Great hospitality and family environment. Our server Gabby was very efficient and friendly which aided our experience. Great food that came out in a timely manner. read more

Great environment and service. Server Gabby was great. Nice place to stop if you're in need of a meal when traveling.

food is good and the service is good but please make sure to ALWAYS check your receipt before you pay, they tend to add additional food that wasn't ordered read more

We had a very enjoyable meal here tonight. We started with margaritas, which were huge & tasty. We started our dinner by sharing an order of shrimp ceviche. It was delicious as well as huge. Spicy but not overly so. We also shared an order of chicken quesadillas. They were very good. read more

El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant - Ceviche - Mexican Near Me - Wilson, North Carolina

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A little wait on the dinner rush in december? don't worry! the heaters outside provide plenty of warmth and comfort. and the food was amazing, tons of choices to choose from and you can add tons of modifications, not to mention the free ketchup they gave me with my fries and tons of christmas decorations including a little elf on an actual shelf! read more

El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Wilson, North Carolina

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This Mexican food is amazing the service is outstanding. But they have started charging extra if you use a credit card. They charged us an additional 1.24 for using a CC. I will take this from my tip. You passed it to your customers because this is apart of you doing business, therefore pass on to someone else as well. This is wrong, should be stopped immediately. read more

El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant - the receipt - Mexican Near Me - Wilson, North Carolina

Only been here twice, a year apart, and had great food and service both times! House Margaritas were great too!

The ambience was average for a Mexican restaurant; nothing spectacular caught my eye. My order was ready when I arrived for pickup, and the service was standard. Plus, the food was delicious. I ordered the steak and shrimp tacos. I received an uncut strip of uncut steak, five seasoned grilled shrimp, refried beans, and shredded lettuce. I ate the steak like it was a piece of fried chicken (I laughed at myself). I recommend this restaurant, and I will return again soon. read more

Everything we ordered was delicious and fresh. A lot of choices -- potato, spinach, cheese enchiladas and burritos, and the most enormous tamales I've ever seen (and they were delicious!). Thank you! read more

I will start by saying that our family has been patronizing this restaurant since the 90's and it has long been one of our favorites. A random visit last weekend will be our last. We ordered from the lunch menu, 4 lunches and waters that were very mediocre, with very little portions (lunch sized-hardly any chicken on the small quesadilla we paid extra for) We were charged $80 and after having a conversation with the (assuming) manager who did not listen to my concerns, finally took off a small portion, paid $67. She explained over and over that because we chose 2 of the same item from pick 2 (quesadillas) and added chicken- they needed to price everything individually (full menu priced) meat-5 each, beans, rice, etc... despite small lunch portions and pointing to the lunch menu item when ordering. The conversation was a waste of my breath and the food was subpar to begin with. Not sure if the management has changed over the years (surely it has) but we left with a terrible experience. read more

Every time I go here the food is amazing!! Service was good and they made sure we were okay several times. We recommend! read more

El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant - a little girl sitting at a table with plates of food - Mexican Near Me - Wilson, North Carolina

I don't know what meat they gave me but that WAS DEFINITELY NOT CHICKEN. Rice cold and saugy, super salty, refried beans were cold and disgusting. I didn't give a zero rating because it was not available. NEVER AGAIN WILL VISIT THIS PLACE AGAIN read more

My favorite Mexican restaurant, the food is authentic. Very satisfied with the service and the food quality. Fav dish is Texas Fajitas with no beans. read more

Great staff, amazing customer service and the flight of margaritas are a MUST! They offer like, pineapple, mango and strawberry. read more

El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant - three different drinks - Mexican Near Me - Wilson, North Carolina

I had a mushroom quesadilla for lunch (it ended up with beans in it, which wasn't supposed to be in there, but it still was okay). Liked their salsa and chips too. Service was a little slow to check in with us, but overall we enjoyed our meal. read more

El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Wilson, North Carolina

We just had dinner there and it was a wait to get it. We were seated but they had two big parties. The food was nothing spectacular for us. The rice is always not hot at all the meat part of the dish was hot. Maybe they were short on cooks today. Maybe not. We didn't like being charged an extra $1.34 cent to use our debt card. They have a CASH price and a CARD price. We have only seen this with this restaurant, El Tapatio. Tea was $7.50 for two glasses and was never offered a refill but we ask for it to go on checkout. We also noticed that all the dishes that we have order now don't include RED BELL PEPPERS just green. Cheaper I guess. Don't plan to go there anytime soon or at all. read more

As me and my mom walked in we were politely greeted and seated right away. The food was fresh and hot and very well seasoned . Our waitress was very cheerful. Me and my mom loved being here and hope to eat here again read more

Quick service. I like that they have a drive through. It is very convenient. Food is great and cooked to order.

