Have eaten here a number of times and find the food to be consistently good ...similar in taste to other restaurants in this local chain. Service on this visit was snappy - prices still seem reasonable. The atmosphere at this location isn't quite as intimate as other locations (this is a relatively 'open' floorplan), but there are some booths ringing the perimeter. I definitely would stop here before the Taco Bell across the street ;) read more

El Rodeo - Menu - Mexican Near Me - Carlisle, Pennsylvania

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Complimentary chips and salsa, though the salsa was super watery. The quesadilla was cooked nicely, but the meat was greasy. The rice and beans had good flavor. The margarita was made well. Our server was attentive. Love all of the plants. Overall good experience. read more

El Rodeo - Chorizo Quesadilla. Rice and beans. - Mexican Near Me - Carlisle, Pennsylvania

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Our food was delicious, the service was prompt, the place was spotless. Our waiter was really a pleasant guy. We had a very relaxing dinner. Highly recommend! read more

El Rodeo - Here's an interior shot. We were impressed even from the outside how clean and orderly it was. Even the landscaping is great! - Mexican Near Me - Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Ordered delivery. Food was cold by the time it arrived (they're 1 mile down the road.) The 3 Beef Tacos - Hard were soggy and lacked seasoning. I ate it using tortilla chips and a fork. I was glad I ordered extra salsa as it was the only saving grace taste-wise. I added it to the refried beans and the Taquitos Mexicanos as well for flavoring. I feel it's overpriced and definitely not worth it. Won't be ordering from them again. read more

El Rodeo - Beef Taco - Hard (3) - Mexican Near Me - Carlisle, Pennsylvania

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This place absolutely surprised us, not only was the salsa amazing seasoned and good, the food and drinks were also good. We usually always have food left over and have to get a to go box but we ended up eating everything. The margarita flight was great even though it's frozen you can taste the flavors. Don't believe you can change the flavors they automatically come mango, regular and strawberry. The strawberry margarita sangria was a good light drink. Our server was amazing, he made the experience better with other recommendations for us to try next time. Definitely will be going back at least to the High St location. read more

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Delishhhhhhhhh Fast delivery, No complaints about the flavors !!!! I def recommend you try this spot read more

Business has note on door about being short staffed, however we still got our food in a decent time...maybe due to us being in there with two other families. The food wasn't flavored.. drinks watered and salted.. wasn't my favorite place just something to grab since team suggested. read more

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This is usually my "go to" for Mexican. Tonight however was not their finest. The salsa was like water. Unsble to even scoop anything out. My hawaiian burrito was cold when it arrived and my husband's ice tea was very watered down. We will definitely think twice about coming back. Drive. little further to Mechanicsburg. read more

Disappointed. The same restaurant on the Carlisle Pike near Kohl's, Best Buy, etc. is MUCH better. I ordered my usual chicken taco salad and it was so small I almost missed it. The fresh tortilla bowl is usually filled to the top, this one was barely halfway, and the bowl itself was limp and soggy. Nothing like the nice crisp bowl at the other location. I will probably not go back to this location, I'll stick to the one where the service is good and you actually get some food when you order. read more

This was my third attempt to find the best Mexican food restaurant in Carlisle and I may have just found it. The ambiance is good with a nicely decorated seating area and a bar with televisions (if you want to see football - and NOT the American football variety). The chips and salsa was good, and having a full bar serving tasty margaritas is a huge plus. While not the best I have ever had, the chicken taco salad was pretty good as well. I was less impressed with the sausage and egg quesadilla but hey, not every dish can be a winner. All things considered, I liked my experience and this will be my go-to spot for Mexican in the area. read more

Good Mexican food. Nice decor. Prices are reasonable. It's a good place to stop for lunch.

