Memos Mexican Restaurant

I love Memo’s! Very casual, many of the lunch patrons are regulars so expect cross-​restuarant conversations. Eliasar and his staff are extremely friendly and if you have a request, just ask! Anything from the bar will knock you on your tush so order carefully. The menu is standard but delicious and the prices are fair for the serving sizes

For the high points… the staff is very nice and I thought the margarita was very good (and big). The food is a little bland although the portions seemed large to me. I had the taquitos appetizer and expected tightly rolled crispy things and I what I got was a giant plate of soft things that lacked texture or interest.

Staff is very friendly. They’re always nice and greet my family whenever we come in. Their chips and dip are delicious. The restaurant sort of feels homey. The service is nice and they’re always ready to help with orders or questions or concerns. Pricing can be iffy on some items, but I love their fajitas. One of the main waiters is always nice whenever we pay and doesn’t rush me or my dad on our bad arthritis days, like some places will. Parking is definitely hard and, if you’re not paying attention, you can miss where this place is.

This is a very authentic restaurant, my hometown is in Oxnard CA and honestly this place has one of the best Mexican food that I have had here in Oregon. The staff (Nena my server) She was very nice along with the host. I would like to come again with my family. If you want authentic Mexican in Springfield and Eugene, I recommend this place.

Food is hearty and good. My wife and I have only had lunch here but find the portions are nice and the wait staff pleasant.

The portions were large and the server was very attentive. It was a little pricier than we anticipated, but we will definitely be going again.

This place is gross. The food is bland. I saw a bug in the salt shaker and a centipede crawled across the wall of the booth we were at. Ick. Never again. I wanted to also add that there was no tp and no soap to wash hands in the bathroom.

We went to this restaurant for the first time yesterday and really enjoyed both the food and service. Chips and salsa were great and they were prompt with complimentary refills. I got the steak fajitas and my husband the chicken. Both were flavorful and adequate portions along with rice, beans, guac and lettuce/​tomato on the side. We could hear the cast iron plate sizzling when they placed the fajitas in front of us! Only issue I had was that they were slow to refill our sodas and I had to look for a server to get more corn tortillas. I would definitely go back!

Service is always great here.
Food is very well priced and you get a good size portion.
My wife loves their chicken chalupa and orders it every time.

My husband loves hot stuff and their salsa meets his needs. He is a tamale fan and they make good ones. The chile reno is ok. I love their fresh made guacamole. We are enjoying working our way through their menu.

This place is great! The customer service is excellent. They let us make reservations for 8 during graduation week for U of O and most restaurants would not do that. Our food was wonderful and flavorful. Our waiter was attentive, and friendly and efficient even though there were many customers there. The chicken nachos were really good. The large margarita was well worth the price.(very grande) I ordered the fajita salad with steak and the meat was so tender and full of flavor that I wish I could have eaten more. The salsa was good and the pico de gallo was very fresh. Everyone in our party really enjoyed their meals. I am from California so used to good Mexican food and Memos was EXCEPTIONAL. My only complaint is that we couldn’t come back because it was time for us to leave Oregon!
I would recommend this place to anyone who enjoys good food and great service.

I’m always delighted by Memo’s. The food here is fantastic. The margaritas are enormous, strong, and scrumptious. The service is fun and friendly. It’s the best Mexican food in town. My husband and I walked down last night. He had the enchiladas st. maria and I had enchiladas crostena. His enchiladas are our favorite. I don’t know what they put in the sauce, but it’s delicious. My enchiladas were also quite tasty. They make this delightful citrusy, creamy sauce for their veggie dishes and this dish that’s just amazing. As always, the servers were fun and laughed along with us when we drunkenly stumbled out the door after having the medium sized margaritas. They do have a large size, fish bowl size really, margaritas but that’s a Friday night thing instead of Wednesday.

Bad service and mediocre food. I’ve had much better Mexican food in the area and definitely better service, they seemed irritated we were even there. I paid for food we mostly left on our plates, and our server didn’t seem to notice or care. They put frozen veggie mix (cubed carrots, peas, green beans, and Lima beans), in the rice and the enchilada, so gross. Chips seemed a bit stale and greasy but the salsa and fresh pico were actually the highlights of the meal. Wish I had more positives to add, but we won’t be back.

Best margaritas I’ve ever had. Wonderful friendly staff and great food. We’ve been going since they opened and I swear I think we end up there an average of once a week. They greet us with a handshake and treat us like family. As I watch how they treat other customers, it’s with the same friendly enthusiasm and desire to please.

