El Agave 5 Mexican Restaurant

"This is a nice small eatery with a friendly staff and the largest mug of "horchata" I've ever seen. Critique: Don't order the nachos if you're wanting what you would get in your local sports bar. Very sparse with none of the expected ingredients. Just chips, meat and cheese. The other dishes appeared to be nicely prepared."

"I almost didn’t go here based on other reviews about it being a hit or miss restaurant. But I’m glad I did. Because they had great service and delicious food. I must have experienced a “hit” night. Leon S. was my server and she was awesome. I’ll definitely go back!"

"The first visit was ho-hum. The second visit was I should have learned from my first visit. I did not get a refill on my coke. I have a digestive problem and only wanted a hamburger. What I got was a hocky puck with cheese on a bun. It was very disappointing. How could a child eat one? We were charged for a second serving of chips and salsa. If the cook didn't know how to use a can opener or a microwave, nothing would come out of the kitchen. It was a unanimous decision for my family of 8 to never go back."

"This is a review for El Agave in Bristow, VA. The restaurant was at the end of a strip mall. The restaurant has a large banner on one side, which could be seen from the major road, outside of the strip mall. The parking area was very compact and small. The exterior of the restaurant was clean, yet somehow seemingly desolate. The restaurant has large windows which could have been utilized for advertising or props to attract customers to the location, but it was left bare and plain. This location has 2 doors where you can enter the building - the main entrance and a side patio about 15 ft away around the side. The restaurant has a nice covered and lit patio, that could seat 12-16 people. Inside the restaurant it was well lit and clean. Two things I really like about this restaurant's interior was that the music was kept at a reasonable volume and the restrooms were clearly marked, high up on the ceiling, with a large arrow for everyone to see. There's nothing worse than going to a restaurant and wandering around like a drunk duck trying to find where they hid the bathroom in some corner somewhere. The bathrooms at this location were clean. They were single occupant gender separated restrooms with modern appliances. Auto-flush toilets, sinks, and soap dispensers. Now on to the part we're all here for: The food and service was decent. I was not "Wow!"-ed by the food.. it was just bare minimum what you would expect... Nothing special. When I went here, I got the "Fajitas Texana", which consisted of steak, chicken, shrimp, onions, peppers, and a side of flour tortillas, sour cream, Mexican rice, refried beans, guacamole, lettuce and tomato. Honestly, I would have preferred an option for a tray of just sour cream, lettuce, tomato and cheese. The meat seasoning was right at the level of almost barely being there, right on the low end of pleasantly there, but tasted good... The onions and peppers were in large supply, apparently, because that was 50+% of the tray. The meat was sliced thin and was quite good. I only wish there was more of it, especially for the $19+ paid for it... Since I'm not a huge fan of peppers, I was able to get 2 tortillas filled with what meats were supplied. It was a good meal, and I left happy. The chips and salsa at the beginning of the meal was very nice. The chips were corn-based chips. The salsa has just enough heat in it to be pleasant and not bland. Usually I don't partake in ANY spicy foods, and I thought it was good. The service was decent. In my opinion it was a bit slow. I was one of the less than 5 people in the place for a late lunch time (after 2:30pm) meal. It was ten minutes of staring at the same menu before the order was taken. It is quite a large menu though, so I would understand that they get a lot of people who don't know what they're hungry for asking them to come back in a bit. I stayed for about an hour and was only checked on twice. It would have been nice to have gotten a second drink, since mine was low and had to be paced, but I wasn't too fussed about not getting another one. The music was a great selection of traditional music, tuned to just the right volume. Not too loud, not too quiet. It's a great place to go to if you want to be left alone and have a decent quiet ordinary meal with no extravagance or frills."

"First time eating at this restaurant. Food was excellent and very fresh. Chips and salsa were great, could taste the cilantro and had a smoky flavor. Chips were not greasy. Ask for the house hot sauce/salsa, very good. All the meals we had were tasty, and there was a lot of food. Margarita was disappointing, seemed like it was missing Tequila and was too sweet (That is why the 4 star rating). Next time I will get a beer. Will definitely eat there again!"