El Guapo

729A Frederick Rd, Catonsville
(410) 753-1033

Recent Reviews

Audrey Gilchrist White

Great local restaurant.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fish Tacos, Chips and Salsa, Taco Salad

Andrea' C.

Welllllll what can I say... it's $35 for all you can eat tapas and all you can drink. The drinks were delicious and strong. The food was below mid and every single dish we ordered came out cold except for the shrimp and grits which were surprisingly the best thing on the menu. Our server Sarah was delightful and very helpful. Also the restaurant is very cute and festive. It felt like I was on vacation. I would go back for the chips/salsa and drinks next time and skip the tapas.

Cheryl J.

This Sunday brunch outing, my friends and I decided to try El Guano for the first time, tempted by the allure of their bottomless brunch. The prospect of indulging in their Mexican street corn, which I had eagerly anticipated from their regular menu, was a significant draw. Unfortunately, the experience fell short of expectations right from the start. The corn, which should have been a highlight, arrived disappointingly cold and devoid of crema. Although the staff made an effort to rectify this by serving a fresh batch, the core issue remained: the cob was ice cold, leading us to send it back again. The concept of bottomless brunch with cocktails at a reasonable price point seemed promising. As for the food, there were a few standout dishes - the shrimp & grits and the churros (minus the chocolate sauce) genuinely delighted, and the potato nachos had potential, though they would have greatly benefited from being served hot. The drinks were satisfactory but not memorable enough to make a lasting impression. I'm on the fence about returning. While the food had its moments, it was the exceptional service provided by our server, Sarah, that salvaged the experience. Her attentiveness and efforts to ensure we enjoyed our visit despite the kitchen mishaps were commendable. In summary, El Guano offers a mixed bag: while there are glimmers of culinary promise and the service can be outstanding, inconsistency in the food's execution leaves room for improvement.

Maurice Hunt

This is the second time visiting this place the first time the drinks were bad and the second time the food came out cold and the tacos were overcooked. The waitress was very polite and tried to please us but cold food is not a good look for any restaurant. I would not recommend this place after trying it again and leaving not happy for the second time.

Atmosphere: 3

Service: 5

Kelly King

The food was great, I went to the basement with some friends and they serve the full menus down there. We really enjoyed the arcade games. They are free for the most part so we were able to stay for hours. The only problem was that in the basement, I wasn’t able to order off half of the drink menu because they didn’t have any flavored simple syrup.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Anshika Sharma

Staff is very nice and friendly. Services is quick. Ambiance is great. Live music at times.

Melissa Hargreaves

I stopped in for lunch today with my daughter. We had fast and friendly service. The food and drinks were delicious! I was super impressed and will definitely be back. Thank you!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jason lee

Reallyy good food. And great service from Lisa!!!

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dustin Hall

Dusty's Wingz ??

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Birria, Fajitas, Chips and Salsa, Nachos

Summer B.

This is one of the go to places when you're unsure of exactly what you're in the mood for. Great service nice food and drinks. Nice happy hour feel to the place.

Chris Everson

The food is really bad. :(

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 4

Adam Wright

We go there on a regular bases and never had a problem. If the waitress would’ve came over and said I’ll be right with you but it took over 15 minutes for the hostess to come over to get our drink orders. My daughter accidentally knocked over her drink I got some napkins from the bar. We flagged our waitress down who stated that she’ll bring over something to wipe the table down…. Never shows up. I finish my drink and my daughter never got another drink. We watch our waitress take a SHOT from another table. We finally get our food and pretty much the time we finish the waitress comes over to check on us. We ask for a refill and never gets the refills and goes to other tables to grab orders and hangout at the table she got the shot from. As I said before we never had a problem and always had great service.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 1

Jill M.

Just happened by this place and decided to try it. Friendly, awesome service! We did the all you can eat brunch which was small plates of different foods and it was delicious! The chips and salsa are amazing! You can tell the chips are homemade. I recommend the shrimp and grits, churros, chicken taquitas, and potato nachos. Everything came out quickly and was hot. I will definitely go back! Yummy!

Michael Sharp

Tacos and appetizers at GREAT PRICES weekdays at the bar; fantastic local joint...but NEEDS LIVE MUSIC!!!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

S.C Ashton Realtor

Great happy hour prices. Great service. We hv been 2 times.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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