El Azteca Mexican Restaurant

I absolutely love El Azteca! Been my go to spot for fantastic Mexican food for years now. I have never had a bad experience here. Friendly service. Clean and inviting atmosphere. Wonderful food. If you are craving deliciously delicious Mexican food, and you have never given this restaurant a try, I highly recommended you stop in. You won't be disappointed.

The food, drinks, and service was good. I was satisfied with everything until I got ready to pay. The math was off with the drink specials and the 1.82 charge for paying with a card was crazy. Who pays with cash in 2023. If you question your total you get ignored like you wasn't heard. This made me want to not tip because all the extra was enough for me. I will not be returning. This isn't a good look for someone like myself who has just relocated to Appleton. If this is what dining out means here I will be cooking at home. I do not like to cheated.!!!!!

We went at 11 on Monday and were able to choose our booth and sit immediately. The staff was friendly and accommodating. They were busy but the food came out quickly and was tasty. I had the lunch quesadilla with grilled chicken. I removed one star because the rice lacked flavor. The beans were great. I would definitely come back for a quick meal.

Was in appleton shopping and stopped by on recommendation from friends. First impression walking in was your typical Mexican style restraunt you walk into. My personal standard for a 5 star restraunt is old Mexico. As soon as we got seated we were instantly greeted and served chips, salsa and bean dip. The bean dip was really good but as for the salsa, it was very watery and not much flavor. For drinks I had the house margarita which again was very average and doesn't compare to old Mexico. For my main corse I had the big burrito and my wife had the chimichanga. My meal was again very average and not much flavor compared again to my standard at old Mexico. I tried a bite of my wife's chimichanga which was better than my meal. Overall if I had to choose old Mexico is stilly standard and would choose it all day. If Google had quater stars this would be a 3.5 star restraunt. Not bad by any means but there are better options in my opinion.

This place is a good example of why you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. I've never been to an El Azteca and I'm regretting not trying it sooner. The exterior leaves much to be desired, but as soon as you walk into the building you'll be pleasantly assaulted with an array of colors and fun decorative items and furniture. The staff is amazing. Our waiter was nice, friendly and informative. The kitchen staff were also friendly when I was wondering around taking pictures. The music is perfect for the atmosphere and not so loud that it's overwhelming. The portions are great for the price and the food is really good. Visits come with complimentary restaurant style nachos with a house bean dip and salsa which were amazing. The chicken I had was a little on the bland side, but I sampled everyone's plates to get a more well rounded opinion. The beans, rice, steak, lobster and shrimp were incredibly flavorful so it's possible I just got a bum draw. Lol I would strongly suggest it if you're craving some great Mexican food. 👍