EL SOL Mexican Restaurant — Restaurant in Oakland

This is the best food in the town of Okland, IA, and probably in a 25 mile radius. Every time I visit the town for work I make it a point to eat here, and bring coworkers every time. I'm surprised more people don't frequent the place. I try to sample different dishes. Today was the Chicken garcia burrito. Not super spicy, I had to add some salsa, but we'll balanced in rice, chicken, cheese and lettuce. I had in the past some shrimp plates and they were excellent. They made for me a few years ago a camerones diabla dish, which wasn't on the menu, but I had mentioned it and the waitress asked the cook and they made it happen!

If you want the typical Americana fair of fries, burgers and cholesterol, there's plenty of middle of the road joints in town. If you want an expansive menu of options and wonderful wait staff this is the...

Pretty impressed for our first visit! Staff were welcoming, and multiple people checked on us the hour we were there. Our drinks were kept full, and chips and Pico De Gallo were too. They have a rather unique cabbage Pico De Gallo. I had Tres Amigos and she ordered the Steak Ranchero. Both dishes were flavorful, and the meat tender and juicy. Not very spicy as far as Mexican dishes go, but definitely not lacking in flavor! We had the mango and guava margaritas. The mango one had chili flavored salt on the rim, and mixed in. Delicious! They've only been open a month but we'll be back....

We celebrated my husband’s grandma’s birthday here. This was our first time eating here, and we absolutely loved it. The service was fantastic and the staff were so kind.

The food was phenomenal - I love when my food comes sizzling on the skillet still. I ordered the steak fajitas and my husband ordered the chile verde burritos, and we had no leftovers!

The inside of the restaurant is really nice with lots of colors and beautiful artwork on the chairs.

We will definitely be returning in the future!...