Zocalo 436 Mexican Grill — Restaurant in Casselberry

New Mexican with Colombian influence restaurant. Tried Zocolo 436 (no relation to Sanford Zocolo).

This little restaurant in Casselberry has been everything from a diner, Greek, Vietnamese and more. My hope is that this one ends up sticking.

We were greeted immediately and the only people in the restaurant. It has been redone and it is pretty cute inside. There's a combination of booths, half booths and table/chairs.

This menu is not as large as many of the bigger Mexican restaurants. One thing I noticed was that there was some Colombian influence. I thought I would try a little of that.

The chips were warm, crunchy, and salted perfectly. We all agreed that we really enjoyed the salsa.

The horchata was very good.

Two of the guys ordered the grande burrito. One added chorizo to the top. Chorizo had good flavor and was not greasy. The grilled chicken had perfect amount of spice. They both really loved the red, green sauces and cheese on top. The sauce got rave reviews especially the green sauce. Both really enjoyed the burrito.

The other chose the crush tacos. They are basically American style tacos. They were good.

I went with the burrito paisa. This is a fusion of Colombian and Mexican. It was a burrito filled with ground beef, pork, egg, sweet plantains, white rice and avocado. It was served with a cilantro sauce. I would have liked a little more flavor. I truly felt it was more Columbian than Mexican. It was good. I think next time I will just go for the full la parrilla.

Oh, next time pork belly ceviche. It looks really good.

I would give it a solid 4.5. The server was extremely friendly and efficient.

Give it a try. I think it's our new favorite place for chips, salsa and...

I’ll start by saying that I can’t give a Mexican restaurant a 5-star review when the music they play is anything but Mexican. It’s disappointing, especially considering the rich and diverse musical talent Mexico has to offer. I’ve noticed this trend with other restaurants as well, and it’s frustrating. Mexican music would add so much to the atmosphere, and it’s a missed opportunity.

We visited on a Friday night, and the restaurant wasn’t busy when we arrived, so we were seated right away. The service was good—the staff were very nice and attentive. The server promptly took our drink order and brought chips to the table.

One thing I found odd was that it’s hard to tell the servers apart from the regular customers at first. They don’t wear uniforms or name tags, which could make the experience a bit confusing. Also, be prepared to bring a jacket because the air conditioning is uncomfortably cold.

As for the food, I ordered the Fried Pork Belly Ceviche. I was expecting a generous portion of guacamole to accompany it, but instead, there was just a small spoonful. The Parrilla was good, nothing crazy. The flavor was okay—not bad, but nothing exceptional—and the pork belly wasn’t as crunchy as I had hoped. Overall, the food is average, nothing special.

I might visit again, but I wouldn’t go out of...

Nice location; clean restaurant & rest rooms. Our 1st time here, so the 3 of us each ordered something different. Other reviewers were right, the Shrimp & Cheese appetizer was very good; big chunks of shrimp! My husband wasn’t a fan; thought it was just okay. We ordered Carne Asada, the 3 Zocalo’s, & Xcaret Chicken Sausage. All our main courses were great. But we all agreed the beans could’ve used more flavor. And the rice was BAD: very dry, tasted like it was minute rice cooked in tomato water, NO flavor. Our server, Emily R., was excellent! She was very friendly, polite, checked to make sure our meal was ok, & quick to get our order and anything else that we needed. We have a suggestion for the menu, please fix: small light gray print/letters on a medium gray-blue background make it difficult to read. We were very happy & will return to try more stuff...