I had fajitas and a double shot of titos vodka on the rocks. The fajitas cost 15.99 The double titos cost 15.90 I take responsibility for not asking the price for a shot of titos vodka, this is outrageous. the service was subpar. The food was mediocre a 2.5-3 ish Then the highway robbery. ok that is it read more

The food was all genuine Mexican food. It is not blah at all. It's very good. The vibe in here is very good and the music and comfortable seats and everything is great. The best part to me though is the service. It was seriously perfect. All the servers seemed to be Mexican people and they were so wonderful and helpful and nice. read more

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No wait. Excellent atmosphere for Sunday lunch. Salsa was very good. I don't like a lot of cilantro and it had some but not overpowering as some other I've have. Great service. Mom enjoyed her tacos and my shrimp quesadillas were delicious. I had forgotten how good el Norte is. We'll be back. read more

Food and service was excellent. I had my normal fajitas and they were very good. Service was soso but didn't take away from the rest of our experience read more

El Norte - Dining room - Mexican Near Me - Meridian, Mississippi

Food is good, servers are friendly enough. However, I'll never understand why it takes so long to bring guacamole to a table. Twice now it seems like they forgot about it, then bring it out right before the food. I also asked for chicken instead of ground beef in the el Norte taco salad, and got ground beef. After our server dropped off our food, that was the last time she spoke to us before giving us the check and abruptly walking away. We had to flag her down for a to go box, which also took 10 minutes to arrive. Customer service needs work. read more

Terrible food. Not even remotely Mexican. Bland food for people who don't know what Mexican food is supposed to be.

Great food every time we go, fast service and food delivery, sometimes there's a slight language barrier but it's worth it

Short stay in Meridian and was looking for some good Mexican food. Stopped in at El Norte for dinner and was treated to a great meal and fantastic service! I would highly recommend anyone looking for great Mexican food and excellent service to stop in and enjoy this establishment! read more

I'm a native Texan who recently came to Meridian, Mississippi and have been looking forward to tasting Mexican food here. Being from Texas I have high expectations.....probably too high but still....I saw all the Mexican restaurants here are all rated about 3 stars. Some post very positive comments...others very negative. This El Norte Mexican Restaurant: The food was OK. Wasn't too bad at all! They could really improve on the bland salsa. It wouldn't take much to turn it into something special. My server was very nice. Overall I was going to rate my experience a very strong 3 leading to a 4 until.....I saw the few jalapeño slices I asked for to give the food a little more flavor came with a charge on my ticket! Most Mexican restaurants have a bowl or jar already at the table a lot of times...but they are charging me for a few slices??? They royally blew it in my book! Very very disappointing! I've scratched this one off my list. Onto the next! read more

El Norte - a plate of enchiladas and rice - Mexican Near Me - Meridian, Mississippi

Overall, it's an average Mexican restaurant. My second favorite in the city. Good chips, queso, and salsa. There are three restaurants in the city and the food mirrors each other in all 3. I will never mind eating at El Norte read more

The food at this El Norte is amazing because usually we go to the one on Hwy 19 North. Good atmosphere and good times. read more

El Norte - Amazing food! Chips and dip were good! - Mexican Near Me - Meridian, Mississippi

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Service was very nice and quick. Food was hot and tasty. I ordered the frozen Mango margarita to go along with it. I will come back. read more

El Norte - a plate of enchiladas and rice - Mexican Near Me - Meridian, Mississippi

Being from San Diego (very close to the MX border) I wasn't expecting much from this area. Although this doesn't compare to authentic Mexican food in SD, this place was better than I expected! All servers have been attentive and service has been quick. We've ordered chicken, steak and veggie fajitas, and the quesadilla supreme so far on our visits. Red salsa is a little bland and not very spicy, but you can request a green one that's much hotter and has a great flavor to it! The margs are great for the price and beers are very cheap too. read more

El Norte - Veggie fajitas (I had already eaten some when I took the pic, oops!) - Mexican Near Me - Meridian, Mississippi

