Reliably fresh and delicious. The food is full of flavor. I recommend the tlacoyos or the chicken…read morequesadilla. We are grateful to have such quality Mexican food in town.

The food is really outstanding- the issue being that over the years the price has continued to go…read moreup and up and up and sadly makes this one of the most expensive Mexican places in town. The food is good - even excellent - but based on the price, you can also still get a very good meal at Los Arcos Here in town with a much better price point. What to be crystal clear - the food is very very good.

Happen to be Cinco de Mayo - place was packed. It is a combo restaurant bodega. Menu has some good…read moreoptions - fajitas sound good. Portion was very good. Came with rice, beans, lettuce, and tortillas. It was cooked well, but lacked seasonings. The rice and beans were fairly bland as well. Overall OK, but could be better. 1 man, 2 cents...

food is always amazing especially the chimichanga the way they decorate their food. You know they…read morehave put a lot of thought into it and the service is always five stars

They do have odd hours and the eat in restaurant is small. Put that aside and enjoy the food!…read moreEverything we've had there is good. When eating at restaurants, I rarely stray from my usual. Not here. I change it up because I love everything I've had. From the tacos, to the roast beef burrito, also love the taco burrito. But my favorites are their hamburger enchiladas and the Cindy Nachos. Their enchiladas are big and that sauce! I could drink it, lol. The Cindy Nachos are gooey, cheesy and just plain heavenly to eat. Try the chips and salsa too, they make it homemade and have some unique flavors. They have 2 booths at our county fair, and the lines are crazy long. We usually opt to get our order to go and after years of ordering, they've not gotten it wrong yet. The staff always have a smile and that's not always easy given the tight quarters and harried pace of orders going out the door.

Grace's is an Owatonna institution and gem. From La Casita de Friendly Lunch to present. Go, now.read more

My friends and I visited here for a part of my birthday celebration as we have talked about this…read moreplace before so I wanted to at least give it a shot. Overall the food was okay, and I intentionally avoided most dishes under the fuertes section not only because they were pricey but also because I wanted to see how much care they put into dishes that customers probably relatively order less, so I ordered quite a few dishes under the para la mesa section. In terms of highlight, the best dish in my opinion was actually the pistachio tres leches. The milk was definitely there, and there was a good amount of pistachio flavor immersed into the cake. I thought that texturally it worked very well, too, because the softness of the cake provided a good contrast with the pistachio bits on the top. The esquites were great as well, with the tajin crema providing both a sense of creaminess and just a tiny bit of spice, and the manchego cheese giving flavor. The baja fish tacos contained a good amount of white fish and the chipotle crema added flavor. Personally I liked the fact that the brisket tacos had a good amount of smoked brisket meat, but my friend who ordered the dish didn't enjoy it because she didn't think the salsa was flavorful enough, which I could understand but disagreed with. Other dishes were leaning towards okay to meh, such as the papas machas, which had fried yukon potatoes containing very good crispy texture but way too salty flavor, especially if the potatoes were tiny and had a lot of oil at the bottom. The brussel sprouts did not have enough lime vinaigrette so it was practically flavorless, especially since it was probably deep fried without additional seasoning, which also caused some pieces to be hard to chew. The grilled snapper itself was almost flavorless, and relied on the salsa for flavor completely. I didn't understand it because it looked like it was grilled in achiote, so I assumed it followed the tikin xic dish in Yucatán Mexico, with pickled red onions and all. Maybe the achiote paste didn't have enough spices in it for marinading, or maybe the time wasn't enough. Even though as of now I wouldn't actively recommend this establishment to others yet, I would still like to visit myself to try some dishes that my other friends have hyped up, namely the enchiladas de camote and verdes.

I came with a friend to check out the "cantina hour" at Chilango. The traffic is awful, so be…read moremindful of that if you are coming for the cantina hour which runs 4-6. Luckily we got there in time and I got a Chilango margarita and some nachos. The margarita was DELICIOUS, not too sour but flavorful. The nachos were pretty good: the toppings were well distributed and lots of flavor but I didn't love the combo of beans and sour cream, but I guess both are authentic to Mexico. We sat in the patio and enjoyed the beautiful lake view as we caught up, which was great, and I plan to come back! Pro tip: they validate parking! Turn on Thomas and pull into the beach club underground parking and bring your parking ticket to the restaurant for validation.

