El Maguey

El Maguey is a sit-down Mexican restaurant on S Noland Road in Independence, established in 2002, known for generous portions, an extensive margarita selection, and a consistently welcoming atmosphere.¹

Description

El Maguey has operated on S Noland Road in Independence since 2002, making it one of the longer-running Mexican restaurants in the corridor. The restaurant is a full-service sit-down concept with a broad menu spanning tacos, enchiladas, burritos, soups, and seafood dishes. The Burrito Macho and Caldo de Camaron (shrimp soup) are among the signature offerings, and the margarita menu — including a 32 oz option at approachable prices — is a draw for a broad dining audience.

The dining room is casual and family-friendly, with wheelchair accessibility and a kids’ menu. El Maguey is available on DoorDash and other delivery platforms. The restaurant maintains a 4.1 rating across more than 238 reviews on Restaurantji and strong review volume across Yelp and TripAdvisor.

Reviewers consistently note large portions, fast and friendly service, and good value for the price. Some reviews flag occasional inconsistency in flavors, but the overall reception is positive and the customer base is loyal.

Ownership and history

El Maguey was established in 2002. Owner identity has not been confirmed through available public sources. The restaurant’s 24-year run on the same Noland Road address is a marker of stability and community rootedness. for owner name and background.

Links

• Facebook — El Maguey Restaurant

Sources

• Status verified active 2026-06-23 via Yelp — El Maguey, Independence (accessed 2026-06-23). Re-confirmed active 2026-07-24 via live official ordering storefront.²

Menu

Last verified: 2026-07-24 · Source: Official ordering storefront “El Maguey (Noland Rd)” on order.online — this is the storefront the official chain site elmaguey.com links its Takeout/Delivery buttons to (order.online business 86385); store phone (816) 252-6868 matches this location · URL(s): https://order.online/store/el-maguey-mexican-restaurant-independence-23619172 · https://elmaguey.com/ · Confidence: High

Full-service Mexican menu, ~150 items across 21 sections. Highlights and full section capture below; prices as published 2026-07-24. Note: the long-cited signature Burrito Macho does not appear on the current online menu (see Edit history).

Chips, Salsa & Dips

• Chips — $1.25 · Salsa — $1.25 · Hot Salsa — $1.25 · Salsa Verde — $1.25 · Salsa San Jose — $1.25
• Cheese (dip) — most-ordered item — $5.75+ · Guacamole — $5.75+
• Bean dip — beans and white cheese dip — $9.25
• Choriqueso — sausage covered with pico de gallo and cheese dip, with tortillas — $10.50
• Queso Fundido — $11.50

A La Carte

• Tacos (1) — beef, chicken, pork, steak, or shrimp — $3.50 · Tacos (3) — $8.75
• Quesadillas — cheese, beef, chicken, mushrooms, grilled chicken, steak, or shrimp — $4.50+
• Tostadas — $5.50+ · Tostaguac — $5.50+ · Burritos — $5.75+ · Enchiladas — $3.25+
• Chiles Rellenos Poblanos — $5.50+ · Tamales — shredded pork — $4.75+
• Order of Beans — $3.50 · Order of Rice — $3.50

Tacos

• Tacos Callejeros — four corn tortillas, choice of meats (chorizo, shrimp, pastor, carne asada, grilled chicken, carnitas), onions and cilantro, with rice, beans, pico de gallo, green sauce — $16.75
• Tacos Especial — mixed with grilled onions, cilantro, queso fresco, sliced avocado — $16.75
• Grilled Chicken Tacos — $13.75 · Tacos de Carne Asada — $14.99

Nachos

• Cheese Nachos — $9.75 · Bean Nachos (refried, black, or charro) — $9.75 · Chicken or Beef Nachos — $10.99 · Beef & Bean Nachos — $11.50
• Supreme Nachos — $14.25 · Fajita Nachos — $13.50+
• Papas Locas — fries topped with shredded cheese, steak, bacon, sour cream, jalapenos — $14.25
• Nachos Locos — steak, chicken, shrimp with onions, tomatoes, jalapenos — $16.50
• Carnitas BBQ — BBQ carnitas over chips with cheese dip — $14.99

