Reviews for El Tapatio Méxican Restaurant in Auburn, CA

Fantastic service by Caitlyn, Great food, and live music Friday night! Fun fun fun. Start with a tasty Cadillac... Margarita. Enjoyed the Chili Relleno and Cheese enchiladas. Just wish they had vegetarian refried beans. Read more

Food was good. Service was good. Food arrived quickly. Large portions. I tried the steak and chicken fajitas. Quite filling.... Price was good. Definitely would eat here again. Read more

EXCELLENT! The food exceeded my expectations?everything was tasty and the Salsas were super fresh tasting. Margaritas were also... very good. But I just have to mention the EXCEPTIONAL service we received from Jeanette! I have worked in food service for manydecades, and have high service s expectations. She was one of the best waitresses I?ve had in YEARS. Prompt, attentive, and sosweet! We didn?t have to wait for anything?she was already there to ask us if we needed anything. Well done El Tap. We areexcited to return! Read more

This Mexican restaurant has multiple locations. I found out while coming across it in Auburn, CA. It is on the more expensive... side, but the portions are plentiful, and at this season in my life, I will make up another meal. It has an extensive menuselection that I look forward to sampling later. Read more

My husband and I were in town for a mid-week getaway, and happened upon this restaurant?s name while searching for a place to... eat for dinner. The reviews all mentioned terrific food and great service, so we decided to test it out for ourselves. We are soHAPPY we did!!! The place was fairly busy for a Wednesday evening, but we were still seated within a few minutes of comingthrough the doors. The decor of the place was very appealing, and the staff was absolutely fabulous?very attentive, friendly,and accommodating. There are a lot of options on the menu, and we had a hard time deciding on what to order. Ultimately, myhusband decided on the Pina Loca, which was shrimp, pineapple, onions, peppers, squash, a cream sauce and queso blanco, servedon a hot platter inside of a hollowed out pineapple half. It smelled incredible, and for a moment, I felt sad I hadn?t selectedthat, too. My husband was very delighted with his choice, and I tasted it, too, and it was delicious! I decided on the Chickenand Steak molcajete. It, too, was so incredible, and smelled like heaven when it arrived at the table. The heated mortar theyserved it in kept it hot through the whole time we were there. It had the most tender chicken and beef pieces, with grilledchiles, a roasted jalapeño, a green sauce that was to die for, beans, and queso on top. Throughout our meal, the staff checkedin with us to see if we needed anything. Our server Brooke was so wonderful. The only thing bad about our meal was not beingable to eat every bite! But then, that means I get to have leftovers for tomorrow. ?? Read more

I was let down...by so many others! This was the BEST MEXICAN I've had in Auburn so far!!! I had the steak burrito plate, and... was going to order to go but the wonderful hostess (Hannah) talked me into staying and dining in. That carne was done perfectly!Juicy, charred, taste like it was done on an outdoor grill and tender!!! Def appreciate this stop on my busy work day, andenjoyed actual Mexican music and a very happy vibe dining in. Oh and it was super fast service...for everyone that came in. Read more

The menu is huge, the amount of food is generous, the food is flavorful and the margaritas are strong. What more could you want... from a Mexican restaurant? El Tapatio uses traditional family recipes from Cuautla, Jalisco Mexico and only use the freshestingredients. They've even switched to healthier options without sacrificing the quality or taste. They do not use lard in theirrefried beans or any canned products. El Tapatio is famous for their molcajete. Which is served on a 510° lava rock. Theenchilada nachos paired perfectly with the house margaritas. This would be a great date spot to share an appetizer and adultbeverage. On select evenings, there is live music and dancing. IG: SACRAMENTOHONEY Read more

First time here. The place is well decorated and pretty big for a local restaurant. We ordered the Molcajete with steak and... chicken and their burrito Mazatlan with shrimp. They were both good. All burritos are smothered and thsi one has a yummy greensauce. The only thing I wasn't impressed with was the steak meat on the Molcajete, it didn't taste authentic to me. I lovedtheir refried beans, melty cheese, jalapeños toreados, grilled chicken, salsa de molcajete, Mexican Coke, rice, hand made corntortillas, basically everything else except the steak/carne asada. There is something about the flavor that was not authenticto me. We will come back for sure. Their menu has so many options to choose from. I recommend you try this place. They will alsobe having a DJ guest on Taco Tuesdays in April. Read more