El Patron

Dinner was excellent as usual! The Carne asada was very…read moretasty and the Suoer Chimi is always great. Our server was very kind, and the food is always fast and delicious! I think this is one of my top 5 favorite places to eat around town, it's definitely worth the trip!

I liked telling my friends, "Let's go to Cancun!" It even looked great writing it in my planner…read more lol Cancun Mexican Grill was the spot to meet up with a couple friends/old telecom colleagues. Cancun Mexican Grill is located in the Gateway Commons strip mall next to a bank. The menu is a small spiral binder because there are so many menu options. I ordered the Birria Tacos because it was only beef tacos in the Taco section of the menu. The birria tacos are made with slow cooked beef. It was a little chewy and my corn tortillas were falling apart. I had to resort to eating them with a fork. I later ordered tacos for a friend to-go and I was shown the ala carte section at the back of the binder with ground beef tacos for purchase for one or three tacos. I believe those were better than mine with hard shells. The service was fine. They were very quick in bringing our food. We started out with chips and salsa. I would have liked individual saucers for the three of us so we weren't continuing to dip our chips in the same bowl of salsa. The restaurant is a nice size. They have plenty of seating options - booth, table & chairs and a bar area. Tip: Look for coupons in the local paper for $7 or $10 off.

Front dining room

Chicken Fajitas

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Cancun Mexican Grill

Mojave Cantina

3.3(91 reviews)

2.4 mi

This modern mexican restaurant has plenty of parking and handicap…read more An excellent choice for meeting friends and relaxing for the perfect evening and vibe. I just love the thick and salty chips and the flavorful, zesty salsa. My favorite is the chicken fajitas and I order this amazing dish often. Yep, this sizzling hot dish and the aroma as its coming to the table is mouth watering. I can't wait to start eating. All of the sides come separately and are appreciated and this meal is plentiful. The prices are reasonable and competitive to the area. The staff is very friendly and engaging making for a pleasurable experience. Thank you!!

Food - 2/5 We ordered the shrimp tacos and chicken fajitas…read more The shrimp tacos lacked proper seasoning and didn't justify the price. Overall, the food was underwhelming. Service - 4/5 Service was good and attentive. Ambience - 2/5 The ambience was average and didn't add much to the overall experience. Overall Rating: 2.5/5 Parking - Available

Chicken fajitas

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Don Juan Mexican Restaurant - Brighton

3.5(71 reviews)

4.5 mi

Above average, typical Mexican restaurant. Food is solid, Service is super fast and super friendly…read more Drinks are OK. I'm in town about every other month and this is our go to if in the mood for Mexican. I've tried some of the other ones in town but this one seems to be more authentic.

Discovered Don Juan's recently when headed to the mall. Host and wait staff were excellent. Ordered…read moredrinks and they were timely and very good. Very impressed with the variety of menu items. We've been there several times over the last few months and have yet to have a bad experience or bad meal. Would highly recommended.

Don Juan Mexican Restaurant - Brighton - Menu

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Teresita Mexican Grill

3.7(55 reviews)

5.7 mi

Good is excellent. I particularly love the Pina Loco…read more Music was a bit loud considering it was not super busy.

Great down-home Mexican food!…read more Tucked away in a small strip mall in New Hudson, is this hidden gem of a Mexican restaurant. It has authentic mariachi music playing softly, and the decor is done in South of the border flair. It's an authentic down-home mom and pop owned and operated Mexican restaurant, that serves excellent food. I've been dying to get back in to this place and am glad we finally did! The owners are a really nice husband and wife team that actually walk around and thank people for coming in, and try to share a laugh with every person that comes in. They also work as waitstaff, bar and kitchen. They really seem to enjoy what they do, and the food speaks for itself. Pricing was very good per person, generally all under $20 each, and chips and salsa made fresh daily and is served to everyone. They have multiple different flavored margaritas shown as a signature, and serve a bunch of Mexican beer, in addition to standard domestic and regular mixed drinks. We ordered the sizzling combo fajitas and the chimichanga dinner, Both good choices. I highly recommend going here. If you aren't a big Mexican food fan they have steak on the menu, but the atmosphere, attention to guests and the owners directly involved makes this a great place to stop in. They can take large parties also. We've been looking for an authentic (mom's kitchen style) Mexican restaurant since moving from the desert southwest, this is it. Spread the word, they could use the business. We will be back.

