I will still always give this place 5 stars...for us that are from Springfield, love this place. But.... Their new traditional salsa they introduced recently - this is a big miss. Somebody with The Villa, needs to go back and re-engineer this chip dipping option. It tasted like it's only halfway made and missing additional ingredients. Otherwise, this place has been doing good being consistent with their products they put out. read more

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Restaurant had a typical Mexican feel. Lots of bright colors and cultural influences. Waitress never once passed the table without checking on our drinks and whether or not we liked the food. The food was well seasoned and we found a few non traditional dishes that we really enjoyed along with a sweet/hot salsa that I bought more of to bring home. read more

With each MSU visit for years we have said we should stop in, it looks cool. Well it does look cool. We stopped just after the lunch rush Saturday. Most tables were dirty and it was a challenge to seat ourselves as directed. We found a "clear" table. However the top was as sticky as a movie theater floor. Ordered a house marg on the rocks and no salt. It was overly sweet and tasted right from the Daily's mix bottle. (well it is a college town). We each ordered the 3 street tacos. Each a different protein and all 6 were good not great. The fresh onion and cilantro may have been the best part. Ohh almost for the chips and "salsa". Both the hot and mild salsas were more bbq sauce than salsa. The hot did bring the heat. Just not a purée of vegetables you would expect in a salsa. Service seemed understaffed. But all worked hard with orders, delivery and clean up. Not sure this is the place, though the appearance and history are intriguing the food, service, and cleanliness will have us seek other options. read more

Mexican Villa - Inside - Mexican Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

I am headed there again this week. I am from out of town, in town visiting. I always go here when I am in Springfield. I like the beef enchiladas and tacos. read more

Amazing service, quaint location as this is the original location. My husband's favorite so we always stop in when we happen to be in town. Went 1/12/26 after a family funeral. Sad reason to have to be in town but since this happened to be 2 days before his birthday we stopped in on our way home for his birthday celebration. He always orders the burrito enchilada style. If you haven't tried it, it's delicious and well worth the trip. Also can't beat their amazing chips and 3 types of sauce (he loves the hot sauce), don't forget the queso sauce. BTW, it was a Monday and the special on Monday is 1/2 price beers and margaritas. read more

Went by there for dinner today, walked in and was told to sit anywhere I liked. Found a seat and after 20 minutes, no drink, no chips, no nothing...I left and went to the South Campbell location, and within 15 minutes of vent seated, I was eating my dinner...no more National location for me! read more

this place been around forever in the area for a reason. Every time I it reminds me why and it's an experience that feels like home. Love the grated white cheese on the crunchy tacos!! read more

I heard about this place from colleagues and friends. Finally had a chance to get there with them. I love how cute and nostalgic it was(even the restrooms). Our server was at our table before we even sat down for our drink order(some of our party was already there). We all ordered a sancho burrito enchilada style. I did steak, very tender and very good. My favorite, was the hot salsa option served with the chips, so much flavor, I ate my entire serving. I was going to ask if they sold it, but forgot to when I paid the bill. If they don't sell it, they should. Can't wait to go back. read more

My wife and I enjoy eating at Mexican Villa every two or three weeks. We went there this afternoon to have a late lunch. We both had the burrito enchilada style when was just about done with mine I bit into a gravel and I thought I broke my tooth, but I actually bit the gravel in half. After I was sure my tooth was OK I asked for a manager. He told me how sorry he was and would investigate and thank me very much for saving that gravel for him. After I thought about it for a while, I thought if would invite somebody over to my house and if they bid into a gravel would I have just said thank you I don't ask for anything, but I sure didnt appreciate his attitude. I got nothing but a weak sorry out of him. Needless to say, I'm not going back there. that ruined my lunch. read more

Mexican Villa - Mexican Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

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The waitress (Cheyenne)was great but the food was bad. The setup was also dated. Very nice people but the food was not as I expected.

