The inside is a standard Mexican restaurant. The service and food were just average…read more We had to wait for a few items, longer than we should have. The chips and salsa were good, the chunky guacamole was good, but our main meals were flavorless. I will not be returning anytime soon.

I will start off with the strengths. 1) Great service - We…read morehad an excellent waitress. 2) The salsa roja is delicious! It is so addictive. 3) The steak fajita tacos were really good. They pack in the meat, and the meat has been seasoned well. 4) The chips are fresh, thick, and crispy. Just the way that I like them. For the negatives: 1) The music was a little loud. Granted, I went during lunchtime, so maybe the music would not be so loud when it is a packed house. 2) The burrito was not good. It was a little dry and the meat tasted overcooked. I only had a couple of bites and left the rest. 3) The prices are not cheap. You could go to another Mexican restaurant and get the same food and save a little money. 4) The salsa was thin and soupy, thought it did have a kick to it. All in all, if I come back, I will probably try the fajitas, but I definitely won't be rushing back, given all of the competition out there.

Betty O. took great care of me and my sister during our catch-up dinner. Loved the authentic decor…read moreas we walked in. The menu had all your favs. I ordered the quesadilla, and she got the dinner taco salad with a house margarita. The total came to $42.37 before tip. I can't speak for the taco salad, but that quesadilla? One of the best I've had. Flavorful, filling, and perfectly made. Highly recommend! Love a good Mexican spot so this one is definitely on my radar for future visits.

Fantastic food. Our server had a great personality, very attentive and made great recommendations…read more Pork belly tacos 1,000/10. We will be back!

I ordered a chile relleno lunch special to go. The photo shows what they served. I took it back. I…read morewent back to El Mariachi Restaurant in Zebulon, GA, which I will now call El Gaslighter. The lady tried to tell me that, that what you see in the photo is a chile relleno. She admitted it had NO chile and was carne remolida (?). I showed her a photo of a real chile relleno. She said I was talking about a chile poblano. Uh... yeah, a chile poblano relleno con queso, carne o algo mas. All of this conversation was in Spanish. She was trying to convince me that what you see in the photo is a chile relleno in all of Mexico and the U.S. Meanwhile, the man in the back was trying not to laugh, because clearly she thought I didn't know what a chile relleno is. Señora, es mi comida favorita. He hecho chiles rellenos, y chiles en nogada y tengo medio siglo experiencia en comermelos. But seriously, where's the pride in what you cook? It's not at El Mariachi. It was inedible. Dear Georgia people. What they serve here at El Mariachi is not real traditional Mexican food. rating 0

This place isn't really what I remembered from previous visits. The wife and I went out at about…read more1:20ish on a Saturday and they only had two people in there eating. I told my wife how I used to stop and grab lunch and the place would be busy. Not this time. The salsa was good. I ordered the supreme enchiladas. One chicken,one beef , one bean and one cheese. They came out super tiny with no enchilada sauce on them. Had good flavor but definitely not worth $8.50. My wife and daughter opted for the chimichanga plate. They seemed to like it. The restroom was clean. I don't know if they have changed hands but it not what I remembered at all. I don't have to go back

I still enjoy this restaurant after all these years. When they are busy, the food is great. Went on…read moreSaturday evening and ate pretty good. I asked the server for a bigger bowl of salsa that way she won't have to keep walking back and forth. She brought a decent sized bowl out and I was happy. The food was hot and fresh. Decently priced I reckon for today's times. The mild salsa is my favorite and still tastes the same. The only thing that I may say needs to be done is the bathroom. It needs a total overhaul. Outside of that no complaints.

Regular lunch spot in Griffin. Food is normally good and service is quick. Today I ordered the…read moreTexas fajitas (add mushrooms). However, when when I began assembling my fajitas I notice there were no shrimp. I asked the server about it and she was very smart mouth about it. I asked if I could get my shrimp on the side or just be charged for a steak and chicken fajitas. She said "I just want charge you for the mushrooms"(with attitude). Not apology or attempt to make the customer order correct. I just said ok. Thanks. Wishes I had better service on this day and that my food would have been correct. However, I will return again and hope for a better server.

