38 Best Mexican Restaurants near Tumwater

“I highly recommend this spot for anyone looking for a great time with delicious food, drinks, and impeccable service! The atmosphere is top-notch and the food is always fresh and delicious⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“

“amazing food! hot, fast and fresh! great customer service. definitely would recommend. a true hidden gem here in tumwater.“

“Very casual place. But they do have a wonderful selection in their grocery store. We did our order our meal online. Our Chicken Street Tacos and AL Pastor Tacos were delicious and full of flavor, plus loaded with meat. We ordered a side rice and pickled carrots to go with our meal too. I have to say one of the best street tacos I've had in a very long time. We will definitely be back!“

“Service is always good. Same with the food. The ONLY complaint, tables aren't kept clean, BUT it's because the place is so busy!“

“Delicious food and friendly people. Our current favorite Mexican restaurant.“

“This is the only taco bell in the area worth going to, aways clean and they are on top of it.. fast and the order is always correct. Don't waste time going to the other tumwater location, it's trash.. do yourself a favor and just go to this one“

“So so good and very nice people. Will go again.“

“Our first of many visits. The food was to die for, everything is very fresh and home made. The owner and the staff are wonderful and make the experience over the top. My wife has a shelfish alergy and they went above and beyond to help us feel comfortable she could eat without worry. 100% recommend and we will be back.“

“Fantastic lunch the other day waiting on a glass chip to be repaired. got to talk to the owner and just had an overall wonderful time. Will be back!“

“So glad we found this place!!! Everything was amazing, from the fish tacos to the margaritas!!!“

“We have traveled all across America, moved to another state, and all I could think of when coming back to Washington was getting to eat at the Mayan and once again enjoy a peach margarita! The staff is friendly and still known to me. Jose and Nick are the best. Thank you, thank you!“

“Seriously the BEST Mexican food ever. We’ve been several times and every single thing we get is phenomenal. Every ingredient is fresh and flavorful on its own and all together is absolute perfection. Great service as well. 100000 stars and such a treat to our area.“

“Some of the best Mexican food and best tacos I've ever had. 10/10 recommend“

“We have traveled all across America, moved to another state, and all I could think of when coming back to Washington was getting to eat at the Mayan and once again enjoy a peach margarita! The staff is friendly and still known to me. Jose and Nick are the best. Thank you, thank you!“

“One of my favorite new spots in Olympia. The space is beautiful and the food is stellar, classic Mexican dishes with beautiful fine dining presentation. The service is very welcoming and the staff are kind and attentive. Olympia needs more restaurants like this.“

“food is DELICIOUS!!! I try something different every time I go and am never disappointed. the burritos..... delicious!! Tacos.... delicious!! Tortas..... you guessed it, delicious lol. Highly recommend. This place is just as good if not better than any other taco truck in lacey/Olympia“

“There's only one El Sarape left in town so we decided to try it. It is not only freshened up outside, it is beautiful inside. The menu is not as extensive as it once was but the food was excellent. Kevin had the Carne Asada Fries and I had Chicken Nachos. UPDATE when I saw the menu I thought "oh, another El Sarape gone modern like the one that used to be on Capitol in Tumwater" But this was different, both the interior and the food still had that mexican food appeal...in an upscale way. The salsa was not saturated with store bought hot sauce or taste tinny like canned tomatoes. And the food was fresh and tasty and did not need to be smothered with salsa for flavor. And for dessert we had the churro with ice cream. And again, I was impressed! I'm pretty sure the ice cream was home made, along with the warm crispy churro, so tender. Then there was the small amount of caramel sauce. We didn't need more, it was rich and thick and creamy and tasted of rum. To top it all off, the bill was less than $60. Now that's hard to find these days, especially with quality food. And the staff was warm and friendly.“

“We have traveled all across America, moved to another state, and all I could think of when coming back to Washington was getting to eat at the Mayan and once again enjoy a peach margarita! The staff is friendly and still known to me. Jose and Nick are the best. Thank you, thank you!“

“Delicious food and friendly people. Our current favorite Mexican restaurant.“

“Their delicious tacos take me back to the best tacos ive ever had in San Diego. 5 star would highly recommend you go here over a mexican restaurant meal or any other taco truck in the area! Ive had them twice and the second time was even better than the first. Thank you so much for such good food!“

