El Comal

First time here and I will be back.
It’s clean, everyone is very friendly and there were buckets of flavor in my veggie chimichanga.
The chunky guacamole could have been a meal in itself so I have plenty of leftovers to fill my next day (s) with El Comal sunshine.
I was pleased as pickles.

Great Mexican place.
⁴⁄₅ for service.
⁵⁄₅ speed
⁵⁄₅ cleanliness
⁴⁄₅ food
⁴⁄₅ price

I asked for a large margarita. It was 90% ice. It was $ 14.95. In Mt Juliet TN. At best 20oz of margarita. Don’t order a large margarita.

El Comel is a nice little Mexican Restaurant. The service is always friendly and prompt and the food is good for the style and price of the place. The sitting area is always top notch in cleanliness, the restrooms are average cleanliness. They will make your chicken dish with Grilled or shredded Chicken. The regular house Margaritas have a good tequila taste and of course they will be glad to upgrade to top shelf upon request.

Where do I begin? First it was very convenient to order for pick up online. The staff was extremely friendly, and the restaurant immaculate. Then we had the food. Salsa was fresh and had high quality ingredients, but tasted off. Actually it tasted like pasta sauce. I believe someone mixed the cilantro and Italian parsley up during shopping. The guacamole again very fresh and high quality ingredients. The avocado was sooo smooth and creamy. It was a tragedy that the ridiculous amount of garlic ruined the flavor. No onion, peppers or lime juice… just garlic and avocado. When I say garlic I mean almost as much garlic as there was avocado. The grilled chicken we had was very good but rice was a bit over salted. The fried ice cream was the high point of our meal along with the fresh tortillas. Both items were very good. I’m not sure if the restaurant was having an off night, but I will have to try a few other nearby Mexican Restaurants before I even think about returning to this one.

Drive from Gladeville for their Mar Y Tierra fajitas, always fantastic along with the service which is excellent! Recommend Highly!

This is our usual stop after church on Sunday’s. They are always friendly and accommodate our group’s seating needs. I really like the salsa here as it has a uniform/​thick consistency that holds well to the chip. Their Sunday special Nachos Fajitas is a hit for the price (which includes a drink). I rate this place as one of the top 2 Mexican restaurants in the Mt. Juliet area.

I ordered enchiladas, rice and beans. Nothing too exciting. It was good but I wouldn’t say it was great. I just moved here from Oklahoma & I have to say, nothing around here compares. When we walked in, my husband and I stood there for about 5 minutes before we were seated and they were not very busy at all so I’m not sure why they were ignoring us. We also waited to get the check and finally decided to just go up to the register and ask for it. It wasn’t horrible, but I will most likely not return.

We stopped by here while we were in the area on a Sunday afternoon. The restaurant is located in a strip mall. The interior is your average Mexican restaurant. We were warmly greeted and sat at a booth. Our sever was a young woman who was friendly and helpful. We asked about the sizing of the guacamole. They’ve got a small guacamole for $ 3.99 and a large for $ 6.99. She said that the small was about ¹⁄₃ the size of the large. We decided on the large guacamole.
The chips and salsa were pretty good. The chips were served hot, which I always enjoy. The salsa was more liquid than chunky. The guacamole was smooth, not chunky like I enjoy. I like some tomatoes, onions, cilantro in the guacamole, The serving was large for the price, however, I don’t think I would order it again.
I got the shrimp grande quesadilla for $ 12.99. It comes with pico, guacamole, sour cream and lettuce. The quesadilla was loaded with shrimp and cheese. I thought the shrimp could’ve had a little more seasoning on them. they looked pan seared on one side. My boyfriend got a mixture of different tacos, one of them pork and the pork was kind of dry and not very shredded. The pineapple one was good though, along with the chorizo, spicy.

AMAZING! I absolutely love this place. We live a few minutes away and we go here at least twice a week. The staff is super friendly and fun to talk to. They have memorized our order. Another thing we love is that they don’t mind tweaking your order so it is just how you like it. Also, they have a punch card– after ten meals you get a free one! I absolutely recommend.

Great little mexican place. Love the food and generally good service. Been here many times, their casero is delicious. Get it and the cheese dip every time. Normally would do ala carte burritos and tacos over a main entrée.
The chicken nachos are good!

