El Tapatio

Great find right next to our hotel. The staff was very friendly and quick to accommodate. We had the nachos and fajitas for two which were both delicious. Great post biking food. Three TVs in bar area for sports watching. Ice cold beer yay! They have a two for one happy hour on Mexican beers 2−5pm.

Driving through we stopped in for lunch a little pricey but when we got our servings i see why one plate can feed two. We were told on weekends they only serve dinner portions. I had the chicken taco salad it was pretty good. My mother thad the pork shank in mole sauce we both enjoyed our meal but of course could not finish.

This place was amazing. We had the Tapatio Flaming for two. It was one of the best dishes I have had in a long time. I’m pretty picky as a customer and this place got 5 stars. The dish was delicious. The shrimp was wrapped in bacon, the steak and chicken was seasoned with something that was both flavorful and with a little heat. The portion was large. Definitely want to try this place if you like Mexican at all. the sangria had a bold punch as well. Delicious. Patio was nice as well. beautiful night.

On the road and looking for a non fast food lunch? We discovered a gem!
Excellent service, authentic freshly prepared Mexican food and for a good price!
And as an added bonus, in addition to the traditional meats (chicken, pork, and beef) they offered tripitas AND buche (pig stomach) tacos. Perfectly cooked served on corn tortillas with refried beans which we as good as homemade! y husband had a chicken enchilada with avocado and sour cream, beans and rice… muy rico!
Our waiter provided excellent service and brought extra salsa and cabbage salad to accompany this delicious lunch.
Stop by ! You won’t be disappointed !

Will definitely be back! Service was great along with the food and drinks. A little pricey, but you get what you pay for I guess. Loved the red sauce on the shredded beef burrito.

We saw a 4 star review at this place and we got excited for good Mexican food!
Granted we are from Los Angeles and we are accustomed to having authentic Mexican food, we were very disappointed.
The good:
The interior is decorated really cute. See pic.
The staff was very friendly and checked up on us often.
The cabbage and salsa served at the beginning was good.
The food:
I ordered «7 mares soup» which is the soup of 7 seas which is pretty much a seafood soup. The soup had buts and pieces of scallop and shrimp that looked like it came straight out of a frozen seafood bag from the Asian grocery stores and bits of corn and green beans from a bag. The soup did include a decent king crab leg and larger plump shrimp but overall not good.
My husband ordered the «Tapatio Special» which had grilled chicken, carne asada, and bacon wrapped shrimp with rice and beans. The food was salty and dry. Overall disappointing.
Drinks:
We got two micheladas with coronas which tasted like it came from a pre-​made mix.
Not worth $ 55.

Better than most, came here due to the reviews and we are glad we did. Very friendly staff, excellent food and huge portions.

Had high hopes for the extensive drink menu settled a margarita (can’t recall the name) made with grapefruit soda but requested Patron instead of house tequila. It was horrible. It came with diced oranges, lemons and limes in it with the rinds on. Kept sucking up seeds and the grapefruit soda just watered it down. Interesting addition to the usual salsa and chips was a jalapeño coleslaw, not sure what it was called but it was delicious. I had the chicken chimichanga mole. Again high hopes for the mole because I haven’t had it before, horrible disappointment again. Way too sweet and no spice to be detected per their description. Though it was a large helping. Teenage daughter had the diet tacos which she liked but the side salad was covered in cheese and came with no dressing, so it was basically a bowl of lettuce and cheese. The rancho beans were watery.

Excellent, Tacos El Carbon are super! I stop here every time I’m in Fruita. Also great cycling in Fruita as well, road and MTB!

The tampiquena just blew my socks off! Best I ever had. Jumbo margs and amazing service. My go to place in Fruita!

Such great food and service. Their margaritas are wonderful too! The employees are all so nice.

We stopped here on the way to Salt Lake City and couldn’t have been happier with our decision to eat here. The food was delicious! Especially the salsas and fajitas. The atmosphere was festive and clean. They played great music and the staff was extremely friendly and efficient. The whole experience more than made up for my mistake in missing the Grand Junction exit.

Awesome place. Great ambiance, great service, great food. I think this is the best Mexican restaurant in Colorado.

