visited this restaurant again last night, and unfortunately the experience was just as disappointing as the first time. The service, specifically from the bartender, was extremely unwelcoming and rude. I initially came in for takeout, but decided to sit down at a table to look over the menu. Instead of being greeted or assisted, I was met with an unfriendly attitude and uncomfortable stares. When my partner asked for a large glass of water while we decided on our order, he was given a very small glass, which felt dismissive and unprofessional. It's unfortunate because the food itself isn't bad, but the customer service completely takes away from the experience. The restaurant was nearly empty, which honestly reflects the level of service we received. Based on multiple visits with the same issue, I would not recommend this place. A more welcoming and customer-focused staff would make a huge difference. read more

Got robbed for a burrito and taco dinner. When I got the bill. I almost choked off my virgin margarita. This place got more fees than Grub hub. They charge a gratuity of 15% for 1-4 people. For 5 or more people a 18% gratuity. I can understand a gratuity on a group but not just 1-2 people. Then charged another 3% for using a card payment. Wait, it gets better. They have a sign in their yard that says $5 margaritas everyday but charged me $11 for my virgin one. If you want to get robbed, this is the place to go. read more

El Mariachi II - Mexican Near Me - Lansing, Illinois

The Burrito tastes like a sloppy Joe. Food was disgusting and the price is a disgrace. They didn't even have any green sauce. A fake Mexican restaurant just taking your money. And the lady was one of them people with an angry face that enjoys hurting people and never making her customers happy. read more

Delicious food and friendly atmosphere! The flauta was amazing! Small, quaint dining room, kid friendly!

I honestly don't advise going to this place. Pros: Clean place, Good music, and although small makes good use of the space they have, decent drink special Cons: Although waiter was friendly the service was subpar, food was SALTY (even the chips), prices don't match quality of food (quality is not worth what they charge) I ordered the nachos supreme and the steak torta by itself. Chips and meat were salty for nachos supreme, cheese did not taste authentic at all. Steak torta was a little more redeeming, although the meat was a little salty the overall dishes was not bad. I also ordered a strawberry mango frozen margarita, BY FAR the best thing I had there. If you in the mood for semi authentic, slightly overpriced mexican then by all means go for it, otherwise don't waste your time. read more

They charged me $20 for a real small portion some steak fajitas, rice and beans. The steak had a too much gristle on it. The rice and beans was warm not hot. The overall flavor was nothing to run and tell someone about I definitely wouldn't recommend read more

I do not know what happened. I was here a few years ago, and the prices were reasonable. (before COVID) The price was not cheap. $15 for each lunch platter and a $5 soft drink plus a surcharge for something. The Bill was not itemized. The ambiance is nice, food presentation good, service was fine, but I would not recommend this very overpriced place when you can get the same thing in the area for much less. Maybe the game machines help keep business going. read more

Had the Chicken Taco on Hard shell special. Tacos were hot and crisp even after the walk home. Place has been upgraded and has a wonderful ambiance and many go for the food, bar, and virtual gaming. Try it for yourself and write about it this local staple of Lansing. read more

This doesn't deserve one star! First of all I spent 22 dollars on this and one taco(tacos was good) but these nachos do not give me 18 dollar vibes. So much sour cream so little beans and cheese. This is probably the worst food I had all month and the most expensive. Highly disappointed in these I don't think I will be back anytime soon read more

El Mariachi II - Mariachi Nachos - Mexican Near Me - Lansing, Illinois

I have been here few time for lunch food was OK! Place is convenient! Today we ordered Carne Asada and Taco salad with steak. Carne was very hard and smelly :( taco salad was soggy and no flavor! Nice people but won't come back again. read more

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The food was terrible and my order was incomplete. Drove to calumet city from Chicago because I heard this place had great food, however it was not good. We ordered enchilada dinner, a taco dinner and 8 tacos I received everything but 4 tacos. The enchiladas were dry and lacked flavor. I have had better at pepe's. read more

Great food for lunch and dinner .. can't beat the margaritas price and the food came out fast and hot. Ordered the steak fajitas and got too much food to finish. Left very full. Saw someone come in and place a takeout order, 2 taco dinners , food was delivered in 3mins ; no joke. Don't know what others don't see in this place but in my opinion it was very good experience for the money. read more

I ate here once on a carry out and the food was great but the second time I din in and I found a nail yes a nail in my taco I'm convinced Mexican doesn't like black peoples.... do not eat here cause they are so disrespectful read more

