El Sarape

Very good authentic food. I’ve had several things and all are handmade with great flavor and cooked properly. The staff is friendly, it’s always busy, but the food comes out quick.
I would recommend the beef soup, tacos al pastor, or a torta.

Food was awesome, customer service was awesome — not much else to say. I got chicken flautas, others at my table got menudo, nacho supreme appetizer, a burger, etc. Everything tasted awesome and the environment was very friendly and inviting. If you’re looking for authentic Mexican food at a good price, check it out.

Very good breakfast option on the NE side. Barbacoa, eggs, carnitas, all good. Even their lunch specials are sold early if you want a good Faldo or enchiladas in the morning. Prices are really reasonable too. Avg price is around $ 5 per plate for breakfast.
Service is friendly and food comes out fast. Place could use a little cleaning up inside but otherwise fine.

As much as I would have wanted to write a good review since all others were great and that’s the reason we came to this place in the first place because of the reviews, this place was not good at all. We ordered a lemonade and the lemons were spoiled and you could taste it in the drink, so we ordered an horachta and it was not good neither there was pieces of rice still in it and every time you took a sip you had to chew the rice so we decided to just get a dr. pepper, and that’s just the beginning of everything I would take forever to write about the food but all I could say is that the only thing good from this place was the dr. pepper, I would not recommend this place at all, the cashier asked how was everything I simply said I wouldn’t come back even if the food was free!!!

food was perfect and generous portions! the live music was relaxing and perfect end to a hard day. clean and friendly atmosphere.

The best Mexican food in El Paso. Once we found this restaurant we have no reason to go anywhere else. And I’ve tried just about everything on the menu!

I randomly decided to eat lunch at this place and was very pleased. I had their Tamipqueña Steam and it was delicious. The service was also good and the reatauant had a nice family atmosphere. The waiting time for food was average but it is delicious. I’ve been back three times since my first visit and have no significant complaints.

Took my kids here earlier for dinner because they wanted Mexican food. I ordered the cheese Enchiladas with green sauce. It was really good. Came with rice and beans. The plate was huge and it was only like $ 4! My super Americanized kids ordered a burger, and breakfast food! They said it was tasty! The burger was huge, and the breakfast was eggs, hash browns and crispy bacon. They loved it. The waitress was very nice and was patient with me while we figured out what we wanted. Their pico de gallo was fresh and really good! Our total bill was less than $ 20. I will be returning! I also grabbed a menu for carry out, I would love to try some other dishes.

First time today… the only thing that was good was the chips and pico de gallo. The rest was a waste of money :(I know the pineapple on my plate was spoiled, I swear my daughter’s fish was spoiled. Not sure what kind of fish it was, forgot to ask. I had the tacos de al pastor. It had a weird flavor. I just couldn’t finish it. I wanted to like this place since most of the reviews were good. Nope!!! Worst Mexican food I ever put in my body. I wish we went home and ate instant ramen. I can still taste those pineapples: P yuck

Clean. Friendly. Quick. Delicious. Cheap. A perfect experience. Nothing more needs to be said.

This establishment have some really good food. Nice service too. I ordered a steak ranchero with egg and a burrito with eggs, cheese and chorizo sausage. Great for a breakfast place! My son loved the hash browns and my hubby loved the burrito. I’ll come back here. Much better than Denny’s. Cheaper too!

Our weekend ritual now! We found this place one morning when The Clock was just too long of a wait and we were hungry. We had been told about the place by some friends, but had been mislead before…
I personally recommend the green chili chimachanga or the green chili burger, but honestly, with the exception of one dish (the chili ren omelet) EVERYTHING is wonderful!
No the only issue we do have is sometimes getting a waitress that speaks English. Being non-​Hispanic is a problem here, but you can just point to the item on the menu-​but if you want any changes, yeah, well, talk to the sweetheart at the counter or your just SOL. We are there 1 – 2 times a week and they stll cant seem to get «no lemon» in my tea. One that note, great unsweetened tea! But ask for extra ice because they apparently go through it very quickly and it is rarely cold enough.
We highly recommend this place– go for the salsa but stay for the under $ 4 green chili burger!

On Sunday, my parents went out top eat and invited me with them. Although I didn’t feel like Mexican food since I had some the day before, I decided to join them anyway. By the time I got there, they were eating so didn’t get to try their food, just the enchilada sauces. The only comment I heard from them was the gordita was not fully cooked through. It feel apart on the outside and was gummy in the middle.
The sauces on their plates were both okay (as is usual, I preferred the green to the red), but nothing spectacular. While I was waiting for my two burritos that I ordered, I noshed on the chips and salsa. The salsa had a decent taste, a little kick but was your basic nondescript salsa. The pico de gallo was similar in taste, was nice and chunky, but was way to soupy. Basically, it was like cold tomato soup. Both salsas were overly salty, which seems to be a common problem nowadays. The chips were fresh made, and most were fine, but some weren’t drained properly and they had left over grease on them giving them an unpleasant chew.
Even though it wasn’t on the menu, I ordered a guacamole burrito, which wasn’t what I got. I got a tortilla with avacado inside of it, not dressed. I like avacado, so that’s fine, just not what I expected. The other was egg and potato. This burrito had a good salt level, and the eggs were dry. That’s a great thing. I hate when eggs have any runniness to then when they are served plain! I ended a meal with an order of chiles toreados (here, grilled jalapenos. Some other venues, jalapenos in soy sauce and onions. Both good) which were grilled well with one that was flaming hot.
I did feel bad for our waitress. It was 4:45 and the place was packed. She got everything right, but she seemed a bit overwhelmed. Also, the booths were uncomfortable. They have cushions that don’t cover your rear, so it hangs over; and I don’t have a big rear! They should either go with larger cushions or get rid of them completely.
The meal overall was decent, but with all the other Mexican restaurants around, it didn’t offer anything that made me say I need to go back.

