El Vaquero West

14910 Washington St, Haymarket
(703) 753-0801

Recent Reviews

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Mallory Boone

We got seated at the restaurant at 1:55 and didn’t order food until 2:30. After waiting for our food for 30 minutes, it was cold. Our waiter was very inattentive. The table behind us got there after us, and left before we even got our food. Why does this place have so many good reviews?

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Dunovan Carr

Really good food, quick staff and prices that are reasonable.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

L Newsome

Hello, I would like to get in contact with a manager concerning a food poisoning concern. I have already tried emailing, but your email system is in error and shows a block. My significant other and I came in lastnight and dined in and ordered: chicken and beef nachos, chicken shrimp and beef quesadilla, soft chicken tacos, chicken chalupas and 2 sides of Spanish rice. All of our food came out within 5-10. We are both having extreme stomach issues and we think it's from the beef. Perhaps the beef was undercooked or it was precooked and incorrectly stored, but I would like a refund. On top of being poisoned, our server did not check on us until we were ready to get boxes. We wouldn't have been so upset about the food coming out so quick being questionable if we hadn't gotten food poisoning.

Food: 1

Service: 2

CreeDo Lala

Fajitas were pretty good. Call it 3 and 1/2 stars.

My only nitpick is that the big portions everyone mentions come from a lot of filler, green peppers and lettuce. But the Carnitas meat was nice and tender. Would also be nice if they sliced the tomato, and three small tortillas is not enough for it.

The service was great, extremely fast on a busy night. They got me seated right away, got chips to be right away, and then the food came out quick. The wait staff practically runs to get food to you.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 5

Beker Espinoza

A scam, this brothel charges tips for not paying its employees the salary they owe, and the food is not very good.

Melissa Parker

Cold food on hot plates. Rude staff. Sticky floors, doors, and walls. Bathroom was something out of a horror movie with clogged toilets and disgusting floors and walls. The health department needs to inspect this place!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Taco Salad

Russell Vidal

Best Mexican restaurant hands down, have been going there for years.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Enchiladas, Chicken Fajitas, Carne Asada

Aaron Zeitlin

Brand new menus as of Sept 2024. Great food as always. Excellent value with large portions. Service staff were very friendly. Convenient location. Fajitas are very tasty. I haven't had a single bad experience there in 2 years. Very dependable, reasonably priced food that tastes great.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Steak Chicken Shrimp Burrito, Chicken Enchiladas, Chicken Fajitas, Rice and Beans, Nachos Tejanos

Rosa Vanderwarker

Our first time here after years of driving by . Arrived early around 4:30 and many diners already, we were welcomed with a smile and directed to a booth.
It has a very friendly staff! Our server came promptly and we had the Texas margarita, but we didn’t mention size so we got the huge one ! We ordered fajita’s for two and couldn’t believe the super large size, enough for five , you really get your money’s worth here, very good prices and food was great, we will definitely return! And we had a lot extra food to take home :)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Angelica Pinilla

We visited the place today. Honestly the service was good. The waitress was kind but the food was tasteless and it made us sick. Definitely, not going again.

Jonathan Broome (Jarble)

A great Mexican restaurant for those looking for a more casual dining experience. This place reminds me of a Mexican restaurant where I grew up that specialized in fast, correctly priced, decent food. The same goes here, the dishes are all solid and efficient with little frill. The portion sizes are great though I did find that the fajita had more meat than the allotted tortillas and beans could accommodate. The stand out though would be the margaritas, their frozen margaritas are very good and not outrageously priced compared to the restaurant across the street. All in this is a lovely restaurant that doesn't try and over reach but instead nails it's role perfectly.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Chicken Fajitas, Shrimp Fajitas

Barbara Thompson

Nice dinner experience here, loved the colorful decor. Our food was delicious, as well as the drinks from the bar. Our server was friendly and attentive .

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Enchiladas, Carne Asada, Taco, Taco Salad

Rami Bazlamit

We order enchiladas and burritos. They were clearly old and cold. Its like someone ordered before us and then left and then they gave us their food. These guys are cheap and disgusting.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Vicki Diaz

Not sure how authentic the food is, but it is a really good meal!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Enchiladas, Chicken Fajitas

Bethany

Fun atmosphere and great service but the food is seriously lacking. The fajita serving was huge but when it came out for both our table and another table, there was a very strong burning smell. The chorizo was so dry and crumbly and was saturated in some intense seasoning.
One serving of chips and salsa is free, those were tasty, but the fajitas really turned us off and the sopapilla was the worst I’ve ever had. Hard and dry.
On top of all this there is some crazy cleaning chemical smell as you walk toward the door to the dining room. You can smell it in the parking lot and it’s very off-putting right before you are about to sit down and eat.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 5

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