El Jinete

Probably the best Mexican restaurant you’ll ever go to. Cheese sauce is 100% the best!!! The waiters Pedro and Ricardo are the nicest people you’ll meet there! I highly recommend!!!

This place gets no reception with sprint babies but I was lucky enough today to find this place on Unilocal and we were not disappointed at all! You can tell it’s a small business and more than likely owned by a family of sorts.
We were greeted with a smile and seated immediately. Then handed our menus and ask what we would like to drink. Once our drinks came out we had already eyeballed the fajitas I ordered the steak fajitas:) yum yum yum!
I couldn’t believe how authentic they Tasted, who would have thought great Mexican food in Cumberland Maryland. The device was pretty good although I would recommend that they get so more waiters as I am guessing g the floor can get pretty crowded but we were checked on enough and our room came out so fast!!!
It was pretty cool that it was sizzling and my food stayed warm the entire while I was eating it I fact I had to be a little careful because the plate was so hot.
They bring chips to the table and great tasting salsa! My fiancé ordered the guacamole to go with out chips and I am soooooooo glad that he did! It was delicious I mean you could taste how fresh it was! The avocados they put in it were so delicious!!! I thought that our meal was priced right ! We will definitely be back to this place when traveling to visit with my family as it right on the way home

I love the little guys that work here. Theyre so nice and its a good place

I am in the area for business and the locals said this was the best Mexican food in town. It is located in a kind of dicey neighbourhood in Cumberland, so I was a little reticent to go there. The food was good. Nice and flavourful. The wait staff was adequate, but not exceptional. They have great unsweetened tea and if you’re an ice chewer like myself, they have good chewy ice!

My family loves Mexican food, and El Jinete has the best! Very friendly staff, and the food always comes out very quickly! I love the fajitas! Definitely 5-​stars all the way!

This place is Fantastic every time. Love love love it. The wait staff is always friendly.

Food is good — service is quick — no complaints!

Oops! My bad! Wrong location.
The flavors are good, but not authentic Mexican food. I actually like the no heat salsa they serve with the complementary chips. They have Cholula, Tapatio, Lol Tun habenero, and El Yacateco green habenero sauce so you can dial up the heat as much, or as little as you like.
Will return again.

Good food, but vegetarians beware: their beans are NOT vegetarian, even though they are listed with almost every option under the «vegetarian» section of the menu. Which means cheese became my only protein, but, hey: I like cheese. The chips were fresh and the salsa was good, but the queso dip was too much like melted velveeta for our liking. The huevos rancheros were good and my friends enjoyed the fish tacos. My cheese enchiladas hit the spot and I cleaned my plate, but without beans the meal leaves a bit to be desired. I would go back, but I’ll try other places in the area first. The staff was friendly, service was fast, and the place is clean, for the record.

I’m very surprised at the good reviews for this Mexican Restaurant. If this is really a 4 star Mexican place people must be getting food from somewhere else because El Jinete is far from that. For starters the chips were stale, and then re-​fried to add a crisp taste absolutely horrible. As for the menu itself go ahead and try to find Pork (Carnitas) anywhere on the menu. Other than Chorizo (Sausage) Pork doesn’t exist. I’ve never been to a Mexican Restaurant anywhere in my travels through America that didn’t have Carnitas on the menu… Amazing.
Another oddity is the tomatillo sauce. this is more of a red pepper sauce that I’m not sure even contains a single tomatillo. Which may also go hand in hand with the lack of Carnitas above being they don’t actually serve a green sauce.
As for the everyday Mexican dishes they are also sub-​par. Chewy rice and just plain not good meals.
Overall if you really know Mexican food this is not what your looking for. The only positive is friendly service, and decent prices other than that nothing is going to bring me back.

Although the building is older, the food is delicious, the staff is friendly, and the service is quick. The tropical fajitas, which are not listed on the written menu, are quite possibly some of the best fajitas I have ever had. Give them a try!!!

Best Mexican food in Cumberland! Prices are excellent and food is tasty and authentic. Service is always good. It was tricky trying to find the building at first — just look for bright orange.

This is a great place to eat! My favorite in the whole area!

Service and ambiance are great. The food is lacking, even considering the price. After living many places across the country, I’ve had the privilege of having awesome, fresh authentic Mexican food. This place is not that. The staff is very friendly and I really wanted to like this place, but the food makes it really hard to. I guess if you had never really eaten good Mexican food, I can see why you’d think this place was that.

This place has excellent service and a great ambience! They have a yummy cheese dip. They bring you chips to your table. The food isn’t very good, there are not many fresh ingredients and the textures of all the foods are similar and the flavors of all the foods are the same. Their prices are very affordable. I got a combo platter of a cheese enchilada and a chicken tamale and beans and rice for only 6.50! If the food had more variety of flavors I would have give them a better rating. The salsa for the chips is not spicy and taste like tomato sauce.
The reason for this rating is because the food is disgusting and flavorless. I ate here with two other people who felt exactly the same.

Great food and great service! Staff is super friendly. Best Mexican food around. Quick service!

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: Very good prices and authentic Mexican cuisine.
LOCATION: Located in a mainly commercial area which is in a residential neighborhood. Overall a good amount of parking and space to get in and out.
STAFF: The staff is very friendly and courteous. There is a bit of broken English but just make sure you reiterate your order so there aren’t any miscues. The servers are courteous and fun to be around and deal with.
FOOD: Food is incredible! I personally am loyal to El Canelo (another Mexican joint in area) but I can agree that the food is great. They have lunch specials. karaōke on certain nights and plenty of chips and salsa to get you going.
Give it a try you won’t regret it!

I love El Jinete! Seriously — like I eat there at least once a week! Fast Service, Excellent food! Chips are wonderful and the white sauce is delicious!

Excellent service plus delicious food equals amazing time! The best local spot for Mexican food!

One of my favorite combinations of restaurant: cheap and delicious! Pretty sketch location but the servers are lovely and the Tuesday two dollar margaritas are top notch.