El Pueblo

9550 Old Keene Mill Rd, Burke
(703) 455-4401

Recent Reviews

Alison C.

My family and I love this place. The food is great and enjoy the vegetarian options that aren't just loaded with cheese but lots of veggies and beans. My toddler kids also like eating here. Whenever we have friends in town we bring them here. The wait staff is so friendly and recognize us when we come in and away make us feel welcome. Looking forward to our next visit

Timothy Crabtree

Love the authentic fajitas.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Combo Fajitas

Adam Doyle

Excellent good and service. Friendly staff. Somehow wasn't crowded at all. ?‍♂️

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Pablo Cesar Mendez Suarez

Excellent food, I loved the enchiladaMeat with green sauce. And the people are very kind… I recommend it

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Los Tres Enchiladas

jslaughter22

12/23/203 - Experience this time ended as a disappointment. We stopped by to eat at El Pueblo for the second time in a month. We were seated right away. It was somewhat crowded, and the staff was undermanned. We understood the little wait we had to get our menus, order and wait for the food. The "bus boy" as the female manager called him noticed that we hadn't received our menus so he was helpful in bringing us menus and took our drink order. We noticed that he then went and told our eventual server that we were ready to order. I also watched "the bus boy" assist other tables with their needs. One particular instance was that he went to the bar to pour cranberry juice in a glass for a table that requested it. While he was pouring the cranberry juice in the glass, he paused and smelled the opening of the container that he was pouring the cranberry juice out of. It just looked odd to me and he still served the glass of cranberry juice.Our waitress Lissette brought our drinks and took our food order. We had to remind her that we hadn't received any utensils for the table yet. She immediately brought us utensils. We did notice that folks that came in after us to dine, received their menus and utensils right away. We thought that was very interesting. We also noticed that our server was serving 3 other tables, but she still did an awesome job at checking on us and she had a very nice attitude. We also noticed that 3 more servers came in for duty which helped with their evening rush. Food came out in a timely manner despite them being busy. Our food was decent but didn't taste the same as when we visited earlier in the month. The "bus boy" brought us our check and we gave him the credit card. He brought back the receipt for us to sign. I gave the SIGNED receipt to our server LISSETTE along with a tip. We left the restaurant and was walking to our car when the "bus boy" ran out of the restaurant to ask us where the signed receipt was. Feeling discrimated against, we told him that we gave the signed receipt to our server LISSETTE. He was embarrassed, and stated he was sorry that he asked. We told him that we felt disrespected that he didn't ask our server first before running out after us. My wife was furious and went back into the restaurant to report the incident to the Manager. The manager made excuses that the guy was "the bus boy" and she was sorry for the incident. My wife was not satisfied with that answer and told the manager that we would never return to the restaurant again after feeling disrespected. Very unfortunate but unacceptable!12/5/2023 - Went to this spot after attending a funeral and there was no one in the restaurant around the 2 PM time frame on a Tuesday. My wife and I were happy with that because it was quiet. We were seated right away; service was immediate, and the staff was very friendly. The fajitas, mexican wings and mexican pizza were excellent. Even my wife who is particular about her love for mexican food loved it. Our server even explained the difference between magarita with a salted rim vs. a frozen magarita. She explained that the frozen magarita becomes too watery and recommended a better alcohol experience with the regular magarita. The overall meal was about $61 for 2 people. I think we found our new favorite mexican restaurant.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Combo Fajitas, Chips & Salsa, Mexican Pizza

Monica M.

This place has great food and great service. Love coming here and bringing guests. Cute ambiance and very easy to pickup orders too.

Sis Carlotta

Seafood Enchiladas amazing!!! Customer service was excellent too! Cost-effective. Definitely will returnParking: No issues

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pueblo

Travels T.

So we tried this place on a recommendation from someone we didn't have "recommendation" experience from, despite the 3.5 star rating. Our server was NOT the most welcoming. Not sure if it was a bad day, language barrier, or (sarcastically) my outfit. Other servers we watched seemed very friendly and engaging. Food was slow coming out. Not that this is terrible, and it wasn't just us. But don't show up, at least when fairly busy, with the thought that food service will be fast. Now the most important part - the food. We were told this was "really good" by people local to the area. I'm not sure they have had REALLY good Mexican food. We found it to be OK, not bad, but not amazing. The steak in my burrito was really tough, and my refried beans were dry and pasty. My wife liked her dinner better, but it was so salty she couldn't finish it. We wouldn't refuse to meet someone there if they suggested it, but won't likely be back on our own.

Scott Long

I am here waiting and waiting for more water and more salsa. The mild salsa is more like watered down tomato soup. So, service is really slow. This is a small very casual restaurant and for some reason they don’t like attending to the tables. This is the first time I’ve ever turned a Margarita back and they did not offer to fix it. Very small, no Tequila (or hardly any) and $10. Usually at mexican restaurants, the Marguerites are robust. Very disappointing! Food plates are average at best. I will not be going back. Prices are double what they should be for the caliber of cuisine.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

Georgia C

Their website says come in for our lunch specials, but we were told they have no lunch specials. Therefore seemed pricey for lunch.

J H

Service was perfect, food was excellent, zero wait time even on mother's

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pueblo

Matthew

Not a bad lunch spot.Clean. Quiet. Decent food.Ask for the “spicy salsa”!Grilled chicken tacos are very good and filling. A little over priced for lunch and the area.

Recommended dishes: Chips

Esperanza

Everything we ordered was delicious! We had the chicken quesadillas, chicken enchiladas and garlic shrimp. The atmosphere is small and cozy too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Shrimp Tacos, Guacamole, Quesadilla

Ricky C.

absolutely awesome spot the food was amazing and service was top notch I'm for sure going back I would recommend this place 10/10

Lady Voice

I love coming here for Papusas. They are topped with pickled cabbage and carrots and topped with a savory red sauce. They are so good. The beef enchiladas are delicious as well. The food is freshly made. Wait time is usually about 15-20 mins, but it's always worth the wait. This is a great local spot for margaritas as well.

Load More