El Tepeyac Grille

An honest rating, strictly me and my spouse’s opinion is to save your money, travel to Reno where the food is MUCH better.

Our experience:

We both ordered the “Top Sirloin Steak” for $16.99/plate. I expected a $16.99 x 2 steak. I ORDERED cooked to specifically MEDIUM, my spouse MEDIUM WELL.

When our plates arrived, my spouse cut into the steak to see it was still (moo-in) RAW. I cut into mine to find it was WELL-DONE. Also, the cooks did not plate our steak in accordance to our side dishes, so we swapped the steaks. No problem, right? Well considering I don’t mind a raw piece from time to time, considering the price, I forced myself to eat 80% of it (even my share of gristle). My spouse ate (1) bite and was disgusted at the COPIOUS amount of gristle throughout the steak.

For the side dish, my spouse ordered fries. She may as well have ordered a side of fries, with her salt. So therefore the fries were not brought home for even our family dog to eat. The coleslaw was glistening and beautiful on-top! After (2) bites, the lettuce was well-air-dried, almost like a (fresh brownish color, with a hint of slimy to it, was her description). It is supposed to be brown isn’t it? I thought lettuce and bits were supposed to be fresh and vibrant green.

My side dish was refried beans, and rice. The rice was mediocre at best; edible for someone like me that served in the Army and have eaten worse. The refried beans may as well have been called soggy-wet-mushy beans (again, I have eaten worse, but have had much better luck with store-bought versions).

The pros: At last the good. The only good that we encountered was the waitress. Very professional, believe she was even new staff, but was pleasant, and worked hard waiting tables! She apologized for the food, and asked if we wanted something else. She asked if we wanted a (to-go) baggie. What do you think our response was? That’s right, you answered correctly! As a first impression, we stated to her politely that it was garbage and would be scary to find what was next, and we wanted the check. The total bill was $39 and change. We told the manager upon exit he needed a new cook, and we would not be back, but to add a 20% tip for the good service ($8.00). The soda-pop was excellent as well.

Since the rating scale will not go below a 1 out of 5, we will graciously rate the food as a 1. The service would be a 3.5/4.

Shop wisely. Choose wisely. Eat responsibly. In short, I recommend elsewhere. Of course, it is your opinion that matters, this is merely a guide of our first, and last meal experience with this place.

Great food and service. I'll be back for sure.