El Tio Mexican Restaurant

We love this place! We've been getting carry out and dine-in for years, and both options are still…read moreworth it. Lunch specials and their many other options are amazing. Servers are all nice and attentive, and there's lots of comfy seating, especially if you like booths. Salsa is great with a little heat to it. Camarones a la Diabla is pretty spicy. Honestly most items on the menu are a hit- you can't go wrong ordering here.

Great food and excellent service. Portions are also huge and food isn't pricey at all.read more

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Camarones a la Diabla

La Tapatia Meat Market

4.3(44 reviews)

4.5 mi

I've Been Coming Here For At Least Going On 5 Years .. NEVER Disappointed ! Me And My Family Love…read moreThis Authentic Spot . Birria Tacos Burritos Flautas Red & Green Tamales Street Tacos ( ALL Meats ) Agua Frescas ?? Pepino ‍?? Horchata ?? Moral Of Story .. EVERYTHING IS And Reasonably Priced , I HIGHLY Recommend

I've come here a few times to pick up tacos when I'm craving for them. It's a small little market…read morethat also makes cuisines that seem like they are made from your abuelitas kitchen. They even have pozole! Must try tacos for sure!

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Updated menu 2025

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Not sure WHAT this is....but it's definitely NOT what I ordered!

Speedy Burrito

4.2(69 reviews)

4.5 mi

I've eaten here multiple times and the food is always great. I always order the medio pollo. They…read morealways keep the restaurant clean and the staff is polite and attentive. 91 health score when I visited last.

Considering how much my son loves shrimp. This place is a great quick option for shrimp tacos. I…read morealso ordered rice and beans from them. We got pineapple jarritos drink as well. They had a convenient drive thru. The service was pretty fast and we got our food quickly. We have dined there before as well and it's a casual fast food kind of place for burritos, tacos etc. There are a few options in that plaza where this is at but I would recommend them versus other places.

Ordering area

Medio Pollo

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Super Nachos

Tequila Mama - Cantina

3.7(47 reviews)

7.0 mi

TMT never lets me down. Always consistently delicious. My server Lashay (spell check) was super…read morekind and attentive and prompt. The food was great as well as the cocktail. I'll always come here when i can. Love this place!

I really like this spot! It's big, bright, and clean, comfortable seating and good service. The…read morechips were excellent, the food was great too. We thought the poke bowl was the best ever. We'll definitely be back! My favorite part, though, was the bathrooms. They have individual restrooms, but they're not unisex. I know that may not matter to everyone, but I appreciate having separate men's and women's restrooms. It's the little things!

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El Molcajete

3.2(18 reviews)

6.1 mi

I used to come to this restaurant right when it opened. It was great experience. Since that time…read moreyou can see it's got little used up. Overal still good quality food. Service can be little better. Our server didn't really care a lot. Interier good. 4 out of 5 Food 4 out of 5 Service 3.5 out of 5 Price reasonable If you like Mexican food I think you will enjoy it.

Food was nothing amazing. Same Mexican food on the menu as every other Mexican restaurant I've been…read moreto in my life. Chips and salsa were quickly delivered and our drink orders were taken right as we sat down. The chips weren't very salty and I was disappointed when I tasted the salsa because it didn't have any spice or bite to it. To be honest it tasted like chopped up VERY watery tomatoes and cilantro. I had a #13 lunch special which was a steak/grilled onion burrito with cheese sauce and rice/beans. Steak was a little chewy and the burrito was smothered in white cheese sauce. "Mexican" rice tasted like it was white rice sprinkled with taco seasoning and the refried beans were bland. All in all I wouldn't go out of my way to revisit this place if I'm ever back in town.

Food

The food is great, as well as the ambiance. If you're in the area and are looking for a top-notch Mexican food, look no further!

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"Steak and shrimp fajitas for 2". Comes w/ 3 tortillas each, and a PLATE full of sides (Rice, beans, Pico, lettuce, guac...

Del Rio Mexican Grill

3.0(212 reviews)

2.2 mi

**Excellent Mexican Food & Great Atmosphere!**…read more Del Rio Mexican Grill is a fantastic place for delicious Mexican food and a great night out! The food is fresh, flavorful, and served in generous portions. Everything we've tried has been excellent, and the drinks are great too. The service is friendly and attentive, and the restaurant has a fun, welcoming atmosphere that makes you want to stay and enjoy yourself. It's a great choice whether you're having dinner with family, meeting friends, or just stopping in for Mexican food and a margarita. If you're looking for **great Mexican food, friendly service, good drinks, and a fun atmosphere**, Del Rio Mexican Grill is definitely worth a visit. **Highly recommended -- 5 stars! We'll definitely be back!**

Great food! Always served hot and fresh. It's usually really crowded and noisy here if you come…read moreduring lunch or dinner rush. So loud that you can hardly hear the server or the person sitting next to you. They have live bands sometimes on weekends and special events. Service is kind of lacking during slow times and have to ask for items several times as the server forgets you are there. But it's usually a good time here, just not a great place to come if you don't like noise. The play the music really loud most of the time. Today i ordered from the specialty menu and they didn't put green bell peppers in my carnitas even though it is listed on the menu as bell peppers and onion. Also the slice of cheese was a lot smaller than i anticipated ( see photo ). If i would have known beforehand they called a sliver of cheese a slice i would have asked for queso as it needed a bit of something. The flavor was lacking i believe and the missing bell pepper just threw the meal off to me. I didn't say anything but they wanted to charge 2.50 more if i wanted a small side of cheese so i just said never mind and dealt with what i had. I guess i know not to come here when it isn't busy anymore... i felt like they gave us the food and forgot about us, the server was nice but it's annoying to have to ask for things more than once when they are not busy. I wont be coming back here for a while. Today, we were the only customers here besides one other couple on the other side of the restaurant.

