El Mezcal

Mixed fajitas were perfect and service was awesome. Music is a little loud. Great meal!

Oh how I missed this place. Used to live right down the street a number of years ago and our family would eat here almost weekly. Back in Memphis on business today and made a special trip just to have lunch here. A special place with great food, great service and lots of great memories for our family.
Always loved the tacos de carne asada and the shrimp quesadilla, but honestly never had a bad meal here, including today.

Loved the decorations– they had a lot of little touches which were actually authentic decorations. The bar looked really well-​done like they really cared about it. The chairs reminded me of ones my brother used to make.
The salsa was good, too. I liked the burritos I got. They had different vegetables than usual, like broccoli and carrots instead of onions and peppers. I liked it a lot. The horchata was really good and didn’t have a chalky taste like most places do.

BEST CRAB QUESADILLA EVER!
We came here because we had a coupon. To be honest, we didn’t know about this place as it was in a location we don’t usually drive by.
I usually hate Tex-​Mex but this was really good! Hubby and I both liked it. I am also extremely in love with their specials: crab! I don’t know how long they will have it, but this is the first place I have seen crab on the menu and I actually loved it! I would come back just to try these unique menu options.
The Burritos Rancheros come with unique vegetables inside, such as broccoli and carrots. The meat inside was ok but I wasn’t fond of the queso inside.
To Try: Queso Congrejo (with mom)
Loved:
— Crab Quesadilla
— Horchata
Ok:
— Burritos Rancheros
— ChoriCarne
— Salsa
Disliked:
— Carnitas en Salsa Verde
— Mole Ranchero

Mexican food. Our favorite. Being raised in Arizona gave us a whole different perspective on Mexican food. My wife even worked in a Mexican restaurant as a teenager. We have a very distinct palette for it.
Saying that El Mezcal is not too bad. As soon as we walked in we expected it to be pretty good as everyone working there were Hispanic.
The restaurant was very clean including the bathrooms. The service was very quick and we got our drinks right away. Bonus, they have Dr. Pepper for my wife.
The food was okay. Like I said before, Mexican food is our favorite so we are picky. I had the #3 with a chicken enchilada with verde (green) sauce, a carne asada taco and the chili relleno. Needless to say I couldn’t eat it all. The chicken enchilada was pretty darn good, the rest of it was not bad. My wife had the #3 with a cheese enchilada with the red sauce, a soft chicken taco and the chili relleno. She said all of her food was okay, middle of the road.
All together we are very pleased with the service and the cleanliness, we just wish the food was a little better with a little more kick.

Just my opinion the food isn’t that good. The service was good and the server was comical and attentive. I ordered a jumbo Margarita and the taste was ok, seemed like the alcohol content was weak however after half of a glass i had a buzz, pods my son drive us home.

I like the food here okay, it’s not great… but the staff is rude! They make you feel like you are an unwanted houseguest… not people I want to give my money to!
Not going back anytime soon!

This is not a crappy chain restaurant, although I assumed it was. (The only reason we went was to feed hungry kids.)
I expected it to be awful until my plate arrived. I immediately noticed the quality of the food.
It was great.
The oldest kid ate literally everything on her plate, including homemade tamales. That’s pretty good for a kid who still likes her ingredients «separated».
It was a nice surprise.
Really nice wait staff too.
I would go there again if I am ever in Cordova at mealtime.

This is almost like most Mexican restaurants but not quite the same. In addition to the typical foods you see at places like this, they also have empanadas and crab quesadillas.
The salsa is lame, the chips are ok, the chimichanga is fairly good, chilli relleno was below average, guacamole was fairly good. DO NOT GET THE FRIED ICE CREAM!!! It is just ice cream rolled in corn flakes.
Service is fair, the restaurant is clean, and the prices are fair.

Really? Very rude and will never get another dollar of mine. There are enough low quality Mexican places without this one.

Your typical Mexican restaurant, but the crab quesadilla that’s always on the «Specials» board is to-​die-​for. Lots of lump crab meat, side guacamole salad and rice.

Exceptional Service and great food! Order the Carnitas Dinner. It’s AMAZING. We had a great waiter and our food came out fast. Will definitely come back to this place

Good food at a good price. We went in late on a Monday and it was fairly full. Obviously a neighborhood favorite. The meal and the service were both good. Nothing was particularly exceptional, but we were just looking for decent Mexican and drinks. We got what we were looking for at El Mezcal.

Very clean restaurant. Fast service. Had the fajitas. They were very good. I would definitely recommend.

I *really* enjoy El Mezcal, and I’m not the biggest Tex-​Mex fan. The items on their menu I enjoy the most:
Guacamole Mexicano
Mexican Hot Wings
Pollo Chipotle
The Sir Porky
The waiters are also gracious and have a sense of humor.

Visiting in the area and we needed a Mexican food fix. We were there around 8 p.m. on a weekday. The place reeked of that nasty pine type floor cleaner. The waiter was indifferent. The food wasn’t too bad (had fajitas and burritos) but they didn’t go out of their way to make this a place I want to return to.

We have dined there several times and it is our favorite Mexican restaurant. Consistently good. A clean place too.