El Brasero Express - Shelbyville

I wasn't sure a decent Mexican restaurant could be had in Clarksville as we'd tried 3 before last night. But oh my! was my hubby happy to prove me wrong. I asked for healthy and he said, oh they have great salads. On to the test! I ordered big chunk guacamole and the Bracero salad w/ lime cilantro dressing. Pure delight!! Chicken chunks were huge and well seasoned and juicy even though they were grilled. The dressing was extra special and full of flavor! Not watered down in the least. I was blown away by the attentive and friendly service. No request was ever a bother as you know I begged for more dressing to take home since it was just too much food for one sitting. Hands down the best Mexican food around!

I'm honestly not sure why they only have 3 stars!?!? My husband ordered us dinner from here for date night and I thought it was so good! The rice was perfect and the chicken spinach enchiladas I got were really good! Will definitely go back!

We used to visit El Bracero often at the Trenton location when we lived over by Exit 1, but when we moved to the opposite side of town we were really missing it. Not sure how we had missed this location next to Publix on Madison St but it is a game changer!!! This location is much smaller than the Trenton or Wilma but is nice and the service was great. We were greeted right away and we asked to be seated at the bar. They have a large drink menu and our drinks came out quickly and strong (a very good strong! . We enjoyed the chips and salsa and also ordered the cheese dip. I ordered the Chicken, Spinach and Mushroom Quesadilla and added the Fajita veggies to it. Came with a side option and I chose the rice. The quesadilla was so large and so flavorful!!! Everything was very fresh and seasoned and grilled perfectly. I really like to add the cheese dip on the rice and it was really good. My only downside on this is that this quesadilla option does not come with the typical side of lettuce, tomato, sour cream...I am sure that is because there is spinach in the quesadilla so it really is not an issue. The hubby ordered the Fajita Burrito with grilled chicken that came with rice and beans. The burrito was very similar to my quesadilla but just not grilled and topped with cheese sauce. Same great quality! He really liked how protein packed this burrito option was. It did not have the typical rice and beans inside, but was packed with chicken and veggies. Still have the rice and beans on the side was great but my husband appreciated how much chicken was in the burrito. The service was very friendly and quick (even though the restaurant was very busy . Although smaller than the other locations this still has a nice atmosphere and is very clean. So happy we finally realized this location is so close and we will be back often!

Great service, plentiful portions, tasty and filling. They have a varied menu with great staples. I had their chicken and mushroom quesadilla and found it to be more than enough for myself. It came with plenty of veggies too, which made it one of the healthiest Mexican meals I've had in a while. Would definitely return and bring friends.

Visited El Bracero on a Friday night @7pm and the place was very busy. We were seated immediately and our waiter Jorge got us some water along with some chips and salsa. Decided on the Sirloin Steak Fajitas for Two and not long after they delivered a huge iron skillet of steak, onions, and peppers along with soft flour tortillas. The chips and salsa were pretty basic and the salsa had no real flavor other than tomato. Was a bit unusual that they delivered the rice, beans, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo several minutes before the fajitas. The overall dish was good with plenty on this plate alone to fill you up. Once the fajita platter was delivered you could probably feed three or four people from this platter. Unfortunately, a large platter of meat did not equal great flavor. The steak was plain...no real flavor or fajita seasoning. Maybe the kitchen was busy and forgot to season the meat...who knows but I've had much better fajitas. Service was good, Covid cleaning practices seemed to be ok, but seemed tables were way too close to each other. May come back to try other dishes but I would not recommend the fajitas.