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El Caporal Restaurant

Restaurant Breakfast restaurant Mexican restaurant

👍👍 Food and service was great! Thank you! We'll be back again! People often mention good, service, order, breakfast, waitress, salsa, tortillas,


Address

2621W W Monte Cristo Rd, Edinburg, TX 78541

Website

el-caporal-edinburg.edan.io

Contact

(956) 380-6380

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (472 reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Saturday: 6:30 AM to 3 PM
  • Sunday: 6:30 AM to 2 PM
  • Monday: 6:30 AM to 3 PM
  • Tuesday: 6:30 AM to 3 PM
  • Wednesday: 6:30 AM to 3 PM
  • Thursday: 6:30 AM to 3 PM
  • Friday: 6:30 AM to 3 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (12) service (9) order (7) breakfast (7) waitress (6) salsa (6) tortillas (6)
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  • 5/5 Yuki A. 3 years ago on Google
    Food and service was great! Thank you! We'll be back again!
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Tiffany E. 6 months ago on Google
    TERRIBLE experience. We went for lunch today and first we asked if they had fideo because on the menu it showed as a side. The waitress went to ask the cook if there was any today and the cook said no because she didn't feel like making any. Since it's Tuesday and the special was 4 ENCHILADAS Mexicanas with queso fresco as can be seen on the menu they have posted online, that was what we ordered. They literally brought red tortilla straight out of the package it seemed like and put shredded white cheese inside and on top. We have never seen enchiladas with no sauce, the cheese wasn't even remotely melted like the tortilla wasn't hot and the waitress Brought out hot salsa that was used for the chips and salsa to try to make it better and it was just terrible. We tried explaining to them that the wording they have on the special is misleading as we expected enchiladas and got red tortilla with cheese. One of the other waitresses came and agreed that what was on our plate was not enchiladas. Then another person in our party had the tacos dorados which come with either 3 or 5 and since I didn't specify I wanted 5 they brought out 3 so I asked for the other two as the person with enchiladas was not going to eat their plate so she could have some tacos and the 2 were of desebrada instead of carne picada as originally ordered. We didn't say anything because we weren't getting anywhere with the enchilada situation so we decided to just mention it when checking out for their information and the waitress said "well y'all didn't say anything about it at that time". While we were there we noticed a different waitress waiting on another table and literally talking to them with her mouth full. I understand being hungry or eating while working but walking up to your table with YOUR mouth full is entirely unprofessional. Aside from the "it is what it is" attitude they had. It was just a terrible experience, we will not be going back.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Claudette G. 7 months ago on Google
    Excellent food, service could’ve been a little better. Our waitress was great, but the others seemed bothered by our presence.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Yvonne L. 5 years ago on Google
    So much deliciousness, the tacos were made to order and the freshly squeezed lemonade was the perfect accompaniment.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Rick 8 months ago on Google
    The breakfast here was very good, I didn't order the Huevos Rancheros like I normally do but I ordered the closest dish to that, The Huevos Divorciados, I ordered the Deluxe version of it and changed the 2 salsas to be the same and for $8.99 you get 2 eggs, 2 fried corn tortillas, ham, chilaquiles, refried beans and potatoes. The eggs were perfectly cooked over medium, the salsa for the eggs was okay it was mostly cooked veggies with not much salsa texture (to solid almost no juice), the fried corn tortillas were very tasty, the ham was okay, the refried beans were amazingly full of flavor (probably a lot of Lard), the potatoes were very bland slightly soggy, the chilaquiles very vary simple not much flavor just a lot of cheese. The flour and corn tortillas were both really good, they serve you chips and salsa while you wait and the salsas they give you are both tasty. Overall I would definitely recommend the breakfast here, the place has a traditional look that is intentional.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Josie H. 9 months ago on Google
    This place has good food but the only thing that sucks is that if you are going to order menudo for one person to pick up, you can only order the large which does not make any sense. The staff told me I would need to come and sit in to get the small menudo. It does not make any sense why you want to enforce your customers to spend more money and throw away food that isn’t necessary. As a customer, I should be entitled to order anything I like and not be restricted to order a large menudo just because I want a small menudo to go.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Luis Lorenzi J. 1 year ago on Google
    Great place to eat. Good food.