Awesome wait service and friendly staff. The spicy shrimp tacos are amazing the fresh guacamole is amazing

Me and my friends went to El Tap and asked if we could record our experience for a Spanish project and the staff was so nice and allowed us to record. Our waitress Vanessa even helped me when I forgot the correct word for something in Spanish. She was so kind and sweet to us the whole night and even took a picture with us. So 10 out of 10 would recommend and thank you so much Vanessa for helping me and my friends in our project!! read more

El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant - Me and my friends with Vanessa - Mexican Near Me - Wilson, North Carolina

The food is delicious! And the service is amazing! The atmosphere is great. We eat there or take out at least one or twice a week

We visited this restaurant on a Friday night. They were pretty busy but we were able to find parking and seated rather quickly. The food was okay. It really lacked in flavors. It was a consensus. All 4 of us. The steak had a lot of fat. The guacamole didnt really have much flavor. The rice was very good and so were the refried beans. I think this is a one and done place for us. The portions are big. read more

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Raleigh Road/Wilson El Tapatio location mostly sucks, however the service is excellent. Dishes are mediocre and average and may be the reason why people still go there - because they don't know any better? The West Nash St/Wilson El Tapatio location is more flavorful and has thoughtful preparation for sure. Haven't been to Raleigh Road location in a good while, so ordered fish tacos and it was the dumbest plate I've ever seen. Three lonely fish slices plain w/ nothing else, no red cabbage, no chipotle sauce, no creativity, no nuthin on lanky ass tortilla shells. (think of plain hotdogs like someone from Massachusetts would order) Served with Mexican salad and homely rice. I've had fish tacos all over North America and this was the stupidest fish taco served ever. Hard to fck up a fish taco. I'll watch a YouTube video and make my own next time. read more

Food is decent but manager sat next to our table yelling g to staff to sit down and go over schedule and calling to others...really? Waiter obviously had zero training - several screw ups. Maybe they will improve ...sho knows read more

I was dying for good mexi for lunch since I have not have some lately, and unfortunately I was stuck at work. I have always passed this place on the way into work so I figure I shall give it a try. From outside to inside, it's pretty standard of these kind of mexi, or rather, Tex-Mex in my opinion. They do have outside patio sitting, and being it was a high 60's weather, it was kind of perfect. Looking over the menu, I was not about to have something heavy, full of starch and grease, and it just so happened that I spotted on their blackboard on the way in that they have Huevos Rancheros (Ranch style fried eggs) for lunch special, so that's exactly what I ordered. Over all, the taste was pretty good, and their salsa with chips has good spice and crisp. I would find myself here for another lunch perhaps. read more

El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant - the menu - Mexican Near Me - Wilson, North Carolina

Just moved to the area a few months ago and was searching for a new Mexican restaurant. Randomly found El Tapatio and was not disappointed. The food is great the service is great and the prices are great. Definitely my new favorite place. Also the salsa is banging read more

I ordered the Nachos with shrimp for $13.25 and received some mess. There was about 20 nachos, 8 shrimp, 2 spoonful of rice, lettuce and some onions. We have had this before and the portion was more. I called and they said they were busy so there is nothing they could do. This is sad that you pay for something and it's not what you are use to getting. We will make sure no one from our family will order from them again. I could have just had Wendy's and been very happy. Don't do takeout with these people or you will waste your money! read more

Food has always been outstanding at the Wilson location. Love the drive thru pick up!! I get food there every time I'm going thru to visit family. Can't speak on the Raleigh one, even tho I live in Raleigh. I hear it's got good reviews tho. I recommend Enchiladas Banderas or Enchiladas Suizas. Taco salad is good too, but small. I did get guacamole with a "gone bad" taste and smell in my take out one time, and didn't know til I was home. But that was a one off experience. The chips and salsa are chefs kiss! Make sure to order some, you will not be disappointed! read more

This place will ALWAYS be the one to top I've been consistently eating at El Tap since around 2004 and I have experienced their food on every level. While their food and service were always top notch, when they decided to expand and redesign their plating/dishes it just amped up the fiesta!! Although I don't drink, I've head the drinks are great, the chips are ALWAYS crispy and light (never greasy or oily), and the dishes are never bad. read more

