Been eating here over 40 years--for 5 generations we've gathered together. Nothing pretentious about the place. Just good Mexican fare--Texas margaritas are --the family who owns it is delightful, friendly and hardworking. Service is always great. Outside seating in nice weather is an added bonus. Try their Carnitas and their Mole', two of the best menu items. read more

I think this place is so good! Each time I get my food, I forget to take a pic because I'm ready to dig in. BUT I have only had their lunch special enchilada. It comes with rice and beans and one enchilada with some type of red sauce. I usually get lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream on the side which is a dollar each. The food automatically comes with chips and salsa as well. Everything has such good flavor. I looove rice and beans as well. The service is awesome! Both times I've had to go food and both people were very friendly. The restaurant seems very clean and neat on the inside too! read more

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I have been a El Zarape supporter since the day I was born. Family dinners, birthdays, cinco de mayo and more have always been spent at this local joint. In recent years pricing has soared and nothing about the restaurant has changed. Tonight I brought my freshly 21 year old brother along with me for Cinco de Mayo (despite friends saying they don't sell to vertical ID's) and were immensely disappointed. Waited on a "manager" for 30 minutes to be told it's a "Law" to not sell to anyone with a Vertical ID and common practice. As a 22 year old I have never heard of this or seen it despite going to every establishment in the city of roswell to partake in beverages myself. Shame on you El Zarape. read more

I went the Sunday before Cinco de Mayo, and ended up with norovirus! Missed a nearly a whole week at work. I won't be going back any time soon. read more

Service was friendly and very attentive. Margaritas were great and tajin was offered along with sugar or salt on the rim the el Zarape queso was awesome and I really liked the house salsa read more

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What was for years our closest and favorite low key Mexican has ramped up their prices so much we simply cannot justify paying so much in a dive bar atmosphere. Staff are friendly enough and food is acceptable for the former lower prices but certainly not for what they charge today. read more

Went for lunch yesterday. Had a wonderful meal with excellent service. Plenty of free parking on site.

Located right near Canton street, this is a true hole in the wall Mexican joint. There are reasons you should come here, but it's not food related. Out of my 6 years of living in this area, this place hit my radar twice. Once, bc I was new and wanted to try it out and again, bc I was tipsy and we all decided on Mexican after filling up at Gate City Brewing. Certainly a dive type of feel, and really old building. There's not much atmosphere here. It's reminiscent of a 70s Mexican restaurant. If you're coming here on purpose, it's either bc you're drunk or you want to get drunk. And hey, that's where I give my kudos to this place. The service and chips & salsa are both great, food is meh. Good news is they have 32oz beers. Takes me back to my college days in the 'Boro and eating at "The Hat" aka El Sombrero and getting 32oz beers for $3. It's a little more here bc, hey, it's not college and you're in the f'in nice part of Roswell where people sling dolla bills. But, certainly get your "drank" on here. The other people here on the night we stumbled in were all drinking ... huge party in the back getting lit and dancing, two ladies doing "moms night out" with the big gulp margaritas and elderly seniors having a blast. I had corn tacos with rice and a guacamole salad for my meal. It was ok. Ordered a to-go taco meal for my son. It's nothing spectacular. But, seriously, give them a shot if you're wasted or wanting to drink. You won't be disappointed on that front. I'll probably stumble in here again for exactly what I said above. read more

El Zarape - Mexican Near Me - Roswell, Georgia

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The food here is good, not amazing, but we had a craving for margaritas and they do make a good margarita! My husband had the chicken fajitas, it was odd they do not come out on a sizzling platter like you would get elsewhere, but they were good. I had the pollo funsido which is a grilled chicken breast with queso cheese and mushrooms, served alongside some vegetables and rice. The portions are generous, the service was good, although it was pretty quiet in the restaurant today. They do have a pretty extensive menu of all the things you would expect from your typical Mexican restaurant in America The food is actually reasonably priced, but the margaritas were nine dollars each and my husbands beer was another five dollars and my daughters virgin daiquiri was six dollars, so out of a total $70 bill, about half of it was our drinks, holy cow. I need to pay more attention to that next time! Again, their food is good and their service was good as well. read more

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I ate there Wednesday, August 14th along with a friend. Not the first time I've been there. Food came out slow which is unusual. We both woke up early Friday morning with severe food poisoning. I won't go back. The place was busy was trivia players. I hope everyone did not get sick. read more

C Lara at the bar, welcomed and encouraged hospitality. Everyone was nice and prompt. Chips and salsa was great and drinks were made favorably read more

This good ole neighborhood staple has taken a tumble in service area. What once was a great neighborhood place with fast, friendly, good service with fair pricing has taken a turn and not for the better. After multiple visits with lukewarm food (soup), extremely slow service at bigger tables (3different occasions had to track waiter down to see him in bar area with his face in his cell phone), and pretty dramatic price increases, we are sad to say that we will be looking for a new home for our "favorite Mexican restaurant ". read more