Band

House made salsa (REAL) and modelo beer on side

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Entrance

Maria's Tex Mex

3.6(62 reviews)

2.8 mi

Just moved to the area and looking for a good Mexican restaurant. We came in before dinner time and…read morehad the manager take care of us all by himself. He was so kind even opening the door for us on our way out! The drinks were also delicious! We will definitely be back!

This is our place for mex and margs. Good food and service all around. All of the food served hot…read moreand fresh.

Veggie Quesadilla [ 3 stars]

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Taquitos [ 3.5 stars]

Añejo

3.8(96 reviews)

9.1 mi

Food was great! Warning don't go in a group larger than 4. They charge gratuity of 20% AND you will…read moreget ignored!!! Why pay attention to your table if they'll be charged 20% anyway? Well that's exactly what happened to us. We were completely ignored by our server and we normally tip over 20%. I truly hope you get better service than we did. It's a shame the quality of customer service doesn't match the high quality of the food!

First time here, been hearing a lot about their party nights so the girls and i finally decided to…read morepop out and try it. I first wanted the salmon & the pulpo but were out of both unfortunately. I really wanted to try those but ended up getting the aguachiles instead. They were very decent, spicy level was truly a zero and i really like mines spicy. The bottom was fulllllll of onions but decent amount of shrimp for $23 (i think) Cute scenery but maybe because we went late, it was empty and very quiet. I'll definitely have to come back and try other items, we had wine with dinner.

Beautiful Mural, great for pictures

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Spicy Mamacita and Carajillo

El Fogon Cantina & Grill

2.8(72 reviews)

6.0 mi

While in Atlanta this time around it was my goal to visit more restaurants. Preferably ones that I…read morehadn't run across during my last visit. I feel the you really can't go wrong with Mexican, so El Fogon made the list to try. We were greeted immediately upon entering the restaurant. Thankfully there was no wait, as I was looking forward to trying the chips and salsa. The ambience was laid back. Not to loud but not to quiet. We were able to hold a nice conversation at our table without having to yell. I decided to go light for my meal with the chicken fajita nachos. These had a slight twist as they included squash as one of the toppings. I also ordered the fried plaintains, which couldn't have been more delicious. I found that they helped break up the savory flavor from the nachos and would definitely order them again. To top of my meal, I ordered the churros for my dessert. Warm, light and crispy with a hint of sweetness was just what I needed. I'll will certainly return. As there were many other menu items I'd like to try. I will say the the menu here had many items that you wouldn't typically see on a Mexicam restaurant menu which made it very intriguing.

The place is nice and clean inside. They have Mexican music playing. The menu is fairly large but…read morewith most of the things you'll find at other Mexican joints. The food was just average. Very disappointed after reading the google reviews. I ordered steak street tacos. The highlight was the refried beans. The taco was just bland even with the sauce they gave me on them. For the price I could've bought three tacos that taste significantly better. No reason for me to come back. They're short handed unfortunately, so service is slow. Just be mindful of that hole you're there. I don't realize it until I walked out and saw the sign. I only saw one lady working the floor. Some other fellow was behind the bar doing nothing.

Bloody napkin with snot given to us by waitstaff

Margarona!

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Don't judge me !!

Frida's Mexican Restaurant

3.9(364 reviews)

10.2 mi

I ordered a bowl of black beans. They literally gave me black beans out of the can, not even drain,…read moredrained, no cilantro and onion, just straight out of the heat it up and in my bowl. The margaritas were all premade, even the skinny margarita, and I had no choice, but to order the premade margaritas. The service was fantastic, the employees were wonderful, but I hesitate to recommend this place if they vote themselves on having fresh homemade food. At least, you could have a bowl of fresh seasoned beans.

Today Mr. Mister wanted nachos. So not wanting go too far from the house, we been wanting to come…read morehere for awhile. And man Frida's did not disappoint. Frida's has a great outdoor dining space just as inside. Today they have decorated for Cinco De Mayo. The inside has the signature colored banners with wallpaper of beautiful flowers and portraits of Frida Kahlo all over. Ms. Elvia was an awesome waitress. She made sure everything was perfect. She was very attentive all while attending her other tables. We had the Nachos Mexicanos and the Frida's Guacamole. And when I say those 2 dishes was very flavorful. We usually leave with a togo box. But today we ate every bit of it. The nachos filled the plate and was loaded down. The guacamole hit every tastebud. With this one visit we are certain we will be back to try other menu items.

$16 for this?

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I went to El Tio and try the new bowl is really good Whit chips and salsa also they have quesadillas, tacos sopes, tamales, etc. etc. is the best authentic Mexican food in the area! !!! read more

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9 years ago

BEST latino food in Dacula! Muy autentico y delicioso!!

El Tio Mexican Restaurant - mexican - Updated October 2026

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