Centenario Restaurant

Waunakee, 107 Baker St, Waunakee, WI 53597, United States | ★ 4.8 (113 Review)

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Centenario Restaurant is a family-owned Mexican restaurant proudly serving Waunakee, WI, and greater Dane County since 2024. We specialize in authentic, scratch-made Mexican cuisine crafted with fresh, high-quality ingredients and traditional recipes passed down through generations. Whether you're joining us for a sit-down meal, grabbing takeout, or relaxing with a drink at our full bar, we offer a warm and welcoming experience for every guest.

Our menu features flavorful favorites like burritos, quesadillas, nachos, enchiladas, house-made guacamole, and much more — all prepared fresh in-house. At Centenario, we’re passionate about delivering bold, vibrant flavors and outstanding service in every bite.

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Reviews

Rinoa

★ 5

The food was absolutely delicious, and service was great!

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Francisco Petla

★ 5

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Travis Thering

★ 5

Awesome Burrito

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Lynda Ketelboeter

★ 5

Just had lunch there today for the first time - great combo plate enchilada and tamale. The rice, beans and salsa were very good too ! Reasonable price and great service

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Edith Alcantara

★ 4

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Torrance Kramer

★ 5

What an incredible meal. The presentation was amazing and the food delicious. Go eat here!

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Azalea Bui

★ 5

Staff are cheerful, attentive, and very approachable

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Jacquelyn Dahlke (Jackie)

★ 4

First time trying this restaurant. It has more of a "bar vibe," than a restaurant. It is a big place. I am sure when it is full of people, it must be hoppin'! The food was served quickly, hot and was plentiful. We had plenty of leftovers to take home. Thanks. We will be going back for more!

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A Google User

★ 5

Staff are attentive, offering thoughtful recommendations with ease

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Kyle Jensen

★ 5

Exceptional Mexican food.

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helen Torres

★ 5

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Kevin Klug

★ 5

Dinner was delicious. It wasn't very busy for how good the food was. I had a shrimp burrito that was fantastic!! If you are looking for Mexican in this part of town, this is the place. Must try it if you haven't been there. You won't be disappointed!!! 🤤

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Laura Arguijo

★ 5

We love the food. We love the service. Always fast seating available. Plenty of parking in the back of the building. Surf and turf menu. Authentic Mexican food.

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Thomas Schroeder

★ 5

Very happy, great food, 1st time. Thank you

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Joanna Zurko

★ 5

The fajitas and steak burrito bowl were excellent! Service was friendly and fast. Chips and salsa were very good. We will be back!

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The Martins

★ 5

Single best chimichanga I have ever had!!!

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Marlena Dawson FYI

★ 5

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Karla Flores

★ 5

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Theresa Kim

★ 5

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A S

★ 5

Good authentic Mexican food, the wife loved the mole sauce which is not easy to make and this was done right! We will be back

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Araceli Chavez

★ 5

Me gusto mucho la comida, autenticamente mexicana.
8//2/2025

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Michael Milbourn

★ 5

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charles reichert

★ 5

Good food

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Israel Anguiano

★ 4

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Pd_outdoors

★ 5

Food was delicious, service was great and thankful. Will definitely return, and highly recommend. Very quiet feel!

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Andrea Rose

★ 5

First time dining. Food is great! We had quesabirria and torta cubana, and the portion sizes are massive - we each will get two meals out of it. Attentive and friendly service. Already planning on returning!

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Brenda Ferry

★ 5

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Dominic Velasquez

★ 5

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trentin wagner

★ 5

Food is insanely good, fast services very good drinks, hands down one of my favorite mexican restaurants now

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Greg Delfeld

★ 5

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bridgette triggs

★ 5

The food was fantastic & the shrimp (that I was skeptical to get) was some of the best I've had in a while. Everything was fresh & flavorful! We felt guilty for trying another Mexican restaurant outside of our favorite one but are glad that we did!

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Debbie Giardini

★ 5

Great food. The best mojito I've had, cumber with lots of them

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Terry Norby

★ 5

Our first meal there. A relaxing meal with nice friendly wait staff. Enjoyed the great food! I couldn’t hardly believe the amount the entire serving provided!! Even a free shot of tequila as it was Father’s Day!

