Tapatio's Mexicano - Lakeland

This family owned and managed restaurant has great food and prices are fair. Many of the staff are family members so they take extra pride in their work. I've been here several times and it has always been a wonderful experience. The newest family member, Fabian, was especially entertaining with his quick wit and sense of humor. I would highly recommend this for a great dining experience. Be advised, they are closed on Mondays.

This was our first visit since the remodel...it looks great! With the exception of the hostess constantly picking at her nose ring with her long fingernails while we waited -1 star), our experience was good! Our server provided great service our lunch was delicious. I had the Taco Salad w/chicken my husband had the Chimichangas. We shared dessert, their Fried Icecream was yummy!!!

Where to start. The location looked nice from the outside and the interior was nicely decorated. Noticed on the menu the non-lunch portions of most foods are $18+ so not the cheapest. We ended up ordering from the lunch menu, which ends at 3:30. For starters we got chips and salsa as well as a spicy salsa that was pretty good. We also ordered large guacamole and it seemed small for it to be the large. Main issue is we ran out of chips and we had the guacamole sit on the table for a good 8 minutes without chips, so sadly service was a bit on the slow side. I got the combo that was a burrito and quesadilla with rice and refried beans. The rice and beans were fine, but the burrito was so plain. Nothing but Carne asada inside, topped with salsa and some cheese, boring and not what I expected from a burrito. The quesadilla was nothing to write home about but had a good bit of asada. My kid got the chicken quesadilla, and she usually loves them but she said it was no good, wife said it was soggy. My friend ordered the chimichanga and it looked amazing but she said it didn 't taste fresh, she also got the chicken, maybe related. My wife ordered her burrito with no tomato and It had tomato in it. Horchata was mediocre sadly. Water was absolute tap, straight sink water. We came based on the reviews but was disappointed. I 'd say this is a skip for now.

Had lunch here with another family and were accommodated immediately. At 2pm on a Friday. The whole team was attentive and on point and we noticed. Menu was extensive. Chips and salsa were brought out immediately after being seated. One with heat and one without. We ordered chorizo dip and cheese dip as well. They were both delicious. The chorizo was a little heavy IMO more cheese with the meat like in Mexico.(save some on business end too) My lunch order of Chile Releno was a bit small compared to past experiences. Burrito was just steak and cheese. No other filling. Both did taste delicious . Side of beans and rice were both done well. Most in our group were happy with their food. A couple minor misses. Beer was a bit steep .

Definitely was great atmosphere and the servers was very attentive and the food could use a bit more of season but was good regardless and came pretty fast too...also was a bit pack ...