Not great, but not terrible either.\n\nPros: My wife liked the salsa, but I say it's just okay. You get two different types, and the red salsa they give you just tastes like a mix of Hormel chili and ketchup.\n\n-Taco; Really liked the shell; it was like you get at a street vendor, seemingly just-cooked and folded. The chicken inside also tasted \"homey,\" like chicken you boiled for hours to make a soup till it was tender. Very brothy and nice.\n\n-Speed; our food was out in a matter of minutes. Kinda scary, actually, as one reviewer put it. Is everything frozen and reheated? Didn't seem that way, as I said my taco was pretty good. But who knows?\n\nCons: -Lack of spice; nothing on either of our plates had any spice. That said, I feel this place is definitely Mexican food for dumb Americans who can't handle it. Not that I'm looking to burn my mouth on every bite, but a hint of something here and there wouldn't hurt.\n\nMost everything else about this place is unimpressive, but passable. The decor is what you'd expect, service is decent, prices okay I guess. I'm not sure why other reviewers think this place looks dumpy, seemed clean and presentable to me. I'd say \"in a pinch, it'll do,\" but with so many other Mexican places around that's meaningless and Manuel's is just a face in the crowd.\n\nBottom-line: Go here if you want typical Mexican with a slightly better-than-average dining room atmosphere.