El Caporal is a friendly and authentic Mexican grocery and cafe. The staff is incredibly warm, kind, and welcoming, often ready with a cooking tip. The grocery offers a great selection, including high-quality produce and meat, an immense array of dried sundries, dried peppers, neat finds like honey, and special cuts of meat. The cafe serves awesome, delicious, and flavorful authentic Mexican food like tacos, burritos, and the best quesadilla. Customers highly recommend coming on an empty stomach. While a sign says cash only, cards are accepted with a small fee.
Best Mexican authentic mex food around st Charles been coming here for 20 yrs! Love this place the ladies in here will definitely take care of you
September 2025
El Caporal is my all time favorite spot for authentic Mexican food. Everything here is consistently fresh, flavorful, and made with love. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming, and you can always count on great service. Truly a gem!
August 2024
They let me show them a video of what I was looking for, and then hooked me and gave me some pointers, Very friendly and Helpful..
