El Merendero

I have eaten at this restaurant countless times, but I have never written a review. This review is long overdue. I recently tried the chile relleno with a side of flour tortillas. It was absolutely delicious! My husband ordered the chile verde burrito, which was also delicious. It was packed with meat! He usually stops at this restaurant on the way to golf every week, as they open at 5:30 a.m.! He said the breakfast burritos are really good. You can get them with bacon, ham, or sausage. Their salsa reminds me of the sauce that was on the strips I used to eat in grade school and high school. Yum!

The establishment has indoor and outdoor seating options. When we arrived, the restaurant was clean. When we ordered food, the attendant was friendly, and she got our order correct. We ordered Chile rellenos, and they were delicious. I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for good Mexican food.

Solid family owned style Mexican restaurant that if you want REAL Mexican food this is your spot. Not the greatest of ambiance or scenery, you come for the food. My go to is the wet burrito with carne asada.

I've never had anything here that was bad! I recommend this place to all of my friends. The pozole is sooo good!

Cool little spot with ample outdoor/indoor seating. Service was quick and very polite. Food was delicious and fresh. Both the meat and fish were piping hot and the chips and salsa were a nice gratuitous touch Will definitely be coming back to try the Pozole and Menudo on the weekend.

My daughter and I were heading home from school and work a couple days ago. Freeway traffic was not the greatest. I decided to get off the freeway and take surface street. As I was driving along Fairplex Drive, I recall there being a Mexican restaurant that one of my friends and I ate at. It was really good. I wondered at the time if we would bump into it. Sure enough... we did. All things happen for a reason. We were meant to get off the freeway and be on our way to El Merendero. They have a reasonable size parking lot. There's outside patio seating with indoor dining as well. We ordered to-go from the order window outside. Staff was nice. However, I thought the order window was too tiny. I had to duck down to see the person taking my order LOL. Anyway, I got the shrimp ceviche that was very tasty... lots of shrimp and lime... I would get it again. Got the hard shelled carne asada and chicken tacos... I didn't eat the carne asada, but my daughter said it was better than the chicken. Chicken was a tad dry IMHO. Also got the shrimp ranchero plate with rice and beans... the shrimps were small, but plentiful... there's a nice spicy kick to it... rice was tough and beans were a bit fluid. I normally don't get agua frescas, but thought I try them here. I went with the jamaica and pina colada no ice. Get the large... it's only 25 cents more compared to medium. Jamaica was fantastic! Unfortunately, pina colada was way too sweet for my taste. We didn't dine here. We ate in the car since it was chilly outside and also to wait out the traffic. Overall, great tasting Mexican foods despite of a few things. We'll be back for more!!!

Most Authentic Mexican Food around Best soft tacos great hard tacos too with big combo burritos of asada or carnitas

This is my husband's favorite restaurant to have authentic Mexican food. He has been coming to eat here for many years. Today he ordered his favorite steak picado plate. Always delicious. I usually order chile rellenos but today I thought I would try something different. It was very tasty.

BomB Breakfast burritos! If u pass by pick one up, definitely will not be disappointed. Potatoes or Hash Browns