El Rodeo Mexican Restaurant

01/26/09

Good, Cheap Mexican Food

by mkathrynp

I love El Rodeo! Great for the college student on a budget. Great salsa and queso. You MUST try Tiras de Pollo. It's the absolute best dish there, but you can't go wrong with the cheap combination dinners, and those are extremely affordable at lunch. Margaritas are fabulous, of course. Good, fast service.

• Pros: Good, cheap Mexican food
• Cons: The smoking section and non-smoking section are separated by a 5 foot tall wall; though I think they may have eliminated the smoking section--otherwise it's AWESOME!

09/06/07

Excellent salsa if you add pico de gallo, open late at night

by tategenie

I have eaten for six years at both the Davie Street and Wake Forest Road locations. I prefer the Wake Forest Road location where the staff are very friendly and usually very prompt. They have recently done some upgrading of fixtures at the restaurant. I like that it is open until 11 P.M. I have also gone in there to get takeout, which is appreciated. The food is about the best available in Raleigh (not up to CA or TX standards though). They will make the plates to order, i.e., exchanging rice or salad for beans. I do wish they had a dining room for large groups.

• Pros: Food tastes good and is prepared promptly; open late at night
• Cons: Need large dining room; could have salsa bar

07/19/07

terrible service

by ncstatetextiles

the food here is okay, nothing amazing. but their service is just horrible. there was one time where we finished eating, got in line to pay up front.. apparenlty their credit card machine was down but they fogot to mention it to the customers. so there was a huge line in the front and everyone was going to the atm or didn tknow what to do. several of us asked to see the manager but he/she never came up to the front to talk to us. i would recommend going to other mexican restaurants in the area that have good food for the same price!

12/21/02

Boring food

by rmcmahon

Food is mediocre at best. Fast service and excellent wait staff. Cheap.

• Pros: Cheap, Good service, many locations
• Cons: uninspired food, unispired food, uninspired food

11/22/02

Great!

by anpatel2

Great authentic food! And its cheap!!! What more could you want?????