I really enjoyed my Fajitas Jalisco with my really cold draft beer. The beer came in a frozen mug, which is the way it should be so that my beer stays nice and cold. I loved the fact that they kept bringing out warm chips with salsa. The fajitas consisted of a mixture of meats, including beef, chicken, and shrimp on a nice sizzling hot plate. When we arrived, we were immediately sat at the booth. The service was on point as they were pretty expedient with taking our order and bring out the food in a timely manner. In order to pay, you simply just head to the front counter like Denny's. I was able to use my credit card for payment. read more

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Good service! Good food ! Typical Mexican fare but what sets them apart is the tortilla chips. Very light and crispy. And the staff seem happy to be there. If you stay at Sikeston , stay at Pear Tree and you can walk next door to the restaurant. Convenient!! read more

I haven't been to a great Mexican Restaurant like this in a while. The Nopalito special and Pelusa are so good! We have traveled to all 48 states now and only 3 have been 5 stars - Taco Cabo in Steamboat Springs, CO, Barrio Queen in Tempe, AZ, and this place. Well done El Nopalito! And!, they make a good margarita...bonus. read more

The food was delicious and truly authentic Mexican cuisine. The prices were reasonable. The service was a bit slow and seemed somewhat distracted the day we were there... but they were courteous. Not much ambience...but that wasn't why we were there. Finally, we were pleasantly surprised by how friendly the locales were...coming up to our booth to just say hello and wish us a happy journey. Sooo refreshing! read more

Very impressed with the food! The Steak Fajitas and Chorizo Queso were some of the best I have had (and we live in Texas!) The Food - 5 Stars: For the order, we had: 1) Steak Fajitas 2) Chorizo Queso 3) Chips/Salsa The Drinks - 4 Stars: 1) Frozen Margaritas Atmosphere 4 Stars: The small place has a nice vibe to it. The high back booths were a quaint and somehow seemed to make the place bigger. The Service - 3 Stars: We stopped in Sikeston on a Sunday evening (7/24) on a road trip from Indiana to Texas and were sat down immediately with no wait. It was not too busy, and we were able to get served well. I generally expect a little more attention from the waitstaff which is why this one is lower. The Price - 5 Stars: $ - Total food and drinks (before tip) ~$30 total. Since we split the fajitas, it might be more expensive for other entrees. Overall, 4 stars and would highly recommend it. read more

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I am really impressed with this restaurant. Food is delicious. Not over seasoned with salt or pepper, very fresh and very affordable. What you will spend at Burger King or another fast food restaurant, you will spend here and get better quality food. I am not getting paid to write this review and not related to anyone here. Just a car hauler broke down waiting for parts. Two thumbs up to this restaurant!!! Grilled Chicken read more

El Nopalito Grill - Front seating in restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Miner, Missouri

the service here was terrible there's no one up front to help you sit down and place u somewhere and then once they place u they take forever to take ur order and then the food looks awful like they barely cooked it and threw it on a plate, and don't even ask about the windows and stuff it's all disgusting like it has been wiped in months. YUCK I DO NOT RECOMMEND read more

El Nopalito Grill - a bug - Mexican Near Me - Miner, Missouri

Great food and service. They are always so friendly and professional. The food comes out fast so the wait is short.

they don't know how to follow instructions over the phone. ordered grilled onions and this is how they looked read more

El Nopalito Grill - Mexican Near Me - Miner, Missouri

Food, service, ambiance was great! We will be going back. Great place to go for Mexican. read more

Excellent food and generous portions and reasonable prices! Will go again when in the area!

Hands down my family's favorite Mexican food around!!! I work in Cape Girardeau but live in between sikeston and Benton. The cheesesteak tacos never ever disappoint. So much food. So reasonably priced!!!! The service is good. Very friendly. And it's a small quaint location. I hope they never move and stay small. Also having a drive through is bonus points on lazy nights!!! The salsa is fresh and the chips are always warm. read more

Confused by all the rave reviews. Welcoming was kind of terse, not friendly, but I'm totally fine with that. However, I wasn't so fine with the cleanliness, or lack thereof, of the place. I'm no neat freak and I was definitely hungry enough that it didn't quite spoil my appetite but... We were given chips and salsa and the salsa was very (too) mild. Lots of chips! Was hoping for veggie or fish options. Found 4 veggie options and ordered veggie fajitas but couldn't have the rice cause it's made with chicken stock. My husband ordered a couple of things a la carte: a cheese quesadilla and a tilapia taco. He thought the food was better than expected.... I don't get it. This place will do in a pinch. read more

