El Ausente

This place is AMAZING! So clean inside (including the restrooms) the chavela’s are delicious and all the food we ordered was flavored to perfection.

We had a delicious dinner last night. The food was fresh, the service was quick and friendly and the prices were reasonable. We highly recommend this restaurant if you want authentic Mexican food.

This place doesn’t look like much from the outside, but on the inside it has a cute diner feel to it. The staff is pleasant. They have 2 TVs on opposite sides of the room tuned to the same Spanish show. They also have a jukebox and occasionally play music. They have a nice variety of meals to choose from including meals designed for 2.
They have horchatas (no refills– waitress gave me a look when I asked for no ice– I hate paying for a glass half full of ice), which in my opinion every Mexican restaurant should offer– I love cinnamon :) They also have some really big margaritas. Bf loves the different types of salted rims they have– he gets Modelo with a spicy rimmed glass.
This was our second time. Both times he ordered green chilaquiles, and he says they’re good, score ⁸⁄₁₀. Last time I ordered the chicken burrito– very good. This time I tried to order chicken tamales, but all they had was pork. So I got the chicken enchiladas plate. I usually like enchiladas, but I don’t usually rhapsodize about them. However, these were so good that I actually cleaned my plate! I can’t remember the last time I ate the entire portion a restaurant gave me, and I wasn’t starving, but these were really good
Looking forward to our next trip. Thanks El Ausente :)

I goto this restaurant at least once a month and always get good food. I recommend trying their food.

Go here now! Best Mexican food in Vegas. Servers are very kind. They never screw my order. Food is the best.

This food is the bomb! I haven’t had a dish I didn’t like! Really friendly staff. Best Mexican food ever.

Fellow Unilocalers this is authentic mexican! Don’t let the area or parking lot scare you!
Food was delicious and reasonably priced. Huevos rancheros yummmm and the verde chiliquilles were flavorful.

Definitely will come back to this restaurant! Food was great. Authentic… As in I was the only gringa in the place.

My husband and I had lunch here after tiring of the high-​priced «haute cuisine» of the Strip — it was excellent. We have very high standards for Mexican — after spending time there and living in the Southwest. The Chile Verde was just right and the verde sauce fresh and excellent. Corn tortillas fresh off the press. Chicken/​cheese enchiladas maybe a bit too cheesy, but delicious. Even the rice and beans were outstanding. Hubby started with ceviche pulpo and it was fresh and tasty. The atmosphere is indicative of the location and authenticity — simple, but clean and the service very friendly. Next time we visit LV, we’ll be stopping by.

I live in the NW side of town and had been wanting to try this place for a while and we finally did! We ordered shrimp tostadas, shrimp cocktails and fish and shrimp tacos. The food was amazing and the service was great! This is the place to go for authentic Mexican food. It was well worth the drive and I can’t wait to go again.

We went yesterday for the second time. Great again! I am not sure why this place isn’t more crowded, the owner is always friendly, the female server (I have to ask her name!) is great and the food is exceptional.
I hear the shrimp is good, but I always get the carne asada burrito. It’s big, full of flavor, and hard to beat. My friend got the Carne asada enchiladas. I had a taste and YUMMY! I might get them next time. I’d like to see carnitas on their menu, but it’s ok that they aren’t as that would just be another temptation.
I would say you should go and try it. you WILL return.

I have no idea how this place has stayed under the radar for so long, maybe that really awkward location on the Boulder Highway a little south of Charleston. The food however is some of the best in Las Vegas, much better than many of the very popular and highly overrated places that I won’t mention (everyone knows them) .
Carne Asada Tampiquena, Ceviche Tostada, Mojarra mojo de ajo, Cheese enchiladas, Shrimp, and al Pastor tacos, are some of my favorites. Hell, even the Hamburguesa is good. The owner is always there and the food is fresh and cooked with care. Highly recommended. The only reason I don’t go more often is that they close fairly early, about 8:00 PM.
BTW, Lowes is directly across the street.

This place was hard to find, but boy was it a great find! Its a hole in the wall type of place (which tend to be my favorites) and the food was fresh and outstanding :-D We ordered a shrimp plate to share, we could have easily fed a third person. I can’t wait to come back for more!