Terrific breakfast burrito A++++ large size, fast service. Easy parking. Will be going back and back Price is right

Delicious burritos!! Highly recommend! Service is friendly and fast! We will definitely go back!

Normandy Square, Family Video, and now located at the old Angelo's pizza joint. I have been ordering there for 25 years. Very clean and friendly service. Locations have changed, food quality has not. Outstanding burritos! Steak is my go-to. Eff Chipotle. No BUENO! read more

Great service and delicious burritos! One of my go to places for a small, lesser known establishment.

Well... Finally did it. BUT I took in backup. The Rey Rey. The biggest burrito in the metro ($26.99). Over two feet long. We did steak, but you can pick the meat option of your choice. Packed with meat, cheese, tomato, lettuce, and sour cream. Mild and hot sauce provided on the side. Great service and food as always. Truly a metro classic! The only thing I regret is not ordering a side of the hot vegetables... Kind of a big Sunday lunch, but more than that, it was a perfect father and son outing/memory! read more

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Best burritos in the city, and the tacos are the best anywhere, the steak is always tender, and the green sauce is to die for read more

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Really yummy! Restaurant has soccer playing, speedy service and the burro as their logo. Free nachos, kids are welcome here (they have a kids menu) and lots of Burritos, Fajitas, Tacos etc. read more

El Rey Burritos - Super Burrito and Shrimp Taco - Mexican Near Me - West Des Moines, Iowa

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Oh my goodness. Best Mexican food ever. Wonderful service. The burrito, torta and chimichanga were the best we ever had. Their salsa was great. This is a must try! read more

Great burrito. Easy to eat. Well balanced ingredients. I like the salsas, the hot is tasty and hot, but not inferno hot. Small inside great for take out or stop in for a quickie. Reasonable prices. read more

The food is always wonderful. We have been eating there for over 20 years. They offer great vegetarian options. The vegetarian burrito with hot sauce is one of my favorite meals. The owners/family are lovely. read more

Tried this place for the first time after some friends recommended the burritos. Once I saw they had tortas, I had to try one since I have not been able to find a good torta place since moving from Southern California. This place did not disappoint. The chips looked homemade and were great. The chile rellenos was one of the best ever had and the tortas was amazing. I may ask for extra meat on the torta mostly because I like a meaty torta but it was still soooo good. What made this place even better was the absolute awesome service! Super nice and the ambiance is quiet. Definitely found a new place to eat! read more

If you're drawn to hole-in-the-wall (but clean) kinds of places, El Rey is your spot. I loved the building with its drive up area and small atmosphere. We had great service! The chips were okay. The salsa was pretty good. It had a lot of chili flavor to it and a slow burn that sneaks up on you. My husband had a giant burrito (not as big as the Rey Rey--but they are all huge!). And they poured the sauce on the burrito to look like the Mexican flag. Green sauce. Cheese dip. Red sauce. It was pretty neat. I'll get a picture next time! I had the flautas. They were pretty decent. I'll try something else during our next visit. The guacamole is pretty good though! And I loved both the red and green sauces! read more

El Rey Burritos - Mexican Near Me - West Des Moines, Iowa

The food was excellent, the service was great, and the ambiance was perfect. Low key spot with the absolute best menu. Pollo Loco, do it. Of course the steak burritos are always on point. Never a bad experience after 13 years of patronage read more

We've been trying to explore more options and spread our dollar around during the pandemic so El Rey was a place we decided to try after years of just driving past. Very simply, this is reheated food in a tortilla wrap. Nothing special about and is the same price (or higher) than other mexican restaurants. The only difference is the other places give you rice/beans and chips/salsa. Not here though. Gave a 2nd star because the place looked clean and they were fast. Didn't have much interaction to gauge if they were friendly or not. read more

2 meat burrito and a jarrito was 18 and change. Burrito was mostly lettuce --meats were somewhat flavorful but not worth the price.

Great place. Manager/owner greeted us immediately. They had just opened for the day. He made us fresh coffee, it was delicious. My wife and I had the Mexicana breakfast burrito. Came hot, came fast with tons of delicious ingredients. Manager super attentive. Dining room very clean Try this place. Great food, great service. We'll definitely be back. read more

El Rey is always a go to! We always love to get burritos from here. When you are in town, definitely stop by.

