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El Durango's

1404 8th Avenue West, Palmetto, FL 34221
(941) 723-9530
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Ranked #17 of 38 restaurants in Palmetto
Cuisines: Mexican
Most recent review
- 17 Apr 2013
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7 reviews 7 reviews
4 restaurant reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 April 2013

This is a small restaurant. The environment is great. A little piece of Mexico in Palmetto. The food is delicious! The service was great. Very nice waitresses. Their lemonade and horchata was awesome. Homemade tortillas. Try the Fajita skillet with beef, chicken and shrimp. You won't regret it!

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Michigan
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28 reviews 28 reviews
18 restaurant reviews
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 January 2013

We ate there on 1-11-13. It is a very plain small restaurant. The enchiladas were quite tasty and the beans and rice were very good. My only negative was the salsa and chips, the salsa was good but very runny. The chips I believe were homemade but very thick and difficult to chew.

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Toronto
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12 reviews 12 reviews
4 restaurant reviews
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 December 2012

We pulled into the parking lot at Alvarez Mexican Restaurant but didn't like what we saw - the place was deserted except for 2 elderly white people picking at their plates. (For the record, I'm not biased against old people or white people - it's just that whenever we drive through Palmetto we get the impression there are lots of... More

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33 reviews 33 reviews
20 restaurant reviews
21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 August 2012

Went to this little Mexican restaurant as we were looking for something authentic and better then some of our previous choices. Loved the fresh flavors and lovely waitress she was very helpful! Salsa yum, ask for the hotter sauce to add to it and the chips fresh made, meat on Carne Asada tacos was perfect. We loved this place and... More

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4 reviews 4 reviews
4 restaurant reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2012

Went here today based on reviews on another site and was not disappointed. The food was excellent and very authentic and fresh. If you want great Mexican food in the Bradenton/Palmetto area, then this it!

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