El Rodeo Restaurant

We dined here on our way back from Idaho to Seattle. Food's okay and restaurant hygiene is subpar. Serving staff were friendly, however, they couldn't seat us all 4 families (total 17 including 6 kids) at the same place although they got a section of the restaurant that can fit large groups. They said it's closed for the day. No dessert menu or even cake bites to celebrate one of the friend's birthday. Total bill wasn't bad for the amount of food we ordered considering overall high prices and inflation.

Service here is Always excellent. Food on point. Drinks great. Staff always friendly. Establishment always clean. We go often and will be back soon. ... EDIT... The service is friendly and you are seated right away. I have noticed the last several times we have been in, the place definitely is not as clean as it should be, the booth seats are dirty, Not necessarily with food but just dirt itself. The floors (especially under the tables) need to be swept/vacuumed. The quality of the food, over the past year, has definitely went downhill. For 15 years, we have stopped on our way through town and ordered the steak and/or chicken fajitas. It is really hit-n- miss, some days the food , or at least some of the food, is on point, and other days it is like it was held over from the day before reheated and served. The last few times we have been in the chips have been stale, and the salsa tastes like it was poured from a can. We stopped ordering drinks (Mainly margaritas) from this place a while back, Again because they taste like they were poured from a can.

With Moses Lake being a fairly standard small-town (just off the freeway without strong food options) I'm thankful for El Rodeo Restaurant! I eat a plant-based or vegan diet and struggle to find large enough dishes to order in Moses Lake. I often pack my own meals, but this weekend I wasn't able to and I didn't want a processed plant burger from Carl's Jr.

My husband's meal was delicious (he said) and so were the Vegetable Fajitas entree I shared with my 7 and 9 year olds.

The fajita veggies were seasoned full of flavor and plentiful. They came with 4 tortillas (I added a side to share with the girls), rice, beans, a slaw and really good-looking & tasting guacamole. If I had it again, and was sharing, I'd add extra rice. Other than that, I had leftovers for 2-3 more burritos once I got back home. I'm not sure, but I messed up considering what fat the vegetables were sautéed in. If you're plant based, please ask if a vegetable oil is/can be used for the fajita veggies.

Again, my omnivore husband was quite pleased with El Rodeo in comparison to the other Mexican meal we'd had (price & flavor counted). We paid less for better.

I especially hope this review helps a fellow plant eater! Good luck and enjoy your meal!🌱

My food was ok. The enchilada beans and rice were good. I had them put my taco and tostada on a separate plate to prevent it from becoming soggy but it didn't work. The taco meat was so runny it practically fell apart. Now my husband ordered the carne asada and it was awesome. I would probably go back but would order something different.