Especial Entrees

• Special Dinner — bean tostada with guacamole salad, chile relleno, beef taco, enchilada, tamale, rice, beans — $22.25
• El Toriado — grilled chicken, steak, shrimp, bacon on rice, covered in cheese dip — a most-liked house plate — $17.50
• Alambre Chihuas — grilled chicken, steak, shrimp, bacon with peppers and onions, melted cheese — $16.25
• Carnitas Dinner — $15.99 · Chile Colorado — $15.25 · Chile Verde — steak or pork, tomatillo sauce — $15.25
• Chimichanga — $13.25+ · Maguey Bowl — $15.25+ · Taco Sabroso — $15.50 · Tamale Deluxe — $15.50
• Huevos Rancheros — $14.25 · Chilaquiles Mexicanos — $13.25 · Taquitos Mexicanos — $12.75
• Chelis Special — $13.99 · Chilindrinas — $14.99 · Chuleta Platter — two smoked pork chops — $14.50
• Quesadilla #31 — $12.99 · Lo Bueno! — chicken chimichanga with San Jose or cheese sauce, cheese quesadilla, taco, cheesy rice — $17.50
• Tamales Del Maguey — three tamales, ranchero and green sauce — $14.50

Burritos

• Burrito Supremos — $9.25+ · Burrito Jalisco — pork, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers — $10.25 · Burrito Sancho — $10.50
• Burrito Mexicano — $13.50 · Burrito Fajita — $13.25+ · Burrito Carne Asada — $13.50
• Burrito Banderas — beef tips, chicken, pork; cheese dip, red and green sauce — $14.25 · Burrito Rio Grande — beef tips, beans, rice — $14.25
• Burrito Arandas — grilled chicken, shrimp, rice, cheese dip — $15.75 · Burrito Ay-Caramba — steak, chicken, shrimp — $15.25
• Burrito Navidad — $16.50 · Burrito Gordo — steak, chicken, sausage — $16.75 · Burrito Chingon — carnitas or steak — $17.25 · Burrito Toriado — $17.50

Steaks (ribeye)

• Steak Tapatio — green sauce — $15.99 · Steak Ranchero — $17.99 · Steak Mexicano — $18.75 · Steak El Maguey — mushrooms, bell pepper, onions, tomatoes — $18.75
• Carne Asada — $18.75 · Steak Jalisco — ribeye and shrimp with melted cheese — $20.50
• Casuelon — ribeye, smoked pork chop, grilled chicken breast, chiles toriados — $21.99

Soups

• Caldo de Pollo — $12.75 · Caldo de Camaron — shrimp soup, a house signature — $15.50
• Caldo Tlalpeno — chicken, shrimp, beef — $16.25 · Sopa del Mar — tilapia, shrimp, scallops, crab — $18.75

Salads

• Tossed Salad — $4.75 · Guacamole Salad — $5.75 · Mexican Salad — $7.99 · Taco Salad — $9.75
• Taco Salad Fajita — $14.25+ · Grilled Chicken Salad — $14.50 · Fried Chicken Salad — $14.50

Quesadillas (entree)

• Quesadilla Mexicana — $12.25 · Quesadilla Fajita — steak or chicken — $13.50 · Quesadilla Jalisco — grilled shrimp — $14.25
• Quesadilla El Chelis — $15.25 · Quesadilla Grande — one steak + one chicken quesadilla — $15.75

Fajitas

• Classic Fajitas — $14.25+ · Fajita Tejana — steak, carnitas, bacon — $19.50+
• Fajitas Volcan — steak, chicken, shrimp, covered with cheese — $20.99+
• Fajitas Hawaii — steak, chicken, shrimp with pineapple, bacon, cheese — $21.50+
• Fajitas Del Mar — shrimp, scallops, imitation crab, tilapia — $22.50+