I’ve eaten here several times, trying pretty much everything on the menu at one time or another. The food is very good, not exceptional… but then Mexican food in almost all of the US is pretty much standardized fare. If there is anyplace along the West Coast which is like, say, the San Angel Inn in Mexico City, PLEASE let me know.
I’m not fond of meat filled rellenos and I avoid ordering them there. Everything else is fine. The salsa for the chips is also very good. (Little pieces of serrano chilis in it… so be a little careful if you can’t handle heat!)
Wait staff are very friendly, very efficient. They are priced very fairly.
…Margaritas are copious but will not overcome you. You should be able to leave without seeing double.

I lived in LA for a while and I love Mexican food. I wasn’t expecting to get the kind of gourmet Mexican (or any ethnic) food in Eugene that I got in LA, but I was surprised how bad the restaurants were here. I also lived lived in Portland for many years, so I guess I was a little spoiled.
I tried a lot of Mexican food restaurants here, and was usually not just disappointed, but often grossed out completely. A waiter at the old Sfizio once suggested Memo’s so I finally gave it a shot. Our waiter didn’t even show up at our table for 10 minutes at least, so I was ready for another bad experience, but the busser kept us supplied with chips and salsa and even got me some hot salsa to try out.
The menu is just the standard «hot plate» Mexican fare: the typical entrees served with beans and rice that you usually see at a Mexican restaurant. On the recommendation of another Unilocal reviewer I tried the spinach enchiladas. They were good! I think I ate about a brick of melted cheese that was on top of it, but that is how they make enchiladas right? The service was excellent. They acted like they actually wanted us to be there, which was a big change from the dagger eyes I was getting from our waitress at Chapala. My wife got the pork tacos. I tried a bite and the pork was pretty dried out. I wouldn’t recommend those. They also use the thin, dry little corn tortillas like the kind locally made by Carmen’s. Man, it got me wishing for some of those thick, moist home made corn tortillas at Ranchito Grill.
When we were finished, a waiter came by and asked my wife and I if we wanted a shot of Mexican whiskey on the house. It was a nice gesture and the kind of thing that goes along way to making a dining experience enjoyable, even if the Mexican whiskey was just a low-​shelf amaretto from what I could tell. Oh yeah, my wife and I split a large margarita and it was good! This place is trying pretty hard and the food is good, so give it a go!

We’ve been eating here frequently for over a year. Why? Because we moved here from the Southwest and we know what real Mexican food is. Most places in Eugene /​Springfield are so bland and I don’t know why. If you want flavor and fresh, eat here. Good service, clean, and they have gluten free options! Almost all Mx restaurant owners in town should eat here and learn what authentic is. You’d think they’d know.

The ambiance and the attention we always receive from the owner and the wait staff every time we go. I’m sorry «Brian K» had a bad experience. We went there last night and were greeted by the staff we’ve gotten to know: Eliazer, Maria, and Diego! This is a locally owned and operated restaurant and although we live in Portland we eat here every month when we visit because the food is good and everyone is super friendly.
We are vegetarians and our favorite dish is the spinach enchiladas! Incredible! Also ask for a shot of Mexican whiskey sometime.

Well… this sucks cause it was a good place for drinks and basic Mexican food. We will not be back.
We have been going here for drinks and food for a while now. It’s been hit and miss overall, but a nice place. The food has always been okay. Nothing great but just good. It was nice to have a small local joint for this. I grew up in North East Los Angeles and yes, I am a bit jaded when it comes to Mexican food.
This time we were basically forgotten after we ordered our food. NOTHING gets me more upset when I go out to eat and get really poor service. I can cook better food at home… I like to go out to get served. After our drinks and food order we saw 3 other tables get their food before us. It’s not like we ordered anything complicated either. A burrito, some tacos and a kids quesadilla. Half of our order came out after 45 minutes and it was cold. Then most of the other half came out 5 minutes later. Then they messed up my daughter’s tacos and we had to wait another 10 minutes for hers. We like to eat as a family so we all kinda sat there staring at our cold food until we all had something to eat. The waiter kinda apologized but offered nothing of a real apology or any kind of compensation. We were all very upset.
I can put up with mediocre food but poor service… I am done!

This style of Mexican food is not my favorite, so thus the 3-​star rating.
That being said, the food is very high quality. It’s very fresh and obviously homemade. The owner is extremely friendly and accommodating. They also have awesome drink specials and ICE COLD glasses for the beers. Yumm. I recommend giving it a try for sure.