El Tio Tex-Mex Grill

Andrea Dove

We were passing through and love mexican so we thought we would give it a try. The 1 basket of chips we recieved were pretty tasty. We waited a really long time for our food to be ready. 3 regular meals at 13 a piece nothing extra and no special requests. They were not very busy. A few other tables but not an overwhelming amount of people. We weren't sure exactly who our server was because we had 3 different people bring items to the table. We were not happy with all the bones we found in our shredded chicken items. The rice was pretty good. The beans had hard dried beans mixed in(or something). We were just going to shrug it off since we were using a Visa gift card but then they werent able to process the visa gift card for 50 bucks to pay for the meal so we paid a different way. Needless to say we wont be back. It was just an off day for them I suppose but the bones and not being able to process the Visa card was super disappointing of all.

Adam Rogers

Fantastic little gem in Great Falls right on HWY 193. I always stop for Mexican Food wherever I am in the world, and usually am disappointed the further I get from the Rio Grande. This place, however, is an exception, and well worth stopping for a meal.

Constance Davis

My dinner mate and I both declared the fajitas - his was chicken, mine steak - the best we have ever eaten. Served with guacamole and sour cream and complimentary chips and salsa, these generous stuffed fajitas were beyond delicious. Friendly attentive staff make this place just perfect!

Z

We went on a Sunday morning around 12:30. All the tables outside were full, so we were surprised when we walked in and the place was empty. I was impressed with was how many vegetarian options they had. It wasn't just random options, they actually took the regular menu and made vegetarian versions. They brought out chips and salsa, and the salsa was terrible. It was basically pico de gallo in soupy liquid. We ordered the seafood soup and spinach chimichanga. The soup was tasty and full of flavor. Some of the mussels were completely closed, which means they were dead before they got cooked. Not a good sign. The chimi was disappointing. Traditionally, once it's put together, it's fried so the outside had a crunchy exterior. This was more soggy than crunchy. The spinach didn't seem to have any seasoning at all. The rice was yellow and pretty bland. Definitely not Mexican rice. The beans were good, but didn't taste "homemade"; they seem to come from a can. The service wasn't the best. Our server asked if we wanted waters, to which we said no, but she bought them out anyhow. Our food came out, but we had to wait for bit until someone came out so we could ask for silverware. When our server came back to check on us, I asked for one box and she asked my husband if he would be needing one to. He replied no, and she picked up his plate and walked away. Unfortunately, he hadn't finished eating! When she came back, we let her know nicely and recommended that she ask her guests if they are finished before taking away their plate. She offered to bring it back, but we were pretty sure it was already on top of the dirty dishes pile. She left and never came back with our bill. After waiting for 15 minutes, we went inside so we could find someone to check us out. The manager came out and comp the soup, but we declined. We got what we ordered and wanted to pay for it. This is NOT the place if you're looking for Tex-Mex. We're from Texas and this is not Tex-Mex or Mexican food, not by a longshot. I'm not sure if this is how Tex-Mex is like in this part of the country, but it's definitely not authentic.