My first time here, the worse beans the worse rice. I ordered red cheese enchiladas. All I have to say is I couldn't wait to use the restroom as soon as I left. Everything but my intestines came out. FOOD POISONING. I'm never going again , it's in a rough part of INDIO., it's dark outside making it hard to see. The one star is for the service ,Very attentive servers. I came here on a recommendation read more

Great local spot. Family owned and operated. If you come a few times, the people remember you and your order. Can be a little noisy during the busy times, but that's expected anywhere. Food is made to order and always hot off the line. read more

Don't waste your time coming here. If you do request the taller server with the bigger glasses instead of the short server, someone like her doesn't have the personality or attitude to be a server. Either way you're going to have to seat yourselves put up with the loud music and terrible service especially the wait for food. ****** UPDATE!!! Unfortunately this place has only gotten worse with each visit. I used to come once a week and with better weather I was coming back more than often I tried to over look the bad service repeatedly especially with the short lady. I never have a problem wth my service unless she's involved this time she charged me for a ridiculous amount of onions I wanted for four tacos. I always get 4 1$ tacos with the onions cooked with the meat and a carne asada torta but I also ordered an additional 5 tacos for my friend and a pina and I asked for no onions in them since she's already charging me to put grilled onions on the side. In other words I paid 25$ for messed up tacos and a huge side of onions for tacos that ALREADY have a lot of onions on them. Just a huge waste of food. read more

El Tapatio Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Indio, California

When I was younger, I would come here a lot with my family and order tacos with horchata. Now, whenever my boyfriend and I are in town, we try and stop here. We obviously get tacos, which are pretty delicious in my opinion. A few months ago I was on a nachos hunt and figured I ordered some from here. I was pretty surprised with how good they were (maybe even my favorite so far). It does get pretty busy here, but the wait is worth it. Also, you have to try the Chavelas! Bomb. read more

Been here two times, the first time was great! The second, not so much. I have a hard time speaking up so when I asked for BARBACOA I expected BARBACOA I didn't expect BIRRIA (birria is goat, barbacoa is beef). Anyway I didn't receive what I asked for but I ate it anyway. Wasn't the best.. but everything else on the menu can't disappoint. Highly recommend this place but make sure to speak up or ask questions. (coming from someone that never does it ‍) Oh and food wait time is a little longer than before but it's probably because they're understaffed. It took about 40-50mins for our food to start arriving. Just a heads up, make sure to ask for lots of chips read more

Excellent food excellent service you Gotta eat here. Make sure you try the Carne Asada with shrimp and bacon it's a game changer!

It's Chabela o'clock and the body knows it! Best chabelas in town; food pretty good too. Coming to this restaurant for years and will continue to return. Always a good time, pretty busy on Sundays. Now that I think about it pretty busy most days. Also, a quick shout out to the horchata. Hmmmm good! read more

This place is down the street from me but they always take a long time to bring out the food. The tacos al postor are actually pretty good. When you come in try the chavelas, they're pretty tasty. read more

Was in town for work, so I stopped at this whole in the wall type restaurant. Standard Mexican restaurant with all the usual fare. However they did have this Chile Relleno stuffed with shrimp and some creamy sauce. It was excellent. I also got a carne asada and shrimp plate(Camarones al albañil) which was sauteed with bacon and green onions, it was pretty good. Rice and beans delicious. Chips and salsa complimentary. Good place to eat if you are in Indio CA and not too far from the Cochella/Stage Coach concert grounds, for when you are broke, craving some good food. read more

Te food was excellent, the service a little slow, the beer was cold, the restaurant was very clean. Loved the refried beans

This is yummy yummy food. From the guacamole, salsa, tacos, enchiladas, fresh fish, and everything this place is spot on. Yes we drive 30 miles each direction for this great meal. It sure beats the crappy Mexican food it has no flavor in all the restaurants in Palm Springs serve for the elderly with no flavor or spice. Keep up the good work folks folks and I will keep coming. Thank you read more

My partner and I have been coming here for almost 8 years now because of the amazing $1 al pastor and cabeza tacos that they have Tuesday - Thursday along with their delicious chavelas. They serve you a basket of chips with a spicy salsa as soon as you're seated and the waitresses are always super welcoming. The best al pastor I've come across for sure. read more

