Canelo’s

Reviews

• Marcia K.

  star star star star star 1 October 2026

  We are traveling through Clinton and got takeout from Canelos. We are very impressed. Everything we got was delicious! We live in Arizona and we've had a lot of good Mexican food but yours was outstanding.

• Cheffy M.

  star star star star_border star_border 30 September 2026

  Pretty good food great service off the beaten path and something delicious in the middle of nowhere. They could do a better job explaining what you get on your two item combo. For instance I ordered a street taco and a Chile relleno - the taco showed up with cheese and lettuce on a soft flour tortilla. And the meat was different than the chicken street taco plate (which was very good!) which my husband ordered. His came proper! Corn tortillas, cilantro and onions with a lime on the side.
  
  Being from CA we have a serious relationship with Mexican food and this place hit the spot for that need, but they just couldn't close the deal.
  On a positive- my three stars are for The top shelf margarita was bomb! It was cinco de Mayo and they were pushing it out!
  
  I love that the people working here are, in fact, Mexican but adding the chocolate to the sopapilla is an interesting choice as we prefer a more authentic version of fresh fried dough piping hot served with a side of honey! They can earn those last stars if they jump back in line and stop deviating from delicious into mediocrity!!! I understand appealing to your local audience but honestly most can do without additional sugar on their sugar dessert and maybe they'd love a ' real Mexican' as we like to call it in the U.K.

• K S.

  star star star star star 30 September 2026

  This is located in the old Pizza Hut building. They have done a great job with the remodel.
  Our new favorite Mexican restaurant! In a town full of Mexican restaurants this place is a stand out!
  Food was excellent! Chips were warm and salsa was tasty. Our food came out sizzling, full of flavor and fast! The restaurant was packed and the service was great! So good my husband left a $20 tip on a $45 tab. We will be back!

• John E.

  star star star star star_border 20 September 2026

  Fabulous food with great prices.  We split their three for type meal with rice beans.  
  The flavors are right on. There was no attempt to cover poor work with blazing hot spice.  The taste of individual ingredients blended to a very tasty meal.  The margarita was large and well done.  This is just off I40 at Neptune. Turn toward clinton.  
  The server has the right presentation with a light sense of humor.  
  We will stop again on our XC travels.

• Yolanda R.

  star star star star star 9 September 2026

  First off, we're from CA and can be picky eaters. Especially when it comes to Mexican food. Many claim authentic and sell you "fake" rice and beans. Anyhow, we were on the I-40 and were starving! We happened to exit nearby and checked out Yelp. The town doesn't seem to use the app much, but we crossed our fingers and walked in, simply because of the carnitas tacos posted on here. (They looked legit!)
  The menu had so many yummy items to choose from! I struggled a bit on making that very important decision....and opted for the chiles rellenos.  They're under the vegetarian section. You get two real poblano peppers filled with cheese, topped with sauce and they come with beans and rice. (Not that fakeness of Anaheim chiles with some whacked out thick batter) Anyhow, the sauce was something different for me, but it was good.  Especially when you cut  up the chile in pieces, grab a chip and get a mix of the cheesy chile relleno, the sauce and some of those beans. Whoa! Perfect bite!
  The rice is awesome! Very authentic Mexican rice! Not that fake bagged crap. It has pieces of carrots, some peas...and random pieces of bell peppers. The peas and carrots took me back to my childhood....even though I'm not a fan of peas.
  The hubbs changed his mind twice and finally ended up with the carnitas tacos (but not without enjoying a good amount of my food as well). The order comes with three doubled tortilla tacos, a side of beans and rice...as well as some onions and cilantro.
  The food was piping HOT!!!  Just like it should be!  We ordered to go, since we traveled with our pup.
  Too bad we live so far; otherwise I'd be going back for sure!
  Oh! They hooked it up with two salsas and a bag of chips too. (I'm sure it's standard, but still felt like a bonus! Haha)
  I failed to take a pick of the tacos, but here is a ghetto pic of my food
  
  If you live nearby....CHECK IT OUT!