The northeast stinks! !!! Wait, no it doesn’t, El Sarape has saved the day. Mexican food at its finest. No this place isn’t the prettiest, most aesthetic looking place, but it’s not the outside that counts its the inside. Every time I go to this place I’m meet with cheerful and attentive service along with great mexican food and salsa, I can’t forget the salsas. Try the chicken omelet, you can request whites and it’s delicious. I personally like to get it with double whites and double chicken. The drizzled, no they pour some green Chile to finish it off and it comes with a side of crispy hashbrowns and refried beans. Definately a place to go to foot a good hearty mexican meal. I totally recommend this place and the prices are very reasonable as well.

Great Place to eat… great food, plentiful portions and prices are extremely affordable. Great caring staff too!

I decided to try this place out because of all the positive reviews. Prices are great, the restaurant is small and comfy and our server was nice and friendly. The salsa and chips were good until I saw a long strand of hair. I immediately ran to the bathroom and vommited. I came back and stupidly decided, «People make mistakes. At least it wasn’t a fly but hair.» Still gross, I know… but I accepted my meal anyways which was soup. Halfway through my soup, I saw an eyelash. My experience was horrible and I can’t bring myself to go back to that place.

If my life were a movie, it would be a comedy-​drama and at least two scenes during the movie would be inside El Sarape. ES was my weekly ritual when I was in high school and going back brought a rush of memories of my many trips to eat some of EP’s best Mexican. Yes, it’s better than L&J’s and Kiki’s (hold off on hunting me down with torches and pitchforks until you’ve been).
The first thing I thought of when I walked in was eating burritos here my senior year with the debate team and coach (yes, during school). Those things were so good and for cheaps and we would’ve stayed until we finished, but to our dismay a vice-​principal from school walked in. We immediately bowed our heads in hopes that we wouldn’t be spotted, until it occurred to me that the VP too was playing hookey. We smiled, said «hello» and continued eating our breakfast of burritos and chips with salsa. We had a mutual understanding that none of us would ever speak of this (at least in school). Good times, good times.
The only immediate difference I spotted this time around was the addition on the side that includes maybe eight more booths. I think the addition was a good idea because this place does get packed to the brim during the weekend, but now the parking lot is even smaller than before so expect to park on the side street (NEVER DYER) if you decide to venture here on a Saturday or Sunday.
I, unlike 92% of the world, actually enjoy eating alone so I made this trip solo and to my surprise, they were surprised that I was dining alone and even got a, «Really?» Yes, really. I sat my self towards the back and happily found myself seated on the good old yellow and green booths that seem unsure of themselves (they’re hard wooden booths with a small built-​in cushion for your tushie… I still ponder why they got rid of the original Pizza Hut booths since those things were beyond comfortable, but c’est la vie). I love the constant buzz that’s happening at ES. Like clockwork, a waitress appeared with a menu and chips and salsa. Mannnnnnn… that salsa (and pico de gallo)…it’s too good. The best in Texas!
I decided to go with the Tampiqueña Steak and it was everything I hoped for! Well-​done, but juicy and covered with a good amount of cheese and slightly sauteed onions, jalapenos, green peppers, and tomatoes. I want this again and again. And for under $ 10 it came with beans, rice, tortilla soup, «salad», and a red enchilada.
Why is salad in quotations? Because it’s just a slice of tomato on top of iceberg lettuce. I wish they took a page out of The New Clock’s book and topped it with Thousand Island dressing because that makes «salad» a tad more bearable. Everything else is on point and their tortilla soup is my favorite (mostly because whenever I get it, it doesn’t have chicken in it, but the broth is still seriously flavorful). And the icing on the cake is the mere fact that ES is not stingy with the cheese… if it’s supposed to have cheese, it will… and a lot of it.
The only thing that left something to be desired was the service, but I’ve noticed it makes people uncomfortable when I’m solo-​dolo. Perhaps I have RBF. Either way my waitress dropped off my drink, took my order, brought my plate, and attended to (and checked on) every table but mine. I had to politely interrupt her while she was checking on other tables around me for a refill and it took me nearly 20 minutes to get her attention for the check. But it’s worth noting she was pleasant when she did come around.
As I was leaving, one final memory came to mind… the final time I had ES. I didn’t even actually stay and eat at ES, but the morning after a party at my dad’s house (that he threw, not me) we called ahead for enough menudo for 10 – 20 people and were told to bring a pot. Yes, we took our own pot and they filled it up with there amazing menudo and gave us a bag filled with breads, oregano, crushed red peppers, and onions. I don’t know if this is a normal thing they do or if it had something to do with the fact that we were regulars, but one word: awesome!

I love this place!!! Great food and a good price. Got the beef chimichanga with red and green sauce it was delicious. My husband got the steak fajita, which was also very good. Can’t wait to try their breakfast:)

Been searching out a great breakfast place in northeast El Paso with my father for a while. We grab the current rugrat in the morning (I have two.) and head out. We’ve tried nearly a dozen places, but this is becoming my favorite. Prices are good pico de gallo and chile come to the table immediately with chips, for free. They are really good!
The food just continues to get better from there. Fluffy pancakes, juicy sausage patties, and genuinely fine slow-​cooked chile Colorado and chile verde con crane.
The eggs are cooked well. The hash browns are actually good! Most ppl mess this up. I’m falling for this place. Plus! They turned an old Pizza Hut into something edible! Yes!

We loved the food, friendly service! I had the tamales delicious! ! My new fave place!