Michele Phillips
We were with a party of 20 and little kids. We had the best service and the most understanding people! I had the birrias tacos and they were wonderful!! All the food looked and tasted so yummy!
… moreSkyblue Chambers
This spot in Fort Smith, Arkansas has a cute vibe, but I probably won’t be back. While the experience wasn’t awful, my daughter and I were overlooked by our waitress, which really impacted our visit. Service can make or break a meal, and though the waitress was friendly at first, bringing us waters and then followed was chips with salsa, things went downhill from there. I ordered a margarita, a steak torta, and a kids’ burrito. The torta came with cold fries and little flavor & tough beef, though my daughter enjoyed her meal. It took about 30 minutes for our food to arrive, and when it did, the waitress mentioned making my margarita, but by then, I told her I didn’t want it anymore. The time it took for the food to come out was not the problem. She was polite but didn’t check on us again until I asked another server for our ticket. I’ve heard great things about this place, and the reviews are decent, but our experience just didn’t live up to the hype for me.
… moreRebecca Garrett
We were late ordering Christmas tamales but they saved us. Delicious as always! Cannot be happier with the food and the service! Amazing experience!
… moreIsaac Barnoskie
Add another favorite to the list. The borracho beans great! Some of the best I’ve had. The one cup serving came with the lunch fajitas. I must say I was expecting the lunch portion to be small, but it would have been plenty for two. Why spend the extra money for extra food when you could be adding on a margarita instead. And what fun! The rice came in a pyramid shape. It’s the little things that make the experience. The made from scratch tortillas and guacamole were good. The grilled onions were amazing though. Really good seasoning. The best thing about the lunch fajitas is that they separate the onions from the chicken. I usually eat veggie fajitas and my wife eats chicken fajitas. This makes sorting out a bit easier. We had another fantastic waiter. Still lovin’ this some El Zarape.
Year ago: Carlos and our waitress did and excellent job yesterday. Carlos’ was personable with us and the children, and our waitress was friendly as well. Chips were good. House salsa was okay. I prefer grilled salsa, but this was still good. Not too watery, sticks great to the chips. Ask for the hot salsa though. It’s green and has tomatillos in it for a little bit different flavor. If it’s too hot for you, just mix the two salsas together. The chicken fajitas for 2 was huge. It could have fed all four of us with leftovers to take home. If you have two mega hungry people though, this will do the trick. It comes with two full plates of rice, beans, guacamole, pico, and lettuce in addition to a shared plate of chicken fajitas. The tortillas were good, appearing to be made in house. The kids orders were large as well. No one’s going hungry at El Zarape. The cheese sauce on the kids bean burrito was really good, but it was the waffle fries with spices that were amazing. The extra touch was sending us away with another bag of chips and tub of salsa. It was all good, but my favorites were the guacamole and waffle fries. Nice interior decor, patio, and clean bathrooms. This is now our favorite Mexican restaurant in Fort Smith. Thank you El Zarape, Carlos, and waitress for a great experience.
… moreErin Mann
Food was great…huge portions for the fajitas, and fantastic taste. The tortillas were very tough and rather disappointing, but chips and salsa are delicious. Our service was subpar, to say the least. It was my first visit, and I am undecided about whether or not I will be back.
… moreJacob Logston
Food was amazing not only did it taste great but looked awesome atmosphere was great and welcoming the waiters were friendly and took very good care of us. The salsa is prob some of the best I’ve had.
… moreJ J
Tried this place today. Pretty darn good! Saw the last few bad reviews and my husband was like, “Let’s not.”……and I was like, “NOPE! looks delish let’s go!” Glad we did. $2 margaritas! What?!? Even though I thought I was getting one of the $2 margis… the waitress tricked me into an $11 one… but it was reeeeeealllly good! Hubs loved his $2 margaritas. Loved his food (carne asada w/ enchiladas and a side of refried beans which was huge), I got spinach chicken which was really good… would’ve loved me some mex rice and refried beans instead of the rice and beans served with the chicken, but it was still very good. I like to go out before the crowd arrives, so only like 3 groups of people were there= great service! very friendly. I’m so glad I discarded the bad reviews for the past few months! Please remember to give grace to the servers/cooks, they may be new, short handed, the pay prob sucks… be patient. Be kind. It’s a rough world these days, you never know the whole story. Overall it was Very good! We will be back… and deff gonna get me some $2 margis next time!!! Oh and loved the chips and salsa too!
… moreJessica Catlett
I’m moving up here from Texas and I think I have my favorite restaurant!! My husband got the Chile Colorado and I got the steak fajitas. Absolutely fantastic. We went about 2 on a sat and wasn’t too busy and the service has been fantastic! I’m glad to find some place that is this good!!! I will definitely be back!
… moreXaylie Kubick
Came here on a date with my man on the 1st of December, I don’t remember what I ordered but it was sooo good! We were the first ones there, mainly because I had a pregnancy craving needing to be fulfilled The staff were all super nice and they kept our drinks full. This is by far my favourite Mexican restaurant in town!
… moreCesar Ibarra
Amazing service!!!! And even better food.
Ask for Edwin he is an amazing person and very handsome as well.
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