It was time for some more fine Mexican food, so Diane and I returned here for dinner on a Friday night. A Medium Side of Guacamole was generous in size but spicier than usual. And complimentary Tortilla Chips were warm and refilled once. Diane ordered Fried Shrimp which were of the frozen variety, but breaded and okay. I began with a Small Bowl of Albondigas Soup which was not that small, and finished with two hard shell tacos. The soup contained well-cooked Mexican-style Meatballs and perfectly cuttable carrots, and the broth was hot and very tasty. Both hard shell tacos were crunchy and enjoyable, with tomato pieces, a fair amount of cheese, and a little lettuce, augmented by the Guac I had purchased earlier. One was a Shredded Beef Hard Shell Taco, and the other a Ground Beef Hard Shell Taco. The only unusual thing I noticed was some orange grease oozing out of both tacos onto the plate that supported them. But this neither impaired the taste of the tacos nor upset my stomach in any way. Service by Ery was again very good. But the scratch-made soup took a long time to receive, and was then too quickly followed by the tacos. read more

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3rd time here. The chile verde burrito Is good. All 3 times customer service was good. But today! Sunday 1/25/26 .... TONY!!!! 10/10 stars. Make sure you tip him cause he's hustling making sure we have all what we ordered and refills and even made my birthday a BIG DEAL! I own a coffee shop & can recognize success in the youth! Thank you! The McCaines ! read more

Favorite place. Come early. chili relleno sells out a lot. Table salsa is extremely hot. Street tacos great too.

Another great gem if you haven't tried. Food is absolutely delicious and every employee is friendly and helpful. The salsa is one of the best for a local Redlands spot. Must go visit this establishment... read more

First time here. Chips & salsa was very good. Chorizo breakfast burrito was eh. Should of had a taco. read more

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The food is great! The soups are excellent. They are our go to for Taco Tuesday. Good value for your money!

I liked the decorations and that was about it. Food was expensive, they had decent portions but wasn't very good. Took a while to get the food after ordering...place was empty. read more

We come annually to El Tepeyac when we are out this way and never fails. Food can be a wait however it's not sitting in a warmer. Staff is awesome and the level of service if great too. Don't be fooled by the shopping center this place will not disappoint Enjoy read more

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In area for a VB game and the place was recommended to us. We were greeted warmly, great menu, shared the combo fajitas. They were sooo good! Seasoned just right.. we enjoyed every bite. Reasonably priced too! Friendly people. Will be back soon! read more

El Tepeyac Mexican Restaurant - Fajitas combo - Mexican Near Me - Redlands, California

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so we showed up at 10 am like the sign and the internet says you open 8 of my family for breakfast people inside came out and said we're not open until later so by the time we found another place and waited in line half the day was gone change your information to match when you're actually open but no worries I won be back read more

Best Mexican food on the planet. Whenever we're in the area we try to stop by. Sometimes there's a wait but it's not too long. If you're really hungry order the Manuel special burrito. read more

Very very good food and service. The only major problem is they had the AC AND the fans blasting. It felt like Antartica inside, that was the only downside to this place. read more

Please do not listen to the obvious fake reviews of this place. My family and I moved here about 13 years ago and have been coming here since. We have tried just about every mexican food place in redlands and aside from Rosa Marias, this is as good as it gets. Super lovely staff, always on top of it. The food is always good and comforting. Great flavors, the salsa is always my favorite. I can't understand how someone can leave such nasty reviews on this wonderful family's restaurant. Quick service, very kind people, and even if the food tastes different every time you get it, it's still delicious! I'll never stop going here :) read more

Was excited to try this place because the ones in San Bernardino are good. So I placed a to go order of a couple burritos and an order of menudo. At the time the restaurant wasn't to busy but was told it be about 20 minutes to get my order. 30 minutes later and no food I asked for my money back. The person worker said oh they just started making it. Will not be back to try this place. read more

We ordered Seafood Taco Combo and #9 Enchilada Chile Relleno Taco Combo Our server Ery suggested the Seafood Taco Combo, and she was 100% right . We were very happy that both Ery our waitress and the staff allowed us to be there last customer's for the night! The food and the service were absolutely incredible. We could not have asked for a better experience. The ambiance was friendly, and the music was just right and authentic, lending to a great atmosphere read more

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At EL Tepeyac Mexican Restaurant, my burrito was the "whole enchilada" (if you know what I mean), check out my pic. My buddy recommended that we meet here for lunch since they had large portions. He was right. Overall it's a simple and straight-forward restaurant. The staff was quick and attentive. They answered my questions and made useful suggestions. The chips and salsa were served promptly. The salsa was spicy but not hot enough to kill its flavor. The chips were standard fare. As to the "whole enchilada", or in this case my Burrito Ranchero, was quite large. You can see the scale by comparing it to my salsa bowl. The insides were about 80% pulled pork, whose flavor was okay and pulled apart readily. The rest of the filling was beans and rice. The tortilla was flavorful and held together well. The sauce is their Relleno sauce, which is mild but still has some flavor. As you can see there is ample cheese and nicely browned. I'm still full ............. read more

