I got a takeout chimicanga and taco. I thought it was pretty good, a little messy with everything thrown in the box, and I thought the chimchanga was a little small. Otherwise pretty solid food, I liked it! read more

We've actually been here a couple times now both times food came fast. Beverages came fast. Our server was friendly and attentive. We've gone at dinner time the lighting's been nice and low. It's fairly been fairly quiet both times we visited. I love the decor. Very colorful. The Spanish rice and the refried beans were normal like likely from a can . The enchiladas were tasty, the burritos were tasty. I typically don't get beef, but ordered beef and it was delicious. I had a chicken tamale with green sauce. It was amazing the normal red sauce one tasted great as well. The tacos were delicious. Everyone was happy and filled. Also we love their salsa and their chips ! read more

Laredo's - Dining area - Mexican Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

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Delicious food. Consistently good and hearty portions. Haven't had a bad dish yet. Their loaded nachos, chicken enchiladas, pork tamales and guacamole are all a delight. read more

The food was the best! My daughter and I love Mexican food and this has been the best we have eaten at in Dane county. We will definitely be going back !! read more

We decided to come here for lunch on a Saturday and we were able to get a table immediately. Love how they have the warm chips and salsa at the table. I got the chicken enchiladas dish and it was all basic. The enchiladas were ok but the chicken was good. The rice and beans were just ok as well. Not the worst place to stop for some Mexican food. read more

Laredo's - a plate of mexican food - Mexican Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

Didn't know what to expect when walking in, but it certainly wasn't the charming interior of this restaurant! There we're murals on all the walls, and you could tell a lot of effort had been put into it's design when this place first opened. The repairs from replacing ceiling tiles we're pretty obvious, but not enough to detract from the overall ambiance. Our waiter brought out chips and salsa right away, and we ended up splitting an Enchiladas Sonora, which was delicious! Between that and the chips and salsa, which they immediately refilled when they saw we were running low, we were stuffed by the time the plate was cleared. The only blemish on our dining experience was when the bill was brought around. When paying, rather than giving me the pad and letting me choose the tip, the waiter pre-selected the second highest default option of 25%, kept the device in hand, and angled it towards me and asked if that was good. It was, because we had a great time, but the whole interaction gave me a really weird vibe, like the tip was being strong armed. An unfortunate way to finish off our meal, and it might lead to us not going back. Haven't decided yet. read more

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Got to the restaurant at 5:30, didn't get our order taken for 20 minutes and we STILL haven't gotten the food at 6:30. Will be leaving soon. Don't even know what the food tastes like. Great Diet Coke though. read more

Laredo's - Diet Coke - Mexican Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

I wasn't sure what to expect when I came in to Laredo's, but I was immediately impressed by their charming decorations - they clearly had spent a good amount of time creating a cute and welcoming vibe. We were seated right away and served chips and salsa. The waiter was very attentive, while also giving us enough time to peruse the many options on their menu. I had one of their enchilada meals - it looked and tasted so good I forgot to snag a picture of it. One strange thing happened at the end of the meal - when we were paying for our meal, the waiter had already chosen the 25% tip option and made it a little difficult to choose another tip option. While I always try to tip well, it seemed sort of strange to not be given the option to choose our tip amount. read more

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I love shitty strip mall Americanized Mexican food like this so here's what stands out about this place: FAST, even when they're busy Bland, even for Wisconsin Cheap I imagine it's popular with the lunching office worker crowd. You'll all be able to find something cheap and inoffensive to eat and be out of there in under an hour read more

Great fast friendly service! Pleasant waiter, No wait time, quality food, would def recommend. read more

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We had dinner here on a whim because the restaurant next door was too long of a wait and we were starving and WOW it did not disappoint. We of course shared a pitcher of raspberry margarita which was quite sweet but super delicious. My fiancé and I both had the enchiladas. They had HUGE servings and so so yummy. I love spicy and I asked the waiter if they had spicy salsa and he brought me this delicious homemade spicy sauce. It was amazing. We will for sure be back! read more

Laredo's - Enchiladas - Mexican Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

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I've gone to this restaurant dozens of times over the past decade or so. First of all, the ambiance -- always smells a bit like cleaning solutions, but at least you know it's clean. Hard to care about that though, because the murals and layout of the restaurant are just fantastic. Also the service is always excellent, even when it's busy, and your food comes fast. During covid times they have struggled to get our curbside pickup orders right, and their food doesn't travel as well as some other types, but it's still been a welcome change from being shut in. Of course the most important thing is the food, which has always been excellent. I've never had a bad experience with that and the portions are decent. My favorite are seafood tacos, enchiladas, and the combo meals. Once covid is done I can't wait to go back with friends and enjoy their margarita specials! The only reason I took a star off is because of a couple errors on recent curbside pickup orders. read more

