Reviews for El Tio Tex-Mex Grill in Great Falls, VA
I've been here s couple times and have yet to be disappointed. Food and service are top notch. Outdoor dinning is available but... in-doors you get to see some great murals and paintings. Read more
Great atmosphere-friendly staff-nice little outside seating area. I had the Shredded Beef Chimichanga. Excellent! One my eating... companions had the same, except I had to get mine without guacamole. My stomach will no longer tolerate its delicious flavor????. My other companion had the Steak and Shrimp Fajitas. No doubt in my mind that they enjoyed it ????. If you are in theGreat Falls area (VA side) definitely check them out. Read more
ZERO STARS & let me tell you why. First, we are the only table in the entire restaurant. Either, they already suck or they have... fast service. We went for a later lunch. Minor issue, they didn?t have my meal on the menu & I had to get several sides to makemy own Arroz con Pollo. The food took forever to make. More of a personal preference, salsa was WAY to watery. I was basicallyeating chunks of tomato. And the cheese was so thick and clumpy?my chips were breaking when I would attempt to scoop the cheese.My food wasn?t served hot, but warm & my rice was cubed up like it came directly from a can. Flies everywhere.Disgusting. Service was terrible. Empty waters. No chip refills. Our waitress didn?t check on us once. We were there for almost2+ hours. We finally asked another worker for our waitress so we could leave. I cannot even begin to describe how terrible theservice was for being the only table in the entire place. And not to mention, it?s kind of pricey. All in all, it was aterrible experience and I will never be going here again. Read more
Fantastic fresh chips, amazing roasted tomato salsa, and the fresh thick flour tortillas were excellent. Service was a little... slow, but we were outside enjoying the afternoon and our tasty margaritas Read more
Fantastic little gem in Great Falls right on HWY 193. I always stop for Mexican Food wherever I am in the world, and usually am... disappointed the further I get from the Rio Grande. This place, however, is an exception, and well worth stopping for a meal. Read more
We went on a Sunday morning around 12:30. All the tables outside were full, so we were surprised when we walked in and the place... was empty. I was impressed with was how many vegetarian options they had. It wasn't just random options, they actually took theregular menu and made vegetarian versions. They brought out chips and salsa, and the salsa was terrible. It was basically picode gallo in soupy liquid. We ordered the seafood soup and spinach chimichanga. The soup was tasty and full of flavor. Some ofthe mussels were completely closed, which means they were dead before they got cooked. Not a good sign. The chimi wasdisappointing. Traditionally, once it's put together, it's fried so the outside had a crunchy exterior. This was more soggy thancrunchy. The spinach didn't seem to have any seasoning at all. The rice was yellow and pretty bland. Definitely not Mexicanrice. The beans were good, but didn't taste "homemade"; they seem to come from a can. The service wasn't the best. Our serverasked if we wanted waters, to which we said no, but she bought them out anyhow. Our food came out, but we had to wait for bituntil someone came out so we could ask for silverware. When our server came back to check on us, I asked for one box and sheasked my husband if he would be needing one to. He replied no, and she picked up his plate and walked away. Unfortunately, hehadn't finished eating! When she came back, we let her know nicely and recommended that she ask her guests if they are finishedbefore taking away their plate. She offered to bring it back, but we were pretty sure it was already on top of the dirty dishespile. She left and never came back with our bill. After waiting for 15 minutes, we went inside so we could find someone tocheck us out. The manager came out and comp the soup, but we declined. We got what we ordered and wanted to pay for it. This isNOT the place if you're looking for Tex-Mex. We're from Texas and this is not Tex-Mex or Mexican food, Read more
It's the perfect option for hungry bunch! Friendly and professional staff took care of us as soon as we walked in. The... restaurant interior is very vibrant and inviting. Architectural features , framed paintings, colorful ceramics and potterieswill catch your eye. Fresh flour tortillas were soft, hot and made from scratch. Their Sizzling Fajitas were packed with flavourwith a selection of add-ons: guacamole, pico de gallo, and sour cream. Amazing Margaritas! It's kid friendly.) While the grownups were enjoying their lunch, our little ones got to play with flour tortilla dough!!!. Read more
Not only is it pricey, it's just generally not good. I got the #1 combo and the Chile relleno was about 1/4 relleno and the... rest was way too much breading and the pepper was undercooked. The tamale and enchillada were just OK. The Cadillac margaritawas like drain cleaner. This is my second time here and I'll be avoiding it for good. The brogue has better Mexican optionsand its an Irish pub. +1 for the chips and salsa. Read more