Mexico Lindo

Our whole family loves Pedro’s/Mexico Lindo!!! I think our whole town does, actually, never met a person here who doesn’t have rave reviews about this place. Huge portion sizes, amazing margaritas, good prices, and you will always leave with leftovers because there is just so much! The most delicious food in town!!!

Ok, so I had an appointment in Cloquet and had seen this is now under the name of Pedro’s so we decided to try it out. It wasn’t very busy on a Tues evening. We were seated right away. Once seated we received chips and salsa. Salsa was good and the chips were fresh and still warm. I love enchiladas and this is what I order almost all of the time. However, somewhere, someone decided it was a good thing to make cheese enchiladas with cheese SAUCE instead of grated cheese and this sauce is served on many different things. I don’t like cheese sauce except on cheap nachos. So to me this is not authentic. So on the safe side I ordered the Taquitos Mexicanas. My husband ordered the Burrito Loco. Both meals were good, but I wouldn’t say great as some of the other reviews state.

Their website clearly states that they close at 10pm. I am out of town and completely dependent on websites for current information. Walked in the door at 9:05 only to be told «we close at 9» I even pulled up their website and showed them where they had 10pm posted to which the blonde ditz at the counter replied «we’ve always closed at 9» like that somehow changed the time posted in front of her face. Bad business if you ask me. I’ll be sure to never come back or recommend.

I gave the Lindo in Duluth 3 stars compared to this location. Now called Pedro’s, the food here is amazing. The service is way better here than in Duluth. Mary is the best server EVER. Get her if you can. Unfortunately this location isn’t close to me… Or else I would go more often!

This place is now named Pedro’s.
Marguerita’s are fabulous! Salsa is great! Food was amazing!!! My friend says it is much better than the restaurant in Duluth! TWe all ordered: the chimichanga mazaltan, the enchilada michoacan, burrito California, lemon-​lime chicken… all fabulous! This is the only place we are going to for Mexican food from now on! Did I mention how good the Marguerita’s are? great service as well!!!
This is the place to go to!

Our family loves this place. I typically order the Chori Pollo, or a Mulcajete. Chips are good, and I like their sala. This is a family favorite. Main reason we go back is we always request Mary as our server, as she is one of the best waitresses we have ever had.

I’m giving this place one star because its so inconsistent, and there is a problem everytime I have been there. Tonight I got regular Pepsi instead of the diet Pepsi I ordered. I didn’t find out about this until the waiter asked if we wanted refills. I don’t drink soda often, so it just tasted strong to me, but being a fountain drink it can do that. My clue was when he said“one diet, one regular Pepsi” when I questioned him he suddenly couldn’t understand what I was saying. This kind of thing has happened before, but not with the soda. It’s been with green or red enchilada sauce most often. No matter how clearly I gave ordered its always my fault. I’m pretty much done with the place. Ps– they didn’t offer to take the cost of the wrong beverage off the bill either.

Forget the Mexico Lindo in Duluth, it’s all about the view and the food sucks. The Mexico Lindo in Cloquet? Amazeballs. So friggin’ great in an area that severely lacks authentic Mexican food, this is worth the drive. So many delicious choices. If you are craving semi close to authentic Mexican food, this is the place for you. FYI– there are so very few places that serve Mexican, hence my glowing review. Last time I had the seafood verde and I finished the last bite. They have something for everyone.

I’ve always loved Mexican food and have had good Mexican cuisine in Kansas, Arizona, Texas, Illinois, California and yet, it surprises me that the best I’ve ever had is in Cloquet, Mn. The Mexico Lindo that opened up in Duluth is also very good but it is not the original that I fell in love with. I will come back to eat here until the day I die!!!

Driving from International Falls to Minneapolis and needed to stop for dinner. Because fast food is tiring, we decided to try a sit-​down place instead. Wife and I and a minivan full of kids were seated promptly despite the fact that the restaurant was busy. The waitress was responsive to our needs, service was fast, and the veggie fajitas (for two) were amazing (and amazingly huge).
Wish they had some mexican drinks like horchata or tamarindo, but for a small town in the middle of nowhere, this was some pretty darn good mexican food.

Beat Mexican food I have had in a long time! If we lived closer we would be going to Mexico Lindo once a week!

