El Olivo Mexican Restaurant

Four of us had lunch today, 3 of us got a lunch special but the portions were so small we left hungry. Honestly, I've never seen such stingy portions at a Mexican restaurant, usually there is a nice topping with lettuce, tomato and sour cream but all we got was a couple tiny dabs. Rice and beans sides were tiny portions as well. We should have left immediately after we got the tiniest serving of chips and salsa I've ever seen, and there were four of us! Also, they were hard, overdone and the salsa was bland. The server was trying hard, but couldn't keep up with the four tables that had people, never brought drinks and minimal follow up. Don't understand how they stay in business. Food was mediocre at best, and it was not cheap!

One of the worst places to eat Mexican food Don't even try it I don't think that they have a real Mexican chef in the kitchen who ever is cooking I could do it much better the chips sauce is just a red sauce, the chicken tasted like it was few days old.

Very good food with friendly and quick service. The quesadilla was delicious!! The homemade chips were very good even without the salsa. Highly recommend.

This place was busy during lunch so I thought it must be good. I sat down and was given the thick hard chips the others have mentioned with the salsa that was pretty boring. I usually judge a Mexican restaurant by their chips and salsa, if the chips and salsa is good usually the food is good. So, as I mentioned salsa was boring. I'm still giving them a fair chance with the food, I ordered the El Olivo lunch platter. Well, it was bland, and boring. I asked for hot sauce just to give it some flavor and was brought a bowl of some kind of salsa verde. I used the whole bowl because nothing had much flavor. The crowd must be the type that think that think ketchup is spicy and are ok with boring Mexican food. I, on the other hand, enjoy a kick to my meal. I need a little spice and heat to make it interesting. I give three stars because the food was just ok to me, but there is obviously an element that enjoys tasteless food.

Cozy decorated Mexican restaurant with authentic delicious Mexican food.Very Covid compliant. The menu is eccentric with reasonable prices.

Hello everyone, I visited the El Olivo today for the first and I am so glad I did. The service was great and the food was the best. I am from El Paso, TX and spent several years living in Mexico, so I know how it's made and how it tastes. I recommend this restaurant to everyone who loves Mexican food. Thank you,Andrea

Absolutely love this place. We go once a week minimum. Servers are great, the food is delicious. It's also reasonable. I highly recommend El Olivo. It is a mom and pop owned restaurant and has had same owners since the 1980's. You can't go wrong here.

The server was very nice, however, the food was terrible! The chips where think and hard and you get maybe 10 at best. It wasn't hot and it had absolutely NO flavor!

This was our first visit to this restaurant. My husband enjoyed the Tamales which were "cornmeal stuffed with pork in a corn husk" & served with pico de gallo. I had the Tacos A La Carte. The food was good, but the service could have been better! And, don't order a margarita cocktail.The waiter was "very busy" and did not return to our table to see if we wanted addtional food or drinks. More restaurant staff needed?Maureen

Terrible food and terrible service. Gave us 8, yes, 8 complimentary chips with some salsa. We asked for more and they charged us almost $3 for another 8 chips. "Chimichanga" was similar to a microwave meat pocket. Two other parties left before even placing an order. Bad vibes.