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Denyse Nizam

★ 5

Large portion sizes, prompt service, delicious authentic Mexican food…recommend the quesobarilla tacos and wet green chili burrito!

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Teahla Baka

★ 5

Best food hands down!

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Brian Parker

★ 5

We stopped in for dinner tonight after a neighbor told us about this place (we hadn't heard of it), and we're so glad we did! My wife is a big fan of chilaquiles and we were surprised to find that you can order them any time of day there! They were perfect - perfect amount of crunch left in the chips!
I had enchiladas verde and asked them to mix chicken and steak which was fantastic! So the did was top notch and the variety on the menu was amazing. We now can't wait to come back to try some other offerings!
The atmosphere isn't what you'd consider fancy but the dining area is large enough that you'd be comfortable whatever your tastes are.
What stood out most of all was the fantastic attitude of the people serving our table! It was infectious positivity and energy! That is so hard to find some days, but both of the people who stopped by our table were wonderful!
We will be back!

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Miriah

★ 5

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Ms. Ruth

★ 5

Food was excellent, guacamole delicious!

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Jason Benson

★ 5

Best Mexican food we have had since we left Texas. Looks questionable, but service and food are unbelievable!

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Chris Schoen

★ 5

Best mexican food in the area (try their hot sauces!). Good margaritas, well worth the trip!

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Tj Eberhardt

★ 5

Fantastic; the atmosphere, food, and wait staff are all top notch. Will return here soon for more fajitas!

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Jesús Parque

★ 5

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Liz M

★ 5

This is our favorite restaurant for Mexican food in Waunakee. The chimichangas and burritos are a must for us!

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Austin Freiburger

★ 5

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Bill Ryan

★ 5

The street tacos are delicious and the staff is always nice.

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Ryan R

★ 5

Great 1st impression. A large group of us attended the restaurant. Let's just say we were all impressed. Going to try again in the next couple of weeks as a place we get together to eat and BS. Looking forward to trying out other dishes on the menu. A call out to the flan dessert 🍮! Was exceptionally delicious 😋!

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James Hatt

★ 5

Great food and reasonable prices

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Elise P

★ 5

Delicious! Incredible! The day we went there was even a free table side magician!

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Robbie

★ 5

I love the fried ice cream here.

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Alicia Adami

★ 5

We really enjoyed the atmosphere and our food was really tasty. Can’t wait to go back and try more.

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Audrey Lucy Lawson

★ 5

Very casual atmosphere. They have only been open 9 months. Great food. A full bar and two billiard tables. Will definitely be back.

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Megan Senders

★ 5

We had dinner tonight at Centenario and it was excellent! Our waiter was Jose and he was so friendly and attentive! Tonight was our first time at this restaurant and I highly recommend it. We will go back even though it is a 35 minute drive from home.

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Luimar Gonzalez

★ 5

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Craig Detter

★ 4

Very tasty food, drinks (margaritas). Service was great!

It's in a basement, which is kinda odd.

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Hisham Hassan

★ 5

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Erwin Erazo

★ 1

Sale Mas barato pedir la comida por
Doordash que en el puesto🥲

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Katherine Ugalde

★ 5

Ordered on DoorDash and unlike many other restaurants I received chips and salsa which is a plus. I’m also surprised they have negative reviews. The Quesabirria is TO DIE FOR! and it’s one of the best I’ve tried in the area. A coworker of mine raved about centenarios, happy I tried it out. They don’t disappoint!

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Marissa Kristine

★ 5

Authentic and delicious with amazing salsa. The atmosphere is vibrant and beautiful. They have pool tables, darts, a bar, and good music.

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Roger González

★ 5

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nathan anderson

★ 5

Our server was Jose de Jesus and he was absolutely amazing. He was friendly and always attentive. The food was absolutely fantastic. I would have to say that this was probably some of the best Mexican food that I have ever had. If you have a few minutes, stop here, you won't be disappointed.

