Reviews for Zapata's Mexican Restaurant in Charlotte, NC

Quick decent place! Good thing is they are open till 11z Very nice interiors and quite a good vibe. Authentic mexican food. Had... chicken tacos, they were really good but baha fish tacos were just ok. Good portion size and quick service Read more

Love this restaurant! I usually order take out at the bar and enjoy a Modelo Especiale (pint) and chips and salsa while the... order is being prepared. The staff are friendly and attentive and service is fast - usually the food is ready before the beer isgone. Typically my order includes the fresh guacamole and chips, taco salad, cheese or chicken enchiladas, quesadillas, tacosand/or fajitas. Its all good and these plates work well as take out (home is only 3 hrs away). Atmosphere here is pleasant, there are many large booths in the restaurant. Before the pandemic on weekends you might get serenaded by a mariachi band.Hopefully this will resume (msybe it already has by this writing). Read more

We were greeted with friendly hostess. Our server seemed a little off. May coz they were understaffed or something. If not she... needs a little more training in customer care. Food was really awesome so were the drinks. Also liked home made salsas. I wassurprised to find 18% gratuity added for 4 adults and 2 kids for very average service. Will have to come back for tacos but maynot bring 4 adults coz don?t want to get charged 18% gratuity. Overall 4.25/5 given the average service and 18% gratuity. Read more

Good food and drinks. Great service. Tucked away in a nice location in Ballantyne.

Our family's favorite Mexican restaurant.... we have been going here for 5 years now... love the food and ambience... their... meatless options are also very good (my vegetarian friends also love this restaurant). The only sad part is they have stoppedtheir famous molten lava cake, hope they bring it back soon... Read more

From where I reside, the 30 minute drive is worth it! (Especially with Charlotte traffic). My first time, the wait was awful,... food came late, and my food had tomatoes and onions. When I ordered I asked if they could not come with, and he said yes. Ofcourse I sat there picking through my food and did not enjoy. I summed it up to them having a bad night. We only came back thenext two times because a manager had gave us our food for practically nothing, and we only paid for our drinks. During thosenext two times the service was better, and my fiancé enjoyed food. My food was good as well, but again it had the tomatoes andonions. I asked both my waiters if the food came with it, and both said no. Again, I picked through my food. This sort of madeit not as exciting to come here, and I wouldn?t unless my fiancé really wanted it. We simply didn?t come for a long time,until tonight because my fiancé wants Mexican (he loves the food here). We go in and immediately we were seated. As soon as wesit, our waiter comes to get our drinks and someone else brings our chips and salsa. It?s clear to see I DO NOT like tomatoes!Worst case scenario, if it?s too difficult to exclude, I might eat depending on my mood. Obviously this means I hardly eatsalsa, and I mean hardly. Tonight the salsa was good! I don?t know what it was, but it was so FRESH! And for me to actually eatit, my fiancé was shocked I liked it so much. He gets his usual and I get a taco bowl thing. I ask the waiter about tomatoesand guacamole, and he says it won?t come with. I ask a few more times to make sure, and he?s positive it won?t come with. Foodcomes super quick, and the bowl is PERFECT! I ate the whole thing, with no picking! Chicken was juicy and flavorful, and pairedwith the bowl and toppings I enjoyed my meal. This made me happy because as mentioned above the drive is one thing, and then myfood not being what I would like. Today changed my mind about this place, and I simply had to leave a good Read more

Zapata's continues to deliver big with their Mexican cuisine. They have plenty of great customer service to give two thumbs up... to. Of course, the star of the show is the food. Try the Zapata pictured here, where you get to serve any three items offeredwith your rice and beans. The dish went very well with an extra tall Modeno and Pina Cokada also shown. 8 years later, it is aBallantyne favorite for our family! Read more

10/4/21 - had to take away two stars. normally order guacamole fresco. Today it looked as if someone had been eating in the bowl... that they brought to our table. Will not be ordering this again. Not worth $10 By far the best Mexican cuisine in Charlotte.Very clean establishment. Quick and courteous service. Huge portion sizes. Good food that is very heat hot and delicious. Thechips are thick and crunchy and the salsa very delicious. Read more