Teocali Mexican Restaurant & Cantina

We hosted a baby shower here and everything was great! BJ and their whole crew were amazing and accommodated us very well with everything we needed and more. The food was great, drinks were great, and service was awesome. Highly recommend!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I was excited to try Teocali after reading the reviews. I love taco trucks and small town Mexican and Tex mex food.

When I arrived the restaurant was about 80 degrees and no air movement. Made reservations days ahead of time for a party of 6. Reservations were confirmed via email. Nobody knew about the reservations at the restaurant. Waited about 10 minutes and was seated.
Ordered a Dos Equis but they were out? Okay let me try a house Marg. House Marg was basically an $8 lemonade.
Food took about 50 mins to come out. But we enjoyed watching a screen saver on the TV, while the TV at the bar played the local game.
Food was alright. Tried the fish tacos that supposed were the best in KC. It was a piece of grilled white fish, cabbage, and chipotle sauce on the side (personally I think it was store bought sauce). Nothing special.
I noticed most my party only ate half their entrees.
Table was metal patio furniture and was broken, missing multiple bolts and nuts.
Got charged 3% technology fee, yet I paid in cash?
William was nice and speedy. Personally he deserves better. He was a hard worker.
$30 a person including tip.

Won’t return and would avoid. I’m sure it’s great for the 2 dozen people who are regulars and get the hookup at the bar.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 3

Great vibes great food great atmosphere

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Excellent service, we LOVED William! The food so delicious as always! Favorite Mexican in KC💛

Closed due to health code violations.

They added an undisclosed 3% technology surcharge to the bill. The food was fine, but I won't be going back. I'm sure they listed the surcharge somewhere in mice-type on the electronic menu. That's probably enough to avoid being shut down by the Attorney General, but it still feels slimy. It wasn't worth making a scene about for a couple of bucks, but they managed to ruin an otherwise positive dining experience.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

The food is amazing and the customer service is exceptional!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food was okay, house margaritas was not good. Sever didn't apply neither one of the discounts for the day and they charged me a 95 cent charge for no reason, I paid cash. Also might as well add that the server seemed pretty clueless.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 1

10/10 I LOVED EVERYTHING!!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Had a date night here with my girlfriend. Food was great. Waitress was friendly and gave us food prompt service. Never a bad experience here.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food was bland and not authentic. The place had no air conditioning. Food way over priced for what you get.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

5 star experience. Food delish, outstanding margaritas and friendly staff. Can’t wait to go back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We went out on a Wednesday evening to try somewhere new. There were maybe 7 tables in the restaurant, and a patio event. Our drinks took 10 minutes to come out and almost an hour for our food that had clearly been sitting awhile as it was cold. We asked for water refills several times, and never got one. We tried to order a second round of drinks but after 15 minutes we cancelled our drink order as we just wanted to leave. This was our first and last time visiting here. I wouldn’t waste an evening visiting.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 1

We will not be back. We are staying at children’s mercy since my niece was admitted and thought we would try here since it had good reviews. However after taking 10 minutes to even be able to order our drinks we were left without any service for over 20 minutes. Finally after going to the bar to try and find our server the general manager came over baffled we hadn’t gotten any drinks still or our order taken. After this the manager brought over our drinks and queso that had obviously been sitting a while. About bout 5 minutes after that our server reappeared for the first time since we had seen him and made multiple snarky comments on if we were ready to order or needed any more time and the terrible service. We ordered and then it took another 45 minutes for food to come out. At that point we needed to get back to the hospital so asked for the food to be boxed up and the check.

I will say during all of the the general manager was incredibly kind and understanding and I pray this is a one day thing however the experience we did have was incredibly poor and frustrating as a family from out of town just trying to get a meal.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 1

This place is hopping! They’re doing a brisk business on a Wednesday night.

My server, Grace, was excellent! I had El Dueto. It is two enchiladas and a tostada. No substitutions or I would’ve had a taco instead of the tostada.

Chips and salsa here are excellent! The chips are very thin and light and the salsa has amazing flavor! I also got some cheese dip that was very thick and lovely. It was delicious!

For dinner, I very much enjoyed the rice and beans which are better than most. Also, the pork chili enchilada is fantastic! I also loved the cheese enchilada, though it could’ve been warmer with the cheese more melted. That’s a personal preference thing for me. Not a dealbreaker at all.

Enrique, the owner is present and active. He is supervising the staff and making sure everything is expedited. Ed, the general manager, is large and in charge. He was running food to tables when servers got overwhelmed.

I love the team effort here! It’s three stories of fun including a rooftop patio all on Hospital Hill. What a treat this place is. Stop by here as soon as you can for lunch or dinner.o

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4