I've eaten at this restaurant since I was 10 and I'll be 34 this year. Never been disappointed. Sometimes there's a bit of a language barrier but the food NEVER DISAPPOINTS. The deep fried cheesecake is 100% the BOMB. read more

When you're on the road from New Orleans to Birmingham and you hit Meridian, MS at lunchtime, options seem bleak. After 20minutes on yelp, our goal had lowered from "something interesting to eat" to "can we please find a drink". When we pulled up to El Norte's strip mall storefront, the sign that said "cantina" convinced us to go inside. If a beer and "at least it's not a buffet" was the best we could do, then so be it. Well, turns out we made a good choice. El Norte's interior features typical flair of a Mexican restaurant: banners with the Mexican flag and wooden tables and booths. We were greeted and sat, with our server immediately bringing complementary chips and salsa and taking our drink orders. The beers were cool and refreshing and served with frosted mugs, a nice touch. The frozen margarita (which comes in three sizes) was whipped by the drink machine to a frothy consistency (good) and was a bright radioactive green (bad). It proved to be more than a tad too sweet. We ordered queso and guacamole with our chips, as we were famished from the long journey. The queso was the tasty white cheese variety, though a little runny. The guacamole was competent and fresh. The restaurant was about half full at lunch and our entrees came out fairly quickly. Chicken fajitas, steak fajitas, quesadilla supreme, and a taco salad. Our server addressed several special side requests adroitly, and while one companion claimed his side of cheese didn't arrive, we were all quite sure he didn't order it. Regardless, it was quickly brought to the table. All of the entrees were competently prepared and fresh. The fajitas arrived on sizzling skillets that stayed hot through the meal. While I don't think anyone is going annoint Meridian, MS as the new little Mexico, we really enjoyed everything we had. Cold beers, fresh food, and friendly service, and we weren't at a buffet or fast food! There was a brief delay to get our check and pay - almost as if they didn't want our money, but that was quickly sorted out. All in all a good meal for a very reasonable price. You could do much worse than stopping at El Norte if you're passing through Meridian. read more

This place is ok by local standards. Friendly fast service and the food tastes on par with most average Mexican places in the deep south. Having lived in Socal though,I have become a Mexican food snob! read more

Growing up in Meridian in the 2000s, this place was undeniably a staple of the weekend restaurant scene. Good service and great prices made it a place that was very popular for people to go to with friends and family, and it was always the standard to go to after big events, such as prom or a show. While the food was decent and the atmosphere was lacking, I have always enjoyed it (although, not the best Mexican in the city), and I would recommend to anyone looking for a decently priced place to eat some tacos. read more

Good Mexican place for a southern town. Coming from California this is what you would get at a normal local Mexican restaurant. Service is great and the staff is very friendly. Great drink specials and a happy hour that runs from 1-7pm most days. The fajitas, authentic steak tacos, and the Carne Asada are good and the portions are large. Also if you like a little heat, ask for the spicy salsa to go with your chips or meal, great flavor. read more

My family of four stopped here on our way home from the beach. My four year old daughter LOVES chips and dip, and my two year old daughter could practically drink the cheese dip. We were seated immediately by a polite young server wearing a mask. Less than 2 minutes later we were given chips and dip with our drink orders being taken. My husband ordered chicken and rice with cheese on top, and the girls and I shared a chicken quesadilla with mushrooms, onions, and rice. Our food was delicious, service was friendly and fast (Anyone with young children knows the importance of this), and we will definitely be returning! read more

Bland and greasy. Ordered the lunch special--crawfish quessidilla and the rubbery crawfish were swimming in burnt onions and grease. Taco and burrito flavorless. Service pretty good. Won't be going back. read more

Being from SOCAL it is hard to give a four star rating on Mexican restaurant when you are used to eating super delic hand made tortillas, salsa etc everyday, but El Norte Mexican Restaurant was a pleasant surprise. Despite the unfortunate lack of mahi mahi for my Fish Taco Tuesday tradition, they do have some really cheap margaritas served in little cactus glasses (and the bartender is not stingy on the tequila!). They have a pretty full bar and the place is clean. Not too expensive and I am at least grateful that there is Mexican food in Meridian! read more

Food here was greasy and not exceptionally tasty. The chile relleno was half a green bell pepper with ground meet placed inside. Not quite "Authentic," as their tag line on their signage outside purports. I went with a friend on their Two for Tuesdays, so in the end for the price I was not disappointed with what I got. However, I wouldn't have been that excited if I paid full price. read more

Had taco salad. A very generous portion of beef in the salad. Nice service, lots of televisions and great place to watch the game.

