What's not to like about this little Mexican restaurant in south east Visalia. They offer a plethora of items. All of it delicioso! Check out the large menu wall making it super easy to order but hard to decide what to get as all of the dishes look scrumptious. The staff is always the same friendly faces. The interior is always clean. Whether dine in or to go this place is a little gem. Parking is the only issue but street parking is available. read more

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Love this restaurant for homemade tortilla's and beans. Family run not a chain. Great food, super clean, nice selection of menu items. read more

Los Tapatios Mexican Restaurant - Hue is con chorizo - Mexican Near Me - Visalia, California

Absolutely delicious! It's clean, they are very quick, pleasant and I will be a return customer!!

GREAT! Visiting from San Francisco and this place was clean, quick and extremely tasty! Keep doing what you are doing and I will return on my next trip! read more

Los Tapatios Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Visalia, California

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Service was not that good. I ordered different type of food and some did not had flavor. Some did. It was okay

Everything was good. If you're in the area come try this place out. Definitely you get the Mexican traditional taste here. read more

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New in town and have been looking for a good Mexican food spot for months. The first thing I got from here was their menudo, it was pretty good. Today I got the carne asada burrito and it's one of the best burritos I've had in a while! Will def keep exploring their other menu items :) read more

Courteous, Clean, and Fresh tasting Mexican food . Rice was fluffy , beans were tasty , had combination taco plate to taste their meats, didn't disappoint tortillas were also good . Great job ! Gave 4 stars just because it's not a fancy place . read more

Their food is very very good , their service is excellent, they are fast and accurate in delivering. They are very friendly and attentive. Very polite . Great service. Highly recommended. read more

Food is always on point! Service is great.. one of the family's favorite places to eat

The service is excellent, and the ambiance is calm and pleasant--perfect for a relaxing meal. The food is consistently amazing, which is something many other restaurants seem to lack. The fish platter is delicious, the tacos are flavorful, and the short ribs with nopales in salsa taste just like home. This place truly delivers a wonderful dining experience every time. It's an amazing restaurant that never disappoints! Been here 5 times so far I'll definitely keep coming back. read more

I searched "burritos" on Yelp and found this place. It is always a good sign when booths are full and several people come in, while you are waiting, to pick up take out orders on a random Thursday at lunchtime! I really enjoyed both their chicken nachos and carne asada burrito! I am looking forward to my next visit! read more

It was ok ... the meet was OK. Didn't have that much of a flavor beans didn't have a good taste. The rice was OK. read more

Los Tapatios Mexican Restaurant - The corn Asada was dysphonia. Beans are OK. Rice was OK salad could've been a little bit flavor on the dressing. - Mexican Near Me - Visalia, California

Finally stopped by after months of passing and seeing it super busy. We were a little thrown off by the fact that we had to wait in line and place our order without being seated and given a menu. Chips and salsa are not complementary. We ordered Chile Verde quesadillas and red cheese enchiladas. Both were good. We also ordered quesabirria tacos which were very good. Overall would return. read more

I was pretty excited when I saw this location however it was pretty disappointing. The tacos were good but they weren't very special and quite small. They were not worth it for the price. read more

5 tacos de asada: home made tortillas amazing and the carne was soft with amazing taste... Chips and salsa: the chips were toasty crispy and thin.... their salsa was amazing great taste and also a little bit spicy it complemented the chips and the food deliciously... read more

Los Tapatios Mexican Restaurant - 5 tacos de asada: home made tortillas amazing and the carne was soft with amazing taste. Chips and salsa: deliciously - Mexican Near Me - Visalia, California

Always nice , clean and friendly. The tacitos could have more meat but for the most part it's good ! The green salsa is bomb !

This place has the cleanest and best tasting shrimp cocktail in town !!!! Friendly fast service is also a plus. read more

Los Tapatios Mexican Restaurant - Best Shrimp cocktail in Visalia - Mexican Near Me - Visalia, California

Asada was BOMB! Salsa was super spicy (as I asked for), service was amazing! Will definitely be coming here again!!

