El Canelo
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About El Canelo
El Canelo, located in Buffalo, is a local favorite known for its authentic Mexican cuisine and warm atmosphere. We offer a diverse menu with generous portions, featuring everything from classic burritos and fajitas to unique dishes, including customer favorites like the chicken fajitas with chorizo...
El Canelo, located in Buffalo, is a local favorite known for its authentic Mexican cuisine and warm atmosphere. We offer a diverse menu with generous portions, featuring everything from classic burritos and fajitas to unique dishes, including customer favorites like the chicken fajitas with chorizo and ground beef tostadas. Our guests often compliment the quality of both our food and attentive service. Enjoy your meal with a refreshing cocktail or our signature horchata. With options for dine-in, takeout, and delivery, we strive to provide a convenient and enjoyable experience for everyone. We also offer wheelchair accessibility throughout our restaurant. Please note that we are closed on Sundays.
What Customers Say About El Canelo
El Canelo is a popular Mexican restaurant known for its authentic food, large menu, and friendly service. Customers rave about the fajitas, margaritas, and complimentary chips and salsa. The restaurant can get crowded, especially during peak hours.
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My favorite Mexican restaurant! The staff is very friendly and the food is always great and reliable. I genuinely would recommend this place over any other mexican restaurant in WNY.
Well I don't want you make it more crowded but it's my favorite place period. Its run by hard working people and the food is great.
Great food. Quick service. Fair prices
Stopped for first time for lunch, had a burrito with sour cream was very good and a very nice waitress think her name Mariana. Very nice inside with nice decor, I'll be back
Food was fantastic and serving portion more than generous. Had lunch with my friend and I ordered burrito( steak and chorizo). They did a great job and were attentive enough throughout our time there. They forgot a couple items we ordered hence why the 4/5 for service but otherwise a great place to eat. Spacious, great assortment of items. Would definitely eat there again
One of my favorite restaurants! I come here often with my family or friends and we consistently get amazing service and food! El Canelo serves the best Mexican food in the Southtowns by FAR and one of the best in the region. When I travel, I miss it! I typically get the enchiladas supremas (all beef) and they've always been accommodating. The food always comes out steaming hot and fresh, their chips hot and salsa uniquely flavorful too.
We dined here on a slow Monday night. I came in with low expectations but was pleasantly surprised. The decor, food, and service were great. We ordered the quesadilla fundida which was a chicken quesadilla topped with chorizo and the burrito mexicano which was a beef tip burrito topped with melted cheese. Both were very well seasoned and high quality. The prices seem pretty affordable in my opinion. The service was great. Our server came by often enough to check up on us. The food came out surprisingly quick. It could compete with ordering at a fast food joint but it might've been just a slower day. I really enjoyed the decor in this restaurant. Everything is colorful and vibrant from the tables to the walls. Not a bland spot in sight. I would definitely recommend this place to someone looking for a new mexican spot to try. Personally, this place is a bit of a drive for me but if I happen to be in the area again, I'll for sure be going back.
Love coming here whenever we have a Mexican food craving. They have so many options with and without meat. Horchata is in a large cup and they give you a big container if it’s to-go. Salsa is super tasty with their bottomless chips. The service is always great and would recommend stopping in.
Great Restaurant! The entire menu is super large as in it was at least 3x the size of an average menu at a restaurant. It has all authentic Mexican items on it. You can get complimentary chips and salsa to eat while you wait for your meal. The food was very delicious and filling. The staff were friendly too. The atmosphere is also great with awesome decor and great themed music! Overall great!!
This is a staple of Mexican food in this community. Usually spot-on. I am not sure but this visit was just off. The tortilla chips were warm, fresh and wonderful but the salsa was very mild/bland this time around... which is never the case so far in my experience here with numerous visits. I ordered chicken chimichangas. It was a colorful dish and presented excellent.
This restaurant is pretty good. Its kinds of small. My friend and I had to wait a bit for or food. Drinks were very good!
Today was my first time ordering from here. Placing an order was easy. Picking up the food went smoothly. The reason for the two stars lies in the fact that the food wasn’t very tasty or likable. I order combination dinner #5 for my sister and I. The enchiladas was meh because it only had refined beans in them. The Spanish rice was also meh because it had no flavor. I think for right now I’m just going to stick with La Tolteca because La Tolteca includes more than just beans in their enchiladas and the sauce up top of La Tolteca’s enchiladas are delicious. But enough about La Tolteca, El Canelo’s food as a vegetarian wasn’t for my sister and I but it could be for you!
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3670 McKinley Pkwy, Buffalo, NY 14219
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