El Mezcal Mexican Grill — Restaurant in Cullman

EDIT: We gave them another try (many times now) and their food has seriously improved. The salsa is still great and the carnitas are BOMB!

Original post: Came here with a table of 4, was seated quickly and got our drinks, chips/salsa, and order taken promptly. The salsa was quite good...nice consistency and a hidden spice that snuck up the more you ate it. The table ordered nachos, tacos, cheese dip, and a chimichanga.

Food came out on the colder side of warm. The grilled chicken nachos al carbon had plenty of food (chips, beans, chicken, and drizzled cheese), but the chicken was quite flavorless/bland.

The street style tacos I got were asada, al pastor, and just a plain ground beef. I expected the street tacos to have cilantro and onions on top, but not having it wasn't a deal breaker. The pork was tasty, the steak was ok, but the ground beef was quite watery and bland. Not recommended.

I was told the cheese dip was quite watery and mediocre, but had none myself. Was told the steak chimichanga was ok as well.

Speed of staff/food was good, salsa and chips were great, actual food was lackluster. Maybe would go back if they changed cooking...

This is by far one of the worst restaurants I have ever been in. Our friend asked 3 times for vodka and cranberry. After the 3rd time, we were told that they didn't serve that. They clearly had both ingredients sitting at the bar, so we were a little confused. We asked our server at the end of our meal about this and was told that it was just for looks and they didn't serve vodka. $11 for a large strawberry margarita that was nowhere near a large. My son's cheese quesadilla was so greasy they it made his stomach hurt. The steak tasted like cardboard. The fries with the chicken nuggets were raw. Received our check and was charged $13 for the margarita and 21% sales tax on just the drink. Our friends ordered beer and was only charged the 9% sales tax. Was also charged $1.25 for some tortillas with my meal. Asked the person who checked us out about the charges. "O we charge extra for flavoring and that sales tax on alcohol" Nowhere on the menu did it say anything about any of these charges. This place must be run by some money...

The guy who came to seat me as we was walking to a table. He turned around and just looked at me so rudely it made me feel uncomfortable while taking my order, he was very rude and very short with me. The salsa was too spicy. I wish they would have offered a mild version for people who don’t like spice. the food came out very fast about three minutes and my order was to the table the lady that did the chips and salsa was standing behind the bar, biting her fingernails. I would watch her grab the top of the chip and the salsa bowls with the fingers she was chewing on as she took them to the tables the guy asked me if I wanted anything else. And then gave me the check he walked behind me to the front of the store where the register was and stood beside me until I pulled out my money I do not suggest going to eat at this restaurant if you have your gym clothes I guess he thought I was a thief that’s how he...