El Cabo Verde

Really had an amazing meal on our way to Florida. First time since I found out I have Celiac's that I went out for Mexican food and they didn't disappoint. James was an amazing waiter and his suggestions were spot on. The ceviche was sooo good and we had an amazing dinner.

The entire menu is GLUTEN FREE!!! Breaded fried stuffed chile relleno, street tacos and the shrimp Charles something or other. Fresh food and drinks. I'm in love...

Fabulous atmosphere, great service and some of the cleanest, freshest food ever! I love that everything is house made with local ingredients. Dishes were also plated beautifully to perfection! My Son is stationed nearby at Barksdale AFB and you can bet the bank we will return on every visit!

For the first time, I experienced what I believe to be discriminatory treatment. I visited El Cabo Verde to celebrate a birthday with two friends who are frequent patrons. We ordered a bottle of Acqua Panna, and our server, Angelo, poured water for both of my friends but did not offer or pour a glass for me. When a second bottle was ordered, he again addressed only my friends to ask if they would like water. After one friend declined, he placed the bottle on the table without asking whether I would like a glass. At that point, I expressed that I felt overlooked and neglected. This experience was extremely disappointing and has led me to decide that I will not be returning to this location. While the food is reasonably priced, I found it to be lacking in flavor.

This is not just a restaurant it’s an experience. You you have acquired a palate that craves clean exceptional ingredients then this is your spot. The food speaks for it self. But the staff deserves accolades, these folks provide service with the most gracious demeanor and of the smiles are nice too. The staff makes you feel like your are dinning with extended family. Angelo, often waits on me, and I can not say anything other thank you, thank you for always exceeding my expectations and that’s no small order😍

This place has been on my radar for some time but it was never convenient to get to. On this day, I happened to be working in the area and seized the opportunity. First of all, this is a very nice place. It's not your typical overly colorful Mexican restaurant. It's a very classy place decked out in white. Service was excellent with very friendly and helpful staff. The chips & salsa were brought out quickly along with my obligatory Mexican food drink of sweet tea with some lime. To tell you the level of service, every time they refilled my tea, they made sure I had more lime to go with it. I've rarely seen this level of service especially in a Mexican restaurant. In most places I get some lime with the initial glass but none for the refills. The chips were not typical and definitely tasted healthier than most. I love places that bring multiple salsas and El Cabo brings you both a red and a green salsa. A uniqueness to the salsas were they served warm much like the Pappasitos chain does. I thoroughly enjoyed the salsas. I would rank them some of the best in the Shreveport area. I ordered one of the enchilada lunch plates and thoroughly enjoyed it. The food is organic which you don't find in many Mexican joints. This place definitely has a foodie vibe to it and I can't wait to go back with my wife and try more dishes. It may become my top rated Mexican food in Shreveport but I need to try more of the menu first.

I chose to have my birthday dinner at El Cabo Verde. I had been meaning to check it out and I was not disappointed. The restaurant is on the small side with front patio seating. Because of the smaller side, it tended to get loud at times. That is why I gave atmosphere 4 stars. The wait staff was very polite, professional and prompt. We were served chips and warm salsa immediately after being seated. The salsa is very good! I ordered grilled shrimp and a margarita. I loved the margarita but some diners might consider it too sweet. My grilled shrimp was perfect! It was accompanied with grilled vegetables and quinoa. It was nice to have a healthy meal with lots of flavor.

Larry’s chicken was SO good & had the perfect amount of spice! It came with so much & as someone who doesn’t typically prefer vegetables— their’s are AMAZING! They make eating healthier so convenient & easy.

El Cabo Verde exemplifies fresh. It's in a new development that's attractive, clean, and well designed. And that's before you even walk in the front door or take a seat out side. The fresh theme continues with the chips and salsa. All of it's made in house, and these were some of the best chips and salsa I've had in a while. The chips are a light and thin and a little bit tricky to dip without breaking. Two sauces, green and red, are provided and each tastes--not to belabor the term-- fresh. The chile relleno is served on its own in a soup bowl with a light sauce and choice of protein on the outside. The poblano pepper itself is stuffed with cheese, as is proper for chile relleno. Again the sauce, the chili itself, and all the ingredients tasted fresh and light. Unlike most Mexican places, rice and beans is brought on a separate plate and not merged with whatever primary entree you've selected. Here again, fresh: there is rice that's almost like a basmati, and refried black beans that are refreshing change from the typical pinto bean base. Service is prompt, knowledgeable and attentive. I had the pleasure of having Angelo for my waiter. The restaurant staff is predominantly Hispanic, the kind of folks ICE likes to round up. (I really hope this reference become dated real fast). The point is these folks are familiar with Mexican food beyond just the concept of this restaurant. The clientele appears to be primarily local and a steady stream of them were coming through at 3:00 on a Sunday afternoon. Access is convenient from i-49 and not too far from I-20.

