El Azteca

I have tried to like this location for years. Buckhead and Sandy Springs locations are great! They have food and great service. Everyone always smiles and is so friendly. At this location, the staff is always in a bad mood. The service is horrible. I went this past week and got something to go. They didn’t even hand me a menu. They made we wait over 20 minutes for cheese dip to go. I did not leave a tip because it was to go and the service was so awful. They added one on there. I will be contacting management. I don’t think it will do any good!

Service was pretty good. Food was not bad, but not authentic. The atmosphere was ok
An average overall experience.

Nasty. Rude hostesses. Nasty food that should not be fed to animals. Nasty cups not washed well. Please use a straw. But good frozen margaritas

If I could give no stars, I would. Horrible service, food was not good either.
Took over 25 minutes for someone to come and take our order. Asked the manager if we could have more chips and another round of beers and basically he scoffed at us, cut us off and asked what do we want. When our food finally did come, it was hot, but it wasn’t very good at all. Enchilada sauce was bland, beans were blah and one of our tostadas was forgotten. Server kept telling us sorry, but never fixed anything. Although probably not her fault as she was covering 3 tables in the bar and a few outside. Management?
Our server did come crack after we received our food, but once again we again had to ask the manager for our check after we were done for 15 minutes.
Would not go back.

We love this place. The staff is entirely welcoming and they completely cater to us and our toddler. You can find us here at least once a week enjoying magnificent margaritas (my favorite is the Organic) and yummy fajitas. Anjelica and Adrian rock. Great service, great food, quick as you need it or, as Adrian says, «stay and relax, my friends»!

Several of the staff members are rude. They often tell you different times of what time they close other than the time posted. There is one waiter in particular that is ignores and condescending to women, but buddy buddy with any men.
The last time I went, it was posted that they closed at 10 and it was 9:30 when I walked in and joined a group that was already there. The waiter ignored me, never asking if I wanted anything. I finally flagged him down and he told me he wouldn’t serve me because they were closed. He wouldn’t even bring me a water. The group I was with had just gotten their food. It was a ridiculous situation.

The guy on the phone, to make a to-​go order was rude. He made me feel like he was gonna spit in my food. He talked to me with such an attitude. Just because u aren’t talking to me disrespectfully, I can still hear the disrespect in your voice. Didn’t eat the food, didn’t want the guy to spit in my food.

This is one of our favorite mex places in Dunwoody, great service and good food and even better drinks.

Bad service
This was my second visit here. The food was OK, not great, in my first visit. Went there again since they close later than other restaurants in the area.
Walked in around 9.30pm for dinner. Requested to be seated at a booth as I was experiencing some back pain and the bar chairs weren’t comfortable. I was told that the booth section was closed even though I could see 3 tables occupied (so maybe they had just closed the section).
I walked out. No attempt to offer any other option and keep me as a customer. Won’t be going back.

This was our go to place for all Mexican food, before we discovered La Botana and El Tarerro. The food is good and the portions are huge.

Food was really good, ambiance is interesting and service was a lot better than what other people must have experienced based on their reviews. Cheese dip is a little runny but delicious. We will definitely be back.

Tops in the most awful service ever received. Food tasted fine, but it was a comedy of errors and being ignored in the server department. Never again, even if free.

We went there spontaneously without knowing the place since the one we wanted to go to was already closed. You get solid Mexican food for a reasonable price. The plates are large and everything is fresh. Service was good as well. The Margaritas were the bomb and if it wasn’t so far away from where I live I would go there again.

Went recently around 9pm. As my party walked in we were ignored at the door for about three minutes (there were employees watching us– engaging in their own conversations). We sat down and ordered Texas margaritas — the margarita seemed like it was just mix and tequila with no fresh lime. Being that I went for a good margarita this was slightly disappointing.
The server was friendly and her service was good, she spoke to us in Spanish. Our food came out fairly quickly and was okay, not good but not bad either. Steak was alright. Seasoning was light. The salsa was spicy which I enjoyed. I eat authentic mexican food regularly so the food was slightly disappointing.
The experience was overall ‘blah’. I wouldn’t make it in my first 5 choices to go back but if it was my only option I would eat there.

We eat at this location fairly often — tonight we had a party of seven and a $ 140 bill. When we sat down somebody came over and offered us a coupon for a free cheese dip. We ordered two cheese dips, two guacs and a beef and cheese dip plus entrees for everyone Then a restaurant employee came over to our table and said she understood we had a coupon. We said yes and she informed us they wouldn’t accept it, I asked why and she said because it was from another table and oh by the way she had to take it as well. It was an awkward moment while my father had to find this coupon in his pocket and surrender it to the waitress.
Seriously, it’s worth making a scene in front of my out of town guests over a free bowl of cheese dip? Would it have been so tragic to just give us a bowl of cheese dip?