Vegetarian Dinner

• VEG #1-#7 — seven numbered meatless combinations (bean tostadas, cheese enchiladas, bean burritos, chiles rellenos, cheese quesadillas) — $13.75 each

Enchiladas (entree)

• Enchiladas Rancheras — $13.25 · Enchiladas Yolandas — $13.25 · Enchiladas Verdes — $13.75
• Enchiladas Supremas — chicken, bean, cheese, beef — $14.50 · Enchiladas El Maguey — shrimp, green and white sauce — $16.50
• Enchiladas Suizas — steak, salsa verde, cheese dip — $16.75 · Enchiladas San Jose — grilled chicken, cheese dip, avocado — $17.99

Seafood

• Tilapia Tacos — $14.50 · El Maguey Tilapia — tilapia topped with shrimp, melted cheese — $15.50 · Shrimp Burrito — $15.99
• Tilapia Cancun — $16.50 · Mariscada — $16.75 · La Playa Seafood — $16.75 · Camarones al Gusto — $16.75
• Gordo Special — sixteen garlic-chile shrimp — $17.50 · Coctel de Camaron — $18.75

Chicken From The Grill

• Pollo en Crema — $14.99 · Pollo Loco — $15.50 · Pollo Peligroso — San Jose sauce — $14.99
• Pollo Hawaii — $15.75 · Pollo a la Parrilla — $15.75 · Pollo Michoacano — with chorizo — $15.75 · Pollo Don Capulina — $15.75
• Pollo Cancun — chicken and shrimp — $16.50 · Pollo Feliz — chicken and shrimp, melted cheese — $18.75
• Arroz con Pollo — $14.25

Sides

• Jalapenos $1.25 · Pico de gallo $1.15 · Tortillas (3) $1.50 · Sour cream $1.75 · Shredded cheese $2.50 · Mushrooms $2.75 · French fries $3.25 · Chiles toreados (3) $3.75 · Avocado slices $5.50 · Chorizo $7.50 · Ground beef $7.99 · Shredded chicken $7.99 · Grilled shrimp (6/12) $7.99+ · Grilled chicken $9.75 · Steak $10.25

Kids Menu — 10 and under, with drink

• Hotdog, hamburger, chicken fingers, kids enchilada, kids taco, kids burrito & taco, kids taco salad, salchipulpos, mini chimichanga, kids quesadilla, macaroni & cheese — $9.50 each

Combinations

• Combos No. 01-30 — thirty numbered pick-your-plate combinations of tacos, enchiladas, chile rellenos, tamales, tostadas, tostaguac, burritos with rice and beans — $13.75 each

Desserts

• Sopapillas (with ice cream) — $4.75 · Flan — $4.75 · Churros (4) — $5.25 · Cheese Cake — $5.50 · Fried Ice Cream — $6.99

Drinks & Margaritas

• Soft drinks $3.49 · Iced tea $3.49 · Coffee $3.49 · Horchata $3.99 · Jarritos/Mexican Coke $3.99 · Milk/chocolate milk/orange juice $3.99
• Margarita Lime 32 oz — $14.99 · Margarita Flavor 32 oz — $15.99 (the long-noted 32 oz margaritas, confirmed)

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Disputes

None at this time.

Footnotes

1. https://www.yelp.com/biz/el-maguey-independence — Yelp. Asserts: business name, address (3738 S Noland Rd, Independence MO 64055), phone (816) 252-6868, hours, full-service format, active status, vegetarian options, delivery availability. ↩

2. https://order.online/store/el-maguey-mexican-restaurant-independence-23619172 — Official ordering storefront “El Maguey (Noland Rd)” (accessed 2026-07-24). Asserts: full itemized menu with prices; store phone (816) 252-6868; storefront active since 2020-12-04; belongs to order.online business 86385, the same business elmaguey.com links its official Takeout/Delivery buttons to (contact email elmaguey29@gmail.com). ↩