El Azteca

This was our first time eating at El Azteca, we started with drinks and table side guacamole and chips, very good guacamole at that, the salsa, just mediocre, to sweet, not enough heat. My wife ordered a combination of enchilada beef, chicken and then there was a ground beef version. My wife really enjoyed it, me? I like a rich enchilada sauce, green or red, they put queso cheese sauce on them, why does every Mexican place in Minnesota do that? Not my taste, I like authentic sauces, rich and spicy. So I ordered a big burrito combination steak and chicken, both entrees came with refried beans and rice, great beans, great rice. I ordered my burrito without that queso cheese sauce, and opted for pico sour cream and guac. Inside the burrito beans and rice also. This burrito was outstanding! Great taste on the meats, both steak&chicken were grilled perfectly and juicy. Our server was very good, the service was excellent and we didn’t have to ask for any extras. My wife had a house margarita and it was very good, I just drank Modelo Especial, which was ice cold, just the way I like it. I’ll definitely be returning. Reviews are always so subjective, you read good ones and bad ones. Mine was a great review because the food was very good, the service was very good and the bill was not as spendy as other places we’ve been. Muchos Gracias El Azteca!

Every time I come here, the food and service is both wonderful. The servers are all very polite, friendly and quick. Our food is always delicious and prepared quickly.

No, this is not a «Americanized» Mexican restaurant. Why would you want that? The prices were reasonable, the staff was friendly, and portions were big. I didn’t finish everything by far. It’s not the most flavorful stuff but still quite good. Tableside Guac is only $ 6.99. I’d go back

Previous visits to this establishment food has been pretty darn good however the language barrier is an issue. Furthermore service is hit or miss, mostly a miss usually staff ignores you.
In April 2016 placed an order to go when I went to pick up order again language barrier an issue, lost my order, then my order given to someone else. Finally after getting home with my order food was cold and horrible. Most other customers I observed looked agitated at the long waits for any kind of service for example; paying for their bills as dine in customers or takeout customers. If the owner would stop being such a tightwad he/​she would pay someone to solely work the front desk who is bilingual.

My wife and I have eaten here several times. It has been awhile since we have been here. We happened to be next door at Home Depot and decided to stop by for a margarita. The margaritas are very good. The table side made guacamole is outstanding. They will also customize the guacamole to your liking, no onions, spicy, not spicy, etc.
We like the décor and the food. I kinda have to chuckle at the mariachi band outfits that the servers have to wear. We waited a bit to be greeted at the door and sat down to a table. They also have a small bar in back and a small outdoor patio in the warmer months. They are friendly and polite.

1. The language barrier is ridiculous.
2. Ground beef is SALTIER THAN THE OCEAN FILLED WITH PRETZELS!
3. Tea is disgusting.
4. Waiter pay no attention to you at all, he just keeps walking and clearly sees that you need a refill.
5. HE DIDN’T EVEN GIVE US NAPKINS. AM I SUPPOSED TO EAT MY FINGERS TOO?
I didn’t leave a tip and won’t be coming back.

Love this place! Gorgeous interior, courteous staff, and best Mexican food in the area. We’ve gone for both lunch and dinner, never had to wait and the food comes quickly after ordering. Highly recommend this place if you want great Mexican food.

I have eaten here several times. I alway have something different. The food is very good and the portion for the price is good also.

On the positive side, our waiter was attentive and pleasant, and our entrées arrived very quickly. Unfortunately, the food was rather lackluster. Our personal rule of thumb is that if the salsa is mediocre, don’t have high expectations for the rest of the meal. That rule held true in this case as well. Baja tacos were quite flavorless, and the sauce appeared to be some honey-​mustard concoction that was a bit out of character for a Mexican restaurant. Chile verde was OK.

This is my favorite Mexican restaurant in the south metro area. I think they have the best chili rellenos, and love the burrito San Jose. Excellent service, great salsa and white dip. We usually eat here in the evenings and are always seated immediately, and the food is served very quickly. I have eaten here a few times per month for the past couple of years, and have brought many guests here. It’s a big hit every single time.

The food is good, portions are very generous, and the servers are very polite and attentive. They have very reasonable lunch specials. I like the Speedy Gonzalez. I highly recommend this restaurant.

