Cancun

The atmosphere is terrible, the food is overpriced and I could make better Mexican food at home.

Unfortunately, it seems their quality has continued to decrease as their prices increase. It was never an extremely authentic Mexican restaurant, but it seems like there are even more Americanized items on the menu now (like a horseshoe). When we came in the other night our waiter asked if we wanted guacamole so we said sure. When we got the bill we couldn’t believe a very small bowl of mashed up avocado was $ 4! Definitely left feeling like we way overpaid for what we got.

Ms T and I have been making regular trips between St Louis and Chicagoland to enjoy Jazz Showcase in South Loop. We are always looking for some place to stop for lunch. We have made two stops at Cancun in Sherman recently. I have driven by the signs on I-​55, what seems like a thousand times.
Cancun is a pretty gringo place. None of our servers have ever been Mexican. The food we have had follows that theme, although admittedly we have not done anything but a light lunch.
Their salsa with chips is acceptable, a pureed style, with a lot of garlic. It always helps us when it is not full of chunks of onion. For these meals, Ms T always orders a ground beef tostada. She found them to be acceptable, with minimal seasoning in the beef. I have ordered Huevos Rancheros both times. They are also acceptable, with a similar (or same) garlicky tomato sauce.
The last time, I tried to get some huevos con chorizo, but was told that the only egg dish they did was the ranch-​style. I found that odd. Maybe they don’t have chorizo, but this is absolutely the first Mexican restaurant I have been in anywhere that would not make this for me, whether on the menu or not.
I think we will we will probably stop here again, regardless, when timing is right. It is on the low end of the typical family style Mexican places we have been but is a better option than all the chain food along I-​55 and in Springfield. I still have not figured out a good way to get back on I-​55 northbound from this exit. Maybe it is a temporary construction thing. Thank God for GPS.

Excellent service, but quality of food could really be improved at the cost of a few minutes of downtime on table service. Also, staff mixed up a specific request for chicken instead of beef.

Many moons ago, I used to go here and the food was good. I haven’t lived in the area in a long time but happened to be driving by after visiting family and we decided to stop for dinner before we headed back to Chicago. We were seated quickly and service was polite and timely. The food, in comparison to what we get in Chicago, was basically flavorless. The hot salsa was what I would consider medium, the taco meat didn’t have much flavor at all, the chalupa was flat, though the guacamole seemed fairly fresh, and the cheese enchilada was fairly standard, though the brown sauce was a bit confusing. Overall a bit disappointing as I was trying to maybe relive some good times a bit but worth the 3 stars overall for service, friendliness, cost for portion size and speediness.

I was traveling up 55 and stopped for some lunch. First impressions: it looks at first glance like many other Mexican joints I’ve been to, Aztec themed paintings and colorful lights. The expected Mexicali music, tables, booths, servers… everything normal.
When I sit down I realize something; with my German/​Polish great-​grandparents and Roman Catholic upbringing I am the most ethnic thing in this joint. That also summarizes the food. It’s like a middle American idea of what Mexican food should be. Nice, warm, and mild enough for the baby to eat without blinking an eye. (The baby literally did just that)
Things that came to my attention: zero hot sauce in the dining room… isn’t that like no soy sauce at a Chinese restaurant? The rellano on the menu is NOT familiar to me as such… that is, not the way I know them to be made. The taco was a touch overcooked and overprocessed. The sopapilla, again, not made like any sopapilla I remember. The rice was a disaster, clearly reheated and probably on day 2 or 3.
I don’t want to make it seem as if it was a total disaster. Good service, clean, quick, and accommodating of the baby that came along. I enjoyed the guacamole salad and the chimichanga was nice. If I were traveling by again I would give them another try, they may not have been the most authentic but they are still better than filling up on grease at a fast food place.