Best Mexican food I’ve had in a long time.
Excellent service. Huge Portions.
The cabbage slaw is to die for!!!
We tried the taquitos appetizer and 4 different types of tacos. All deliciously fresh and amazing! Wishing we had a place like this back home.
Five stars!!! Don’t miss this one!!!

I really enjoyed my food and I’ve had great Mexican food from various locations in northern and southern Mexico and all over California. Unfortunately, my buddy and I both hurled chunks after eating here. Cross contamination of some sort I’m assuming.
Food was good but not worth vomiting again afterwards.

Really worth the price. Food quantity & quality was good. The amount of rice served with dish was prefect.
We stopped at this place on way to Utah. A definitely go to place for folks who like Mexican food.
Ambience of this place was good. From pics put up in entrance looks like fav place for locals to celebrate their birthday.
If am here next time during my birthday would definitely celebrate it here.

Came here during the week early for lunch and was a welcome surprise considering all I saw. fast food chains. My dad and I were greeted promptly and although the waiter was not the most engaging guy around, he saw after everything we needed and brought ice tea as needed and chips and salsa, I had a seafood burrito and it had a very nice, interesting Chipotle-​like sauce around it (I think that is what it was). Imitation crab meat and shrimp inside. Also with some rice and beans and lettuce/​tomato, as well as an avocado slice. I think we got out of there for about $ 20+ or so for two meals and two drinks. There are a few locations of this place in Colorado and one in Arizona, so I’d go to one again if I’m in the area. It was tasty and had some good Mexican options

Don’t usually go to Mexican restaurants the closest I’ll get is Taco Bell and that’s not saying much.
Once inside the guy who brought us to our seats was very friendly so that made me feel really welcomed, I got the menu and was surprised at all the options. Not just a lot of plates to chose from but also a lot of drink options too that was nice to see, although some drinks I wish labeled the type of syrups and spirits used in it. Still looked super tasty although that night I stuck with a Pepsi
Our waitress brought is chips and salsa with cabbage. Usually I don’t like things like cole slaw or anything but whatever that side fish was was super tasty and so was the salsa.
Ordered the Tacos al Pastor and my oh my was the plate very large, probably could have shared it but oh well. Beans with cheese were amazing and I don’t like my beans whole I prefer them mushed up like that so it’s a plus. Rice was great and guacamole tasted fresh. The tacos were delicious, the meat was mixed with pineapple. I thought that was weird but the taste of the meat with the pineapple was amazingly good.
Overall I was stuffed and a bit sad I didn’t get to try the desserts but it was a great place. Food was excellent and didn’t take too long, staff was friendly and attentive and made us feel welcomed and the options were great too. Not to mention I did like the décor of the place. Thought it was cute how by the door they have pictures of customers on their birthdays who celebrated there.
Maybe one day I hope to come back and have enough room to try their desserts !

We’ve been thru Fruita six times this year … and ate at Wendy’s. DOH
Amazing food, great customer service, charming ambiance and good prices.
I had the Enchiladas Mole. I bet I dream about that mole tonight. It was THE BEST mole I’ve ever had at a restaurant.
My sister had the Enchiladas Suizos. We had agreed beforehand to trade one of each of our enchiladas. This would never have happened if I’d known how amazing the mole would be, but the Suizos was also really good.
I don’t know what my husband had– by the time I thought to offer to trade bites I’d finished my plate. I turned to apologize, which turned out to be unnecessary as he’d scarfed down his food as well.
I never eat restaurant beans, but some of the mole spilled over onto the beans, so… I accidentally got some beans in my mouth. …Where was the chalky taste and mortar like consistency? I tried another bite, and another, until the beans were gone. I would eat them on a boat, I would eat them with a goat. I would eat them on a train… lol… well, you get the idea. YUM. The rice was perfect too.
The salsa was delicious, but a bit hot for me. I probably would have eaten it, but I didn’t want to risk burning out even one taste bud before finishing the mole. lol
If you’re anywhere near Fruita, ever, DO NOT MISS this place.
Thank you Oscar for the wonderful hospitality and amazing food!

Decided to give them another try… This place has really gone when hill. The service is horrible. Tried to go there tonight for dessert, 6 minutes of waiting for drinks no server yet, came to the table next to us, ignored our table. The last time we were here, almost the same treatment, slow.
Won’t be back.