesting array of side dishes. It was all so good. Tasty, well made, fresh ingredients, and presented with care. I highly recommend you try this place out. Go for it, you'll be glad you did. read more

This experience is not what you may expect. They don't have regular enchiladas with red sauce, it's cheese with beets on top. The beans on the side is pinto beans with fat back. The taco salad doesn't allow salsa and has pinto beans, avocado and onions. Try the rolled tacos. This was the only thing enjoyable. read more

Traditional Mexican. Table salsa is spicy! Seems most of the foods tended toward the spicy side. I can't handle much spicy, so I ordered the chimichanga upon recommendation. It wasn't without some spicy and tons of flavor, but for low tolerance for spice, this was soooo good! It was even awesome when I reheated the leftovers the next day! read more

El Mexiquense - Chimichanga - Mexican Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

The food tasted as if would have been at least edible if it wasn't soggy. Doordash delivered and with so many topping on the fried tacos (instead being put on the side) it was a absolute mess. The Chimichanga was jammed packed with rice and very little beans and chicken. I was in no way impressed with the flavorless meal. I generally eat mexican food when I want a kick of flavor and I did not find it here. I ended up throwing it away. read more

Bomb tacos and food. I always recommended this place. Always takes care of their customers .

one of our go to authentic mexican restaurants. we regularly purchase their salsa verde from their store next door. love the tacos, tortas and sopes! read more

I love the food but the hostess is very rude. She assumed because I spoke English that I didn't speak Spanish. Was very rude and hostile hung the phone up on me not once but twice, on two different occasions. I will never order form them ever again. I pray they fix this issue. read more

Best and only place to eat Colombian and Venezuelan food in St. Louis. The Mexican is also good and authentic! Great Sancocho, Lengua, and Bandeja Paisa!! read more

This is one of my favorite Mexican places in STL. The market section is great, dry goods, butcher counter has great meat and their chorizo seco is some of the best I have found locally. The produce is fresh and cheap. Limes are 6 for 1.00, cheeses, tortillas and their spice selection is really good. Plus they sell liquor and beer from the market and their prices beat all of the big name local stores. read more

El Mexiquense - Ceviche tostadas. - Mexican Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

Best Mexican food I have ever had in St.Louis. Reminds me of the best spots in Chicago!!! Perfection.