My daughter and I went to try El Mezcal because of all the good reviews. I have to say this was the worst Mexican we have tried in Cullman, and we have tried them all. I ordered fajitas. It came barely luke warm, swimming in a pool of grease, seasoned with way too much chili powder that I couldn't taste the steak, and the tortillas were cold and not steamed. Fiancé ordered chicken fajitas, which came with very little chicken and again full of grease. He tilted his plate to the side and grease just poured out. If you like really, really, really greasy Mexican food that tastes like nothing but chili powder, then you might like it there. Not for us though. We will not be going back. The chips were hard and taste like old burnt grease. I'm not sure where the reviews come from that says chips are light and crisp. If you think this is good Mexican you need to get out more.
Carla Patterson
The friendly owners and staff are always welcoming, and the food is always freshly prepared and
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Eric Davis
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Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Chile Relleno, Mojarra Frita
Vicki Tucker
Got my order wrong and the waiter was arguing with me that I did order what he brought to me. I said no I didn't. So I got my taco fahiat salad with beef instead of chicken and no guacamole on it. And in a few minutes he brought me some after I started to eat. So no I will no go back there again. It was my 1st time and last time for me. I8sure alot of people like it but that waiter.
Recommended dishes: Taco Salad, Fajita
Jorge Padilla
Agustin is a great server!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Audrey Anderson
won’t be back ever. charged us for refills on our sweet teas. asked if we wanted more chips and charged us for those as well. we ordered a cheese dip ($9) the chile colorado ($13) and 3 street tacos ($9) but our bill was at $50. I got a side of shredded cheese, that was maybe 2 ounces, AND WAS CHARGED 2.75! honestly spent a ridiculous amount of money for food that taste just the same at a more reasonably priced mexican restaurant.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Diana D.
Food was great. Very fresh and flavorful. We ordered enchiladas & a chicken chimichanga. The lunch special prices are great. The restaurant is very clean and the decor is nice. When we are in the area again, we will return. Service was good, however a bit of a language barrier, which made getting my order correct impossible. I wanted to switch out rice & beans for grilled vegetables, as I am diabetic & try to reduce carbs as much as possible. When I asked for grilled vegetables as a substitute, he stated 'yes, ok, no problem', but when the meal arrived there were no vegetables. I asked for the vegetables again & he brought out sliced raw onion & raw green peppers. I also had to ask for the guacamole salad that came with the meal. I just decided to go with it.
Eric Gonzales
We can in and was seated very quickly after that the service went down hill are server was all over the place felt rushed to take are order. Food came out 5 minutes later and we had three big order first thought came to our minds was how did the cook it that quick. My wife ate her taco salad and got very sick all night throwing up and this went on into the night. I will never eat there again
Maddie Folds
I ordered my usual chicken and rice with grilled veggies. It was good. The service was good and so was the waiter. I love how clean and festive the restaurant was! It’s a good atmosphere!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Eric J.
Best Mexican food in Cullman, by far. Definitely reckoned the Burria quesadillas and arroz con pollo!! Great and awesomely nice staff!!
Went there for the first time and loved it. Great food portions and was hot and good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Fajitas, Chimichanga, Street Tacos, Steak Tacos, Fajita
Jose Gomez
Asked for a medium steak. Asked the waitress if could fix the issue and brought me back the same well done steak. Since I told the waitress I didn’t want it at that point the cook came out saying I was the one who was burnt and no clue about steaks. Also the steaks have way to much slat.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Chile Verde, Street Tacos
Terry Willcutt
Great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Burrito
Brett Larson
El Mezcal has some of the best carnitas I've ever had. So much flavor and tender pork with some nice crispy bits. It's almost the only thing I get when we go here I like them that much. You can get an entire plate of carnitas with rice and beans or I like to get the carnita street tacos. Complimentary chips and salsa and you can ask for hot salsa too which has a nice kick. Good margaritas. I am not accustomed to nor do I care for queso on my burritos so I always order them without or on the side. I like their queso for chips, just not on my plate smothering everything. (Thats more of the texmex or burrito suizo style rather than a ding on El Mezcal. All the mexican places around here pour queso on a lot of dishes.) Ususally go here at least once a month. Solid mexican food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Street Tacos
Kimberly Kay Huerta
I greatly enjoyed eating there. Everyone said their food was delicious. The waiter was very nice.
