El Rey

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  We chose to come here to wait out a storm before heading back.
  The service was ridiculous. There were 2 entrances so we didn't know what side to wait at. We finally sat down. Seats were uncomfortable. It took the servers a while to get our water. My husband had to track down the waiter to order our food. The menu was very confusing. Too much on their menu.... They even bad spinach dip and some pineapple grilled chicken entre at a Mexican restaurant? The salsa was pretty spicy, but good. Chips and quesa dip was good. Then we had to track them down again to see when our food would be served. There was not many people in the restaurant so I don't know why it was taking so long. The food was actually pretty good, but I was so turned off by the service.

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  Posted on 06.25.13 Jenny R.

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  Slow service and poor quality Mexican. It is really hard to mess up mass produced food like this. Also made my husband ill. Never again.

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  Posted on 05.26.13 Jane M.

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  Going downhill fast. We have been going there for 13 years.  We are not happy lately. With Ted's Garage out of the picture at the present time, you would think there would be a concerted effort to capitalize on the windfall. But no!

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  Posted on 05.09.13 Nick P.

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  Best mex in Clinton. I would compare this place to Fiesta Ranchera in BloNo. Free chips and salsa when you bottom hits the seat. They have Margarita nights on Mon and Thur. My gf and I have been here over 30 times and have never been disappointed.

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  Posted on 04.30.13 Austin A.

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  We went here for lunch yesterday, no exspecting much, but were quite pleasantly surprised.  Both the fajitas and the grilled chicken were very tasty, with nice spicy flavor.  The house-made salsa was quite good, and they brought out a bowl of an even hotter house-made salsa when we asked, which was also great.  Not much for decor--go here for the food.

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  Posted on 10.22.12 Sarah L.

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  Rather awful. Not much of a choice anywhere in Clinton so you may have to choose this one but maybe a pizza would be better.

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  Posted on 08.04.10 Tobin h.

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  The food isn't amazing, but it's okay.  Really the service frustrates me sometimes - just isn't consistent.  Sometimes I feel like I'm ruining someone's day by showing up - other times it's fine.  I only go if friends pick it out.

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  Posted on 04.10.10 Katy S.

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  Let's start with a quick low down on Clinton--
  This is the town I was raised in, and lived for most of my life.  Currently sitting at 7k+ residents, Clinton is far from a major city, which allows me some leeway on the traditional rating system.
  Now that we are on the same page, El Rey's is currently the only restaurant in town that specialized in Mexican food.  They have several beers on draft (XX dark-bud, bud light and miller light) and make a pretty decent margarita.  The food can be a bit....greasy, under/over salted, generally bad tasting, or vomit/diarrhea inducing, but once you get a feel for the menu you learn what and what not to order.  Whatever you do, don't touch the tortillas at the bottom of that Alambre, seriously, you'll regret in a couple hours.
  Overall, really not a bad little place to eat, good for birthdays and to meet friends at for a burrito, and they appreciate regulars.

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  Posted on 08.17.09 Troy S.

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  The food here is excellent and the service very pleasant.  I would have given 5 starts, but the tortilla chips are just OK.

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  Posted on 08.18.08 Colleen B.

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