Last night I decided to take my boyfriend to TapaTio’s Restaurante Mexicano on Memorial Boulevard. He had never been there before and I had not been in a long time so it was definitely time for some great Mexican food. I tend to forget about TapaTio’s, I think because of it’s location…Memorial Blvd. is not the best part of town so I typically don’t go that way, but for TapaTio’s I can make an exception.

They offer so many choices of Mexican appetizers, main dishes, drinks, and desserts. They have many different kinds of burritos, quesadillas, chimichangas, tacos, enchiladas, and much more that you would expect to find at an authentic Mexican restaurant. The prices are great too as there is something to fit every budget.

My boyfriend and I went for dinner around 5pm because we wanted to beat the rush of people that comes at the lunch and dinner hours. We were seated right away. Even at 5 o’clock there were still a few other people there, and by the time we had finished our meals the tables were starting to fill up. TapaTio’s has two dining rooms, one in the front that is smaller and then a main room that has probably 20 tables or so. Anyways, our waiter was great and came right away to take our drink orders (cokes for both of us). He was very polite and friendly, giving us as much time as we needed to look over their huge menu. I hate when servers keep coming back every two seconds to see if you are ready yet, so it was nice that he gave us time and we didn’t feel rushed. After we had our drinks, a different waiter brought out the complimentary chips and salsa. They have really good salsas at TapaTio’s, one is sweet and mild and the other has a real kick to it, both are delicious! The chips are yummy too, just like the kind you would be served in Mexico. They give you ALOT of chips and salsa, which is surprising since it’s free, but I doubt anyone complains!

It was hard to decide on what to order, everything sounded so good! We both ended up ordering the Burrito TapaTio. It’s a burrito with shredded beef, melted cheese on top and red sauce, served with lettuce tomato and sour cream. It doesn’t come with any sides, those are a la carte, but it was more than enough food to fill me up without the sides. It’s really cheap too, only $6.75 for a huge burrito. It looked so good when it came out, I almost forgot to take a picture of it. El burrito TapaTio es muy delicioso! My boyfriend and I loved it, especially with the red sauce which adds a nice flavor to it. The service was reallyfast too, only about 8 minutes after we ordered, our food was being brought out hot and ready to eat. Muy bien!

Even though I was pretty satisfied after my burrito, I couldn’t resist ordering their fried ice cream, especially since my boyfriend had never had it before. They have awesome fried ice cream at TapaTio’s. If you have never heard of fried ice cream, it’s ice cream with a caramelized shell on the outside of either oats or in this case corn flakes. At TapaTio’s it comes served in a big pastry shell with lots of whip cream, and strawberries on top, so good! My boyfriend who doesn’t usually have a big sweet tooth, loved it. It is definitely big enough to share with 2 people or more, and only costs $3.00.

In the end our bill came to $22.00 for 2 meals, 2 cokes, and dessert, not bad at all for a delicious dinner with excellent service! My boyfriend and I don’t usually go to sit-down restaurants because well, we are broke college students, but this was pretty cheap and for the amount of food you get, well worth it. I can’t wait to go back again and try one of the many other choices on the menu. For a nice lunch or dinner out, I highly recommend TapaTio’s Restuarante Mexicano.

There are two TapaTio’s locations, one on East Memorial Boulevard and one on South Florida Avenue.
The Memorial Blvd. location is open Tues-Thurs from 11am-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10:30pm and Sun from 10am-9pm.
The South Florida location is open Mon-Thurs 11am-10:30pm , Fri-Sat 11am-11:30pm and Sun 10am-10pm.

For more information and their menu click HERE