Consistently great! Best Mole in town. Their Cochinita Pibil is 100% spot on. When is the lat time you've had a taco salad inside a fried taco bowl? Will take you down memory late but this time it's ahhhhmazing. Service is consistently good! John, the owner, brings a smile to every table. read more

Great lunch options with a lunch $. We shared the March Special Flan - Bananas Foster. Go! Ask for Jose Luis M-F lunch read more

El Vecino - Tex-Mex Near Me - Dallas, Texas

Great Tex Mex place for the family. Service was great and they accommodated our big family group. Drinks were great and so was the food! Look forward to coming back! read more

El Vecino - Sour cream enchiladas - Tex-Mex Near Me - Dallas, Texas

I'm not sure how many times I've been here but, thought I'd update for two reasons. 1. Thank you to the family that is there selflessly delivering their loving offering to patrons. Truely an endangered commitment these days. 2. To inform those unaware of El Vecino that they are missing out. It's superior Tex Mex. My Mexican Side Car and Big Johns platter was enough to send me into Sunday afternoon happiness. I recommend you visit asap. read more

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Delicious food, exceptional staff and comfortable,fun atmosphere! The Wed specials are amazingly affordable and the BEST enchilada platters you can imagine! Chips and salsa SUPERB! read more

Delicious food, fun, casual atmosphere, and the most pleasant staff in town. I highly recommend this restaurant. My favorite is the Taco Salad but everything they serve is great. read more

Quality food but can be lacking in flavor. The salsa was good but the Mexican lasagna was bland and needed spice, acidity, anything to add more flavor Service is excellent! And its a fun place to be, they have a full bar with seating. read more

El Vecino - Lasanga - Tex-Mex Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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We live across the street from El Vecino. Very few better TexMex restaurants in Dallas. Consistent and delicious. Whenever we travel away from Dallas or people who have left the area return, we always head to El V for our fix of TexMex. read more

Great authentic Mexican restaurant tucked into the neighborhood area. We went on a Friday night, there was a 30 min wait but we were able to get a drink from the bar and sit and wait and time flew. The service and staff were all really friendly. The food came really quickly. I ordered the Taco Salad and loved it. It was very flavorful and it didn't need the dressing. My drink was the Sangria Margarita and it was so good ! Overall great little spot to support. Will be going again! read more

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Food is always spot on, fresh, hot and quickly delivered to your table, after you order. The staff and management are friendly and attentive . very much a welcoming local community tex-mex place. We had the fajitas and the hand made tortillas were fabulous addition. We drive from Forney to eat here, nothing else compares. Keep up the great work John. read more

I had the scrumptious crab enchiladas with charro beans, guacamole and a top shelf margarita! So great! I'm fortunate to live close to this gem! read more

El Vecino - Tex-Mex Near Me - Dallas, Texas

We have been here a couple of times and I was not impressed! I ordered a couple of chicken dishes and the chicken was so dry!! It's a very popular place but I don't get the appeal! We have used them to cater several things at our church and again not that good! Maybe I'm ordering the wrong thing. read more

Lively place with a large local following. We were there on Wednesday and enjoyed the enchilada special, which was priced very well and the food was tasty TexMex fair. If you're in the area and want some good Tex-Mex, then this is an option. read more

A comfortable and inviting tex-mex restaurant that is more of a destination than a drive-by location - unless you live in the area. It's in a strip center in the middle of a residential district that isn't surrounded by much more than neighborhoods. You gotta' want it. The recipes are descended from the El Fenix/Martinez family - good, solid, flavorful. The pricing is reasonable for tex-mex expectations. The service is attentive and not overbearing or intrusive. They have maintained the Wednesday Enchilada Dinner special that was the "go-to" for decades at tex-mex restaurants in Texas for decades, going back into the 1960's. All in all, yeah, El Vecino is worth making the trip. read more

I stopped by on a weekday for lunch. I had read so much about El Vecino on Yelp that I couldn't wait to try it. The margarita was satisfyingly cool and refreshing. However, the meal went downhill from there. The complimentary chips had a distinct burned oil taste. The nice server brought me a fresh batch, but those, too, had the same problem. Neither the red nor green salsas had enough spice to mask the off-putting flavor of the chips. The Tres arrived, a hot plate consisting of a crispy beer taco, a cheese enchilada, rice, and beans. The flavors were disappointingly bland, especially the enchilada. The beef taco had chunks of potato, which made it taste more like a hearty soup than a Tex-Mex staple. read more

The food, ambience and service overdelivers! The portions are just right, with the right amount of flavors throughout each dish. Our party gobbled up the chips and salsas which were perfection. Be sure to order a side of queso, it does not disappoint. Looking forward to our next dine out to try some of the other dishes. There are plenty of options to try from. read more

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The food and service is excellent! "Margies" are the best! Will be visiting again soon!

