I ordered the rolled tacos and was disappointed to pay $9 for plain rolled tacos with cheese. If you order rolled tacos you’ll have to add extra lettuce, pico, sour cream and guacamole on the side.
Andrea Bower
Had the scallop taco and my boyfriend had the surf and turf burrito. Great service, really nice people, and good food! The corn tortillas taste very homemade and the scallop taco came loaded with good cheese and sauces.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Josh Roegiers
Rather expensive for what you get. It's essentially street style tacos that cost 3 to $5 each and have little to no flavor. I got shrimp and fish tacos. The fish tacos were some of the worst I've ever had. The fish was dry and unseasoned and the sauces were plain and boring. The shrimp tacos weren't much better but at least the shrimp tasted better than the fish.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Finley jg
I liked the adobada a lot , but the calamari burrito wasn't great
Their salsas were really tasty though
Anna Murphy
El Zarape is a gem! It has a few sidewalk side tables to enjoy the neighborhood- The food is phenomenal and the team there is first rate. I cannot recommend this more highly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Drew Hoffman
It's gotten really bad. I was nostalgic about living nearby years ago. Stopped in today and was very very disappointed with the quality of the food.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Emily Johnson
I have been coming here since high school and have always loved the food, atmosphere, and staff! Some 25 years later my friends and family still come here! It’s hard to pinpoint what is the best on the menu because I have never had, nor have I heard of anyone else’s complaints. My usual, however, is and I think s stay, the scallop burrito! I didn’t think I’d enjoy it, but my mouth is already watering because I’m having one for dinner tonight! The creamy, cheesy inside is delicious! I think they use the same sauce in the shrimp burritos, I am just not much of a shrimp person. Even if there’s something you don’t exactly fancy that is on the menu it’s certain you can find something you do! The menu is online, so you can check it in advance!
My birthday was a few months back and I was told I could choose anything for dinner, no matter how fancy. I asked for a scallop burrito and a fish taco. My mom came home after a long international trip and her request was also an El Zarape burrito!
I cannot say enough great things about El Zarape! And the prices are super affordable too! And one last thing - the salsas are to DIE for! ?
Wheelchair accessibility: Everything is on one level
Recommended dishes: California Burrito, Quesadilla, Chile Relleno, Two Fish Tacos Combo with 1 Soft Drink, Scallop, Fish, Calamari, Tortilla, Carnitas, Nachos, House Burrito, Shrimp Burrito and Fish Taco
Paige H
Great burritos, tacos are below average
Madhavi K
This is a great restaurant and we had a great meal. The owner was very nice! He was very friendly . The food was delicious. The cocktails were amazing too! They have good vegetarian choices
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
SAshby
Food was alright, best was chicken burrito supreme. Shrimp burrito was plain and boring.
Staff super friendly, menu huge, quality awesome!!! Great burrito spot with an option for everyone
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
ooplopoo
It’s just okay. For a spot for locals to get some acceptable, mediocre gentrified Mexican food for cheap, it gets the job done. Not too sure why there was sooooo much white sauce on the fish taco but at least it didn’t taste bad, just not too great. More salt would be a game changer, and I’m not the biggest fan of it.
Also, the girl at the register seemed a tad out of it. Maybe hire someone who doesn’t whisper mumble the orders over the speaker?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
Sid Sethi
Overpriced food small portions, I can think of 10 other places better, Mikes, Chuys etc. Surf and turf burrito was small with less protein and more fillers. I feel so unsatisfied with my meal
Monique Hickson
Delightful lil spot in UH. The Carne Asada Torta is delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ben Miriello
Don’t order online. They don’t recognize online orders, which is fine, except that they leave the option to do so here on their google maps page. They got immediately defensive and about it when I told them I had ordered online, and wanted to move on to the next customer instead of helping at all. I even approached it in a very neutral manner and didn’t argue. It’s just bad customer service that they don’t think it’s their responsibility to remove methods of payment and ordering, when it’s entirely in their control, if they don’t honor them. I get that they must not be tech savvy but it makes no sense to get annoyed at someone when I’m the only one who wasted his money and time because of this. Anyways, they’re a fine classic local spot otherwise, however off-putting this experience was.
