El Nopal Mexican Grill Russell

Good food great service my favorite lunch spot to go too very very very good food

Inside is like a small cafe. There were leftover dishes with food on them at the trashcans, from people who had left already. The floors tables were very clean otherwise. Food is served on plastic plates with plastic utensils. Food was decent, but cold. I ordered an enchilada combo, 1 each of chicken and cheese. The chicken was just chicken and spices. The cheese wasn't even melted. The green sauce, while flavorful was also cold. The rice had a unique flavor I haven't had before. The refried beans, surprisingly tasted not of lard, but something else vegetarian perhaps? My wife had a chile rellano combination. Hers was smothered with sauce, so much that it wasn't recognizable. Everything was cold. She reported that the tortillas on the side got hard fast (an indicator of heating up in a microwave not in a pan/stove). You order at a counter, but the food is delivered. You then bus your own tables. This is more of a restaurant to eat lunch at, than to take a family. They don't automatically serve chips and salsa and bring you drinks. I was wondering why they didn't have 2 item combos or 3 item combos, but did see then menu offered items ala cart. But the prices seem a bit high to make a combo plate for those rates. We will NOT be returning. I can forgive the ordering style, plastic plates/utensils, even poor service. But cold food is a big no no for me.

I ordered a breakfast burrito, it is supposed to have eggs, shredded potatoes and a meat of choice..... it was mostly potatoes and they were not fully cooked.

Great home made Mexican food. Everything is fresh and they bring the food out to your table. Very reasonable prices.

Google says it opens at 5:30 am it's 6:11am and the doors are still locked I see a worker inside I knocked on the window and she just ignored me