Awesome service and we loved the staff and food!!!! Food came out fast and the ambiance reminds you of a classic and traditional restaurant

we enjoyed our dinner at El Fenix! Mary was excellent! The Monterey chicken is fabulous!

the food was quick and tasty and the waitress was kind! we will keep coming back! The salsa and chips are the best!

El fenix was a great place for lunch! The ambiance was great! Carlos provided fantastic service! I will definitely be returning!

We recently moved to McKinney. It has been several years since we have eaten at an El Fenix. It was defintely worth the wait and will return. The chips are very good and the portions we adequate. …

We recently moved to McKinney. It has been several years since we have eaten at an El Fenix. It was defintely worth the wait and will return. The chips are very good and the portions we adequate…

We recently moved to McKinney. It has been several years since we have eaten at an El Fenix. It was defintely worth the wait and will return. The chips are very good and the portions we adequate…

Our waiter was the best - he was right there for everything. Great happy hour margaritas! Carne asada was so tender and tasty! You can never go wrong with El Fenix - Texas tradition! Will go ba…

Our waiter was the best - he was right there for everything. Great happy hour margaritas! Carne asada was so tender and tasty! You can never go wrong with El Fenix - Texas tradition! Will go ba…

Pamela Rodriguez

This was a convenient location for us and first time. The food was good and they provided generous helping. My parents each ordered a fajita plate (one asada and the other chicken). The meat was tender and soft. The beans and rice were adequate. I had beef enchiladas, a tamale, and a taco. It was more food than I could eat but I liked the enchiladas and the tamale. The tortillas were not as tostada for my liking. Our server was very attentive to our needs.

cindy davis

Salsa and chips were good, the chips were salty though. Waitress was friendly.

Joshua Wright

🌮 El Fenix – 4 Stars (Almost 3) 🌶️ The food? Solid. Classic Tex-Mex done right — flavorful, fresh, and satisfying. Definitely earns a thumbs up on taste alone. But the service? That’s where things got strange. After the lunch rush, our server basically vanished. Not rude, just gone. No check-ins, no drink refills, no follow-up. It wasn’t even busy, which made it feel even weirder. Bottom line: Come for the food, manage your expectations on service. Still worth it if you’re craving that El Fenix flavor, but don’t expect to be doted on. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ — One taco short of greatness.

Izzy Hatzenbuehler

Great service, hot great food. This location has really improved you can tell the management has changed and it’s a HUGE improvement in all aspects of this eatery.

Brent Campbell

Sat at the bar while my car was serviced next door, around d 2:30p. So, off hours. Ordered the 1918 ElJefe Margarita and a loaded Queso. El Jefe was well made with plenty of tequila and a signature Anejo forward flavor. Simple bar setup with limited tequila variety. But, still the standard selection of quality choices. Chips were warm and crispy with a flour forward taste I have not had before. Refill was most crumbs. Just trash those, nobody wants fragments. Salsa was very mild and finely minced. A little on the thin side. Basic yellow queso. Picadillo beef had a nice bite. Guacamole was a good creamy accompaniment. Service was good with the waiter checking on me regularly, even at the bar alone in an off hour. Plenty of accessible access points and parking.

+2

B B

We were looking for authentic Mexican food, but came across this Tex-Mex restaurant instead. The food was delicious. When we arrived we did wait a little bit until a waiter showed up. But they were very attentive and the food was served fast too. The food could be Tex-Mex but it had a lot flavor.

+1

Omar

Pretty enjoyable meal. I had enchiladas with a puffy taco, father had chicken fajitas, and mother had chicken street tacos. Everyone was pleased with the temperature, quality and taste of the food. The waitress was nice, however towards the end of the meal she dropped the bill off and never returned to check on us. I would recommend this place as a quick informal place to get some moderately priced food.

+2

Food was delicious. Service was excellent. The atmosphere was easy to have conversations with good friends.

Food was delicious. service was excellent. The atmosphere was easy to have conversations with good friends.

We were craving mexican food at 9pm after the fair and they were the only place open after 9 or 9:30 at night. They stay open until 10 pm. We had never tried them before so as a diehard Texan I tho…

Haven't had Mexican food in awhile and was excited to go to El Fenix although this was my first visit at this location. service was great. Food was subpar. Chicken enchilada looked like it was pack…

Haven't had mexican food in awhile and was excited to go to El Fenix although this was my first visit at this location. Service was great. Food was subpar. Chicken enchilada looked like it was pack…

Haven't had Mexican food in awhile and was excited to go to El Fenix although this was my first visit at this location. Service was great. Food was subpar. chicken enchilada looked like it was pack…

I would say terrible service, but it's basically no service a lot of staff standing... food less than average for good mexican food in our area. Dining out is too expensive to not have wonderful, T…

I would say terrible service, but it's basically no service a lot of staff standing... food less than average for good Mexican food in our area. Dining out is too expensive to not have wonderful, T…

Place is clean and staff are friendly unfortunately the food isn't good. I ordered the steak fajitas and they were apparently out of all beef so I had to order the chicken. Unfortunately the chick…

Very inconsistent. Lot better mex food elsewhere. So sad to see a great restaurant go down hill. Not recommend. Dont know what is the problem

Very inconsistent. Lot better mex food elsewhere. So sad to see a great restaurant go down hill. Not recommend. Dont know what is the problem

Very inconsistent. Lot better mex food elsewhere. So sad to see a great restaurant go down hill. Not recommend. Dont know what is the problem

No hostess, no cashier, not much business and terrible service. Server took my wife’s drink order and walked away like I wasn’t there. Had no silverware and had to ask to get someone to take our food…

No hostess, no cashier, not much business and terrible service. server took my wife’s drink order and walked away like I wasn’t there. Had no silverware and had to ask to get someone to take our …

Bill Bogard

We did a DoorDash order for the Fajita Family meal and some more queso. The fajitas were good, but the queso… what in the world was that? Time to go back in the kitchen and make REAL Mexican queso. They use like cream of mushroom or something that give it the consistency of jello. It was absolutely disgusting…. Fix that, and you have yourself a good meal. Until then, probably won’t return.