When we went in we had to wait to be seated for about 15 minutes and there wasn't really anyone in the dining room. The chips that they give you are extremely hard and not homemade. The nachos barely had any cheese on it. I got the beef enchiladas and I did not care for them at all. The food just didn't taste authentic. The salsa was absolutely disgusting I've never seen any Mexicans make salsa like that before and trust me I made a lot of Mexican food. The restaurant was nice and clean but the service wasn't very good at all. Every time I needed my waitress I had to signal her because she barely came over and even asked if we needed anything. read more

Mexican Villa - I had enchiladas the beef kind because that's all they have and my husband had nachos and then the enchilada. - Mexican Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

The Villa has been my favorite Mexican food spot since 1961. Service was good. Today, my favorite Sancho had NO cheese, and I was forced to sit through loud rap-crap while eating. I hate to write a negative report, but after literally hundreds of times eating there, this time was not one to recommend to my friends, but they will hear about the piped-in noise that apparently they cannot control. What a shame. Dave read more

One of a kind! This is an acquired taste. But if you love it there is no going back.

My husband liked his but not me. My refreid beens were burnt tasting and dried out and the enchilada sauce is more like a gravy and did not taste good to me. It was nothing like any red sauce I had ever had. The chips and salsa were not good. Hard bagged chips and the salsa is a sweet salsa. Once again, this may be wonderful tasting to many people but I would have liked a regular salsa, only other choice was hot. read more

Everyone else in my party had a great time, with the atmosphere and esthetic of the place. My party all got the burrito enchilada style exept myself and they enjoyed it, but I got the carne asada tacos which were lack luster and not great but everything was fine service was alright. read more

I grew up in Springfield and Mexican Villa is an icon of the city. I now live in San Antonio and can say that this food is straight-up Tex-Mex. It may or may not be your favorite but it's a place full of memory for many Springfieldians. I grew up going to "the Villa" and it was a hang-out for me and my college buddies. Whenever I'm in town, I have to visit along with Leong's for some Springfield Style Cashew Chicken. My favorite dish is the Sancho Enchilada Style. Since we don't have anything like this in San Antonio, I've learned to make it myself but it's never as good as the original. I've noticed that they don't ask whether you want a half or whole portion. It looks like they serve a portion that's halfway in between. It's filling!! I also like their tacos, enchiladas, and tamales. Don't forget that hot sauce. Slather that on your chips and let your nose run! It's hot but has a great roasted flavor that's hard to find elsewhere. I was sad to see that the restaurant wasn't very busy when I visited on a Monday afternoon to visit a friend when I was in from out of town. It did give us a chance to visit without a lot of noise. The waitstaff was pleasant and checked on us once in a while but ignored us after we finished eating. Since the place wasn't busy we stayed a while after we finished eating and I guess we were cut off from tea refills. So that could be improved. Again, I know this place isn't everyone's cup of tea, but the food is decent, the ambiance is nice, a little on the kitschy side, and it's full of memories of my childhood. I'll keep going when I'm in town and hope they continue to stay in business for a long time. read more

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A classic only gets better! You could always count on the burrito enchilada style to hit the spot, but with the addition of margaritas and street tacos, somehow the villa has improved. Great food and drinks, fair prices, and the Fiesta Room, what more could you want? This place is as good and cool as ever. read more

The fees for this restaurant are ridiculous. I ordered two burrito enchilada styles and the lettuce on them were close to rotten. The taste of the burritos sub par. You'd think spending $50 on a delivery order they would send you the sour cream and chips with salsa. Never again will I eat or order from there. That's sad. They were great back in the day. read more

The margaritas, or rather Villaritas as they call them, is an insult. The waitress opens a small bottle of Cayman Jacks and pours it in a cup of ice, then they charge the price of a premium margarita. The food was absolutely terrible in taste and presentation. Tiny portions and high-priced. read more

Mexican Villa is a Springfield icon! You eat at Mexican Villa, not for Mexican food, but to enjoy Mexican Villa food. Love it (as I do) or hate it, you owe it to.yourself to try it! read more

Sucks!!! No milk for kids or juice for kids. Dip dishes are so small you can't dip your chip. You can't order exactly what you want, no substitutes allowed!!! Taco meat was so salty you couldn't eat them. I will never be back there!! So sad this is a Springfield tradition gone to shit!! read more

This is my go-to Villa every time I am in town. Ordered my tacos, refried beans & sweet sauce to go. Called my order in - super friendly and efficient staff. My order was hot and ready. Flavors were as expected. I do need to ding the Villa for the chips - they are different and not as good. Please listen to your customers on this one- don't change what works. read more