This restaurant doesn't do Mexican food justice! My rice was hard. No balance of seasonings, just heavily salted. Mexican food is top 3 cuisines of all time! You might want to avoid this restaurant if you're looking for good Mexican food. read more

Delicious meal came out quick, and hot. Very busy but you do not wait long I arrived about 5:30 pm. The next time I eat here I will ask for the taco on a separate plate. Stop by you will not be disappointed. Ambiance is typical for a busy restaurant young people to the elderly, Mexican music in the background. I was by myself but I would be happy to take my friends here. My server's name was Brian he was friendly and funny. Job well done. read more

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Who knew good Mexican could be found along the highways and byways of little town Missouri? But it's true! El Nopalito does authentic Mexican with good service in a clean restaurant with a retro 50's look (perhaps from previous tenants). My son liked his enchilada and taco combo plate, and I enjoyed the authentic chicken colorado dish, that had a nice warm spice to it. The chips 'n' salsa were homemade, although a spicier salsa is always appreciated. We also would have loved to have seen some namesake nopales on the menu. Ample parking. Oh, and the cactus guy mascot with a glove but no arm is adorable. read more

El Nopalito Grill - Love that Cactus guy has a floating armless glove - Mexican Near Me - Miner, Missouri

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Excellent Mexican restaurant, all around. Road tripping through Missouri, wanted to try Lambert's. 30 minute wait at 4:00 pm (no thank you) so we tried here. Glad we did! First, you gotta understand a couple things about me: 1. I'm a Mexican food aficionado - I've been to hundreds of different restaurants across the US in my lifetime. 2. I'm picky with my meat. With that being said, this place checked all the boxes. The rice and beans were on point. Both the steak and chicken in my fajita were delicious - charred to perfection. Salsa was good. Queso was good. Service was on point. And my girlfriend even exclaimed "this is the best water I've had in a long time" lol. So I guess they have good water. She also loved her quesadilla, for what it's worth. She said it was very flavorful and loved the queso inside. The value of this restaurant might be the best I've seen. The prices seemed extremely low, but the portions and quality of food did not match the price. I almost wonder how they make money I left a better tip than usual for this reason. Definitely worth a stop if you like good Mexican. read more

Wow. I happened upon this place by chance. We eat Mexican regularly and this place is THE BEST!! Fast service, everything delicious! The staff were so fast and kind! A breathe of fresh air! read more

El Nopalito Grill - The best chips and salsa I have ever had. - Mexican Near Me - Miner, Missouri

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11/10. El Nopalito Grill was everything it was hyped up to be. My girlfriend and I were passing through and saw the great reviews. We were surprised to read that incredible Mexican food was right off I-55. Little did we know incredible was an understatement. I got the steak fajitas and they were delicious. My girlfriend got two steak and one chicken tacos and we got a chunky guacamole to start. Holy moly everything was so good. We preferred the steak to the chicken but both were unbelievable. Service was great and the prices were incredible. Great portion sizes too as we left with enough food for another meal. Loved the classic hometown Mexican restaurant ambiance too! We cannot wait to return. read more

I stayed in Sikeston at the Pear Tree and asked for recommendations. The check in gave me the usuals, in clouding Lamberts, but then whispered, "but if you like Mexican..." and the rest is history! I got the food to go. While there the staff was very friendly. I got a margarita while waiting; a very short wait and took my shrimp dish to go. Wow! It was fantastic. I wish I could remember the name, something like shrimp paluso(?). It was incredible, and I now live in Texas! Everything I saw looked so good. Staff was great and very accommodating. read more

El Nopalito Grill - Mexican Near Me - Miner, Missouri

We stopped here for a late lunch while on a road trip. The food was delicious! The chips were really good and crispy, and the salsa was very good. My husband said the salsa picosa roja was also delicious. He has the fajita quesadilla and I had pollo fundido, both from the lunch menu. We couldn't even finish half of it. They were both wonderful. Our waitress was also delightful. We would highly recommend this place. read more

The food is excellent and the prices are decent. We have eaten at every Mexican restaurant in town and when this opened and we tried it, we stopped patronizing the other Mexican restaurants in town. Highly recommended read more

Excellent food, better and spicier than I'm getting in the Houston/Galveston area. Had the verde enchiladas and mochajete.

Food was very watery ,service was good thangs have changed since a year ago won't eat there again ..............

