Taqueria El Maguey

Reviews

• David S.

  star star star star star_border 9 June 2026

  Highlight here is the wonderful homemade  soft corn shells. They make for big abundant tacos. The al ambre tacos with bacon, peppers, and cheese are decedent and worth trying. Pastor, carnitas and al pastor we're all real good.
  
  We also loved that there wasn't any TVs playing music videos too mature for our kids, which has become a frustration  at many of our taco Tuesday places!
  
  Service was a little slow, but friendly.

• BreAunna V.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 9 June 2026

  Hot, chaotic and just plain inhospitable
  
  It is 85 to 90 degrees inside, with no running AC. I checked the pinatas hanging from the ceiling and they were not moving.
  
  There were 4 children running around and screaming at the top of their lungs without any parents in view. I get that's not the restaurant's problem but the atmosphere was stressful.
  
  Someone took our margarita order. Five to seven minutes later, still no water or margaritas another woman came up to our table and said the original woman that took our drink order was not coming back and asked what we wanted. So we left.
  
  I get that it's a local family run business and we support local places but I will never ever take my business back to such a rude and chaotic place where I feel unwelcome.

• Sarena W.

  star star star star star_border 6 June 2026

  Sweet & efficient customer service. As a "to-go" customer I don't think I got the whole experience. It appeared the restaurant had been busy and there was some small wrappers and clutter - not overly clean. The colors were bright and festive. It was fun to see the tortillas and meals being prepared in the kitchen. The fajitas were tasty and had big portions with more meat than vegetables.

• Nithin K.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 2 June 2026

  Let me start by saying that I was NOT happy with this place. The location is good but they've moved from Elmwood ave to Teal rd. They just flipped an old KFC it looks like. Remnants of the KFC can still be seen but I like what they've done with their booths. They've done a not so great job at keeping the place clean though.
  
  The service was horrible. It looked like they had enough staff on deck. Me and some other customers had to wait a little while to be seated. Some of them were even tired of waiting on their checks that they got up from their tables, while the servers were too busy talking to each other. There were messy booths (see pic) from the time I got there till I left which was at least 45 minutes. There were servers coming out with food, not knowing which table it was going to, and having customers direct them. It was such a shame to watch. My server even got my order wrong and it wasn't even that complicated. Did I mention  horrible service?
  
  The food itself was not good. I had a couple of tacos and a tostada. The tacos tasted fine but the tostada was dripping badly the second after I took the picture. I saw a burrito going to one of the other customers and it looked massive. Should have tried that instead. Prices are comparable to other Mexican places I've been to in the area.
  
  Verdict: Spend your money at one of the other better Mexican restaurants in the area; maybe even right next door.

• Michael C.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 19 May 2026

  Unfortunately the food and service have taken a hit since moving to their new location.  Not sure what's changed, but the food has gone bland and just mediocre.  We had all our usuals, and everyone agreed that there's a definite difference.  We've gone 3 times, and all 3 were sub par. :(