If you're in the mood for hearty, flavorful Mexican-style fare in a lively setting, El Patrón hits…read morethe mark. Their chuletas (marinated grilled pork chops) are a standout, tender, juicy, and perfectly seasoned. Served with rice, beans, pico de gallo, hot sauce, and warm tortillas, the plate comes together with classic, satisfying flavors and great balance. What really elevates the experience is the consistently great service and the vibrant ambiance. The staff are welcoming and attentive, and there's often live music or a festive crowd that gives the place a fun, social energy perfect for a casual dinner or weekend meal with friends and family.

Always friendly and helpful service. The bean dip is amazing and it's free with the chips. It's the…read moreusual Mexican menu but they have a few more items on the menu. Consistent quality

Phil Sandoval's Mexican Restaurante is a fun place to grab a fine Mexican meal and the service is…read morefriendly and professional and the overall ambiance is fun and lively. The street tacos were a good choice and I would recommend them. When we were here, since it was a nice night, we opted for outdoor seating. I would definitely recommend here

Phil Sandoval's never disappoints with warm, welcoming, quality service and good food. I was going…read moreto go to a different place to get a burger, but changed direction to come see my Phil Sandoval's family. I ordered off the lunch menu: big fish tacos that come with refried black beans and green rice, chicken fajitas (to go) with borracho beans (my fav beans ever) and Mexican rice, birria tamales a la carte. All for under $50 including tip. The big fish taco was my least favorite, however, was still a good choice. I liked the sauce that comes with it. You've read my constant fajita reviews. Birria tamales are a great addition to the menu. Thank you Sharon for my message on my to go order. I really needed that today! The little things make the biggest difference. Forever loving my Phil Sandoval's family.

Absolutely love coming here! The service is always amazing and the staff are so friendly! The food…read moreis always hot, today it was so hot, I couldn't touch it for the first 5 minutes-love that! I love sitting outside on their patio, it's spacious and not crowded-perfect spot to enjoy some Mexican food and watch the sunset!

The Chile rellano and the fajitas were outstanding. The staff is very friendly and welcoming. If…read moreyou like karaoke music, they seem to have that every Tuesday night. We've been there three times in the last four months and will continue to be our favorite local Mexican restaurant.

Food was great! Service was great as well! I had the LA…read moreburrito with Chorizo and my sister had the crunchy tacos. Will be back!

Food is good and service is quite quick and employees are nice and friendly and the interior is…read morequite nice

We come often to Taqueria Garibaldi's. Its been our local favorite stop to go to since we moved…read morehere in 2021. The food always tastes amazing and full of flavor. I am typically going for the Bertha's Special but decided to swap over to a Burrito supreme for a change. I loved it! The staff/workers are always so so kind to us and the service is great. The restaurant is super cozy and the temperature feels great. Cannot say enough good things about this place! We have loved it for years and many more to come.

Let's goooo this was sooooooooo good!…read more I had the street style tacos, which were very delicious. I also had a Pibb Xtra to drink. Highly recommend, service and food and vibes were off the charts‼

Plentiful complimentary chips and great salsa, good vibes, and the absolute fastest service…read more Whether you're eating or drinking you're bound to have a laid back time at el comal. It's more of local spot than a "seek and destroy a meal" kind of place but it definitely hits the spot when you're looking for some traditional Mexican food. I wasn't too hungry when I stopped by, but there were so many options to choose from. I went with a pastor and campechanos tacos. The corn tortillas were a little underwhelming but the meat and everything else inside was fantastic. The onions, meat, cilantro all tasted fresh.

El Comal is a good place if your in the mood for good Mexican food if you live in the McCalla area…read more The staff is always so welcoming and nice. My favorite waiter is John Wayne. He is the life of the party and always so accommodating. Whether it be the ceviche, the chicken wings or their baked potato you can't go wrong with anything on their menu. A good casual dining spot with good food and good vibes.

I have been here twice to dine in and once for a to go order. The service is very prompt and…read morefriendly. They have a drink special. First time it was a Cadillac margarita and this time it was a blue margarita. The drinks are 3.95 for their drink of the week. The chips and salsa is very delicious. I had the chicken chimichanga and cheese dip. Both were very satisfying. They are enforcing social distancing so you aren't seated too close to the other diners. All staff are wearing masks. You must wear a mask to enter the restaurant. I will definitely be back soon. I highly recommend checking this place out.

