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    El Potro

    4.1 (70 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Taco salad
    Rebeca M.

    The staff and service was delightful. The ambience was very festive fresh made to order food I had the taco salad on this occasion, and it was very fresh and flavorful

    Texas rice
    Tara R.

    This place has gone downhill quickly. The server we had took over 20 minutes to get our drinks for us after asking for our order twice. The food came out incorrect in 3 of our 4 dishes. The salad was skimpy and the Texas rice was doused with cheese sauce making it super salty. Waitress checked on us 1-2 times the entire meal. We won't be back. Go to the winter park one if you want a good el Porto.

    Fajitas Texanas
    Alexandria S.

    Was craving Mexican food so decided to stop by here. We ordered the Texanas fajitas for two and a side of queso. The food was a little bland and not very seasoned. There was also so much grease at the bottom of the fajitas that we weren't able to finish it because the food was dripping with it. The service was decent so I would still probably give this place another try.

    2/2/2025-drink menu
    Eddie P.

    Food: 4 Service: 4 Ambience: 4 Date/Time: 2/2/2025 5pm Order: Quesabarilla, Chori-Pollo Crowd: 2/3 occupied Food was good and plenty of it. The quesadillas were 3 soft corn tortillas... messy but worth it! Server pretty much forgot us after delivering our drinks. Had to get another server to retrieve her back. After that she was attentive and apologetic. The restaurant is pretty large with a long dining room filled with booths and long tables/chairs and the bar. To the left of the entrance is another more private dining area as well. Definitely recommend it.

    Menu
    Fel E.

    Place is very open and great sitting , their cocktails menu is very intense and menu items is very good . Staff is very friendly and great service . But I have to say what they were thinking on the queso fundido , they give you some cheap American white cheese that sticks to everything and runs like water , cmon a Mexican place with that kind of cheese is a slap to any Mexican , you can do better and get real Mexican cheese . Hopefully other menu items were not this bad .

    3. One Enchilada, One Chile Relleno Combo
    Christine S.

    This has been another one of my favorite on and off restaurants for the past decade. The first location I went to was the one in Kirkman Metro West area when I was a college student . They still serve some of the best affordable Mexican food I've ever had! The decor and space gives the nice hole in the wall, Mexican restaurant style vibe . The service here is always nice with the servers, always being polite and attentive . You can't go wrong with any of the combo meals. they are pretty great size portions. They can easily feed two people! Last time I was here, I got the combo with the one chili Romano, one taco, and one enchilada. Everything was delicious and completely covered in cheese! Who says no to this amount of cheese?! Definitely one of my favorites and I will be back soon !

    Shrimp salad

    I ordered a grilled shrimp salad . The shrimp was amazing . The chips were so good thin and warm . And the salsa was amazing . Thinner but still chunky and a good amount of onion . Perfect would come back 10/10 Even better service Super fast .

    How is this a San Jose salad? First item- Bed of Lettuce. Fail

    Check out the "Bed of Lettuce " from the San Jose Salad. What a miss. This is barely edible jerky style chicken strips beat lifelessly thin before removing all traces of juice and flavor.

    Andrew S.

    Authentic, delicious, cheap Mexican food. Came here for a quick lunch and the service was friendly and prompt. They had chips and salsa and a drink to my table in under 3 minutes. The asada tacos were full of flavor and tender. I Asked for some fresh jalapeños and boy were they hot! I'd recommend this place for a great quick lunch!

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    Fernando M.

    Great food and service. Loved the fajitas and table chips. Partner got the queso which was a little pricey but he loved it.

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    This is our go to local Mexican spot. Always consistent. I usually get the crispy chimichangas and the wife likes the tacos.

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    Food was excellent and chips and salsa amazing.truly feel like you are eating in an authentic Mexican restaurant

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    Food was delicious!! Very filling and good portions and juicy meat and flavor. Service was great too!

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    Ordered as uber eats. My "bottled soda, was a styrafoam cup that leaked into the rest of my food. Do not eat here. horrible service.

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    Great food service and atmosphere. Big portions of fresh and tasty mexican food. Refreshing agua frescas. I love this place.

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    A great addition to the Conway area. Food is always good. Servers are always very nice.

