El Nopal

Probably my favorite lunch spot in Sellersburg.  The food is always good, and the lunch specials are cheap and filling.  The service is always nice.  I happen to love this place.  

Get the Chicken tortilla soup.  yum!

I noticed on their site they have a free private room available for larger groups.  Called days in advance and reserved it.  Arrived day of and they had filled the room with various other parties.  They had my name down but didnt save the room for me.  No apologies.  reminded me of Seinfeld episode re: rental cars.  Apparently the reservation meant nothing.  We took tables in the bar area and service was great but found the food mediocre compared to other local options.

My job has me in Sellersburg for training and I've joined colleagues at El Nopal a few times. I find it adequate, but not something I'd seek out on my own.

Their table "salsas" come in two varieties: flavorless tomato sauce and very mild. Fortunately they keep El Yucateco hot sauce on each table, which spices the salsas up nicely.

The tortilla chips seem fresh enough, but the tortillas themselves are mass-produced and nothing special. The steak fajitas are okay. The meat was not very well seasoned. While I haven't tried their tacos, I have seen them and the hard shells are laughable; they are pretty much the boxed shells you'd expect to see at Taco Bell or something.

The beans and rice are both up to scratch, so that's a plus. I have found one dish at El Nopal that I recommend: the spinach and mushroom quesadilla (#8 on the lunch specials and I think it is called the quesadilla de espinacas elsewhere on the menu). They do not skimp on the mushrooms or spinach and the tortilla is cooked to a nice golden color.

In addition to some truly gigantic portions of fountain drinks, they carry bottled coke imported from Mexico and possibly some Jarritos, though I wouldn't swear to it. I don't think they have any aguas frescas. They also carry beer, but since I have only been on lunch breaks, I have not had the opportunity to imbibe.