We were looking for someone to cater our son's 30th birthday lunch. He had requested Mexican food…read moreand the party was being held at an event space near by Maya's. My husband and I wanted to check out the food before deciding on a caterer, so we went to Maya's one night for dinner. We shared a plate of chicken fajitas. The food was really good and plenty for both of us. They served endless chips and salsa which I appreciated because some Mexican restaurants don't do this. Regarding the catering, we talked with a man named Juan. He was very helpful and gave suggestions of items to get, and told us to call him closer to time to put in the catering order. Later, one thing that was difficult was getting back in touch with Juan because he worked between the Maya restaurant in Homewood and the Maya restaurant in Alabaster. Luckily we were able to speak to him and put in the final order. The day of the party, we had to wait a few minutes before the food was ready, but when we got the food we were amazed at how much food we got! It was an amazing deal. The food was nice and hot and the party goers were super impressed. We had a nacho/taco bar with chicken and ground beef as well as flour and corn tortillas and nacho chips. The toppings included lettuce, guacamole, salsa, rice and cheese dip. There was plenty of food with lots of leftovers. If you are in Alabaster and looking for a caterer, I highly recommend Mayas.

The food and service are always good at Zapopan in Calera. We visit often. Tonight was a Monday and…read moreit was surprisingly busy. There is nothing to complain about here other than the single narrow entrance to parking. You need to be cautious going in and out.

The atmosphere is a busy one. ALOT of folks. Happy people. Ordered tacos. Delicious. Gotta have a…read moreshot of tequila. It was a pleasant evening.

My family and I thoroughly enjoyed this place! From outside to inside it is decorated joyfully. The…read moreoutside is decked out in lights while the inside is overflowing with lights and beautiful decorations. Prices were more than reasonable for the amount of food. There were 8 of us and our server did amazing! Every order was correct, the food was delicious, and the margaritas continued to flow. It did not take any time at all for them to have all of our food out. Would highly recommend!

We came to Barrio for lunch and just realized that they have a pretty decent priced lunch menu. I…read moreordered the lunch taco salad with shredded chicken and my friend ordered the lunch fajita with chicken, shrimp, and steak. I will say I was a little disappointed with our food. Although the taco salad had quite a few ingredients, the meal overall was very bland and the chicken was very dry. I even tried to add salsa to it and that didn't help. It seemed like it needed some extra seasoning or maybe some melted cheese. Also we noticed with the lunch fajita, they don't give you a lot of meat. My friend was able to squeeze in maybe 2 fajita wraps. Beware they do give you a lot of peppers and onions... maybe two much in my opinion.

Good food. Great Margs, great service. We originally went cause we had a random coupon, so didn't…read moremy high expectations. Well now we do because our first time there was great! Definitely will be going back.

I have been wanting to try this restaurant out for a few years. I initially went on the first day…read morethat they open but because I was craving a margarita and they didn't have their liquor license yet I ended up going across the street. So this has been on my list and I finally came here on a Thursday evening with my son. It's at the end of a shopping center where a Walmart is. We got there about 5:30 PM. It was not busy at all. We were promptly greeted by a hostess that sat us in a booth. We started off with the chips and salsa, but on the menu it does say after two baskets they will charge you for the chips and salsa. We only had one. The chip could've been a little thinner. It's rude to find a raspberry margarita so I wanted to get one unfortunately they didn't have any frozen ones. They were just on the rocks. I was pretty shocked when I looked at the receipt and saw that it was $17 for a Margarita and it definitely wasn't worth that much. It had kind of a weird taste to it. We did get the cheese dip and it was very delicious. I decided to try the Mexican lasagna, which was so delicious. I got it with the beef and it was layers of ground beef, pico beans, and possibly some rice too. It was a good portion and I ended up bringing the other half home. My son ended up getting nachos with shrimp, chicken and steak and he really enjoyed it and finished his whole plate. I will definitely be back sooner than later because I love some good Mexican food, but I will probably end up getting just a soda next time. Fernando was our waiter and he was very attentive. I will say the restaurant in the bathrooms were clean. There's only one bathroom each for men and women. I would think it a restaurant this big they would have more stalls.