El Mariache

Went here on 10÷26÷15 based on a friend’s suggestion. Extensive menu, nice sized restaurant. I had a hard time choosing a menu item but the waitress helped me to decide on getting the shrimp tacos. You get to choose if you want corn or flour tacos. 3 filled tacos came my way with nice sized shrimp in them and tasty. But believe it or not, what blew my mind was the mexican rice! Man, I could eat a plate of just that, do you hear me??? I’ve never felt that way about mexican rice but theirs is DELICIOUS! I definitely will be back and hopefully try one of their drinks.

This is my first time here and definitely not my last. The frozen lime margarita were delish, the food was fresh and seasoned to perfection and the service was on point. This is my new spot

Wonderful food and drinks…
I love the lime frozen Margaritas…
Steak on anything there is wonderful and cooked to perfection. I highly recommend this place…

I used to love this restaurant, but it has changed so much. The servers have changed, and the new ones are not that great. They are not that polite either. The food was not as good as in the past, and the portions are smaller. So, we never have leftovers to take home and eat anymore. So, we no longer bother driving all the way out her for Mexican. We make it at home or eat at somewhere closer to home. Too bad. I started going to this place in high school almost 20 years ago, but it just not as good.

This WAS my go to Mexican restaurant, until tonight. Seems the front of the house is still the same so it must be coming from the kitchen. The complementary salsa seemed a bit off. Far from the fresh pico de gio we’ve been served in the past. The chips that go along were fresh but over done. I had the chicken chimichanga, about $ 12, and it had more rice then chicken. It was also on the bland side. We’ve been coming here for a few years and left happy every time, until tonight. Just so so.

This place has good food but I stopped coming here because one day I came in with my sisters for a sit down and we literally waited thirty minutes for someone to come take our order, we decided to leave because we got tired of waiting them the waitress asked us had anyone helped us like no we’ve only been sitting here for thirty minutes waiting on that. Needless to say what’s the point of having good food if the bad service doesn’t make up for it. It wasn’t even a busy night it was only us and a couple of more tables. I would give this place no stars but since you have to give one, I gave them one

I ate there for my first time last week. The waitress was so nice, the food was okay. The horchata was what killed everything, it was so strong. It had a lot of cinnamon and tasted like some type of spicy powder too. It was hard to enjoy. I’ve never tried that kind of rice water and I hope I never do again.

i love the hard shell steak tacos. Guacamole is tasty, rice and beans come in generous portions

Been eating here for years… since they were in the strip mall on the other side of Torrence. Authentic Mexican food. I LOVE the steak tostados. The steak is always seasoned nicely and cooked perfectly.
The complimentary chips and salsa are always a nice compliment. The margaritas are good but lacks enough tequila.
The food is always fresh and good.
The seating area is very casual and intimate but could use some updating. Service is good and food preparation is quick.
One of ny favorites. Love this place.

The food is decent enough, but the family and I rarely visit because El Mariachi is so overpriced. $ 7+ for a steak torta… really? I’d rather go down the block and get two steak tortas from the competition for a little over $ 10.

Steak burrito almost $ 10 and now you have to have a bill of $ 15 to use a credit card. As others have said this place has great food, high prices and a lack of customers.

Food was decent had take out but over priced compared to the surrounding Mexican spots. Prices were on the menu but was told they went up. Change it then. Liked them a lot more when they had there old location.

Good place to eat if you are looking for a Mexican restaurant but the main issues is the price. The food is really good but not for what they are charging. I also order steak tacos or steak toastada. Go food never really busy. The downfall would be the price and the charge for more chips and salsa. But overall good place

my cousin wanted to come here and continue drinking and get a bite to eat, it was around 11:15pm and we were told that the dining room and bar were closed carry out only. i went with the taco special, it come with 3 tacos (i had chicken), rice and beans. the chicken was good, the rice was kinda dry and they charge extra for sour cream wtf. they had all kinds of yummy margarita specials which i would like to try one day

I really appreciate authentic homemade Mexican food, el Mariachi apparently does too.
Practically living in the South suburbs it’s sometimes difficult to find a good restaurant. Fortunately, this restaurant is located in (Torrence ave) a quite busy area.
Even thought, it’s located in a busy avenue it really lacks of costumers. That’s too bad, because the food is absolutely delightful. Something as simple as a Agua de Horchata (with powdered cinnamon on top) and their Burrito Suizo beats its local competitors.
Their Burrito Suizo it’s almost twice as big as a standard burrito. I’ve also had a main course plate here (I can’t remember the name) but I will never forget how good it tasted, It reminded me of food that my mother makes at home.
Despite of their authentic food this place has many down falls, such as, they’ll charge for extra chips and salsa, this place has almost no business, and surprisingly the food is overpriced.
But I guess, the old’ saying «you get what you pay for!» applies here.

I’ve been going here for years, the food is always fresh and delicious but the prices are a little high for the amount of food you get.

I really enjoy El Mariachi. It is not the best Mexican food I have had, but I do feel that it is a bit more authentic than chain Mexican restaurants. Unlike others who have reviewed this restaurant, I have never experienced being charged for chips and salsa. The service is always good and they are very friendly. The portions are great and the food is always ready very quickly.

I’m a bit confused about how this place got ok reviews. I love El Mariachi. ok maybe I’m a bit biased because I used to work with a girl who’s family owned this place, but regardless I was coming here before that little fact…
Maybe it’s because where I’ve live there is no decent Mexican food around. but I’m always satisfies here. big ass place of loaded nachos. ok a little americanized type of food but so good :) I love their nachos! They do a good job there and on this side of the city, where else ya gonna get close to real Mexican food? Could be worse it’s not like that area needs another Sharks chicken and fish or whatever is called LOL :)

I went here with coworkers for lunch and was not impressed. The food is not bad, but definitely overpriced for the area. There are 2 other Mexican restaurants in the area (Don Pedros and Coculas)– both of which have pretty good food and priced a lot cheaper.
They give you chips and salsa with your food, but if you ask for more, they charge you extra. I’ve never heard of a Mexican restaurant charging customers extra for more chips and salsa.
I ordered their Steak Torta. For chicken and beef, it’s $ 6.95 and for steak it’s $ 7.95. Their food is overpriced and it’s nothing special to make it stand out over others in the area. I will most likely not be going back to this place since I can get the same food within the vicinity for cheaper.

El Mariachi, I wonder how you stay open with Cocula’s across the street. Not that the food is bad. It’s fine. But it’s not amazing. Cocula’s however, pretty damn tasty.
If you go to El Mariachi for dinner, they serve you chips and salsa and soup with your meal. Which they should, because for typical mexican fare with no ambiance when dining in, it’s overpriced. They’ve got some descent specials from time to time, but I’ll be spending my hard earned cash across the street where the food’s a step above and the décor’s 20 times better. Not to mention the service. It’s like being in a grandmas kitchen in mexico who’s constantly trying to fill something up on your table whether it’s your drink or the chips. Guess I’ll have to review Cocula’s next.
Sorry El Mariachi, I know times are tough and everything costs a little more these days. That just means I expect a bit more for my money.