El Nopal

I love this El Nopal. We usually go with our 3 kids — 2 of whom are 2 years old. The staff is friendly, the food is almost always served quickly — and its very good — and the atmosphere is very casual. I’ve only had one bad experience, where the server didn’t understand /​didn’t want to deal with me ordering al a carte items from the menu — I kept saying «I want a cheese quesadilla and beans» and he just kept saying «That’s not a meal on the menu». That’s been one time — all the other servers have been able to take my order fine. Overall, great place.

This is one of the better El Nopals. Clean location, designed with a bar that is separated from the main, more family-​dining room. Typical decoration and paint scheme for the chain — bright yellow walls, red shingled accent over the bar, ceramic cacti and lizard statues throughout, etc. This particular location has a good number of tvs that are laid out pretty well so that they’re easy to see from most any seat, so it would probably be a good one to come to if you wanted to watch a game at the bar.
I got a ground beef enchilada, ground beef burrito, and ground beef soft taco. My friend got the pollo poblano. Server was friendly and checked on us regularly. Food was served quickly. We could instantly tell how fresh all of the ingredients were — more so than at some other locations. Everything tasted great. We were seated, ordered, ate, paid the bill, and back in the car within about 30 minutes.
The location is slightly inconvenient unless you’re somewhere near the Gene Snyder and Shelbyville Road intersection, anyway. But if you’re in that area and craving Mexican, this is good service and good food at cheap prices — it lives up to the El Nopal reputation.

This is one of the better El Nopal locations. They have excellent queso and really good service.

This is one of the better El Nopal’s in town. Service is usually super fast and the food has always been great. You can’t beat the price if you have coupons and order one of the drink specials. It may not be the best Mexican food around but it’s a great place to eat.

If you know what real Mexican food is then this stuff is pure puke. They have got to be kidding.

Although the building itself is tucked away, the location is still very easy to find and the building itself is very big. El Nopal is El Nopal any place you go in the city, if you’ve been to one, you’ve got a good idea of what they’re all like. My boyfriend and I split the burrito Gigante, which is the only one that comes with cheese sauce on top. It was plenty for both of us, and we were pretty hungry. Have a good trip out there! Do like we did-​work up an appetite canoeing Floyd’s Fork before you go!

My favorite place to jump in the car with the family and go out to eat! The food is always hot, fresh, and large portions too! Taste is Super important to me and they have it right! Highly recommended!

You know this place is doing something right when it is busy on a weekend night, with still little to no wait and this place is a bit hidden from the main strip.
I have visited a different location before in L’Ville and every experience has been mostly consistent and tasty.
I really enjoy their chips and salsa and what is nice is each person gets their own small bowl and multiple little pitchers of mild and spicy, so if you want to mix them to your own strength, it is easy to do so! On my last visit, they were super fast about keeping our chips refilled!
We got a couple pitchers of Dos Equis (great price too btw) and a variety of food, everyone seemed to like what they ordered but my tacos ended up really wet due to oil or something but I ate them regardless because they still tasted fine. It is still your what-​you-​expect chain Mexican food place but their prices are good and food is tasty.
Our server was polite and speedy which was definitely noted because of how busy they were. I am sure we’ll be back soon.

Nothing bad to say about our visit.
Whole family was greeted and sat without any wait. They have cheese dip and chips so good I almost punched someone in the throat. Yes. I said it.
Our meal was served quickly and without any issues. The menu was what you might expect from your typical Mexican joint but it was done well.
Will certainly visit again.

Having grown up in Texas, I can tell you this was not good Mexican food. Fajitas were greasy, chopped in pieces and luke warm at best. Rice was cold. Avocados were not fresh and the salsa was ketchuppy. The service was OK except when asked if they would make enchiladas with fajita meat and they said no. The manager tried to explain it took too long which was ridiculous.

Happened to find this place behind the Arby’s after a stop off the interstate. It is typical of standard Mexican-​American fare with a few of exceptions…
1. the food that should be hot is.
2. The food that should be cold is.
3. Everything tastes fresh.
4. The service is good.
Great place!

Always good. One of our regular spots. Love the burritos Mexicanos with enchilada sauce added on. Kids love it. So fast for a sit down. Stay away from fish tacos though. All else probably good.

THE CUSTOMERS:
We had a total of two adults and one child that went to this restaurant.
THE LOCATION:
The location is right off Shelbyville Road on the west side of I-​265 in front of the «newer» Wal-​Mart shopping center. It is in a small retail shopping center next to an emergency clinic.
FIRST IMPRESSION:
Looks clean from the outside. Nice looking restaurant. Very roomy on the inside.
THE SELECTION:
Had all the standard far of Mexican restaurants.
THE PRICE:
The price came out to be around $ 22 for the both of us. That is with the drinks, the tax and the tip, so it was not too bad. Prices seem moderate for the area.
THE FOOD:
The food was delicious. We ordered from the «Combination Plates» section and we had plenty of food. Between the chips and Salsa and your entrée… you should be set. It was enough to feed our little one too since we did not order her a separate meal.
OVERALL:
This place is good for families. Good for kids and good for groups. They have a little bar area for the «after work» crowd. They were good on the refills (which always determines our tips) and I would recommend this place to any of my friends.