El Espolon

Starting to think mid-​MO can’t do Mexican food. I’m sure there are some good ones out there, but IMHO this is unfortunately not one of them. It is connected to the hotel next door, where I was staying. I got a to-​go order of chicken enchiladas with mole sauce, which is one of my favorites. Service was very friendly and helpful, but could not offset the food. The salsa you get with the chips actually tasted like pizza sauce – VERY tomato-​y with little Mexican flavor. Not sure what brand of can it came from but I could only eat 2 chips. The mole sauce was equally disappointing – way too much tomato. I have bought better mole in the Mexican food isle of Shop ‘N Save. The guacamole was also obviously canned; the rice was fine. While I was waiting I glanced over behind the bar and saw a huge mess – open bottles, citrus fruit mess everywhere, etc, and they were dead – literally 3 tables full in a 260 capacity restaurant. Unfortunately would not recommend this one.

Do not fear the lack of full parking lot. The food is fine. Even good. Its Mexican food and they have not messed it up.