Thia is my favorite local Mexican restaurant and we have many to choose from. Great margaritas and fajitas. Service is always great. We’ve gone here at least once a week for the past several years.

Normally this place is pretty good. However today not so much. The service was bad. No drink refils, one drink never brought to the table, had to ask for silverware twice. We ordered guacamole as an appetizer and it came after the entrees. The food tastes just ok. Maybe just a bad, isolated issue, but very disappointed from previous experiences here.

The last couple times I have been to El Comel the service has not been great. They also have changed there salsa and it taste like they put some type of Italian seasoning in it. Needless to say it is not good anymore.

Some really good Guacamole. Better than average salsa and food. The grilled chicken was awesome, not dry, and had that good grill flavor.

I eat here at least once every two weeks because the mixed fajitas and cheese dip are so good. I have tried many other items on the menu and have yet to come across anything that I didn’t like. The chips and salsa are tasty and to me, better than many of the other Mexican restaurants in town. The owner is nice and the staff are for the most part but are generally in a hurry in taking your order. They are very busy every weekend, yet it rarely ever affects getting seated in a timely manner. Overall, it’s one of my favorite restaurants to frequent and would suggest it to anyone looking for some excellent Mexican food.

Stopped in for a second visit today and had the combination dinner #15 (enchilada, burrito, & tamale) and my wife got the lunch meal with cheese enchilada with rice and beans.
On our previous visit we both ordered house specials and were very happy with both house specials. The house specials were served temperature hot with a lot of flavor.
The combination dinner & lunch dinner was very bland, serve barely warm and the red sauce tastes just like canned spaghetti sauce from the grocery.
The staff was fast, professional, and very attentive. The store was clean with ample parking.
If you want the best meal there go with one of the house specials.

Not bad. Service was exceptionally quick. Server almost seemed in a hurry to take our orders, bring our drinks, and return with the food. Not a complaint, just funny. Dude looked like Taz on a rampage. The chips were good. Salsa decent, and cheese dip a bit runny, but it settled after a few minutes and firmed up nicely. The rice was Excellent. Well seasoned and prepared. Food was flavored well also. The drinks (margs) leave something to be desired. Very very weak, and over used mix. We will come again for food, but pass on the drinks.

Wife and I have come a few times and we have had a good meal each time. I am still not a fan of most of the Mexican food in TN, as I am used to the Mexican I had from California, but when I am wanting it, this is the only place I have found that does justice to Mexican food, with a great taste, and good quality. I have had the rolled tacos, burritos, tamales, and enchiladas and I have liked them all. If I could have one thing, I would like it with carna asada instead of just ground beef. That’s the one main difference I have seen that differentiates California style Mexican from TN style.

…I’ll preface this with the service was worth three stars; however, that is not enough for me to average this out any higher because, after all, many dining experiences with bad food just wipe away any of the good service parts of the meal.
The salsa — it was like canned, crushed tomatoes without (thankfully) the tinny tasted. It was bland and uninspired. If you would have thrown in some onion, cilantro, garlic, lime and salt — or even just one of those, it would have been a vast improvement. Instead it was just this liquidy tomato stuff in a bowl. If I would have had basil and oregano, I could have made a nice sauce for pasta. Let’s just say that set the tone. I mean really, if you cannot get salsa right what else is going to be tasty? I only had one chipful of the stuff and that was MORE than enough for me.
With it being lunch time, husband and I both ordered off of the lunch menu. I decided on the fajita nachos because I was weary of more complex dishes after the failed salsa experiment. I got mine mixed with both chicken and beef. It looked good — lots of meat, plenty of sautéed peppers and onions but that was a mirage. In actuality, what I wound up with was a wet mess. Instead of a thicker queso or simply melted cheese, my nachos were swimming in some murky liquid that resembled cloudy chicken stock. Not an appealing sight, eh? Also, it was so blistering hot that I think it came straight from the microwave. If I wanted to nuke something for lunch, I would have bought a Lean Cuisine. I think I got through about three bites before I covered my plate with my napkin. To be fair, the husband got the California Burrito and declared it okay… Nothing more than okay though.
Sometimes I think Mexican places «dummy down» things and do not put much «punch» in it because the gringos will complain that it’s too hot. Well I’d like to see options. I’m not a gringo. I was born and raised in San Antonio. I have a 92 year old Abuelita. I know the difference between Tex Mex and Mexican. But having bland food from any culture is uncalled for