El Portal

Tucked away inside an old mall, El Portal is the place I hesitate to tell people about because I love it and want them to do well, but also still want to be able to get in without hassle. The atmosphere is what you would expect from a standard midwest mexican restaurant. The staff are courteous, prompt and always have a smile. The food is good, the margaritas are delicious and the queso is my favorite. Most importantly it's moderately priced, and it isn't packed to the gills or too loud to carry on a conversation.

Tucked away inside an old mall, El Portal is the place I hesitate to tell people about because I love it and want them to do well, but also still want to be able to get in without hassle. The atmosphere is what you would expect from a standard midwest mexican restaurant. The staff are courteous, prompt and always have a smile. The food is good, the margaritas are delicious and the queso is my favorite. Most importantly it's moderately priced, and it isn't packed to the gills or too loud to carry on a conversation.

Good place to go to have consistently good Mexican food. Large menu with something to please everyone. The mixed drinks are pretty good, they claim the best margarita in Iowa, but that may be debatable. Good service and food, worth a shot if you want Mexican.

Good place to go to have consistently good Mexican food. Large menu with something to please everyone. The mixed drinks are pretty good, they claim the best margarita in Iowa, but that may be debatable. Good service and food, worth a shot if you want Mexican.

Stopped here for dinner on my way thru town. I had the Chile Verde. Pork was nice and tender. Staff was nice and friendly. The only complaint I have is that my Michalada came served to me in a Styrofoam cup. My brothers Michalada was served to him in an ice cold mug. Its just not the same. I wish I was given the choice to change my drink order seeing that they were out of cold mugs. The cheese sauce was a big hit at the table.