A SOLID option on the East Side of Iowa City…read more I don't quite know what the difference is between the handful of 'Cactus' restaurants in town... but this one is worth popping in to. It is deceivingly large inside and can accommodate any size of group. On a random weeknight, it was relatively full, you can tell it is a local favorite. They have drink specials on the daily, so we enjoyed jumbo margs -- they were great! (Could definitely taste the tequila, which I like.) The chips and salsa were fresh! Kiddos shared a cheese quesadilla, rice, and beans-- they inhaled all of it. (My eight-year-old is a rice/bean connoisseur and dubbed the ones served up at El Senor Cactus 'some of the best around.') I had Verde chicken enchiladas, they were tasty but I definitely am going to order a burrito next time. BOY did those look good. Service was prompt and friendly. Pricing was on point. We will be back!

Delicious food, good service and reasonable prices. Their margs are made quite well. Not too…read moresweet, just enough tequila not overpowering. I highly recommend trying this spot.

I am SO FULL! I've never been to The Taco Depot & and I am so glad I went! My daughter and I got to…read moreseat ourselves and Brian came right over to give us menus and drinks. We got chips and queso to start off with. Then I ordered the burrito depot steak and it was so delicious. I can only eat half of it. My daughter got a steak quesadilla with no tomatoes. Our order was not only right it was hot and fresh. The interior design was so relaxing and calm that I could just sit there for hours on end, and not want to go anywhere else. It wasn't hot in there. It wasn't cold in there. The restaurant is so clean and immaculate on the inside I did not see that coming. I am so glad there's not a Hardee's there anymore and The Taco Depot took over. I will be back for more. Brian and the gentleman that cook their food are definitely top-notch. I felt very welcomed and appreciated and cared for from one human to another. That's hard to find these days. I hope you enjoy the photos below. I'm telling you you go there. You won't be sorry.

Small Mexican restaurant tucked away in a shopping plaza! I love hidden gems like this, the food is…read moreusually delicious and this place matched up. I ordered a steak and carnitas burrito, that joint was huge and full of flavors. I preformed a magic trick and my burrito disappeared (in my belly) within a few minutes. I couldn't resist! Food was great!

I just visited for the second time, and the service has been quick and friendly both times. I…read morerecently tried the chicken enchiladas verde which were pretty decent. Last visit I had the chicken fajita quesadilla which is probably my favorite. It's a great location not far off 380 and close to the North Liberty area. It's quieter and has plenty of parking, so it's super convenient. We'll definitely be back!

The meal was delicious- fresh and hot…read more The service was not so good. The restaurant was empty in the pre-dinner time frame (no other customers anywhere), yet there was a delay in being waited on and for follow up refills. The staff was too busy talking amongst themselves. When it was time to pay, the server literally hovered over me with the electronic payment device. The tip options were 20, 25, 30%, or customize. Difficult to customize when the server is in your face.

Margaritas were impressive to look at but missing the tequila. All you can eat tacos was mentioned…read moreafter we ate something else. Chips was awesome but deprived of getting more. Expensive

From the outside looking in it doesn't look like a traditional authentic mexican restaurant, but as…read moresoon as you walk in it's hits ya with authentic!! Food was fantastic! Service was pretty good as well!! We will be back!

Located on the town square, a perfect setting. The service was a 10 star and the food was…read moredelicious. All staff wore masks and it was appreciated. Chips were crispy and the salsa tasty! Definitely eat here on our next trip.

Quiet late-lunch spot. Hubby had chicken tacos and I had a chili relleño and cheese enchilada…read more Delicious food and a kind server.