Nice downtown storefront location. Nice decor. Very friendly staff. Based on other reviews,…read moreeveryone seems to love this place and I understand why now. There are many comments about the pork burrito smothered with white sauce. I must have ordered the wrong thing, because mine was smothered the green tomatillo sauce that's often served on pork. No problem though, because it was delicious. The only problem was that there was sauce all over most of the rice and beans. Almost burying the thing that impressed me the most: The BEANS! In a world where you have been conditioned to just push your rice into your beans and eat them alongside the entrée, these beans are amazing. A little smoke. A gentle heat on the back of your tongue. I took an order home and after reheating, they make an outstanding dip on tortilla chips.

Great quality food, the shrimp cocktail is my favorite and next would be the street tacosread more

The food has always been delicious and plentiful. Their lunch buffet is also quite filling and…read moredecent as well. The family running the restaurant, terrific people.

This place is ok . Foods always fast . Service is always friendly and attentive . But the building…read moreis in need of repairs. Mainly leaking roofs . I've been here many times and the issues have yet to be resolved. As for as the food it's all depends on the order . I've had some better dishes as the fajitas are my favorite but the tamales and the enchiladas have been salty and kinda bland . The beans and rice are ok . The prices are average and the chips and salsa are fair . I'll always come back checking on a new dish a new favorite.

I love this place so much. When my parents come visit from out of state, this is the place they…read morealways want to go! I've never had bad food, or bad service. I will say they have the BEST tortillas with the fajitas! The salsa is so good, probably my favorite salsa at any restaurant. Give this place a try if you haven't already- it's amazing.

My whole family really loves this place personally I think they're expensive unless you get them on…read morethe right days where they have their specials in that case, the food is totally worth it

The food is amazing and the service is excellent! The owner is an invested community member and…read morehas been for decades. We love this place!

They just reopened and the staff is so friendly. Portion sizes were great. Its the most flavorful…read morebirria I've had in Minnesota!

We were in town for a sporting event, and a friend had recommended this place for dinner. The best…read morething I would say is there's a very large patio and live music was happening, so if you just want a fun place with easy parking to come have some drinks and music, this place might be your place. Otherwise, we would only recommend one of the five tacos we tried - the pulled pork taco. The guacamole was runny and more like soup or a spread than fresh guacamole - it reminded me of Costco's and I expected freshly made. I would say the tacos are quite small in terms of portion/quantity of real ingredients. And all of the ingredients felt very sloppy, like huge chunks of onion in the steak fajita taco that were not cooked. It felt like all of the food had been prepared in a hurry, both the cutting and chopping of the ingredients as well as the way the tacos were sent out of the kitchen. There was way too much dry powdery crumbled cheese on top of the shrimp taco. There were almost no vegetables and no flavor in the backfire veggie taco. And the walleye was fried and dry and seemed like it had been reheated not made fresh. I also ordered a mango margarita (and my receipt shows it with the extra $1.50 charge), but they gave me a plain one - it was disappointing and since the food was not good, I didn't want to stay longer and request a new one.

Taco Jed = no notes…read more Ok, maybe one note which is that my take out meal didn't come with any napkins so be mindful of that. We didn't need silver ware, but it could be helpful. We were in town for a weekend kids sporting event we attended every year and a friend recommended Taco Jed. We ordered about one of every type of taco. If it sounds good to you, you will love it. We were absolutely famished, and two tacos a person was more than enough (plus chips of course) The rest of our tacos were put in the hotel mini fridge and warmed up the next day in the microwave and they were still better than anything else I've ever eaten in Rochester and probably most tacos I've ever had. The music was a bit loud on a Friday night, and the parking lot is a little weird with its angles.

Complimentary chips are fresh and flaky but solid enough to pick up beans and salsa provided…read more I had the chicken sope platter. It is a thick homemade corn tortilla with beans, chicken, lettuce, salsa and queso fresco. Different, it was like a tostada but not fried, it was soft but thick. It included beans and rice along with a chip topped with some guacamole. Very tasty. They did not skimp on the chicken. I'd have this again.

Located in the Miracle Mile plaza, this has been in my sights to try since the lockdowns ended. The…read moredining room is bright, tasteful, spacious and by the looks of the lighting gear suspended from the ceiling there is live music in the evening on weekends? The background music was Mexican however was a little loud. Just turn it down slightly so people can talk to each other. They only had one server on a Sunday that I noticed seemingly covering 10+ tables plus the register. He was busy to say the least. Chips and salsa are $3 so pass if you don't need them. I ordered the Chile Relleno platter. I finished my basket of chips as it took nearly 25 minutes to get my meal. They compensated with an extra entree. The food was good. Don't give up. This place has a lot of potential.