Tried the carnitas torta ahogada and let me tell you it was bomb! The salsas are so delicious. Horchata was mid but not bad. Drove out from Fresno and I'd definitely come again just to eat Service was great.. it's a quiet spot. Not packed at all just how I like it honestly. read more

A very unsuspecting delicious hole in the wall taqueria! In fact, I just finished my 4 tacos and felt compelled to write a review. El Tapatio is nestled in a corner of a busy Ben Maddox Way, and if you drive too fast you'll miss it. Order you food at the counter and find a table. There's a salsa bar for you to grab extra goodies to garnish your meal. There are no hand menus but there's pictures of the plates on the wall. Definitely more hygienic lol. Food: I played it safe and ordered carne asada and al pastor tacos. The small home made tortillas was what shined. The meat was tender and oh so flavorful. I must say, it's worth the drive for where I'm currently at in Visalia. What I love: the cleanliness of the restaurant and the friendliness of the staff. It's one of those places where you go to and it seems like the whole family is working there. Super efficient also! Fast and delicious. I can't complain! Also I'll be back for the papas locas!!! read more

Authentic flavor, servings are worth the price, customer service was friendly and helpful.

I have eaten there several times now. I love the food and the service was great. I do recommend.

This is hands down the Best Mexican Food in Visalia! If you're in town, this place is a must have. The food is always fresh and the service is friendly. read more

Wow wow wow wow wow! This place is so good! We came in today for a late lunch, and everything looked so delicious. I ended up ordering the chorizo quesadilla combo plate -- plenty of food; I even took some home. It was tasty! They even brought out little trays of chips and salsa for each person at the table... the flavor of their salsa is incredible. The salsa bar is fresh, and the service is great, too! Definitely try this place out the next time you are in the mood for some Mexican food! Carson C. Visalia, California read more

Best Quezasada tacos in town. Hot and fresh crispy tacos. Salsa is delicious, Horchata is refreshing and not too sweet just right. Also, cute little outside seating area during these COVID times. Really enjoyed my lunch hour here. They also grow their own limes the lime tree is outside by the outdoor seating area. Support Local!! read more

Los Tapatios Mexican Restaurant - Best Quezasada in town. Hot and crispy. - Mexican Near Me - Visalia, California

Really, really, great Mexican food served here on the outskirts of Visalia. The tacos are super good along with the nachos. The horchata is also good. The customer service is awesome as well. Not packed at all, plus they have great AC. I highly recommend this hole in the wall to everyone. Worth the drive over here. The food was hot and super delicious. Come try it for yourself. read more

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I was conducting business in the downtown area of Visalia. Los Tapatíos Restaurant is located near the corner of Main Street and Ben Maddox Way. Parking is available via a small road on the side of the same restaurant. The restaurant was very clean inside, and all of the chairs were stacked upon the tables. I ordered the camarones rancheros off of the menu, and I took the food to my car due to the COVID19 restrictions. My pieces of shrimp had been cooked fajita style with some fresh white onions and some green bell peppers. The pieces of shrimp were flavorful. However, the Mexican rice was crispy, which indicated that it was not fresh, as rice tends to harden with time. The refried beans had flavor. The true measure of authentic Mexican food starts and ends with the Mexican rice and refried beans. Overall my sautéed shrimp plate was flavorful and my food was hot. The corn tortillas that I ordered with my plate were handmade, and that was a nice treat! If you are in downtown Visalia, I recommend this Mexican restaurant for your favorite Mexican dishes. read more

I have dreams about these burritos.. Take it how you will.. lol The flavor from top to bottom is never ending! It's so damn good! Like you haven't eaten a burrito before and you have to think, "am I really eating this? Is this really happening?" Flavorful Overload! I need to get back here A.S.A.P to try everything else on the menu! I get to choose however many times to go back because the menu is so extensive that you can go for a while! Lol. It's awesome to try everything at least once! Keep with the flavor of meat you want on some, asada and el pastor here. I like green sauce more than red alot of the time, but then I wanna go Christmas on it "half & half". read more

We went by around 5:30pm Wednesday. Sign said they should be open but they weren't. No sign saying anything. Very disappointed. Hope everything is ok. read more

Perfect place for authentic tacos, frijoles y arroz. AND you have to try the aguas, the Tamarindo was amazing! Great and refreshing drinks, for those hot days read more

This use to be one of our favorite dine in spots before Covid happened. We love getting their asada fries! Everyone who we have encountered that worked there are always so friendly. Their parking situation sucks, but their food is worth the try. read more

