Love the fun colorful decor! Super sweet staff! Really like there light crispy chips. Amazing…read moreCheese dip. My husband had the BTO galaso it was big and he said it was really good! I ordered the salsa mango salmon, which I should've known better to order salmon at a Mexican restaurant. The server had told me it was delicious, but it was not..so overdone , dry and it wasn't salsa it was an overly sweet thin sauce. Wine was pretty good. Loved the babies breath flowers attached. If u don't mind paying 80$ for 2 meals One being good and fun experience . Then this is the place for you.

2nd time here. Rarely when I travel do I repeat a restaurant but this one is exceptional…read more I ordered the Chicken fajitas and it comes out on a sizzling Lodge cast iron skillet. Smells, sounds and the tastes are wonderful to experience. Set for three fajitas. Excellent chicken. Thin grilled just right. Spanish rice could have a little more diced tomatoes. The refied beans were tasty. Could have been mashed by hand and a little less. I like chunky refried beans. Tortillas were excellent maybe they could be a little larger but nicely done. Definitely enough food!! The service was friendly and checked on me frequently. Food from time to order to table was excellent. The ambience is very nice. Large place. Nicely decorated. Awesome.

My friend, who lives in Lynchburg, took me back to La Tacqueria last night and the space seems so…read moredifferent!, but still colorful, very clean and hospitable. We are from CA, but comida is everywhere! He always orders street tacos, but I ordered huaracha, and when I asked for mixed special meats (buche, lengua, tripa), they were happy to comply. So delicious. and beautifully presented. I miss the tortillas and salsa, but the varieties and quality must mean that most folks come back time and again to try the varieties.

Not sure how one of my pizza reviews got on here but this place has legit Mexican food. Definitely…read morerecommend it.

Great find through yelp!…read more We came in for an early dinner and everything was great. It's a small casual restaurant with friendly staff. We ordered chips & queso, a torta, gorditas and talavera texana. Everything tasted really good, lots of flavor. The portions were very generous and we had leftovers. We will definitely be back the next time we are in town.

The tacos were really good. But it's a small place that charges for everything. We ordered water…read more Brought us bottled water charged us for it and also charged us for a tiny serving of chips and salsa. Not worth $57 for 3 people, when there are so many other places with bigger servings cheaper.

Loved this spot! Was a nice day out and the tables were clean, food came out quick and was very…read moregood!

Yikes! We had high expectations due to the high rating and delicious looking pictures online…read more Unfortunately, the food we received (which was VERY expensive, by the way, and prices for most items were not on the menu) was subpar. We ordered the al pastor tacos with rice and beans, chicken tacos, asada tacos, and asada torta. The good stuff: service was friendly, the wait wasn't too long, and the portions were good (the torta was GIANT). The atmosphere outside would probably be nice at night (they have outdoor seating, tables, lights). The torta was the best thing we ordered, it was good! Unfortunately, all the meat we got was dry and unseasoned. In the torta it was masked by all the other ingredients, but all of the tacos are more simple, so the unseasoned meat couldn't be covered up. The pork on the al pastor was so dry and flavorless I couldn't force myself to take more than a couple bites. The rice and beans also tasted unseasoned and flavorless which was very disappointing. All of this wouldn't have been so disappointing if it wasn't extremely expensive (we are visiting from DC and even street tacos there are cheaper!). We were expecting high quality for a meal that was almost $70 total (9 tacos with one side of rice and beans, one torta, and a soda).

Quality food, this is best Mexican restaurant food in Lynchburg, service is great, local ownedread more

Scammers! Be careful when dining at La Fogata and always…read moredouble-check your bill. I stopped in for lunch and ordered a meal that was listed on the lunch menu for $10, but I was charged $17.61almost double the advertised price. I have no problem paying the price that's clearly listed on the menu, but I won't support a restaurant that charges significantly more than the posted price without a clear explanation. What makes this even more confusing is that I ate here just last week for dinner, and the regular menu items I ordered were only around $12 each. How does a lunch special that's advertised as $10 end up costing $17.61? I left feeling frustrated and disappointed. I'm all for supporting small businesses, but I also expect transparent pricing and to be charged what the menu says. Because of this experience, I won't be dining here again.

I've found some good food on low-rent spots at the edge of many towns, but this one was pushing my…read morelimits. Between the people hacking away weeds with machetes outside in the crowded parking lot and the indoor space that had no AC and industrial strength fans blowing just to keep people from melting in the summer, and the takeout container they seemed to have burned some holes in, it was on the sketchy side. The food I took was a vegetarian platter. A corn tamale was tasty, but I kind of wished I'd just gotten pupusas and hopefully been able to get some variety. It's a cuisine worth trying, and there is another similarly named outlet in the area so perhaps I might see if that one is in better shape.

I love this place! Super authentic and the workers are genuine, very homey feel to it, not going to…read morebe your fine dining experience but the food is delicious and priced fairly. Have brought many people here and they all had good things to say!

Delicious Mexican food! Tasty, strong drinks. Friendly staff. Quick service. Fun, colorful decor…read more Great place to come with peeps or just sit at the bar. Support downtown!

This was our first visit to El Mariachi and we visited during restaurant week. It's a seat yourself…read moreand there were plenty of seats available on this Wednesday evening. The service was great and our waitress kept our drinks filled, chips loaded. Our table ordered the queso fundido, barria tacos, and a steak bowl. I didn't finish the tacos as they were very greasy and the meat had loads of fatty pieces. The bowl was decent tasting and a good sized portion. I doubt that we will go back based off the quality of the food. I would recommend the apple pie churro as that was really tasty. If you are looking for a place to go for some drinks and maybe some appetizers with friends, this might be your spot.

It's what every traditional american/mexican restaurant appears to be. The service is adequate…read morealthough sometimes I feel as if they're hard of hearing, It can be a little hard to get their attention but the prices are phenomenal for lunch and the food comes out in a timely manner. The burrito fajita is great and I love this place's cheese sauce. If you want a quick lunch bite to eat, it's exactly what you would expect. I'll be back!

Cinco de Mayo is the worst day to give a review. I've been a hostess and waitress in the past so I…read moretry to give a little bit of reprieve. BUT first impressions are everything especially on a holiday when you should be prepared for high volume foot traffic. We came in and there was no one at the stand. So we patiently waited and then a woman comes forward but only to ring guests out. Totally understandable and then shortly after a gentleman seats us without menus, water, and chips/salsa. We sit for nearly 15 minutes when we lost our patience as NO ONE came to our table. We waved down a waitress to ask and she told us that she had no idea who was supposed to be waiting on our table. Coming from the restaurant industry, tables are in sections and everyone is designated to a section. It was a lame response. After another nearly 10 minutes a young man finally approaches to get our drink order. Once he came back with our drinks we were able to order our food. Food was delivered by a food runner which was fine and the food was delicious. However we did not see the waiter ever during our meal; we never got water, we didn't have a chance to order another drink and didn't have a chance to order dessert. We had to flag someone down just to get our check which would've been a lot higher had we actually had better service. The man would've also received a better tip as well. Food: 4/5 Service: 1/5 Do better and plan accordingly ESPECIALLY on holidays.