La Tapatia — Restaurant in Austin

Stopped by here to have a late lunch/early dinner with the Husband. There were not that many customers there when we arrived so we were seated quickly.

We were brought out menus and some Chips and Salsa. The chips were fresh and the salsa ok. The older waitress comes out to get our order, and she doesn't look happy lol. I am not sure what was going on but that scowl!

After our food arrived - in a timely manner - we both dug in as we were both hungry. We were thankful for the quantity of food and began enjoying the quality.

We ordered:

Carne Guisada Torta - My hubby is a big fan of Carne Guisada but not when it has too much gravy so he was pleasantly surprised when his Torta came out to him with the Carne Guisada having the perfect amount of gravy to meat ratio. He said the bread was fresh and so were the veggies. The Torta was huge and very filling.

Cheese Enchiladas with Green Sauce - Pretty straight forward Tex Mex meal. The green sauce was tangy and delicious. The cheese is the white cheese and it was warm and melty. The rice and beans were ok. All in all a good meal.

This restaurant was clean and we saw other patrons with smiles on their faces from their friendly wait staff, unfortunately our waitress was just having a bad day I think. The food is good here, nothing to write home about - but good none the less. If you haven't been here before, try it out and see for yourself how you like it. We will...

I live near the one on Research/183 near Anderson Lane. I go in around 8PM and often in the morning. The food is fine but the music coming from the back is a pounding bass. It is SO LOUD that when I played the drums in school...well it is louder than that. It is louder than all the drums I have heard in high school, the Army, and college. I was in band and a jazz band and it was louder than that. It is more liyd than that car next to you that has their windows down and just got a new bass.i didn't measure the mg but my heart was pounding and I began to feel like a nervous wreck. I could think. I asked them to turn it down and then I was fine. Does this scare away all their custimers? Do customers leave early and not top well? Yes. The chips are hard as rocks. I have been eating here for 4 years. The salasa is swamp fire. Be prepared. Just pour water on your chips or be prepared to chip a tooth or have a horrible time trying to poo it out the next day. Yep, you could build a roof with the chips. The staff and food are great though don't let their bass drum player in the kitchen or some chips that you aren't going to eat anyway...

This place was one of my go-to for breakfast tacos. The portion was great the food was great until TODAY! I placed an order of 6 tacos and a Mexican coke. Long story short I found a dead roach in my taco. I called immediately the restaurant and spoke with a lady who told me the manager will call me back. Well, 2 hours passed, and nothing. Finally, I get this lady by the name of ALMA BOTLLO, she claimed to be the manager/owner of the restaurant. Her professionalism is beyond disgusting. ALMA didn't care about the fact that I found a roach in the taco that I bought at her restaurant. She gave me the option of refunding my money or not after I take her the tacos back to her, assuming that I might be lying. I have never been treated this way ever and for her being an owner it's mind-blowing she is one. I don't leave reviews, I don't care to get a callback. I need everyone to know this is the service she and her staff provide to customers. I definitely will not return to this place, my family and friend will not be stepping...