El Tapatio Méxican Restaurant — Restaurant in Utica South Township

Food was undercooked, the ingredients are quality, was going to take it home to cook the food more over the stove, owner came by, said I didn't have to do that, restaurant sautéed my food more which I appreciated since I'm 8 weeks along, sauce on some of the food had too much barbecue though since I'm getting more sensitive to flavour's, I usually do like barbecue but would like a little less of please, it had a bark to it like a mesquite sauce, I know a lot of folks in the area love the sauce for me, it just packed quite the punch and I mean no offense. As I was packing up our food to go, I asked my son what he'd like for dessert to go, waiter was giving us a hard time, I had to ask for the bag for our food twice, when my son and I got home, there wasn't even whipped cream or a cherry for the dessert we ordered and the meal with my son was over $60 ;-; I feel jipped and ripped off Not impressed 😕 Other days the food and service is good but today it just...

We are in Yankton, a 3 hour drive to try new restaurants over the next few days..

Today we are trying El Tapatio Mexican restaurant.

We love the layout and atmosphere, very beautifully done, excellent usage of space with seating..

As we wait for our food, I'm noticing that portion size appears large..

The seem to have an extensive alcohol selection for those wanting adult beverages..

Appetizer.

Queso Fundido with chicken and flour tortillas. Very good, excellent flavor, chicken was perfect..

Entrees..

Burrito de carne asada with cheese sauce. Large portion, good flavor, the steak is tender and delicious..

Tamale.. Soft, moist, perfect...

Fajitas Mezquite My wife said she loves it.. It tried a bit, it has a good smokey flavor, the steak is tender, the chicken is good and the shrimp is delicious and large...

We both agree, this place is very nice, if it were closer to home, we would be regulars...

Also, hit the...

The food is always good and I understand being busy but every time I go there and tell them no guacamole and Pico or tell then that I can not have anything with cilantro I always find cilantro in my food. Everytime I consume cilantro it literally makes me sick after. Last time I was there they gave me pico after telling them I had an allergy. After telling them I can not have cilantro they took the plate back and transfered everything to another plate but left off some of the pico and guac off. Moving the sour cream there was a big glob of pico and guac hiding under it. It is disheartening and gives a message that they don't care about someone's food allergies or food sensitivity. I want to see them do better because it is my boyfriend's favorite place to go but I don't like worrying about the next time someone tries to feed...