Went to Laredos on a Friday night. Have been going there for over 20 years. We were seated and ordered right away. After ordering, we were completely ignored for about an hour, so we got up and left. My last trip to Laredos. I would say the service was horrible but it is more accurate to say the service was nonexistent. There are many better alternatives in Madison. read more

Ordered using Door Dash and our meals were hot when delivery but unfortunately or food was the wrong order. We ordered chimichangas and got burritos. We eaten here many times over the years . Their food quality and service has really taken a hit! We rarely eat there anymore for that very reason. They have reduced the flavor of their food to adapt to the taste buds of the mid west which is really to bad. Mexican food is comforting, happy and fun. It should be a party in your mouth not a dull one man band! read more

The chips and salsa were great - I always love a good warm batch of chips! We ordered the tamales and the colorada chimichanga to share, both were delicious! I also ordered the traditional lime margarita on the rocks, but wouldn't recommend unless you like sweet drinks! Looking at the menu, I thought it seemed a bit pricey, but once we got our meals and saw the portion sizes it turned into a great deal! We had enough to take home for another meal. Cute atmosphere inside and comfy booths. The service was very friendly, attentive, and expedient! read more

I think this is a 3.5 spot. It will meet your need for mexican food, but i think the key is to eat in. Their salsa and chips are great and included with dine in, but not take out. Their food is good and I think this location is better than the one in Fitchburg. So try their enchiladas and burritos and support local! read more

Stopped by for a Margherita and some take out. There was no one to greet me so I headed to the bar. Waited there for about 15 minutes. I'm a patient person so I walked back to the host stand to find some help. Still no employees in sight. Such a bummer! read more

I have been aware of this restaurant for years, and finally got around to trying it out, (May 15, 2019). I arrived at 1:30 PM for a late lunch, and half the tables were still occupied, (a good sign). On the plus side; convenient location at the intersection of Whitney Way and Odana Road, plenty of parking, reasonable prices, friendly staff, good chips & salsa, and the food was brought to my table FAST (within 5 minutes). I also give them credit for making an attempt at decor, with the walls painted with murals, as if you were at an outdoor cantina on the streets of a Mexican village. The food (burrito, tostada and quesadilla) was underwhelming, at first. By the time I was halfway through with the meal, I'd changed my mind. It took my palate a few minutes to adjust from my expectations, (spicier food). The ingredients were fresh, and the flour items well-baked. When the meal began, the cheese quesadilla was my least favorite part of the meal, by the end it was the star. I would not go out-of-my-way to dine here, or recommend this place as a must-do to for Mexican dining, but WOULD eat here if I was already in the neighborhood. Decent food, served fast, and at fair prices. read more

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One of our favorite hole in the wall Mexican restaurants! We've been here a few times and have yet to have a bad experience. Service is always great, which can be tough to find sometimes. Besides the great service, the food is fantastic and reasonably priced. The only downside is no draft beer, but the margaritas are fantastic and you'll need to try one!! read more

Laredo's - Mexican Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

Its a nice place stylish and a little small. Horchatas to die for. And in store made nachos and guacamole. My enchilada platter was amazing with fresh veggies and just the right amount of heat. The service was amazing. Prices fair highest recommendations. (This review is independent and free of influence of the business or the "elite" scam squad. I was not paid for this review or supplied with free food for this review. Unlike the "elite" scam squad! ) read more

I visited the Laredo's on Whitney Way to pick up my take out order. I placed my order thru the EatStreet app because I couldn't get thru on the phone. The app did not allow for me to place my order earlier and select a pick up time. I could only order for ASAP. The biggest issue is the food that should have taken at least 20 minutes to make was supposedly done in 15 according to the app notification. I arrived 10min after it was supposed to be ready and it was not. A very kind waiter made his way over to help me. He went to the kitchen to check my order and let me know it would be a couple more minutes. A few more customers came in and struggled with the same app issues. I had all the time in the world but they were counting on their food to be ready when the app said it would be. There were suddenly three guys trying to help all of us waiting for our orders and trying to keep up on tables. They were all doing a fabulous job working between the kitchen and the floor! We got out if there in a couple minutes. I wish I could have stayed to eat because the dining room is beautiful and everyone seemed to be having a good time at their table. The food is ok. Probably would have been excellent if I had eaten there. Ordered the Colorada chimichanga. The chicken inside is a bit dry but the cheese kinda helps mask that. Great flavors and way more food than I can eat in one sitting. read more

