El Mejicano Authentic Mexican Buffet.

678 W SW Loop 323, Tyler - 75701
180 reviews
Mexican Spanish Tex-Mex
(903) 939-2818

I agree with Jennifer James review.We went today for the first time. Everything I put on my plate was disgusting and old. Noticed as we were leaving they have a bunch of pictures of people who left without paying. I wonder why. Kinda wish my picture went up on their wall because $45 for terrible food and all of us felt sick to our stomachs. This place was lucky my friend payed them. Someone needs to call the health department immediately

The buffet has gotten smaller but prices are the same. It was okay. Some stuff didn't make sense to me for being mexican foods. Think they are trying to keep the buffet going with higher meat prices. The burritos were disgusting. Both beef and chicken fajitas were over cooked and so dry! The sopapias were ice cold and nasty probably leftovers. Guacamole was salty and chips were stale. They have one main buffet table when before it was two huge tables...then they have the salsa/salad bar and very little desert bar which was stale cookies and cakes. Wasn't worth the money in my opinion.

If I could give a 0 I would, this use to be my all time favorite place ever, the salsa use to be the most delicious, unlike other places but I hadn't been there in awhile and I was just craving it this morning. Went there and wow...my kids wouldn't even eat a thing on their plate...let alone the chips were stale the food was cold they just opened when we got there it should not have been this way. Then my daughter goes to see if any fresh food had came out and there was a roach crawling on the buffet. I said let's go I was so disgusted and disappointed. I told them about it...do you think they cared NO! I will not be back..everyone kept saying how much they went down but I guess I had to figure that out for myself. What a waste of money and time.

The atmosphere is laid back and peaceful. We had an early lunch (11:30am). It's clean. The decor and plate warehouse are outdated but they more than make up for that with the amount of dishes they serve. What we ate:Shredded Beef TacosSour Cream EnchiladasCheese EnchiladasRefried Beans and Cheese TostadaChicken, Bean & Cheese Mini ChimichangasChicken AdobadoGround Beef TacosRefried BeansMexican RiceChips & SalssAll the fixins are available:Shredded Lettuce (fresh, not bagged)Sour CreamWhite Onions, choppedGreen Onions, choppedTomatoes, chopped4-5 Tyoes if Salsa/Hot SauceRoasted Jalapeños (Extremely Caliente! The 2 bites I took brought tears to my eyes ?)They have several more dishes that we were unable to try because we were absolutely stuffed when we walked out.The price is definitely doable at $10 for lunch and $15 for dinner per person.Pros: You get to choose from a vast variety of dishes that suits your tastes.Cons:Salsa, lacked spices and flavor.Hot Sauce tasted like Siracha with spices (it was hot but it lacked flavor).Cilantro Salsa, Extremely watery and lacked flavor.Chips, Stale and soggy. No crunch to them at all. Lacked salt.That was our only complaints.Other than that, enter with a large appetite! I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone who enjoys or loves Mexican Food as we do.Seating for large parties as well.

Went to the place for lunch at 3:00 andthe meat was cold and something smelled spoiled. I like the enchiladas but the chicken need to be turned which was dry. Then to top it off waited for waitress to bring ticket which ending up being around 4. Then I found out the register? scan dinner after 3:30 pm for dinner but you don't change buffet till 4. So why are you charging me for dinner when I didn't eat the dinner buffet. So is that scam todon't give the customer the ticket so you can overcharge them.

It was really casual. I was given my containers for the buffet, pointed to the written rules of the buffet, then the rest was up to me. Everything looked SO GOOD!! I tried to get a little bit of everything. The rice and beans are phenomenal. The sour cream enchiladas are my favorite! Actually, I didn't come across anything that I didn't like lol. And I told my husband that I'm bringing him in for the tamale plate when he's in town. Thank goodness my lid closed on my container!! PHEW!! Check it out, but don't go if you're "uppity" or not hungry- it might not be the place for you.

Man I really want to love this place but the price is pretty steep considering there's basically nothing in the enchiladas and pretty much all of the food is just edible at best...they could and SHOULD do better especially at $15 per person!!!the tea was real good though.The taquitos,rice and chunks of pork meat was the best.The ranchero beans looked good but were tangy which was scary and questionable.I was also hoping as a buffet they'd have some Chile rellenos.This food is not worth more than $10per person in my opinion.Ive been twice now...once before the pandemic which it seemed a little better and the 2nd time was a week ago.I will try it again in a couple months and if its not better then screw it!

I went to this restaurant several years ago when it 1st opened, it was then good food, service & atmosphere. I have been afew times since & noticed that the food was not as good as it use to be, but this last time I went, the food has went downhill along with the atmosphere & service was ok!

Best Mexican Food since Pancho's A Friend and I went to Tyler and this is what she suggested. It was amazing all you can Eat and believe me I stuffed myself ?? I'll make that drive to Eat here Again and Again

Very good food with lots of selections on it's buffet. The staff is very friendly. My waitress was the best! Highly recommend for everyone!