Mary our server was very rude she only came to our table once !!!! She never brought our drinks and never asked if we needed anything.. we had to ask other servers for help ... I had both my kids wait for their drinks and they never came ... I still tipped to show her we appreciate the food not her service !!!!!! read more

If I could give this place a ZERO star I would. The low stars reviews were on point, they absolutely take a real long time to serve you. As I write this review we are still waiting for our food and it's 1:07 we got here at 11:50pm for lunch. Ridiculous! I'll never come back here again. The cooks need to get there shit together! So we just got our food at 1:20 and I have to admit, their food is delicious. Ok that's for one star. I'd give it more for the food but I'm just not too happy with the service. read more

The tacos are a dollar Monday thru Thursday I get to order on the phone and get there for the food to be ready to eat which is amazing, and have I mention the dollar tacos come on it's a great deal read more

Awesome environment great service food delicious... Fo sure a go too spot... They also have live music when the bands comes by also great price... read more

Atmosphere is great, live traditional music and definitely a locals spot. However, I would not recommend ordering a carne asada plate unless you like your steak chopped. read more

This place has been around since the 90's, super awesome Mexican food! The carne asada torta still tasted like I remember from back in my high school days. They even started doing karaoke during the evening hours. This restaurant is the real deal Mexican food and has some amazing seafood dishes . I couldn't believe how packed it was on a Wednesday nightI, I was told by my server that it wasn't even that busy. I believe this joint has thrived over the years all by word of mouth. If you're ever in the shitty city of Indio try this place out; leave stuffed and happy about the money you spent. read more

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The food here is good. I really like the whole environment and their Chabelas are pretty good. I've only been here a handful of times but like other reviewers said, what I've noticed every time is that they take a while to bring your food! I've never had a bad experience with the food itself however, so if you don't mind the wait I think you might definitely think it's worth it after you get your food. In summary, good food; long wait. A place to dine in and enjoy the ambiance rather than to have a quick bite. read more

We've been craving menudo and this place served some delicious authentic hot menudo. Even my son loved it. Place is clean and food is excellent. We will be back! read more

El Tapatio Restaurant - Fresh delicious Menudo - Mexican Near Me - Indio, California

Pissed! Told them to that I don't want goat barbacoa like 10 times and I got home to goat! And my pregnant wife thew it up instantly. Very sad. read more

Sat around for 30 min waiting for my waitress to come take my order and nothing. They wouldn't even look my way. After I got the attention of a different server i asked to see if I could place my order she took it. But waited around for an hour before I said forget it. I know cause they have a clock above the kitchen. I use to recommend tapatio to everybody including my saints and demons m.c. But never again and I suggest that if your not someone they like or a regular don't go, down the way the is a good restaurant one that has what you want most important they don't discriminate . read more

One of my favorite taco places in the valley. $1 Alpastor & Cabeza tacos EVERY MON-THURS. Enough said. Their chavelas are also a MUST. You won't regret it. read more

Food was decent, but definitely not worth the wait not to mention that they gave us the wrong order. The server didn't even write our order down which resulted in us not getting what we ordered. Very disappointed. My husband didn't even get his raspberry ice tea, instead he got regular ice tea. Hopefully they can improve the service but i will not be back! read more

Pros Good guacamole Looks like they got their alcohol going on Carried agua frescas Cons: Service was the worst (Vargas).My daughter asked the hostess for a menu after five Staff walked past us with other customers plates and drinks. The waitress didn't speak English to get my quesadilla order correct. She asked if I wanted cilantro, tomatoes and onions. I said "yes" and it was not there. I told her I was a vegetarian and she continued to ask if I wanted meat in my quesadilla. When the waitress met me at the register since I didn't get a bill, she said the total in Spanish. I told her I don't know what that means...she didn't print it out or anything. Heck we weren't even given silverware. The beans weren't the best. The quesadilla was fine. It's hard to mess one of those up though haha. It was so loud in here. Tables are all right next to others without a gap. So, maybe if you end up here you'll meet a friend or eavesdrop on someone's conversation if you can get past the acoustics of the noise. Try somewhere else If you can. You're not missing much read more

Off the beaten path resturant. Aocal joint. Loved the food and will return when Covid is over.

