Rodeo Ozark Alabama Mexican Restaurant — Restaurant in Ozark

I had heard from a friend that of all the "Rodeo" restaurants in the area, this one was the best. Unfortunately that wasn't the experience I had. While the staff was cordial, I didn't feel particularly welcome. When I sat at my table, I could immediately feel that it was sticky. It was that kind of sticky from a table that's been wiped dozens of times but not actually cleaned. And the vents from the AC were leaking big fat drops of water onto my booth. When I brought this to the attention of my server, it was just a sort of "oh, yeah, well..." And they brought out a "wet floor" sign a few minutes later.

I am always trying to find good authentic carne asada tacos, and I was pretty disappointed but the ones I got today. I could already see that they weren't going to be authentic because on the menu they came with pico de gallo, sour cream and salsa verde on the side. I asked for cilantro and onion instead, like anyone who knows how to eat tacos does. I also had to ask for rice and beans, which is weird because even on a lunch menu, how is that not part of the entree? Rice and beans are extremely cheap, just include them. But the tacos were brought out without any lime! What??? The meat, disappointingly, was your typical pre -packaged beef fajita steak strips. They were bland and chewy.

To top it all off my total bill for a simple lunch for myself was $27. Queso dip, two "carne asada" tacos, a beer, and a side of rice and beans. This restaurant is just your average, but more expensive, faux Mexican...

As a senior citizen, I find the serving sizes more than I can eat and I don't want to take leftovers home. All in all the food and service are both excellent, though their prices have gone up a bit. I miss Taco Tuesdays when I could get a single taco for a buck. Ah, progress!

UPDATE... We just finished lunch and Pedro was our waiter. He was so delightful and eager to make us happy. He didn't have to try too hard because the food was amazing although if you read My previous review above that still holds. So much food...no wonder Americans are tipping the scales these days. I had enough food to feed at least two if not four people. Though if I'm honest and I usually am, I ate it all except the beans which I took home. I wish I had thought to take a picture. Also, my daughter ordered a more mild salsa which I actually like better than their standard. But I don't like any food too spicy either.

Rodeo is definitely making a name for itself. They have remodeled. The restaurant looks beautiful, the staff is accommodating and friendly and the prices are in line with most restaurants...

I normally eat at Rodeos on Northside Dothan across from the mall. We went to this location thinking it should be the same, but the salsa was different (not as good - thicker, less flavor aside from an overwhelmingly strong taste of Cilantro) and the menu was completely different in design and missing some items (like the shrimp enchiladas I normally get) and even the rice recipe was different (it had corn and stuff in it). Aside from that they seemed short handed because even though there weren't packed it took forever to get seated, no one was working the front desk area. Very different and I did not like it at all. I hadn't eaten at the one in Ozark in a long, long time and won't be doing it again. I'll be sure to stick to my normal Rodeo's location from here on out. You'd expect consistency in a restaurant chain but there were very few similarities, they seemed as if two totally different restaurants to me. Also, the tiled walls and decor was very...