El Farol Mexican Restaurant
El Farol Mexican Restaurant
Super Nachos with stale guacamole
Burro aplastado y destilando de mojado.
el farol mexican restaurant
a sign for el farol mexican restaurant
a crosswalk on a city street
Super Nachoes No Meat
Chile Relleno- AKA a huge plate of melted cheese and one or two bites of pepper
Always perfect
Carne reseca por sobre cocinar.
Super congealed beans
Mango and Kiwi Margaritas
2 Tacos Lunch Special
Steak Fajita
2 Tacos Lunch Special
Chicken Burrito
Pork burrito lunch special. Soggy ass tortilla with almost nothing inside for $15
Fajita Burrito
yummy
Fajitas with stale guacamole
Carne Asada Torta
Mole and Chipotle Enchiladas
menu
Fajita chicken burrito outstanding and delicious margarita.
burritos and wraps, food, wraps, burrito
Josie A.
Feb 12, 2024
This is my favorite restaurant.Their salsa is the best I've ever had. I get the chicken enchiladas with salsa verde and a diet coke every single time, and it's gotten to the point where the waiter knows my order. My best friend and I come here so frequently, it's laughable.They have churros, and they never stop refilling your chips. The prices are reasonable, and i've never had a bad experience here. I crave el carol constantly.
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Cristina M.
Jan 18, 2024
TLDR/Food: 3/5Service: 4/5Ambiance: 3/5This place is your run of the mill Americanized-Mexican food restaurant. The food was good and not overpriced but it was nothing to write home about. If someone wanted to go there, I would go again but I wouldn't go if I were making the choice, as there are better options in the greater Seattle area. Now I will say the price does make it an attractive family option as it wasn't as expensive as I was expecting for a Seattle area restaurant. I ordered a plate of enchiladas and while they were good, the amount of meat was underwhelming and the cheese to sauce ratio was off for me. The quesadilla my husband ordered was and I quote "good" and he had no other comments or complaints, so my lackluster feelings could be credited to what I ordered. The rice was just ok and the beans equally just ok. The salsa was not overly spicy but still flavorful. The ambiance was gaudy in the way that traditional American-Mexican food restaurants seem to be and there were the same artful paintings of idyllic scenes that I have come to expect from this type of restaurant. It was not trendy, not hipster, and not particularly new feeling but very homey. The restrooms were clean which was nice to see. Overall, the experience was fine. I felt the service was good but not excellent and though the food was not overpriced, it was not something I would seek out again. I could give them 4/5 stars overall but it just wasn't quite that good. If there was a 3.5/5 that is where this place lands for me. What is troublesome though is that I can't quote pin down what could move that designation. It just felt like a place that used to be really good, and now was coasting on its years of faithful patrons and good reviews but now was slightly over mediocre. Try it, maybe it will hit different for you, or strike some sort of nostalgic chord for you that I didn't get.
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Diana C.
May 5, 2024
I really wish I had a better experience but to be honest, this was the worst Mexican food I've had in Seattle and maybe some of the worst I've had most places. Neither of us finished our food or took leftovers. Nothing looked or tasted fresh or very flavorful. The salsa with the chips was also just kinda sad. With all of the quality issues, the prices were ridiculous and we also experienced similar issues with hand written receipts that didn't add up to the same prices listed on the menu. The margs were ok, but pretty weak and about 1/3 of them was some kind of foam? It appeared there were perhaps two people working who were trying hard and seemed very kind, but it took a while to get seated or order or get our check. They just seemed overwhelmed. The ambiance wasn't great either. The decor was cute but it seems like this was just a spot that families in the neighborhood go to. There were about 4 screaming children tossing food about while we were there, which is not my vibe. This isn't the restaurant's fault, but they seem like the typical patrons. I couldn't really find much to like aside from the kindness of the servers, so I wouldn't recommend or return.
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Danielle D.
Aug 5, 2023
1) I love this hidden gem and if you haven't been here yet--I encourage you! (¡Todas son deliciosas, y el sabor es auténtico!)2) Haven't updated this review in a while because I usually get the same thing--But tonight I tried something new! Their Wet Burrito! (I got the fajita vegetable and my partner got the chicken).4/5--portion is great and I loved that I got to choose my beans for the filling, but the "wet" part was watered down and less sauce like than I'm used to.Luckily, I had extra salsa from the nacho supreme (5/5 btw you've gotta try these).3) My partner was equally as impressed! It was his first time here & He liked that the vibe was calm--and we both agreed that the wait staff was similar to family.
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Larry B.
May 7, 2024
Fabulous margaritas, and super delicious food. Fresh homemade salsa and endless chips. Just make everything beautiful.
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Frances F.
Apr 4, 2023
Probably the best Mexican food spot I found while visiting the area. My waiter was super friendly. I ordered wet asada supreme burrito. I asked them to make it smaller than usual since I was on foot and couldn't take leftovers. The asada had a lot of flavor and the table salsa they brought with the chips was fresh and tasty. Going back again today before my flight leaves. Good prices too! Quiet and nice authentic decor. Cheers to good Mex!
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Erika C.
Dec 2, 2023
Absolutely the best Mexican food I have had in seattle! Not a particularly fancy place, but has the hole in the wall charm with all of the hidden gem level food. The food is consistently fantastic, exactly what I'm looking for when I want no frills Mexican food. Gotta try it if you haven't!!!
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April T.
Jan 27, 2024
My favorite Mexican restaurant of all times! Best chicken Mole! Margaritas aren't bad either :) Service is always exceptional, we live out of town but whenever in the area definitely make this one of our stops!
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Serena R.
Apr 2, 2024
This was taken immediately after I got it. I know it doesn't look absolutely horrible- but does it look warm to you? Juicy? Or appetizing? Maybe I am spoiled from the amazing Mexican food I grew up with back in Cali, but seriously Seattle?! This is 4 stars to you? 4 stars, btw, I got charged $15 for 3/4 cups of rice and beans plus barely any carne asada. I loved how the plate was served with the tortillas closed to hide how fragile it looked. Anyways, I asked for some limes because I just knew by looking at it, that tortilla was gonna rip the second I picked it up. I got a single wedge. I almost did not write this review because the staff was very friendly and nice and it was super empty as it was a Monday. But this is just a straight up robbery. Judging by the salsa spice level alone, I quickly realized what type of people were leaving the good reviews. Let me just say, Seattle I am so sorry from the bottom of my heart that this is where you come for "authenticity" but that stops directly when your cold food hits the table. My boyfriend had ordered a burrito which looked flat. Like someone sat on it. A wet burrito should be girthy. Did not get a picture of his meal but if you look at other review pictures, you will see what I am talking about. This place does not make their food with love and it shows. I will not be back. This felt like a slap in my face, honestly but I guess if you don't know any better, this is decent "Mexican" food. I've had better food on Amtrak. Alrighty, waiters were super polite tho. Good luck to them. May they find peace.
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Sabrina M.
Apr 2, 2024
To;dr: Cozy, but poorly-managed Mexican restaurant with just ok food. The restaurant is cute enough, and was busy when I was there on a Tuesday night. The food was just okay, worse than other Mexican restaurants in Cap Hill in my opinion, and definitely over priced. But my biggest issue was the service. It was slow and I had to ask multiple times for more sour cream (my dish was served with the smallest dollop of sour cream and guacamole I've ever seen). When the check came, they charged me $1.75 for the extra sour cream even though the waitress didn't mention that when I asked. And they gave us a hand-written non-itemized bill, where some of the charges didn't line up with the prices on the menu. We had to decode this bill ourselves and compare the prices to the menu. Wouldn't recommend, but if you do go, double check your bill
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