Empellon Taqueria & Bar

Lovely place to get some more variety in Mexican food than a lot of places offer

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Scorpion bowl was great to split! Nachos were just okay, not my favorite. The bartender was keeping the vibes up.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Very good food and drinks. Ross is a great asset to the place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Bold statement, but their fish tacos were the absolute best I have ever had. Perfectly crispy and fresh. Not overly battered or deep fried. Everyone was raving about them, and we had more orders than we could count! Don’t miss their margaritas either. WOW!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

After playing some pool at another bar we wanted some food and one more drink for the road. We saw the inviting outside seating, was able to get a table fairly quickly and the service was amazing! Shoutout to the Bouncer on Sat nights, he was so great. We got chips and guac- which was brought out very quickly and the brussel sprout tacos, fish tacos and chicken quesadillas. The food was amazing, not a long wait to order and very attentive server! The highlight was def the margaritas- highly recommend the cucumber one. Such a great place for food, vibe, a chat and some drinks!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Solid guac tacos and margs if you need a Tex-mex fix. A bit expensive for what it is.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

I'm conflicted about this review, and I think the 4 stars is justified. I came here on a Saturday night- thankfully this place takes reservations. They have a room inn the front and in the back as well so there's plenty of seating. We were seated almost as soon as we arrived.

They have lots of 2-4 person tables, lots of dates happening on a Saturday. We ordered almost the entire menu for our group of three. Our waitress was really good and prompt and gave good recommendations- I loved the Pear Margarita that she mentioned. However, they didn't seem to have some basic things - no butter for the tables and they took a while to bring salt- however they were busy so am overlooking that.

We tried the
Cashew salsa- excellent
the sweet potato flautas- forgettable
the lobster queso- very good and very cheesy
the goat taco (daily special) - excellent
the chocolate pudding - excellent
the chicken tacos- mediocre
the little meat balls- just ok
the parsnips- excellent
the beet tartare- not much flavour
the honeynut squash- forgettable

seems like you have to know your way around the menu to place an order that you and your table likes. Makes one think that its worth coming back and trying the rest to know what order to place.

Bathrooms- a little on the smaller side but clean and good, and the layout of the restaurant is pretty spacious. We did have a large party in the room with us and they put a bunch of tables together for the 12 odd people who came in. Overall, I would say definitely worth checking out the restaurant and I hope my recommendations are useful!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Had drinks during St. Patrick’s day weekend. Friends and I were not taken care of as we expected. It gave the sense of wanting us out of there as soon as possible. Honestly could be such a wonderful experience but there was this passive aggressive vibe that we have experienced from that one male staff member.

Atmosphere: 3

Service: 1

not memorable

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Rude and unprofessional staff forgot our friend’s drinks. Argued with us about nonsense and seem to be checked out. The food was ok, but not enough to outweigh the ridiculous behavior by the male waiter who acted as if he was on the rag all night. Not worth what we paid either

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 1

Awesome appetizer of chips and dips. The tacoswere delicious as well.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This place is fire! Food felt simple but had so much flavor! Got the chicken tacos which were umame in the best way, guacamole was perfect fly balanced with salt and acid, the 7 salsas were all unique and had a heat level for all tastes. Servers and bar tenders were top tier! Great service, friendly, took great care of us and the vibes were 🤌🏼

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Guacamole & 7 Salsa, Fish Tempura Tacos 2 Per Order

Great drinks

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Had a very bad experience with whom I am assuming is the manager (tall, arrogant white guy). He came up to our table and was so unnecessarily rude and unwelcoming. Food and margaritas were average, if not for him I wouldn’t have been opposed to returning in the future. to the owner: that man makes customers uncomfortable (i witnessed it with tables around me as well) and I would reconsider the management. our server was nice enough and would like to clarify this isn’t referring to her.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 1

This place is fire! Food felt simple but had so much flavor! Got the chicken tacos which were umame in the best way, guacamole was perfect fly balanced with salt and acid, the 7 salsas were all unique and had a heat level for all tastes. Servers and bar tenders were top tier! Great service, friendly, took great care of us and the vibes were 🤌🏼

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fish Tempura Tacos, Guacamole \u0026 7 Salsa