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Acapulco's Mexican Grill

2.7 (63 reviews)
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Closed • 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

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Steak Street Tacos
Kayla H.

They do not take reservations and you never know how busy they will be. Convenient location. The service is pretty slow and unorganized. Our waitress charged us for extra margaritas that we did not order/drink and seemed very annoyed with my table when we asked for the charges to be taken off. The chips were hot and fresh. I had the steak street tacos. The tortillas were dry and the rice was very bland. The margaritas are good and reasonably priced ($29 for a pitcher). Overall, not impressed.

Guacamole salad
Rick C.

I've given this place about a dozen chances, mainly because of the convenient location, but they almost always manage to disappoint in some manner. Whether it's the server forgetting about you and having to flag someone down for your check, or inconsistent food, or screwed up to-go orders, it's always something. On my most recent visit - likely my last - my order of fajitas was provided with no tortillas (seriously...aren't tortillas a given with fajitas?) and my guacamole salad was a mess of wilted lettuce thrown without care into the box with a dollop of guacamole. This place survives purely because of lack of competition in a college town...and a not very discriminating clientele. Two stars only because the staff are friendly and generally try.

two burritos on a red plate
Ee Vonn Y.

The restaurant is average at its best but that's not saying much since there are so many Mexican restaurants in Auburn. This place receives 2 stars because the food was edible and the service were average. I asked for warm water and the waiter didn't understand my request--he even got another waiter to try and interpret it for me to the extent at one point in this misunderstanding, they even asked 'can you explain to us how you make warm water?'. I ordered the chimichanga and out of all the chimichangas I've ever had, it was basically a bunch of ground beef stuffed into a tortilla wrap. The soft taco looked home made. Almost too home made. There was only cheese, chicken, and some lettuce and placed. I could've done it myself. The only thing that didn't make this place was the options you had in the a-la-carte portion of the menu. I'm curious now if Taco Bell could give me warm water.

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Worst service, waited over an hour for our checks and they were wrong. The food was okay, it was very basic.

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We love everything that Acapulcos serves, they're one of our favorite! My kids always ask for chicken tacos and cheese dip

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2 years ago

Yummy and great prices the lunch prices are REALLY great!! The food was fantastic!! Yummy salsa too

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3 years ago

Best Mexican in Auburn!!! Amazing cheese dip! Amazing food. Service is okay but everything else 10/10

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4 years ago

Delicious and filling. Good food and you get plenty of it. Fast service, drink always full, and the atmosphere is fun.

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6 years ago

I haven't even got my food yet but I'm giving this place a 5/5 starts for the salsa and strawberry margarita alone. Amaze balls

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The people behind the counter were talking shit about me in Spanish and they didn't know I speak Spanish. The food tastes like dirty water.

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Good house margaritas and very good service. I had chimichanga and taco salad, both were good. This is my go to place for Mexican.

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About 15 minutes after eating here I became extremely sick. I wouldn't recommend eating here at all.

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4.3(29 reviews)
1.4 mi
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Everyone smiling and polite, lunch menu solid , enchilada and taco rice and beans…read moreHuevos rancheros w beans and rice over the top This place is very nice Cheese dip well above average too We will be back !!!

After driving all day, I just wanted a drink and some comfort food. This was close to the hotel and…read morehad better ratings than the other two Hispanic food places in town. I ordered the house marg (always a good barometer of a place), and they brought out a nice chalice and some chips and salsa while I looked over the menu. Chips were warm, salsa was spicy and cool - perfect temperatures! The dining room is mostly multi-top tables scattered in rows. Families, couples, and other groups were scattered around. There was a sports team of 9-12 year-old boys and their families eating at one long double table which was a bit rowdy, but not overly so for that age. Didn't really bother me, but I have lived through that age, and had kids that I'd take out as well. I've been to louder fast food joints on a late Spring Saturday night. The bar service person was friendly and answered my questions about different food combos. I eventually selected the birria tacos, and they came out in maybe five minutes, hot, and accompanied by a nice bowl of soup/sauce for dipping. I dove in and forgot to take pictures, it was so good. If you've not had birria before, it's a meat cooked in broth. Then the meat is placed in a partially cooked tostada, folded and grilled. Think a taco with warm ingredients, instead for cold items put into a cooked shell. You dip them in the liquid the meat was cooked in, kinda like an au jus sandwich. It's great! Birria is originally from Jalisco, MX, (home of ranchero music and tequila, so they know something!) and was made from goat, because the Spanish gave the peasants goats. Stewing made the tough meat better. But now it's usually beef. I'd definitely return if I were back in the area. I was here to celebrate a family birthday. It was a nice way to end a tiring day.

