El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant

$$ • Mexican, Salad, Seafood

Hours:
5637 Sunrise Blvd, Citrus Heights
(916) 967-2900

About El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant

El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant is a popular spot for Sunday brunch, offering an all-you-can-eat buffet with a good selection of food, including breakfast items and desserts. The staff provides amazing customer service, making guests feel like family. The restaurant can get busy, but a real-time waitlist system helps manage the crowd.

The molcajete, a traditional Mexican dish, is described as absolutely massive, served boiling hot in a skull-shaped molcajete. It even comes with cactus, making it a unique and fun experience. Customers also suggest ordering other menu items, as the restaurant is known for its consistently excellent carne asada, flavorful beans and rice, as well as enchiladas and chile relleno.

Customers praise the great food, reasonable prices, and helpful staff at El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant. The owner is also said to personally ensure that guests are doing well. Overall, this Mexican restaurant is considered the best in town, offering a delightful dining experience.

The food is described as absolutely phenomenal, with every dish bursting with flavor and cooked to perfection. The carne asada is tender and juicy, the enchiladas are rich and cheesy, and the fresh salsa and chips are addicting. The portions are generous, and every bite feels like a taste of home-cooked comfort.

The service is just as impressive, with friendly, fast, and genuinely caring staff. The drinks, especially the margaritas, are perfectly mixed and a must-try. El Tapatio is not just a restaurant; it's an experience, where customers leave full, happy, and already planning their next visit.

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I was so was looking to the opening of
El tapitio. We moved to Paradise Ca. We would come just for my yummy Margarita and food. It was a treat. The staff is sweet and kind. Ivan is a great Manager.

best food!! great staff!! 😋😋😋😋😋👍👍👍👍

We went to lunch today and wasn’t great!! We usually like this place but food wasn’t great today! I ordered the chicken salad it barely had any lettuce and was drowned in dressing chicken was dry!! 😒 my husband got the steak fajitas and not much steak and guac is extra now with fajitas 👎🏽my granddaughter got a combo taco & tamale and wanted carne asade and they said 2 up charge and when bill came is was 4.99!! So wasn’t a great experience today!!

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Hours

Monday 11AM - 10PM
Tuesday 11AM - 10PM
Wednesday 11AM - 10PM
Thursday 11AM - 10PM
Friday 11AM - 11PM
Saturday 11AM - 11PM
Sunday 9AM - 10PM
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