Fantastic barria quesadilla and street corn. This is an authentic Mexican restaurant with…read moreeverything from appetizers to drinks. The location threw me off a bit as it's attached to a convenient store. Inside was decorated well with televised telenovelas. The service was friendly and pricing was amazing since a party of 4 ate for under $50.

Clean, great food and very friendly. The have horchada ( sry if spelled wrong) TVs to watch while…read moreyou eat. I'll be going back for sure.

Hubs and I wanted to change the pace a bit and try something new today. We stumbled on this homey…read moreeats. The place is a located in a shopping center and it's a Spanish bakery, store and taco shop. You can buy all your Spanish household and food items here! The taco shop is in the corner of the store. The man was nice and working by himself in the kitchen. The food was well seasoned and home made. We'll absolutely be back!

Stopped by for lunch since I found out there was a "restaurant" inside the establishment. The…read morebusiness is actually a little grocery store focused on Latin products. There's a fresh meat counter in the back "carniceria" with a pretty great selection of meats both marinated and not. To the left of the meat counter is the restaurant. There was a little language barrier and we had no direction on how to order or where to order but we made it happen. Being from California I am a little familiar with some Spanish words and most foods so I knew what I wanted. On one side of the menu there are also English descriptions of the dish. See placed our order with the nice lady at the register and found ourselves a seat. The restaurant had a constant flow of customers shell we were there so we felt great about what we were going to get. We ordered the quesabirrias, carnita tacos, and a barbacoa burrito. As well as an orange Fanta bottle in Mexico. (That real sugar and fancy glass bottle makes a difference) The carnita tacos were ready first and OMGSHH they had me doing a little happy dance. The carnita was juicy, tender, salty, with all the wonderful bits of fat and pork skin. Add to that the homemade tortillas, anddd then the homemade salsas. I still think of those tacos... Second the quesabirrias came out. I'm not big on ordering trending foods but since this is a dish I make regularly for my family I like to try other's take on it. The tacos were made with the homemade tortillas. This time double wrapped to prevent them from breaking apart. Honestly this dish was just okay for me. Loved the tortillas but the barbacoa, though tender, was actually pretty dry. There also wasn't a crazy amount of cheese so that didn't make a difference. The tacos definitely needed dipping in the consume. Which was also okay. Not the worst I've had but not the best. Didn't receive the dried arbor pepper but I did add some of the chili oil they had and it was a great addition. I love spicy foods and it was perfect for me. Not too spicy and adds a little smokiness. But we warned it may be too spicy for most. The burrito was probably the most disappointing. It was yummy though filled with mostly rice and very little protein. My husband got it with barbacoa which after having the birria tacos we realized was dry so that didn't help. What did help were to add some of all the great sauces they had. Next time we will try it with another protein and probably stay away from the barbacoa even though it's usually one of our favorites. Of course we also grabbed some chicharron before we left because they looked amazing. We usually have a local place we liked to get ours but they looked great at this location we couldn't help ourselves. I can't wait to go back to try more of their entrées and my husband their ceviche!

I really want to like this place, but my experience with the drive-thru has been consistently…read morefrustrating. This is the second time I've come through the drive-thru and my order has been completely wrong. Items are either missing, rung up incorrectly, or I'm handed an entirely different order. Each time, I've had to stop and check every single item before leaving because there's no confidence that the order is accurate. As a customer using the drive-thru for convenience, this defeats the purpose. It turns what should be a quick stop into a stressful process of double-checking everything before pulling away. I hope the team can improve their order accuracy because the repeated mistakes make it difficult to rely on this location.

My favorite are the Chicken Tacos. I always ask for the mild green salsa as well. Drive thru is…read morealways quick.

The staff are always soo friendly! The food is very good every time I've been. My margarita was…read moredelicious also!

Food was so bland and the shredded chicken was very dry. Staff is very nice though. We had 1 good…read moreexperience of the 5 times we've been there. We will not be back again.

Met some family at the airport in Atlanta, half of us flew in from Texas the other half from…read moreColorado. All on our way to Athens. We were starving. We all agreed on Mexican food and this was one that was still open and on the way. We literally got there 30 minutes before they closed, I hate being those people that walk in as they're getting ready to close. The host was so nice, recommending foods, making small accommodations. The food came out and there was so much and it was so good. The salsa was amazing. I can't say enough good stuff about this place. Next time were back in the area I want to come back. So good. I should have took a picture but we ate it so fast it was so yummy.

