El Vaquero West Mexican Restaurant LLC — Restaurant in Orange

I’ve been quite a few times, and the food is usually decent, but there’s a couple things from my most recent visit that have really convinced me I should switch to the other, newer Mexican place in Orange. For starters, service is really hit or miss. It’s not a very large restaurant, but you still find yourself occasionally having to struggle to get anyone’s attention without getting up. This time was not so bad; we had a party of 7 and everyone needed a decent amount time to order anyway. Once everyone figured out what they wanted, the food came out very quickly. Mine was the very last, a veggie quesadilla, coming out maybe 5 minutes after everyone else’s. I only ate maybe a few bites because I’ll admit I filled up on chips and a margarita… but I took it home and reheated it for a minute and noticed the cheese wasn’t even melted. Why did I wait longer for a meal that wasn’t even fully cooked? No biggie, I just reheated it some more and took a few bites only to find a piece of beef made it into my quesadilla as well . I don’t eat meat, so any time I encounter an accidental piece of meat is not a treat for me and pretty much renders me suspicious of the rest of the plate. Lastly, and probably the most disturbing, I had to use their restroom while I was there, and noticed their soap was watered down to the point it could no longer honestly call itself soap. I try not to use public restrooms, but it was like this the last time I was there as well. I just figured maybe they just didn’t know they were out of soap yet. But to still be washing our hands with recycled water? What are these guys doing? These guys might have better rice and the white sauce that I miss from my hometown, but the dirty hands and careless service is really making me not want to go back. Clean up your...

It was the worst food I've ever received I took it out quesadillas and a taco salad they put everything in a bowl everything was soggy You couldn't pick it up The beans was all messed into this chicken that was not even cut up just shredded it was very very nasty I will never eat there again no kind of preparation for for appearance or anything at least could have put things in separate containers instead of having it all runny juice just all over the place from a quesadilla now they just do everything in there and hold it out the pan and just put it into a gold buck this nasty the worst food I ever tasted in my life. The quesadilla and the Taco bowl was so thinly made that it wouldn't have held anything of any way or texture but rice along with all the juices from the pan that or whatever they cooked it from it was just...

The last time I went there the food made me sick. The service was poor, they brought out my husbands entrée and left me hanging… didn’t even notice or stop by the table. I had to get up from my table, find someone, and go and ask where mine was. The only reason I went tonight was because the other Mexican restaurant in town was closed. Same thing, they brought my husband‘s entrée and I had to ask for mine. The food was bland. If you like tons of shredded lettuce this is the place for you. The nachos were soggy. The food is slop. The stuffed jalapeño appetizer left much to be desired. If you are looking for the level of Taco Bell food chain… This is it.I can guarantee you, I and my husband will never...