Service was a little slow, I hate waiting for my drink refills and didn't get plates for my chips and queso But the entrees were really good, ate too much, but that's what we boys do. Rio Bravo burritos, Enchiladas Nortenas, and Burrito Mexicali all good. read more

Laredo's - Mexican Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

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Great job by the staff to safely pick up our usual favorites, Enchiladas Poblanos & Chimichanga! Thanks for providing excellent food & service. read more

We ate here for the first time this evening and we were pleasantly surprised! Our expectations were exceeded in every way! The service was exceptional and the food was also excellent! Definitely our new go to restaurant when we are craving Mexican food! read more

If you're able, go to the one on Fish Hatchery. The food is about the same but the service is much better on FH. I live closer to Whitney and get carry out from there. About half the time they get the order wrong. It's hard to check the inside of the enchilada until you get home. My daughter ordered chicken and got beef. I phoned the order in and I could tell they didn't start the order until I arrived to pick it up. read more

I remember eating here once and saying, "What's the point?" It's a big heavy, plate of food, but nothing jumps out at you as a highlight. This time, I got the point. The point is that sometimes you want a solid meal. You want to fill up on something solid. You want to stoke the flame in the belly with something hearty, something warming, something filling, something sometimes gloppy - - with lots of creamy, hefty comfort in the gentle, pleasant flavors. it's TexiMexiComfort food. If there were a baseball analogy (which every proper review should include), it's like there are no flavor blasts to the left and right field fences. Instead it's an inning of seeing-eye ground balls and Texas League singles that still manage to load the bases, and drive in a couple of runs. Don't go if you are craving the apex of novel tastiness to cap off your week; don't go to impress a date; don't go if you are feeling slightly peckish and want a rare, refined, sublime accent in your culinary landscape. Go if you want dat belly full of hefty, creamy, mondo-goodness. I really liked the chile relleno - - it had that vegetal musty twist true to the pepper, and it really stood out amidst the sea of sauce and the ocean of food that is combo #7 with the beef enchilada that also asserted itself OK alongside the bay of beans and the craggy hillside of rice. The salsa, was excellent, actually, too. The service is efficient jaded professional. It's four hours later as I'm writing this, and I'm still stuffed. Sometimes you just need some TexiMexiComfort food. read more

Laredo's - the topography of combo #7 - Mexican Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

I was charged $2.50 extra on top of the price of the item (labeled as: after hours charge) for a lunch item at lunch time. It was 1:00pm when I placed the order in the restaurant. This was an excessive charge and left me feeling as if I had been scammed into paying more than I should have paid. I do not like restaurants that take advantage of people and scam them with ridiculous fees. Would not recommend for this reason. read more

Amazing service and great food at a affordable price! Definitely recommend when craving Mexican food.

Not feeling it. While there's something to be said for a restaurant that can turn a lunch table in less than 30 minutes, the sheer mediocrity of the food has me hesitant to return. If you have a need for speed, this place is so fast even ol' Jimmy John would freak. My server dropped off a my complimentary basket of chips and salsa before my rear end hit the seat of my booth and within five minutes of my arrival, my server took my order and delivered my food. While not freshly made, Laredo's takes the time to warm each basket of chips. In addition, the consistency of the salsa allowed me get a healthy dose with each chip. .And better yet, another basket of chips magically appeared each time my previous serving ran low. I ordered the half chimichanga off the lunch menu for $6.49. When I opted for the beef, I had visions of deeply seared, marinated steak, like many of the taquerias in the area (Los Gemelos, Habanero's, Guadalajara, Sabor Queretano). The beef in my chimi was grainy, dry, ground beef - massive fail. Also disappointing was that the exterior fried tortilla had absolutely no crunch, probably the result of the mountain of moist guacamole and sour cream heaped on top of the smallish half chimi. The dish as a whole was under seasoned, I wish my table had a bottle of hot sauce so I could kick up the heat of my food. I would have requested some had my server checked back after he delivered my food. With so many more worthy local options for Mexican food (see above), I'll probably avoid Laredo's. read more

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It's cheap Mexican food. It's hard to really mess up Mexican. Nothing was particularly bad or good about my visit here. The fish tacos were entirely "meh" as was the guacamole. I wouldn't say no if I was in town again and my friend wanted to come here again. But I have to believe that there are much better Mexican places on Mad-Town. read more