I've found myself craving Mexican food a lot lately. Since the rest of my family doesn't want…read moreMexican as often as I do, I have been taking different members with me to different restaurants. For my trip to Don Miguel, I took my oldest (14). She ordered a burrito with only chicken and cheese. I don't know what I ordered. Their menu board had a section called something like "chef's specialty." The menu board had a picture, the name of whatever the dish was, and the choices of meats. I ordered that chef's specialty with carne asada. The best way I can describe it is if you rolled out dough into incredibly thin ovals, then dropped them into a pan of something like Crisco for just long enough to get them to puff up a little, then put them on a plate with carne asada on top. A lot of times, when you're ordering something with steak cut into small pieces, you can get a lot of gristle, but I didn't notice that. It seemed like they either used better quality meat than a lot of places, or did a better job butchering it. I would highly recommend this meal. I'll try to remember to update this review with the actual name of the meal next time I go. I'm not sure of the best way to tell you about my daughter's burrito, which I ended up finishing, because it was pretty massive. I guess I'll start by saying that my daughter said it was the best burrito she has ever had. In my opinion, asking for a burrito with only chicken and cheese is essentially asking for a bland burrito. So, I don't feel like I can give a great assessment of how good their burritos are, but the kid who likes chicken and cheese burritos really liked the chicken and cheese burrito at Don Miguel. We went on a Saturday, and the restaurant was doing a very good business. There were a handful of open tables, but all of them except one were large tables. As a party of two, I didn't want to occupy a large table at a busy time. The one open smaller booth hadn't been bussed yet. I'm probably giving more detail than I need to, but I don't want to just say that my table hadn't been bussed before I sat down, and make it sound like the workers weren't doing their job. So, I want to make it clear that I chose an unbussed table when bussed tables were available. The reason it's relevant that I chose an unbussed table is that my table had a squeeze bottle of red salsa, and a squeeze bottle of green salsa. I did not notice squeeze bottles on any of the other tables, which makes me think these bottles are something that you ask for if you want them. The reasonI think that's worth mentioning is that the salsa verde was incredibly mild, but the regular salsa (is "red" in Spanish "roja"?) was spicier than any salsa I have ever had as the standard salsa at a restaurant. I've had spicier salsas when I specifically bought hot salsas in grocery stores. So, I'm not saying this salsa was unimaginably spicy. I'm just saying that I'd bet they have squeeze bottles of mild, medium, and spicy; and whoever sat at the table probably asked for spicy. If you ask for salsa and there's only one kind of red salsa though, I would be prepared for it to have a nice kick. The staff seemed very nice, as far as I could tell. If the fact that I'm not sure how to say "red" in Spanish didn't already give this away, English is my only language, and I don't feel like I speak that language well enough to get cocky and try to learn a second language. It seemed like most of the staff at Don Miguel also spoke one language. It wasn't a problem, though. When I tried to give my daughter's special order, the woman just called over another guy who kindly took my order in English. (I've tried my best to learn a few words in Spanish for my next visit, and I understand that saying something like "Uno burrito solamente pollo y queso, por favor. No frijoles, no lechuga, por favor." should do the trick.) I also had horchata. I actually hate horchata. I normally drink iced tea, but they didn't have iced tea. I try not to drink soda. So, I asked the gentleman if they had agua fresca. The gentleman who was taking my order said "horchata?" and seemed to read on my face that horchata wasn't what I wanted. (It's the only agua fresca I have had that I didn't like.) When he saw my face, he pivoted to asking if I wanted ice water. I was about to say yes when I realized that I'm pretty sure "agua fresca" translates to "fresh water," and that this guy may have been assuming I thought "agua fresca" was the way to ask for ice water. I may be stupid, but the Dunning-Kruger Effect is strong with me. So, I don't want people thinking I'm stupid. As a result, I proudly said "You know what? I think I will have a horchata." It was like a quart of horchata. So, if you like horchata, that would probably be a pleasant surprise for you. By the way, the prices at Don Miguel were fantastic. Obviously inflation has had an effect on us all, but the folks at Don Miguel seem to be doing a good job of handling it. I highly recommend!

Being from southern California, these are by far best taqueria tacos…read more Real tacos. I'd rather go here than Cafe Tacuba.

This is our date night place! I lived in San Antonio, and this place brings me back. Food is…read moregood, staff is nice, I love when they play Mexican music and hate it when "the boss" is out and they play country music. We bring our "out of state" loved ones there, too!

I'd definitely return to this spot - if we still lived in Iowa!…read moreFood was solid. Sometimes it's hard to find delicious Mexican food outside CA (and Tejás). But this place quinched our thirst. And of course, complimentary chips and salsa are always a plus!

Love the salsa and hot chips. Also flaunts amazing the young man waited on us and was darling. 12…read moreold ladies and all of us were happy.

Ok Mexican food. Grilled chicken not authentic but tasted ok. Not a fan of lettuce on burritos…read more Pico de gallon not great but ok.