Los Compadres

I came for dinner with a friend. He got the Mexican enchiladas. I got the combo — 2 enchiladas with red sauce and one taco. None of the food had a good flavor. When we sat down they brought chips and salsa pretty quickly. I’m pretty sure the chips were from a Tostitos bag. And the salsa was definitely from a jar. The beans and rice had no flavor and looked like they had come straight out of a can or package. The enchilada sauces were all disappointing. The margaritas were okay, but nothing to write home about, although they may have forgotten the tequila. The service was pretty good but the food and drinks were disappointing. We won’t be back. If you’re looking for cheap, but good Mexican food. Go down the street to El Porton. It doesn’t disappoint.

Food is ok. It does come out quickly when ordered.
Here is the main and consistent problem with the place. The waitresses are totally mindless and absent. They just walk around aimlessly or just sit down and they all break together. When I mean break, I’m talking 15 – 20 mins sometimes before seen again.
Maybe they don’t check on drink refills or customers in Mexico but hey we are in the USA. There are about 500 Mexican restaurants in Memphis so this place needs to fire their cousins/​friends or whoever is waiting on tables. They are killing your restaurant.
Seriously, when I’m ready to leave, I want my bill, credit card transaction prompt and I’m out of here. Again, waitress staff, no exaggeration, is absent minded.

Delicious food and quick, friendly service. Highly recommended the queso fundido fajitas!

First off I got ran out of subway by a rude lady so thanks to her I’m came here.
I’ve been here on at least 3 other occasions but this is my first late lunch. It’s usually packed. Especially on boxing fight night because they show them for free! Anywho if you pay just small bit of attention to the managers and most of the workers you should notice that they are Cuban. Hence the two menus Mexican & Cuban. I had my heart set on tamales but I will be back for plantains.
The server was friendly and honest when I asked about the tamales. He suggested the fajitas, Lol. I ordered the shrimp fajitas.
My shrimp and veggies were spiced perfectly. FYI everything is prepared at «medium heat» (never did understand why people come to a Mexican restaurant order food and don’t expect spicy)
My issue is I only received 5 shrimp! FiVE… can a sister get like 8?!! Please? Easily could have gotten 4 stars with more shrimp. Earn it y’all!
My cheese dip could have been warmer. Its a really thick Mexican melting cheese not runny like some other places. This place calls avocado paste guac. In my mind guac is avocado & a pico-​esque mixture combined with lime. The paste is tasty if you’re desperate.
The margaritas are the main attraction here. Baby they are strong! 2 & you’re through or you should be.
Great place overall. Mostly because everyone is so friendly. It’s worth a try.

This place was much better than I expected. The chips are good (not great), salsa is good, guac is good (although also not great). The veggie fajita was very reasonably priced. It was good (a little spicy). Though I did not try a margarita, the prices aren’t bad (4.50 for a small and 18 for a pitcher). It’s close to school, so I will be back and will update when I get to drinkin’. The waitresses were extremely friendly and the inside is very cute.

There are a LOT of Mexican restaurants in Memphis. I love Mexican food but have yet to try them all. My friend and I almost went to another place down the street until we realized it was no longer in business and ventured here. I’m very glad we did.
The service was great from the start. Our waitresses were very smiley, cheerful, and courteous. The food is affordable and it tastes pretty darn good too. The taco salad was awesome and I ate every bite even though I proclaimed that I was full halfway through. I also loved the décor on the inside – not gaudy and outdated like you see in some places, but rather crisp, modern style with a cool transparent waterfall wall.
I will be back. I’m excited to try their margaritas. A lot of restaurants have good food, but the way I’m treated by staff seals the deal. The service here is especially what will keep me coming back.

Food is good, not great. Service is friendly but slow. We had to ask for more water and instead of bringing a pitcher we got 4 new glasses of water. There is actually an item on the child’s menu that takes over 20 minutes to prepare. We needed one more flour tortilla but were told they only come in packs of 3. The pizza (20 minute child menu item) finally comes out with our tickets, which were incorrect. Very poor dining experience.

This place is just not for me… have given it more than one try since it is right by our house… not one good meal here. Sadly the only thing that is consistent is bad food and service. One of the worst places for service… the wait staff is in no hurry to get you drinks or food. The food they do bring will be super hot on the outside and ice cold in the middle. I get my friends like this place for the patio. but there are a lot better patios in Memphis and I just will not be stopping in again.

Bad food, bad service. Another place I don’t understand eating at when there are so many better places. May be a good bar and patio for drinks.

Our favorite Mexican restaurant! We love our friends who work here. We often meet my parents here on Sunday nights, and Vladimir takes really, really good care of us! I suggest the fajita fundido! They are amazing!

Not impressed. Low on atmosphere — I liked the water wall Joelle mentioned, but it was a loud, open space with several tv’s and cafeteria-​style tables.
Food: started with chicken wings, which were just ok. Also tried the cuban sampler appetizer, but didn’t really find a lot of flavor in the fried mashed potato balls, and the ham croquettes were super salty.
I ordered the carnitas. Probably my fave Mexican dish, they are supposed to be dry-​ish on the outside and moist and juicy on the inside. These «carnitas» were wet from being cooked in a sauce (not fried) and dry and stringy within. I had substituted fries (meh) for the beans and rice, and the waiter said that because I did that the meal no longer came with tortillas, (What? How does that make sense?) so I had to order some so I had something to roll the carnitas into.
My date had the carne asada tacos, which he said were «ok, but not great.»
Nothing stood out here; won’t be back.