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    El Patron Restaurante Mexicano - Enchiladas

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    4.2(2.7k reviews)
    12.3 miInternational Drive / I-Drive, Horizons West / West Orlando
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    Marcos is the absolute BEST!!!! Food & atmospehere was perfect! We had a large group dine there…read morelast night and Marcos was fantastic!!! Can't recommend the place and the server Marco enough

    Disclaimer: this review is for the lunch buffet only…read more I went with my family to try the $18.49 all you can eat lunch buffet. This was my first time experiencing a buffet for hispanic food and for this price point in Orlando, this is an amazing value deal. The server regularly brought us out silverware, napkins, and refilled our water. The place is decorated very fun and plays latin music which was lovely Not only was there an unlimited assortment of lunch foods, but an entire bar of fresh toppings for tacos (or rice bowls) and made to order desserts which were included for free! Not everything on the buffet line was the best but given the amount of options, price, and how good the great items are this is still worth a five star rating. I unfortunately did not take pictures of the food before I began devouring everything in sight to the point of near-collapse, but I will do a quick rundown of the buffet highlights: The best meats were the fajita steak, chicken, and shrimp made fresh in cast iron skillets, as well as the chicken lengua which was super flavorful and tender. The mexican rice, beans, fajitas, plantains, and street corn were also excellent. Fresh quesadillas, chips, and corn tortillas on standby with homemade queso and salsas. The flan and mini churros were the best I've ever had. Super rich, decadent Carmel flan. Mini churros hot and crisp on the outside, filled with a gooey soft milk chocolate center. They were delicious. Items that were disappointing: the tamales, mini chicken flautas, and beef chimichangas were just okay, lacking the seasoning and flavor that other dishes had. The beef barbacoa was not as tender or flavorful as the shredded chicken surprisingly. The mixed seafood was itself a mixed bag with some shrimps / scallops overcooked to much while others were perfectly cooked. The chicken mole and beef tri tip were room temperature despite sitting on hot plates. The tri tip also varied widely in doneness throughout the slices and not super tender. The rice pudding was pretty standard, and the tres leches cake was weird as they crumbled the cake into pieces before soaking it.

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    Solita Tacos & Margaritas - Specialty Tacos

    Solita Tacos & Margaritas

    4.1(273 reviews)
    5.0 miDowntown / Central Business District / CBD
    $$

    Solita has become my pre-Dr Phillips show ritual! I love coming here for food and a drink or two…read morebefore a show. However, I would recommend leaving some extra time because my experience has varied in terms of speed of service. Make sure you know what you want to order if you're going to a show and be ready. The guacamole appetizer is very good but we didn't realize it had pineapple on top and one of the members of our party is allergic. The carne, corn, and spinach quesadilla is to die for! The combination sounds a little strange but trust me on this one...it is absolutely incredible and is now my go to every time I go! We both loved the blueberry citrus martini - it is so refreshing and packed a punch!

    I love when Cinco De Mayo comes each year - tacos and tequila are two of my favorite things!…read moreHowever, one thing I do not love is long wait times for seating. This year I told my honey the only way I would go out was if we found a place that excepted reservations. In return, I accepted that it was most likely not going to be an extraordinary, authentic, or a gem of a place. My first experience at Solita turned out to be what I manifested. Upon entering the restaurant, vibes were in full effect. No mariachi band as I would have hoped, but the but the energy in the room was happy and festive. They had a DJ providing music, but it was so loud that when our waitress read us their specials, I literally told her I could not hear her. She did greet us with salsas, chips, and these little wheels I read a lot about. They had a similar texture to a chicharron and were simply delightful! Probably my favorite component I sampled all night. Since I had never been to Solita, I checked out Yelp to do my research. One thing I was excited to try was their "Duckie Frozé". It had Rosé, fruit purée, frozen margarita with your choice of flavor: watermelon, pomegranate, or guava. Adorning the top of the drink was a darling little rubber duckie. There are TONS of pictures of this drink on Yelp. Much to my surprise, my drink arrived with NO DUCK. When I asked the waitress about it, she shrugged it off said they "don't do that anymore". It may sound like a small thing to be disappointed about, but really that was just the start. Luckily, Cinco was on Tuesday this year, so we were able to order from the "Taco & Tequila Tuesday" discounted menu. We started off with the Grilled Corn Elote which is served tableside. I thought this would be cool, but it wasn't. It was a bit painful watching the waitress struggle to shave the corn off. I almost wanted to offer help! After all that, the corn was just ok. I personally think the Elote I make at home is better. Thankfully this was on the Tuesday Menu also making it only $5. While perusing their selections prior to going, I felt that their taco prices were a bit steep. They have two types of taco sizes. The Street Tacos looked itty bitty with next to nothing on them. They do have a lot of flavor choices (11), and you get 3-4 tacos for about $20. Glad I saw photos of these on Yelp beforehand. Then they have Tacos Locos. They are described as "One large taco" when in fact they are just regular sized tacos overflowing in toppings. Just ONE Tacos Locos costs about $15! I think the pricing is loco, and based off what we'd tried so far, I was certain to only order from the Tuesday menu. We were able to get a Shrimp Chicharron for $6 and a Vampiro (Chicken or Carnitas) for $8. The shrimp one was appetizing. I even remember thinking after the first few bites that I should have just gotten two of those. Then I tried a piece of chicken from my Vampiro. It was a piece of straight fat that I immediately spit out. That pretty much killed it for me, and I didn't even eat anymore of the Vampiro or anything else for that matter. The positives of the evening included: -Getting into a spot to celebrate on Cinco De Mayo -The food came out quicker than expected based on the reviews -Trying a new restaurant and learning that it's nowhere I will be returning to or recommending. Knowledge is power.