Sancho enchilada style. That's what you order. I assume the negative reviews are from people that order random stuff on the menu. I realize I grew up in Springfield so I am biased toward Mexican villa but this place is an absolute treasure. The building is old and feels like it could use some work but that is part of the charm. It's in a category all its own. There are fancier Mexican place and more authentic Mexican places but stick to the sancho enchilada style and enjoy a meal that deserves 5 stars. read more

Mexican Villa - Sancho Enchilada Style - Mexican Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

Food was awful, service was horrible and this was a to go order. Let's start with calling it rang and rang someone picked up and then hung up, so I called back made it Thur my name and it was a to go order and was hung up again, once again I called back with no apologies. so it's ordered and went to pick up again no apologies were given it took like 10ins for her to get my order together. I will never use this location. again.. read more

We were in Springfield for 7 years starting in 1971 and we always stopped there when we were in the area. Last month I had the chili relleno and it has changed for the worse. Now it is breaded and fried like everyone else does it. It used to be really unique and delicious. Now it is terrible. So maybe they should offer both ways. read more

If it wasn't for the survivor being a nice person I would have rated this place a one star. Food was not good they are not close to being real authentic Mexican food I had a chile relleno and it was awful the bean and rice were just not it. My wife had a cheese enchilada and she said she didn't like anything from her plate either. The one thing I can say was the best thing there was the Coca Cola 100% would not recommend this bland place to anyone. read more

We use to live in Springfield growing up and always went to Mexican Villa. Everytime we come to Springfield (twice a year) we eat there. We stopped today and was disappointed. The burrito enchilada style was runny and the half plate was even a half of a half enchilada. The chips were not very good either. The service was nice and friendly as always. read more

Sorry, but this was THE WORST TASTING "Mexican" food ever!!! Even the chips (they looked and tasted like cheap tortilla chips out of a bag heated up) and salsa (Tasted Nothing like salsa and had a thick consistency like ketchup!) Even the main dishes were lacking. Super nice waitress, but thier food is downright eww. Never going back again. They need LOTS of help on improving the quality of their food!!! read more

This place has gone down hill! I really liked their Chile Rellono But what I got yesterday was nothing like what I got in the past I don't even think it actually was made at MV It sure wasn't made fresh when I order it! In the past when you ordered a chile rellono diner the waitress would always warn you that it would take 20 minutes to make... not any more. I think they came premade and then reheated. Prices have gone up considerably also but quality and portion size has gone down! read more

I cut my teeth (not literally) on Mexican Villa chips on National before the other locations sprouted up. I grew up eating their free chips & the (long gone jar w/spoon of) still exceptional hot sauce (not "salsa") with a glass of water, constantly refilling it from the pitcher (that used to reside on every table) to douse the flames in my mouth. My buddies & I would eat, burn, drown ourselves & listen to the old juke box when we had a couple of quarters to rub together. When it got busy, the kindly waitress firmly cut off our chips & kicked us moochers out. Three generations of my family ate there - crammed into the big corner booth - and still eat there when they're back home out of nostalgia. I see a lot of reviewers with Springfield roots defend MV, referring to it as an "icon": A perfect use of the term as The Villa was the only purely Mexican eatery in town. It's a rather sad exercise of denial but MV deserves the loyalty. The Burrito Enchilada-style remains a classic with a crunchy taco on the side (when we could agree to split an order of 3!). The enchilada sauce is still divine despite my branching out to newer, tastier, more traditional Tex-Mex food in Springfield, among which MV doesn't really even rate... When nostalgia strikes or my family demands it, I return to The Villa though now it's a half order, skipping the taco, & mixing the hot sauce with the sweet sauce. My wife still keeps bottles of each in our pantry shelves in case of emergency though... read more

Had many times in college and got to visit again 35 years later. Awesome. Get the burrito enchilada style. And try the HOT sauce. Such good memories!!! read more

I like the ones on Campbell and National only. They make the food consistently correct. Nice full plates and with plenty of sauce and cheese. My Saucho Enchilada was pitiful at the small Mexican Villa Comida at 434 S Glenstone. Empty tortilla with light meat sauce. No cheese or salad inside. Sauce hardly covered it. Light cheesy sauce. Scooped everything to one side, still flat. read more

