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El Pobre Mexica
El Pobre Mexica
El Pobre Mexica

El Pobre Mexican Restaurant

Mexican, Southwestern

Looking for a good time? Want to have good food, and better times? El Pobre Mexican Restaurant is the place. Casual atmosphere, fun and the friendliest staff this side of Waynesville. No matter what your group's taste, El Pobre Mexican Restaurant has the food and fun for everyone involved. At El Pobre Mexican Restaurant we're family, and we're waiting for you.

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Location and hours

Location

Location

116 Waynesville Plaza Ste 4 and 5, Waynesville, NC

(828) 456-9557

Hours

Hours

Monday 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Thursday 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Saturday 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Sunday 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM

More details

Delivery
Dine In
Reservations
Takeout
Pickup
Breakfast
Brunch
Lunch
Dinner
Accessible

Reviews

Overall rating

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4.7

(79 reviews)

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Reviewed on December 12, 2019 Verified Purchase

The service was courteous and prompt. Food was delicious and quickly served.

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Teri H.
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Reviewed on October 5, 2019 Verified Purchase

As always great pizza and sandwiches and service! Had a couple good cocktails too!

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Stefanie H.
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Reviewed on July 19, 2019 Verified Purchase

Our dinner was delicious and our server was friendly and efficient. We enjoyed our dinner.

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Marianne W.
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Reviewed on July 19, 2019 Verified Purchase

Our dinner was delicious and our server was friendly and efficient. We enjoyed our dinner.

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Marianne W.
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Reviewed on April 8, 2018 Verified Purchase

Always friendly, pleasant, delicious, courteous and great service too!!!

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Barbara G.
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Reviewed on April 2, 2018 Verified Purchase

Atmosphere was great, they served in a timely matter, also checked in to see if everything was ok...Food was delicious . The salmon was perfect and tasty... steak was great..ate everything on my plate

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Wendy S.
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Reviewed on March 19, 2018 Verified Purchase

The place need some upgrade but the food is excellent and the potion are big. I really recommend this restaurant

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Reviewed on March 13, 2018 Verified Purchase

Love the hibachi dinner, portions are large, freshly made. Friendly chef.

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Reviewed on March 10, 2018 Verified Purchase

Have been there a number of times over the yrs. always enjoyable.

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Reviewed on February 26, 2018 Verified Purchase

The food had so much flavor. The waittress was quick to our attention and the chef was good. Would recommend

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Reviewed on February 18, 2018 Verified Purchase

The food and service waw great. Our cook was amazing and made nice conversation. Thanks.

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Reviewed on December 27, 2017 Verified Purchase

very good and plenty of food

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Reviewed on November 22, 2017 Verified Purchase

Very good service and delicious food.

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Sharda K.
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Reviewed on November 15, 2017 Verified Purchase

my lunch was warm rather than the normal hot. A little too much salt in my chicken with mushrooms

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Jack K.
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Reviewed on October 23, 2017 Verified Purchase

Hibachi section is a little small, but the food is absolutely delicious! I so recommend this restaurant.

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Reviewed on October 10, 2017 Verified Purchase

Great food and service

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Reviewed on September 29, 2017 Verified Purchase

The food is very good as well as the chef, and atmosphere

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Tony D.
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Reviewed on September 27, 2017 Verified Purchase

Friendly, attentive service. Good food

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Reviewed on September 24, 2017 Verified Purchase

The chef/entertainment wasn’t really into it. Very blah and robotic. Like he didn’t want to even be there.

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Melinda D.
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Reviewed on September 21, 2017 Verified Purchase

Everything was amazing from beginning to end.

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Yamileth O.
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Reviewed on September 17, 2017 Verified Purchase

Food was very good and prepared as asked.

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Josephine J.
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Reviewed on September 8, 2017 Verified Purchase

Service & Food were all I expected.

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Gary P.
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Reviewed on September 7, 2017 Verified Purchase

Great service

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Reviewed on September 6, 2017 Verified Purchase

Food is great staff very nice

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Marion G.
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Reviewed on September 1, 2017 Verified Purchase

Good food and service!

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Cyndy A.
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Reviewed on August 19, 2017 Verified Purchase

My husband and I had a date night today, and it was our first time eating at the Hibachi restaurant. We were extremely amazed and please with the food. We really enjoyed the chef cooking our food right in front of our eyes, it was awesome!!! I totally recommend this restaurant to everyone!! Thank you!

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Reviewed on August 17, 2017 Verified Purchase

The food is always consistent and good. The chips and salsa are some of the best we have ever had. They have a salsa bar, so you can flavor it up even more. A+

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Judith W.
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Reviewed on August 14, 2017 Verified Purchase

the chef was very pleasant and entertaining,we had a blast.

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Reviewed on August 14, 2017 Verified Purchase

the chef was very pleasant and entertaining,we had a blast.

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Reviewed on August 14, 2017 Verified Purchase

the chef was very pleasant and entertaining,we had a blast.

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Reviewed on August 12, 2017 Verified Purchase

Good food, nice preparation, friendly service

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Ellen G.
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Reviewed on July 19, 2017 Verified Purchase

Best red sauce

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Rebecca M.
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Reviewed on July 9, 2017 Verified Purchase

Excellent service. Great food, nice atmosphere

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Wendy S.
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Reviewed on June 28, 2017 Verified Purchase

Service was great an chef was very entertaining.

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Gary P.
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Reviewed on June 7, 2017 Verified Purchase

The food was delicious and portions very good. the service was excellent!

