El Potrillo Mexican Grill

Great salsa. Love the new owners and staff. This place does not disappoint.

Favorite Mexican place in town. We have eaten here once a week for over 10 years!

This place is pretty great. The staff is great, the food is great. If you go in on your birthday they put a big sombrero on you and sing some song and also rub free ice cream on your face. Another cool thing about this place is that they paint the restrooms very often. And sometimes the hallway gets painted also. And the colors are cool, it's like they took normal colors and ran them through an okar filter. And they are authentic enough to be raided by ICE once.

Great local, hole-in-the-wall Mexican restaurant! Service was prompt and accurate. The food lived up to the hype my friends gave it. Good to also see local celebrities eating there! We WILL be back, and I'm eager to try something different on the menu.

When I'm in Nicholasville I must swing in here. They have the best chili relleno ever - and I've tried a number of them during my travels. Everything I've tried has been splendid.
Terrific attentive staff, extensive menu, and everything is priced well. Highly recommended.

Fantastic food and margaritas. Very friendly employees.

They have a salsa bar!!! (About 8 different types) The avocado salsa was my favorite. The food was good, the staff friendly and the restaurant was clean. We will definitely be back (especially for the delicious salsas).

I've eaten a lot of "mexican" food... and this place has some great tasting food. Fast, friendly service too, but I was there outside of normal lunch hours. Probably will become one of my regular stops when in the area. Highly recommend!

I frequent this place almost weekly. The service is VERY VERY fast. The food is awesome! I'm almost a snob to other Mexican restaurants, because this one is my favorite. I tell everyone about this place when they ask me where to get good Mexican food.

El Potrillo has really stepped up their game. I hadn't been there in a couple of years, but went back today and the food was delicious. They have a salsa bar too, which I really enjoyed. Will definitely be going back.

Best Mexican restaurant in town! My husband and I haven't been able to find a good Mexican restaurant since we moved to Nicholasville. We were VERY impressed with the food, service AND most importantly....the salsa. Glad to have found this place!

I ordered delivery via doordash. It was nice and hot and very flavorful. The prices are reasonable and I didn't have any negatives with the experience. I will definitely be ordering again soon. #teamkentucky

MY MEXICAN GUILTY PLEASURE. While there always seems to be another Asian or burger restaurant opening in the area, finding a great Mexican restaurant is a lot more difficult. El Portrillo was suggested to me and I halfheartedly went expecting mediocre lukewarm food. Boy, WAS I WRONG! The enchiladas, the tacos, the fajitas, etc... everything was really good. They have a salsa bar with 8 different flavors to add to your meal including a mango pico di gallo and avacado crema. The portions are very generous and they come to the table piping hot (a complaint found at many restaurants locally). Desserts include sopapillas, flan, and fried ice cream. They serve alcohol and beer as well. After spending several years along the southern border, this restaurant is the closest I've found locally to the homestyle Mexican food I love. The new owners are friendly, knowledgeable and intend to provide a quality meal to the public. Well worth the time and easy on the wallet.

Amazing good, service is super friendly, and it's very clean! This is our favorite Mexican eatery, would recommend this place every time.

I'm going to cut straight to the chase. This is a simple, cozy little place with fresh food and the portions are shockingly large. I just finished a Cali steak burrito and I'll be napping until my breathing returns to normal.

my favorite Mexican restaurant in Nicholasville word to the wise I know the pitcher of Margaritas is cheap but two people do not need to try and split it for lunch go for the half pitcher they got monster size pitchers lol but good drinks

Great food and service. Have been many times and its always good

Great food, plenty of options. Unlimited chips and plenty of dip to choose from. Very good, quick service. Staff is very attentive.

Most authentic Mexican food I have had in quite some time. All employees treated me with respect and we're very courteous.

The food is excellent and service is great. They even have a free salsa bar and amazing margaritas!