El Tepeyac Mexican Restaurant - Salsa and chips - Mexican Near Me - Redlands, California

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Coming into town from Arizona, we stopped at this place for some lunch. The service was nice. The waitress was personable and we had refills when we needed them. The Michelada was delicious and had a good taste on the rim. The beer seemed a bit skunky but, the mix masked it. Would have tasted better with fresher beer. Horchata was good. My husband ordered the Green Enchiladas with a side of caldo de albóndigas. I ordered the full order of Caldo de Albóndigas. The Green Enchiladas with Chicken were not too good. They were decent but no flavor, it seems like they depended on the green salsa and it wasn't anything to depend on. The Caldo de Albóndigas is the reason I am rating so high. My husband and I LOVED the flavor. My nose was running and it reminded me of home. The onions and cilantro cut fresh really added to the flavor when I made my albondigas tacos. This soup mixed with my Michelada made for a great meal. We would come back for the soup only. read more

El Tepeyac Mexican Restaurant - Regular Michelada and Horchata - Mexican Near Me - Redlands, California

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The food is good, but the service is hit and miss. Also the wait is always long. Honestly if the service improved this would easily be a 4 star. read more

Super disappointing... the food taste disgusting couldn't even eat it.. the rice taste like they put tajin in it.. gross! And the beans awful! Sucks we won't be returning read more

LOVE their salsa. I could drink it! Their lunch specials are a good deal, and the food is fresh and tasty. The servers have always been amiable. read more

Came with my partner for lunch and the food was great. Wasn't to busy for a Friday and was able to get situated quickly and service was good as well. The vibe was good and restaurant itself was nice. The chips and salsa was good! I got a combo plate of carne asada/enchilada roja and my partner had the caldo of camarón combined with pescado and it was well portioned. The agua fresa of Jamaica and horchata was really good! Definitely recommend if you're in town for Mexican food. read more

super bomb and super awesome service staff! will definitely be visiting again! very clean too read more

El Tepeyac Mexican Restaurant - surprise Nachos Supreme W/ Meat - Mexican Near Me - Redlands, California

My bride and I decided to sample El Tepeyac after a leisurely afternoon and evening browsing potential future homes in nearby Yucaipa. First impressions? Don't be majorly concerned w/ the restaurant's simple exterior, where it's nestled into a corner of a largely empty shopping center. We were already aware of the restaurant's robust 4 of 5 star Yelp average score, and that gave us the extra "oomph" we needed to overlook the quaint, homely exterior. The courtesy chips and salsa merits mixed reviews- 2 stars for the almost stale, greasy chips buy 4 stars for the fresh, well seasoned salsa. Both of our entrees came w/ our choice of soup or salad. Major kudos to the staff for their delicious, rib-sticking Caldo de Albondigas soup! The proportion of carrots & celery to the meatballs was perfect and the meatballs were well formed and authentically spiced. My wife ordered chicken enchiladas. Despite recovering from an upset stomach resulting from a food poisoning scare 24hrs ago, Leti surprisingly devoured both enchiladas and all of her refried beans. I ordered their #9 combo, featuring Chile relleno, a cheese enchilada and a hard shell machaca taco. The quality of the Chile relleno was superb! Large Anaheim Chile with a toothsome bite, lightly breaded, bursting with melted cheese & egg. The enchilada was also exemplary. The hard shell taco featured the crispy fried texture of the meat topped w/ the pleasant textural counterpoint of fresh shredded lettuce, piquant salsa and decadent shredded cheddar cheese. Que sabroso!! The only thing that kept my combo from earning a revered 5 rating? The rice was served lukewarm and was lackluster, poorly seasoned and studded with....zilch, in the way of vegetables. The prices are just right, too. Expect to pay $14 to $18 per entree. Our order, which included a septuplet (7) of Carne Asada street tacos for kids at home, came out to $60, including taxes and 24% tip. Developmentally, my only constructive criticism would be to gently remind the staff to not make it so obvious that it's "closing time." We were seated at 7:45pm at a place with a posted 9pm closing time and we were back to our car an hour later, yet the final five mins or so of our meal felt a little rushed by the staff. read more

El Tepeyac Mexican Restaurant - El Tepeyac's #9 combo: Chile Relleno, cheese enchilada and machaca taco Dorado. - Mexican Near Me - Redlands, California

They serve delicious crunchy tacos and they serve menudo every day. They are very friendly. My husband gave them a thumbs up on there beans.

