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Vaqueros

+1 620-625-9020
112 W Rutledge St, Yates Center, KS 66783 United States of America
Open Today: 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM

Amenities

Service options
  • Takeout
  • Dine-in
Highlights
  • Fast service
Popular for
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Solo dining
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Wheelchair accessible seating
Offerings
  • Alcohol
  • Beer
  • Cocktails
  • Coffee
  • Comfort food
  • Quick bite
  • Small plates
Dining options
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Dessert
  • Seating
Amenities
  • Bar onsite
  • Restroom
Atmosphere
  • Casual
  • Cozy
Crowd
  • Groups
  • Tourists
Planning
  • Accepts reservations
Payments
  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards
  • NFC mobile payments
Children
  • Good for kids
  • High chairs
  • Kids' menu
Parking
  • Free street parking
  • Parking

Best KPortal Reviews

We happened along on a Sunday Buffet only day and so glad we did! Wide variety of dishes with fresh toppings complete with guacamole and queso. Buffet also very reasonable priced at $13.99.
It's a Mexican restaurant! I LOVE MEXICAN FOOD just not this food nor restaurant. Yates center, Kansas is literally somewhere and nowhere. Lots of friendly people, cute shops in the town square and that's where this is located. The service is good although nurse your drink as no one comes to refill or ask if you want another beverage. The atmosphere? It's a banquet size hall with tables and black pleather chairs and booths lining one wall. It's vast for a small town restaurant which is why I'm thinking, "wow! They must have a regular clientele!" And must be tasty. I order a small margarita on the rocks with salt. It arrives with no salt and is so watery I can barely taste the lemon lime filler. No lime on the glass either. Just basically a Fresca soda without the fizz and tepid. (I abhore tepid). The chips and salsa are winners. I absolutely loved the salsa which was great going in and after about 2 seconds your reaction is, "oh wow, that had a bite." The guacamole is just pounded avocado and nothing else-no tomatoes, no onion, no cilantro, nada! Zip! Zilch! Disappointing. My burrito arrived TEPID and it was absolutely lukewarm in taste as well. BLAND. Like eating hominy or okra. BLAND. I'm pretty sure the "cheese" on top was a squeeze pouch from U S Foods. BLAND. It was a very pallid and wan experience for my favorite type of food. ☹️
Disappointed in the tacos. We hadn't been and wanted to start with something small. This review is for those only and if we go again will try something else. Tacos were cold! As in the meat was cold. Two people working the whole place! One couldn't understand me when I asked for my drink in a to go glass so I had to ask the other person. The lady who seated us didn't take our drink orders and took another tables drink orders that came in after us.
The food was ok but the taco meat was cold. The lady getting our drinks didn't speak English. We had to repeat drink orders multiple times. I will order the food to go from now on but probably not eat inside again.
VERY slow service. The food was bland like there was no seasoning used. Definitely will not be going back.
The atmosphere is odd and unsettling. Not to mention the smell as soon as you walk in was enough to make us both nauseous. Also, I understand having to cater to your demographic, considering this establishment is located in Yates Center KS, I get that your menu can't be very "authentic". It's almost if they have a "country" section of the menu. That being said, despite the menu being huge, the options seemed very limited. On another note, our waiter was extremely friendly and pleasant. The only thing that bothered me about him specifically, was he delivered my limes to the table by hand, with no gloves and proceeded to place them upon the table top next to my drink. No bowl, no gloves, nothing. Aside from him, the rest of the staff was very unpleasant and unprofessional. The amount of banter and horseplay infront of customers was astounding. As for the food... it was bland and flavorless. Thank God I asked for a side of Pico deGallo, or my food would have tasted the same as Taco Bell.
Please just do yourself a favor and make the drive to El Ricon Azteca in Chanute KS.
We have Ate there twice a Month up until recently, The last couple times we did the Food was Soggy, and no taste. We had Chili Reillnos, and both times they were ice cold in center. I hope the Owner reads these reviews, and starts doing better.
It was very friendly place . service was good and the food was good and hot .But I think 75 cents for water. In a reusable cup, was a little too much? overall, it was a nice place.

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Opening Hours

Monday 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Tuesday 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Wednesday 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Thursday 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Friday 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Saturday 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Sunday 11:00 AM - 03:00 PM

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