El Potrero

247 N 8th St #120, Lincoln
(402) 477-4551

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Bernadette Birkholtz

I LOVE their warm chips, and the variety of flavored margaritas.
We have never had anything we would not order again. Never had a bad dish. And their salsa and queso is unbeatable. The staff is friendly and accommodating. Love this place!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cherrie Shackelford

The food was absolutely amazing! 🤩 The recipes and food combinations are beyond the typical or traditional Mexican cuisine. Highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Travel B

We stopped in for lunch. Our first visit and I was impressed. The restaurant and bar area were very clean. The chips came out warm and fresh with salsa. The food was delicious! The sauces were wonderful. I enjoyed the seafood chimichanga!! It was flavorful goodness!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

DudLee Brennfoerder

The food arrived hot and fresh, and the atmosphere was lively, which added a fun touch. Service was stable, though not exceptional, and the speed was above average with a surprisingly short wait for table despite the busy pre game crowd. The location is convenient and well-situated.
However, portion sizes felt smaller than expected given the price point.

Highlights:
- 🔥 Hot, fresh food
- 🎮 Great atmosphere with games on
- 📍 Excellent location
- ⏱️ Quick service even during peak hours

Room for Improvement:
- 💸 Portion sizes didn’t quite match the cost
- 🤝 Service was fair but could be improved.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 3

Kelli Finken

One of the bartenders threatened to call the cops on MY HUSBAND for calmly walking an extremely drunk college kid out the front door that was being obnoxious and bothering other patrons. They clearly should not have been serving him and were refusing to do anything about his intoxication level. He was grabbing peoples wallets, bothering women at the bar, etc, and all he did was tell him to call it a night and walked him out. Then he was told, not asked, told to leave or they would call the cops on him. The poor bartender was a nice enough guy but was scared to do anything. Nice enough place but piss poor management.

Tyler Finken

One of the bartenders threatened to call the cops on ME for calmly walking an extremely drunk college kid out the front door that was being obnoxious and bothering other patrons. They clearly should not have been serving him and were refusing to do anything about his intoxication level. He was grabbing peoples wallets, bothering women at the bar, etc, and all I did was tell him to call it a night and walked him out. Then I was told, not asked, told to leave or they would call the cops on me. The poor bartender was a nice enough guy but was scared to do anything. Nice enough place but piss poor management.

Kyle Bellin

Bland. Absolutely no flavor. I’m not just talking about spice. Just plain warmed-over food. Far too expensive considering how it was prepared. Service was good. Dining area was clean.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

Belinda

Don’t recommend, as a Mexican the food is not good,the chicken was moving and the chilaquiles were not spicy at all and made with the wrong kind of tortillas but the workers are very nice and not there fault

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 4

D Forbes

Food isn’t very good , very bland and salsa is mediocre for a mexican restaurant. Drinks are just ok, kinda pricy for food for what you get.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 4

Brian Kopejtka

Perfect

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Nathan Marshall

Stopped in on our way to the college world series. Really good and service was great

Scott Swanda

One of my 5 favorite Mexican restaurants in Nebraska. I usually get the el peubleto. Chicken, steak, and shrimp fajitas. Get extra tortillas. It lasts me two or three meals. Very good, fast and easy pickup or dine in, unless it's game day, football or basketball, I try to go around game days. They also have a tequila bar second to none in the city if you take a cab or Uber. I think they have several types of shots of tequila over $100 or more, very nice place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sierra

our server was on his first day, but he was so kind and willing to learn. when he didnt know something we asked he got help and made sure we were still able to get what we wanted. the food was great, my only dislike was the refried beans, just not quite to my taste. the salsa and chips taste amazing, unlike any chips I've had at a restaurant before. frozen strawberry margarona is DELICIOUS. we will be back to try more of the menu!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

Shae Rose

My husband and I went there and it was super busy. We waited over 20 minutes for a server to come to us, they did not come. I asked a other waiter to bring us drinks because I have not seen a waiter in 20 minutes, she told me she would bring then. She did not bring them. This is my favorite place to eat at. It was a very disappointing moment to know that they helped every table around me and my husband and they didn't help us. We got up and left.

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Byron Ferguson

Feels like an authentic Mexican food place. Great food with lots of traditional favorites. Live music on Saturdays, and Mariachis on Sunday.

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