This is by far the best Mexican restaurant for miles. I literately am willing to drive an hour just to come here because I'm temporarily staying closer to Paducah and nothing anywhere near there has Mexican food as good as this place! I'm Mexican and from Southern California, this is the closest to that good food back home as I can get. read more

El Nopalito Grill - Tacos al pastor (the hot salsa is so spicy and so flavorful, EXACTLY what I was hoping for) - Mexican Near Me - Miner, Missouri

Great place, good salsa, homemade guacamole was very good, large portions with lots of good menu options. Service was quick and extremely attentive and helpful. Large drink glasses. My wife had fajitas, looked great. I had a grilled chicken and shrimp meal, really good. Lots of cheese sauce on everything so if you want to lighten the meal up I'd get it on the side. Overall, great Mexican option. read more

I thought it was average but my husband loved the fajitas. He can't stop talking about them.

We stopped while traveling 60 & chose El Nopalito based on all of the seemingly good reviews. Im sad to say we didn't have a good experience. The service was quick & very nice, but that's about the only good thing going for this place based on our experience. The food was bland, the guacamole was pretty much inedible how horrible it tasted. The bathrooms were falling apart, the women's room was taped off with blue painters tape that said "out of service" so the men's room was the only option. There was actual feces everywhere and it was like someone exploded in the men's room. Tiles falling off, really horrible. I can't say more emphatically that we will definitely not return. read more

This was a really good place. Small, next to Pear Tree hotel, in Miner (Sikeston). Stopped in for dinner while in town for business. The regular house salsa wasn't anything spectacular, but the spicy salsa the will bring you (upon request) was some of the best I've had anywhere. Extremely spicy, but it had such a complex flavor profile--really good. I had just been to the gym and was hungry, so I ordered the Molcajete--which is a traditional stone mixing bowl about the size of a volleyball, filled with grilled chicken, steak, (usually shrimp too, but I don't do seafood in MO) and peppers, onions, jalapenos, etc.--all grilled fresh. Very tasty. Would come back again next time I was in Sikeston. read more

El Nopalito Grill - Spicy salsa upon request--some of the best I've tried. - Mexican Near Me - Miner, Missouri

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Best Mexican restaurant in the nation. When I work in sikeston we go here almost every night. Never had an issue with food or service. And food is incredible and pricing is good as-well. read more

I've been here twice in the past week because the is great. The problem is that I live in Milwaukee. I'll be back again

I love Mexican food and this restaurant serves some of the best. The staff are so friendly and were quick to seat us and take our order. The place is clean with an old diner type atmosphere. The food was served fast and tasted wonderful! I had cheese steak tacos, and now I am addicted! The flavor of juicy steak with grilled onions and the special sauce were absolute heaven! You will not regret giving this place a try! read more

El Nopalito Grill - Chevias special - Mexican Near Me - Miner, Missouri

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Pros: Nice atmosphere. Clean. The best Mexican food I've had within 50 miles of Sikeston. Cons: Like the majority of Mexican places, the staff talks about you in Spanish because they think you don't know the language. read more

A good Mexican restaurant, nice atmosphere, food was good and fresh. Would recommend and will return in the future read more

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2/28/23 my entire order was wrong again and then they wanted to argue about it. Very poor service. I don't recommend eating there. Tried to charge me twice for cheese dip, then wanted me to pay more than then menu prices. read more

I went there around 430p. I was sat down pretty quickly. I ordered my appetizer (shredded chicken nachos)and he took my order also (pineapple chicken). Unfortunately one of my pet peeves happened, my appetizer came with my meal. Part my fault because I didn't technically tell him to bring it separately because I thought it was implied. Now I'm from Texas so to me the salsa was bland. The meal was good, had nice flavor there was just more pineapple than chicken. They have $5 margaritas so I may try it again. read more

This is the best Mexican in town and truly authentic. It's is also reasonably priced. My dad's girlfriend is from Mexico and said this also is the best and most authentic that she's had in town read more

This place is so delicious!!! Always great service. Always great food. I always feel comfortable walking in here, whether it is full or not, and enjoying my tyme here. I love the RetroLook on the inside. Reminds me of a 50's or 60's Diner. SuperGood, I give this place 5-Stars. read more

Great authentic Mexican food. We will definitely be going back to try more items from their menu. Fast service and very clean. read more

El Nopalito Grill - Mexican Near Me - Miner, Missouri

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We stopped by here on our way back to Chicagoland. Yelp helped with our selection. Wonderful authentic spot. Locals love it. I had the Monterrey Buritto. Amazing. Loaded with meat and beans. My wife had the mixed fajitas chimichangas. Fresh and fantastic. Her words. This would be a favorite for us if we lived here. read more