Festival

Stopped here while traveling because of the amazing reviews and we were not disappointed. My favorite was the chori-pollo dinner. So delicious and I never would have put the 2 together before. The salsa is good and the cheese dip was perfect. Our wait team was wonderful! Definitely recommend!

Five star because the food is great as far as Mexican goes. They get the food out quickly, too. We come here mainly for their awesome drink specials though!

Love Festival enough to drive from NWA to Joplin for a meal! Food is always great and the owners and servers are wonderful! I used to go a few times a month when I worked in Joplin thanks to my boss who also loved it, and they really make their patrons feel like family. Off the menu, the Chiles toreados are some of the best I've ever had, though some days the spice was enough to make my eyes water! Lots of great, authentic menu items, but my personal favorite was typically the beef tacos. Atmosphere is laid back, good music, great place for families, work lunch, casual dinner - love that you almost always see the owners and their family. Joplin is lucky to have Festival!

I had the Nacho Fajitas and a Chile Relleno. It's nice to know there is good Mexican food in Missouri. I ordered from a different Mexican restaurant recently, and their food was bland and they actually used CREAM CHEESE in their chile relleno-ack!The Chile relleno here was flavorful, slightly spicy and the perfect consistency in the batter-not a dry cornmeal and not an omelette. The poblano pepper has a little spice and a nice thick filling of what I believe was Jack and maybe Colby cheese.I chose steak for my fajita nachos and it was nice and tender. Lots of onions, peppers and tomatoes, the first two of which were nicely sauteed so they still had a little bit of bite to them, not cooked to mush. A good amount of a white cheese sauce. I also got a side of pico de gallo, which was nicely spicy. There was a bag of chips and some sauce included. The chips were plentiful and crispy, but next time I will request a spicy salsa, as they send a very bland one as the norm.Will definitely order from here again.

Out of all the local Mexican restaurants, Festival is my favorite. We've never had a bad meal here. They have terrific guacamole, which is a must-do while waiting for your meal.I have tried a couple of things in the menu, but i always go back to the #9, which is a spinach enchilada and tamale. Sooo good! The spinach is sautéed nicely, a beautiful bright green. And the masa on the tamale has a wonderful flavor.We usually have great service, and in and out within a half hour or so. However, last weekend something was off and we didn't get waited on for awhile, then sat with an empty bowl of gauc for 15 minutes before we finally said we couldn't wait any longer for our meal as we had a movie to catch. This doesn't normally happen, so I know we will be back and fully expect everything to be just fine.

Staff were friendly & accommodating but I do not recommend this place. I got food poisoning

The owners and staff and very friendly, the food is made to order and they never disappoint! Everything I ever tried is delicious.I find myself often ordering the Mucho Durango. Grilled chicken and shrimp laid over a bed of Spanish rice and covered with queso! The burrito Jalisco is huge and never disappoints. I also like their Fajita Nachos! Love their pico de gallo and guacamole with warm tortilla chips!

Food is always fresh. Service is always friendly. Sauce not too spicy, but, still a bit of zing.

This place is a monument to chili powder. The chips and salsa came and the salsa tasted like chili powder mixed with water. I got a combo plate, the chili rellano wasn't bad but then I got hold of the enchilada. All I could taste was chili powder. I got the cheese sauce on top (.99) and am glad I did. If I had gotten the red sauce it would have been inedible. The beer was good and cold!

Good food, neat atmosphere, and great service! Love all the options and wonderful drinks!