El Tio Alex Mexican Restaurant

Food is amazing, great customer service. A bit hidden, but neat wonderful spot.

This is a low-key restaurant in between some buildings. Some of my friends came here multiple days in a row. When I finally went with them I could see why. This place is delicious. The vibe is soft and the service is great.

Food was good reasonable price for buffet. Would definitely go back. Lots of variety. Service was decent.

First time trying it. Initially, you get seated down and handed a menu, but once you order your good, you need to stand up and pay at the register. Why did I sit first ?? Then you get chips and salsa, which are decent, and salsas have some flavor but aren't spicy at all. The waitress let me know that the salsa for the enchiladas I ordered wouldn't be spicy at all either, but I went ahead and still got the enchiladas verdes with rice and beans. For my drink, I got Jamica, and she let me know it was from the machine, which sucks but I still got it. Once my food and drink came out, I had one regret and disappointment after the other. Water lacked flavor tasted like one of those waters with fruits and pears in them like just plain water with a hint of Jamaica. The enchiladas barely had any sauce on top plus a mix of american yellow and white cheese that at least was melted and poured onto the beans. Tortillas were hard and undercooked. Chicken was not grilled but was shredded with possibly seasoning for what would be a different plate such as Tinga. The sour cream was given on the side, and I had to smear it onto my enchiladas.. on the side was a bit of lettuce and one slice of tomato. The worst and what made this plate disgusting and hard to continue eating was the beans they were so DRY and tasted like they were canned. The only good thing this plate had was the rice. It was well cooked and had good flavor, but everything else sucked and tasted horrible. I understand it in a business complex and probably caters to white customers, but man, it was so bad was not spicy and bland, but only the rice was good. I just almost finished it because I was starving and wanted mexican, but had I not been so hungry, I'd ask for a refund after the first bite. Total was $18.21 and for the quality it's overpriced. Place was real emty too when I came in. Should've taken that as a sign but I was hungry.

Excellent in every way! And I didn't finish the menudo, not their fault though.

First timers! And I absolutely loved it!!! Sunday brunch was very good from the pozole, to ceviche, chilaquiles 👌🏻
Unlimited mimosas!!! Service was great constantly checking up on us. Definitely recommend and will be coming back. And in these hard times it was very affordable to take out our big family of 9 to eat!!!! Loved it - happy customer 😀

You would NEVER find this place without Google Maps. I picked up my housemate at ONT, and while waiting, I found this restaurant. HIDDEN GEM. DELISH. Order first, then sit down. The housemate had the shrimp burrito, and I had the chile relleno burrito. We each took home half. They serve Coca-Cola products.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Came in for all you can eat brunch with the family. The food was delicious and the deserts were even better ! The service was soo good too. Hidden gem !

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

just went in and got a shredded beef burrito man they hooked it up ad its big worth the drive and try and I will go back again

Hands down my favorite place to eat. Love coming for their brunch too

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Very nice people serving but unfortunately the food is terrible. My wife and I went for brunch. We paid $60 for both and OMG just not good food at all. The chilaquiles were all soft, not crispier and the sauce tasted as if it was from a can. We asked for salsa and the salsa tasted like canned salsa. I really didn't want to do this review because they're nice people but the $60 we paid really hurt.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 5

The food is flavor less

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 2

This place is hidden in a very non-descript business park off of Fourth and Center in RC, and Fourth has been under construction forever, thus making it even harder to find, but oh, my goodness, it is so worth your while!

Despite being next to an accounting firm, in an area of really sterile architecture, the restaurant has a wonderful ambiance the minute you walk in. This time of year, the owner has put up a Xmas tree comprised of Dodger ornaments. She says that it was a gift put together by customers. This says so much: that she has such loyal and loving customers who would do this for her.

Aside from the seasonal Dodger (YAY!) tree, though, the whole restaurant is nicely decorated. It is clean and spacious, and there are multiple big screen TVs and music. There is a back room area for larger parties, and everything is laid out very efficiently.

The staff is friendly and professional, and, as we caught them today during a lull, we were able to find out quite a lot about the restaurant. HIGHLY RECOMMEND! You are to order at the counter, then they will bring your food to you. Even so, they check on you regularly, to make sure that everything is good. (It is much better than good, but it's nice that they ask!) They also mentioned that they have a Sunday Brunch special, which sounds amazing.

Now to the most important part--the food. Oh my goodness! I have been here several times, and every time, I find a new favorite entree. Today, I was feeling a little under the weather, so I ordered the Chicken Tortilla soup, along with a "small" side salad. My friend ordered the Menudo and the Beer Batter Fish Tacos with rice and beans. In the past, I have had the grilled fish tacos, which were mouthwateringly good, due to something in the spices they use. Their burritos are also a joyful experience! All so good!

In a charming understatement, the young woman told us, "the servings are kind of generous." Ha! We ended up taking home at least half of our meal, to enjoy another day. Even as delicious as everything was, we had to admit defeat at barely halfway through. And I'm looking forward to the leftovers!!!

Highly highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Beer Battered Fish Tacos, Burritos

Great food, friendly staff. Good flavors and big portions.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Burritos