El Maguey Mexican Restaurant

I had been here one other time and it was fine, but the last time I visited was exactly that. The last time. I read the specials on the door, we sat down to eat. The waitress comes to take our drink order, she asks if we're ready to order, we say yes, my wife orders her food, and when the waitress looks at me (mind you, she has made it apparent by this point that she doesn't speak much English), I ask 'Is your special today the chicken quesadilla?', to which she replies, 'No'. So I reply, 'oh, it's not?', and she again says 'No', and looks down at my menu as if to hurry me up. This ticked me off a little. Feeling rushed, I ordered something at random on the spot, which happened to be BBQ Carnitas Nachos. An appetizer. She leaves without another word. She brings the food out a while later,

Some of the food is really good some not so much. The salsa is ok it taste like it is made with canned tomatoes. Great service. Prices are ok.

Best Mexican food we've had driving across the country. From Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, all the way to Florida, these guys in Missouri made the best food, fantastic salsa, and their steak tips fajitas and enchiladas are bomb.

My son and I came here for dinner, our server was wonderful, very intentional with her kindness and smiles all around. My dessert was brought out by another lady and the inside was still frozen and had chocolate, once Jennifer came back with a new order there was honey and strawberry on the side. Much more appealing to the food critics eyes and far tastier warm and sweet with strawberries. Make sure to ask for Jennifer with the smiles.

Chips and salsa are mid to fair... Sometimes the wait staff isn't as concerned about being friendly but just getting their job done. Food is decent and you get a good size portion for your money. I would say they're really close to four and a half Stars but just don't hit that benchmark food and services.