Restaurante El Mariachi
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Family-run Mexican that regulars say tastes just like Mexico — the tacos al pastor, cochinita, and birria lead the menu, and little extras like complimentary pickled onions to start and a shot of Cacique to finish set the tone. The guacamole and aguachile draw their own raves, and they'll happily make things vegetarian. Small room, Latin music, genuinely welcoming.
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450 metros al norte del Banco Nacional, Frente al súper Sinai, 21007, Provincia de Alajuela, La Fortuna, 21001, Costa Rica
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My wife and I went to El Mariachi for dinner. It’s a small, seemingly family-run restaurant with pleasant Latin music playing in the background, which creates a really nice atmosphere. The staff is friendly, welcoming, and they make sure you feel comfortable. While waiting, they offered us a small complimentary appetizer of pickled onions. We ordered all the tacos on the menu except the vegetarian ones, along with two micheladas. The service was excellent, and all the tacos were delicious — just like in Mexico — with a special mention for the Pastor, Cochinita, and Birria. To finish the meal, they even offered small shots of Cacique with a homemade preparation. I highly recommend this place to anyone looking for the authentic taste of Mexican cuisine.
We dined here for dinner and were relieved that they could make almost anything vegetarian. The food was served hot and was very flavorful, and each dish came with pico and black beans on the side. The pico was especially delicious. The vegetarian quesadillas were flavorful , but if you’re not a big cheese lover, be sure to ask them to go easy on the cheese. Everyone was happy with their meal, and everything was made to order and served fresh. Highly recommend this place—prices are reasonable and the portion sizes are decent.
THE BEST Mexican food I've ever had. Absolutely loved it. Stellar service and food. I would highly recommend the birria anything. They're also so awesome and allow you to do a mix of tacos - it comes with 4 so you can do all 4 the same or you can do 2 and 2. I got 2 birria and 2 al pastor. The al pastor tacos had such an excellent flavour and the birria tacos were perfect. Very authentic.
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