Cinco De Mayo Mexican Restaurant

We've been loyal customers since we moved to the area in 1999, and Cinco has always been our go-to Mexican restaurant - great, fresh food, lightening-fast service, and overall excellence. This was our first visit in several years (life....) and I was disappointed for the first time ever. It took a good 10 minutes to get menus, chips, & salsa to the table, and a further 10 minutes for drinks to arrive. After placing our food order, we waited approximately 20 minutes till it was delivered. I ordered my usual favorite of carnitas tacos - instead of the smooth, unctuous flavor of the braised, tender pork, it was overpowered by cumin and tougher than I expected. The others at the table were also a bit underwhelmed by their choices. The place itself has incorporated some beautiful updates - tabl

Overall, not a bad place. Nothing really stood out about my order. I ordered Birria Tacos w/ Mexican rice, and chips with queso sauce and Jarritos pineapple soda for 29 bucks after tax. As a Los Angeles native, I have yet to find a Mexican Restaurant in the state of Virginia that could compare to any of the ones back home. Birria tacos score: 2 it didnt have much flavor, the cheese was almost non existent, and the coloring of the shell didnt have the the appareance that it was even dipped, 0 toppings inside the taco. However, the meat was cooked good, but hardly any flavor to the meat. Mexican rice score: 2 Very bland, and 0 flavor at all. I guess because its in york county, the default flavor meter is set to bland. Chips and Queso score 3: Housemade chips are always a dub in my book. H

Stopped in for lunch with a buddy busy but tables were available so no wait. Music was upbeat and server was prompt to greet us offering beverages. And the bar was amazingly quick in making the drinks, the server was back in s flash. We ordered and even though the place was quite full our plates were in front of us in 10 minutes. Great service. Refills on the drinks who could say no to a second. Even with the quick service at no time did we feel rushed. It was pleasant and the service great. Food super fresh and hot. And tasted authentic definitely not out of the can or box. Will definitely return.

I chose this place because I was in the area and they had good reviews. I’m all about these google reviews when spending my money at an establishment. So we were greeted by a very nice man and allowed to choose where we wanted to sit. We looked over the menu and placed our order. It took a bit of time for our food to come but not abnormally long. We were really hungry. Let me tell you, the food was delicious!!! I mean it was well worth the wait. My burrito had chicken and shrimp in it and it was cooked to perfection. This place definitely didn’t disappoint and I will definitely be going back to try more stuff on their menu!

First time trying this place. The restaurant is clean and nice however, I waited about 10 minutes before greeted. I ordered 2 chicken burritos and chicken fajitas. The food was not well seasoned.