All the food is excellent! My fav is the Chewy special! (Not on the menu)…read moreService is outstanding. Remodel would be nice but, don't change the food please! Price is right!

My wife and I with friends and family have been dining here weekly for more than a year. Owned for…read moremany years by the same owner. Great friendly service. Plenty of great Mexican food options for lunch or dinner at a good price. Always see plenty of others dining.

Great authentic Mexican food! First time here service was good and our server was friendly !read more

I am amazed at this restaurant. large portions...many selections and great drinks. I live in…read moreAtlanta and this is equal to many of the best Tex-Mex here!

What a nostalgic experience! Dan and I are visiting family in Knoxville. Today, we drove to Oak…read moreRidge where we used to live and had lunch at our favorite restaurant when Oak Ridge was home. I would love to move back to our Oak Ridge house. If we could move back, we would once again be regulars at El Cantarito and I will tell you why. I'm the frugal yelper. I love a good deal and I recognize value. That doesn't mean I like cheap food or don't enjoy fine dining. I just like value. That's what you get at El Cantarito. Their prices are fabulous and their food must be good quality because it tastes great. Dan and I each got a tostada lunch for just under $5. Dan got the tostaquac which included ground beef and sour cream. I got one with everything besides the ground beef and sour cream. Both had refried beans, lettuce, tomato, and guacamole. Delicious. That came with rice and beans. The salsa was delicious, just the right amount of kick. I made the mistake of ordering the large beer without asking how large it was. It was 32 Oz. Dan got one, too. That was way too much for either of us, so we left much of it. The large draft beer was $4.99. During happy hour domestics are $1.99 for a small and $3.99 large. Modelo is a dollar more. It has a Mexican diner feel to it. It looks authentic and very much is authentic. During lunch hour it is very busy and a little noisy. We recognized our server but she didn't remember us. The check just said she's #2. She didn't recognize us. #2 gave us excellent service. We couldn't have asked for any better service. Oak Ridge is so lucky to have this wonderful Mexican restaurant. I hope they appreciate it.

When we lived in Oak Ridge we were regulars here for lunch. First time back in 5 years and were…read morequite pleasantly surprised to find the same good food and very reasonable prices. They have lunches as low as $4.75. Most of the staff is the same. Our server even remembered us. Walls decorated with Mexican art among the TVs showing sports and news. Very large menu with many selections from which to choose.

Food was very good. I had chicken on top of chopped avocados. The rest was mostly chicken cheese…read moreand rice dishes. My son's food was forgotten and took two reminders for his orders so we just got it to go. There's not much ac be prepared to be hot.

Tried this place while passing through…read more Carne asada 4/10 pretty bad was paper thin with barley cooked cebollas Café 4/10 asked for café got 2 cups of hot water with instant café powder on the side molcajete 6/10 not the worst way more ground asada to pollo very little nopals Chips 5/10 hot gave right a way with the menus when seated but no refills offered Price 8/10 was responsible it was 38.84$ Staff 8/10 it looked like there was 2 maybe 3 staff a server manager and maybe a cook so giving them the benefit of a doubt they did a pretty great job All in all it wasn't the greatest but I would be willing to give it another chance if I'm ever in the area again.

We came from the west coast so we've been spoiled by excellent Mexican food. I had been…read moredisappointed in what we'd found until today. Excellent food, amazing wait staff, super clean and cute inside. Our food was prepared very well from shrimp to nachos to rice and beans. Even the salsa and chips were delicious. This will be a regular spot for us!

visited this restaurant today and it was clean in the lobby but the food wasn't great. The meat…read moredidn't have any flavor. The salsa had a tart taste like it was made with green tomatoes. Wasn't happy at all. Service was ok.

We enjoyed our visit. Great variety of luncheon specials, nice ambiance and good prices.read more

Ironically, four of my friends joined me for dinner at Cinco Amigos. Folks in the area really like…read moreCinco Amigos, and I didn't know there was a location in Loudon too. The chips were warm and the salsa had a nice bite to it. I ordered the Mexican Flag Burrito (red, white, and green sauces) and I really liked that idea as a presentation. I couldn't decide between fajita chicken and fajita beef, so the waiter recommended I order both. Basically, it's fajitas but inside a burrito, with onions and peppers as well. I wasn't a fan of the beef as it felt grisly and not well seasoned, but the chicken was grilled perfectly. I also got a ground beef quesadilla, which I would not recommend. So I'll avoid the beef and focus on the chicken next time, whether or not I'm able to bring four amigos along with me.

Only thing good about this restaurant was the waitress. She was wonderful…read more The food was dry, dry, dry. The enchilada had no sauce, looked like they had just brushed the tortilla with sauce. Nothing but chicken. The taco was the same. The cheese quesadilla had no flavor. Restaurant appeared clean & the music was at a good volume.

Food was horrible. Like completely trash. Steak is unflavored. Chicken is boiled. Salsa is watery…read more Margaritas are made with club soda for whatever reason. Just terrible. Will never be back

Meet my friends there every Monday for their awesome Margaritas! Always trying different menu…read moreitems which have all been good but I have to say the pollo à la creama is my Fav! The service is great and always accommodating to our large group size.

The food is always good and fresh and the servers are always efficient and attentive. This is our…read morego-to spot for Mexican food. An unexpected location that shines.