I ordered the rolled tacos and was disappointed to pay $9 for plain rolled tacos with cheese. If you order rolled tacos you’ll have to add extra lettuce, pico, sour cream and guacamole on the side.
Had the scallop taco and my boyfriend had the surf and turf burrito. Great service, really nice people, and good food! The corn tortillas taste very homemade and the scallop taco came loaded with good cheese and sauces.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rather expensive for what you get. It's essentially street style tacos that cost 3 to $5 each and have little to no flavor. I got shrimp and fish tacos. The fish tacos were some of the worst I've ever had. The fish was dry and unseasoned and the sauces were plain and boring. The shrimp tacos weren't much better but at least the shrimp tasted better than the fish.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
I liked the adobada a lot , but the calamari burrito wasn't great
Their salsas were really tasty though
El Zarape is a gem! It has a few sidewalk side tables to enjoy the neighborhood- The food is phenomenal and the team there is first rate. I cannot recommend this more highly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It's gotten really bad. I was nostalgic about living nearby years ago. Stopped in today and was very very disappointed with the quality of the food.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
I have been coming here since high school and have always loved the food, atmosphere, and staff! Some 25 years later my friends and family still come here!
It’s hard to pinpoint what is the best on the menu because I have never had, nor have I heard of anyone else’s complaints. My usual, however, is and I think s stay, the scallop burrito!
I didn’t think I’d enjoy it, but my mouth is already watering because I’m having one for dinner tonight! The creamy, cheesy inside is delicious!
I think they use the same sauce in the shrimp burritos, I am just not much of a shrimp person. Even if there’s something you don’t exactly fancy that is on the menu it’s certain you can find something you do! The menu is online, so you can check it in advance!
My birthday was a few months back and I was told I could choose anything for dinner, no matter how fancy. I asked for a scallop burrito and a fish taco. My mom came home after a long international trip and her request was also an El Zarape burrito!
I cannot say enough great things about El Zarape! And the prices are super affordable too! And one last thing - the salsas are to DIE for! ?
Vegetarian options: Chile relleno, quesadilla, veggie quesadilla, nachos, cheese enchiladas, Aloha burrito (bomb!), soy tostada, tortilla soup, Salas, rice, flan
Wheelchair accessibility: Everything is on one level
Recommended dishes: California Burrito, Quesadilla, Chile Relleno, Two Fish Tacos Combo with 1 Soft Drink, Scallop, Fish, Calamari, Tortilla, Carnitas, Nachos, House Burrito, Shrimp Burrito and Fish Taco
Great burritos, tacos are below average
This is a great restaurant and we had a great meal. The owner was very nice! He was very friendly . The food was delicious. The cocktails were amazing too! They have good vegetarian choices
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was alright, best was chicken burrito supreme. Shrimp burrito was plain and boring.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
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Staff super friendly, menu huge, quality awesome!!! Great burrito spot with an option for everyone
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It’s just okay. For a spot for locals to get some acceptable, mediocre gentrified Mexican food for cheap, it gets the job done. Not too sure why there was sooooo much white sauce on the fish taco but at least it didn’t taste bad, just not too great. More salt would be a game changer, and I’m not the biggest fan of it.
Also, the girl at the register seemed a tad out of it. Maybe hire someone who doesn’t whisper mumble the orders over the speaker?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
Overpriced food small portions, I can think of 10 other places better, Mikes, Chuys etc. Surf and turf burrito was small with less protein and more fillers. I feel so unsatisfied with my meal
Delightful lil spot in UH. The Carne Asada Torta is delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Don’t order online. They don’t recognize online orders, which is fine, except that they leave the option to do so here on their google maps page. They got immediately defensive and about it when I told them I had ordered online, and wanted to move on to the next customer instead of helping at all. I even approached it in a very neutral manner and didn’t argue. It’s just bad customer service that they don’t think it’s their responsibility to remove methods of payment and ordering, when it’s entirely in their control, if they don’t honor them. I get that they must not be tech savvy but it makes no sense to get annoyed at someone when I’m the only one who wasted his money and time because of this. Anyways, they’re a fine classic local spot otherwise, however off-putting this experience was.
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