When in Monroe, we've always been pleased over the last few years about our ordinary Mexican…read morefavorite (the one named after the Kitchen Fountain), but have been looking for a "wow" experience recently. With that in mind, we decided to give the other Mexican places in town a shot. Our first try was The Party Grill (La Fiesta). The overflow of paperwork and office equipment piled up on tables directly in front of you as you open the door had my bride immediately scanning the walls for a health score. 89, if you're interested - borderline for her. But we soldiered on. The decor could be nice, but parts are worn and old; the floors are in good shape, but the vinyl seat in the booth was torn. But I'm not fussy (I enjoy eating from food trucks) so all these things we consider easy to look past if the menu is interesting. It isn't. The options are typical of every Tex-Mex joint from 1990, so we knew we weren't going to be trying anything new to our experience. And when your menu is a full-color 6-page spread in black ink on an orange background, using white-out under the price updates is glaringly obvious and a little sketchy. (Menu reprints are inexpensive these days, fellas.) But maybe the food is "off-the-charts" good? It isn't. The portions are about what you expect, and presented well. But - and here's the bit that made up our minds - what the hamburger meat lacked in chili powder and cumin it more than made up for in clove. I've never tasted clove in Mexican food before. Maybe we were wrong about not getting to try anything new to our experience. (We didn't like the clove-iness, in case you're wondering.) The rice had a canned vegetable flavor, mostly lima beans, which was equally off-putting. So is this review saying there is nothing worth saving? It isn't. The server was nice and attentive, and the price was decent (although at the high end of the market). With some minor upgrades to the decor, fresh (FRESH!) food in the kitchen, a new menu cut by half with a couple of unique specialty dishes added, and removing the office clutter away from the front door - well, then Monroe will have a battle on it's hand for "Best Mex". Is this something that can be done without spending a ton of cash? It is.

I came in to buy 4 lbs of beef at $14.99/lb and asked for it to be seasoned. At checkout, I noticed…read morethey charged me for 5.2 lbs. Turns out, they included the seasoning as part of the weight and charged full meat price for it--without disclosing this upfront. When I questioned it, I was told that's just how they do it. I ended up paying $85 for what should've been a $60 order. Charging meat prices for seasoning without warning is misleading and unfair. Won't be back.

The service is one of the best, The ceviche is the best I've had definitely recommend this oneread more

I was discriminated here...see below!…read more On Sunday, September 28, 2025, around the lunch hour, my wife and I visited this establishment. We placed a meal order totaling over $60.00 and intended to spend an additional amount on dessert. We did not request that our order be prepared "to-go"; our expectation was to dine on the premises. At the time, we were the only African-American customers in the establishment. Timeline of Events: 1. We completed our order and sat down at a table. I then proceeded to the salsa bar to prepare for our meal. 2. After approximately 20 to 30 minutes, we noticed that several customers who had ordered after us, who were white and Hispanic, had received their food. Our order had not yet been called. 3. Throughout this wait, a to-go order sat visibly on the counter near the cashier. We did not associate this order with ourselves, as we had ordered to dine in. Notably, all other customers who received their food had their order numbers called out by the staff for pickup. Our number was never called. 4. After the kitchen staff began to clean up, the cashier approached our table and inquired what we were waiting for. 5. My wife presented our receipt. The cashier then retrieved the previously mentioned to-go order from the counter, which had been sitting for at least 20 minutes, and confirmed it was ours. The Cashier's Explanation and Our Conclusion: When I asked the cashier why our order was packed to-go when we never requested it, she stated that she "just pressed the to-go button." Given the discrepancy in service--with white and Hispanic customers receiving timely, dine-in service with their numbers being called, while our order was deliberately packaged for takeout and left to sit without notification--this explanation is highly insufficient. The cashier's subsequent, delayed offer of plates for the now-cold food was dismissive. This entire experience led us to the unavoidable conclusion that the service we received was fundamentally different and discriminatory. The staff appeared to assume we were leaving, effectively prioritizing the comfort and service of all other patrons over ours. We informed the cashier that the experience was unwelcoming, and we requested a full refund, which was provided. We left the establishment without eating. This incident is a clear example of subtle racism in a public accommodation, resulting in disrespectful service and a negative dining experience.

If you enjoy mexican that approaches authentic, this is a very good place to go. Their menu is not…read morea typical tex-mex style menu. Tacos and burritos are a la carte. But the food is delicious. Last week I got one asada, one al pastor, and one chirozo taco, traditional style. They piled on the meats, and with the complimentary chips & salsa that was all I needed.

One of the best Mexican spots I have been to before. The food is amazing, Service nice, and the…read moreinterior is amazing

We don't come here as often as we once did, but El Real is still one of our favorite Mexican…read morerestaurants anywhere. I have been a fan of their carnitas since my very first visit almost 10 years ago and it's still the dish I will order 80% of the time... either as a meal or as a bowl. My wife almost always gets a veggie burrito or chimichanga and we definitely ALWAYS get their chicken taquitos either by themselves or as part of the sampler plate. They've had a few fails over the year, like a few occasions when the taquitos were served cold in the center or when the carnitas over a bed of onions came out waaaay too overcooked and dry. But by and large they have always given us an excellent, clean and consistent dining experience with wonderful servers. To their credit, I don't think we've ever had an issue with any server in all of the years we've been patrons. NOTE: The times they got it wrong were always corrected when I spoke up. The sweet tea here is some of my favorite in all the south (except for this last visit) and also their frozen piña colada is my third favorite ever, with the first being one I had on a random beach in Costa Rica many years ago and the second favorite being at Pepper's Cantina in Panama City, Florida. I don't personally believe their current 3.7 rating is accurate (should be higher), but then again my loyalty might be making my opinion bias. However, any local will tell you this location is packed regularly and is almost impossible to get in on weekends without a significant wait time. Get the carnitas, burrito, sampler, three way cheese dip and a frozen piña colada or sweet tea.