La Tapatia Mexican Restaurant. — Restaurant in Saint Charles

I have a mixed review on this Mexican place. The food was okay, but for me it was a little bland and some of the flavors were not as expected. Our food came out and looked like it was sitting in the kitchen because the rice, beans and queso developed a skin. The chips were good. My favorite was the flan for dessert, it was delicious and made in-house. I was excited to see sopapilla on the dessert menu. I thought the entrees were a bit overpriced. The servers were very nice and friendly, our waitress told us about her favorites. Unfortunately they kept forgetting to bring us things like menus, drinks, to-go boxes. We ordered the queso dip. We asked for more chips when she brought the dip to the table, she took the basket of chips away from us and didn't come back for a while and our queso got cold. We ordered dessert and no one cleared the dinner dishes on the table so there was no room to eat the desserts. It wasn't very busy and only half the tables were occupied. It was very clean in the dining area and the restrooms. The bar area looked real nice, the place was decorated simply and the chairs are...

Save your money and eat somewhere that costs less for better food. Went in the week they opened, and was totally underwhelmed. Was looking forward to a new Mexican restaurant in the area, but probably won't be back. You'd think during their opening week they'd really want to make a good first impression, but the opposite happened. They just aren't competing with the local market. They charge more than the local alternatives, but there is no justification for them to charge more than El Maguey or El Agave when the food and service is worse than those places. The chips and salsa tasted awful, probably the worst chips and salsa in St. Charles. My server was more interested in standing behind the bar and chatting with coworkers than doing their job, and only came to the table to take our order, drop off our food, and drop off the check, and each time we had to wait several minutes for her. For half the price I could get a much better meal at El Maguey, or El Agave. This...

This restaurant was the best by far in St. Charles County! I would give 10 stars if I could! The servers were very friendly and professional. They were smiling and making recommendations and we ordered shortly afterwards. The food came out quickly and was hot and very flavorful! I ordered the Quesabirria tacos, corn and rice! The Quesabirria taco meat was moist and tender, the corn was delicious and the rice was extraordinarily made from a family recipe. The taste was like nothing Ive ever tasted in a Mexican restaurant! It was absolutely delicious! I placed an additional order just to take some home. The frozen margaritas are the best! They have several flavors and they actually pack a punch!

They're new to the are and has been operating for about 6 months now! I'm so excited they are in the area now! I plan to stop in more often! Just so you know their Happy hour is from 11am to 6pm Mon thru Sun so I'll have to try...