We had a feast!! Thanks guys! All the food was great! We had chimichanga, quesadilla, chips, cheese, beans and salsa! It was all great. We got it delivered because as I type this the COVID 19 pandemic is happening. They dropped it off and had gloves on to make sure everything was perfect and safe. The dinner was fantastic and we will be ordering again soon! Pro Tip: for some reason door dash does not list their cheese dip but you can orders bean dip and put in the notes you want cheese dip instead. read more

El Zarape - Chimichanga & cheese dip! - Mexican Near Me - Roswell, Georgia

This place has bugs. We found multiple ants and fruit flies in our margaritas. I had to tell them multiple times and they acted like it was normal. We asked for it to be free and they wouldn't allow it. This place is awful. read more

Its hit or miss. Sometimes good, other times so salty you can hardly eat it. We ate there often before Roswell turned into yuppy land. It was a hole in the wall byt the food was fresh. Yiu could sit, have a beer and wait for your to go order. Not anymore... read more

I'm a regular at El Zarape. This place is the go-to for excellent service and food. Try the quesadilla plate or the chili relleno plate. Both excellent! Everything on their menu that I've had has been outstanding. I've been coming here for years and the service and the people there are always fabulous. Great margaritas too! Salt or no sal?. Get sugar in the rim! Enjoy some live music with their house duo standing band. Great neighborhood joint! read more

Great food , service & ambiance we've been coming here for years now it's our very favorite Mexican restaurant!!!

So we came up here for Cinco de Mayo after the "shelter in place" ended in Georgia from this accursed pandemic. We have lived in Roswell forever, and had somehow never made it to El Zarape. Mistake! This place rules. Is it the world's most gourmet Mexican food? Nope. Is it solid? Absolutely. Great drinks, and actually the vibe is perfect if you're not high maintenance. I saw a review that said it reminded them of a 1970s Mexican restaurant - isn't that what you want?! It's amazing. Hole in the wall Mexican is exactly what I'm about, and these guys just have it down pat. We ordered pitchers of beer - not priced bad at all, and they came out quick. We got some hard shell tacos - they were good, and just what you'd expect in hard shell tacos. I love hard shell tacos, and they didn't disappoint. Any review you read bitching about the food didn't order the pork carnitas. They were AMAZING. Crispy pork chunks perfectly cooked, tortillas, a full plate of rice, beans, tomato, guacamole. Just killer. We will be back for sure! read more

Ate there a week ago. On recommendation from a friend I got the Tialpeno soup. All I can say is simply outstanding. Went at lunch and had great service. If you go please try the soup. read more

Delicious food that had a very good flavor. The service was very good . And it had a cute atmosphere with all the paintings and decorations.

Ran by here on a night the kids and wife were gone. It was great to watch some football and eat a hot meal in relative peace and quiet. It was a Saturday night and the place was mostly empty. I sat at the bar, which I realize most don't do at a Mexican restaurant, but it gave me a TV to myself so easy decision. The bartender recommended the pineapple chicken dish (can't recall the name) and it was amazing. If it's not on the menu ask for it, lots of veggies, rice, grilled pineapple, and cheese. I normally stick to combo dinners at Mexican places but wanted to go more protein/veggie with a sprint triathlon the following morning. Everything went well together and on the right night I could have eaten the whole thing. That combined with the normal gorging of chips and salsa and I was very satisfied at the end. Next I'd like to come back on a busier night or maybe with the family to get the full experience, but this place was great! read more

El Zarape - Mexican Near Me - Roswell, Georgia

Best overall authentic Mexican food in Roswell. Never a wait and food is always so good! Our go to Mexican place

Let me tell you something. When you're drunk.. this the spot. That's it. That's the review. Also.. they're open late on weekends I believe.

This is more a note to myself, so I don't keep making the same mistake. To me, the gap between processed cheese ("cheez") and real cheese might as well be an ocean. There are times when cheez is OK - a slice of American cheese on a burger or cheesesteak, ... (actually, no other examples come to mind, but I'm willing to say they might exist). However, cheese enchiladas must never be stuffed with cheez. Nachos (real Mexican or Tex Mex ones. rather than goop you can buy at a ballpark) should have melted cheese on them, rather than being drizzled with cheez dip. Chiles rellenos should never be stuffed with quez. Same with queso fundido - if you say it's queso then a nice Mexican cheese like Queso Chihuahua or Queso Oaxaca should be used. So, when I got my chiles rellenos floating in goopy cheez that stuck to my teeth, or cheese enchiladas that I had to give to my dog, it makes me never want to eat at this restaurant again. This review would be a single star but for the ceviche which my son said was good (though tostadas or chips should be included in any ceviche take-out order) and their salsa is very nice. If memory serves, their pork in chile quajillo sauce is quite nice (probably because there's no cheez involved). I'll have to see if it still is. read more

