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El Tecate Mexican Restaurant

3.4 (53 reviews)
Closed • 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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Jennifer D.

2nd time here and good has been consistent. Only one other customer seated, not very busy at all for dinner time on a Thursday night. Service was excellent. Chips and salsa very good, house made salsa. Ordered the special which was taquitos with chicken. I thought they were small compared to other places and overcooked but still decent. The burrito with frites looked good as well. Still disappointing there is no liquor license but overall good food.

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Anthony H.

El Tecate is doing a soft open right now and they are short staffed so I'm not sure when they'll do a full opening. With that being said, I was greeted promptly and courteously and seated as quickly as possible. The decor and ambiance is very simple and doesn't give you the feel of a Mexican restaurant. The restaurant is somewhat cozy and quaint (small) yet this isn't the reason that I gave them a try. I ordered the burrito and it was slightly better than I expected considering them being short staffed and again doing a soft opening. I will come back in the future once they are fully staffed and hopefully the food will be better.

Karolina G.

I saw the on and off reviews before going here, and I went anyway to try for myself! The chips and salsa was phenomenal! My food was very DELICIOUS!! My boyfriend LOVED his food, and I LOVED my food!! This will be my on the go Mexican Restaurant. The food I ordered and my boyfriend never tasted anything better with a Mexican Restaurant. I ordered a steak fajita and it was the best fajita I've ever tried!

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Amazing fajitas take out! Quick and efficient, ordered online, pick up went smoothly. I will be back

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Muy delicioso todo.. el mesero muy amable el lugar muy bonito... un lugar muy agradable

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I remember eating here a year ago and wasn't too happy... decided to try them again and I was pleased, great food with good prices

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Food and atmosphere are not great. Seems like an odd restaurant to be in the Marvin area.

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Excellent Food and service would recommend this restaurant, best authentic Mexican cuisine

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El Tecate Mexican Restaurant - mexican - Updated May 2026

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