We were visiting from LaCrosse, WI on May 5th and wanted to find a place for margaritas. Â We Yelped this place and chose it based on the reviews. Â Everything was wonderful from the chips and salsa, margaritas to the entrees. Â The only reason I did not give 5 stars is because the floors needed to be vacuumed and the tile floor to the bathroom and the bathroom floor seemed greasy/slippery,
Review Source:Normally, I wouldn't be so harsh with only 2 stars, but the past 3 times that I have gone here with my family, the service has been awful. Â I don't know if they do not have enough people working or what, but we waited an absurdly long time for our food and no one even came to ask how our drinks were doing. Â Another waiter finally came to check on us and he seemed to be running everything so I do not know what that was about. Â The food is pretty good, I like the chicken quesadilla fajita, and the margaritas are fair. Â This place is super affordable but the service has just been terrible.
Review Source:I have to say the only downside to Los Aztecas is the location in a strip mall north of town. Â Its hidden away but actually a large restaurant. Â I have never been there when busy but every visit has included fast service, and delicious food. Â
There's a dish I love with eggs and pulled beef, can't remember the name but I get that whether its lunch dinner or whatever. Â
Large portions, prices are fair, this is el ganador if you want Mexican in Galena!~ (Hmm did I say that correctly?)
We went there for a laid back / casual dinner.
Starting by the chips: homemade, delicious, served warm and crispy, as the are supposed to be. Salsa, absolutely fantastic.
Drinks: a 27 oz Margarita, fair priced, strong, not extremely sweet, and delightful.
Entrees: Burritos Deluxe (2 chicken burritos, served with cheese, sauce and sour cream) Â and Camarones ao Chipotle, were cooked mild and spicy, respectively. Both dishes were very flavorful and didn't required any sides to enhance their taste, although Guacamole does make everything taste better.
Our waiter recommended Mex-Xango (a fried tortilla filled with cheesecake, served with Vanilla Ice Cream, strawberry and chocolate sauces) for dessert which was scrumptious.
Just a quick note: Our waiter didn't write our order down, which is why that was a slight mistake in our order (we got a cheese dip, instead Nachos with cheese).
Definitely we are coming back in other opportunities.
Mexican is my favorite so I was very excited to try this restaurant. Â I wasn't too impressed. Â First off, I was a little put off because it's in a strip mall, but I kept an open mind. Â The lighting was awful (bright enough to perform surgery), but again, I kept an open mind. Â My margarita wasn't very tasty, nor were the chips/salsa. Â The one nice thing is the menu is HUGE...many choices. Â I went with the chicken verde enchiladas. Â I've had better. Â I really wanted to like it, but it just didn't do it for me.
Review Source:A very large group of hungry bikers were extremely pleased with this choice. Â Everything was great, the servers very pleasant and they kept the HOG trough filled with drinks and chips & Salsa while we waited for our food.
We'd come back again.
Everything was delicious and the prices fair.
This should say it all:
* A pitcher of gold margaritas on the rocks for under $20
* Steak tacos full of grease and fire
* Enchiladas so stuffed with seafood that you are wondering if they keep an ocean in the back of the restaurant
I mean, honestly.
As for the Galena outpost, it looks remarkably similar to the original Dubuque restaurant, and the service is just as consistently prompt. Â There's no need for a preference in location. Â Los Aztecas is fantastic.
Great American style Mexican food, reasonably priced, fast, and served with a smile. What more can you ask for? My only recommendation is that they work on the guacamole. It doesn't taste fresh and seems watered down. Oh and please turn down the live guitar player. I am sure we all enjoy his music but it is hard to have a conversation when you can't hear what the other person is saying.
Review Source:I will start by saying that my husband is from Mexico and is an amazing cook, so my standards for Mexican food are probably a little different from some. My husband and I were really looking forward to eating here, and I have to say I was pretty disappointed. The first thing that threw me off was that I was explaining my shellfish allergy to our waiter, in Spanish, and he said they had no "mariscos" there, which is clearly a problem if he thinks that since there is shellfish all over their menu. After explaining what the word meant (again, in Spanish), we were finally assured that they would keep my food away from contact with any shellfish.
The first thing my husband loved was that he could get a 32 oz. Dos Equis for $5.99, which is a pretty awesome price.
For an appetizer, we were limited because of my allergies (I couldn't eat any meat cooked on the grill because of contact), so we ordered nachos with ground beef and cheese. First, we were surprised that there was nothing else on them (like beans, lettuce, etc). Second, I seriously could not even eat them. The ground beef tasted like the old school concoction my mom used to put together with the seasoning packet to make hard-shell tacos at home. The cheese tasted like melted American cheese singles. They were SO bad. I seriously barely got through one.
For the entrees, my husband got a steak that he liked, and I got the chicken flautas, which were different, but ok. It's funny to me when people say "authentic Mexican" which would be like saying "authentic American" because it can mean so many things depending on what region the food comes from. I have only eaten flautas made with corn tortillas, but these were made from flour tortillas. The owners/chefs in this restaurant are most likely from a part of Mexico with different style food than I am used to because multiple dishes looked very different than my previous experiences. I will note, however, that the chicken inside the flautas was very good.
My husband left happy because of the big beer and big steak, but most of what I ate was definitely blah. The only thing worse than my food was the nasty attitude of some ignorant customers at a table near us who were talking to the Mexican waiters like they were their slaves. One man, when his waiter arrived with a box for his extra food and handed it to him said loudly, "No, YOU put it in there." He also later told the waiter that "he was going to get it one of these days" if he didn't do things right. I guess there are ignorant people everywhere so I shouldn't judge, but I've never seen such disgusting behavior. To the server's credit, he handled it well. Our waiter was really kind too, so I wish I could have said better about this place, but the food was what it was. There are definitely some good things on the menu (like the steak my husband loved) but not everything was up to par in my view.
This place was the highlight of our trip to Galena. Simply the best Mexican food we ever had. We are from Chicago and have some quality Mexican cuisine before. Almost everything we tried was awesome. Drinks are good and relatively inexpensive. Live band. We ended the night with a Anejo tequila sampler. Very reasonably priced and clean and authentic.
Review Source:Looked promising walking thru the front door, but not very authentic Mexican, IMHO. I use refried beans and guacamole as reliable barometers of good Mexican food. Neither are very good here. I had tacos which were not very tasty. Even the margarita (another good barometer) my wife had was disappointing, tasted like it was mixed ages ago and sat for a long time. Service was fine and I liked the decor, but this is not a place I'd go back to. I'd rank it a little below, say, a Pepe's, which is not at the top of my Mexican dining experience either. It IS the only Mexican option if you are in Galena. NEWSFLASH- a second Mexican restaurant has opened in Galena (Campeche) as of Sept 2010!
Review Source:If you're in Galena and want to try some authentic Mexican cuisine, this is the only place to go. Located in a mall on the edge of town, it would not seem to be a place to find excellent dining. Yet this place has a very clean and ornate interior, very fast service, and superb variety on their menu. You get a big bowl of tortilla chips seconds after sitting down. The food comes quickly even if there are many people. I have eaten here 4 times in my travels through Galena and I never left disappointed. Steak burrito, two thumbs up!
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