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    El Zarape Mexican Restaurant

    4.1 (399 reviews)
    ModerateMexican, Seafood
    Closed 8:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    EL ZARAPE MEXICAN RESTAURANT ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Happy hour specials
    Good for kids

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    Trent T.

    Bar is really nice, good service and polite. Live in walking distance so I have walked here with my dog 4 times for different items, every time was amazing! Food is delicious!

    mexican food and drinks
    George U.

    What an amazing event today. I called Yolanda, manager, to set up my mom's celebration of life and what a blessing. Yolanda was kind, professional and compassionate and helped me with the menu for 35 people. We also had strawberry margaritas. I spoke with Yolanda the day before and she had everything set and ready. I got there early today to set up and met Yolanda. The room was absolutely perfect. I then met with Blanca, Esvin, & Danny who did a fantastic job serving the amazing food, drinks and dessert. The celebration was a true blessing and the and we are so Thankful for the staff at El Zarape and the amazing food and service. Highly recommended

    Senior Tosada with rice and beans
    Jeannie B.

    We arrived here about 4:30 p.m. The restaurant wasn't crowded. I ordered the senior Beef Tostada with rice and beans. My guest ordered a Beef Burrito. The waitress asked what sauce we wanted with our complimentary chips. It was a small bowl of chips with broken chips underneath. After receiving water to drink, we waited about 10 minutes for her to take our dinner order. Our food arrived within 15 minutes. The Beef Tostada had a good taste. Because the tostada was soaked with juice I couldn't pick it up to chew, so I had to break pieces of the shell to eat meat, lettuce (not much of it), bits of tomatoe pieces and very little sour cream and cheese on top. I ate the tostada with a fork. The beans were luke warm, but I didn't tell the waitress and the rice was warmer and the taste wasn't much to write about. Their prices were reasonable, compared to other Mexican restaurants in town. The tables were bare -no tablecloth. My napkin stuck to a part of the table, meaning it was sticky. I went to the restroom before leaving and was surprised that the floor appeared dirty and the tile had many chipped areas. The music was loud, but not enough we had to shout to talk.

    Great crew !

    El Zarape was amazing catering for my husband's 50th birthday. We ordered enchiladas, rice, beans and tacos, and it was all delicious. also, the crew serving 100 guests were also very polite and so professional. Price was great and would order again. Make sure to reach out to Yolanda, she will make it happen. Also, we love to come into the restaurant and get there Pina coladas, one of the best I've tasted. Great place! Thank you again for making his night.

    Nora V.

    Clean restaurant, friendly staff, delicious Mexican food. My mother ordered the Chile Arellano plate and I ordered the shrimp enchilada plate. Highly recommend this place!

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    This is my go-to spot whenever I'm craving a caldo cocido, it's so flavorful and the price can't be beat!

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    Great food, exceptional service and warm ambiance. Close by with easy access and plenty of parking.

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    Love this restaurant..Great food, drinks, and service....Kinda hidden back in the corner of the strip mall

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    Very friendly service. Very clean place. Fast with the service. Your food comes fast . And food is the best. Love the service.....

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    The food and service here is great. Feels very cozy. I recommend their birria plate and shrimp ceviche.

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    The food was amazing and the staff was super polite and very courtesy highly recommended.

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    Ask the Community - El Zarape Mexican Restaurant

    You guys related to the Mexican restaurant with the same name in Cypress, Ca?

    No , we are not . We are just a family own restaurant here in hemet .

    Do they have happy hour specials...if so, what days/hours and what are the specials?

    Yes, M-F 3-6pm

    Do they Taco Tuesday?

    All day and live entertainment from 11.30 to 1 and 4.30 to 7 pm

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    The food the actually great but who knows if the did something to the food because the customer…read moreservice was absolutely terrible the way how they treat people and just talk to people there are colored, they would make people of colored wait for one hour and 30 minutes of service. They will sit people that are not colored in seats immediately then when you ask, they disrespect you, tell you that you can leave didn't bring the manager, the manager disrespect you and then actually give you a seat by the time you get seated, you will not see your food for another two hours. They will then disrespect you once again and again the food was very great, but who knows what they did to your food after all that time, it's really expensive and it's just not worth away if you are of colored, do not come here because they would not serve you they would disrespect you. They would make you wait and again who knows they might do something to your food to place is actually very disgusting in some areas and again the manager, I'm pretty sure even the owner of the building and all of the staff members are very highly disrespectful and they did that on my grandmother's birthday and she literally just turned 70 so be aware of where you go because this is not the place

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