This place has very good, straight-ahead Mexican food. Shrimp tacos had good size shrimp (not large or tiny) in soft double corn tortillas with a simple but tasty onions, tomatoes, lettuce, and cilantro. Rice and beans were good, again not spiced, plain but flavorful. Other Mexican places could learn from this unadorned, trust-your-ingredients approach. read more

El Mariachi Mexican Grill & Bar - Menu 1 - Mexican Near Me - Ionia, Michigan

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Absolutely phenomenal, authentic Mexican food! The decor is very appealing to the eye! With original brick walls, tapestry's strung from the beams, large televisions, with sports channels playing at all times. Large selection of beverages and spirits. Beautifully carved tables, with very unique designs! service is always great! the Chimichanga and Horchata, are to die for! They also serve American styled foods, if you aren't in the mood for Mexican. If you are ever in the Ionia area, please come and check this establishment out, you won't regret it! read more

The food here is soooo good. The bean dip is suburb. The service is really good and the people who work there are all so kind and on top of things. The vibe is great and very warm and welcoming!!!! Love it here. 10/10. I suggest the one of the hot bowls, btw. read more

First time here, tried the shrimp chimi with creamy avocado sauce. Chimi tasted terrific along with the beans and rice. Waiter was very helpful, and the place was clean and quiet with plenty of tv's. I will return. read more

Food was good and staff was friendly. Lot of food for the price! They obliged me with their hottest homemade salsa when I asked for it. I recommend going there! read more

Fajitas, both chicken and steak lacked flavor. Same for rice and beans, bland food at best! Buffet - salad looked like it had been left out and was browning. The other foods looked tasty but if the fajitas lacked flavor I'm not sure they would have tasted any better. read more

We've been coming here & loving it for years, but they've stepped it up a notch w/ the new move. The carnitas tostadas are TO DIE FOR. Highly recommend read more

The new location in downtown Ionia is perfect! Liquor license and much more seating. Great staff and the owners are there to give you an authentic Mexican experience. read more

Food and service are good. Nice atmosphere. Thursday night Karaoke is really fun. I have not had the drinks there but plan on trying next time. read more

Food is great. Steak Tacos with cilantro and onion fantastic. Great service and comparable to the best in Detroit area as have gone to many.

I've never had a bad meal from El Mariachi. While their food can be a little bit bland, it's very good otherwise, and pretty much what you'd expect going in. I'd like to see a slightly more diverse menu. read more

El Mariachi Mexican Grill & Bar - Torta, side of beans, side of rice. - Mexican Near Me - Ionia, Michigan

Five stars for having 1800 coconut tequila! Food is great and staff is friendly. Eat here as often as possible.

Gabby makes an excellent margarita!! And a daiquiri, too!!! Food was excellent!! We sat at the corner of the bar and had a great meal and excellent beverages!!! Thanks Gabby (Hanna ) ----. Your up north bartender!! read more

For years now my husband and I have always taken our Toys for Tots gifts to a local restaurant and enjoyed a nice dinner while making our donation. This year with the pandemic we were unable to dine in but we still wanted our special "date night". Believe it or not, it was not easy to find a local restaurant that had the Toys for Tots box, and we were forced to expand our search. We ended up going to a restaurant that was in our old hometown of Ionia. We used to eat at this restaurant when we lived right down the road from it, and I'm happy to report that the food is just as good now as it was before we moved away. We tried to call in our order, but we received no answer and their mailbox was full. We ended up walking in and placing our order and then waited outside. We were told it would be about 25 minutes and it ended up taking close to twice as long. The place seemed to be a bit unorganized but it was forgivable considering we are in the middle of a pandemic. We got their steak nachos (the best in the world in my honest opinion) and a few of their fried pork tacos (also fabulous). I asked that they keep the veggies on the side for the nachos so that they wouldn't be soggy after our 30 minute drive back home. They happily obliged. We will continue to support this restaurant when in the area. read more

All around good food, Staff seems friendly Its clean.. They do have the best burritos I've ever had very tasty read more

Yea that lunch buffet for that price was awesome! Great service too wow...I will definitely be back great job! IM STUFFED read more

El Mariachi Mexican Grill & Bar - Mexican Near Me - Ionia, Michigan

Great place, delicious burritos. I tend to bring in my own hot sauce to spice it up, as most people can't hang as well as myself. Nice, relaxing atmosphere. Fast friendly service. El Mariachis is where its at. read more

I think this is the only Mexican restaurant in Ionia, it's not very big maybe can hold around 80 people. The chips and salsa are just fine, I prefer when they are warm and the salsa has more flavor. I ordered the mariachi steak, good flavor and well cooked (medium) no issues there. I just forgot to order tortillas, it's a crime to eat in a Mexican restaurant without tortillas. read more

Some of the most bland mexican food I have ever eaten. No hot sauce, salt or pepper on the table. They only give you a fork to eat with. Wait staff nice and you get plenty of food just no taste. read more

I love El Mariachi! Their food is made from scratch and is so delicious. They will cook anything to order without hesitation. Just ask! The lunch buffet is different every day, including taco Tuesday. I usually order off the menu because I love some of those dishes. Check it out! read more