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Reviewed on June 4, 2017 Verified Purchase

lovely music. We ate in sushi section upstairs. food delicious, excellent waiter, lovely decor. quiet ambiance which is what we like. May not be good for seniors as there is a full flight of stairs to sushi section. only hibachi is at street level.

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Mary L.
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Reviewed on June 3, 2017 Verified Purchase

Good food. OK ambiance. Don't approve the automatic 20% tip, which the waiter didn't mention.

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Reviewed on June 1, 2017 Verified Purchase

great service and food as always...

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Dave B.
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Reviewed on May 23, 2017 Verified Purchase

Fun little restaurant...don't expect the large Hibachi grills in Brooklyn and Long Island, but the size of the restaurant will allow you to interact with the staff easier than a larger restaurant. The Hibachi had an hour wait, so we ate at the Sushi bar and ordered the Hibachi entrée from there. All the food was done well and the service was great. Definitely a local restaurant. I'd also recommend as a stop before or after visiting the Jamaica Wildlife Refuge in Broad Channel or a day at Rockaway Beach.

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Marshall L.
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Reviewed on May 20, 2017 Verified Purchase

Service was poor. They need to hire an extra server during weekends.

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Joaquin O.
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Reviewed on May 20, 2017 Verified Purchase

Great food and service

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Maria P.
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Reviewed on May 13, 2017 Verified Purchase

Excellent service and food

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Nichelle C.
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Reviewed on May 7, 2017 Verified Purchase

The food was delicous!

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Reviewed on May 4, 2017 Verified Purchase

The staff is excellent and always remember how we like our food! Service is always excellent!!! Always a pleasant experience!!!

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Barbara G.
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Reviewed on May 4, 2017 Verified Purchase

The Chef was great and put on a great show. The meats were tender and the portions were plentyfull

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Tony D.
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Reviewed on May 4, 2017 Verified Purchase

The service and food are always amazing. I love the staff. I always feel at home.

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Reviewed on May 3, 2017 Verified Purchase

The service and food are always amazing. I love the staff. I always feel at home.

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Reviewed on July 24, 2016 Verified Purchase

The food was just so-so. It just happened to be near the hotel we were staying in. Service was good, though.

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Sow T.
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Reviewed on May 24, 2016 Verified Purchase

The food is always good and the service great.

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Reviewed on March 27, 2016 Verified Purchase

BBQ quesidilia was excellent. good with the pineapple salsa

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Reviewed on March 25, 2016 Verified Purchase

Food wasn't good

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Reviewed on January 3, 2016 Verified Purchase

Good food and good servic!!!

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Reviewed on November 29, 2015 Verified Purchase

Everyone is always very friendly and the food is excellent.

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Reviewed on May 19, 2015 Verified Purchase

Great selection, great food, great service. We felt welcomed as first timers. We will be going back soon.

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Reviewed on April 1, 2015 Verified Purchase

great food, service and value

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Reviewed on November 19, 2014 Verified Purchase

Some of the best Mexican food we've eaten!

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Reviewed on November 10, 2014 Verified Purchase

extremely friendly service, amazing chips and salsa, delicious food....even the side of rice was outstanding!

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Reviewed on October 30, 2014 Verified Purchase

We had a very attentive server and the food was great!

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Reviewed on October 29, 2014 Verified Purchase

tried a new dish..yummy

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Reviewed on October 20, 2014 Verified Purchase

good food and friendly staff. We enjoyed our experience and we will be returning.

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Reviewed on September 19, 2014 Verified Purchase

Good Mexican "diner". Close to home.

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Reviewed on August 26, 2014 Verified Purchase

Great service, great food and we always enjoy the experience at El Pobre.

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Reviewed on August 7, 2014 Verified Purchase

It was just OK.

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Reviewed on August 6, 2014 Verified Purchase

The taco salad had too much moisture in the bottom. This could be prevented with the use of a salad spiner.

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Reviewed on July 5, 2014 Verified Purchase

Have never had a bad experience at El Pobre. Great Mexican food!

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Reviewed on June 15, 2014 Verified Purchase

Server was excellent!! Food was too. We will be back.

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Reviewed on May 26, 2014 Verified Purchase

Luis was GREAT!!

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Reviewed on May 20, 2014 Verified Purchase

very good and reasonable.

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Reviewed on May 1, 2014 Verified Purchase

Very fast service. Good prices for the amount you get.

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Reviewed on April 27, 2014 Verified Purchase

Ivan was wonderful! What an asset to this business.

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Reviewed on April 26, 2014 Verified Purchase

double check bill, was over charged incorrectly

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Reviewed on April 18, 2014 Verified Purchase

staff is very friendly - always... food's consistently good

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Reviewed on April 7, 2014 Verified Purchase

food and service is awesome. great meal for the money...

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Reviewed on March 14, 2014 Verified Purchase

service, food and portions were great

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Reviewed on February 19, 2014 Verified Purchase

the food my wife and i ate was very good and service was also good

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Reviewed on February 10, 2014 Verified Purchase

Quick service, good food.

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Reviewed on February 8, 2014 Verified Purchase

service and food were great... portions were generous. server rocked the chip, salsa and drinks... we'll be back

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Reviewed on January 11, 2014 Verified Purchase

we will be back.

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Reviewed on January 6, 2014 Verified Purchase

The food and service here were very enjoyable.We were extremely happy with our meals and will definitely go back. The place is clean but not fancy, so don't expect linen tablecloths, just a great eat.

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