El Poblano Mexican Restaurant

My First and LAST time here. I ordered three beef soft tacos with no lettuce please (said exactly like that) and what did I get? Three CHICKEN tacos. Of course I live in Prosperity so there was no taking it back. My fault I guess for expecting my simple food order to be correct.

Pretty standard Mexican food. The service was okay until the end. I ordered a poblano since that’s their name. They made a common mistake that many cooks make: they heat cheese too much and it separates into curds and grease. It’s not very nice to eat. They should add the cheese to the pepper near the end of cooking.
The person paying for our group had an issue with his card that his bank blocked. The waiter came and announced to the table that the card had been declined. That’s completely unnecessary. You just say this card isn’t going through and ask for another form of payment.
It’s not worth going to a restaurant when the waitstaff has no couth. It’s not that good.

We visit here at least once a week. The staff is super friendly and great! The atmosphere is festive and alive. The fish tacos are amazing! Steak fajitas and chicken chimichangas are really tasty as well! This joint is definitely one of the best Mexican food joints in the Columbia area. I highly recommend visiting! The staff will always give you their famous «See you tomorrow» phrase as you’re leaving.

Good Mexican restaurant for the price. Cheese dip a little thin, but tasty. Food a little on the salty side. Otherwise it’s a good casual place to eat and get a drink.

Excellent service, amazing food, and awesome prices! Definitely can see myself becoming a regular here.

We eat here very often! Cheap menu and quick way to eat dinner. Love most of the servers there is only one we always get poor service out of and we just make sure to not have her anymore.

Best Mexican restaurant ever!!!
Great staff too!
They also have amazing daily specials at a great price. They are always crowded too which should tell you something.

As a business owner only a few miles away, We had never tried this place. My husband and I stopped in around 230ish last Friday and we were met with friendly people and outstanding wait staff. Before we sat down we had our drinks and chips. The waiter Raul was pleasant and quickly took our order and had our food to us in no time. The food was amazing, fresh and hot. Even the bus boy refilled my drink and was very pleasant. WE will definitely be returning back here to eat more offer. Customer service is very important to us and like I said being a business owners ourselves, word of mouth is the most important part of being in business.

Good food and good value for the money. There is a nice variety of daily specials and they are accommodating when asked for extras and adjustments.

Love the fajitas here. I enjoy a side of grilled jalapeños with my fajitas because the food on the east coast isn’t spicy. So I taste tested all 3 of the grilled peppers and they were very mild. The waiter heard me say that and pulled 2 little peppers out of his pocket and said try these. Very tasty little peppers. Hot like a Serrano and flavor like a habanero. Awesome time! And best waiter

Very disappointed in coupon policy. 2^nd time they came up with an excuse to deny a $ 5 off coupon with $ 25 food order. 1^st time we had 16 at our table for a bday party and when we tried to use 2 coupons for our party, they said only 1 per table, even though they had to put 4 tables together to accommodate us and we spent over $ 350 as a group on food and beverages. Tonight, we spend $ 30 on food and because 2 of the entrees were $ 1.50 off each as the daily special, they again refuse the coupon because they say the special is «another offer». To rectify the situation in our minds, we leave the $ 5 coupon as $ 5 of the tip. Hate to do that to a server who has no control over the mgmt who is making this ludicrous decision, but wanted to get the message across somehow. This policy will definitely keep me from coming back.

The other night we ate there after being on lake all day. Did not want to cook. We arrived and had a minimal wait. The past two times that we have eaten there we have almost felt like we were being rushed out of the place. We ordered our margaritas, asked for water with lemon. Never got water until meal. They serve the chips practically as you are sitting down. RUSH… I ordered the Guacamole Mexicano to eat with chips. Heaping plenty but there was sooooooo much lemon juice in the bowl that is was almost Guacomole soup. Was a bit disappointed.
When our meal arrived my husband order the shrimp plate that has the vegetables on it. They were so over cooked that they were chard looking. Almost asked them to take it back.
My dish was the shrimp dish without vegetables with rice and salad. It was okay except I asked them to hold the onions and it came out with the onions all over the shrimp.
We were still finishing our meal and the waiter asked would we like the ice cream dessert. We said yes but please hold because we are still eating. Boom the plate arrives and I am still eating my shrimp.
I like quick service, but lately they are more concerned about turning the tables over and getting more people in there.
We typically like the place but the past two experiences have been less favorable.

We have eaten here four or five times over the past year and we really like it. We’ve dined here with others and they too enjoyed it. Service is very quick and they always give you chips and salsa to start and an ice cream dessert after the meal to share. Some of our favorites are Pollo Loco, Pollo Fundido, Arroz con pollo and the fajitas. The only thing stopping me from giving it a five star review is that I am a huge Sangria fan – most Mexican restaurants make their own and serve it with fresh fruit. Sadly, El Poblano does not – I never asked, but I think it might actually be Yago, lol. Anyway, it’s never stopped me from patronizing them and the food is very good.

Always 100% for service, food, prices, casual ambiance. And I don’t like Mexican food as a rule. Been going here for over four years. Love it!

The food was filling and the service was excellent! It is definitely the best Mexican food in the area. Thank you!

The best Margarita ever! Even better than Mexico! ;-) Food is great! After having El Poblano I refuse to go to any other mexican restaurants!

Delicious Mexican food! What a gem of a restaurant deep in the heart of South Carolina.
The enchiladas and soft tacos hit the spot after a long drive.
This review was is a week late.

We have been eating here for years and are thrilled it’s so close to home. The staff is very friendly and food comes out quickly, highly recommended! My favorites are the Tacos de Carne Asada and #18 on the dinner menu.

Hands-​down! Best Mexican food around!
Prices on food AND drinks are low. Tho it doesn’t show in the quality of the food.
We love coming here. The staff is wonderful, very friendly and personable.
Would recommend to anyone! Bonus at the end of the meal they almost always bring out a free dessert! Ice cream and sweet Mexican chips with whipped cream! (My favorite part) :) yummy!

I’m not sure how I ended up here but I did!
Decent Mexican food, great prices and great drinks. It was cheap, I’ll give it that much. Quite the crowd around lunch time and I’m not sure where they all came from. We had a party of 12 and the server handled herself great.
They need to improve on the chips/​salsa. That was probably the least impressive part of the meal.