Solid Mexican spot in Shreveport; service is top notch and the menu is concise and fairly authentic in terms of options in the area. The area is very new and modern and is very nice for Shreveport. Their food is very tasty across the board; their salsa's are legit and it seems like well prepared. The interior is modern and clean and has decent lightning. They make their corn tortillas in-house in the back and fresh so that's a plus.

This is easily some of the best food in Shreveport. The owners of this place know what they are doing. We were very impressed by the quality of food and politeness of the staff. The restaurant is super clean too which is huge in this city!

Good food no question. A little noise when we were there. Great wait help. I'm about out of words to make your quota

Staff was very attentive. Got right in. You can reserve a table online. In a cute little area off Southern Loop. They use blue corn tortillas for the tacos. Not my thing but they were good. The Chile relleno was tasty. I got it with beef. It was spicy. The refried black beans were good. The Pechuga A La Crema was my favorite. So creamy. Chicken breast was so moist. The tortilla soup was very good. Most places don't do it right. The sip trio was good. We didn't have room for dessert but it sounded good. Chocolate mousse or caramel flan . Overall great experience. Little pricey but what place isn't anymore.

Great food! Great service! Very nice staff! I couldn't love this place more! Guacamole is my fave!

I went here on my birthday in April and got a nice dish of meat and vegetables. Than the staff gave me a free birthday chess cake! The restaurant was in a very high end apartment complex, so everything felt very extravegent, yet still doable of the wallet.

Food, service, atmosphere AAA!!! I'm from Cali, It's always my good-to because it reminds me of home.

I have celiac disease and for the first time I wasn't worried about cross contamination or picking through the menu for gluten free options. The food was incredible, atmosphere was amazing, and the staff was a dream!!! We will definitely go way put of way to eat here again!!!

Stop in here after a recommendation... and it doesn't disappoint! First I appreciated the hostess for putting us on the wait list, so when we arrived we were seated almost immediately. Then, Angelo our waiter was amazing! He suggested an off menu Margarita when I asked for a swirl (Frozen sangria swirl)...omg amazing!! Then he recommended the sopa appetizer & the special filet enchiladas! I wish this place was in Texas because we would be back all the time! Highly recommend.

We always enjoy the fresh food at El Cabo Verde. The tortilla soup was especially good on a cold, wet Sunday evening.

Fabulous food every single time. Always fresh and incredibly flavorful. The best service by an amazing staff that takes pride in their food and knowing their customers. Anytime is a great time here. Brunch, lunch and dinner is always lively, fun and delicious!

The food was absolutely delicious and the staff was great. Matthew was our waiter and he was the best I've had in ages. Kind and incredibly knowledgable. You can tell this family lives what they do and they love food. Will becomenone of our new favorite stops.

El Cabo is a awesome place to eat clean friendly service. You can't compare their food is off the chain.

I can't believe that we have never been here before now. Wow! Everything we had was absolutely delicious. The presentation was great and the food came out fresh and steaming hot and the chips and 2 Salsas they brought out, just WOW! We had Verde Chicken enchiladas and the Blanco Beef enchiladas and they were both delicious and for dessert, not that we had any room left but we had to see if dessert was as good as our meal and so we ordered the Chocolate Mousse. OMG!! We only ordered one to share and it was so very good. We will be back and next time we will order 2 Chocolate Mousse!

Great food. The botana platter fed two of us. The Margarita Flight was tasty with strawberry, mango, and pomegranate. The big plus is the fresh tortillas made for each order as they are needed.

The food and services are always great. Great atmosphere always running into friends and family every time.

Prices don't match on website as they do in their establishment! That's false advertising! I ordered the Oaxacan soup that didn't list pork in their menu. I can't eat pork. Please be more transparent with ingredients and prices ! So much potential wasted. The one star is for their good customer service. High prices for quality that doesn't match.

