El Mezcal Mexican restaurant bar and grill

This location seems to have replaced the Gaudalajara restaurant. There’s a fairly large and new sign on top of the restaurant. It’s located at a strip mall near Walmart. I was greeted fairly quickly when I entered and guided to a seat with a menu and silverware. A few minutes later, the server (was bilingual) came out and asked for what I wanted. I received my salsa and chips at this time. The salsa was pretty watery and lacked spice or much flavor. It was nothing special, and chips seemed like they were made a long time ago.

Looking at the menu, it seemed like a typical Mexican restaurant though I was a little disappointed that the street tacos didn’t have many options. I was a little inclined to think after looking at the menu that it was more Tex Mex. They did seem to have a nice deal for aguas frescas with two glasses for under $3. That’s pretty unheard of here in HSV. I ended up ordering 3 pastor tacos.

I received food fairly quickly. The street tacos have a large amount of cilantro and raw onions, but not as much meat as I had hoped for. The red sauce served on the side wasn't very spicy and had more of a smokiness. Not sure I had the experience I wanted. I had to wait a bit after finishing my food to get my check or even see the waiter. If I come back, I’ll try the aguas frescas.

visited Fall 2023

This place is newer, but has great food. They have all the usual Mexican food favorites, and they're very well done. The portions are substantial, and the service was quick and friendly. Their chips and salsa are above average (chips are among the best in town). Would go again.

We used to frequent Guadalajara under previous owners and thought it was the best in Madison/Huntsville. We were concerned when new owners El Mezcal took over. We were so very pleasantly surprised. Same amazing salsa and although different, improvements all around. We love this place - best Mexican in Madison hands down.

What a great place. I remember coming to this location last year but it was named Guadalajara. El Mezcal did not disappoint! The food was great and the atmosphere was neat. I really loved the medium Margarita which was massive! I definitely recommend this place and I will be returning again!

I got shrimp faijats and requested spicy. It wasn't on the menu but they made it. One person also got the fajita spicy but with all different meat. Someone got cosdodos (looked like a sandwich). There's didn't have much flavor to it. The rest of us enjoyed our food. The margarita was good but they don't do happy hour. Sorry I don't know how to spell Mexican food but I figure the description of a sandwich you can figure it out.