Good fresh authentic food. Had chicken fajitas. Very good. Salsa needs more "kick" was very tame.

first thing, first. This is not an authentic Mexican food restaurant, I order combination "F" and my boyfriend "A" Our server was George aka Jorge let me tell you worse customer service ever. The personal need to be retrain because when they approach the guest with an attitude is not a good sign when they dont know how to respond. When our server drop off our food, as soon as we look at the taco my boyfriend is allergic to ground beef. (George, try to tell me something, that we didn't said), Can you imagine is the restaurant have to pay for the medical bills. I'm an Executive Chef and own a gourmet steak restaurant, and let me tell you I'm Mexican and my food have flavor, presentation, and more character. We ask for a manager, there is no manager in restaurant available only the servers and cooks. I will defenectly, will never come back or recommend this place. If anyone in Meridian MS. know about good , authentic, and really with a taste of Mexico, they would.never come to this place. read more

Always great service and food. Been to a lot of Mexican restaurants all over the U.S. and this rates in my top five. Best part is the customer service, always nice, and with a smile. read more

Was hoping to get some good Mexican food. Was seated by a guy that really didn't seem to happy to be working. The same guy bought the chips and salsa. After that.........NOTHING, NADA, NO ONE, NOT A SINGLE PERSON, NOBODY, IGNORED, OSTRACIZED, LEFT TOTALLY ALONE. I think you get the picture. Gave it about 10 minutes then got up and walked out. On the way out........NOTHING, NADA, NO ONE, NOT A SINGLE PERSON........you get the picture. So I can't really review except to say if you want to be ignored, THIS IS THE PLACE read more

coming from Socal, it is horrible, the food was the whitest Mexican food you could find, the tamales were hard and bland and don't even get me started on the employees there only seemed to be two working out front and they basically lived on their phones and I worked years in the restaurant industry and I know it's a big no-no to have your phone out in front of guests and the margaritas were so watered down it was like drinking juice, I will never go back or recconmend it to anyone read more

This is typical SoCalMex. A lot of people in the south just don't appreciate the greasiness of it. Being as Mississippi is the most obese state in the union the logic behind this is quite the mystery to me. However, it you are used to or craving Mexican in the style traditionally found west of the Colorado river, give this place a try. I personally recommend chorizo quesadilla (it's not in the menu, but they will make it for you) or a steak burrito. read more

I eat here once a month (actually I get carry out). Its pretty good. The fajitas are pretty good, though you only get 3 small tortillas so I always have to use one of my own. The nachos norteno is good too. The queso dip is VERY good, but the servers forget to put it in the bag EVERY SINGLE TIME so I've gotten good at opening the double-knotted plastic bag to check. I always tip a dollar but it never gets me more than a small queso dip in return. Oh well, maybe I should save my dollar since they're going to screw up the order anyway! Lol! 3 stars since they can't get my order right and are stingy with the tortillas. read more

Ordered my favorite; chicken enchilada's. The sauce on top tasted burned. So I ordered a chicken quesadilla even though I had my heart set on the enchiladas. I was charged the difference of the quesadilla and the enchilada. The waiter disappeared after delivering our food so i had to get the hostess to change my order, and the restaurant wasn't busy at all. Horrible experience! read more

I gave it four stars for the "i'm a fan" factor...we tried it while passing through meridian, and we'll be eating there again on our future trips that have us pass through. The locals are lucky to have a nice environment with tasty food. read more

this is my fathers restaurant. it is very authintic. and iwillb a buissness partner after culinaryschool in houston. It is highly recomended. and the food is great. Im a chef and anyone wants to say anything about my familys establishment needs to learn to spell.ill b back in meridian soon read more