Just left a Saturday family lunch here and I don't think I could have even imagined a better family weekend late lunch. We came with our little ones in tow and the restaurant was pretty packed on a random Saturday at 1pm. We were quickly seated and opted for some draft beers, a margarita, and some guacamole. We got the chicken mole, spinach enchiladas, combination fajitas, and a chicken quesadilla. All the food was delicious but the service was next level. Our server couldn't have been nicer and she even overheard us speaking about a birthday and we got a full birthday celebration by what felt like the entire restaurant staff!! The green salsa served at the table is super tasty and has some heat kick. The red salsa they serve is also super tasty. The steak fajitas were super moist and tasty. Even the chicken fajitas had on point flavor. We will definitely be bask!! read more

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This was an outstanding experience overall. The food options are extensive and everything was very well prepared and tasty! Great atmosphere as well. read more

Overall this spot was just okay. I give them a 6 outta ten. The hospitality, service, and friendliness of the staff is welcoming. Not really sure if I'll return though. All Mexican restaurants aren't for everyone. read more

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Food - Great Service - Fast Ambiance - Nice Margaritas - Very Good Has everything you would want in a Tex-Mex Restaurant. Go once and you will be back. read more

This place is awesome. The employees are very helpful, atmosphere is inviting, decor is nice. I would definitely recommend. We had the sampler platter which had a little bit of everything and it was really good. My bf had the fajitas and I had the shrimp tacos. He was raving about how flavorful and soft the meat was and my shrimp tacos were very good as well. Our server, Arlene, always had a smile and was attentive and just positive. She checked on us constantly and made us feel welcome. Overall we had a great time. read more

El Vecino - Shrimp tacos - Tex-Mex Near Me - Dallas, Texas

Popped in for Happy Hour! By the sheer number of people in the ba, waiting for food to go and to be seated and the diners already there I'm pretty sure those characteristics speak for themselves. Great Rita happy hour Delicious enchiladas- mole ands con carne and tomatillo sauces. Service with a smile and good jokes! John Rambo owns it! read more

El Vecino - Tex-Mex Near Me - Dallas, Texas

Horrible Service was horrible Food service bad Don't recommend Asked for help with wrong food order , the lady actually started coughing as a hint Returning my food was a mistake read more

Such a great neighborhood TexMex place. It has all the old favorites and very cute decor to get you in that kick back and relax mood. I like the crispy beef tacos but the fajitas are good too. John, the owner, is an experienced restauranteur and it shows through in the way this place is managed. Good waitstaff as well. Tons of parking. Definitely worth checking out if you are into TexMex. read more

Great spot for family dinner. The four of us had brisket tacos, steak tacos, shrimp tacos, & burrito. All really good, particularly the street tacos. Also prices are very reasonable. Service was top notch! read more

El Vecino - Brisket tacos (one steak taco) - Tex-Mex Near Me - Dallas, Texas

I suppose there are as many styles of mole as there are grandmas fried chicken. But I like the mole here as much if not better than any place I've had it. Today we dropped in after the White Rock British and European car show. I was hungry due to a light breakfast around 7am and it was now 1:00pm I ordered Charley's Choice. It had a chicken enchilada with mole, a shrimp enchilada with poblano crème sauce, and a brisket enchilada with guajillo sauce. I subbed in charro beans and salad for rice and refried beans. The shrimp are good but the brisket and chicken with those sauces are amazing. Salad was excellent and the beans are very good. She had a breakfast enchilada- it's a chicken enchilada inside an omelette. She loved it. Chips and salsa are so addictive. And the skinny margs are the best here too. Service was good. He could work on his demeanor. Atmosphere is festive, modern, comfortable. read more