Are you frickin' KIDDING me?!!! You actually CHARGE for salsa for putting on the tacos?!!! Unfortunately, that charge gets deducted from the tip. As Homey the Clown would say, "Homey don't play that game!!!" read more

I was excited to try out El Rodeos new location in Carlisle, though I never visited their old location so I cannot compare. We went on Corvette show weekend and were surprised that it was not very crowded at 6:30. As expected, we were seated quickly and provided with a small basket of broken chips and salsa. The food was pretty standard Mexican fare, wait staff pretty unimpressive (didn't know half of the menu). What surprised me was when we received the bill we had been charged $3.89 for a second small basket of chips. That's after we spent around $30 on drinks. Come on, give us some chips! Not impressed. Not likely to return here. Cafe 101 has better (authentic) mexican dishes. read more

El Rodeo - $3.89 for broken chips! - Mexican Near Me - Carlisle, Pennsylvania

The food was passable but the service was terrible. I had to beg for service and most often I had to go to the bar to get anybody to service at all. The manager was terribly unsympathetic. Charged $10 for underwhelming guacamole!! read more

I judge Mexican restaurants on their tacos, these passed with flying colors. Great flavor, attentive service and Does Equis on tap read more

El Rodeo - What's left of the taco trio - Mexican Near Me - Carlisle, Pennsylvania

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Lot of ppl hating on this place but I found it to be nice inside with pretty good Mexican food. Wait staff attentive and reasonable prices

We ordered a takeout meal for my family and did not get all items. When we called to let them know, they insisted they did not forget anything and refused to credit our credit card. When I asked to speak to a manager, Rosa said the manager was gone. When I asked what time he/she would be back, she said she did not know, then refused to let me talk to anyone else and hung up. read more

DO NOT EAT HERE. Plenty of other el rodeo locations in the Cumberland county area. This specific restaurant will overcharge drink orders (serving jumbo when you asked for regular then charging you for it), not honor deals listed in the restaurant, and food comes out cold. This place is average at best and not worth the up-charges. read more

Cheap Mexican food done almost adequately, El Rodeo nearly reaches Taco Bell caliber except ER includes wait staff and some of them are, relatively speaking, not even terribly rude. read more

I ordered 3 takeout meals. Was told be ready in 15 - 20 minutes and I got there in 10 minutes. The lady brought my food out in one bag and I only live 5 minutes away. Got home and all 3 of our meals were cold! Also for 3 people/dinners only got a small amount of chips and salsa. Also I asked about the loyalty program which is buy 9 dinners, get one free. She looked at me and said we don't do that. But I said it is on your website app. Didn't matter. We have to change to a new Mexican restaurant. read more

Order was incorrectly prepared. Waitress didn't notice the difference when it was served and basically shrugged it off and blamed it on whoever prepared the dish when I questioned the item that was wrong at the end of the meal. Tasted okay but I didn't feel that there is any real concern about quality or service provided which makes me especially uncomfortable at a restaurant. Will not go to this location again. read more

This is an update of my previous review. In the virus age, I happened to be in town during the lunch hour and wanted to visit becasue I had a taste for Mexican food. As I drove in, I saw an outside tent, and many signs saying that the restaurant is offering inside and outside dining. I thought great! I walked to the door, and it was locked! No one was around, although thre were a couple of cars in the parking lot. I drove by again about an hour later, and stopped at the traffic light, saw another car drive up, and find the door closed. I have no idea what was happening here, but they certainly did not want any business. read more

I had a fun night when I went to this restaurant. The drinks were fantastic. But I will say it wasn't the most vegan friendly. I told him not to put cheese on my food and they put cheese on my food I was pissed. I will try it again hopefully they do a better job this time:) read more

The place is always like a freezer in side to cold to eat. Never friendly. And refuse to take order at door say you have to call to order or go on inter to order I am sorry but if you have someone standing at the door to order and you refuse to take that order you don't need my business and will never get my business every again. The last 3 times I have tried to go here and eat always a issue never get served always have to leave and go elsewhere. This is one restaurant that just needs to close its doors permanently. read more

Good, standard Mexican fare. Very good for a region that doesn't really do Mexican food.

