This has been a local favorite for well over a decade! Great food and friendly service. Even when busy we still get our food in a very reasonable time.The nachos supreme are amazing!!!!! Heaping piles of meat, cheese and guacamole.It is an appetizer and it's HUGE!If you plan to eat this for your main meal, it can feed 3-5 people easily. - so be warned, it's a lot of food. But it's absolutely delicious and worth getting!Their chimichanga, burritos and other main dishes also taste fantastic.
Rebecca Elaine Stevens
My dad said he used to come here when he was in high school thirty years ago. The decor is cool, the servers were very nice, and the food was yummy. They gave us sopapillas and they were delicious. My dad always gets the fried shrimp platter. I got the chimichangas. Things on the menu were around $10-15 which is very affordable for a dine-in restaurant!
Mark Voreis
The service and food were really good. The restaurant itself seems quaint but if you take a walk around it's really big! The food took between 10-15 minutes to come out but it was fresh and HOT. I had El Matador and the wifey had cheese enchiladas. I appreciated the classic rice and beans that didn't have a weird twist to them that you get other places. Overall it was just what I was looking for.
Makena Reischauer
I've been coming here for years. The owners and staff are some of the nicest people ever. The food is amazing too. I never leave feeling hungry. I recommend the sopa dots!! They are delicious
Pat Miller
We ordered takeout for my mom's birthday. 3 chicken burrito meals enchilada style and 1 taco salad. This is the 2nd time we ordered take out from them. I usually love their food but hardly any enchilada sauce on the chicken burritos either time and didn't come with tortilla chips. Other Mexican restaurants include tortilla chips with take out orders. We did get sopapillas with honey butter, they were delicious. The food was ready on time.
Molly Girl
Waited in a booth for 15 min while the server waited on adjacent tables. Asked to be moved to another section. Waited for 10 more minutes after we were asked if we wanted cheese with our chips/salsa. Some patrons were seated near us. When we got our chips the server said she would be back to take our order, taking the salsa and cheese to the newly seated patrons. I do not pay for poor service so left. I have been going to El Matador regularly for 20 years. This is my last time and will discourage anyone from going here. NOT WORTH IT. One star only because you cannot leave anything less.
Teddy middleton
They were busy and service was short handed, minus the little extended wait time you would not notice. Service and food were great, drinks stayed full and food was hot and delicious. Great time, amazing atmosphere, do yourself a favor and try the soapia balls.
Glory Spurlock
My partner loves Mexican food, so since we were just at Ogden Contemporary Arts at The Monarch, we decided to walk over. He loved his taco/enchilada/tostada combo, especially the enchilada sauce, and the chicken salad was a great "healthier" option for me (I avoided the sour cream and cheese). I had the oil and vinegar dressing, which was herbed and delicious, and the chicken was shredded and flavorful. And it came in a tortilla shell like the taco salad! Friendly server. Nice experience. Great prices.
Juleen Evans
I usually have a great experience at this restaurant, but would not recommend going here on a busy Saturday night. We waited 30 minutes for a table which was fine, but then another 20 minutes for the server to come take our order. Then she kept bringing us food we didn’t order, she kept going from table to table asking if this was their food. We ordered six meals and three of them were wrong. When we explained to her that we didn’t order this she got upset with us that we wouldn’t just take the plates she was bringing out. After a long long wait we finally were able to get the food we ordered. When we were done, I asked the server four times for our ticket, she kept forgetting to bring it out. Then after waiting at the table for another 15 minutes for the ticket a manager came and said she lost our ticket and that she would comp our six meals. I felt bad because I wanted to pay for what we ordered. I think the server was overwhelmed and could have used some help from the managers. Wouldn’t recommend going here when it is busy, unfortunately they can’t handle too many customers at one time.
linda howe
Food made me sick, also friends food was too salty and tomato-y. Basically disappointed, good service, nice waitress However
First time trying this place. Ordered take out. Was told our food would be ready at 7:15, we arrived on time and waited almost 10 minutes for someone to notice us and anoth 10 minutes for our food. We ordered a nachos supreme and didn't get any sour cream, pico, or guac. We also ordered an Especial and Dessert which, also weren't correct. After spending $50 for our meal, tipping on takeout, and only getting a small portion of our order correct, I doubt we'll be back.
Pauljgrimes
1 star,rice tasted like it was from a bag of knorr Spanish rice,beans were dry and burnt,taco shells were from Ortega shells in a box. The only authenticity was the coke.horrible tasting truly a waste of 30dollars.i will never go back there again.
Constance Rebecca
I seriously love this place! Tonight we went for the 1st time sense covid and as usual the food and service was great! My favorite part of going here is the older lady with black hair she's been there for years, but her customer service skills are on point! Always giving compliments, making sure everyone is happy with their experience, she's always running never have I've seen her take any breaks. I enjoy seeing her every time I go in! The service has always been awesome for us even when they are slammed, or short handed, they still stay on top of it! Tonight our blond headed waitress with the tie dyed shirt holy hell I've never seen someone with so many tables never miss a beat. The service was A+++. EL Maldator is awesome
Toniesha Rice
I used to love eating here, they had the best strawberryritas, but its a few years since I've been back, they no longer have the bar to get drinks... The food was par but still hot....