We absolutely love this place! Our favorite restaurant in the area. Very reasonably priced, consistently excellent food and friendly service. A regular dinner spot for us.

Great service, food was flavorful (we
Both got carne asana items). Glad we made the stop here!

Worst experience EVER! Not only did our waiter neglect us, he took our order wrong! He left us with no chips or refills and never came back to check on us except to bring the food and the bill. Him taking our order wrong wouldn’t have been an issue, if he hadn’t come back out and insisted that it was OUR fault! (What happened to the costumer is always right??) He insisted that we ordered a completely different meal and only offered to get us our right food after he argued with another waitress in Spanish regarding the issue. We then accepted the food due to the fact we had already waited for over 20 minutes and ate the wrong meal. When we received our check, we were charged full price for our horrible meal.
Needless to say, the waiter did not receive a tip, we will never be recommending this restaurant, and we will never be returning.

Wow this place is terrible. I live in the area and wanted to have a nice lunch with my boyfriend. We had terrible service. Our waitress neglected us and left us with no chips and cold queso. Then she had the decency to charge us for it. I of course did not tip her. This place is slow, below average food, and terrible service. Take it from a local… choose elsewhere.

The good:
Our food came out fast. It was very hot and appeared fresh. We bought the guacamole made at your table, delicious!!! ($ 6.99) The atmosphere is pleasant. Our meals were all very tasty.
Not so good:
Our waiter spoke very little English. He messed up our child’s order. Then proceeded to argue with us about it. (We offered to pay for the messed up meal) He finally went to fix it, but it took at least 15 minutes for them to make a cheese quesadilla. We had ordered a to go meal when we ordered our main food, we waited probably 20 minutes after we were done for it to arrive. The waiter was very scarce and we only got asked once if we needed anything.

I’ll start off by saying my standards for Mexican food are quite high. Having a mom who was born and raised in Mexico, I’m always on the hunt for authentic, quality Mexican food. And I’ll just get straight to the point, El Azteca is not that at all. However, I will mention that I have a few friends who seem to love this place but I still have yet to figure out why…
The food is bland, and if you order any of the combos don’t be expecting much as your entire plate will all taste like the same thing.
If you do get forced to go, enjoy a Margarita and some fresh guacamole. Those are the only two things I can semi enjoy since they make their ritas strong and their guacamole fresh at the table.
The service is usually pretty good, but I would definitely choose other Mexican-​style restaurants over this one.

I used to really like this place, then had a bad experience and hadn’t been back in awhile. I ate here recently and was pleasantly surprised by how good the food was! I ordered the burrito chullin and my mother had the flautas. Both were very good. I had a very similar dish at another Mexican restaurant in Apple Valley and the one I had at El Azteca was far superior. I ordered a sangria and although it was tasty, I thought it was strange it didn’t contain any fruit or ice. When the waiter put it in front of my I thought he had brought me a glass of wine. It tasted great though and I was pleasantly surprised by how inexpensive it was. The chips and salsa aren’t that great, but you can order cheese sauce to make up for it. A lot of people seem to like the white sauce they bring out with the salsa, but it’s not for me. It’s like dipping chips in salad dressing.

This is a one visit review. .. was up in MN on vacation…
I’ve lived in Arizona for 10 years where good Mexican food is a dime a dozen, and I’d put El Azteca up with some of the better ones. The food was above par, the place was nice inside, clean bathrooms, and the service was excellent. Chips were refilled, and the server split the check among five of us without batting an eye. I didn’t have any of the desert, so he even split that among just the other four which was outstanding
Was there with four of the whitest guys you’ll meet, and they all rave about El Azteca. I’d have to try more of the menu to rave, but the combination I had was very good. There’s a queso sauce appetizer that they were drooling over, and they loved the fried ice cream
There are so many places I want to try when I visit MN that I’d be hardpressed to go back, but if that was the call for the night, I’d certainly go happily

This is one of our favorites. We have ordered many things on the menu. Favorites include:
lobster enchiladas — great cheese sauce
vegetarian enchiladas — one each of refried beans, mashed potatoes and
cheese covered with cheese sauce

One note of warning … the chile rellenos used to be excellent and they have really been awful the last two times we were there. They are now over-​breaded and greasy. If they wouldn’t have been so awful twice, I would have given them 4 stars.