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    Fernando's Mexican Grill

    4.3 (116 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Open 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Chris B.

    Fernando's is super solid and might currently be my favorite Mexican restaurant in town. The variety of meat, vegan, and gluten free options is nice and they even have their own version of kids meals (that include a surprising amount of food). Every experience that I've had there has been a good one. Fernando's perfectly fits the college town vibe (reminding me of late nights in Ames) and somehow has a coziness about it. I'm a fan.

    Patrick T.

    Fernando's now has Vegan Chorizo and brown rice! Just had my fave burrito-ever from there!

    Chicken burrito
    Ryan S.

    Got this gem tonight for dinner after a long day. Doordash delivered, which right off the bat is a plus for covid days. Guacamole was fresh and flavorful. Tortilla 4.5 stars, grilling it makes it go from a 4 to 4.5, great touch. Grilled on the opening as well to make sure your burrito stays together. Veteran move. I chose the chicken, which was very well seasoned and pulled which is the best way to eat it in a burrito. I give that a nod over Chipotle or Pancheros because of it. I got pico, corn, both beans, sour cream and medium salsa. The pico and salsa could step it up a bit but all was still good. Price was in the middle of both Pancheros and Chipotle. Honestly I would go here 10 times out of 10 versus Chipotle, and every other time over Pancheros. Glad I found this place from other reviewers! I will be back.

    Top is the half sized barbacoa and the bottom pic is the fish burrito. Huge portions. Each of the of the halfsies were bigger than my fist!
    Roma U.

    Split a fish burrito and barbacoa with a friend. My friend told me this place is known for its barbacoa. I liked both burritos but I prefer but the blackened fish more. The barbacoa had really good grilled barbaque flavor and the burrito was packed with meat. The fish was very flavorful as well. The burritos were humongous!!! See the attached photo. They packed my burritos with rice, your choice of beans, pico de gallo, cheese, lettuce, sour cream, jalapeños, and cilantro onion mixture. It was really good. Taste wise, 5/5. I get to add all of the above ingredients per my preference with no additional charge. Guac on your burrito or any dish is extra $2. You can add queso too although im not sure if that is extra. Street parking only. All methods of payment are accepted - cash or credit. You order and pay for your burritos before sitting down. Tips are welcome (they have a tip jar). I didnt see a menu attached on Yelp so I asked for a menu to secretly take a photo of but they ran out. You just tilt your head up for the bigger sized menu though. You order your burritos kind of like chipotle in which you add what you want. It doesn't come premade. They warm the bottom of the burrito so it doesn't open back up **WHICH IS SUCH AN AWESOME IDEA!!!** No one likes a falling apart burrito. Each dish costs less than $10 and to reiterate, they have huge portions. Highly recommended. Heads up though, start with salsa verde. The mild is still hot as i was slightly panting. I dont have high tolerance for spices though. I can't imagine the hot salsa. My tongue might fall off! So I suggest you gradually increase your spice level unless you are confident you can handle it.

    Barbacoa tacos

    Barbacoa tacos - drive less than 5 minutes away with them and this is what I opened my lunch to. Half grease and the tortillas are extremely soggy and inedible. Not much flavor in anything except the meat. It was descent.

    Chicken torta & steak burrito
    Taurean M.

    Never knew about this fine establishment until a few weeks ago. A couple of different friends have mentioned Fernando's so tonight I felt like it was the night to try. I'm a torta fanatic, so that is what I ordered. Man O' man let me tell you... The portion of meat and condiments was eye popping. Pricing is competitive, but the upside with Fernando's is the flavor. Superb flavoring, "OMG" portions with a very reasonable price. This tasty is nestled away in plain sight. I shall return to try something else.

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    Way overpriced, but otherwise pretty good for Iowa mexican food. The staff is generally pretty friendly and they have authentic sodas.

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