If you are craving a chálela this is the place and you need to try it with negra modelo. Also they have special from Monday through Thursday $1 taco. I try tacos de cabeza and they were good really authentic Mexican food. read more

HOLY MOLLY!!! ITS AMAZINGLY THE BEsT in ThE Coachella Valley MEXICAN FRESH AS CAN BE...Número UNO#1 and famous for #1 MICHELADAS in the DESERT and then some...it's worth the drive to Indio people! It's been consistently good each time- food has never been out of context or have I left unsatisfied yet. Please make sure you bring your I.D :-) I brought a friend from LA and that friend was lucked out of the party(no ID)...but the Horchata was great she added :-) They have plasma TV- and a jukebox with 1,000,000 hits! It's a party for 100 or a perfect party for 1(one). :-) thank you staff members! Very sweet and attentive. Clean environment and exciting menu prices- compared to generic Mexicans establishments in (PS) & (CATZ) no offense- but this place has any other face down. read more

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The place to offer the best chavelas in my opinion! Their chavelas have that perfect flavor! What they need to improve is their speed of cooking time. Sometimes they take a long time to give you your food. Ive ordered from tacos, tortas, burritos and the food tastes great! They also provide karaoke night which is a nice thing to enjoy with family and friends! Id recommend the chavelas here! read more

This place has the slowest service in the world. While the food is decent for the most part, if you're hungry, you can basically feed off of your anger before the food ever shows up. The servers don't give a flying noodle about the customers. No one ever comes over to ask how everything is or give an explanation of why it takes more than fifty minutes to bring out a couple of tacos, when the restaurant isn't even busy. I used to come here often because of my boyfriend (he likes the food here and is extremely patient), and I can honestly say that there isn't even one time (out of dozens of times we came) that the experience is pleasant. I wish there's another place that serves good tacos around the area. The owner can at least provide some training to the kitchen staff and server on courtesy. Damn boyfriend is too nice so he tips well, but these people don't deserve a single penny of tip. read more

Food was burnt to a crisp and dry. Tortillas smelt like under cheese. literally not lying, this was one of the worst places I've gone out to eat at. The fact that the chef sent this out says a lot about this establishment. They charged almost 7 dollars for a small bowl of guacamole that was obviously store bought. The bathrooms were also very dirty and vandalized. I've never had to wright a Yelp review before but omg I just needed to warn you guys not to come here. read more

El Tapatio Restaurant - Chorizo - Mexican Near Me - Indio, California

Our server came once to take our order , and never came back again. We waited so long for our food. And to top it off, we didn't get napkins or utensils, so another long wait just for that. Bad service. read more

It was a very bad experience we got there at 11:30 and left about 12:30 we never got served the servers never really looked our way it was very upsetting!!! If you would like to have a good experience during your lunch go somewhere else!!! read more

Quedamos Fascinados con este restaurante! valio la pena la parada en nuestro road trip! 100% Recomendado...5 stars a Todo incluyendo el amable servicio de Adilene la mesera que nos atendio!... read more

The food was alright Service was suitable but not great. Our food took about an hour to come out. There's something wrong with the system of how this restaurant is being operated. I think it's Poor management and miscommunication between workers This place is pretty popular in Indio seems like it has potential to be great But it's rather mediocre The employee I saw working the hardest was the security guard. He was opening doors, smiling, and greeting people as they walked. He was back and forth and also doing his best to clear tables for people coming in. He gets 5 stars read more

Don't understand what the rave about this place is. My sister and close friends love this place and I can't seem to wrap my head around their opinion. Ordered the cheese enchiladas and was not a fan. read more

I visited this place while the Indio Tamale Festival was going on very nearby. While I was at El Tapatio I had the al pastor and the carne asada tacos. They're really tasty, they're a good size and at a great price ($1.75 each). My server was very friendly. If I go to Indio again I'd want to have lunch there :-) read more

Great restaurant great food service even better we had Addy and she was the best ever!!! Will be there again every Tuesday

If I could rate them zero stars I would. I was here today and first of all their customer service was horrible, they were really rude. Also the food we order was burned and really hard. If you are looking for good authentic mexican food I dont recommend this place at all. read more

El Tapatio Restaurant - I would rate it zero stars. Their customer service was horrible and rude. Also the food we order was burned and hard. Dont recommend it. - Mexican Near Me - Indio, California

Food was as always so good and Aby provided a really good service. She was on top of everything. That's why I give the 5 star.