Pretty middle of the road food, no spices and no heat. I don't expect burn down the house ghost-pepper heat but we're talking zero heat. They do have an extensive menu. I went between lunch and dinne…

Food has always been just OK, traditional Tex mex. What used to be excellent was their chips, with the many blistered surface and excellent texture/flavor. They've now downgraded their chips. New one…

food has always been just OK, traditional Tex mex. What used to be excellent was their chips, with the many blistered surface and excellent texture/flavor. They've now downgraded their chips. N…

Food has always been just OK, traditional Tex mex. What used to be excellent was their chips, with the many blistered surface and excellent texture/flavor. They've now downgraded their chips. New…

Chaslyn

Food wasn’t all that great as I remember it being a while ago. Although the fajita beef was seasoned (chicken was bland), both quesadillas were dry. The queso tasted like cheap cheese and the ground beef we added wasn’t very tasty either. The free salsa was good! Our server (a much older Hispanic man) stood over me as I was putting my card away to say “no tip?” since I had $0 on the tip line. Not knowing that I had cash and was going to tip with that instead. I told him “no, not on my card, I had cash but not anymore” just because of that. How rude and entitled. 😐 The service alone was prompt but I won’t be returning.

El Felix has always been my go to since I was a kid. Unfortunately someone has gone in and got cheap. They have changed the original recipes that El Felix has always had even down to the butter and…

This place has always been great. Now everything is different from chips to entrees. Smaller portions and food was not the same quality. Such a shame, but we won't be back. Wondering if it has chan…

This place is terribly managed. Food is literal slop. Don't waste your time and money. Service is poor. Food and dirt all over the floors. I guess sweeping is hard. Everything took forever. Had to …

Jim Morgan

It’s hard to make me angry, I hate to leave a negative review on any business, and only do if it’s truly warranted. Worst service I have ever received at a restaurant ever tonight. Joshua needs to be re-trained or fired, completely inattentive (15 min to get drinks and chips) and got every order wrong for a table of 4. And then was a jerk about it. Have been going to El Fenix for 30+ years, never had a bad experience until tonight. Naomi, a manager, stepped in and was kind.

Roxanna Pickel

Arrived in time for the lunch price & even asked the server who confirmed prices for lunch. Check came & we weren’t given the lunch price . It too @ least 25 mins to get it changed . Seems they had to finish their meals & their singing in the back to take care of our issue. They Tried to say the computer couldn’t do that price. after much discussion we were given a discount. The service was awful & the manager sent to resolve our issue took her time to handle the situation & didn’t really want to make it right at first. Won’t be back & certainly not the standard this restaurant use to have .

Alexandra Sythe

UPDATE: After following up with the email that the owner provided, I have received no response and it’s been 9 days. This comes across like a false offer to “make things right.” I’m disappointed and will not return. ——————— I visited El Fénix on Veterans Day after confirming online that discounts or free meals were being offered to veterans. Before ordering, I double checked with our server, who assured me yes, they were participating. From there, the service went downhill. Our loaded queso arrived missing half the toppings, and by the time we received the guac and sour cream, the queso was cold. The chips were mostly broken, and our table sat unattended long enough for our drinks to stay empty, despite the restaurant not being busy. When the check arrived, there was no discount applied. The veteran I’d brought had to flag down a manager, only to be told that no specials were available. I explained that our server had confirmed otherwise, but the manager simply said she couldn’t “do anything on the computer.” That response was unacceptable. Restaurants absolutely can comp or adjust meals—especially to honor a commitment made by their own staff. Comping a single entrée wouldn’t have cost El Fénix much, but it would have prevented the embarrassment of watching a veteran be dismissed after we’d been misinformed. We won’t be returning, and I’ll be sure to share this disappointing experience with others.

AWARIES

Updated review: 10/21/25 Waited 10 mins before anyone came to the front entrance which should never be without a host! I ordered the steak nachos it was very good the steak was tender! I would suggest Improvement is needed in customer service, wait time, communication, and correct pricing!

The Tignors

I've been coming to El Fenix my entire life (over 60 years) today, 5/7/25 will be my last time. Something has changed with the once famous Hot Sauce, it is watered down to the point it has no taste and onion flakes are used now vs fresh onions, it was like eating canned tomatoes on an overly salty tortilla chip. It dripped when you tried to eat it that's how watered down it was void of any taste and very few tomatos. The Beef Enchiladas arrived with watered down greasy pulled pork chili on top which gave them an odd taste too. The entire meal was horrible and the poor quality of their once famous menu items will certainly bring El Fenix down to eventually ruin.