good was good food , adding extra cents to your order if you use card service ehh don't really know if i like that the service wasn't so great , prices are high for no reason i don't recommend coming here not gonna lie . read more

Rolled into town to play a show. place fairly empty. 45 minute wait for drinks. Took longer to order. We had to take our order to go cause to took so long, found out from locals at the venue that they don't eat at this place due to racism and we have 2 people of color in the band. Food was mediocre as well. 1 star because I couldn't put 0. read more

Good food, great service & decent margaritas!!! My friend loves this spot, so whenever I'm in town we slide through to have a few margaritas, chips and queso with all the laughs & good times. read more

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First time we tried this place. My husband really enjoyed his Enchiladas, Tamales and Burritos. For me my "Menudo" was a BIG HIT. Just wish it had a little more Cilantro. And my tostada was tasty but I only wanted a single. So sadly the other 2 went to waste. We shall be returning to this eatery. A good Authentic Mexican Restaurant is a hard thing to find. You will be glad you did "Take Home" from here read more

Foods pretty good. People are nice. Overall pretty decent. The only thing I can think that would make this place better is if they were to go into an all out war with the other Mexican restaurants in the area. Who can make the best tacos, and sell the for the cheapest. (I also wanted to insert a beef joke, but can't figure out what to say. Ill leave the creativity to you.) Will definitely go there again tho I do enjoy this place. read more

AYCE tacos?! SIGN ME UP. I went to El Mariachi last Wednesday with a friend. The service was middling, but the tacos - OH THE TACOS - were delicious and bountiful. There's a lunch buffet set up in one corner of the restaurant that featured enchilada halves (kind of weird), taquitos, and rice & beans in addition to hard and softshell tacos. They even had that crumbly white cheese. $9.50 gets you food and a soda. The building doesn't look wonderful from the outside, but it's clean and well-kept inside. Definitely worth visiting. read more

Restaurante El Mariachi - Taco bar hours! - Mexican Near Me - Moline, Illinois

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Visited last night & had a good meal. The guacamole was particularly good, a generous amount of avocado compared to other local Mexican restaurants. Unfortunately, the service was very slow but understandable considering how difficult it is to hire servers now. read more

Sorry, but have to rate you low tonight. Normally your food is spot on and this has been a favorite spot when the urge for fajitas hits. But tonight with fewer then 5 tables in the restaurant, you serve cold food...disappointed to say the least. read more

Hands down the best mexican food in the quad cities there taco bar is great and there buffet on sunday is bomb there carnitas are the best iv had in a mexican restaurant read more

Went for the buffet because a friend recommended it. He forgot to mention for a super small buffet it would cost us $30 including the tip. Food was decent but so over priced!! read more

El Mariachi is a Moline GEM. The décor won't impress you. The menu won't impress you. But the service and the food, THE FOOD!, will really impress you. Their buffet is killer. They serve these Mexican meatballs... to die for. Love their lengua too, best lengua I've had in the QC. Maybe my favorite beans and rice in the area too. Love this place. read more

We love their food. We eat here probably twice a week. The food has great flavor, the people are great, what more can you ask for.

Authentic Mexican fare. Delicious generous portions. Fantastic fresh salsa and chips made on-site. Friendly staff. Family friendly. Check their buffet schedule. Accept cash, check, and cards. read more

A couple of friends recommended El Mariachi as a place to get authentic Mexican food. I stopped in with a friend recently, and while I can't recall the names of the dishes we ordered, they were just satisfactory but not extraordinary. She ordered a heavily sauced pork dish mixed with roasted poblano peppers, and I ordered a dish with chopped steak, tomatoes and jalapenos. The cuts of meat were fairly tough, and the sauces were a bit grainy and rough around the edges. Both dishes were served with ordinary Spanish rice and refried beans. There was nothing about the food or service that made me want to return. I've heard the restaurant's buffet (served three times weekly) is OK, but I doubt I'll return to find out because there are much better Mexican restaurants in the Quad Cities. read more

Bleh. Ate here yesterday on a whim after passing this place for years. The food was just ok, not much flavor to it. The beans were probably the best out of everything ordered, the rice was hard and crunchy. The flautas were okay nothing special though. The hard shell tacos were awful- the meat was extremely dry and the shell was so stale I could hardly chew... May be TMI but I have the runs like crazy today. So I'm gonna steer clear of this place going forward. read more

Make certain the end time for the buffet before ordering. We visited today, expecting a refresh on some of the dishes on display, but sadly, we were not warned, so there were none, and the Sunday Brunch Buffet was a disappointment. I'll know better next time. Wasn't my first choice for today anyway. read more

Aweful basic Mexican food. The taco bar was$10 and didn't even have refried beans. They had beans in a soupy mix with hot dogs! Nasty! I expect to eat on foam plates at the fair, not at a sit down restaurant. I made a chicken taco and had to pick out small pieces of chicken bones. We will never go back. read more

One of my favorite Mexican restaurants in the Quad Cities, El Mariachi serves fresh Mexican standards, but the best deal is the Saturday buffet (11a-2p; $8). read more

I have lived in California, Davenport, Seattle, Chicago, Arizona. This is the best Mexican food I have ever had.

It's okay. Nothing fancy. The food is average, almost a little bland sometimes. The chips and salsa are pretty good. The chicken tasted plain and watery. Taco beef was flavorless as well. The chorizo tacos were good. I ordered a large chicken burritto once, only to discover it was about 80 percent rice. I've heard the dinner menu is much better than their basic lunch items. read more

This is my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE Mexican restaurant! The food is always fresh. Looove that that make their own chips & salsa. Whether I go for the taco buffet or my usual combination platter, it's always amazing. Virgie & Alfredo are the nicest people you could ever meet...which is also great. :) read more

Haven't had a good food in awhile, truly awesome food , friendly service. What more could you ask for, definitely more trips here. Try it you won't be disappointed!!!!! read more