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Jesterling garcia

★ 5

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Nazario Mendez

★ 5

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Greg Miller

★ 3

We stopped in for a Thursday evening dinner based on the great reviews. Our first issue was finding parking. Street parking near the restaurant was all full and the lot near the entrance nearly fill of very haphazardly parked cars. The entrance to the restaurant itself is a bit unusual with a gated off desk immediately inside. You have to go into the basement of the building and then enter into an area with pool tables and games (which has several customers) with the bar prominently to the side with no signs of a hostess stand. You only see the dining area after walking well into the room and, of course, no staff was in the area. The restaurant area appears quite large but we quickly realized that there were only 2 tables of dining patrons seated. We also immediately noted the very harsh lighting, which we commented was very antiseptic and industrial feeling. When someone did notice us, we were quickly seated and chips and salsa were brought out. The menu is very heavily biased towards seafood dishes with a limited set of options for chicken or beef and almost no pork. The chips are good, but clearly from a bag and the salsa was tasty. We ordered a margarita, which was good, but definitely on the sweet side. My wife ordered the carnitas plate and I ordered centenario fajitas. They were both served very quickly. Portions and presentation were okay and the food was hot. The carnitas were really just pork butt that had been grilled a bit. It was good, but didn't have the typical carnitas flavor of citrus or much for seasoning. The story was similar for the fajitas. The side plates of rice and beans were not overly generous but the flour tortillas were hot and tasty. Prices were to the higher side of other restaurants. All-in-all, compared to other Mexican restaurants in the area, our experience was just mediocre, with nothing about it to command the price, especially given the antiseptic feeling atmosphere and fairly limited menu. I can't say to not go there but can definitely say that we've had much better experiences at other area Mexican restaurants.

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Persy Godoy

★ 5

Excelente servicio

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Karen Hyde (Petlover76)

★ 2

Service was great but the food wasn't. Located in the basement of the building, it seemed like we were entering a money lending place at first. Restaurant was empty. Service was great, waitress was awesome. The food was either way too spicy or lackluster in flavor.

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Bryce Beatty

★ 5

Love this place! Service is great, food comes fast and is authentic. Plenty of space to play pool, or sit at the bar for a drink. Dont forget plenty of parking in the back of the restaurant.

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Paul Stokes

★ 5

Family went there for first time. They were friendly, fast, and the food was great. Well presented and good portions. I recommend giving them a try.

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Amanda Marks

★ 4

The food was very good and the restaurant was nice. The bathroom wasn't very clean.

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Shay Santos

★ 5

We had quesadillas and a burrito bowl and the food was excellent. Nice service great prices. Glad we found another restaurant that we like to eat at. Based on the photos on this site, it looks like there’s plenty of options to try.

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Chris Lenzendorf

★ 5

This place has become a favorite! The food is authentic, with great service. I go there often!

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ingrid picado

★ 5

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Nena Ramos

★ 5

Delicious authentic food!!! Great Anniversary dinner!!! Great service & Prices!!!

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holly larson

★ 1

The restaurant is in a basement, food was terrible and staff were slow. I had a chimichanga and it was chicken chunks and mostly rice. I have never had a bad chimichanga in my life until this place. My husband had a fajita and it was so filled with oil that is was pooling everywhere. I am in shock that I am the first negative review. We are on vacation and trusted the reviews which was unfortunate for us.

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Daniel Volk

★ 5

Excellent fajitas and burritos

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Karina Ramos

★ 4

Food was really good & authentic. margaritas had inconsistencies.

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Jesser Murillo

★ 5

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Mike

★ 5

We have been meaning to try this place since they opened, and immediately wished we'd tried it sooner. The food is great and has a great range of flavors, the menu has a ton of variety (we also want to try their breakfast soon), and the service was very kind and patient. The drinks are also great. Downtown Waunakee needs more restaurants, and this place is a great addition! We will be back often.

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Henry Aguilar

★ 5

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Oliver Smith

★ 5

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Christopher Wiggins

★ 5

Excellent food, much needed restaurant in downtown Waunakee. Food and service are always exceptional.

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Constance Stone

★ 5

Great food and drinks

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Martin Gaciarz

★ 5

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Jason Mayerl

★ 4

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Trisha Casey

★ 5

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Matt Smith

★ 5

Okay, we are just finishing up dinner here on a Friday night and this place isn't nearly as busy as it should be so I decided I need to write a review. This place is huge. Fun music. We ordered Molcajete Centenario and wow. How do I describe this. It's basically every meat with cheese etc served in what I would call a cauldron? It's amazing. I wish I would have taken a picture for you guys. Actually - that would ruin the surprise. Check it out!