“We do girls nights at West Side El Sarape on a monthly basis. Last night, the chicken was dry in the fajita salad that I ordered. Definitely over priced for a typical salad and some chicken. My bill was $61 after ordering 1 drink, fajita salad and to hold off on the order to go, fajita quesadilla. Instead, she brought it to the table a good hour before we left and said its still warm. She never asked if I was ready to have it made or even leave. When I got home, the to go order was not what I requested, instead, fajitas. Very over priced and disappointed. Did price changes happen on the menu that do not reflect online menu?“

“Fantastic food and service! Went for my husband’s birthday. I ordered the pineapple shrimp and they literally fire roasted it at the table. He got the carne Asada, my cousin got a burrito and my son had fajitas! All delicious! They sang him happy birthday and gave him some cheesecake with a firework candle! It was a fun experience with fantastic food.“

“Try everything to find out what you like. I've been there twice so far and will return. I've had Elote, tamales, magonada &, tornada all yummy😋. It's a quaint ma and pa kind of restaurant.“

“Excellent food! Best refried beans I have ever had!“

“Love this place, fresh flour tortillas are always delicious“

“I wasn't expecting much, but I had one of the most flavorful burritos I've had in my life and I grew up in a place where there's a lot of great Mexican food. I was disappointed that they didn't have lengua that day and contented myself with Barbacoa while my friend had pollo asado. Enormous burritos, even leaving off beans, which I unfortunately can't eat. A two meal burrito. Tons of meat. Not for anyone on a diet. And also completely delicious... Even when we were stuffed, we kept trying to eat more because I swear they are completely addictive. Juicy.“

“This Taco Time is the BEST!! I always order 3 hard shell tacos with meat & cheese ONLY & it is always filled with meat & cheese to the top other places give a very little amount of cheese & EVETYTHING is fresh. I live in Chicago now but came home in 2018 & got to Taco Time when they were closing they stayed open for us & made it very pleasant for my boys who made a mess! I come home every year & ALWAYS make it to the Olympia Taco Time!“

“Amazing tacos!!!! 🌮 Great service!“

“This is the only Taco Time in the Olympia area you should be going to. It's the one in the Hawks Prairie area and it's the best. They take you back to when Taco Time cared about quality and service. They don't skimp on your portions, and the food is always fresh like they advised. Every time I have visited I've always been greeted by the most friendliest staff! Will always go to this location even if it's the furthest from my home.“

“Absolutely the best Mexican food in Thurston County.“

“They have amazing tacos, and the service is always top-notch definitely one of my favorite places to get tacos from“

“My honey brought me in for the first time.
We got what we needed and we're drooling over the fresh butchered meat selection as well as the baked goods.

We got seasoning and fresh chicharones...delicious ^_^

Definitely will return soon. Check em out!“

“You make the best lingua and tripa tacos EVER! Gracias!“

“Above average food, a couple of covered picnic tables, a playset for kids, and stellar service. If you're kind, you'll pay them in cash: they do accept cards but the processing fees are expensive enough that they have to charge 3% extra for purchases paid that way.“

“Absolutely the best Mexican food in Thurston County.“

“What a Taco Truck!Highly recommend trying ‘Loco Burrito’. Beefy and big sized, sometimes it lasts a day for me!Staff are friendly, priced reasonable. Condiments are readily available.The morning menus are quite awesome, too. American style with slight hint of Mexican flavoring!“

“For the first time, I decided to try CA tacos. Called in my order for carnitas street tacos and asked for NO hot sauce. Got the tacos home and found hot sauce on them. Couldn't try them. I was able to taste the pork which was Devine.
Sadly I won't go back.“

“I did a late night drop off of a car at a co-worker's house and had an hour left to get home. With a trailer, fast food was not am option, so I whipped into the parking lot near this truck about 10 minutes before 9. They were starting cleaning, so I went to turn around and they ushered me up enthusiastically. I grabbed a Carnitas Burrito Supreme and gobbled it up in the truck. Great size for the money, meat portion was awesome. The carnitas was flavorful; sweet with some good spice (weak taste budded white guy here, so take that for what it's worth). I got a little ahead of myself wharfing this thing down and destroyed a brand new Carhart shirt spilling the juices all down the front. Zero complaints and worth the price with the shirt factored in.“