El Dorado

Oh my... Where do I start? I have never been so compelled to write a review so soon after I have visited an establishment, but I felt the need to share.

The outside of the restaurant didn't look so bad, except for that super crusty little pond that was sitting outside of the entrance. That desperately needs to be cleaned. The inside of the restaurant was not in any way pleasing to the eye. The tables had writing all over them, which might have been a cool, hipster way to spice them up, but it made the tables look messy. The chairs didn't match, and the walls were painted in such an unappealing way. The wood border near my table was missing, and by the looks of it, the walls needed a DEEP cleaning. The overall atmosphere felt dark and depressing.

In terms of the food, each thing took forever to come out. I'm usually very understanding about the wait on food, but the restaurant wasn't at all busy. My sister and I ordered the Tiki Burgers, but we weren't told that they ran out until after we were close to finishing our late-arriving appetizers. I ordered the Taco Salad, which ended up being a waste of money. Don't try it. The presentation was pretty cool, I must say. I liked that it was presented in a fried tortilla bowl, but looks were quite deceiving in this case! The grilled chicken that came on top was undercooked, but I didn't send the food back because I wanted to get the hell out of there. So basically, I paid $8 for iceberg lettuce. Lovely!

Now the only thing that was actually okay with the restaurant was the service. The girl we had was nice, and the food runners were polite. They deserve to work in a better place. Although it's not their fault, I can only imagine the bad tips they get because the restaurant sucks. :/

Ultimately, El Dorado was terrible. I will not be back.

The fact that this place says its tex-mex and has chicken parm on the menu should tell you how aweful it is. Tortillas from a bag, not fresh guac (made in the morning,
brown when served). As someone who grew up eating tex-mex in San Antonio, I can say the food was a HUGE let down (service wasn't great either).

And why no Shiner Bock?!

talk about weird dynamic. maybe it's because i went in for lunch. i got a burrito. it was pretty good. the chips and salsa were tasty to start. the prices were reasonable. it was your typical standard mexican lunch, actually. it's the decor and menu that definitely throw you off. indian-mexican fusion? i'll admit, some of the dishes looked intriguing. chicken tikka burrito? maybe. maybe not. and then there was the hip-hop that was playing on the radio. and the presumed regulars downing margarita after margarita at the bar at lunch on a tuesday. if you just want some tacos or something, go to burrito king up the road and skip the trip down the rabbit hole.