If you leave this place hungry, there might be something wrong with you. The chips and salsa are alright, but they come out right away, and I assume if you stick around for awhile, they keep coming. The margaritas are large and good, probably from a mix, so there is no fresh lime flavor, but they are not overly sweet, and there is no chemical taste.
The food service is fast, and the portions are large. I had mole ranchero chicken. The mole was not the traditional brown sauce, but a variant. It was good, and the chicken simmered in was tender and juicy. The beans were fairly loose for my liking, but the flavor was good. The rice was safe fairly bland.
So how does food that is just okay, get this review: the price. Please go here instead of one of the chains. If you’re tired of Carmen’s, sandwiches or pizza, try Mexico Lindo. It’s solid, midwestern style Mexican fare. The service is attentive, but not overwhelming, and they are quick with it.

Absolutely The Best!
My husband & I decided to go here based on how highly rated it was on Unilocal. And Unilocal does not lie! This place looks very basic on the outside, but very cute on the inside. We ordered a pitcher of Blue Moon and got a GIGANTIC pitcher that never seemed to end & it was only $ 8.25 which I dont think is bad at all for a pitcher. But enough of that, The FOOD! OMG! Top 5 best meals I’ve ever had in my life! And my husband said the same thing! The menu is GIGANTIC, literally 6 pages of items (not even counting the drink & appetizer pages). I finally decided on the Seafood Alambre (scallps, shrimp & tillapia) and my husband got the Texas Alambre (steak, chicken, shrimp & bacon). Both were just simply to die for! Loaded with meat and tender peppers, and the cheese OMG I dont know what kind of cheese that was but it was just amazing. When I rolled up one of the tortillas filled with that wonderfullness, it literally melted in my mouth! The bite I had of my husbands was amazing too. Basically we just ooed and ahhed over our meal and every bite we took till it was all gone. This is now our MUST GO TO place when we come up towards the Duluth area, which unfortunately is only once or twice a year :(
Bill was only $ 44 which included the beer & my daughters kids meal as well. For that much deliciousness, I felt like I robbed the place! Simply delicious, huge portions & reasonably priced! It doesn’t get better than that! A+++++++++

As I recap my experience here, two words come to mind: huge and (pleasantly) unexpected.
Let me begin by saying that I’m personally not a raving Mexican food fan, and would not have ended up at this location left to my own devices. And I would have sorely missed out on an amazing experience at a wonderful restaurant.
From the outside driving past, this place looked like a small family owned, slightly dingy dive place. Local and quiant. I was pleasantly surprised to discover there are 3 spacious rooms — the place is huge!
Service was very what us Target folks term «FFF» — fast, fun, and friendly! We were greeted immediately, our water glasses were always filled, our waitress had great recommendations, and food was speedy.
I was talked into a peach margarita — in a medium, as it was on special, ($ 1 off, at 6.95). It was delicious and tasted nothing like alcohol. Just my type of booze. :)
Looking through the menu, I was surprised to find 8 pages of menu items from lunch menu items to house specials, a la carte choices and meals based of your protein of choice: pork, fajita, steak, chicken, or seafood!
I asked for a seafood dish recommendation and ended up getting «seafood alambre» which is grilled shrimp, grilled scallops, grilled tilapia fillet, grilled red, yellow, green peppers, onions, mushrooms covered with our special oaxaca cheese. $ 14.25– a bit steep at first glance, but well worth it when you see your HUGE portion. Definitely sizable to share. Scallops are gnocchi-​like and amazing. Andcheese makes everything better!
And the burrito was the size of your forearm! My only request for a 6 star review, would have been if our waitress were to have warned us of the portions. Both of us only ate 40% of our meal.
Looking for something like this closer to home (for us Twin City-​ers)? Teresa’s in Golden valley and Mendota Heights are from the same owners!

For a mexican restaurant in a small town — this was hands down the best experience I have had.
First walking in, the place seems small, but there is way more here than meets the eye. The rooms keep going and going (so it seems).
If you come in hungry (and I mean hungry) — you will leave full… and with leftovers. The food is excellent, and if you are one for a margarita — they make huge margaritas! And pretty much any other drink you may be interested in.
The service when I was there was excellent, and the staff was very attentive. I’ve found my spot for Mexican when in the area!

Cloquet is getting some life back into it! It’s kind of exciting to see Cloquet get some new and different food options. Being a St. Paulite who drives through to get to our cabin, we typically went to Gordy’s or Sammy’s or the like, but a friend told me to check this place out. It was definitely worth the trip!
Great chips and salsa to start, the menu actually is obscenely gigantic, basically any combination of Mexican food you could imagine. The food was hot, fast, cheesy, and delicious. Not totally sure what else you’d want out of life.
It’s definitely on our go-​to list. Check it out!

Love it here! One of our favorite places to eat and drink. Always has been good and a wide selection menu and affordable prices and great service.