El Chingon Tex-Mex Restaurante & Bar Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Staff was friendly and helpful."
• "The server Deago is always ready to help where he can."
• "Enjoyed the meal! Sergio was a great server."
• "The server we had was great. Jonathan was helpful and attentive. He works hard and great at his job."
• "Our waiter was Sebastian this time and he gave us shots and interacted with us."
• "The staff was welcoming and attentive to everyone."
• "The servers were polite and friendly. The food and drinks came almost immediately."

Cons:

• "Every time I'm here it takes forever for a waiter or waitress to come serve you."
• "The service was pretty slow."
• "Service like 3rd world country."
• "The waiter never check up on my table despite checking up on the table next to me at least 10 times."
• "The service here is terrible."
• "Service was very slow and the restaurant was pretty crowded."
• "Service was horrible. Just got out of there. Got there at 9pm and had to leave because it was 11pm and not food arrived to our table."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "It was so good! The food was great, the drinks were boooomb! Absolutely delicious."
• "Consistently great food with plenty of vegetarian friendly options (try the tostadas!)."
• "The food was really good as well."
• "The food is consistent and the portions do compliment the price."
• "The food was delicious."
• "The food is Fresh, Clean, Authentic Mexican and you can tell they use fresh ingredients."
• "The food was amazing. This is a place I would recommend 100%."

Cons:

• "Food has zero flavor."
• "Food was absolutely bland. I ordered a molcajete and the meat along with the veggies were completely flavorless."
• "Food was mediocre at best."
• "Food was horrible, came out cold and the chicken had no taste at all!"
• "The Tacos were terrible. Steak, chicken, and shrimp were dry and unseasoned."
• "The food here is pretty good. The guacamole is made fresh and the food is charred to perfection."
• "The meats they cook are all dry and very very salty."

Price

Pros:

• "I can say the prices are fine."
• "The food is consistent and the portions do compliment the price."
• "Great value, large portions and tasty!"
• "At just over $20, it’s honestly the equivalent of 3 drinks and one of the best values."
• "The prices are reasonable and affordable."
• "Reasonably priced with generous portions."
• "Everything taste amazing."

Cons:

• "I had to pay *$50* for a Chingon Margarita. There is no way how to justify that price for a drink !!!"
• "They don’t post the prices and they get expensive."
• "Also it's extremely pricey."
• "To charge $70 for a Steak that’s not even nowhere near a New York Strip now that’s ridiculous."
• "$100 for one drink. Price was not listed on menu."
• "We paid $20 per Margarita! The total of our bill was $440."
• "Way too overcharged."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Consistently... the ambiance is great - very colorful and family friendly."
• "The ambiance will make you feel like you have been transported to Mexico while in New Jersey."
• "Atmosphere is also very good, the staff 👌 👍!"
• "I love the uplifting ambiance. There’s karaoke and a singer always cheering on."
• "The atmosphere is fantastic. A mariachi band plays every Sunday which made the dining experience fun."
• "It’s got a vibe that makes you feel like you were in 🇲🇽. Live music 🎶 and futbol playing on TVs near the bar."
• "The atmosphere is so festive and I always leave feeling happy!"

Cons:

• "The only downside to me was the karaoke/music was a bit loud and distracting."
• "I don’t care for obnoxiously loud music to the point where I can’t hear the person right in front of me."
• "It was extremely hot inside.. When I say it was hot, it felt like it was 100 degrees inside."
• "The music is way too loud. You can hear everybody screaming."
• "The music and speakers are so loud we had to scream at the server for her to hear the order and my party couldn’t even talk during dinner because it was too loud to hear."
• "It is also extremely loud in there so if you want to talk to someone across the table you better be prepared to scream."
• "Sometimes too loud that we can talk."

Management

Pros:

• "Manager checked in to make sure all was good too!"
• "What an amazing experience! We went for my sister's birthday."
• "The staff was welcoming and attentive to everyone."
• "The ambiance was quite nice, they had an excellent female singer, and the cocktails were excellent."
• "I could not have felt more welcome."
• "All in all we had a great experience."
• "Loved this place! Very chilled spot!"

Cons:

• "Terrible experience relating to the manager today."
• "The manger didn't even want to talk to us and sat in the corner the entire time on the phone."
• "The manager or owner does nothing but change the TV."
• "The manager proceeded to stare me down and became very intense and inflexible."
• "Horrible management."
• "Service was horrible, Manager was rude and horrible in response."
• "With BAD ATTITUDE the manager answers you when you ask her a question about your order ... BAD MANAGER!"