El Jimador Mexican - Clemson

My first visit to El Jimador. Very friendly staff. Our waiter was attentive and provided answers to our questions on drinks and entrees. Unlimited chips with salsa that was out of this world! The entree portions were very large. Absolutely delicious! The special for drinks was a pitcher of Margarita for 18.00. I passed and had Moscato, I believe 6.00, for a decent sized glass. My friend had a Corona beer with a lime wedge. The atmosphere was very nice and comfortable. Most wore jeans/ casual. There is outdoor benches as well as outdoor dining.

This is a beautifully decorated restaurant with solid, gleaming wooden tables and chairs. Beautiful paintings on the walls and super clean. The staff was very friendly. Unfortunately, the food was not to our liking and seemed overpriced. I ordered a chicken quesadilla that cost almost ten dollars and was simply a folded over tortilla with some cheese and chicken inside, a side of chopped iceberg lettuce with a drizzle of sour cream. It didn 't come with sides and was on the meal menu where it probably should just have been an a la cart item. The fajitas my husband ordered didn 't come with tortillas, or they forgot to bring them, not sure, and he said it was just, eh. We also had a strange experience and perhaps it 's because they had new hires there (all the restaurants are struggling for help. The server asked what we wanted to drink and I ordered a chardonnay. She looked at me blankly. I said, Do you serve wine? She said she didn 't know and had to find out. She left and a minute later another server came over and asked what we wanted. I told him another person already had come to the table and he left, but then he was huddled, talking to the original server a table away. A third person came over and said, I understand there 's a special request for wine? OMG I was getting embarrassed now. I said, Do you have any white wines? He asked what kind and I said, Chardonnay, Sauvignon blanc, pinot grigio? He said he 'd have to find out and left. My husband said to me, Stop sending people away! (He was kidding, sort of. The guy came back and said, All we have is moscoto. I really am not picky, but I don 't like sweet wines so I just said, That 's okay. How about a marguarita? (Which I know is sweet, but one wouldn 't kill me. The relief on his face was obvious, and I felt bad because I wasn 't trying to be difficult, I 've always ordered a glass of wine at Mexican restaurants. He disappears and yet another server comes over. He said, Would you like to order food

Fast, friendly service for lunch on a Sunday. I tried the mole pablano. Shredded chicken covered in mole pablano sauce that was sweet and mildly spicy. It had a nice complex flavor that the reasonably plain sides worked with. Will definitely come back and try some of their other dishes.

Very good food for a first time experience love the coconut margarita

The food was descent. Staff was friendly. The reason for two stars was that they charge extra for everything. Things that are normally included like guac, side salad, choosing flour tortillas over corn, etc, were extra charges. For instance the small amount of guac my wife got was $4. They also charged $11 for a medium margarita when the menu says its $9. With a $5 tip our bill was $60. Normally we get the same amount of food/drinks etc, for $40 $45, sometimes cheaper depending on where we are. It was not worth $60.