Tamale dinner

Chimichanga dinner

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Sizzling combo fajitas

Salsarita's Fresh Mexican Grill

2.8(57 reviews)

4.6 mi

The service was friendly but the food was so-so…read more Ordered the 3 tacos meal with 3 different meats and chips. The meats were ground beef, steak and chicken. They all tasted kind of odd. Kind of pricey for the quality and portion. Probably won't try again.

I never thought I'd yearn for mediocre Mexican, but one meal at this place made even the most…read moremiddling food from south of the boarder look like fine cuisine. Please do yourself a favor and serve out of this parking lot. Bad experience, bad menu, bad options, and most importantly, bad food.

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Suzi's Bar & Grill

2.3(27 reviews)

2.7 mi

Stopped into this cool looking bar & grill. Friends and I ordered food and it was Unbelievably…read moregood. The service was quick and Suzi was very nice and funny. I still can't get over how good it was. Shawarma & Mushroom poppers were delicious, and don't forget to get a side of truffle fries!!

Visited this little gem last night. At first we thought it was closed because the windows were…read morepretty dark from the outside but as you walked closer you could see people inside. There was a pool table, a jukebox and a big bar. The music selection was great so it had a great vibe walking in. I was happy they had copper mugs for a Moscow mule which was nice for a dive bar. The owner served us and was very nice and honest. It was greatly appreciated. The only negative thing I can say was some of the bar stools felt wobbly and like they could break easily so be careful. This is definitely a great spot to come for drinks after dinner.

Long bar! Lots of room.

Pink copy paper menu.

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Taco Bell

1.7(92 reviews)

2.5 mi

I love Taco Bell, but this place has really gone down in service. I used to boast to my friends…read morethat my Taco Bell never got my order wrong and gave you a decent amount of sauce. Plus they got you through the line in a decent amount of time. Now...well, it's the complete opposite. The wait times are ridiculous even with only one or two people in front of you (drive-thru or inside), my order is constantly missing something and when you ask for sauce packets they give you maybe one or two. I don't know if it's because they're short handed or what, but the one time I went inside there seemed to be plenty of people behind the counter "working." Hopefully this will be fixed soon

Worst. Taco Bell. Ever! Employees are rude unhelpful absolutely snarky. Their food assembly is…read moregarbage.

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Joe Kool’s of Brighton

3.4(96 reviews)

4.4 mi

Went there with my husband, son and his little ones on Saturday 10/10/2026. My husband had the…read moreRueben, our son had a nice looking salad. The little ones had kids chicken and Mac & cheese and I had the French Dip. Everyone enjoyed their meals. The only thing was the roast beef on the French dip seemed old. Justin was our server, he did a great job taking care of us, very nice young man.

Stopped in with about seven other coworkers for a goodbye lunch last week:…read more I'm not normally a "salad guy"; because if I want to go out to eat, I want to eat something I don't want to cook... especially if my employer is footing the bill, lol... Our waitress was attentive, had everyone's drink order taken as soon as we all trickled in. I ordered the Southwest chopped chicken salad; and added jalapenos. My only constructive criticism for the salad was to actually chop it. It was more of a seared breast that was sliced into strips, it wasn't chopped. With that said, the salad was delicious. The lettuce was fresh, the jalapeno ranch was tasty. I had no complaints putting the whole thing away for lunch. Our waitress did a great job caring for all 8 of us, while we came in at varied times, had several modifications to dishes, and some had to leave early... Great experience.

600 cigarette butts at the front door of Joe Kool's. Maybe it should be called Kool's Menthol. Last post.

Southwest Chopped Chicken Salad +jalapeno

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Taco Bell

1.6(37 reviews)

5.5 mi

The night is relatively young, and they're out of chicken. There's no shortage of chicken these…read moredays, just poor planning. It's sad and weird. I suppose they're out of napkins too because I didn't get any to go with my plain bean burrito that may have passed by some cheese on the counter but never found its way onto the burrito as I anticipated (and ordered). Two stars for the friendly voice on the drive-thru speaker and nice cashier. That's the best I can muster up for this place.

Wow. Ordered 5 hard shell tacos with no lettuce and got about an ounce of food. This is one of…read morethem, all pretty much the same. Pretty sad. The girl at the window was nice but this was very overpriced for what we got.

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Robert M.

4 years ago

The food is very good - and the curbside pickup system is great. I just wish the portion sizes were a bit bigger, but still well worth it!

El Patron - mexican - Updated October 2026

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