El imperio Mexican food

My husband like to have dinner here on Friday or Saturday nights. The staff is so incredibly friendly. Service is speedy fast! The food is fresh, tasty and authentic. We love coming here to relax and have a meal. I also feel like I can eat pretty clean with the street tacos.

I have been here once and only once and that was enough to tell me I won't be returning. The restaurant was empty on an early Saturday afternoon. The server was very nice! Credit to him! Beyond his pleasant demeanor, there was a child who was running around the dining room yelling and screaming, probably out of boredom. This child clearly belonged to someone who worked there. No one on staff made any effort to coax, calm, or conceal the child off the dining room floor. This is not an anti-child rant; this is simply to point out that the incessant screaming created a shrill, uncomfortable atmosphere in what was otherwise a fine looking and quiet space. Regarding the food, I dined with two other guests so we got to taste a variety of dishes: tacos, enchiladas verdes, chicken tamales, rice, and beans. In a word, everything was bland. Like, bland, bland. The only flavor that stood out in the pastor tacos was the pineapple, which I ended up mixing into the rice and beans for some kind of zesty appeal. The tamale was the soggiest thing I've ever seen. Not even the homemade hot sauce was good, I'm sorry to say. I'm not mad at trying a new place and having a difference of opinion than those before me; however, I'm genuinely puzzled at how this restaurant has a 4.5 star rating. I wish them all the best though.

It's been a minute since I have been here. Lovely place to stop by for some tasty margaritas. The margarita sky blue is delightful. At the very bottom of the drink are some yummy gummy bears! Tasty treats for the win!

Really good Mexican food at a reasonable price. This was our second visit and we plan on adding this to our list of favorites. We went for an early weekday lunch and only a few tables were full. I think they'd get more customers if they had a better website and posted their menu. I like to look at the menu before I choose a dining spot. Also, it's hard to order takeout if you don't know the offerings. Upon being seated a basket of chips and a bowl of mild salsa was set before us. We both ordered the jalapeño margarita. Warning, it is large. I didn't find it very spicy but I love spicy food so have a good tolerance to hot peppers. It was very good and I'll order it again. The food was also good. I had the tamales which come a-la-cart. I ordered two, chicken with green sauce and pork with red sauce along with rice and beans. Portions are large so I ended taking one tamale and half my rice and beans home. It was a twofer cause I got two meals out of it.. My husband ordered chicken enchiladas which come with rice and beans. These are his favorite. The food is good, mild in flavor. I didn't see any spicy items on the menu but they had a nice selection of hot sauces on the table. We took advantage of them.y

Great food, large portions, very flavorful, and homey ambiance inside. I found the sauce on my order to be slightly lukewarm, but I did go at an odd hour. Extremely fast service, next time I will be ordering some margs for sure :) Thank you for a fantastic and quick meal!

I ordered through Eat Street and when it arrived there was glass in two of the items!!! I was told to contact the restaurant to resolve the issue and was told they hadn't made any dishes for Eat Street that day and no way was there glass in it. I left a review on Google and the owner responded saying I was lying and looking for a free meal. They also claimed I called complaining about missing food and something about plastic. Issues that I never claimed. Both employees I talked to had broken English and I could barely understand them. Very unprofessional and rude way to assist a customer. I've ordered from here numerous times without an issue. I've told all my friends and coworkers to stay away.

Very good authentic tasting Mexican food. Impressive for a place that is a little unassuming on the outside. I'd give it 4.5 stars. Margaritas were fairly large and quite good as well. Portions are pretty big and especially the molcajetes are quite impressive. Everything anyone in our party got was delicious honestly, and I heard the mole sauce was super tasty. Only thing that was a bit weird is the molcajetes came with only four or so tortillas so I asked for more -- they brought them but charged $2 extra. Not a big deal since it wasn't much but they could have mentioned it.

What a find! After the local newspaper story we decided to check things out on a dreary Tuesday nightThe waiter was patient and explained a couple of things. I order the spicy langoustin (think bigger than a shrimp but lobster like) in a spicy broth and my wife ordered the carnitas. Both were simply outstanding. Subtle chili and seafood broth for me and solid super tender roast pork. But you also have to get a drink here as the waiter now played bar tender.... And he knows what he is doing. My lime rich Mojito was great and would be a better summer treat.The SW side now has a few good Mexican places. Support these local businesses!

Food was terrible. The service was terrible. Their soda machine was broken, so couldn't get anything to drink but water. Not coming here ever again.

The restaurant is small. Didn't care for the food. Family owned. One employee was trying to wait tables and care for an infant at the same time. That didn't work. Charged us an extra charge for paying by credit card. Will not return.