All I can say is wow!! We went because we heard about the Rey Rey. A larger than life burrito and it was worth the drive. Flavor for days and the the service was fast and friendly. Please stop by and show them some love. The one burrito fed my family of five very easily. read more

El Rey Burritos - The Rey Rey - Mexican Near Me - West Des Moines, Iowa

Tots reccomend steack toca and best toilet blower burritos also fried ice cream rly good

I randomly came here while visiting the Des Moines area: I originally wanted to go to the nearby Northern Lights pizza but they didn't allow dine-in. I got the lunch special beef enchiladas, which comes w/ rice and beans. Every order also comes w/ a free small basket of chips (I was alone so I had it all to myself). It was pretty good, but the best part was, surprisingly, the beans. I liked them more than the salsa so I actually ate the chips while dipping them in the beans. They also brought me 2 bottles of sauce: one hot and one mild. I enjoyed the hot one (and didn't even try the mild one), and was satisfied by its level of spiciness. The server was also really nice, asking me multiple times while eating how good the meal was. read more

El Rey Burritos - beef enchiladas w/ rice, beans, and chips - Mexican Near Me - West Des Moines, Iowa

This place is spectacular!!! Tacos and burritos done right. We loved our shrimp tacos and beef burritos we had there twice. The food really is awesome. Worth checking out. . . . read more

We go to El Ray at once per month and more often 2 or more times. I usually get our super burritos to go and while I am waiting I ask for some chips and salsa and gobble them down because I am usually starving. If you eat in you are given chips. The owner is always so reluctant to give me these and gives me very few chips. He always asks if I want hot or mild sauce for our burritos and I tell him neither I like to use the salsa on my burrito and generally he will give me a larger to go cup of salsa or a couple smaller cups. A regular burrito is fairly large and one little small cup does not cover it all. One small cup barely covers half of the burrito and usually my last bite doesn't have any salsa on it. So today I check the bag before I leave and I have one small cup of salsa so I walk up to the counter and ask for another and he says "next time there will be a charge for that" What an absolute cheapskate. He already has a policy that you only get one basket of chips and have to pay for any others. ALL Mexican restaurants I go to offer unlimited chips and you don't even have to ask they just bring them. I am already declining the hot or mild sauce and merely want the salsa as a replacement! This gentleman is never friendly and there is no such thing as friendly chit chat with him. He just acts so miserable. I called in after I left and asked if I misunderstood and he said no, we will charge for it. I mentioned that we come a lot and I will not come if this is his new policy. HE SAID FINE, THAT IS OKAY. They were not busy at all today (3 customers and myself) around lunch and it has been the same way lately when I go in. The attitude I got was I was NOT at all a valued customer. At the rate he is going we will have to pay to sit down. I spent $28.97 for 2 super burritos so they are not cheap and I get treated like this. I am so disappointed in this owner and I hope someone can suggest a good Mexican restaurant and I am sure they are out there. Makes me mad because we have followed El Ray to three different locations. HUM!! read more

Update. Had another great lunch. Chimichanga with chicken. Always the cleanest Resteraunt that I go to. A nice local business. El Rey Burritos has very good authentic Mexican food. I had the lunch chimichanga with rice and beans and it was very tasty. I would recommend trying this restaurant to anybody that would like good service and a clean restaurant and easy to get to. read more

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I have had the chorizo breakfast burrito and I will say it is one of the best ones I've had. I have scoured the states (mainly CA) and this competes with them all! Definitely the best in Des Moines that I have found. I can't wait to go back to try other items on the menu! read more

Ordered the Beef Torta, it was ok, but I wouldn't order it again. Maybe I should have ordered the burrito. My son did order the Chimichunga and he enjoyed it immensely, the side of Guac was my favorite part of the meal. The Guac was really good and I would go back just for that. The place is small, nothing fancy, but clean and bright. Service was good, I might try this place again, but maybe I need a recommendation on what to order. read more

I've been here several times and have not left disappointed or hungry. Quite a few different burritos to choose from and every one I've tried has been delicious. The nachos are also very good and piled high. read more

Absolutely the best burritos in town and the sopas are fresh and amazing as well!!!the service is great and it's a nice small atmosphere that's welcoming read more