Went in August of 2025 for first time Got grilled chicken…read morenachos they were amazing.. Service was great and food came out fast. Will return!

My wife and I decided to eat here for the first time the other day and were not very impressed with…read morethe food. Our server was nice and the service was quick. The ambiance was good and they had plenty of TVs for watching sports. The parking lot is a little tight depending on where some trucks or cars park. We are always excited to try new Mexican restaurants but the food here was ok. We ordered queso for the chips, tried their La Casita Eggrolls, Burritos Tapatios, and the La Casita Steak Ranchera. Every dish came with refried beans and rice. The queso for the chips was pretty good and their chips were good as well. Their salsa was ok as well. The eggrolls were ok and the eggroll rappers were a little chewy. It came with two dipping cups with ranch and guacamole in one and salsa and sour cream in the other. Their ranch was pretty good and saved the dish in my opinion. Now onto the main course meals. I ordered the Burritos Tapatios with grilled chicken and it was ok. The chicken has some sauce on it but it was still bland. The chicken itself was also tough so possibly overcooked. The refried beans were also bland and their rice was dry and crunchy in some spots. My wife ordered the La Casita Steak Ranchera and she thought it was not the best. The meat was covered in their tapatio sauce but it still tasted bland. The meat itself also had this weird funky taste to it as if the meat was not good. The refried beans were also bland and the rice was dry and crunchy in some spots as well. Overall, this place is ok and our experience was alright as well. Going off of our visit, we will not be back to this place and I recommend not coming here.

I really like this place. The food and drinks are good. It's difficult to find a good Mexican…read morerestaurant in Thomaston. This place is good. The service and food get a B+.

Stopped in today, Mother's Day, for brunch. They didn't really have brunch but they accommodate our…read morerequest for chorizo and eggs. They were very good. Dallas was great and staff were amazing.

Driving from North Georgia home to Valdosta Christmas Eve for a late lunch we found this place here…read moreon Yelp! As soon as we pulled up and saw it was attached to a gas station we knew it would be GREAT! The young lady that sat & served us was sweet as can be. She gave us wonderful menu suggestions. I got the ground beef tacos (not pictured) which were great with the extra hot salsa I asked for. My husband got something which I can't pronounce that had everything you could imagine. It most likely could have been shared but I'm allergic to shrimp. He said the steak was phenomenal! Everything was seasoned very well. It was $19.99 but he said worth every penny! Will definitely be stopping here again when traveling through.

The food is just ok. I did a DoorDash deliver and they left my dinner off the order. I had to get a…read morerefund thru DoorDash.

We tried BAMBA for the first time. It wasn't crowded at first and we were scared it wasn't good but…read moreto my surprise it was. I had a sweet tea that was really good. Sis ordered a sparkling rita peach flavor and the bartender hooked it up. She said it was really good. She told us her guacamole was fresh and good. The salsa had a nice spicy kick but not overwhelming and the chips were thin. Both good!! We ordered the BAMBA Fajita Quesdailla, house special, and taco trio-2 birria, 1 grilled fish. We all had rice and black beans. They do not have charro beans. I was a little disappointed about that. All the food we ordered was good and plentiful so we all had to go boxes. One thing I didn't like in particular was to go orders were placed on a table where someone was eating. I didn't think that was sanitary whether it was bagged or not. However we would dine again.

Positives - chips were thin and crispy. Large portions. Very friendly and fast service…read more Negatives - cheese dip and salsa both seemed a little watered down. Our meals tasted fresh, but just lacked flavor. Quesadillas were light on the cheese, and the grilled steak and chicken in our meals lacked that "grill" flavor. Overall it was decent, nothing was horrible but nothing was super tasty either.