El Tarasco Mexican Restaurant — Restaurant in Florida

I have been here numerous times, with family and friends, and the food has always been delicious. I have never had an issue with the food here, ever. And I would still be saying the same thing about the service too, if it weren’t for our “server” tonight. Now, before I go any further, I want to emphasize that I have worked in a restaurant as a host and server for almost 7 years, and I’m only saying that because I know things happen, your service may not always be “perfect,” and that it is HARD working in a restaurant. Believe me, I am someone who can fully agree and relate on that. I don’t know how others can relate, but no matter how hard things can get in that hectic kitchen or loud dining room, or even with the stressors of our own lives, no matter how hard it is, please for goodness sake don’t take it out on someone else who has absolutely nothing to do with those issues. My mom, sister, and I walked up to the patio. A girl standing at the bar looked at us, rolled her eyes at my mom, and sized my sister up and down as if there was some personal issue going on between them (they have no prior affiliation), and when she looked back over at my mom she simply said “inside?” And my mom of course usually likes to sit outside, so she suggested outside. This girl didn’t even respond, she just waved her hands in the air as a way of saying “pick wherever you want I guess!” The whole time we are there, I knew there was something wrong. This girl kept going out of her way to try and make sure that we were aware that she was avoiding our table. Our mom (she is slightly older) got a little antsy and just said “excuse me can I please have another refill?” And again, this was after literally no visits after getting our food. This same girl, looked over at my mom, and looked away, and started dancing to Hawaii by Maluma and flirting around. Another thing, my sister and I speak Spanish, my mom doesn’t (we are mixed, my mom is white). And it really doesn’t feel great to overhear comments about your mom and your family from others who are just under the assumption that you don’t speak their language fluently too. When the girl came back, I continued asking for the boxes and check in Spanish just to see her get frozen for a second and then say “yes” and then of course my mom said “just 3 boxes is fine” and this girl literally shouted “I said YES!” I’m sorry but that was it for me. The tip was a gift, don’t continue the cycle of bad energy because nothing ever gets better. Our visit was on Sunday 3/23/2025 around 5pm to 6pm and we sat on the patio. Your outdoor server was who we had (I don’t believe in posting names on public reviews). Thank you, I’m sorry but we’re not...

In the history of bad service, they made my top five, and they did it with only one table of two seated in the dining room. Literally, two people eating dinner and me standing at the bar placing a carry out order.

I stopped in to see if they had a chimichanga on their menu, which they did, and I ordered the chicken chimi. It came with refried beans and I ordered a side of rice, a small guacamole and a side of sour cream. To go. For my wife. She's Latina and had a taste for Mexican food tonight.

The kitchen cranked out the order pretty quick. They were dead, one table of two eating their dinner.

They brought me the screaming hot bag full of to-go containers and I was on my way.

When I got home, I was going to plate dinner for my wife and imagine my surprise when I opened everything up.

I would have called if they had their phone number on their ticket, but I don't see it. Not going to waste my time looking it up and calling the restaurant to complain.

30 bucks.

Yesterday was our anniversary but we didn't make it out to dinner because she was not feeling up to it.

But I told her tonight she was going to get her chimichanga.

Did I mention she was Latina?

Probably not going back to El Tarasco anytime soon. With or...

I have never in my life been so disappointed that I felt I had to leave a bad review but however there is a first time for everything. I would not recommend this place to anyone (Lehigh) I lived in Florida for 13 years and never had a bad experience at any Mexican place until we came back for a funeral and just got tired of ordering out. There was 1 table of customer's so the restaurant was pretty much empty. We ordered our appetizers, food and drinks. The waitress while not her fault about the food she didn't seem to know what was going on. When she asked how the food was she got an honest answer from all 4 of us the food was pretty much tasteless, the beer was watered down the hot wings and garlic wings which had to be asked for had not heat or taste and served after the entree's were and then we had to wait for silverware to even begin eating. Had to ask 2 times for refill on drinks which never came but by then we were done. The bill came to about 134.00 for 4 people. It didn't seem to matter that no one especially my son's girlfriend who is Mexican left 90% of the food right where it sat. No apology, no offer in anyway to reduce the bill we left still hungry but just went back...