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    El Portal

    3.4 (8 reviews)

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    The food is always good and the service is usually pretty good too. My family enjoys dining at El Portal.

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    Julia’s Mexican Restaurant - Chips to go

    Julia’s Mexican Restaurant

    4.5(52 reviews)
    37.1 mi

    After a brief visit to the area, I checked out Yelp to find a new restaurant to try besides the…read moreusual fast food choices. Yelp did not disappoint with Julia's. Upon arrival, I marveled at the beautiful decor and how fast we were greeted and seated. Our server Joshua, was attentive and quickly placed our drink orders. The complimentary salsa was some of the best I've had. The salsa was chilled perfectly and very fresh. The veggies were perfectly chopped and crunchy just how I like it. My virgin daiquiri was great as well and was very eye-pleasing. After placing our food order, it did not take long to come out. Both of us agreed that our food was pretty good overall. My friend wasn't overly impressed. He said it wasn't anything to write home about. My quesadilla was a little...watery...not sure if it was from the meat or the veggies. I've had better to be honest. But overall, I would definitely visit here again to try another dish. If you're in the area, check out Julia's Mexican Restaurant.

    We really enjoyed our early dinner at Julia's. We ordered margaritas and Modelo for drinks and my…read morebeer came in a fun glass boot. The mains were Hawaiian Chicken, Enchiladas and Twin Burritos. Huge portions and delicious. Service is perfect and atmosphere is groovy, with low-lighting and artistic touches everywhere. We will go back soon. Broad selection on the menu makes us excited to try new dishes.

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    Don Alejo Mexican Restaurant - Chicken Fajita Quesadilla

    Don Alejo Mexican Restaurant

    4.2(39 reviews)
    1.1 mi

    Took a risk on a random spot in a town I haven't been to in over 10 years and struck gold…read more Driving from Nashville down to Birmingham and landed in Hartselle right at lunch time. Decided to go Mexican. It's a tiny bit sketchy looking on the outside being in a strip mall front, but Don Alejo has so much character. The inside is beautiful with an intricate floor plan and DIY wood features. Table lights were so pretty with that opaque stained glass look. Tables and booths were clean and had nice style. Staff was fast and nice. I don't care if they make the greatest quesadilla of all time, if their chips and salsa aren't good, it's not a good spot. This place nailed both. They use the thicker, denser chips that I love and the salsa was perfect consistency and had a great flavor. Not too spicy, not too bland. Just right to throw back 50 chips before the food gets out. Prices were insanely cheap. 3.50 for a chicken quesadilla. Tell me the last time you got multiple entrees at a sit down spot and got out for less than 7 dollars! Quesadillas were on the smaller size but I'd gladly pay 3.50 for them. Really good amount of cheese and chicken on them and it tasted great. Good on these guys man. They knocked it out of the park at 1:30 on a Friday afternoon. If I so happen to take another detour to Hartselle, I will be giving them more business

    Have eaten here before but probably not again. Had two ground beef mini tacos with about 2…read moretablespoons of meat and some lettuce in shell. Beans,rice and meat were just warm. Better tacos at Taco Bell! Medium margaritas were large and good. Didn't see waitress until bill came

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