Food- 4.5/5 Atmosphere- 4.6/5…read more Service- 5/5 In a town where there are Mexican restaurants on every street and every corner, this one takes the crown. I have been coming here since I was a small child. I have tried almost every Mexican restaurant in Cleveland, but it is hard to beat the consistency of service and food that el Cazador provides. If me and my family life don't know what we want to eat, about 90% of the time that results in us calling in food and using their drive through! Or just sitting outside on the covered patio. If you go please try their wings, their papas fritas(loaded fries) chimichangas, quesabirria, a burrito or a chili relleno.

I ate here once when I graduated with my family and it gave all of us really bad food poisoning!!read more

This place is always good. Good tacos with red sauce. Good service, authentic atmosphere,read more

Very good food, fast and fresh! Their truck shows up a lot and I enjoy the steak burrito the most.read more

Tasty food, friendly service, good value, casual atmosphere. We always get the "fajitas mixed."read more

After such a great dinner last time we went back. What happened? We were so excited for the same…read moremeal as last time? No diet anything to drink, quesabirrias brought out to us literally burned. The green sauce that was so great last time? Not even close. Worst part remember the birria broth that was so fabulous not even same type. So 1 either a different cook. 2. Different recipes but worst no consistency. Actually we were shocked that the waitress even brought the quessbirria out burned. I guess we're back to finding a great Mexican food restaurant in Chattanooga. Have a 3 instead of a 2 as I'll just say I guess it's hit or miss.

Not a lot of Mexican restaurants that I trust in Chattanooga due to lack of flavor and authenticity…read morebut this one is very good! Lots of flavor and good service. Waiters very nice. Coming from a Mexican. Highly recommend.

I've spent years in this town as a college student and after, yet for some reason I've never had…read morethe opportunity to eat here before. So finally after all these years, I came here with my dad. Service was fast and helpful. There are many tables and places to sit. They have a large menu too. I ordered the Beef Chimichangas with all the sides, and my dad had the Chicken Fajitas. Food came out pretty quick. I will say, the portion size is incredible. The price is reasonable depending on the time you come for lunch or dinner, and they give you so much. For me, I love all the sides and some places tend to give a meager amount, but not this place. And they didn't even cheap out on the guacamole amount too. I had some to take home at the end, so I was happy about that. Although the food was decent and plentiful, I will say that it lacked flavor for me. It wasn't amazing in comparison to all the Mexican places I've tried around the area. And also I guess from eating Mexican food in California, I have a high standard. Like I reiterated before, great portion size but a little disappointing regarding the flavor. It felt like it was missing something, maybe a little salt but also something more that I can't put my finger on. I'm not sure if I would come back.

I absolutely love this place! It is Delicious every time. & live karaoke some nights.read more

I have ate here a few times and haven't been disappointed!! The brides made and groom at my wedding…read moretook me and my wife here and it was great!

This is the 3rd time they have given me regular salsa instead of spicy. I would go back but I don't…read moretrust that it would be made properly. I don't want my food spit on and that's the last time I'll ever order from La Altena.

We had very good food here a couple of years ago, but this week (3/31/2026) was disappointing. My…read morehusband's chili relleno was not edible. He found one piece of pepper (less than half inch) and the rest was a mix of mushy dough and rock hard cheese that glued it to the plate. He had ordered a dinner so he could get that along with burrito and rice. I decided to just get the daily special of taco salad since our server was not very knowledgeable about menu items. The soft drinks were almost $5 each. I don't have exact price because we didn't receive a receipt, but our lunch for 2 ended up being almost $40. We got the soft drinks because on our last visit, the food was good, but water had a strange taste. See photos of our food. The taco salad was very basic, no guac, no pico, somewhat brownish shredded lettuce and an overcooked taco shell. My husband, who usually loves salsa, would not eat the salsa that came with our chips. He said it just tasted like tomato sauce. Nobody checked back with us after food was delivered. There were no drink refills or to go cups offered, and we had to flag down someone to get the check. There are many better Mexican restaurants closer to our home, so we will not be going back.

Local Mexican restaurant that allows for large groups and does not disappoint!! Been coming here…read morefor years and they are constantly perfect, while not true traditional Mexican it is very good and you will enjoy and leave full!!! I have enjoyed everything for Nachos to Fajita's! Staff is very friendly and quick to serve no matter how busy they are!! Stop in and enjoy you will not be disappointed!

Right down the middle on this one. Ambience was exactly as expected for a Mexican Resteraunt. I…read moredid not notice anything diry, as some others have commented on. My food was not very good. I ordered steak fajitas, TONS of fat, but worse, it was mostly green peppers, nothing appeared pan seared, it was almost like it should have been served over rice as a chineese dish. Not very Fajita-ey at all. My wife's was excellent though, a chicken taco salad. The kicker was the wait. We got there just before noon and there were only like two tables seated yet. After we had ordered the place filled up. And many, many tables seated well after us were served first. It wasnt particularly a long wait, long enough for us to be worried about getting in and out in an hour for lunch, but we also very much noticed everyone getting served well before us. And yes, both our dishes are on the express lunch menu, so it wasn't that. Overall it was fine, but we will try somewhwere else next time we are in town.

I love the food here, it's extremely fresh. It's definitely mom and pop, whole in the wall vibes…read more The price is right though and service is fast. Great for lunch or dinner

Great flavors in their food! Not bland like others. Highly recommend. Nice patio seating outside as…read morewell.