Went for Saturday brunch. Asked a male at the POS station - do I seat myself or do you seat me? I was told they'd seat me. He was entering an order. Others were running around... No worries I'll wait. Everyone's working. Well, no one cleaned tables and 1 four top table closest to us went unused. He looked up and was shocked none of the tables had been cleared in the back. He walks away (I presume to clean the two back tables). Lady comes up and ask party size? How many? Me: Just 1. Her: looks back, side, all around. Ok, you can go to the back. Points.... doesn't walk me over. Me: proceed to walk to the back and spins around wondering if there more space around the corner? What table is she seeing? I look up to see she's sat the mom and kid that just came and waited less than a minute. Read: they arrived, she stopped to acknowledge, got rid of me, seated them. They got the only empty and clean table. I'll trust this is a family owned place. I'm figuring maybe they've never worked as servers or front of the house manager but I won't stand around in mess awaiting to be treated like someone trying to spend money. Maybe this was a bad day, faux pas or an example of no training or sheer ignorance but it was off-putting for me. To drive 30min/miles for chilaquiles with steak and to be causally dismissed by being sent to purgatory or badlands of back of house without being tended to came off as preferential treatment to those arriving after me having not waited as long as I did but treated with glove service... Prompted me to leave. Hopefully the staff communicates with each other better. Hire more folks. Anticipate brunch crowds. Expect 12 noon to be a peak period or figure out who can be the host/hostess or have seating for dining patrons to wait. Or all of it and create a waiting area but maybe there's another solution...either way I hope they find it + execute it well so there's no hint of improper treatment nor favoritism. Hope I can return to a better day.

tonight after having several meals here for the last 5 years had a bad meal. the pork tamales were tough and the appearance and smell was very off putting. after 1 bite would not try another. advertised wrapped in banana leaves but no tamale shell or banana leaf. disappointed

We stopped in for dinner on our way home to Texas and had such a nice experience! The restaurant smelled amazing upon entering and was very clean. The hostess greeted us and walked us to a table immediately. Our waiter made awesome recommendations. The tab for three of us was right over $100 and my husband and I each had a premium marg (Hot Skinny and Golden) and we shared a bowl of queso perfection! Our son had Nachos (special order, not on the menu), my husband ordered the chicken enchiladas and I had the Camarones special for the evening, served over plantains and beautifully presented! If we come through Shreveport again we will make a point to stop here for lunch or dinner!

Shreveport is lucky to have a place like this. The food is fresh and the best part... its gluten free! I wish we lived closer; we'd visit more often.

our favorite go to place with great food options and quick service with cozy ambience

I have made several stops to this restaurant over the past year, and the food is always delicious. I've tried the steak salad, tenderloin enchiladas (special), crazy rice (special), and their tacos. Make sure you ask about the specials. Everything is fresh, and the servers are so helpful and friendly. When I visit Shreveport, I consider this restaurant a treat to myself.

Unusual to see a place pulling a clean five star rating on any review site, and I can kind of see why. It's a nice atmosphere at this restaurant that straddles the boundary between catering to college kids and more serious adults, it's got local ingredients, it's entirely gluten-free and has some vegetarian options. The horchata I ordered tasted right, which is to say kind of like egg nog but better, though the ratio of horchata to ice wasn't that high. My spinach enchiladas were good, but they just weren't great. A tad soggy from the beans on the side I think. The best flavors were when I mixed in the bit of guacamole on the side, but I felt like it was otherwise just missing a little extra kick. Indeed nothing was really spicy; the hottest thing was probably the tomatillo salsa that came with my free opening chips. I could probably come back and order differently, maybe get the extra hot sauce, but if I'm going to give them the best rating, everything's got to be just outstanding. It's definitely good enough that I would come back and try to find that perfect dish.

Food, service, and ambiance are all excellent. I bring anyone from out of town here!

I went to lunch with my mother in law the other day. We had the dip sampler, and I got the beef enchiladas with red sauce and she got chicken enchiladas with green sauce. The salsas are impeccable. The dip sampler was nice too. The guacamole is salted and taste great with the time. The spinach queso is great and so was the poblano one. I enjoyed the spinach one more. Next time I go I'm gonna get the chorizo queso. It was so good my pregnancy craving had me going back for dinner pickup. Still great food although our food wasn't near as hot as it's was when it was in restaurant (as expected). Chips are super fresh and delicious.

It's one of the best Oaxacan food restaurants I have tried, the service is incredible, the atmosphere of the place is super, I am Colombian but my love for Oaxacan food was born in this place, congratulations to the chef and his employees for such a great experience! Try the cheese dip and the flight margarita in a sunny day!

Excellent food! Would eat here all the time if we weren't just traveling through! Highly recommend.

Excellent food and great atmosphere!! Service is spot on every time. The warm salsa is fantastic. A very unique Mexican food experience. One of the best places to eat in Shreveport.

The best Mexican food in the area hands down! Truly our favorite, so fresh and always consistent. The staff is amazing as well!