My michelada was excellent, definitely best I have had since arriving in Des Moines. My wife loved her fajita (I thought it was a tiny bit bland but no matter). My carne al pastor was good (perhaps a tiny bit under-seasoned as well) but was a good meal and I was very happy with the food overall. Next time I will get something like the camerones diabla to see if they are actually spicy since my biggest issue with DSM Mexican food is how hard it is to find a genuinely spicy dish. The one issue I had (besides the guy at the next table loudly declaring that it was Obama's fault he got fired {certainly not the restaurant's fault}) was that there was just too many pop-bys from the staff checking in. I appreciate that the staff is simply trying to be attentive but between the two waitresses, the manager, and the busser/expo (not sure her official role) I think we were asked how things were approximately 6-7 times over a pretty brief dinner. At some point when you are asked if everything is ok that many times you start wondering "what is going on that the staff knows but I don't that makes them so extraordinarily concerned about our happiness with the food?" I imagine the issue was simply that the restaurant was overstaffed for the number of employees so we just got doted on a bit more but it can be a bit off-putting. Anyhoo, I anticipate going back again and will definitely get another michelada when I do. read more

I straight up had the best burrito of my life here. The beans were perfect. It reminded me of this restaurant I always used to eat at in California. So good... read more

El Rey Burritos - Bean burrito - Mexican Near Me - West Des Moines, Iowa

$17 for a steak burrito that was mostly lettuce, and an ice tea. It didn't even come with any sides or anything.

I'm sitting here wishing I had some El Rey guacamole, steak tacos, and a Patron margarita... thought I'd leave a review since I love this place and have frequented it for years. If you haven't been here, go... with just a couple of friends (small place), or even by yourself. It's very casual; the owner and his lady are so nice! Order literally anything... the food is so good! They make their own hot sauce, too, and it is KILLER! read more

This is a great place to get Mexican food. There steak is cute so perfectly there is no fat in the meat. The saved that they have are mad at the perfect texture it not chunky. I had horchata and I thinks it is the best I have ever had and I have a had a lot. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone. It's a family owned small businesses and it's a very comfortable place to go to eat. read more

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In an unassuming former takeout pizza joint El Rey is a surprising find. It has limited seating and the ambiance is, well, expected with 2 tvs going. The menu contains the typical Mexican fair with a few unique items. I had the chicken enchiladas while my companion has the nachos. Both were fine and reasonably priced. I also tried the house margarita which was surprisingly outstanding. Is it worth a drive across town? Probably not but if you are in the area and looking for a quick bite of Mexican then this is more than acceptable. read more

Super Burrito w Steak. Diggity dang. Burritos here are the speciality , don't stray from the script

Had a steak burrito was very basic barely any steak on it had the queso was decent nothing I couldn't get at abalardos for half the price beans were not that good guac was basic and my bill was 24$ very expensive for what I got will not go back read more

Been going to this place since they were next to Family Video. Super steak burrito with hot and mild on the side. You will never go anywhere else. Family owned and service is outstanding. Small dining area - I usually order to go. Very good house margarita as well. read more

LOVE El Rey. The best burritos I've ever had, anywhere. As I've written in other reviews when they were in different locations, you come here for the burritos. I do like other menu items, but I want to reiterate that they absolute crush it with BURRITOS. Understood, did I make myself clear? I order a steak burrito with everything, and I also get a side of the pickled jalepenos (which includes carrots, onions, and occasionally a tiny bit of cauliflower, maybe garlic too, and this is spicy in a vinegar-ey way, if that makes sense). Use liberal amounts of the salsa verde, and you'll be happy too. VERY nice staff as well. Great people running a great business. read more

This is probably what the locals in West Des Moines think is good Mexican. Coming from Phoenix, I can tell you it's not. If you're drunk and need something to soak up the suds, then yes, this will do. But so would a package of Doritos. Burritos are supposed to have more in them than just cheese and meat but that's all that was in it, and the beef tongue was cut in such a fine dice that I'm not even sure it was lengua. The rice was bland and overcooked. Both are 6-inch tortillas. The salsa verde others raved about is - get this - Herdez salsa verde. And if it isn't, I'd be surprised to learn how it's such a copycat version to be considered original. Seriously disappointed but don't care. Shouldn't be surprised that Iowa doesn't know good Mexican food. read more

Easily my favorite local Mexican food. Super fresh ingredients. Very friendly staff. Been a frequent stop of mine for a steak burrito for over 15 years and 3 locations. read more

Awesome burrito. Not Tex Mex like most places. If you are a little hungrier get the Super El Rey sized burrito it is just right. Salsa is no good and I think is canned but burrito more than makes up for it. Love their hot sauce too! read more