El Mariachi — Restaurant in Rockville

Absolutely delicious food and great service! There are items you can make that are not listen on the menu that they have on hand, but are listed online. As you are seated you are given a basket of thin corm tortilla chips and salsa.

The seafood enchilada was mouth watering and served with beans, rice, lettuce and tomato. The seafood sauce on top of the enchilada absolutely made the dish.

I also tried a seafood chimichanga which was a large flour tortilla stuffed with large scallop, shrimp, cheese and a little bit of rice. It was so good and since I loved the seafood sauce last time I put it on top of the chimichanga and of course I loved it even more! The scallops and shrimp were soft and succulent. The scallops were overly fishy making me wonder if it's real scallops.

The dish came with pinto beans with cheese on top, rice, sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo. The beans could have more flavor in my opinion. The sour cream is salted and peppered and mixed before coming to the table.

The carne asada was flavorful, the texture was amazing and not chewy at all and was cooked just as asked. I was very pleased. The carne asada was in a tasty marinade that was tasted all the way through. It came with a side of black beans, rice and guacamole.

This is one of my favorite spots for Tex-Mex, the prices are fair and the food is delcious! I...

Good food, but the not worth it for with the poor service even for takeout. Service was really crazy even just to pick up takeout. I spoke to three different people about getting my takeout order. The first said she would take care of it in a minute and then went to serve a table, get drinks, bring a receipt, and took some orders without ever getting back to me. The second person just said "oh" when I told them I needed to get a takeout order. Finally the third person told me to go all the way to the back to be able to pay and pick up my food. Their card reader wasn't working (my credit card has worked everywhere else since that and elsewhere that day) so I had to pay cash to be able to get my food and go. I have no issue with the fact that the waitress was busy and couldn't get my food - but don't say you're going to help with something when you can't or won't for whatever reason. Everyone who works in the restaurant should know where to direct someone when they come to get takeout. That should be mandatory as there was no reason it should have taken me 15 minutes to pick up food I ordered an...

Served salsa, chips, and water right away after being seated. Very attentive service. The House Specialties and the Fajitas are fantastic! The Margaritas are made very well - recommend ordering a half pitcher for 2-3 people.

The Musssels in Sherry Wine with Ginger and Garlic as an appetizer is fantastic. Ask for some bread to dip in the sauce (which they say that they don't serve, but sometimes come up with a few slices on a plate). We wish that it automatically came with some fresh baked bread with a nice crunchy crust and soft on the inside.

The "Carne Asada a la Mexicana" (grilled steak) is a large portion and extremely tender. Our out-of-town guests ordered it and said that it was the best they ever had!

Just wish that they would hang a short curtain or a valance across the top of the front window. The florescent lights above it outside (at night) are too bright and annoying for those seated facing the window. It would also create a more cozy atmosphere. Aside from that, the place is...