Great pozole and great service. The pozole had lots of flavor and is a good size portion, even for a small read more

El Tepeyac Mexican Restaurant - Pozole - Mexican Near Me - Redlands, California

Stopped in for lunch, seated ourselves, restaurant was not busy. Young waiter did not greet us, just tossed 2 menus on the table and walked away. Waited for water and chips and salsa but that wasn't happening. I might overlook this but the place was not busy. We decided to just leave. Owner needs to be more selective hiring staff, we have patronized his restaurant many times over the years and it will be a long time before I consider this place again! read more

The service was ass since we walked in no one greeted us or said anything to us. The waiter was a lady who did not once ask us if we needed something or how the food was. The establishment it self is very clean and very well climate controlled. I had to call out for a refil which I never do also out water had a nat. The food it self was good but I think I was so mad over the service I didn't even enjoy it. We sat ourself and when I asked questions about the menu she was short and straight said no when I asked for a pancake for my daughter and the menu said breakfast served all day. Probably won't be back due tot he bad service read more

El Tepeyac Mexican Restaurant - Dining area - Mexican Near Me - Redlands, California

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Stop by while on vacation with my family the waitress are very rude young girls got a attitude giggling around the food is not bad but please hire people that are professionals not little high school kids that are rude. Please look into hiring new people if you want to keep your business open just a recommendation. read more

So dissatisfied with this plate because I remember it was thicker but server said they probably gave me the asada idk ‍ but I do like their other options and their coffee is my favorite in town. Just his thin and dry piece of idk what kind of meat this is so I'll try the "asada" next time. (tip-order easy on cheese/sauce) they do to much on all plates it's not needed the food taste good. read more

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I went to El Tepeyac in Redlands since I read positive reviews. I really wanted to try how they made their menudo, it was a weekend and I assumed they were freshly made. The order for menudo took a long time that I almost left. When the menudo came, it tasted like canned menudo with homini removed. I'm guessing they went to the store to buy canned menudo since that is what it tasted like, heated and served. Disappointed and never going back! read more

Came here for the first time and the food was completely disgusting no flavor at all I will never return back! read more

I can't say enough good things about this place. This place has my favorite dish, which is the Chile Colorado plate. This is my second favorite Mexican food restaurant. My first is their other El Tepeyac restaurant in East Los Angeles. The food at that location is a bit better, but when I don't want to drive out to Los Angeles, I go to the Redlands location. This place is a family restaurant and it appears the family has branched out on their own with locations in City of Industry and this one in Redlands. This place has menudo on the weekends! Their #Micheladas at this location is excellent! I definitely recommend it with Modelo beer. The interior was recently renovated with new flooring and seats. This place is Gary Orange Tree Approved! read more

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Myself and four friends had a birthday lunch there yesterday and everybody loved it! Eduardo the waiter is very nice and professional. We had a cozy booth in the corner and enjoyed conversation and delicious food. I am anxious to go there on a weekend when they make home made tortillas! It was a pleasant experience. read more

Horrible food, no seasoning and too expensive. Don't believe the TikTok or the instagram posts. The tortillas were NOT homemade. Food didn't have any seasoning on it. Waste of money seriously. read more

I use to love this place but seems they're service and food is declining. First I ordered a michelada with a side of water. Never got the water. Once my order was taken for fajitas and my food came out they forgot my tortillas and my condiments such as sour cream and guacamole. After 15 min of trying to their attention they go get the condiments. As I begin to eat I notice all my vegetables were burned. Needless to say I won't be coming back here again. To top it off our waitress never came back to check on us. read more

El Tepeyac Mexican Restaurant - Chewy shrimp - Mexican Near Me - Redlands, California

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Spicy salsa was great food all around was excellent. Clean and family friendly!!! I recommend for sure

Based on so many reviews, i was hopeful that our meal would be delicious. However, we both left disappointed. The chips were tough. The Albondiga soup was flavorless. Beans and rice had no flavor. Enchiladas were very ordinary and not hot. And the price was very high, especially for the quality. Sorry, we will not return. read more

Great food! Great service! Best ground beef tacos & chile rellenos! The margaritas are the best!

Don't let the empty shopping center sway you away from this hidden restaurant. The service was absolutely friendly and genuinely happy to see us there. The chili verde burrito was great and freshly made and served hot. Cant wait to go back. read more

El Tepeyac Mexican Restaurant - Combination plate - Mexican Near Me - Redlands, California

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The service is wonderful, the menu hit or miss. Albondigas soup made us return, but the birria tacos were just ok. Chips are kind of stale, but the salsa is fresh and spicy. read more