Taqueria El Maguey — Restaurant in Indianapolis

Recently 3 of my coworkers and I have ordered lunch for pick up from here. The first time I ordered the Caldo Tlalpe on. On the menu this soup reads- grilled chicken, steak and shrimp, cooked with onions, bell peppers, mushrooms and topped with cilantro. I received a bowl of broth with just shrimp in it. Literally just broth and shrimp.

The second time I ordered the Fajitas Alambre. The menu reads- grilled chicken, steak, bacon, and (5) shrimp. Cooked with onions, tomatoes, and fresh jalapeños tooped with cheese dip. The fajitas I received included steak, bacon, onions, bell peppers, and cheese and was not accompanied with the guac, sour cream, lettuce, or pico de gallo.

Food has always been good, just never complete. Language barriers do exsist, but patience can get you through...

I had a hard time finishing this large meal, but I did it. 😋 I order something different each time, and it is consistently tasty with generous portions! Good pineapple agua fresca and tortilla chips also. Next time (maybe) I'll try ordering in Spanish, agree to the gentleman offering a guitar serenade, and take half of the meal home. 😅 They do have some wait staff that speak English, to help with ordering, as the extensive menu has photos but lacks English descriptions. Attractively furnished, with a lot of seating in two rooms, (and popular for carry out). (Deducted one star for TVs, as I'm not a fan of that feature in a restaurant. Note- there is another restaurant also named El Maguey nearby, which sort of confused a friend who met me...

This place is a hint or miss. The servers have a very negative deneanor and can care less if your dinning experience is an pleasant or enjoyable one. The Mexican food is mediore at best, but the tortillas are homemade and genuinely delicious. The decor is fundamentally Mexican nothing special. This hole in the wall Mexican restaurant has the potential to do well but it is in desperate need of a "staffing enama". The only reason we return to eat there is because in Indy we as Tex-Mexican do not know any better...for now. Let me be clear the food in not horrible, the service staff is, it is they who do the restaurant a disservice. Oh and the salsa has too much garlic and needs more chile. Beto is the only acceptable server,...