This place doesn’t have good service. It took an hour to get our food. When the hostess dropped the salsa on the floor the salsa splashed on my blouse and on my stepdaughter’s dress. they were slow to respond and apologize. I asked for the manager who never came. After we waited about an hour to get our food, that’s when the waiter apologized. Theres no genuine concern for the customer. We weren’t the only ones that were waited this long.
I had come to this restaurant four years ago, now I remember why I never came back. By the way, the food is not good. came back cold. and to top it all, they ran out of rice. We couldn’t even have one of the main side dishes
I do not recommend this restaurant. Go to a Mexican place that has better service and food. This one does not.

It’s hard to screw up Mexican food and they don’t, the food is fairly standard. Nothing in particular stands out as good or bad in that regard.
The service is definitely lacking. Our server was plenty nice and was doing the best she could, but she was very busy with no help. That doesn’t mean there weren’t plenty of folks to help, it’s just no one else would. Many people standing around seemingly with nothing to do.
Meh, we’ll come back because it’s close but I wouldn’t go out of my way to eat here.

As a vegetarian, the top things I look for at a Mexican restaurant are: delicious chips and salsa, refried beans that are smooth and don’t leave you feeling heavy or gassy, and a well balanced guacamole. This restaurant excels in all of these foods. As for entrees, I’ve always enjoyed their quesadillas, enchiladas, burritos, and taco salads. On top of that, the service is usually quick and attentive, the ambiance is nice, and the location is great if you are anywhere near downtown Dunwoody. I would be a regular here if I lived in the area.

El Azteca has three locations in metro Atlanta: Buckhead, Alpharetta, and Dunwoody. I’ve visited the Buckhead location a few times and am generally a fan. My feelings for this Dunwoody location are about the same except the atmosphere is drastically different at night. The Buckhead location always seems hopping. On my Wednesday night dinner in Dunwoody, there were maybe two or three other tables. It was eerily dead. The good news is the food was good (and that was my main concern when we stepped inside).
El Azteca is a bit nicer than your typical local Mexican joint. They have both indoor and outdoor seating, TVs, and large, comfy booths. The menu is pretty standard of a Mexican restaurant: tacos, burritos, enchiladas, tostadas, chalupas, chile rellenos, tamales, soups, salads, and specials like seafood (shrimp, scallops, tilapia). Most of their dinner combos run between $ 10.50 and $ 11.50 each. You can also create your own combos. Lunch specials are $ 2 – 3 cheaper. The portion sizes are generous to be prepared to take leftovers home.
One of my favorite items to get at any Mexican restaurant are the fajitas. At El Azteca, fajitas for one are $ 13.50 and for two are $ 22.95. The fajitas come with any combination (your choice) of steak, shrimp, and chicken with grilled onions and green bell pepper. The aforementioned ingredients are served still sizzling on a black iron skillet along with an additional plate of shredded lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, Mexican rice, red beans, and three soft flour tortillas.
I thought the fajitas here were pretty good. The serving «for one» was definitely enough for two (though you’ll probably have to ask for extra tortillas). I’m allergic to shrimp so I only ordered the fajitas with steak and chicken. Not surprisingly, there seemed to be more steak than chicken served. Both meats were of good quality, cut into thick chunks, and tender and flavorful. The steak, presumably skirt, was chewy, but still not bad. The plate of veggies was fresh and crisp.
The chips and salsa weren’t bad either. The salsa was a little on the spicy side. I recommend ordering an extra side of guac.
Our server was James and he did a marvelous job taking care of our table. He was attentive and polite.
If you’re in Dunwoody and looking for a casual Mexican eatery with comforting food, El Azteca should fit the bill.

I read the reviews prior to going in, after dining there, I couldn’t figure out why there were so many bad reviews of this place.
We walked in, and we were seated almost immediately. We decided to come by for lunch since we had coupons that we bought to support Dunwoody High School, and our waiter was VERY attentive and nice. He cracked jokes with us the entire time, and constantly made sure our water and sweet teas were filled to the brim.
We had a coupon for buy one combo get one, so we just got two number 14’s which consisted of one burrito, one enchilada, and one tamale. All were very yummy, but it lacked the «authentic» taste that I seek when eating Mexican. It’s not a big deal to me however since it was still yummy. We also ordered a bowl of guac to eat with the chips and the fiesta del mar, which apparently, was DELICIOUS. I would definitely recommend that dish. That plate was wiped CLEAN. It also comes with soup :]
Our waiter brought us an extra basket of chips without us even asking, and was constantly checking up on us.
Maybe I was just lucky, but service was not an issue. at all. for us! If anything, the service made us enjoy our food even more.
We have roughly 3 more coupons for this place so we WILL be back! :]