This is from a little while ago - ore pandemic - but I still have the receipt so it must have worked..... I regularly look for places where I can get vegetarian food that are not far from I-95 - this place worked - spinach enchiladas and guacamole. Got me fed and on the road again...... read more

Went in for lunch on a busy Saturday afternoon. Greeted and seated immediately. Friendly staff and prompt professional service. Chips and salsa to start. Chips fresh and salsa pretty good. Good size margarita on special. Tried one and was very much to my liking. My daughter and I both decided to try the Guadalajara fajitas. Out to the table fast served on a sizzling cast iron platter. Too much for either of us to eat. Both wound up with take home boxes. Huge pieces of steak chicken and a few pork ribs mixed in with onions bell peppers and a bit of chorizo sausage. Overall delicious! Rice cooked perfectly. Beans also done very well. Creamy and had good flavor. Will definitely be back. Bring an appetite if you plan to visit. Portions are large! Overall Great Job! Keep up the good work! read more

New to us but we enjoyed the experience. Plentiful parking. Inside dining room was attractive and comfortable. Staff is pleasant and helpful. Outside dining is available but there was a bit of a plague of tiny flying bugs that was distracting and we discovered mid-meal that the patio is actually for smokers. Huge menu. Guadalajara Fajitas and Texas Fajitas were great - but I will take home at least HALF of the Guadalajara Fajitas, which is a plus for tomorrow. Highly recommended. read more

Was hoping for some authentic Mexican food, but our experience left a lot to be desired. I ordered the shrimp salad (quite good) but came out without dressing. My son ordered the pollo relleno. Good as well but unfortately they first brought him the chili relleno. We notified the server of the mistake, and we waited 25 min for the coorect dish to arrrive. We also ordered queso dip as an appetizer, but it arrived after our entrees. I also orderded a side of guacamole. I had to remind the server twice, that it never was brought to us either. When it did arrive, it was not fresh guacamole, but some sort of processed guac. It was the worst guac ever. Also, a side of guac on the menu was $1.25, but I was charged $3.15 on my bill. Finally, the server offered to refill my iced tea and he filled if up sweet tea instead of unsweet. The salsa is not good either by the way. No spice or zing to it at all. Bland! It was one problem after the next, and the food was definitely not good enough to make up for it. read more

I have avoided ElTap for several years.. since I saw a cockroach on the tableside Guac being prepared for us. Nope! Bye!

This place is absolutely horrible!! We will not be back at this El Tap!!!!!!! Service is sorry and the food is not good and was cold!!!! Best thing to do is close!! Getting worse all the time!! read more

Pretty good Really liked the handmade at your table guac in particular The chips are good but the salsa just ok Good portion sizes read more

My fav Mexican food on the face of the earth. One of the few reasons I miss Wilson, nc. Can't go wrong with anything on the menu but my fav is chicken burrito with cheese on the rice + beans. Cheese dip is a must. Freshly made guac is undeniable. Margaritas will take you there. Always down to eat at el tap any day of the week! read more

The atmosphere is very inviting. After sitting down I unwrapped my silverware and it happened to be dirty. We had to wait five minutes for our server to come to our table and ask for our drink orders. We received chips and salsa and the chips were good however the salsa had little to no taste whatsoever. We also ordered the cheese dip as an appetizer and I must say that it should be considered a sample because it was so small. As my meal, I ordered the Texas tornado and the chicken was cooked nicely and was very tender however the entire burrito was lacking flavor and was very bland. Visually, it was great. My friend got the build your own combo which included his burrito, soft taco, and a enchilada. When delivered to our table he received a hard taco instead of soft so they gave that to him for free and got him a soft taco. His entire meal was bland and had no flavor. However visually it turned out okay. The pitcher margarita was a big disappointment because although it might be more for your money, a lot of the alcohol content is watered down because of all the ice they put in to the Pitcher. Overall our experience was disappointing and the server had a absolutely no personality. I would not recommend this place to any of my friends. read more

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This is one of my favorite restaurants. I have been a few times and each time it is super good. The chips are always hot and the food is always hot and so good. The servers are always super nice as well! read more

Gross just gross. Ordered the chile rellenos and they were cold. Margarita was way too sweet. I dont what i order is pretty basic and kind of a standard so if they cant get that right i dont want to try anything else read more