I was a little worried at first. Hear me out. Laredo's is one of my favorite quick, affordable, friendly service and delicious food restaurants near my house. I figured it just wouldn't be as good delivered at home. I WAS WRONG! It was sooooo good. All from the comfort of my home. Packaging and presentation - 10! Flavor and temperature - 10! Speed of delivery - 10! We will be sure to help support our local favorites more often during all the craziness in the world. Gracias! read more

The restaurant is dated, but very clean, restrooms very clean and the food was fresh tasting and hot. If that is my intro, food-wise it's a warning. Well, this is very very bland, almost tasteless food. It even required additional salt, I kid you not. The menu is not anything I'm used to as "authentic American/Mexican". They did not offer any of my standard go-tos, so I got a combo plate. Pork tamale, beef tip tostada and chili relleno. The beef was like small beef stew cubes. Beefy flavor but nothing else. No cilantro or onion or lime wedge to enhance it. Table salsa is good, but no heat. No hot sauce on the tables. Very saucy meat on the tostada, already soaked through before I received it.i didn't taste the tamale and have 2/3 of the relleno left too. At least I can season it up as leftovers. Hubs shrimp Chimi was good but bland. The guacamole garnish was good, lime and cilantro flavors. There was a red sauce on the Chimi, but it literally did not have a flavor. There was a cheese sauce on the runny refried beans. It added some salt, but otherwise couldn't distinguish it from the beans. They were getting busy as we left. All the servers were Latino, but spoke English well enough. There was no extended exchanges or suggestions, etc about the menu. We found this place on Yelp as we were driving home to Milwaukee. read more

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I'm picky when it comes to Mexican restaurants. We decided to come here when someone didn't eat sushi. A good selection in the menu. The 3 pineapple & pork enchiladas tasted ok. Service was fairly quick. We did notice several different work groups of 2-5 show up as we were leaving so its fairly popular. I have to say the bathrooms did put me off. They didn't appear that clean, a little run down, one of the 2 faucets was covered in a plastic bag and I would guess out of order. The other faucet was lose and in disrepair. In all it just scrapped in a 3.... read more

Favorite Mexican restaurant in Madison. Good cheap eats and friendly service. Once came in for lunch, stayed for margaritas all afternoon until the dinner crowd came in. read more

5 stars for what it is, I'm not comparing it to the best places on earth. Friendly service, nothing fancy just a night out to get your craving for Mexican food with fresh ingredients satisfied. Guacamole is made to order, sooo fresh. Typical Mexican menu choices plus a few more you don't typically find. There are lots of booths in the main section which give a diner feeling but for Mexican food. Enjoy! read more

So sorry but this place was terrible tonight. We hadn't been here for years and had always liked it before. The ground beef was floating in a very greasy broth and tasted off. Taco shells were stale. Service was dreadful. I hope this was just an abnormal night but we won't be back. read more

Laredo's is a nice place to get some tasty Mexican food. Lunch service is quick, allowing me to get in and out without taking too much time. Many good options on the menu - haven't had anything I didn't enjoy. read more

Really good carnitas burrito!! This beaner gives it 5 stars for taste, service. And authenticity. Will defiantly come back. read more

Laredo's - Carnitas burrito. - Mexican Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

This is one of my family's go-to get together spots whenever we need to decide on where to go to dinner for a group gathering. If you are going with a larger group, make sure to get there early (especially if you are planning to go during a dinner rush), as they do not accept reservations. You can have even just a couple people arrive early and they will start holding a table for you. My boyfriend is ridiculously obsessed with their rice (it is REALLY good).... He even usually orders one or two orders of it to-go after the meal, as well. He also swears by the Mexicali Quesadilla with beef and orders it every time. I have tried it and it is delicious. I think the being smothered in queso has something to do with it. My personal favorite is their Cancun (shrimp) tacos! They are so flavorful.... Enough food to satisfy you but light enough that you don't feel overly full and sluggish afterwards. If you order the chimichanga, be warned that it actually comes with TWO, which is pretty awesome because then you have a meal for later (if you don't eat them both in one sitting, of course). And you must try their chips (I mean, you're probably going to try them anyway because they bring them to your table and they also come with to-go orders). They are so fresh, light, and crispy. The service is friendly but can be slow at times, but it's not enough of an issue for me to take away a star. I mean, the food is just too good and makes up for it. Two big YUMs up for Laredo's! read more

It has the worst customer service. I got an order that was wrong which was not surprising. The guy taking my order was rude and quickly dismissive. After I tried to call back to let them know the guy kept hung up on me. Then finally took the restaurant phone off the hook. Never again unless they can learn how to handle complaints when customers orders are wrong. read more