El Zócalo Grill Cantina - Circle Pines

The first time I went here, I ate inside. I was like Oh Wow I think I found a really Great place! The food tasted GREAT! Portions were smaller than other real Mexican places. So I would give it 4 1/2 stars that time. I live by Monticello so it is a hour and some to get there. This time I ordered to go. My Daughter lives 15 minutes away from here. This time was REALLY BAD! My Chimichanga was not even deep fried or crispy on the outside. The meal was 2 Chimichanga 's and side beans and rice. I minus the rice. The Chimichanga 's were made out of small soft shells. I ordered a Chile Relleno too. It was under cooked and you couldn 't cut the pepper with your fork. My Daughter picked hers up and tried to bit it off and she couldn 't even bit it. Same for my other Daughter 's Chile Relleno. Plus she never got her rice or beans with her meal of 2 Chile Relleno 's. I was going to give a zero stars, but it was good before. So I gave it 2 stars, because I know you can do better than this if you wanted too! You just don 't care about out orders. We would have came in but we had a baby and 2 kids sleeping in the van. We could have done Taco Bell on the way home from our trip, but we wanted good food and kids were sleeping so we could go out of our way a bit for it! VERY DISAPPOINTED!

Good, but it was basically just Fiesta Cancun still. Seems like the same menu. Giant margaritas and can sit on patio here.

Good local spot to get some fresh Mexican food. Chips were served warm and crispy with a bottle of salsa. Service was phenomenal, our server was on top of her game and very pleasant. I ordered the margarita chicken and it was so good, perfectly cooked chicken and plenty of flavor. Also ordered a burrito and it was huge, took up the entire plate. I also ordered a small side of guac for $5, not my favorite as I like mine chunky with all the goods in it but if you like it simple then it?s for you as it still had good flavor. You can also order the fully loaded guac but it?s a huge bowl. Price was average if $14 a meal. The space itself has a small bar area with tvs and then a medium size dining area and nice decor. I would go here again.

First time here. Poor customer service; waiter had to be called over to take our order. Waiter never checked in with us during our meal. Waiter had to be called over again to receive our bill. I ordered three enchiladas, the chicken was cold and the cheese was not melted. The red sauce was thick like tomato paste, cold, and bitter. I couldn?t eat a quarter of it. I will not return.

Very tasty steak skillet. Lots of meat, great portion size and value. Our waitress was prompt and polite. Definitely will be back!