I wish I can give this less than one star. I have been coming to this taco place for years I gave them a break for a while because of bad service and just being treated bad by one of the workers 3 years ago. But tonight was horrible, another incident with a cashier that rang me up call; who look like she was confused from the beginning of the whole transaction because I use my iPhone to pay for my food. I sat and waited for my order. I finally got my order and she tried to give me my bag through two other customers and a glass that covering the registers, so I asked her to bring my bag around the counter if she could and she slung my bag to me, she threw it to me. I still didn't say anything. I checked my bag for the correct order. And then I asked her if she could give me an extra sauce because they only gave me two sauces with five tacos. I would pay for more if she asked. The young lady walked away and didn't say anything, so I didn't know if she was going to get more sauces or not.. so I came to the counter I said excuse me may I please have some extra sauces, now she yells and say "I'm going to give it to you!" So I yelled back and said "well you didn't say anything and you threw my bag to me and I didn't say anything then". So instead of apologizing she said something about Covid. And I said instead of being argumentative you can just apologize. She was still argumentative in front of The owner who knows me and knows that I have spent hundreds and hundreds of dollars in his establishment. He said NOTHING, instead he let another worker come (male)to me and asked me to stop being argumentative instead of asking her to apologize to me the customer. I know the customers are not always right, but she was extremely wrong. I will never ever go back to this place and I wish that everyone else would stop going to this place because they treat us horribly and still continue to take The communities money. I feel extremely disrespected this situation could've escalated all because they don't know how to tell their employee to apologize for horrible customer service in front of management being present that is not OK... I will be reporting this to the BBB. read more

So yesterday I decided to go to El Mariachi II for tacos and margaritas with my cousin...While I was eating my a tacos I seen a mice run across the floor (now I'm terrified of mice) so I immediately jump on the seat and call the waitress over. I tell her I just seen a mice, first she's all animated like oh no where... while she's still at our table lil Mickey decides he wants to play... I tell her there he is running back and forth, now I'm looking at her look at him and she continues to act like she don't see him... I'm still up on the seat with my shoes under the table because I'm to scared to put them on... The waitress hands me my shoes, I run out like it was chasing me....My cousin goes to pay our bill and the waitress tried to charge her for my food which I didn't eat and a full margarita that I left on the table ‍‍... My anxiety was all over so it didn't hit me that we both should've just walked out... read more

I wish I could put less than one star!! The food was not worth the price!! We ordered 2 dinners and 6 steak tacos and it came out to $87.60!! Food was warm and was definitely not worth the price. They charged 75 cents for a very thin slice of avocado. Also, 40 cents for adding light cilantro per taco. I would not recommend to anyone and will never be going back!! read more

Good food, I'm from Houston TX and it's hard to have some restaurants to have the same seasoning like back home.. thanks for the services

Went here for lunch today for the first time even tho the reviews weren't that great but the steak and pork tacos were really good! The service was quick and the lady working the register was very nice. I will be returning if in the area again. read more

Over priced and bad quality food. Had it a long time ago wasn't that good, but it's even worse. I asked for some limes on the side when I opened the foil the limes were old and brown. Will never come back very greasy tacos with no flavor. Also ordered 3 tacos of the same meat and over the phone didn't tell me I could get a 4th free which I found out on an ad in the window. Bad business bad food L read more

The food is pretty good. We haven't been since the beginning of 2017. Steak quality went down and prices went up (in some menu items by 30%). Prices were already steep and was a treat for our family, now it's not worth it. read more

No lie roaches in food don't do it. Don't eat here. Ordered steak tacos and found a roach in my food. Told the waiter and she acted like it was normal. read more

My steak and pork tacos were phenomenal! I HIGHLY recommend. Whoever gave bad reviews doesn't know $hit lol.

"The El Mariachi " The service was just fine . The free chips were old the salsa sweet .This is not a good start . The menu had pictures of the food good ,now let's see if the plate looks like the picture . Bingo good job guys . The #25 'flautas '' has a little hat nex to it this is the secret code for Chef recommended. HA..HA uhhh .The chef double rolled the flauta , then droped it the deep fryer . hard as a rock ,I don't care it was nasty . the rice was fly away dry The beans were flat no flavor . .one guy walked in and looked at the no smoking sign and walked out mumbling the tacos are better on ridge . so I will have to say this why can't people do a good job on food . # 1 it is your culture#2 it is your bread and butter,and this is what pays the bill's .If you dont like to cook and or for some reason you can't do it get out of the kitchen . and let some one do it that enjoys the task of seasoning food ,ar knows when to add some vegtable stock to the rice so it dose not fly off the plate when the server bring's it to my table. read more

Paid a visit here to try a new spot for Mexican food. Greeted by single waitress. Instructed us to sit where we like. I had to get my highchair for my daughter. Small and cramped dining area was my biggest peeve. I ordered the chili rellanos it was pretty good. The rice water/rice milk I have had better; theirs left a grainy after taste. I can't say I will be coming back for any future meals. read more

0 stars! This place has taken a turn for the worst. Gorditas were gummy / chewy - rice was horrible (almost white no flavor) - chips were even bad. My husband had a steak and bean burrito with hardly any meat! He called and she said she'll tell them next time. What is that? Thanks for ruining our dinner and appetite - never again will we go there. read more

