Los Potros Mexican Restaurant — Restaurant in East Ridge

There are meals, and then there are events. There are places, and then there are localized cosmic disturbances disguised as restaurants. Los Potros is the latter.

Let me be clear: I don’t eat at Los Potros. I undergo it.

I once took my wife to Los Potros. We now have a child. I once took a sociology professor there. He quit his job, started a mariachi band, and never looked back. I once brought a magician. He refused to perform, saying the real magic was already happening. I once brought a raccoon I found in the Food Lion parking lot. He now owns property.

Los Potros is horse-themed, yes. That’s the hook. But like most great religions, it’s not about the iconography, it’s about the transcendence.

The chips? Immediate. Like the moment you say "I do" and realize there’s queso coming. The salsa? The answer to a question you didn't know you were asking: in liquid form. The chimichanga? Heavy in the hand, light in the soul.

One time my food took too long to come out. I stood to complain. The manager appeared beside me, not from the kitchen, but from the shadows. He looked me in the eye and said, “All things in due time, child.” I sat back down. The food arrived moments later. It was perfect. So was I.

I’ve celebrated birthdays here. I’ve mourned losses here. I once came in with food poisoning from a different Mexican restaurant and left healed. The waiter kissed me gently on the forehead and said, “This one’s on the house.”

Every booth has its own spirit. Every tile its own hum. One time, my horchata spelled out my childhood nickname in the condensation on the glass. I hadn’t heard that name in decades.

In conclusion, Los Potros is not a place where you go to eat. It’s where you go to become.

Five stars. Bring a friend. Leave...

I give it a 2 because the food was OK. Not the best Mexican food but not the worst either. But the service was terrible. I repeated how we wanted things 3 times and they were still wrong. They delivered 2 of the dishes without the rest of what was needed to eat. Like the fajitas. They brought part of it and 10 minutes later brought the part that goes on the fajitas but not the wraps to wrap them. I finally got their attention to ask about the wraps. He said they would bring them right out. Another 10 minutes and still no wraps. So we called over a different person and he brought them over. By then the food was getting cold and not very edible. I told them 3 times that my 9 year old wanted red sauce and cheese sauce on his enchiladas. They only put the cheese sauce. I told him that was fine and I would add the red sauce if he would just bring me some. The same thing happened. He never came back with red sauce so I got someone else to bring it. By then the enchiladas were cold and had sit in the cheese sauce so long that the bottom was mushy and falling apart so my son wouldn't eat them. They never even once came to see if we needed more drinks. And it wasn't very crowded either so I don't know what the problem is. I've been to another location in GA that was good. They too got the order wrong but was much faster at correcting it so that the food was still edible. Oh at the one in TN we even placed a too go order to take some to some friends. It seemed to take forever to get it ready. Then we glanced in the bag and noticed even the to go order was all wrong. We spent over $100 between what we got and our to go order. But we will not be going back to...

I made the mistake of coming here for lunch on Thursday, June 26th, 2025, and based on my experience I will not be returning. Upon entering Los Potros, I was initially quite pleased with the décor and the painted chairs. However, after I was seated, I noticed the leather coverings on the chairs are deteriorating and this is quite an eyesore and these need to be replaced. The host was extremely gruff, and our arrival appeared to be an interruption of his work versus the reason for his work. After we were seated, he dropped off our menus and silverware in a very aggressive manner. I ordered a Modelo and my wife ordered a diet Coke and water. Both of these came out in a timely manner. For food I ordered three beef tacos with a side of refried beans and my wife ordered the taco salad. Upon the arrival of our food my wife noticed that there was ice in her salad and the salad was cold. My beef tacos were devoid of any taste whatsoever due to the possibility of a lower quality beef being used. When I got the attention of the host to address the issue with the taco salad he did not come over to our table but instead had our waitress deal with this issue. Based on the subpar quality of food we received and the lack of any semblance of customer service we will not be returning to Los Potros and recommend you look elsewhere for quality...