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    Happy Cinco de Mayo

    4.1 (108 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Happy hour specials

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    Mark R.

    Happy Cinco de Mayo! We were actually staying in Fort Chiswell, but the closest Mexican restaurant was Cinco. It's a charming little place in a strip mall next to a Hampton Inn. We were greeted promptly at the door and shown to a table. Cinco has a a very colorful decor and friendly hosts and servers. There's a small bar toward the back of the restaurant. Since we weren't eating meat, vegetables were the order of the day. We were a bit thirsty so we decided to try a couple of Jugo de Aqua drinks. I got pineapple and my wife got mango. Wow the drinks were huge. I enjoyed my pineapple drink. It was a tad sweet, but had a lot of flavor, and it was ice cold. I tasted my wife's mango after she complained that it was a bit watery. She was right. It needs a little less aqua and a little more Jugo. While we are waiting for our entrées of vegetarian fajita and quesadilla, we passed the time munching on the tortilla chips and salsa. The vegetable fajita came out sizzling. They initially forgot the tortillas, but I hailed a waitress and she brought me a couple in a jiffy. We were quite impressed with the food (dinner style Mexican cuisine is something I don't eat very often, Cinco does a nice job, apparently others think so because it was quite busy by the time we left. The refried beans seemed homemade and the vegetables were seasoned well without relying on too much salt--tasty and cooked just right. My wife enjoyed her quesadilla. It had a bit too many mushrooms to her liking (she doesn't care for mushrooms), but she remarked that anything with queso can't be bad! And it was good queso. Cinco was a nice find, and we highly recommend it!

    Brandon W.

    We stopped here on an interstate trip since it was close to the highway and gas. I ate my food but wouldn't come back. From the first impression, it looks relatively unimpressive with a worn out facade in a worn out strip mall. At noon on a Monday it was almost vacant. In hindsight, you can judge this book by its cover. Decor inside was nice but the place seemed very worn out. Lots of things held together by tape, paint coming off the walls, and otherwise just looking worn down. I went to the bathroom first and it was dirty and smelled like mildew. Service was fast and friendly upfront though chip and beverage refills only happened near the end of the meal when we flagged her down to ask for them. First impressions are key, and beyond the building itself, food also made a poor first impression. The chips were cold and stale and the cheese dip very runny with a weird after taste. The salsa was good and the large guac contained jalapeños and was decent. As for lunch entrees: the choripollo had a good flavor and was cooked right. The chili verde with pork was tender and seasoned well. The fajita steak was lukewarm and tough. Across the board the rice was cool and bland, and the beans were oddly pale and with almost no flavor. The sour cream tasted stale like it had been uncovered in a refrigerator for a while. This is one of those places you stop at once because you didn't know better, and never come back. The food was decent enough to fill a belly but leaves you wanting more. If there are regulars here, I assume it's only because they don't know better options are out there. On the bright side, the prices were cheap for the serving size. If you need to get a full belly for cheap, this would suit that need.

    Chori Enchiladas - two chicken and chorizo and one steak and chorizo.
    Broadview L.

    Fantastic experience. Food - Excellent, Service - great, Friendliness - absolutely. If you live in (although surely the real ones know) or are staying in the Ft Chiswell Max Meadows area of Virginia off I-77/81, make sure you eat here if you like Mexican. We both got enchiladas, me the Chori, her the deluxe, both were filling with great portions and taste was amazing. Maybe the best, and certainly most unique, refried beans I've ever had. We were passing through for the holidays and stayed next door at the Hampton and were very thankful we looked into eating here. Thanks Yelp! These dinners in Cle Ohio area would've been $17-18 per plate and not nearly as good. These were $10.50 and $9.99!!! Excellent stuff! Thank you so much Happy Cinco de Mayo!! (Pic is of my Chori enchiladas minus a bite or two)

    Kathy B.

    Fun, festive atmosphere. Great food. Complimentary chips and salsa were very good. We each got fajitas. Veggies was large and delicious. Beef were also very good. Accompanying items were also tasty. Affordable.

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    Chris W.

    Gluten Intolerant Friendly!!!! My daughter can't eat gluten, nor food cross contaminated with gluten foods. They fried her fries separately in a pan, just for her, in order to avoid cross contamination in fryer oil! Very impressed! Inside decorations were fun, setting atmosphere for Mexican festivities. Staff was friendly. Food was good. Chips and Salsa - I found the salsa to be a little bland. I added salt which really helped. Queso - tasted good but very runny. I normally prefer my queso to be thick so it generously covers the chips. Chicken Mole - wasn't on menu but they happily made for me. Sauce had a nice savory chocolate flavor but no heat spice. There was hot sauce available on each table and it was perfect after a little of that bottled heat. Made with chicken breast meat. Chori-Pollo - Chorizo covered chicken. Good traditional chorizo flavor. Ribeye Steak - Daughter ordered a steak, one of the gluten free meal options. She really enjoyed it. Yellow Mexican Rice - came as standard side. It was really delicious! Margarona was good. There is something about a Corona mixed with a frozen Margarita that I love. It's my goto drink at Mexican restaurants. Large Beer was huge. Came in 1 Liter mug.

    Special Dinner With burrito and Chile Relleno
    Mike S.

    In a strip shopping center with parking right in front. Chips and salsa were ok. My wife like the salsa, I thought it was so so. My wife had a taco fajita bowl and she liked it. I had a glass of wine and a dinner special with rice, beans, burrito, and chili relleno. My dinner was pretty good. Service was good with two waitresses helping each other make sure we were ok. Portions were good size and prices were extremely low. Great value for any size family.

    Colorful decor
    Cheryl O.

    On the way home from South Carolina we were looking for a place to stop for lunch. After reading other reviews, we decided to give Cinco de Mayo a try. It's my new favorite mexican restaurant. If it wasn't 4 hours from home, I go every week. The decor is so colorful and fun!! I had the Chimichanga Texanos. Terrific flavor - huge shrimp, moist chicken, tender beef. Loved it My husband got the Pina Loco. A sweet spicy fajitas combo. He loved it. Even though they didn't have the real pineapple bowl.

    Guacamole and chips
    Rolando L.

    Everything was super good food excellent and very reasonable prices every time I was by here I always stop

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    Food is very good! Services was quick. Nice portions. I will definitely return. Had the beef chimichangas. Yummy!

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    This is absolutely the best Mexican restaurant we have been to by far! The staff was extremely welcoming and the food was so so so yummy!

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    Great food , generous portions. Funky decor. Right off highway. Quick service. Even shrimp were good

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    Great food, very reasonably priced, excellent service!! Fun fact- the toilets are gorgeously tiled!

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