Best Mexican I've ever had? No, but better than average. steak tacos, guac, torta and taco salad are my go-to dishes. More often than not the food here really his the spot. I will admit though that there are consistency issues. It's either all on point or it's all lacking. My husband and I even joke about it, "uh oh, greasy guy must be working tonight" on the off nights the tortillas are dry and brittle, the steak is a little chewy and greasy, and the guac is barely chopped let alone mashed. But to us it's worth the risk for reasonably priced take out. read more

Went for lunch.there were only 3 tables seated still had to wait 10 min before we recieved our water then placed our order I had a taco plate and my son had a combo taco tostata tammale it took 40 min to get our order during this time our server never came to see if we needed anything when food arrived it was average nothing special asked our srver for some extra napkins and a refill on our drinks never got them. I would have been understanding if they had been busy but they weren't.she never once came back to our table to see how we were doinggiving it 1 star is being generous in my opinion. read more

Food is great, service wonderful, but it's a little pricey to me. I still patronize though love their crispy beef tacos you can't beat them anywhere else in the south Chicago area. read more

Will never go back. Use to be comparable to the Calumet City location, but now it's terrible. Ordered one of my fav dinners, steak burrito, and it was bad. The flour shell was not even lightly grilled. Straight out of the packaging. The steak wasn't really seasoned. I know this because I only get onion and cilantro for the toppings. The Spanish rice was bland. The only thing that was decent was the guacamole and the salsa. Would never go back. read more

Never had a bad meal here. This is our go-to when we're looking for a place to take the in-laws. Steak quesadillas are fantastic, and Sandy is a great server! read more

I do recall the food being a little bit better. This is my second choice for Mexican restaurants in the area. Don Pedro's is number one, this was closer to where I was coming from, so...Ok, so they only had one waitress, and I think she was helping the people at the carry out counter too. There was a guy sitting at the first table eating soup when we walked in. He looked up long enough to tell us, "sit where u want" with a mouth full of soup. This was only after my mother said aloud, who is gonna seat us?...because there was no one at the front to greet us. After we got our menus, we sat for a good while before our order was taken. At one point my mom told me to close my menu. We think this trick will make the waiter come faster. NOPE! The waitress was friendly, so much so that she spent alot of time talking to customers at at least two other tables. It was obvious she knew them...expected in a neighborhood place. However, we don't know you, but maybe take our order? Refill our drinks? Ask if we need anything? The service sucked, but my enchilada and my tostada were delicious. The rice was bland, beans just ok and the taco nothing to talk about. The salsa for the chips personally made me want to puke...way too thick, more like ketchup. Carryout would be my only return visit, and only if I'm in the immediate area. read more

This place has been getting worse and worse over the years. The food last time I went was OK, though I'm not a picky eater by any means. My issue is with prices and portions. For instance they have some deal where it was like buy 3 tacos, get one free. The tacos are like $2 each, maybe more. I can't remember. But I don't know if these guys are out of the loop, but most bars around the area have $.75-$1 tacos, but I should be happy that I get 1 free taco after spending $7? Tacos aside last time I ate there I ordered fajitas. I must have ordered off the kiddie menu because for $15 I barely got anything. I don't keep track of the prices so I can't say for sure, but the portions have definitely been getting smaller and smaller. read more

On Saturday night I went to el mariachi. I ordered a taco dinner. The place was very nicely decorated and very comfortable. They had 2 tv's on playing basketball games which was very nice. The waitress was very nice and friendly . She made sure I had everything I needed while I was fhere. Once I got my good I was very pleased. My meal came with Mexican rice and beans. It was perfectly cooked and very tasty. It was one of my best dining experiances . The hours are very conveniant. They are open until 10 o'clock. I will be returning for zure. read more

Like the food but that's it! They say "we deliver" yet anytime I call they say they have no driver. No matter what day or what time it is I get that answer! Done with that place read more

The best steak anything you can get anywhere. They have the most expensive burrito on the south side but its the biggest and the best. I am telling ya , stick with the steak. read more

Great place to eat at. I always enjoy going there. They are also BYOB, so you can bring you own choice of wine or beer if you want to. I have been there multiple time and have enjoyed every meal I've ordered. read more

I LOVE the carne asada here!!! Been going for over 15 yrs now. Always great! I find the quality to be very consistent.

Went there and ordered some tacos they are too pricey and the food wasn't that good will not b going back. Be careful when u ordering bundles of tacos 20 tacos cost me 65 bucks read more

Food OK. Horrible sticky tablecloths. BE AWARE, they give you a menu that shows one price for lunch and same items different prices much higher for dinner after 3. That's OK but it's not obvious on the menu at all because they are in separate parts of the menu. Should be on the same place, lunch 7.99, dinner 10.99. If you don't look at the whole menu, from front to back, you will NOT notice this. For example, I ordered from the right side of the menu and that was lunch but did not know. It states lunch till 3 BUT IT SHOULD THEN SAY THE DINNER PRICE RIGHT THERE. Sooooooooooo tricky! I will never return for this reason only. They justify by just barely saying it's dinner. SOOOOOOOO, why are you giving me a lunch menu...point out where the dinner prices are and say so. read more