Mexican Villa - Mexican Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

Delicious and tacos with sweet sauce were unique and tasty! We visited the lication on Campbell. The one on Sunshine is recommended, too

I really enjoyed this historic landmark in Springfield. You feel the love and passion for good droid the moment you drive in the parking lot. I enjoyed the famous beef burrito, enchilada style along with Sopapillas for desert of course. All very good! Also, the hot sauce is just that!!! :) read more

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Coming here is like stepping back into yesteryear. And that's not a good thing. The "Mexican" food they serve is straight out of the 1950s--literally. The menu was developed by the original owner, a local pilot, after he tasted Tex-Mex in San Antonio, and the recipes proudly haven't changed in the interim. Note I didn't say that the recipes haven't changed from the owner's abuelita--nope; they haven't changed from the owner's recollection of Tex-Mex he encountered while learning to fly, filtered through the ingredients available in the 1950s and served to a clientele that had never before been exposed to Mexican food. If you read the reviews, you'll notice they're all either five-star reviews from locals who have grown up eating here and one- or two-star reviews from people who have moved to the area. That about sums it up. The place was packed, but nearly everyone who walked in answered "no" when the waitresses asked, "Need a menu?" It's actually a bit of a sad reflection on the quality of the average local's palate that it's so popular. It doesn't give me a lot of hope that Springfield will ever develop anything remotely resembling an actual creative food scene. If your idea of taco night at home is stale grocery store shells, a can of Old El Paso beans, shredded lettuce and diced tomatoes, and an entire 10-pound bag of pre-shredded cheese, you'll love this place. If you have even the slightest appreciation for anything less generic and more authentic, you'll be happier to pass on this place. It's interesting from a time-capsule perspective of how people ate half a century ago, but beyond that, it's just objectively not very good. Fortunately, Springfield finally now has several pretty decent and authentic Mexican places (my current favorite is Cesar's Old Mexico). Two stars, not one, because it's not actually disgusting or inedible, just bland and uninspiring. If you're forced to come here with friends, at least you can pretend to eat your plate. read more

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You can definitely go to another Mexican food place with the same taste in food for cheaper. The combo plate was nothing special, beans and rice were cold in the mix. $4.75 for a single scoop of queso? Not again. Chips were stale. I recommend going anywhere but here, just go to chipotle. read more

Friendly staff. Relaxed atmosphere. Always great food. I get 1/2 burrito enchilada style. Get hot and sweet sauce and mix together.

Fore warning! I am biased to this place. This was a hometown favorite of mine and I still love it. Every time I pass through Springfield I stop. The traditional cheese dip is the perfect amount of spice and creamy. You have to mix it with their sweet taco sauce to get the full effect and you won't regret it. The fan favorites are their sancho enchilada style which features a huge meat stuffed tortilla with lettuce and cheese covered with a red sauce and cheese. You can also get this same thing without the sauce which is what I normally do. Then I spread the cheese sauce on top. It's perfection. Anther am favorite is the Sancho burrito style which has beans inside. This time I also ordered beans and rice with us and was blown away by the Spanish rice. It was very very tasty. If you're ever passing through make sure to stop by! read more

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Mexican Villa is always a must stop restaurant each time I come home to Springfield. I have ordered the Sancho for over 30 years but tonight I ordered the Sancho enchilada style. My preference is the regular Sancho because of it's simplicity but the Sancho enchilada style added a new saucy cheesy addition which is appreciated by many. read more

Mexican Villa - Mexican Villa Lager - Mexican Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

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Mexican Villa is about as authentic mexican as Cashew Chicken is authentic Chinese but these are my first 2 stops when come to Springfield. The burrito enchilada style from Mexican Villa tastes like good times. The tacos are good as well, something about the lettuce, love the guacamole and OMG apple pie with melted cheese! There is a jukebox on the table, cheesy sombreros on the wall and they only serve 3.2 beer. The service is sweet and friendly just like the sauce on the table. They have not change one thing in this place for about 50 years. My cousin makes her own enchiladas but uses their sauce. Its good enough for Brad Pitt and its good enough for me. We have been eating here since before we were born. read more