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La Catrina Tapatia

4.0 (66 reviews)
Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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Shrimp chimichanga.
Jess C.

Easy parking, easy to get to. I don't know how this place is never slammed. The food is so good. It's one of my favorite Mexican places in the area. The tables and chairs are adorable and carved and look hand painted. I highly recommend!!

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CandiAnne T.

I'm from California. I've lived in Texas. I am a chef. I have trained with Mexican people and others from Latin America. I've eaten my way up and down Mexico. This meal is one of the nastiest things we have ever had. We ordered through DoorDash. The refried beans of all three meals that we ordered were runny and had zero flavor. The rice of all three meals was grainy and mushy. The mahi of the tacos had no flavor, was chewy, and they were dripping some sort of fluid, no idea what that could have possibly been It's fish and was most obviously not marinated. The burrito was surrounded with grease and the beef inside was mushy hamburger at best. This too had zero flavor. There was so much grease the only thing that could be tasted was a hint of cheese. Thank goodness for the lime from the mahi tacos It was the only thing that made the fajitas palatable. The steak on these was partially chewy and partially like mush that I actually had to spit back out cuz it was so gross. There was absolutely no flavor and I have been to some bad Mexican restaurants where their meat still had flavor. I cannot possibly fathom how you can prepare meat for fajitas and have it be flavorless. This restaurant claims to make traditional Mexican flare but anyone who knows anything knows that fajitas are Tex-Mex not true Mexican. As for mahi tacos they originated in Baja California Mexico and are not eaten anywhere outside of that Northern State when it comes to Mexico itself. So I'm not sure how to take their claim of authentic Mexican cuisine. This restaurant's only saving grace is that we had ordered three meals and only one arrived via DoorDash. When my son called about the error they immediately got on the other two meals which my son drove the 20 minutes to DeBary to pick up. We were looking forward to this because of the reviews but we will never eat here again and I haven't a clue what previous reviewers were thinking, they either do not have taste buds or do not understand Mexican food.

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Scotty B.

Wow the food was even better than I remember. Atmosphere is beautiful and Leslie our waitress was super nice.

Sooo much Patron
Ann K.

I'm only giving two stars because our waiter was funny and attentive, i ordered the skinny patron margarita and there was a bug in it ... a small flying bug but still . I ordered the barbacoa tacos ... BIG MISTAKE the meat was fatty and and tasteless , they didn't fry the tortilla and there was no dipping sauce . I left feeling sick to my stomach. The sangria was bad ... tasted like juice and sprite . The chips and salsa were the worst I've had ... the chips were burnt and hard the salsa was like tomato juice with floating cilantro . I will not be going back. I hope they do better .

Nachos appetizer
Erik P.

For the most part, Yelp ratings are fairly accurate. But once in a while you find a highly-rated and reviewed spot that excites you. Then the visit is a complete disaster and it leaves you perplexed. (Yes I said perplexed!). I am literally shaking my head at these reviews saying how great this place is. I mean, did I catch it on an off night? Substitute cook? I honestly can't call it, but I do know it was one of the worse dinners I've had In a really long time. It was an epic fail of gargantuan proportions. Ok maybe not that bad but I definitely felt pranked and played afterwards. The nachos appetizer definitely has a flair of its own. I just could decide if that was good or bad but I'm leaning heavily towards bad. The carnitas platter tasted old and recooked. The beans were a watery mess and the rice was just ok. I can only conclude that La Catrina Tapatia is just not my cup of guacamole.

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Anibal O.

Went here because local fb group and some google reviews had good ratings. My rating is based off a first time visit. Place is next to the local Walmart grocery store. The decorations and the interior had a great vibe and theme. The place seemed very clean and they did wear masks. The menu did have dishes that are not normally found in other local places and that caught my attention. Living in San Diego, Arizona and Texas I do know what good mexican food taste like. I ordered the three tacos, lengua, asada and the pastor. We were given some salsa and chips and it was okay at best. The food arrived and it looked good it was well presented, but first issue was the waitress got my order wrong, my sister got a crispy beef taco only since she can't eat much. I explained the the waitress my order was incorrect and they brought out two flour tacos when I ordered three. I didn't bother to argue. The flour tacos are not homemade which is such a sad thing, the meats were bland to my taste the only thing good was the lingua taco, the asada was bland and the pastor lacked flavor all together. My sisters taco was also bland. The owner came over and was very nice I explained that I didn't like it and informed her to please not take it out of my bill that I would pay for my food even though I didn't eat all of it at all. The waitress seemed upset I didn't like the food and pretty much didnt even thank us just slapped the bill and walked away upset. Through out the whole dining not once did she come over to ask if we needed drink refills just avoided us all together. Prices in my opinion are very high for mexican food. 10 dollars for three tacos and no rice no beans is a bit high. Local mexican places are much cheaper and better service and taste. I have it a three star because it was a nice place inside and the owner was super nice, the food wasn't great and the waitress was just terrible plus the prices, wanted to give it a two star but it's a new place. I personally wouldn't visit it again, but if I did I would try one of the expensive plates to judge them again. In al there is better choices locally the only good thing is that it's local to the Debary residents

Alisa P.

The food was amazing! We called in almost at close and they were so nice to take our order( service was amazing ) . I can't say enough about the taste of the food!!!! The chimichanga was to die for and the cheese sauce on top was everything!!!!!! I'm so mad I waited a year to try this place!

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Great food. My husband had a mango margarita & enjoyed it. Attentive, friendly staff. Ambiance is casual.

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Probably the freshest Mexican food in DeBary! $$$. Quesadilla the best around! Pleasant atmosphere and friendly hostess!

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Super good at a decent price. Service is almost always amazing and drinks are pretty strong.

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Found it by accident. Great food and fabulous chips! Will be back to this hidden gem.

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