El Portal

Covington, United States

4.2

14 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 985-867-5367
Address:
1200 Business 190, Covington, LA, 70433
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Takes Reservations
No
Delivery
No
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Good For
Lunch
Parking
Private Lot
Bike Parking
No
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Casual
Noise Level
Average
Alcohol
Full Bar
Outdoor Seating
No
Wi-Fi
No
Has TV
Yes
Waiter Service
Yes
Caters
No

Today

Today –
Local time (Covington) 00:37 Monday, 23 June 2025

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14 reviews of El Portal

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Place rating: 5
Covington, LA
Good authentic tasting food with reasonable prices. Big portions and also great for take out. We love this place!
Place rating: 5
Covington, LA
We moved here 4 months ago and struggled to find a ‘traditional’ Mexican food restaurant. We LOVE this place and eat here several times per month.
Place rating: 4
Mandeville, LA
The food was good, staff nice, brought out wrong food and immediately corrected the mistake. Pro c.f. especially were decent. Casual dining. Lunch specials 7 days a week.
Place rating: 5
Covington, LA
I love this place. Portions are huge and gigantic for the price. Service is always fast and wonderful. Everything about this place is great and I highly recommend.
Place rating: 3
Covington, LA
Can’t say that is 4 stars. The food is good authentic American — Mexican. The staff is always friendly and eager to please. Portions large and service is fast. If your looking for a stop in and eat for reasonable Louisiana price this is it.
Place rating: 5
Covington, LA
Place is very good, closest thing to good Mexican food in the area. Most of it is homemade, incl chips and salsa. Have had several menu items and they are all very good, much better than the typical spots around here like Garcias, Caretta’s etc. And this place is run by Mexicans from kitchen to waiters to mgmt… so they know a lot about real food. I never liked going to Garcias and being waited on my some 22 yr old girl local who knows nothing about food, esp Mexican food. Also ask for the picante salsa next time — it is pretty hot and quite tasty.
Place rating: 5
Covington, LA
I love this place, staff is very friendly and their food is always good. the #26 is their house special and its AWESOME! i also get the shrimp chimichanga, i think im going to go there again tonight…
Place rating: 3
New Orleans, LA
We had a #33 and a #28, which were really, really good. The guacamole was not so good. And, before we left there was a roach crawling on the wall.
Place rating: 5
Madisonville, LA
This is one of our family’s favorite places to eat. Food is great. Margaritas are tasty. Good service.
Place rating: 3
New Orleans, LA
Came here after a long day on the river, when it shouldn’t have been difficult to please. Somehow, left not pleased.
The lady ordered the chicken enchilada with salsa verde. She noted that the meat seemed to be of high quality, and the sauce good. I had an enchilada, as well as a chile relleno. Both were remarkably unremarkable. The chile relleno had ground beef in it, which was not mentioned on the menu, and was an unpleasant surprise.
My margarita was without question from a store-​bought mix, and a bad one at that. The lady had a flavored margarita (can’t remember which flavor now), and it was even more artificial-​tasting than mine.
Not the worst, but do not plan on returning.
Place rating: 4
Piedmont, SC
If you’re looking for a low cost meal but not the low cost flavor then this is the place to go.
Their prices are extremely reasonable and the food, well lets just say if you finish your plate I would be impressed.
Service is amazingly fast even during the rush lunch hour. Very friendly but not all in your face.
They have an amazing queso and chorizo. Now normally it’s more queso then chorizo. NOT here, the amount of chorizo you get is insane! I basically just fill up on this appetizer and the chips and salsa. No need to order a meal for me.
Place rating: 4
Mandeville, LA
Awesome nachos al carbon! Tamales are good. Salsa is good, not spicy hot, though. Excellent choice of bottled hot sauces. Service excellent. Lunch specials are available on Saturday.
Place rating: 4
Covington, LA
Nothing wrong here. Good food, good service, reasonable prices. My wife and I like eating here. Reason I didn’t give 5 stars is the bathroom always seems a little dirty. I’ll definitely go back.
Place rating: 4
Madisonville, LA
Love this place.
Be advised, quesadillas are in the authentic style, meaning it’s not what you’d get from Chili’s. I don’t know what they do to their shredded chicken, but it needs no extras. Yummy time delicious.
The base margaritas are nothing to write home about, just stick to the cold beer and the food and you’ll be pleased.