I'd give this a ZERO but that is not an option. Will NEVER step foot in this place again. Service was HORRIBLE, waited over 10 minutes just for refills as we watched our waitress chat with employees and mess around on her phone. We had to ask another server to send our waitress over since our waitress was more interested in her phone than customers, otherwise we probably would not have received a refill at all. The food was bland and looked thrown together with no presentation to it at all. None of the staff was smiling and seemed annoyed to even be working. Just awful and wouldn't recommend this to people, unless they don't mind poor service and their food to look like it was just thrown on a plate. read more

I have certain food allergies. Not only did the server check with the kitchen himself, but the manager also came out to my table to ensure everything I ordered would be safe for me. I absolutely love this restaurant, and will continue eating there whenever I can! read more

Great price, great staff, great food. Went there twice a week for lunch and they always exceeded expectations

Great service and the food was good too. The young man that waited on us kept our drinks filled and took good care of us. I had the beef chimichanga. It was very good, I really liked the chimi sauce that was used on top. Great place for Mexican food. read more

It's a good place for family dinner when visiting town. The chips could be less oily but hey it was free. Good dinner portion and friendly service. read more

Wonderful Authentic Mexican food. The owner is rely nice. They offer a lot of gluten free options. The wait staff is young, so they are kinda slow. During the day at lunch they are fast. read more

El Mariachi Mexican Grill & Bar - Inside - Mexican Near Me - Ionia, Michigan

I am an avid Mexican food eater and this place was terrible. And it unfortunately began with the chips and salsa. Chips weren't homemade and were dry and stale almost and salsa, queso and the guacamole was all horrible. Unfortunate experience for 4 first timers. read more

This seems to be family run and owned. The food is delicious, and their lunch buffet is small but an excellent deal. If you are looking for good Mexican food in Ionia, go here. read more

Great lunch buffet. Fresh, hot and plentiful food. Enchiladas, fajitas with beans and rice, what else could one need? Made for a quality quick lunch!! read more

This is the best Mexican I have had in a long time! Their shrimp tacos are amazing. Their meat is so lean and yummy. This lunch buffet, during the week, is an amazing deal. Staff is friendly and very helpful. Very kind and just a pleasure. I would eat here daily if I could. Writing this review makes me want a taco! read more

Found this place on yelp... Would liked to have been able to rate your place a 4.3, but that is not an option... a 5 would not of been accurate. Our waitress was wonderful, food was super. Their pablano sauce is fabulous had it on #5 with added sautéed onions, chicken was super moist. Rice and beans not much taste, I put some extra sauce on them and that helped make it yummy. Hubby had a wet burrito and loved it. Portions are generous. Salsa is good, chips nothing special. Would hit up again for lunch when we are driving across the mitten. read more

Pleasant little stop for lunch. Good buffet, good service. Will def stop again when passing through the area again.

Family owned business with great service; they always want to take care of their customers. Authentic Mexican cuisine and everything is made fresh. This is one of my family's favorite places to go for a great meal. It won't disappoint!!!! Highly recommend the chimichangas with a side of poblano sauce!! read more

Tasty!! Had a shredded beef chimichanga with both green sauce and red sauce, and it was really, really good. Good quality shredded beef and both the green and red sauces were DELICIOUS...could've just eaten them with a spoon. I just missed the lunch buffet, which ends at 2:00, so I'll go back sometime for that (and wow, it's only $6.99). The chips n salsa were very bland/tasteless...in need of some salt and spiciness. I'd recommend this place and will be going back soon. read more

Called and placed a to-go order, and was told it would be 20 minutes. I arrived 30 minutes later, and they hadn't even started our order yet. Very, very poor. The last time we ordered from them, when my husband arrived to pick up our food, they had given it to someone else. We won't be ordering from there again. read more

Dirty environment but unique food. Ok but wouldn't go back. Small, old and food was authentic and original, not bad. Maybe would just order to-go read more

5 stars on the Ionia scale, for certain! Excited to find such good Mexican food in little ol' Ionia, Michigan. Given the good reviews on Yelp, I stopped in with my husband on a Sunday evening. I was excited to see they had fresh tamales on their specials board - apparently they are rarely offered, as our server had to ask the kitchen for details when I asked. Lucky me - they were delicious! And only $7.50 for two with rice/beans. I was also excited to see they serve horchata - a delicious sweet drink you don't find in most mid-Michigan Mexican restaurants. I didn't notice until we had already ordered our drinks, but they happily brought me a (generous) free sample - yum! My husband was impressed by his enchiladas too. Another "above and beyond" - he asked about the avocado cream sauce that was offered for the enchiladas, so the kitchen whipped up a fresh side of it for him to try. It was delicious, and we both poured it all over our remaining rice. Yum! Definitely try this place out. Great service, yummy food, and excellent prices. read more

Amazing food. The steak and chicken tacos are packed with flavor and the lunch buffet is delicious. I'll come here every time I'm in Ionia without a doubt. read more

Nice food... had delicious, authentic tacos carnitas, given fast caring service, great prices. Very hard to beat when you need something decent to eat and need to get on with your day too. I recommend with no reservations and I'll be back :) read more

It is an OK Mexican restaurant. The food is pretty good. But I have had much better. I was new to yelp and thought this was a different place. I would not have giving them 5 stars that was an accident. read more