One of the greatest Mexican Resturaunts in the city. There food has always been the best. They have some of the greatest cheese dip in the county along with their rice and beans. Their service has always been great, even though it can be sometimes kind of loud. The pricing is reasonable and the cleanliness of the place is always been great.

Hope and pray you don’t get the server named Lizzy. I drank my 12-​ounce beer before my food arrived, was never offered a refill. In fact, she didn’t even look at me the rest of the meal.
That’s probably because she sat in the corner of the restaurant playing on her pink Motorola Razr for most of the time I was in the restaurant. Maybe it was an iPhone. It was difficult to see from my chair. But I bet it was a Razr. She looked like a Razr kinda girl.
The food was fine. Reasonable price, came extremely quickly. No complaints there.

We ordered two large Cuban sandwiches. They only had enough bread for one small sandwich. I let my wife get the sandwich and I ordered the charrasco. Mine was ‘ok’, but the sandwich had spoiled pork on it. The smell made it inedible. They replaced it with a chicken empanada at no charge, which was ‘ok’.
While the staff was very apologetic, polite, and accommodating, I wouldn’t really recommend the food.
The one thing there that was really good was their homemade salsa. It is better than most you get around town.

I’ve traveled and ate at many Cuban spots. This place is a combination Mexicans Cuban. It kind of took me by surprise but it turned out just fine. The food was great and the drinks were not too bad.

My wife and I have been to Los Compadres twice. We had not had Cuban food before — but we’ve seen a few dishes on «Diners, Drive-​ins, and Dives» and desired to try them out. We were not disappointed. The first visit we had the Churrasco (steak) — it was terrific and delicious — as were the sides. The second visit we had the Ropa Vieja. The meat was cooked just right and was full of flavor and quite tasty. We will be going back. In fact, we are looking forward to trying the Mexican food next!

This is not at all what I expected for Cuban food. Where is the Ropas Viejas??? This is more like straight Mexican to me. Two thumbs down. I ordered a steak with rice and black beans.
I got a spoonful of rice and three spoonfuls of black beans. too bad I didn’t like the steak. literally untouched. see pic
Uhm service??? Almost non-​existent. 16.00 for???
Definitely a NO RETURN

I just got out of the movie Chef so I was in the mood for Cuban food.
I had the Cuban sandwich. The ingredients were very good but the bread made the sandwich great. But not 5 star great.
It is served with a large portion of fries, twice as thick as McDonalds and almost as good.
It cost 9 bucks for the 12 incher so I ordered it so I can have ½ for lunch tomorrow.
My girlfriend had the pork asada.
She said the meat was stringy and dry.
She said you couldn’t mess up pork any worse. Luckily she saved it by ordering chimi churri to smother it .
My girlfriend said she would never go here again but I would.
My girlfriend is worried that I make her sound like a bitch.
Drink prices are good.
You can get a pitcher of Dos Equis for eight bucks and a carafe of wine for 15.
Since this is also a Mexican restaurant you get complimentary chips.
The restaurant was really crowded at 7 o’clock on a Saturday night and loud.
The noise could have got on my nerves if I was in a bad mood.
(Maybe they should look into some sound absorbing tiles on the ceiling or something)
The bill including the tip was 45 bucks for 2 meals and a ½ a sandwich I can eat tomorrow a pitcher of beer and a carafe of wine.

Los Compadres is a Mexican and a Cuban restaurant in Memphis. I haven’t been in a while. It’s good, though.
They give you chips and salsa like many Mexican restaurants.
Some coworkers and I had a long lunch break. They chose the restaurant. I decided to try something that I hadn’t had. I don’t think I have ever had cuban food. Since it was lunch time, I chose the cuban sandwich. I got the smaller version.
It came with a side of fries. It was ham, pork roast, swiss cheese, mayo, mustard, and pickles, all on Cuban bread. It was good. It was only $ 5. Skip Subway and try it!

I have never been a Mexican food girl. I am not a huge fan of tequila and I get intimidated ordering off their menu. I didn’t grow up going to Mexican restaurants so I always feel like the waiters (and my company) are laughing at me because I don’t know 1. what anything is 2. how to pronounce anything and 3. its just not my style.
But as soon as I walked into this restaurant, it was nothing like I expected. It is right by my house so that was an immediate plus, but then they had a rain wall, which is just awesome. I spent the whole night staring at the water running down completely mesmerized.
As soon as I sat down, a very nice (and cute) waiter named Fabricio (I’m sure I misspelled that) came by. I explained that I don’t like tequila but I knew they were known for their margaritas. So he gave me a sample of their Texas margarita to taste. Now, I don’t usually do tequila but this Texas margarita is awesome! And I thought it was very sweet that he gave me a sample before I ordered. My company finally arrived and we ordered a pitcher.
Oh my word, those margaritas are potent! I hadn’t even finished half a glass before a warm rush ran over my body and I was feeling pretty darn good. But somehow we managed to finish the entire thing.
As far as the food goes, I couldn’t find anything I wanted as is so I asked for steak fajitas with cheese and sour cream. Dairy products tend to make everything better so I suppose my meal was pretty good. Although my dining partner did observe that I should have just asked for a tub of sour cream to eat… he’s probably right. But that’s just a reflection of me, not the food.
If I ever go back to a Mexican restaurant, this will definitely be it because the drinks, atmosphere, and service are awesome!