Great for work lunch place, generous portions and great taste too!Great service and always good atmosphere. Carnitas are awesome try it!Kid-friendliness: Very colorful restaurant that is kids friendly
Recommended dishes: Quesadillas, Chips and Salsa, Regular Carnitas
Walter the Goat
Love this place. People are friendly, food is great, prices are reasonable
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Carter Rejman
I've only gone here once, but my experience was great! Servers were nice and accommodating, and the food was exceptional. Would definitely recommend if you're on that side of
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Arroz Con Pollo, Chips and Salsa
Alex Wampler
What a great first experience! As soon as we walked in, we were greeted with friendly smiles and lively energy. The service was so polite, attentive, and super fast! We got our food barely five minutes after ordering, and it was delicious! Overall, we had an awesome lunch experience, and we definitely plan on returning in the future.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Melora Buckner
Perfect location for a business meeting and awesome food! Waitress was little busy but would absolutely recommend ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Kim Morgan
The food is always delicious, and the service is excellent.
We relocated to the Knoxville area almost 5 years ago from Phoenix, Arizona--we had no idea how many terrible meals and how long it would take to find really excellent Mexican food.Yay! We've done it! El Mezcal is not only the best Mexican around, they have dishes from various regions in Mexico and some "Southern friendly" dishes (drenched in runny white cheese sauce) so we can eat her and invite our neighbors to learn to eat really great Mexican food by degrees! Chips and salsa are terrific. I am working my way thru the menu...soup, rice and beans, tacos, fajitas, chicken dishes, enchiladas and tamales all tasty!The folks who work at this Kingston Pike location are top notch in speed, friendliness and keeping you topped off and the tables clean.Our church friends have a standing Sunday afternoon lunch here so leave us tables on Sunday afternoon and I won't regret sharing!Kid-friendliness: Our kids love the food and thought the fried ice cream was amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pollo Michoacan, Chicken Fajitas, Enchilada Tamale Rice and Beans, Nachos, Lunch Fajitas, Quesadilla, Nachos Fajitas, Chips and Salsa
Chris Soto
I ordered a tortilla soup and the tortilla tasted like mold. I politely told the owner and instead of apologizing he told me that when he goes to a restaurant and doesn't like the food he pays. He is a cynic. Terrible restaurant.
It's definitely worthy a stop in to check it out. The staff is delightful, the location is very convenient and the food is awesome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brian Phillips
Ordered a chicken fajita chipolte and a regular chicken fajita meal with my girlfriend, i am alergic to shrimp and my girlfriend is highly alergic to seafood and had a allergic reaction to the food that cause her to not be ablr to eat her food either just like me, we drank our drinks and asked the server if the food was cross contaminated(cooked on same grill as the regular food ) and shrimp cooked on same grill, he said yes they was cooked on same grill without being cleaned, but we could tell the owner when we left and he would take care of it and not charge us cause we couldnt eat the food. When i asked the owner at check out, he said he wasnt gonna take care of both only one and then they started a huge argument inside of the store with us , the fat server even grabbed his junk and told me if i didnt want to pay for the food i could suck his junk for the meal and that is grosa and totally unacceptable, as a veteran of the armed forces ive been many place and never have i or my girlfriend been treated with so much disrespect in one place before. I had to give this place a one star but i really wanted to give it zero stars , i told them i was going to call police and thats when they told me they would take care of it. My best advice is DO NOT GO HERE........
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Ed M
First time here. Food was excellent. Waitress was delightful.I had a two taco plate, delicious. I will return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Richard Stanley
Excellent food! Super friendly wait staff. Very reasonably priced.Kid-friendliness: Crayons and coloring placemats for kids!
Great for work lunch place, generous portions and great taste too!Great service and always good atmosphere. Carnitas are awesome try it!Kid-friendliness: Very colorful restaurant that is kids friendly
Recommended dishes: Quesadillas, Chips and Salsa, Regular Carnitas
Love this place. People are friendly, food is great, prices are reasonable
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I've only gone here once, but my experience was great! Servers were nice and accommodating, and the food was exceptional. Would definitely recommend if you're on that side of
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Arroz Con Pollo, Chips and Salsa
What a great first experience! As soon as we walked in, we were greeted with friendly smiles and lively energy. The service was so polite, attentive, and super fast! We got our food barely five minutes after ordering, and it was delicious! Overall, we had an awesome lunch experience, and we definitely plan on returning in the future.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Perfect location for a business meeting and awesome food! Waitress was little busy but would absolutely recommend ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
The food is always delicious, and the service is excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Fajitas, Cheese Dip, Taco Salad Fajita, Chips and Salsa, Nachos Fajitas
Great food and fantastic
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We relocated to the Knoxville area almost 5 years ago from Phoenix, Arizona--we had no idea how many terrible meals and how long it would take to find really excellent Mexican food.Yay! We've done it! El Mezcal is not only the best Mexican around, they have dishes from various regions in Mexico and some "Southern friendly" dishes (drenched in runny white cheese sauce) so we can eat her and invite our neighbors to learn to eat really great Mexican food by degrees! Chips and salsa are terrific. I am working my way thru the menu...soup, rice and beans, tacos, fajitas, chicken dishes, enchiladas and tamales all tasty!The folks who work at this Kingston Pike location are top notch in speed, friendliness and keeping you topped off and the tables clean.Our church friends have a standing Sunday afternoon lunch here so leave us tables on Sunday afternoon and I won't regret sharing!Kid-friendliness: Our kids love the food and thought the fried ice cream was amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pollo Michoacan, Chicken Fajitas, Enchilada Tamale Rice and Beans, Nachos, Lunch Fajitas, Quesadilla, Nachos Fajitas, Chips and Salsa
I ordered a tortilla soup and the tortilla tasted like mold. I politely told the owner and instead of apologizing he told me that when he goes to a restaurant and doesn't like the food he pays. He is a cynic. Terrible restaurant.
Fajitas were great the beers was
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chimichanga, Chips and Salsa
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It's definitely worthy a stop in to check it out. The staff is delightful, the location is very convenient and the food is awesome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ordered a chicken fajita chipolte and a regular chicken fajita meal with my girlfriend, i am alergic to shrimp and my girlfriend is highly alergic to seafood and had a allergic reaction to the food that cause her to not be ablr to eat her food either just like me, we drank our drinks and asked the server if the food was cross contaminated(cooked on same grill as the regular food ) and shrimp cooked on same grill, he said yes they was cooked on same grill without being cleaned, but we could tell the owner when we left and he would take care of it and not charge us cause we couldnt eat the food. When i asked the owner at check out, he said he wasnt gonna take care of both only one and then they started a huge argument inside of the store with us , the fat server even grabbed his junk and told me if i didnt want to pay for the food i could suck his junk for the meal and that is grosa and totally unacceptable, as a veteran of the armed forces ive been many place and never have i or my girlfriend been treated with so much disrespect in one place before. I had to give this place a one star but i really wanted to give it zero stars , i told them i was going to call police and thats when they told me they would take care of it. My best advice is DO NOT GO HERE........
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
First time here. Food was excellent. Waitress was delightful.I had a two taco plate, delicious. I will return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent food! Super friendly wait staff. Very reasonably priced.Kid-friendliness: Crayons and coloring placemats for kids!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good time.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4