Monterrey Mexican Restaurant

1301 N 2nd St, Cherokee
(712) 225-5038

Recent Reviews

Sort by
David Lamfers

Excellent

Parking: 50

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Burrito Deluxe Lunch

Chris Flynn

If I could give a lower star, I would. I sat in the only booth that I could see the Pepsi refrigerator and it is absolutely disgusting. I brought it up and got chewed out for saying something. This is the fridge that they store their salsa in. If this refrigerator looks this bad then I don’t even want to imagine what the kitchen looks like.

Craig Stephens

Went there a few nights ago while in town for business. Food, service and atmosphere was really good and would go back if back in town in the future.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Chimichanga Dinner

Nitsud Ydnah

Good food and service. Atmosphere was not offensive in any way. I was there for the food not the atmosphere.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tim Prunty

My girlfriend said that it was the best Mexican food she's had in a very long.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Steak Fajitas

Matthew Burch

We were led to our table quickly which was the only pleasant part of the experience. The music was so loud we could hardly speak to one another. My daughter actually flagged down a passing server and asked them to turn the music down if possible which they did, albeit not enough. We waited nearly 8 minutes before they even came to take our drink order. We knew what we wanted by then so tried to order our food as well. Our server seemed annoyed that we wanted to order food and drinks at the same time. Two of our four drinks (2 waters) arrived correct, the other two were wrong. One of the replacement drinks arrived 5 minutes later, the other never did. When the food finally arrived we asked about the fourth drink and we're told they didn't have iced tea. Only three of the meals actually got brought out so we figured she just needed to bring the last one because her hands were full. We had to catch her walking around to ask about the 4th order which was a simple cup of white cheese. Needless to say, this "cheese" was more like water. All of the orders which had cheese we're soggy as well with pools of the wet mess on the plates. When we questioned our server about it she acted like we were crazy and that it was fine the way it was. When we were done eating we again were left waiting to receive our ticket with our server nowhere to be seen. We used to enjoy going and eating here as a family, but this was a glaring reminder of why we had stopped visiting this location. I normally try to be understanding in these situations but I was so upset with the poor quality I didn't even leave a tip. My wife who normally says everything is good even said things were only okay. The rest of us were all disappointed. Doubt we'll be returning here anytime soon.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

DMFC

Always excellent food, service, and atmosphere. The crowd volume is loud so if you're looking for a quiet place, this isn't a good choice.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chimichanga Dinner

Christian Davidoff

Try to get a steak chimichanga and they said they would only do ground beef or shredded chicken everywhere else I go will put steak in it if you ask them so I got the ground beef and it was ok

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

Ron Kropf

Authentic Mexican dishes.Great service!Reasonable prices.Cozy atmosphere.Midwest hospitality at its finest.

Vegetarian options: Deliciously well seasoned vegetables.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Taco Salad, Mexi Tacos, Pollo Loco, Steak Mexican Style, Stake, Lunch Quesadilla, Steak Ranchero, Carnitas Mexicanas, Lunch Grilled Chicken, Fish Tacos, Chicken Breast Mexican Style, Steak Fajitas, Fiesta Fries, Flan, Burrito Tipico Lunch, Fajita Taco Salad Lunch, Santa Fé Chicken, Burrito Deluxe Lunch, Street Tacos, Chimichanga Dinner

Christine Stewart

Little slow on getting chips and salsa out. They were not busy at all for lunch.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Steak Fajitas, Chimichanga Dinner

Lisa Wolgast

They were FANTASTIC at seating our large party quickly. What started as a group of 7 ended as a group of 21. Our waiter was great. He took our orders from memory & was attentive. Food was not as spicy as I wanted, but I think everyone enjoyed their meals.

Kid-friendliness: Kid's menu with lots of options.

Wheelchair accessibility: My uncle was able to get in & out in his wheelchair. Not a ton of space, but he was able to get around.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Steak Fajitas

Jann Slaybaugh

Friendly and efficient service. Always fun going there

TJ Scozz

"Authentic?" Lol.....no way is this place "authentic." I believe the reviews must compare this place to Taco John's, which I question, bc TJ's is probably better. The staff cannot make a margarita on the rocks, they ONLY have pre-made margaritas!!! That's correct folks, they cannot make the most ordered drink in America!!! The food is greasy (see pic) and the guacamole is from a bag! Again, NOTHING here is authentic, NOTHING! Oh, the bar has 5 seats and the glasses overhead are disgusting!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Eric Libke

These people are always on top of things. Great food, staff are very friendly. Nothing bad to say ever.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Steak Fajitas

De’Ziah

This food is mid asl no seasoning whatsoever

Loading...

Monterrey Mexican Restaurant

1301 N 2nd St, Cherokee, IA 51012
(712) 225-5038