El Vecino - Charley's Choice and breakfast enchilada - Tex-Mex Near Me - Dallas, Texas

This hidden gem was amazing. The food and the drinks were above par. The service was a small town feel where everyone knows your name. read more

El Vecino - Beef enchiladas - Tex-Mex Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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The food was so delicious!! The restaurant is so cute and cozy inside, the atmosphere is welcoming and friendly. Service excellent as well! read more

The food here is delicious...by far the best Tex-Mex I've had in Dallas. I came during lunch, while they were busy my coworkers and I were sat instantly. They offer a good selection of menu options and I like that they offer a lunch menu. I opted for the half and half lunch fajitas. Our food came out in a good amount of time. The portions are sufficient and the flavors were delicious. Their rice was cooked perfectly and full of flavor. I look forward to coming back and trying some of their other menu options. read more

El Vecino - Lunch fajitas - Tex-Mex Near Me - Dallas, Texas

Our family has had a Christmas Eve tradition for about 5 years, same order, same time to pick up the order and consistently outstanding food. We have never been disappointed in El Vecino the owner (John) is great and the staff always on point. We make the hour drive to several times during the year to eat at the restaurant, but the Christmas Eve pick up dinner is just too good to not brag about. read more

Great food, great service and delicious entrees! No wonder the place is always full. Will come back and try more from the menu. read more

El Vecino - Camarones ajo - Tex-Mex Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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Really good Mexican food and decent margs. It's better than other nearby classic TexMex places.

This place makes me wonder why the big chain restaurants do as well as they do. I'll take a local business any day of the week and this place is no exception. Fresh and delicious food from an interesting menu. And service was great! I recommend the street corn queso off the appetizer menu. Good stuff!!! read more

Went to El Vecino for the first time this evening because a lot of our friends in the neighborhood recommended the spot. The water cups we received were filthy with debris and food stuff floating at the very bottom. Didn't notice until after drinking and eating which was left us feeling really disgusted. Showed the dirty cups to the person at the front host area and I wasn't met with any care but with an attitude of passing it off. No sorry, just excuses, no acknowledgment of how that would affect our experience of eating the food and worrying about the level of cleanliness of everything else we ate. It left a gross experience for my family and I. I do not recommend. read more

I had a rather unpleasant situation yesterday (Mon. February 10th), around 3pm with a very ill-mannered waiter. I was informing him of my allergies, as I'm required to do by my medical profesional. When the waiter questioned me about my epi pen. I reiterated that I was simply informing him of my condition and he berated me about the importance of epinefrin. I went there for happy hour, and the cochinita pibil. NOT to recieve a impertinent verbal assault by someone who isn't a medical provider. This was a really unfortunate circumstance because I really wanted to return. I hope that the waiter was just having a bad moment, because I felt that his back and forth was really unfair. It left a really bad taste in my mouth, no pun intended. read more

Great customer service. Everyone was friendly and attentive. The food came out quick and was pretty good. Would come back.

The service was excellent but nothing extraordinaire. Hard to identify the Tex Mex authenticity. Good food and delicious. read more

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This was the second time visiting and everything about this place is 5 stars. My 2 year old was screaming acting like a normal toddler when the manager (a bald man) came over and told us to quiet our child. When we walked him out, he thanked us for removing our child. We have traveled multiple times and visited countless restaurants in his 2 years of life and have NEVER been asked to removal/control our child. If you don't want children at you establishment you should advertise as so. So please, if you have children, AVOID THIS PLACE. Will never return as my child is allowed to exist. read more

My husband and I went here for a quick bite and drink. It didn't not disappoint. This review is based on 2 drinks and some apps. We started with their guacamole which was pretty darn good. We are guac snobs, and they definitely passed the test. We split a full chicken quesadilla. The chicken was seasoned to perfection. It wasnt greasy. Easily enough for 3 people for an appetizer. I definitely recommend this. The 2 drinks we got was the Mexican side car-yum and will get you right. The house margarita was pretty sad though. I was disappointed, but I don't believe in wasting alcohol. The margarita is the only reason I gave it 4 stars. I got it on the rocks. Maybe I should have gotten frozen. This place is doing Tex-Mex right! I guess I forgot to take pictures. read more

El Vecino - Mexican sidecar - Tex-Mex Near Me - Dallas, Texas