Such a WONDERFUL restaurant- amazing Food and the service is impeccable! So accommodating. You can tell all the food is fresh. Definitely recommend this great place

Wonderful food, great service and atmosphere. Blackened shrimp was some of the best I've had. All around, great experience. Worth every penny.

This is THE best restaurant in Shreveport, and more than worth the drive from Bossier. It is an incredible atmosphere and feels like you are on vacation! The service was beyond incredible, and the food was amazing. It came out quick and was is not only the best Mexican food you can get around here, but the best meal all around. Highly suggest the Asado de Pollo and the Beef Empanadas, I had never tried empanadas before but these blew my expectations away! Cute restaurant, incredible staff, superior food, and all around perfect. Can't wait to go back!

Muy bueno!!! My pastor and associate pastors brought me here when I started working at the our church and I was hooked. The chips and salsa and verde! Bussin!

Excellent food. Excellent service. Chips and salsa very unique. Really very good restaurant all around. Only minor thing is we thought the music was too loud. Small space, pretty intimate. Hard to talk.

The food was excellent. The service was amazing. And the salsa verde was simply divine.

This a really upscale Mexican restaurant! I ordered the Camaron al Mojo. It had plenty of shrimps that were cooked perfectly! The rice was flavorful and the veggies were grilled to perfection! Chris ordered the Enchiladas de Mole Negro. He said it was excellent and the chicken was very tender. I ordered frozen mango margarita which is pretty much the only alcohol I can tolerate. Boy, it was so good he had to take it away from me.

This place was absolutely amazing! Wow! We stopped here on a long cross-country roadtrip from San Diego to NC and were really missing good Mexican food from back home, as it's honestly really hard to find authentic Mexican food in the South. I saw this place on Gluten Dude and decided to give it a try, especially seeing that the chef is from Oaxaca! Man, the food did not disappoint at all! I ordered the flautas de pollo, something I have not been able to have since my celiac diagnosis, and my jaw dropped because I could not believe they were really gluten free! I mean the texture was on point, all the flavor was authentic and delicious and it just brought me back to a simpler time of just enjoying food with no regard to whether it contained flour or not. So for the chef to be able to make these gluten free is just incredible. We also stopped on our way back to CA and tried the sampler plate, which was just as amazing. I mean seriously this place could hold if it was located in San Diego, so to come across this gem in Louisiana was such a pleasant surprise! Hats off to the chef! Can't wait to visit again someday.

This place lives up to their description per the website. Quality ingredients, great food & service. I like the feel both inside dining & on the patio. Great all around spot. We go here often.

This place is fabulous and consistent. Everything is fresh and well prepared. Service is very welcoming and we go regularly and have since they first opened. Salsas are nice and I get the extra spicy which they happily bring me. Chips are tasty and not flimsy. Only issue that I ever deal with is portions are very generous so I always require to go containers which are readily available. Many Hispanic people dine there--that should tell you something of authenticity and flavor.

Excellent food and service. Also, the margaritas are the best in the area. Try the spinach enchiladas, they are the best.

Started with the dip trio and a spicy marg to get the party started. The guacamole was the winner here but the queso lacked the substance/depth I have found other places. Had the chicken enchiladas as entree and it was well seasoned and the accompanying rice/beans hit the spot. Would have like to see a beef selection on the lower end besides rib eye/ filet. Also adding some quality cafe selections to end the meal would have been nice. Great atmosphere will return.

Cute little Mexican restaurant right at the front of the Provenance community. Inside is nice and the tables are well spaced out. Complimentary chips and salsa are good. It's not on the menu, but you can get enchiladas a la carte. I got 2 chicken enchiladas, one with the tomatillo sauce and the other with the mole negro sauce. I liked the tomatillo sauce more but both were delicious. They try to source as much local and organic produce/meats as they can too. Service was a little slow, but they didn't have many waiters and were also trying to fill curbside orders.

Excellent service and even better food. Local sourced organic foods along with some imported straight from Mexico. Fresh, warm salsa verde with in house made tortilla chips. Best verde I have ever had!

The service here is great because they don't get all up in your face. They leave you be and let you take your time.

Definitely upscale Mexican restaurant. The verde enchiladas and the quesadillas were very good! The customer service was also nice - the waiter took a little long and forgot the queso, but overall he was nice.

I've eaten here twice and haven't been disappointed. It's a small spot, so I suggest off big meal times or there will be a wait. Service was fast and the food came out fresh and hot.

You get the appetizer chips regardless, so you might as well get the queso poblano, which is the best cheese dip I've had in the south! The lamb tacos and hibiscus tea both fulfill their roles quite well too. Our server was on top of her game, and the interior of the restaurant is elegant. The whole experience was par excellence.