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    ADELITA’S Mexican Cocina Bar & Seafood - Chicken fajitas

    ADELITA’S Mexican Cocina Bar & Seafood

    4.4(118 reviews)
    5.1 miCoytown
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    Phone definitely did not eat first at Adelitas. They have such a wide range of food on the menu…read morefrom seafood to carne asada to soups. All made with love and you can seriously tell how much pride this business takes in each and every dish they put out. My husband and I got the skinny margaritas, had a few shots, and the best food. I could drown myself in their refried beans. Shout out to Jesus who has always taken such great care of us every time we've visited since they've opened. This place is so laid back, a great place to come to yap with friends. I love Adelitas so much and cannot wait to see where their next location takes them.

    A bummer experience, unfortunate for a restaurant with potential…read more We went on a Wednesday and ordered the fajitas (weekly special) and the chipotle chicken. The fajitas came out without the sizzle of the skillet (disappointing but not a deal breaker) and the chipotle chicken was overly salty. I would have gladly let my server know the food was too salty, but unfortunately they nearly completley absent our entire dining experience. We love the table salsa and could not find them in the restaurant to ask for more until our food was delivered. But after that, we never saw them again. It wasn't until the bartender noticed us looking, that we were able to ask for our check. There was maybe 4 tables in the restaurant during this time and 0 staff presence.

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    San Jose's Original Mexican Restaurant - The Sampler for 2

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    4.0(52 reviews)
    12.4 miDisney World, Horizons West / West Orlando
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    San Jose's is a wonderful Mexican restaurant located in a strip mall just north of Lake Buena Vista…read morein the southern part of Orlando. I believe they have several locations in the area, and this is a newer one with very welcoming and modern interiors. They have wonderful daily specials and various happy hour periods that extend from 2 to 10 PM, including $3 tacos from 8 until 10 PM. Meals start off with complimentary chips and salsa (4.5/5), which are happily refilled upon request. We tried a variety of tacos (5/5) which were incredibly fresh and flavorful. The vegetarian San Jose's fajita bowl (4.5/5) was tasty and served in a generous portion that is ideal for sharing. The cheese quesadilla (5/5) hit all the fresh flavor notes without the cheese being too sharp in taste. The churros (5/5) were the perfect dessert, having a slightly crunchy exterior and softer core as you bit into it. We loved the food and atmosphere so much that we visited twice the same week while visiting the Orlando area. Service (4.5/5) was excellent on our first visit, and slightly slower on our 2nd visit, but still incredibly friendly with management checking in on customers to make people were enjoying their meals. Overall, I'd rate the food and experience a 4.5/5, but happy to round up since San Jose's is right up my alley for an ideal Mexican meal that is delicious and doesn't gouge you with prices like other restaurants tend to do. I'll gladly return on future trips to the Orlando area and will be recommending them to others, as San Jose's would crack my rotation of a Mexican restaurants I'd regularly visit if I lived locally.

    Stopped in for Cinco de Mayo. Mistake #1. Only a couple of overpriced margs on the menu. We…read moreordered the organic watered down version in a $25 souvenir cup. We left it behind. Mistake #2. Ordered enchiladas with gr beef and guajillo sauce. Absolutely the most bland, flavorless enchiladas I can recall having in a long time. Mistake #3. Ordered the Flautas with beef tinga. I had trouble finding the filling! Maybe I should have ordered the tinga tacos? I'm so bummed to have spent over $100 on a meal that left me begging for something more. The upside? The staff was friendly and prompt, despite being a busy night. Try at your own risk. We won't be back.

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