El Botanero by 100% AM

O.m.g. that's all can say. Being from Ohio, authentic Mexican food is hard to find. This is authentic with a modern twist. Menu is in Spanish, however...get the mojito...get the elote...and ask the server for his favorite dish. I had steak tacos with avocado and pickled onions. The seasoning was on point and unlike anything I've had before. No salsa needed. Perfecto.

Just ok. Aguachile was packed with flavor but shrimp was definitely spoiled. After informing the bartender about the spoiled shrimp no one bothered follow up. Probably a good place to watch sports just avoid the seafood.

Customer service was outstanding our waiter Carlos was awesome. The food was amazing our first time there was a delight. Me and my daughter are excited about going back again. We just moved to McAllen and this our number restaurant so far. 10 out 10

The food was generally good, though a bit too salty—even the refried beans at the start. For the price, some improvements are needed: the roasted corn could use better presentation, and the ribeye in aguachile was served well done without asking for the preferred doneness. The aguachile itself was overpowered by soy sauce, losing its balance. Service was okay in the end—thanks for the attention. With a few adjustments, the experience could match the pricing better.

We came on a Monday at 4 pm they had an amazing happy hour menu, but music was extremely low. We kept asking the manager to raise the music volume, and would raise it for a bit then lower it. We asked like 3-4 times and kept doing the same thing. We even asked why they had the volume so low and they said cuz it was slow. Over all everything was great but music is a big thing in a business so I would ask the business owners to look into this. Business could possibly be better but the floor ain’t being runned correctly.