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4.1(53 reviews)
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I've always been to popular Mexican restaurants nearby for margarita and chimichangas, but I've…read morenever felt like I actually ate real tacos. I did some research on Google and Yelp and found this place, which seemed to have genuine, legit tacos. I've had a good feeling about this restaurant, because I've never heard about it, not many people knows or reviewed it, but it still had good reviews. It was next to Winn Dixie strip mall on South College. It's also next to Panda (local Chinese, not Panda Express), my favorite American-style Chinese restaurant. I've always thought that La Plaza was a Mexican supermarket, but my friend who has been here before told me it's actually half supermarket and half restaurant. This friend also learned about this place through his friends, and only had their food by take-out. When I entered, there were only about 5-6 people dining: but no Americans. I walked up to the counter and the cashier/server took my order. The menu was written in both Spanish and English, but not all the items were translated. The cashier/server's English was very limited so I had trouble communicating what I wanted. My friend and I ordered 3 tacos (2) each, which you can choose the meat and also add toppings (lettuce, sour cream, tomatoes, cheese) for 25 cents each. We got 2 fountain drinks, and I found dispenser for the horchata, so I got it. However, it was my first time getting non-gourmet horchata (my very first was from NYC's Chelsea Market) and it was too distilled and sweet). Next to the wall was salsa stand with 5-6 types of salsas. I've observed how non-American customers were eating, and I noticed that they ordered the tacos by itself and only added the salsa, without all the toppings I added. When I received my taco basket, I was surprised, because I didn't know how to grab it and put it into my mouth. It was made with two thin layers of tortilla and generous amount meat and the toppings I added (which was all). Having a small mouth, which isn't very popular at a dentist, I was so frustrated with the amount of food they put on my taco, which was even hard to wrap around with the tortilla. The tortilla was soft and was not greasy at all. The meat was very well seasoned, so different from Taco Bell's tacos and Old El Paso's. It was very well marinated and the amount they put was generous. Each of the toppings I added was worth paying 25 cents each. I was sincerely surprised by the price, taste, and the amount I received from this restaurant, and I can't wait to come back to this restaurant.

This place was like an all in one super market, restaurant, bodega. Super cool, I liked the vibes,…read morestaff was friendly. But I don't believe it was the cleanest place because I walked to the back to wash my hands I noticed the chef handling my tacos with his bare hands (side note I had a terrible case of the shits when I got home). I know not everyone uses gloves behind kitchen doors but I'm not sure the last time he washed his hands. That glove stuff surprisingly doesn't bother me as much as it should, because behind closed doors no one knows what goes on. The tacos were cool though I ate 1 and a half of my three. The sauces were laid out on the side to add additional topping besides onion and cilantro. The verde sauce was underwhelming but being that I was on a road trip, I did enjoy my corn seemingly authentic tacos. My biggest objection, like I said would be the fact that I almost crapped my pants shortly after consuming the food. Thanks guys, my fault for being hungry in an unknown territory. I did enjoy my Juaritos, tamarin snacks, and nick nacs from the bodega side.

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La Plaza Taqueria Y Carniceria - Bistec a la Mexicana

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La Plaza Taqueria Y Carniceria - Grilled chicken tacos with fresh cilantro and lime.

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3.0(5 reviews)
3.3 mi

Unfortunately, you can't give less than one star. If I could, it would be a .25! Very disappointed…read morein my lunch. I ordered a California steak burrito and it was awful. The description read like a burrito supreme, but it was a gummy concoction of rice with very few beans and pieces of steak and a tiny little bit of cheese. I cut it open and just ate a little bit of steak. The guacamole and sour cream that came with it were in a thimble size containers. The guacamole was tasteless and so thin it was almost a soup, the sour cream was OK. The cheese dip was very thin and tasteless. The salsa was OK, but the chips were stale. I ordered a virgin margarita which also appeared to be watered down and I was charged $7.25 like it contained alcohol. I spent $40 and was so incredibly disappointed. If I had not been with a friend, I would have sent the meal back and I should have. I just didn't want to cause a scene. This is the first time that I have felt compelled to write a review, but I felt like I needed to share this experience.

I never post reviews and this is my first time. First of all, I know times are tough, but I ordered…read morea pickup order from Don Julio's. As I was paying the cashier he told me my total was $23 and some change. The cashier handed me my receipt to sign, and I saw that the total was $35. When I asked why, I was told there was a car charge. I looked at the receipt and sure enough, there was the car charge x'3 for two orders and I guess the third order was the chips and salsa that came with the meal. I told the cashier Why am I being charged almost $11 for a car charge for using my gas to come and pick up my own order? No answer. I got the food home and it was COLD. I will not be going back. Watch your receipts people!

Acapulco's Mexican Grill - mexican - Updated October 2026

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