El Tapatio Dos Mexicanos Grill — Restaurant in Santa Ana

was there for my birthday a while back having dinner with someone and waiting on a couple friends,, 8pm at night my friend shows up and the front door has been locked and they are closed! I had told them i was expecting friends and they didn't bother to tell me they were closing soon and had already closed the kitchen so they wouldn't make more food for my two hungry guests.. i had even called earlier in the day to ask if i needed to make reservations at that time for my birthday with a bunch of guests.. your hours are terrible.. closing at 7pm every day except 8pm on fri and saturday.. which is why i dont come for dinner and havent been there for lunch in a long time... another thing they do here is instead of present u a bill, the server just comes to your table and tells u how much u owe and stands there waiting for you to pull out your money and give it to her right there.. very unprofessional style of service ..

the food is pretty good and inexpensive but there are a million other decent mexican restaraunts in santa...

(This review is for the location serving the area of The Huddle, located at 741 Baker St, Costa Mesa, CA 92626)

Polo, the cook and server, was beyond phenomenal in his ability to help provide amazing menu options! This was my first time and his recommentions for everyone in my group ultimately pleased everyone, including myself.

I can highly recommend the cabeza tacos as well as the pastor tacos. Also, the chicken quesadilla was the best I've had in a long time. Lastly but not least, the SANGRIA is OUT OF THIS WORLD in terms of how delicious it is as a refreshing drink.

If you are lucky enough to be in the right time and place to order here, you are in luck. You will not go wrong in your choice, and if in doubt for your order, ask Polo!

I believe the times for the location referenced above are: Monday-Wednesday:...

I feel bad it took this long to write a review for one of the finest Mexican restaurant. I've been coming back here for many years. There is one dish that distinguish this restaurant from the rest. It's family style carnitas. You haven't actually tasted the real carnitas until you tried this family style carnitas from Salmeron's El Tapatio. The amount of flavors that packed into that carnitas is truly amazing. For under $25, you will feed the whole family and pack some back for some more. Now that I mentioned it, I'm craving for some carnitas. Also try their agua frescas. I usually have very good experience with the waitresses. I highly recommend...