  • 3/5 Light And d. 9 months ago on Google
    I got a barbacoa taco and the meat was not soft. The pancakes were tough to swallow you literally needed a coffee sip to soften them up

  • 5/5 Vicente V. 9 months ago on Google
    First time here. Its a cozy clean place to eat. Food was good. I had breakfast special.

  • 1/5 Lluvia P. 6 months ago on Google
    THIS REVIEW IS FOR THE NEW LOCATION ON RICHARDSON RD... DO NOT GO THERE!!!!! ... NASTY NASTY FOOD, SERVICE WAS THE WORST... WE HAD THE MENUDO, THAT THING IS CERTIFIABLY DISGUSTING, HAD US THINKING WE WOULD END UP IN THE ER.. PLEASE DON'T GO AND DO THIS TO YOUR INTESTINES!!!.. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!!

  • 5/5 Servando C. 1 year ago on Google
    Great food but lacking service the waitress was never around for refills and i had to get up to get a to go box.

  • 1/5 Aurora H. 11 months ago on Google
    Food is good but use to be much better , the owner is the sweetest , with that I could say that about the staff. The girls there are the rudest , wanna rush in getting order like they are pros for years then you get home and your missing 2 orders 🤦‍♀️. Not sure if we will be getting again

  • 2/5 Ar L. 11 months ago on Google
    Food is great , however customer service not the greatest…. They always overcharge and receipt is not clear about what you been charge please be advise

  • 5/5 Susie G. 1 year ago on Google
    Customer service was quick and friendly. Breakfast was delicious. Overall their menu provides a great variety and at a reasonable price. They also have a counter for to-go ordering with a breakfast taco bar.

  • 5/5 J H. 1 year ago on Google
    Great fast service and good food, I got the caporalito plate. Restroom gets a 3 star, since it's not handicap friendly. Not for me but for anybody that might need it.

  • 5/5 Maria S. 2 years ago on Google
    This is my favorite breakfast restaurant, everything is freshly made daily. Taste like my momma's cooking. Real authentic Mexican food. Gotta try it!!!. Their chile rellenos are outta this world.

  • 1/5 Robert W. 2 years ago on Google
    Never have been mistreated as I did at this place. Waitress must really have such a bad personal life. Will pray for her and hope no one else experience the same treatment. Always be kind we don't know what anyone is going through.

  • 5/5 Michael S. 1 year ago on Google
    Delicious, reasonably priced, good service. Will definitely be back.

  • 5/5 Fabien N. 1 year ago on Google
    It's good food,I wouldn't hesitate to stop and try it out.

  • 5/5 Denis F. 1 year ago on Google
    This place is a hidden gem! Tried it for breakfast and the portions are very well served. Prices are affordable and taste was on point with tortillas hot. Parking lot is small but definitely will be back.

  • 5/5 Alejandro F. 1 year ago on Google
    Food is always good, lots of fans and a lot cooler

  • 5/5 Nick R. 1 year ago on Google
    Great tasting food and a very affordable price. Very well portioned and can’t go wrong with the homemade tortillas! Everything that I have tried has been spot on. Breakfast tacos are my go to items.

  • 4/5 Armando H. 2 years ago on Google
    Food good but I ordered my eggs over medium, they were not. Coffee,flour tortillas and service good.

  • 2/5 rehab124 2 years ago on Google
    We used to frequently visit this place, food was always very good & on point, that's we we were very disappointed when we went there this time and found the food to be bland and looked old. The dining room was extremely hot and uncomfortable. On a positive note, the green salsa & chips were super delicious.

  • 5/5 Joe H. 3 years ago on Google
    Good variety of breakfast tacos and plates, delicious!!

  • 2/5 Aaron L. 2 years ago on Google
    Service was slow. Inattentive. Was told that they had to wait for fresh potatoes to come out, which ended up being too dry.

  • 2/5 Braulio Bernardo Alfaro V. 2 years ago on Google
    Great food. Bad service. Waitresses don't manage their time correctly and aren't organized. I left with my mouth dry since they never came to check on my table if i needed anything like a drink. We had to raise our hand to get their attention. My parents had leftover food and we asked for some plates politely, and we never received them. We left without the food because they never took them. We also had to get up and pay.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Comfort food
    • ✓️ Small plates
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Breakfast
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout

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