Casa Tapatia Mexican Resturant

Very over rated. The only way one can think the food is good is if they are intoxicated. Which is probably the case. A drink that is 90%alcohol doesn’t mean that it’s good. We went during lunch and even though they were not busy, the food order was wrong. After that was fixed (which took forever) the food was far from good.

Really good Mexican food. Great atmosphere. Every Saturday night they have either live music or a DJ playing music. Been here many times and both the food and service have been consistently great. Clean bathrooms. Tvs are on (news or sports). Great place!

This place is awesome. They have family fun and music trivia on Saturday and awesome deals on margaritas. I love this place. The only reason for 4 stars is that the food is great just not mexican. most of it is fried and not very authentic. Still pretty good though.

This place is delish! Great food and good service! The burrito supreme with chicken is soooo good! The chip and salsa are great every time and they have live music every Friday and Saturday night! So much fun here!

I want to give this place a high score, I never like writing a low scoring review, but this place just didn’t have it.
1. The waitress asked us 2 times within 5 minutes or less of being seated if we were ready to order. The second time we said no, she seemed upset. Hm?
By the end of the meal, I had had it with her attitude.
2. The restrooms were not pretty at all. Please see my picture of the «tiling» around the mirror at the sink. If my dining experience is terrible and service also, I look for something else to pick up the benefit of the doubt… Restrooms being gross did not help.
3. Ambiance, really just didn’t cut it. The décor was just not nice. They had this really horrible «tiling» around the restaurant, really they were just pieces of tile glued to the wall but we’re falling because the glue wasn’t strong enough? I don’t know but it just looked like poo on the walls.
4. Food. It looked great when delivered, please see pictures, I got a taco salad and my husband shrimp and fries basket, the taco salad in the end didn’t deliver. The beans in the fried taco bowl were watery and the veggies weren’t drained properly so everything was soggy. I ate about 15% of my plate and left the rest.
Our sign should have been the two ladies who were seated next to us, didn’t touch their food.

I’ve wanted to try this place for a while because I’ve heard the commercials and I enjoy Mexican food. I haven’t tried it because I feel it is in an awful location, but I went out of my way tonight to give it a shot. It’s located across from the Brook’s Plaza on Slappey Blvd.
We arrived an it was already early evening and kind of dark outside and this place seemed grungy. The doors looked nasty and the inside was dark like they’re trying to hide something. The lighting was very poor inside and it was hard to take any good pictures without a flash.
Their health score was a 91 and it’s posted behind their counter. I couldn’t read what was on it.
The waiter didn’t introduce himself but he was a hefty black guy and pretty nice. He didn’t want to recommend any food to us though. He said that after the last two times he recommended food the people hated it and demanded their money back. That concerned me a bit.
They started us off with some chips and salsa as most places do. The chips weren’t warm or anything, but that doesn’t matter much to me. Their salsa was pretty good and had a bit of heat to it. The food followed pretty quickly.
My wife had the Burrito Supreme and she said she enjoyed it but didn’t really have any further commentary for me.
I had the Chimichanga. It was lightly fried and not very crispy, but all of the toppings made it pretty decent. I poured the remainder of the salsa on my dish because the waiter never offered to refill the salsa or chips and I still had a little salsa left. That gave a little kick and made it enjoyable. The guacamole was very unimpressive.
My son ordered the child’s burrito dinner with chicken. The waiter showed up with ground beef in it and immediately said he could take it back before we even noticed it. We just let him eat it because it didn’t really matter all that much, but there are so many things I could say here about that that I just won’t.
Finally, the prices here are a bit higher than most places in Albany. Most of the dishes are more than 10 dollars. I would say El Maya is probably on par with them for pricing and food quality, but that isn’t saying much.
The location is terrible, the prices are high for Mexican, the quality is a bit sub-​par for Albany, an order was wrong, the health score is obstructed and the lighting is bad. I would eat here again if someone dragged me here, but there are just so many better options in Albany.

This place is amazing! I will be eating here every time I come to town! The staff is so nice and they have amazing service. The food is true Mexican food!

To those who complain that the location is sketchy or in a bad part of town… it’s Albany, there is nothing BUT sketchy parts of town
Apparently, the booths have been repurposed from their original use as medieval torture devices. A couple of folks had said this place serves up authentic Mexican food, so I ordered my favorite, Tacos al Pastor. The pork butt in the pastor was hard and chewy, certainly not marinated in pineapple long enough to tenderize the meat. The pineapple chunks were flavorless and the whole thing needed salt, something I’ve never had to so when ordering al Pastor. Beans and rice were completely forgettable. Chips were light and crispy and salsa was good as well.
Service was slow and bad.
Authentic? Bull. No more of this place for me

Always weary of Mexican places that are in middle of towns like this, but man, this place is just as good, maybe better than places in southern Texas. Fresh salsa everyday and the staff is so nice and friendly. Man, if they had 6 stars I would have given them that!!!

This place was horrible. Horrible food. Service. If your from Mexico, like I am, and expect actual Mexican food; you won’t find it here. Don’t want to be rude but I’m never coming back.

We had never tried this resturant since the location is not that great. But yesterday we decided to give it a try.
They had a margarita special for Cinco de Mayo a day early and we enjoyed that.
They did not have lunch specials on Saturday, which was a little disappointing.
The food we did order was really good. They had a better variety than most Mexican resturant. I had the chili rellenos which were really good. Freshly made with good taste. My husband had the mexican nachos. They were good and it was a very big serving, too much to eat.
We will definitely go there again.

We have tried out a few Mexican places in Albany and this was by far the best. The waitstaff was awesome, their queso was amazing, and the food actually had flavor and felt fresh unlike other Mexican places around here. The margaritas were AMAZING! We will definitely be back.

Good food, reat service, and great place to go to. My Fiancé loves this place and it is great!!!

The only foods I ever eat at mexican restuarants is tacos, enchiladas or quesadillas. I didnt care for any of it from this place. Definately the worst ive been to in Albany for Mexican.

I know what you’re thinking… authentic Mexican food in ALBANY, GEORGIA???
But this place actually rivals any joint in Texas. Chips and salsa are solid (it’d be a crime for them not to be) and I usually got the Mexican Quesadillas, which had tons of tasty peppers, chicken and cheese.
One time though, I got the Molcajete, which was absolutely the biggest Mexican meal I’ve ever had. The main part comes in a mortar thing the size of my head. It was filled with chicken, Texas onions, radishes, cactus, cilantro and maybe more. On the side was a huge plate of beans with cheese and bacon and another plate full of lettuce, sour cream and guacamole. All of it was only like $ 12, too.
Service? Well, first time I came in and everyone just stared at me for five minutes like, «Who’s this gringo?» But every other time was OK.
Best Mexican place in Southwest Georgia.

This is the stuff I have missed since my move to the Bay Area!!!
Nothing in the Bay even compares to this place.
The Food. Superb!
The service, Top notch!
The atmosphere, yet to be matched!
Another place I have to hit when visiting. Try to hit it on Trivia night for extra fun and Margaritas.