El Vaquero Mexican Restaurant

Reviews

• JC

  Jen Chy

  Apr 22, 2026
  1.0
  I saw the bad reviews but figured I would try it myself anyway because not everybody always agrees and I have eaten at places with questionable reviews that I actually liked. Ordered a meat/cheese chili releno and a chimichanga - both off the ala cart menu. Should've listened to the reviews this time. My favorite Mexican dish is a chili releno. I like them everywhere I go. Not here! It smelled rancid and tasted even worse. I took 1 bite.. and tried a half bite to make sure it wasn't me. It was awful. I asked him to take it away because the smell wafting from it was nauseating. The chimichanga was nothing special. Maybe one of the worst I ever had. The free chips and salsa ..salsa tasted like.. canned? Not jarred. No homemade. And the chips reminded me of broken up taco shells. Awful experience which got worse when he brought the check and I had to argue with him to take the uneaten chili releno that he carried back to the kitchen half way thru my meal because I asked him to remove it. It smelled bad. He really wanted to charge me for something he knows was nit eaten and stunk. Never again. Avoid this place. Oh.. btw.. it was Empty. At lunch time. I was the only one there. That's a pretty good clue about the place.
• JP

  Josh P

  Apr 20, 2026
  1.0
  Got my order wrong 3 times in a row! I had to drive back there twice after the original encounter and each time they got it wrong again.
• DP

  Dean P

  Apr 20, 2026
  1.0
  Ordered from here online. Went to pick up the food. The order was wrong the first time. When I called I was told to replace the order and it would be right. Went back to the store for it to be wrong again. Missing items each time.
• SJ

  Scott Connors Jr.

  Apr 4, 2026
  1.0
  Terrible greasy food, chicken was not fresh - everything tasted gross. Dirty restaurant, extremely dirty bathroom, employee sick and sneezing in his hands - avoid this food hazard
• JD

  Johnny D

  Apr 1, 2026
  5.0
  Great tasting food with a lot of options including healthy. Staff and manager very friendly and helpful. I stopped in late pretty sure they were getting ready to close or maybe the kitchen was closed but they took care of me. Best all around Mexican restaurant on the west side of Cleveland.

Frequently Asked Questions About El Vaquero Mexican Restaurant