Mediocre Mexican food with terrible service. Overpriced for what you get. Had to wait forever to get service and the waitress couldn't care less that we were there. There was only one other table sat at the time and she still took forever to help us. The food is boring and bland. You get one tiny bowl of salsa with a small basket of chips, which are mostly crumbs. Beyond that, they charge for refills. The food costs way more than it should but I guess they have a captive audience being the only game in town so it's "like it or leave it" with this place. They have a sign on the door mentioning that they are short staffed so please be nice but with only two tables seated in the whole restaurant, it still took forever to get our orders placed because the wait staff were busy talking and laughing with each other rather than tending to paying guests. She wasn't very friendly, either. I would rather drive to Mechanicsburg and eat at Azteca for the price, quality, and lack of friendliness at this place. read more

Solid American Mexican food. Great service too. Took great care of helping relative make safe selection for her food allergy.

I was in town from Houston with my ex, and wanted to take her to a nice Mexican restaurant. We decided to dine outside as there was decent breeze and overcast. We ordered two large frozen margaritas. Unfortunately you could not taste any alcohol at all in them. I ordered a fajita dinner chicken and shrimp, it was mediocre at best, nothing wrong with it but nothing to make you come back either. She ordered a combination dinner a chalupa , a Chile relleno, and a burrito. She wanted Mexican rice one of her favorites and ordered a side order. The food came out and she immediately tried the Mexican rice and it was cold??? I also had Mexican rice and I tried it and it was cold as well. I summoned the waitress and she took it in , returned a few minutes later and the plate was so hot you could not touch it. It went in the microwave. We were both disappointed as I paid 50.00 which included tip. read more

Try another place for Mexican. You pay after one basket of chips/salsa no matter how many are at your table...the cheese dip is so watered down it doesn't even taste like cheese and dripped off a spoon like water. Portions are very small, and food does not have a good taste. Lady at next table also said she couldn't finish her plate because it tasted terrible, the waitress didn't care and walked away. Find any other restaurant than here! read more

Tacos Del Mar and Shrimp Enchiladas, both were great.

If I could put zero stars, I would. Probably the worst "Mexican" restaurant in town. The service we received was rude and uninviting. Only one bowl of salsa and one basket of chips for a table of six. They charge for water and napkins, and advertise things on the menu that they cannot prepare. After the sub par service we were rushed out of the restaurant by being brought our check and ignored for the duration of our visit. Buyer beware, stay far away. read more

Service was fine. Food was okay order the steak quesadilla but the steak was still so wet made the quesadilla soggy. Also got the lava cake was really good besides having to pay an extra dollar for ice cream and three still wasn't enough ice cream for the cake. Would definitely look into other places before going here. read more

This place is the worst ! There are other much better Mexican food options in the area besides this place ! Was great when they opened but have been on a decline since. Food quality is poor and management is laughable ! Lost reservations , no answer when trying to call in an order the list goes on...........never coming back ! R.I.P. El Rodeo ! read more

Being from the southwest my standard for authentic mexican food is above the average person, it also means I love mexican food and any time I move away from Phoenix I spend my time searching out a place to "fix" my craving for it. My wife and I stopped in here and gave it a shot, I got a trio which consisted of an enchilada, tostada, and burrito. The enchilada came out completely water logged and falling apart, I couldn't even tell the difference between the burrito and enchilada other than the red sauce, which had no flavor, the food is very bland, the best part was the retried beans which actually weren't bad. Our search continues. read more

This place was horrible. They gave us 2 salsas for a party of 5. The tacos leaked with grease. Barely any meat. We asked for queso 3 times and never received it. They brought me a margarita that was half full and my wife a frozen margarita when she ordered one on the rocks. They never offered to take it back or fix it. The place was empty also so there was no reason for the horrible service. Avoid if possible read more