El Fenix

"Food was just ok and was very fast. Service on the other hand was not good. Attitude of the hostess was dismissive and distant. Just grabbed to menus and walked away toward the table she intended for us. No “follow me” or anything. Food was delivered but we waited another 10 minutes for silverware. Ordered a soft drink when seated and had to ask for it again once the food was delivered. All around…. low budget, poor service, ok food."

"I have been wanting to try this chain restaurant out for some time. I was seated immediately and brought my drink, chips and salsa. The salsa was very tasty but could have been a bit more hot. The staff was very nice and my order was brought out quickly. I had ordered fish tacos with rice and beans. They threw in some avocado slices, which was a nice surprise. All of the food was delicious. I would have finished my plate but I was stuffed. The atmosphere was very relaxing. I will definitely be back and I recommend this place to anyone."

"We did not have to wait for a table as the place was not very busy. Our table had a wobble in it but it wasn’t a deal breaker. The best chips ever at this place, the salsa is good but not over the top. They only have yellow queso so I didn’t order any because I don’t like it. My salad came out and it was beautiful and big but the deal break was the ranch was bland and watery. The beef was definitely not real steak but the chicken was good. We asked our waitress for extra salsa and we didn’t get it after we asked so we asked another waiter. Then when our meal came out we got what we asked her for. They need to communicate better. Overall it was a pleasant experience but the food was just okay but the prices were good. I would probably try it again."

"My brother and I attended a Dallas Cowboys home game last month, and before he flew out of DFW Airport on Monday afternoon, we visited the El Fenix on Airport Freeway. At noon, the restaurant was not too busy and the service was very fast. My brother ordered the chicken fajita lunch special while I had the enchiladas lunch special. There was also plenty of chips and salsa to be had. Altogether, the prices are very reasonable and many people think this is the best Tex-Mex in town, although I think Mia's on Lemmon Avenue is better. Definitely worth a visit if you are headed to the airport and want to have a good lunch before you arrive."

"Don’t let the pretty decor fool you. I came here with a few friends as we just flew in for a conference and we were starving. We had heard Tex-Mex was super popular in Texas and decided to try this place out; the reviews were all astonishing and we wanted to try some “authentic” TexMex. We came and were told the wait was going to be 10-15 minutes which was fine, it was super busy after all. The server comes to bring us to a table and then we had to awkwardly wait by the table because it turns out no one had cleaned it. We sat down and then a different waiter came by and took our drink order. After 5-7 minutes, Another different waiter came by and gave us menus after saying “oh, no one gave you guys menus?” And proceeds to give only us 2/3 silverware’s while yelling To a DIFFERENT waiter to get us some silverware. Another waiter comes by with the menus and drinks finally after at least 15 minutes of waiting at the table. We order our food and let me just say…the food was horrible. The chips and salsa are store bought. The “authentic” tacos look straight out of taco bell. The lettuce is the pre cut store bag ones and was wilting. All of the cheese used on the dishes were the store bought plastic cheese, You could literally see that shiny fake film on it. And all of the food was extremely bland but somehow super salty? We literally took a few bites and paid and left without taking any boxes because it was that…bad. Let’s just say there’s a reason why when you walk in there’s only white people and kids eating here. Bad service and horrible food, Don’t come here if you’re looking for good food."