This establishment.... Now let me to you about this place. I brought my longtime girlfriend (now ex) of 4 years to this place for our anniversary & NEVER and i mean NEVER, have I experienced food so poorly cooked and served. If you're thinking about ordering the street tacos let save you the trouble and DONT. This place is worse than the Moes on Kennesaw Campus. And DO NOT get me started on the drinks. My ex-girlfriend found not 1 but TWO insects IN HER MARGARITA. They should call this place "El MIDape" for the poor quality of food and drinks. Server was kind enough to send it back but wow. Can I just say wow. Don't be sorry, be better El MIDape. read more

I lost my wallet here which had $100 in it...the wallet was returned but one of the staff pocketed the money....needless to say I hope the karma train steamrolls this place read more

My friend and I eat here way too much now. It's the best Mexican food we could find in this area.

The carnitas here slap! as well as the house hot sauces. Delicious tamales too! We will definitely be coming back

My friend had the idea to try out this place since we both wanted Mexican. She and I are very pleased. The food is great, the service was fairly quick and the atmosphere outside is awesome! read more

What a great authentic Mexican restaurant. The food is delicious, the staff are friendly and accommodating. Great ambience inside and outside. Highly recommend El Zarape. read more

The best tacos of my life, and I've been coming here for over 25 years. I used to think it was the cheese or the lettuce but it's all in the beef. They must make the ground beef with tomatoes because it's got that extra flavor and juiciness. Paired with the chicken soup and rice and beans, it's sure to please. Anytime I am near I detour to this place, today I traveled an extra hour on my already hour commute to work! Didn't even have time for pics, trust it's the flavors. You're welcome. read more

Never order the talelapeno soup. The chicken was over cooked and hard as leather. very little rice and avacado. mainly a watery broth. I have been frequenting this restaurant for 23 years and the food is THE worst ever. Fire the cook. I couldn't finish the soup and complained and was billed anyways. Frankly, I don't feel well after eating there. The health department should check that kitchen. read more

Always delicious. Always. The service is sometimes a bit slow, but the food is always great. The queso with jalapeños is the best I've ever had and the fajita taco salad is stuffed full--not just all lettuce. Prices are great, there's usually no problem finding a parking spot. No complaints. read more

El Zarape - Chicken fajitas and chicken tacos - Mexican Near Me - Roswell, Georgia

I really like their carnitas. They also have good Mole sauce. I usually get Togo food and bring it home. But occasionally we eat in the restaurant and the service is usually fast and the food is served hot and fresh. My family typically gets enchiladas, tacos, fajitas and carnitas. We have 2 GF DF members and they don't have Ny issues eating here (hold the cheese on the beans) read more

I decided to try this place even though I'd heard mixed reviews. We won't be going back. The service just wasn't good at all. The workers were all sitting around, 3 families total, about 6/7 workers and it took an extended amount of time. We were charged for things we shouldn't have been. It wasn't a good experience and we won't be going back. read more

Our regular "Mexican spot" was closed today due to a water issue so we decided to try this place. It was VERY average (drinks too). So many other better restaurants for Mexican. Service ok..... just overall sub-par experience. read more

I get that places are understaffed and it can be a busier shift. But if you don't have the staff, DONT KEEP SEATING PEOPLE! go on a wait and let patrons know that food will take a long time. Allowing guests to come in and be seated only to wait over an hour for their food is not ok. Asking for a manager who never came by the table. The server/host had to handle things. This is problem that can be solve by being PRO active not reactive. Food was ok, not bad but nothing to brag about either read more

Basic Mexican food. Prices are extremely overpriced for the food you get. Definitely Roswell prices.

So El Zarape is just down the street from my work so we go here often. Like once a week, or every two weeks. The food is AMAZING and the servers are always friendly. The margaritas are perfect for after work. There are only really two issues. First, they're kind of expensive for what they are. Be aware if you ask for anything at all extra, you will regret it when you see the price. A little sour cream on the side? You could get a large container at the grocery store for far less. A side of rice? $5. The little sneaky charges like that. But the lunch specials are a great price and they have daily specials that are amazing. The Monday taco special is especially a good deal. The only other thing is that if I order for my office, there's always at least one person who either didn't get their food or something was wrong with the order. If you have more than one person ordering cheese dips (they're amazing) you need to specify you need extra chips. They'll straight up try to hand you 3 orders of cheese dips for your office and one small bag of chips. read more

This place is quick and hits the spot. Visited here with my manager last week and had very low expectations. I was pleasantly surprised when our chips were crispy, salsa tasted great and my entree was served nice and hot. I ordered the steak quesadilla, lunch special. If you order the platter, you would get rice and beans with your entree. The steak was seasoned evenly and well. I'm not a fan of "salty meat" and was glad their steak in the quesadillas were seasoned just right. We had lunch here just before the lunch rush so we were seated promptly and was in and out within an hour. I look forward to returning to this spot for future lunch visits when craving quick, tasty Mexican. read more