El Paso Mexican Restaurant

Reviews

• Selina D.

  star star star star star_border 24 June 2026

  Our go to Mexican restaurant!! Delicious authentic Mexican food at a great price! They always have fresh flavored waters. I definitely recommend the ACP and molcajete

• Elaine D.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 12 June 2026

  We really used to eat here often. Something has changed and their food is not so good. One of the waiters shared it was due to whoever was running the kitchen that night. The kitchen should have consistency no matter what!
  
  I've read numerous reviews which expound this as a top notch Mexican restaurant.  I can honestly say Not even close.  We grew up in Southern California at a time when most everything was in Spanish and English. Taquitos were an appetizer that cost a buck for two. Even Dairy Queen had taquitos on their menu!  There was never rice in burritos, rice was always a side dish. Their salsa verde is mediocre.  Salsa was always at a bar letting folks know the type and heat. The mole isn't quite right. Their carnitas lack the crispness that makes slow cooked pork carnitas. And for the several dishes that start with California- well maybe they really should say Texas...since it ain't CaliMex food
  
  The woman who makes their corn tortillas is outstanding as are her fresh tortillas!
  
  As far as I can deduce since all the Mexican restaurants in Catawba County have become similar, is they've catered to the Southern gringos so they can remain open. Or the owners come from a different region from the Mexicans in Southern California. Or perhaps they're not Mexican, but some other Hispanic country down in South America.
  
  The truck ran by the women on Fairgrove Church Rd is more authentic, prices better and food is great

• Conor B.

  star star star star star 11 June 2026

  So many mexican restaurants are exactly like the one three blocks down the road. El paso is a little bit different and they do a little more to stand out. They deliver hot bean dip with your chips and have a salsa bar. If you get a large beer you better be ready to drink. Its every bit of 24oz. The menu is extremely extensive and is the cheesecake factory of mexican restaurants. Food was great and so was service.

• Stevie L.

  star star star star_border star_border 9 June 2026

  Passing through on the way to visit family and needed to stop for food. We had read previous reviews that the service here wasn't great, but food was decent. We decided if we ordered our meal for takeout, we'd avoid the bad service issue. I won't go into details but unfortunately, even the takeout service was very...very bad. It made me kind of sad for them, actually. I feel like maybe the staff would care more if they were treated or paid better? I don't know, but the food was absolutely not worth the hassle. The experience was pretty much what Yelp warned..."service not great, food decent". Yup.

• Lilly W.

  star star star star star 2 June 2026

  This place was packed on a Friday night! The parking lot is huge so no need to worry about that.
  
  I ordered the Burrito Mexico, which was around ~10. I wasn't expecting it to be so big! It was delicious. The guacamole dip wasn't something to rave about, but it was a huge portion for ~4.50.
  
  The service was great.
  
  I would come back the next time I'm in town!