Ricky is great ! A hole in the wall mexican food joint. Great prices, probably the best Mexican food on Alpine. Highly recommend !!!

If you are trying to find a good taco shop Ib alpine, this is the place. By far the best in town. Food is always fresh and ready very quickly. They also have the best salsa selection in town. If you are dining in, the facility is very clean and you get free chips. read more

really fast at making food and service is amazing. totally recommend the carne asada fries and the three rolled tacos. they are the bomb. 3rd best mexican restaurant read more

I am a white guy, live in Alpine and used to go there every week or two. Decent food. I was there one time and ordered my food. While waiting for my food a hispanic man came in and ordered and within minutes his food was ready and he was gone...and I was still waiting for my food. At first I thought I had ordered something that took longer to prepare and did not think much of it. But then it happened again...and again. I finally asked the cashier why hispanics who come in after me always get their food before me....she had the look of the cat that ate the canary and no response. I suspect they discriminate there and are racially biased towards hispanic customers. Stay away from this place!!!!! read more

This place isn't bad at all! I love mexican food, and it's certainly delicious mexican food. I'm more of a fast food mexican joint on the go kind of guy, but this place is good for a real sit down meal! It's a really small, kinda closed off place but I'm glad I found it. read more

I would like to start out by saying that the food at Tapatios is delicious, and we have been going there for a while now. I love the siete mares soup! I generally get the same lady and she knows my voice, what I like to order, is pleasant. However this last visit will unfortunately be our last. I understand tough days, and that people make mistakes , but what I cannot understand is poor customer service, and valuing a few dollars over keeping a customer. I called in our order, we picked it up after a long day.out. When we got home, I quickly realized that they had given me the wrong soup. I called in and spoke to a man that didn't seem like he felt bad about this mixup, but said to bring the soup back to exchange it. I figured, he might just be busy, or frustrated that the lady in the front, whom I had never seen before, mixed it up. So, I was understanding, and even apologized to him and said I was sure it was a misunderstanding. When we went back, there was no parking so we had to park down the street, and I had to walk to the restaurant. I get there and the lady barely apologized and told me that she needed to charge me $4 more dollars. I know they are a small mom and pop, but I have never heard of an establishment making a mistake and then charging the customer for it. I explained that my purse was in the car down the road, and asked her politely if she was serious about charging me for their mistake. She barely spoke to me, and I was getting very frustrated. She was going over the prices and said that the soup I wanted was $12.95. I asked her, "wasn't the soup $9.95", because that is what I remember it always being. She said she didn't know, and one of the men in the back said yeah, like 2 years ago, which I found to be quite rude. So I walked back to my car, got the card went back, expressed how I was unhappy that they would charge me after I had wasted my time going home, having to go back out and find a spot etc, and it wasn't even my mistake. I know what I said, it's the thing I order most from them. They gave me beef soup, I have never even heard of beef soup, and it doesn't sound that appetizing, so I know I would have never said that. She barely paid attention to me, just scanned my card and handed me my food. I asked if the owner was around and she pointed at a person behind the wall that I couldn't see, I asked if I could talk to them, but she just said he was busy talking to someone. Someone else behind there must have heard me because a man came over and just looked at me. I asked him if he was the manager, and he nodded. No name, no handshake, he just looked at me. I explained why I was upset, he said the lady heard beef soup. I explained that I didn't say beef soup, that I go there all of the time, and that it was very upsetting that they would charge me extra for their mistake. He just said that that was their policy. The lack of empathy and customer service was quite shocking, especially from a man that said he was the owner. I told him "I guess I was going to have to find another taco shop to go to then", and walked away, to which I could hear him say that he was sorry. Which was the first time he had said it. I was pretty upset by this, I know it seems quite trivial given all the things that life can throw at you, but I honestly expected more from them. I thought I was a good valued customer, but apparently not so much. I guess $4 bucks was worth losing a good loyal customer. It stinks too because they really do make the best siete mares I have ever had, but there is no way I would go back after the way I feel I was treated. So to sum things up, the food is great, and I have had generally good experiences there, but just hope there is not a problem with your order because you might wind up having a similar experience than I've had. Then again, maybe not. I wish them and you the best of luck! read more

we just love this place we come all the way from santee!! they really are the best place to eat mexican food