El Rodeo Mexican Restaurant

My parents live a mile down the road and I have been visiting here since they moved to town 6 years ago.  I give it a three star rating and not the one star it deserves from my last visit because I have gone and had great service before.  The salsa is fantastic and the chips are always hot and fresh.  However in the past year it has gone down hill and I am unsure why.  Our waiter could barely speak english and was struggling with all the orders and tables he had.  He forgot things and also seemed to forget about us.  We sat for 15 long minutes staring at the remains of our food with him walking by multiple times and no attempt to clear our plates or ask if we wanted our empty drinks refilled.

He finally arrived, and brought our check, leaving without any of our plates.  It belonged to someone else.  Now $17 for three entrees, a pitcher, guac, queso and pico would be a fantastic steal but we still let him know it was not our bill.  He seemed very confused and then 10 minutes later reappeared (our table is still not cleared mind you) with another bill.  This time for $29 and omitting all our sides and alcohol.  We waited around for him and when it was clear he was not coming, paid and left.  We are now looking for a new place to dine on mexican food and as there are a few new places in the area I do not see us returning to El Rodeo anytime soon.

Of all of the Mexican places in the Fishers area, this ranks pretty near the top.  The salsa is perfection, but the queso leaves something to be desired.  There are pretty significant beer specials everyday and the house margarita is one of my favs!!! Plus, it can all be enjoyed outdoors on a beautiful summer evening...........what are you waiting for?!?!?!