El Guapo’s is one of the newest addition to the long list of restaurants within the East Capitol drive area near San Ignacio street in Pasig City . Any person who is “ loco ” about Mexican will surely love this restaurant.
The concept is a Texan-Mexican inspired dishes and had a bright and colorful wall mural of daily scenes from Texas, United States and Mexico . One will not miss the restaurant , since there are employees dress in cowboy -style attire.
El Guapo’s at night
The tagline is ” Tex Mex on Testosterone ” and the restaurant had a sitting capacity of 60 to 80 persons at any given time, There is also an outdoor patio area , where one can enjoy the outdoor surrounding.
colorful mural painting on wall which reflects Texan and Mexican culture
One can also avail of their everyday ” Ribs all You Can ” offered from 11:00am till 2:00pm for just Php 499.00 another MUST Try !!!
Here are some of the Dishes :
appetizer meals
Mexican Dynamite – deep fried with beef , cheese , jalapeño infused with finger chilies with dipping sauce . One can smell the spiciness of the finger chilies the moment that they served them.
Mexican Wraps – This comes with 5 fillings and 4 kinds of wraps. Taquito is a fried rolled tortilla with fillings . One can adjust their taste by adding chili sauce .
Soft Taco – A toasted tortilla with fillings , commonly sold as street taco , come with nachos .
Monster Taco
Monster Tacos – A 10 inch meat ball taco loaded with refried beans , ground beef , chicharones , sour apples , tomato salsa, jalapeño , chopped lettuce, chopped onions , dripping with garlic and sour cream sauce. Php 295 per order -Good for Sharing between 3 to 5 person . This is a MUST TRY !!!!
Alamo burger
Alamo Burger – This is a large sized burger aptly named Alamo in reference to a place in Texas with 5 kinds of beef patties , chopped lettuce leaves, tomatoes , cheese sauce and a side dish of nacho chips . Ideal for sharing between two to three person . Php 450 per order. MUST TRY !!!! We loved the oozing cheese.
Chimichanga
Chimichanga is a deep fried burritos with generous topping of tomato sauce and sprinkled with cheese, there is also a side dish of nachos chips.
Burrito
Burrito is a roasted tortilla roll with rice and filling comes with two kinds of sauces .
Bareback ribs with corn
Bareback Ribs – This is one of the restaurant specialties , baby back ribs are spiced-up with their own version of marinate and with mash potatoes , topped with homemade gravy with grilled corn cob. MUST TRY
Big bird
Big Bird – is Deep fried chicken schnitzel steak with heap of mash potatoes in home style gravy with a side dish of sour cider apples on a lettuce leaf . The gravy is presented in an small cup inverted in order to create a movement of oozing gravy at the mash potatoes and chicken , thus infusing more flavors and appeal .
Cocktail Drinks
Plus there are a good selection of cocktail drinks which includes their own in-house blend of Frozen Blue Margarita, Macho Mojito , Michealada , Drunk Baby is a spiced crazy rum horchata served in baby bottle ( disposable nipples) , Limeade , Moustache Ride .
The cocktail blend are also neatly presented on a margarita glass cup with a citrus green- colored Saguaro cactus stem . This is reflective of the importance of cactus in Texan and Mexican culture. We saw some Spanish- speaking customers who enjoyed the rich cocktail blend during our short and memorable stay .
There is also an ample parking area beside the restaurant .
Note : Prices quoted are posted as of the review, Prices are subjected to change without prior notice and kindly visit the El Guapo’s FB page for the complete listings and promos.
Address: 51-B East Capitol Drive , Pasig City
Operation – 11:00am to 2:00am everyday
Contact : (02) 547 0824
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