El Acapulco

El Acapulco isn't close to home, but every once in a while you want a different Mexican restaurant for dinner. Such is the case last Friday when we wanted a break from the several Mexican eateries close to home. A 20 minute drive to Preston Highway and there we were. We've been here several times before and have never been disappointed. On this particular Friday we were seated immediately and started perusing the menu. El Acapulco has a very sizable menu with vegetarian and meat-o-saurus options ad-infinitum. On previous visits I've had enchiladas of some sort and this time just. plain. tacos sounded good. My eyes spotted the Quesa-Tacos and I was intrigued. Melted cheese between corn tortillas, then filled with a protein and covered with cilantro and onion?!?!? SOUNDS SUPERB. My selections were birria, chorizo, and carne asada. More on that later. El Acapulco is much larger inside than it appears to be on the outside. I don't know what it was before it became El Acapulco, but it's huge! Open ceiling with exposed rafters give it a very open feel. There are a number of screen scattered around the with current news playing, and the background music isn't overwhelming. The staff is busy hustling, 100% of the time. It's always been clean and well-maintained. About ten minutes later our food arrived. I anxiously awaited my Quesa-Tacos and you can see by my photo that I was not disappointed! I've eaten a lot of tacos in a lot of restaurants, but these were, hands-down, some of the absolute best. The tortillas appeared to be slightly grilled on each side to melt the cheese between the layers...and It. Was. Amazeballs. When I was done I was kinda sad that they were gone. I was at once happy and sad. That doesn't happen too often. I'm the kind of person who finds one thing he REALLY likes at a restaurant and largely stays with it. I think the Quesa-Tacos and I are going to be come really good friends.

This place is IT folks. The cheese dip is second to none, and the establishment itself is so clean and well ventilated. I know that's a weird observation. The food is all delicious. I really enjoyed my fajitas!!

Normally a great place to eat. Always hot and delicious. This visit ordered fajita tacos. They were Luke warm and less than tasty. Had to ask for cheese and tomato which came at an additional cost. Don't mind a little extra cost if the meal and service are good. I'm hoping this was the exception rather than the new normal. Ate here many times in the past with no issues. So I'll chalk it up to a rare exception. I'll leave an updated review next time.

Best Mexican food in the area hands down. I went on a tour of the 3 restaurants in the vicinity over the past few weeks and I will never go anywhere but here. Fajita Nachos, Relleno Tamale, all amazing. Will be back.

The food is perfect. The servers serve well. It's a good atmosphere all around.