El Azteca

Reviews

• Emer B.

  star star star star star 14 July 2026

  This is really good Mexican food. It's really cheap also as you can see from the menu photos that I took. This place has moved and is actually in the building behind the original restaurant. I'm sure they moved because the rent was cheaper.
  All the pictures I'm seeing is of the old restaurant in front of the new one. This new one is much cleaner. If no one is at the front counter then I just go ahead and seat myself and there is never a problem with that.
  This restaurant is always busy during peak hours so the food speaks for itself. I had a fajita taco salad and my wife had chicken quesadilla and beans in this particular visit. Everything was great. This is as close to authentic as you will get in the commerce banks crossing area.
  If your a local that has never been here or someone traveling down interstate 85 then it will be worth it to stop in and have some great Mexican food.

• Bethany W.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 14 July 2026

  I've never experienced that level of slowness and disorganization at a restaurant. We stopped because Mexican is usually a quick meal. We stood at the front desk for ten minutes while staff scurried around, no one acknowledged us. We were sat but not given menus. We were approached three times by three different wait staff to get our drink order. Still no menus. Finally menus, and a while later, we order. It's been 30 minutes at this point, and we've gone through six baskets of chips. (We notice that a table we knew was seated when we walked in JUST got their food.) People were waiting to pay, waiting to be seated, all standing at the front looking around for someone to help them. Food came. It's been an hour. Everything tasted ok, except my "shrimp, garlic, tomato and avocado" dish had heaps of garlic... Heaps. I thought it was quinoa there was so much. And I like garlic but wow. Flagged our waitress down to get the check, stood with the mass of people at the front to pay, and left. Took an hour and a half.
  TLDR: took foreeeeever, tasted ok.

• Suzanne P.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 14 July 2026

  Moldy menus, awkward reception (busboy said we could sit anywhere once he noticed us standing there). Food was sub-par. I've gotten better Mexican food in the freezer isle at the grocery store. It's a "meh" restaurant.

• P N.

  star star star star star 9 July 2026

  This was an incredibly lucky find! We were having a roadside overnight in Commerce at the Days Inn & Suites ... didn't want to get back in the car for dinner ... didn't want chain or fast food.
  Directly next door(upon recommendation from lovely hotel clerk ... another review) we got doo lucky with El Aztecs!
  I had the carnitas ... generous enough portion that should have shared with dining companion ... succulent chunks of roasted pork with beautiful and bountiful plate of salad rice beans salsa avocado and on and on.

• Nancy G.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 7 July 2026

  Save your money Terrible food and service.   Steak was fatty and chewy-no taste; cheese dip was runny like skim milk. They get 1 star for their chips and the nice middle aged waitress who took over from some young waitress who wanted to spend time in a corner booth with her cell phone and buddy-boyfriend??  Overheard that  she is daughter of owner-she couldn't care less about her customers and the food order. Next time I'll just stop at Taco Bell