I like how the taco taste! When I want something to eat before I head home From a long day I enter to this place, orders 8 mini Tacos With large drink of Horchata. I like the way how server walk out and hand me the plate on table nice and gentle. Horchata not the best but, I wouldn't waste it haha. read more

You know when you're just looking for good tacos but are in an unfamiliar city and don't know where to go? That was me about 20 minutes ago. I found this gem on Yelp and based on the pics alone decided hubby and I were stopping. This place is legit. No menu, just a picture wall and a large sign of the meats available. We did our usual, asada, carnitas, pastor. I also hit up the relleno and side of rice and beans. They have a salsa bar with delicious red and green, some pico, and other sides for a true mexiperience. You know, grilled jalapeños, onions, cilantro, radishes, limon, shredded cabbage, sliced cukes. Pastor was out of this world! So much flavor. Other meats were delicious but I'm still thinking about that pastor. All of the stars...try this place!! read more

What a great little gem! Although they dont have flautas, which is what I was craving, this place is a perfect little spot to get your mexican food kick. The picture board is perfect for the folks who don't speak Spanish, and the very friendly staff is there to help if you have any questions. The well stocked salsa bar had a couple of different homemade salsas as well as some pickled jalapeno and carrots, red onions, pico de gallo, lemons....etc. Food was very tasty and looked just like the pictures from the picture board. I like lime with my tacos, which they didn't supply, but the flavors overall were great. Will definitely be back to try other options in the future. read more

Delicious I had the lengua burrito it was so good! The red salsa is perfect not too spicy or weak. Just yummy! I'm going back for the menudo! read more

Its okay. Food was as good as any taco truck in the central valley. Place was cleanish and could fit a lot of people. Prob wont come back just cause there are lots of other places in the area that are closer to my house and taste the same or better, Best thing was the price though. 2 burritos, 2 small tacos, 1 torta and a small baggie of chips for $18!! Wow, maybe I retract my 1st statement and I will come back. Steve read more

Los Tapatios Mexican Restaurant - Clean inside...mostly. Decent size, can prob seat 50 inside. - Mexican Near Me - Visalia, California

I was pleasantly surprised to see they serve carne en su jugo. It is not something that is on a lot of menus at Mexican places. Let me tell you that on a cold foggy Central Valley day, there is nothing better than a bowl of carne en su jugo with fresh corn tortillas. Speaking of fresh corn tortillas, the corn tortillas served here are some of the best I've had in a long time. I have only had the 1 dish so far but I was thoroughly satisfied and can't wait to try another dish here. read more

Los Tapatios Mexican Restaurant - Carne en su jugo - Mexican Near Me - Visalia, California

Once in a great while I run into a Mexican restaurant that compares favorably to the standard by which I judge all Mexican restaurants - George Cruz's mom. Growing up in East LA we had our share of excellent eateries but nothing was as good as eating at my high school friend's home. George's mom was the master at rich and full flavored Mexican home cooking. Her Chile rellenos, enchiladas, refried beans and tortillas would send us to culinary heaven. I have yet to find cooking like hers and I have tried many times. Los Tapatios gets closer than most to the gold standard. The refried beans and rice are rich and flavorful and evokes that home-cooked feel. The pork carnitas taco was one of the best carnitas I have ever eaten. The three taco plate I had gives you the option of choosing from a dozen different meats. I returned a second time to try different menu items and was not disappointed in the least. The fresh salsa/condiment "bar" allows one to load up and customize your plate. The menu features a nice breakfast selection and a good variety of seafood items in addition to a full array of enchiladas, burritos, combo plates, and tortas. Each person who sits down to eat receives an individual basket of tortilla chips and salsa. A nice touch. I wanted to give 5 stars but landed on 4 since there is no option for fractional ratings due to the aforementioned tortilla chips which were not as crisp as I think they should be. Come for the friendly welcome, great food and reasonable prices. If you are looking for fancy and chic, Los Tapatios is anything but. It is clean, bright, and comfortable. Ordering is simple. You walk up to the counter, look at the wall where there are photos of all the menu items, pick the number, pick your meat and what you want to drink then sit down. If you can't sit down, order by phone and pick up. I firmly believe you will not be disappointed and maybe I will see you there. read more

Service was fast and so was the food. Besides the green chilaquiles the beans had no flavor and rice was dry... read more

Los Tapatios Mexican Restaurant - Beans have no flavor and rice is dry - Mexican Near Me - Visalia, California