Michael Troy
Really really good!! Good service. Warm chips and salsa with cheese can't be beat. I'd give five stars when the bar opens again. Beer only right now.
This has been a local favorite for well over a decade! Great food and friendly service. Even when busy we still get our food in a very reasonable time.The nachos supreme are amazing!!!!! Heaping piles of meat, cheese and guacamole.It is an appetizer and it's HUGE!If you plan to eat this for your main meal, it can feed 3-5 people easily. - so be warned, it's a lot of food. But it's absolutely delicious and worth getting!Their chimichanga, burritos and other main dishes also taste fantastic.
My dad said he used to come here when he was in high school thirty years ago. The decor is cool, the servers were very nice, and the food was yummy. They gave us sopapillas and they were delicious. My dad always gets the fried shrimp platter. I got the chimichangas. Things on the menu were around $10-15 which is very affordable for a dine-in restaurant!
The service and food were really good. The restaurant itself seems quaint but if you take a walk around it's really big! The food took between 10-15 minutes to come out but it was fresh and HOT. I had El Matador and the wifey had cheese enchiladas. I appreciated the classic rice and beans that didn't have a weird twist to them that you get other places. Overall it was just what I was looking for.
I've been coming here for years. The owners and staff are some of the nicest people ever. The food is amazing too. I never leave feeling hungry. I recommend the sopa dots!! They are delicious
We ordered takeout for my mom's birthday. 3 chicken burrito meals enchilada style and 1 taco salad. This is the 2nd time we ordered take out from them. I usually love their food but hardly any enchilada sauce on the chicken burritos either time and didn't come with tortilla chips. Other Mexican restaurants include tortilla chips with take out orders. We did get sopapillas with honey butter, they were delicious. The food was ready on time.
Waited in a booth for 15 min while the server waited on adjacent tables. Asked to be moved to another section. Waited for 10 more minutes after we were asked if we wanted cheese with our chips/salsa. Some patrons were seated near us. When we got our chips the server said she would be back to take our order, taking the salsa and cheese to the newly seated patrons. I do not pay for poor service so left. I have been going to El Matador regularly for 20 years. This is my last time and will discourage anyone from going here. NOT WORTH IT. One star only because you cannot leave anything less.
They were busy and service was short handed, minus the little extended wait time you would not notice. Service and food were great, drinks stayed full and food was hot and delicious. Great time, amazing atmosphere, do yourself a favor and try the soapia balls.
My partner loves Mexican food, so since we were just at Ogden Contemporary Arts at The Monarch, we decided to walk over. He loved his taco/enchilada/tostada combo, especially the enchilada sauce, and the chicken salad was a great "healthier" option for me (I avoided the sour cream and cheese). I had the oil and vinegar dressing, which was herbed and delicious, and the chicken was shredded and flavorful. And it came in a tortilla shell like the taco salad! Friendly server. Nice experience. Great prices.
I usually have a great experience at this restaurant, but would not recommend going here on a busy Saturday night. We waited 30 minutes for a table which was fine, but then another 20 minutes for the server to come take our order. Then she kept bringing us food we didn’t order, she kept going from table to table asking if this was their food. We ordered six meals and three of them were wrong. When we explained to her that we didn’t order this she got upset with us that we wouldn’t just take the plates she was bringing out. After a long long wait we finally were able to get the food we ordered. When we were done, I asked the server four times for our ticket, she kept forgetting to bring it out. Then after waiting at the table for another 15 minutes for the ticket a manager came and said she lost our ticket and that she would comp our six meals. I felt bad because I wanted to pay for what we ordered. I think the server was overwhelmed and could have used some help from the managers. Wouldn’t recommend going here when it is busy, unfortunately they can’t handle too many customers at one time.
Food made me sick, also friends food was too salty and tomato-y. Basically disappointed, good service, nice waitress However
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First time trying this place. Ordered take out. Was told our food would be ready at 7:15, we arrived on time and waited almost 10 minutes for someone to notice us and anoth 10 minutes for our food. We ordered a nachos supreme and didn't get any sour cream, pico, or guac. We also ordered an Especial and Dessert which, also weren't correct. After spending $50 for our meal, tipping on takeout, and only getting a small portion of our order correct, I doubt we'll be back.
1 star,rice tasted like it was from a bag of knorr Spanish rice,beans were dry and burnt,taco shells were from Ortega shells in a box. The only authenticity was the coke.horrible tasting truly a waste of 30dollars.i will never go back there again.
I seriously love this place! Tonight we went for the 1st time sense covid and as usual the food and service was great! My favorite part of going here is the older lady with black hair she's been there for years, but her customer service skills are on point! Always giving compliments, making sure everyone is happy with their experience, she's always running never have I've seen her take any breaks. I enjoy seeing her every time I go in! The service has always been awesome for us even when they are slammed, or short handed, they still stay on top of it! Tonight our blond headed waitress with the tie dyed shirt holy hell I've never seen someone with so many tables never miss a beat. The service was A+++. EL Maldator is awesome
I used to love eating here, they had the best strawberryritas, but its a few years since I've been back, they no longer have the bar to get drinks... The food was par but still hot....
Really really good!! Good service. Warm chips and salsa with cheese can't be beat. I'd give five stars when the bar opens again. Beer only right now.
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