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ryan horner

★ 5

Very impressed. If you’re looking for high-quality, authentic mexican food and great customer service this is your place.

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Paula Hogan

★ 5

We ordered the octopus tostada, guacomole and the molcajete Centenario. The tostada was fresh, flavorful, and addictive. The guacamole was delicious and the steaming hot molcajete was extraordinary.

We have eaten at Mexican restaurants in the Southwest and in Mexico. This place stands up to the best of them.

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Zachary

★ 5

This was a really good meal! We don’t usually like the salsa at other places but this place had good salsa and chips. I got this big sammich that was good. The wings were awesome we loved those! And we got asada fries which were fire as well. 10/10 highly recommend 😀.

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Megan Mojica

★ 5

Food was amazing and staff was very friendly i took my first bite and was very tasty and even order more to go for the next day

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Joanne Fure

★ 5

This place is great! Very friendly staff. Food is excellent. I had the street taco platter, which was huge. And my mojito was phenomenal!

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★ 5

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Mike Pederson

★ 5

Very good food. Fast service. Everything was top notch. I never leave reviews. Ever. That's how good it was.

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Julie Zadravetz

★ 5

Came here on a whim and the food was phenomenal! Highly recommend for good, authentic Mexican.

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Dad Dukes

★ 4

Newer restaurant, still being finished. Otherwise, great food. A sports pub atmosphere including a pool table.

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Michael Schuster

★ 5

Great spot in Waunakee. Generous portion size and tons of flavor

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Janet Larson

★ 5

Great food, service and atmosphere.

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Dustie L

★ 5

Yum, yum! They have Lengua too!

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Jim Newton

★ 3

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Rebecca Bergman

★ 5

Very nice experience for the first time going there. Staff was very attentive and the food was sooo good. I got to try things that would have never tried before like cactus. Highly recommend!!

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Kane Wong

★ 5

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Lynn

★ 5

Food was delicious and good portions. The restaurant was clean and inviting. Only one waitress when we were there, more came later, but our waitress never checked in with us. 10/10 would go again

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David Hernandez R

★ 5

La comida es muy buena, el servicio es excelente y el lugar muy agradable!!!.. recomendado al 100%.

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caos

★ 5

food was excellent

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Jeff Paepke

★ 5

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Nick Letterly

★ 5

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Fred Nickel

★ 4

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Etzael Guadarrama

★ 5

Recomendado muy rico y precio justo vale l pena

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Jeff McCurry

★ 5

I had to check out the newest spot in Waunakee. I walked in and the restaurant was clean. I was immediately greeted. I place my to go order and everything was quick. I had a carne asada burrito. It was large and had lots of meat. It was well prepared and the sauces that came with it were good. They also included a bad of chips and salsa with the order. It was a nice touch. My order was complete faster, tasted better and was cheaper than the food truck down the steer. This will be my new go to.

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Ricardo Faccini

★ 5

Great new addition to Waunakee’s food scene, generous portions, great service!

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Kong Ni

★ 5

Had great lunch there yesterday with my wife and boy. The food was delicious! We ordered premium margarita drinks it was so good and smooth. I eat all my food even the shells. Whoops! maybe just bite shrimp shells only ;) yes, after meal with great Mexican music we decided to play pool there instead of dance;) They also have some gaming machines there just like Brain on baker street decades ago, of course with totally new versions. This place are neat, and visually much more open , nice new bathrooms, great handicap accessible entrance! definitely nice thoughtful architecture floor plan for its restaurant. It was pretty busy there yesterday, but this place is huge, it certainly can comfortably accommodate so many people here. They do have many staffs, our food was came out in good timing, thanks:) I love this place, I would definitely come back them again.

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Claire McShip

★ 5

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Georgiana W

★ 5

I don't get to Waunakee very often, so I'm glad we tried Centenario tonight for dinner. The service was perfect--friendly and efficient. I had a chicken burrito (hold the dairy) and found it packed with grilled chicken. The tortilla was thin and perfectly toasted. My friend had the ceviche shrimp--and it was a piece of art! Another tried a torta--easily enough for 2 people. All the food was wonderful! When the chips and salsa arrived, we also ordered guacamole. A perfect balance of ingredients. We only added a touch of salt. I'm already looking forward to going back...maybe tomorrow?

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Luis Alberto Ruiz

★ 5

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