La Botana Tex Mex Restaurant
2071 Savoy Dr, Chamblee
(770) 986-9996
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2071 Savoy Dr, Chamblee
(770) 986-9996
Go get food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great little spot with great food and great service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Enchilada & Rice or Beans, Cheese Dip and Salsa and Chips, Shrimp Quesadilla, Fish Tacos, Tortilla Soup, Cheese Dip, Chicken Soup
2nd time at this place! This restaurant is a true gem! I highly recommend the steak quesadilla! Friendly staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Such good food consistently! The service is good. Can be loud.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Enchilada & Rice or Beans, Cheese Dip and Salsa and Chips, Cheese Dip
This is a great mexican restaurant. Visited them 3 weeks in a row doing some work nearby. Excellent food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fajita, Burrito
I can't praise this place enough! I forgot my lunch one day and just noticed their sign while at a stoplight and decided I'll go there for lunch. It was so good I went back the next day too as I work in different locations around the city. Not only is the food amazing but the service is wonderful and the food came out so fast! If you like Tex-Mex then you will, absolutely, love this place!
Parking: If you can't find a spot then you're not trying at all.
Wheelchair accessibility: Ramps to the main entrance were there when I went.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: House Special Vegetarian Quesadilla, Refried Beans, Carne Asada Tacos, Enchilada & Rice or Beans, Steak Tampiquena, One Taco Beans and Rice, Flan, Cheese Dip and Salsa and Chips, Fajita, Shrimp Quesadilla, Seafood Fajitas, Salad, Fish Tacos, Tortilla Soup, Cheese Dip, Steak, Chicken Soup, Burrito, Birria Tacos, Fajitas Tapatias
Food was great, staff was efficient and friendly, prices were reasonable. If I’m ever in the area again I will definitely go back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fajitas Tapatias
The fastest freshest food served at noon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Refried Beans, Seafood Fajitas
Consistent good food. Our go to weekly place.
Very dark inside. Food is definitely catered towards a more suburban crowd.
Red flag no. 1 - they don’t have Mexican coke.
No 2. - they don’t have either red or green salsa.
I ordered fajitas and they had NO seasoning on them. Legit zero “zest and oomph”. Corn tortillas are clearly purchased in bulk at restaurant depot and quickly reheated before served.
Service was good though, so they have that.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Fajita
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Best carnitas I've had in all of Atlanta. Other places are usually swimming in sauce or kinda blah. Their carnitas was crispy, fresh, and delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very dark inside. Food is definitely catered towards a more suburban crowd.
Red flag no. 1 - they don’t have Mexican coke.
No 2. - they don’t have either red or green salsa.
I ordered fajitas and they had NO seasoning on them. Legit zero “zest and oomph”. Corn tortillas are clearly purchased in bulk at restaurant depot and quickly reheated before served.
Service was good though, so they have that.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Fajita
Awesome food
Great staff
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
To know if you're getting good Tex-Mex or Latin food, look around the room, if the only ethnicity is white people, like Karen's and Ken's as far as the eye can see, then this will be a bland affair. Which it was. I like real Tex-Mex with heat and Colby Jack, not white boring cotija that's more like Velveeta than the great crumbly cheese in Mexico. Also, between this restaurant & El Azteca, they wouldn't know a chile releno if it smacked them in the face. And what's the deal with SE "Mexican Restaurants" burying a beautiful shredded meat tamale in gross ground beef? Also, ever heard of a Green Chile tamale? Yum, but missed opportunity for vegetarians here. I've eaten a lot of Mexican, Tex-Mex, and Baja style Mexican and the Southeastern states butcher the food. Don't get me started on the chips here, they're not freshly fried restaurant style, they're like eating sheet rock. May I also point out that the refried beans on my "chalupa" aka a glorified tostada were dryer than the Mojave desert and the corn tortilla was overcooked, yet soggy & cold which is an accomplishment in of itself. I asked for jalapenos in my white cheese dip and it still lacked any heat. I would've asked for some Cholula, but this place is so small, I don't think they store any condiments anywhere because the tables don't even have salt or pepper shakers. The al carbon lacked flavor as well, it should have been oozing marinade that should've made it tender without needing to bury it further in line juice.
You get what you pay for here, it's not expensive, but it's not great either. I think this place needs to stick to simple dishes to make them great and flavorful while removing items that should never leave the kitchens around here. Street tacos, regular Tex-Mex tacos, and Baja tacos are a staple, then add on things like tostadas and make a vegetarian, chicken, or beef variation and get rid of the names chalupa and tosta-guac. Give options of refried, pinto, or black beans.
Good luck Georgia and Florida you have a long way to go on inexpensive, easy, and traditional Tex-Mex.
Parking: If it's mealtime, good luck fighting for parking and Mad Italian, the Liquor Store, and Taco Bell will get mad if you park in their lots.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
The cocktails were good and the service and food were fantastic.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: House Special Vegetarian Quesadilla, Salad, Steak
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