El Jimador Mexican Restaurante
Lexington, SC · Mexican restaurant
- Address
- El Jimador Mexican Restaurante, 108 J Scarborough Dr, Lexington, SC 29072
- Phone
- (803) 785-0022
- Website
- eljimadormexicanrestaurante.com
- Status
- Closed · Opens 11 AM
El Jimador Mexican Restaurante is a restaurant located in Lexington, SC. It is one of 276 restaurants listed in Lexington. Its 4.3-star rating is above the Lexington city average of 4.2 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.
Hours
| Friday | 11 AM–10 PM |
Customer Reviews
Went first for take out, then followed with a dine in visit. Yes I am a gringo from Yankee territory that was transplanted here, but I as a retired chef, I love food from everywhere, when its done right. That said, overall my Google rating is 15/15, no my personal rating. Again this is PERSONAL rating. They were 14/15. Service and atmosphere were top notch. Everyone there is amazing. They lose 1 star in the food category, FOR ME, based solely on the menu. For me, it is built for American taste. Their menu items are adaptations, built to suit a traditional American idea of Mexican food. I had the Birria Tacos (take out) and a combo dish of steak chicken and shrimp, which I turned into tacos. The flavors were there, but built around an American palate. That is not a bad thing, nor should you
We been dining here since they opened. Always consistent food and service. Today's lunch was their new Baja Shrimp Tacos offering. Wonderful flavors with the Mexican cole slaw and fish sauce. Give it a try. Cold Dos Equis drafts. 7/5/25 update... We stopped for a late lunch. I had the Seafood Chimichangas. Tasty and filling. My wife had the El Jimador Fajitas Pacifico. Nice blend of flavors. Same excellent service, as always.
The food was good and the restaurant is beautiful 😍
Been a regular here for over 10 years. New menu is awful, quality of food has taken a nosedive and they recently did a huge expensive bait and switch on tequila shots. Asked for Lunazul they don’t have it; instead of telling us that and asking what we’d like in place, they poured top shelf $28 each shots and gave us a $400+ bill. We asked them to call the police because we were not going to pay it. Police came and suddenly they give us a new bill at the correct price. Man I miss the staff that used to be there! This Eric guy is a complete scoundrel!
The food was pretty good and spot on with the authenticity of Mexican cuisine. It is more of a Tex-Mex flavor, but that's not bad at all. The birra tacos are great, and the empanadas as appetizers were great too. Yet things are little over priced for what you get, fountain sodas are pretty expensive. Our waiter was amazing, and very helpful. Professional and never let our drinks go all the way down. All in all, we really did like it and again the staff is what you really go for.
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