My daughter and I went to try El Mezcal because of all the good reviews. I have to say this was the worst Mexican we have tried in Cullman, and we have tried them all. I ordered fajitas. It came barely luke warm, swimming in a pool of grease, seasoned with way too much chili powder that I couldn't taste the steak, and the tortillas were cold and not steamed. Fiancé ordered chicken fajitas, which came with very little chicken and again full of grease. He tilted his plate to the side and grease just poured out. If you like really, really, really greasy Mexican food that tastes like nothing but chili powder, then you might like it there. Not for us though. We will not be going back. The chips were hard and taste like old burnt grease. I'm not sure where the reviews come from that says chips are light and crisp. If you think this is good Mexican you need to get out more.
The friendly owners and staff are always welcoming, and the food is always freshly prepared and
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Chile Relleno, Mojarra Frita
Got my order wrong and the waiter was arguing with me that I did order what he brought to me. I said no I didn't. So I got my taco fahiat salad with beef instead of chicken and no guacamole on it. And in a few minutes he brought me some after I started to eat. So no I will no go back there again. It was my 1st time and last time for me. I8sure alot of people like it but that waiter.
Recommended dishes: Taco Salad, Fajita
Agustin is a great server!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
won’t be back ever. charged us for refills on our sweet teas. asked if we wanted more chips and charged us for those as well. we ordered a cheese dip ($9) the chile colorado ($13) and 3 street tacos ($9) but our bill was at $50. I got a side of shredded cheese, that was maybe 2 ounces, AND WAS CHARGED 2.75! honestly spent a ridiculous amount of money for food that taste just the same at a more reasonably priced mexican restaurant.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Food was great. Very fresh and flavorful. We ordered enchiladas & a chicken chimichanga. The lunch special prices are great. The restaurant is very clean and the decor is nice. When we are in the area again, we will return. Service was good, however a bit of a language barrier, which made getting my order correct impossible. I wanted to switch out rice & beans for grilled vegetables, as I am diabetic & try to reduce carbs as much as possible. When I asked for grilled vegetables as a substitute, he stated 'yes, ok, no problem', but when the meal arrived there were no vegetables. I asked for the vegetables again & he brought out sliced raw onion & raw green peppers. I also had to ask for the guacamole salad that came with the meal. I just decided to go with it.
We can in and was seated very quickly after that the service went down hill are server was all over the place felt rushed to take are order. Food came out 5 minutes later and we had three big order first thought came to our minds was how did the cook it that quick. My wife ate her taco salad and got very sick all night throwing up and this went on into the night. I will never eat there again
I ordered my usual chicken and rice with grilled veggies. It was good. The service was good and so was the waiter. I love how clean and festive the restaurant was! It’s a good atmosphere!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Best Mexican food in Cullman, by far. Definitely reckoned the Burria quesadillas and arroz con pollo!! Great and awesomely nice staff!!
Restaurantji Recommends
Went there for the first time and loved it. Great food portions and was hot and good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Fajitas, Chimichanga, Street Tacos, Steak Tacos, Fajita
Asked for a medium steak. Asked the waitress if could fix the issue and brought me back the same well done steak. Since I told the waitress I didn’t want it at that point the cook came out saying I was the one who was burnt and no clue about steaks. Also the steaks have way to much slat.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Chile Verde, Street Tacos
Great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Burrito
El Mezcal has some of the best carnitas I've ever had. So much flavor and tender pork with some nice crispy bits. It's almost the only thing I get when we go here I like them that much. You can get an entire plate of carnitas with rice and beans or I like to get the carnita street tacos. Complimentary chips and salsa and you can ask for hot salsa too which has a nice kick. Good margaritas. I am not accustomed to nor do I care for queso on my burritos so I always order them without or on the side. I like their queso for chips, just not on my plate smothering everything. (Thats more of the texmex or burrito suizo style rather than a ding on El Mezcal. All the mexican places around here pour queso on a lot of dishes.) Ususally go here at least once a month. Solid mexican food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Street Tacos
I greatly enjoyed eating there. Everyone said their food was delicious. The waiter was very nice.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Guacamole, Cheese Dip, Burrito