El Sol Mexican Grill - Sanford

One of our goto restaurants, have never been disappointed, service and food have been great every time we've gone and prices are reasonable. Staff is very friendly. Great lunch specials too

I believe they re-named their restaurant but the food is great as always! They used to be in the Seminole Towne Center Mall but have moved locations to SR46 now in Sanford. The food is always on point here, and delicious! The chips and salsa is some of the best in town, and the house made habaneros hot sauce, is literally fire!! Drinks are always cold and delicious here too. If you are looking for a great Mexican joint, look no further and pay this place a visit!P.S. I have been just recently ordering the whole fried tilapia, it is fried to perfection! My wife usual gets the street tacos. But everything I've ordered here is wonderful!

Great service. Great food. Nice atmosphere. Very clean and organized. Very friendly staff and extremely accommodating.

Best texmex outside of Austin El Mocajete is real deal The grill is the deal Don't drive bye pull in and enjoy the real flavor

I 've been wanting to try El Sol for a couple years, constantly driving past it. The exterior always seemed lackluster and a bit dull, so I never went out of my way to go. Well, I finally tried it and it was just ok. It 's what I call an American-Mexican spot. It 's not authentic Mexican cuisine, and that 's ok. The food and service was just ok but the interior was a pleasant surprise. The first thing I noticed was the bar. It was pretty large and had that nice blue-light strip going on. The décor was much lively that I thought it would be. The complementary chips and salsa was a bit disappointing. The chips were ok but the salsa was not spicy and very watery. I ordered the lunch special #6; Cheese quesadilla, enchilada with shredded beef, and guacamole salad. The quesadilla was very simple and plain. The enchilada was better than I thought it would be. I liked the tender shredded beef that was reminiscent of the Cuban ropa vieja . The Strawberry Mojito was good. Overall, the food was decent, service wasn 't anything special, but the place was pretty cool. I could definitely see it being better at night.