El Jinete Mexican Restaurant
| Address: | 4932 US-129, Jefferson, GA 30549, USA |
| Phone: | +1 706-693-2177 |
| Site: | eljinetemexicanrestaurant.com |
| Rating: | 4.2 |
| Working: | 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10:30PM 11AM–10:30PM 11AM–10PM |
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K3ND3LL D.
This is hands down the absolute worst Mexican resturant Ive ever been to. I only gave it a 1 star because you had to at least leave 1. Otherwise, theyd be negative stars. The awful sewage smell should have deterred us but we were starving. We made our order and a gentleman came and gave us chips and salsa. By the time we ate two or three chips our food was already there. Ive waited in line at Taco Bell longer for my food than here. The fajitas were pre cooked. Some onions and bell peppers were so mushy from being cooked and kept warm for hours, others looked as if they were cooked for a few seconds. They were more raw than cooked. I guess we got the bottom of the barrel of the fajitas so they had to add a little bit of fresh ingredients to make our meal. I had cheese nachos. How can you really mess that up? Well, they did. Everywhere I get cheese nachos, I have a bed of chips with queso and then the entire plate is heated to darken the top of the chips. These nachos were only broken pieces of chips with some queso dropped on top. Their queso taste bad. Theres not much flavor. I expect my meet to be fresh and not cooked all day and sit. Gross!!!! Please go to another establishment to dine with your family. Dont waste your money. It shouldnt take 5 minutes to get your family of 5s food. DISCUSTING!!
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Mary Chalmers
This was the worst experience Ive ever had at a restaurant first they took 20 minutes to get to our table and then brought the wrong drinks to the Table and I gave them my Id to get a margarita and they came back 5 mins later no margarita and told me I wasnt aloud to drink for no apparent reason Im 21 years old amd never have had any problem with my Id being denied their only excuse was that I had drankk before which I had not and I proceded to get my check because I was beyond mad by this point and then they bring back the check with the card and the ticket was 10 dollars over what it should have been and would not give me my refund. Never go to this horrid place
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chuyyy Vargas
Nome gusto esto es una mierda Muy caro y muy mala comida. Yo pedí un Caldo de 7 mares y me arrimaron un pinche caldo ke traia pura calabasitas y sanaoria osea k pedo wey no agan esas mamadas. Pues la neta yono lo recomiendo para nada mejor cosina una pinche Sopa Maruchan k ir a esa chingadera de Restaurante
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Jason Stevens
This might be my worst mexican food experience ever they undercooked my chicken which was very thin. They were told to cook a new one, which they recooked the same one and then they over salted it. When I mentioned this to the waiter asking for a discount or to speak to a manager he immediately got mad and ran to get our check without bringing it to a managers attention or discounting it. My wife had a Chile relleno the beef tasted processed and the Chile frozen. I will not recommend this place to anyone and will never return. This is a terrible way to do business.
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Amber Rowe
My husband and I recently moved out to the area and we have been trying out all the Mexican restaurants this is by far the BEST. Its not just the food thats amazing (the steak tacos were a little dry though no biggie) but the service is top notch. We had a young gentleman named Roberto i believe and he was on top of drink refills, chips, and when we forgot to ask for something he quickly fixed it. He also gave our young twins a treat at the end of our meal. We will definitely be coming back for the food and requesting to be seated in his section.
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Angus Bond
The other reviews I read are very misleading. They claim this is authentic Mexican. This more like a half hearted attempt at authentic Mexican using ingredients taco bell might turn down. The salsa is little more than tomato paste with a hint of onion. Only ground beef, not shredded and its almost totally unseasoned. The Chile relleno was passable but only barely. The rice and beans were the best part. The service however was friendly, quick and efficient. Tl;Dr Good waitstaff, bad cooks. Wouldnt come here again
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Andrew Brackner
Just finished trying to have lunch. Server was attentive and food came out fast. The tamales were rotten. I ate the 2 taquitos off the plate and took a few bites of the tamales before noticing they were sour. Told the server and his response was "want something else?". My response was no and stopped eating. They left my rotten plate infront of me. They brought the bill. I paid in full without telling them I shouldnt pay for poison and now will go to the parking lot and try to expel the few bites of rotten food.
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Ruth Solis
Service was great, very prompt to take our order and give us our drinks. However, the food is lacking flavor and also it took a while 30+ min. for us to get a salad, burrito and 3 tacos. I got the tacos and the meat was ok but the tortillas were cold and breaking. Sign that they were not properly heated. The salad was old, oxidized and very wilted not fresh at all. Also there was a weird smell in the restaurant. Great location and service if they can nail the food it would be fantastic.
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A Private User
Best Mexican food ever, I have been going to this mexican restaurant for several years. Not only is the food great but most importantly the customer service, is AMAZING! Every time you go your always greeted, all of the staff is extremely nice, very hard working, will go out of their way to satisfy you. I love this mexican restaurant I travel about 25 to 27 miles to come here!!! Also, pricing for food is reasonably priced and the portions are BIG. Thanks Guys @ El Jine Te!!!
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A Private User
When there are 6 probably underage drunks in your bar area, common sense should prevail and the family of 4 with children under 8 should be seated on the half empty family friendly side of the restaurant. At least some staff member should recognize the problem and comp a cheese dip after the family moves itself to the other side of the restaurant to avoid the f bombs and vaginal slurs. Such competence is not present with this restaurants staff.
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A Private User
We are new to the area and have had a long standing Mexican Restaurant for 13 years now near our old home. We had tried many different restaurants in the area and were always disappointed...until now. In response to the earlier mentioned review, I thought wed take the plunge. The food was flavorful and authentic. The service was heartfelt and perfect. They even give you a mini sopapilla to cap off your meal! We have a new regular spot.
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Carl Plauck
Ordered the tacos and asked for cheese on them. When the tacos arrived they had a lake of cheese sauce on them (i was expecting shredded cheese as is fairly common on a taco) which made them hard to eat (physically, the sauce itself was alright). Other than the cheese mixup the food was good. The homemade chips and salsa also helped to make up for that (and the chipped served as a good vessel for some of the extra cheese sauce).
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Keith Reno
I almost didnt visit this place because of some of the reviews, and a familiar restaurant was only a few miles down the road, but I am certainly glad I did! The tortillas and salsa will make or break a place for me; both of which were on point. The beans and rice were typical of any Mexican restaurant, the steak was lean, staff was friendly, the inside was comfortable – I will be revisiting.
