Corona Mexican Restaurant

Dale McElmurry

We went here for dinner on a Thursday evening. The restaurant wasn't busy. When they sat us we were placed in an area all by ourselves. It seemed as though they were doing it on purpose as a cautious approach to covid even though restrictions had recently been lifted. The staff was wearing masks. This was a thoughtful touch, even though we didn't feel the need, it showed their willingness to go the extra mile to take care of their customers. The staff was efficient and friendly. The parking lot and restaurant was clean, though there was a musty smell in the entry way. The service wasn't super fast likely because of the physical space between customers, but it was sufficient. The complimentary chips and salsa were good but the waitress let us run out of Salas before the meal came. The menu said we had a choice of which kind of beans we got, but the waitress didn't ask and we just got refried beans with our order. We both would have rather had the black beans. The food was good. We ordered the chili Verde and chili Colorado burrito combos. The Colorado was very flavorful and good the Verde was good bit didn't have the distinct green chili flavor I love, but was good also. The burritos were meat and sauce in the burrito only and the beans and rice were on the side like they should be. Everything came out hot. The rice and beans were good also. The burritos weren't as big around as some of the places that we have been to, but we were full once we finished our plates. Overall, we wouldn't hesitate to recommend this place. They did a good job and were less expensive than the last place we ate Mexican food at by about $10.

Sheila Alvarez

Stopped in here while my daughter and I were looking for some Mexican food as we were hungry and far away from home in Salem. We ordered the fajitas for 2 platter. The chicken tasted awful and the tortillas were from the store. If they leave the marinate that they had on the chicken off it would have tasted better. Homemade tortillas would have been expected as well. Sorry, wont be back.

GundamPriest

We stopped in for dinner and they weren’t packed. We understood there to be some staffing challenges so we patiently waited for our table and for the waiter to appear (took longer than normal due to low staffing). Our order was rushed and the guy brought the wrong drinks the first time. The second set of drinks tasted horrible - like their mixologist didn’t know what they were doing. They got sent back. A coffee drink was ordered to try and smooth things over - hard to mess up coffee, but they did. It tasted like it was really watered down. Ultimately stuck with water. The food was ehh. Another member of my part got sick off of the bacon wrapped prawns later that night. My plate was okay but I’ve had better and more flavorful food elsewhere. The Decor in the restaurant was bland and uninspiring for the food. Very generic and sparse. I asked the waiter for sopapillas as I’m from the SW and made sure to clarify I did not want the dessert. I did not want them dressed. Period. What did I get? The dessert. Server did not listen worth beans and more than 75% of everything brought to us was not what we ordered. Would not recommend. Better food to be had elsewhere for the same price and with better service. This place is more for those in a bind and just needing something quick and run of the mill.

Tim Specht

Pretty slow on the Sunday AM that we went service was very prompt and attentive. Flavors were good, . I don't give it the full 5 stars only because there are more authentic flavors to be had nearby, it's a great value for the price, huge portions. The motif inside was very nice like an old who's who of classical depicted Hollywood representation.