I love El Cantarito. If I don't get over here every couple weeks, I get cranky. Their rice and beans aren't amazing but the food (and guacamole) is. I always get the burritos banderitas but I've never had anything less than great food here. The service is ok... Not out of this world but friendly and reasonably fast.
Review Source:This place must have improved greatly since the earlier posts below that aren't good because I have been here twice in the past few months and everything was great! Â The food was really delicious, service was great, and I am totally obsessed with the vegetarian quesadilla. Â And the rice I ate there was anything but bland.
Review Source:I don't know where the people writing these reviews are eating because they really don't describe my experience with El Cantarito. Â Maybe the restaurant has just improved that much since these people were there. Â I've been going for about a year and have never gotten the impression that beans were microwaved or that anything was bland. Â And the place is *always* packed at dinner time. Â (Of course, I usually go on the weekends, so I can't speak to weekdays.) Â
It's pretty much your standard Mexican restaurant for white folks, but the quality of the ingredients and preparation is just a half notch above most places. Â And there are a few choices on the menu you usually don't get in restaurants catering to us non-hispanics. Â The margaritas are from a mix, and the guacamole isn't made to order - Â like your average Mexican place. Â But everything else seems less mass-produced than at most places. Â My husband loves the el pastor tacos with cilantro and onion (the "traditional" taco toppings) or the el pastor torta. Â I'm partial to the quesadilla rellenas, which are delicious with the fresh pico on top. Â
The service is usually very good. Â My only complaint would be that when it is packed on a Friday night, the place gets really loud and it's impossible to have a conversation.
A quick look at the menu and right away you know that this new restaurant did not make an effort to prepare for you great tasting, quality, authentic Mexican cuisine. Â The staff and owners are quite lovely and accommodating but please don't be fooled! Â I realized that only the Margarita I ordered and the music was decent enough here.
Yes, the refried beans totally taste straight out of a can. Â The rice is bland. Â I ordered the carne asada and I recieved two of the thinnest slices of skirt steak ever!! Â I could almost see right through them! Â This place is just as terrible as the bright orange restaurant on Ridge Road called El Pueblo.
Okay the food really did suck guys!! The beans were the ones you get from a can in the hispanic section of the grocery store that are ALREADY refried...I knew it was going to be bad when he brought my plate and said.."careful it's hot"...meaning MY PLATE itself...I took one look at the mash of refried beans sitting there and thought...oh they microwaved them..yup..dry as the desserts in Nevada sweetheart! HATED them...I can't stand it when mexican restaurants take the cheap way out ...what did the price of dried pinto beans skyrocket or something! You can't afford the .25 cents a lb and boil the suckers yourself in the morning...it's so sad when restaurants don't even try to make decent food anymore..the rice was VERY PLAIN,..it had no flavor...the texture was correct..but again it was plain...I left both the sides. Â They took the cheap route yet again when they served my quesadillas rellenas with the mini WHITE corn tortillas...which excuse me SUCK BIGTIME...I hate those little suckers...there is a reason they give you like 125 in a bag for a $1 at the supermarket people!! Can't you use Milagro corn tortillas for your dinner...I mean..I am paying $7.50 for the plate not including drinks...SO SAD!! I actually felt NAUTIOUS on the way home... NEVER AGAIN...I REPEAT NEVER AGAIN...do not waste your time folks...SAVE YOUR MONEY!!
Review Source:Ok, this is going to be a long review, but trust me I'm going to save you some money. First, I should have known better to leave when my wife and kids walked in and the place was empty during supper time. The chips and salsa were ok I guess if you like cold salsa and chips. My son's chicken fingers and fries tasted like fish because they probably fried it in the fish vat. I ordered the carne asada. The arracherra the gave me tasted old and it was tough like something the 3 Stooges would serve you. The rice was plain and undercooked. Uncle Ben makes better rice. The beans were so dry my 7 month old didn't even want them. My wife had the fried quesadillas. She wanted to throw up on the way home. When we did get home, we all had the squirts. My butt is still burning as I type this review. Enough about the food, let's talk about our waiter. He gave us that " what do you want" type of service. He was more interested in his soccer game on TV. What kind of restaurant owner allows his help to serve garbage like that and expect people to pay and come back??If that was my restaurant I would fire my wait staff and hire competent wait staff that will feed and treat my customer's right. They gave us microwaved old food. Stay away from this restaurant, your body will thank you. Have a pleasant day.
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