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    El Mezcal

    3.4 (42 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Steven B.

    El Mezcal is the closest Mexican restaurant to my new home. It's not the best, but when you're craving some South of the Border fare, it does the trick. Actually, I think as with any restaurant I need to discover what is good and stick with that as a standard order. The Margaritas are not hand shaken, but they satisfy the craving. I paired mine with a half order of Chicken Nachos with added jalapeños. This is a dish worth repeating. The tortilla chips were heavily topped with both shredded chicken, diced jalapeños and that good ole white Mexican cheese. In addition to my nachos, I ordered a Beef Burrito and a Fried Taco off the Sides menu. Being ordered as a side, I thought they'd be smaller. I was wrong, I ordered way to much food. However, on the bright side I got to experience more of their menu. The beef burrito was your typical fast casual Mexican, it was satisfying, but not memorable. I don't remember fried tacos being a thing in STL, except for Jack in the Box. Over here in IL, every Mexican or river pub offers, "Fried Tacos". Personally, just give me a classic crunchy taco or a soft taco and I'm a happy camper. Thus far, I have only experienced one fried taco that I've liked and the one here wasn't it. I will not be ordering the one from here again, it was just to weird. The service was attentive and they were doing a decent job following the guidelines for safe dining during this pandemic. Mask were being worn by all visible staff and they required all guest to wear them upon entry and moving about the restaurant. A fellow Yelper recommends the Carnitas Tacos, so they'll be the next thing I order. When: February 22, 2021 Why: Dinner

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    Ashley M.

    Authentic delicious Mexican food and margaritas! Their Chicken nachos and taco salad and so many other dishes are amazingly delicious!

    Tina S.

    Again, I really need to get some new friends, all I seem to do lately is have Mexican food. Luckily the last few places have been good. We went to El Mezcal for a quick lunch, quick and tasty I might add. They have 11 different lunch specials, all under $7. I feel this is a good deal because with the chips and salsa it keeps the belly full all afternoon. I had the chicken soft tacos, very tasty. Next time I hope to try the margarita's.

    Robert B.

    Well worth the drive from Caseyville, Illinois. The flavors remind me of the food I enjoyed in El Paso, but haven't tasted since. We will definitely be coming back!

    Enchiladas Yolanda's with rice n beans

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    Frequented here when we lived back that way. BEST chile rellenos of any Mexican restaurant I've had! Their table salsa is also *chef's kiss*

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    2 years ago

    Food is amazing, everytime we go our waiter always gets it right! And if it just so happenes to be wrong they fix it right away!!

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    5 years ago

    They are very nice. I'm not the biggest fan of Mexican food but add some hot sauce and it's pretty good.

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    4 years ago

    Amazing tacos and margaritas ! Beyond nice staff and super clean will visit again soon!

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    The best mexican food in town! They are super nice and the food is ALWAYS good! Awesome frozen strawberry margaritas too! :)

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    7 years ago

    I had raw meat and not going back. The food came out too quickly and it dis not look good.

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    13 years ago

    Food is not good anymore. Used to love going here. Don't know what happened, but haven't been back in 3 years after a really bad meal.

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