Acapulco Mexican Restaurant Y Cantina

The food was old refrigerated I don’t like it at all. They have good service ppl there are very polite.

Went here last week.
On the outside, the building looks lonely, but once you step inside, you would want to regret not coming here. The walls have a very vibrant color and it’s big for a small restaurant.
Their food is really great. If you don’t want to wait very long at the restaurants the Promenade has, come here. It’s better than the place next door (Yes, I know what the name is.).

We want for the happy hour and our margaritas ended up only being $ 2/​each which was an incredible deal and they have a lot of flavors. There wasn’t a very large menu for happy hour but it was pretty inexpensive as well. I got the guac for $ 4.
Highly recommend sitting at the bar for happy hour at this venue!

This review is soley for the buffet. The $ 8.99 buffet is definitely worth the price. We came two days ago with co-​workers for lunch and they happen to offer $ 2 margaritas! They make fresh tortilla right in front of you. There’s roasted chicken, cheese enchiladas, beans, soups, fruits, and good salads. The spinach and mushroom salad is really good. Everything was good and fresh.

So it’s Mom’s Birthday and we decide to go to Acapulco because Mom, my Aunt and the wife like the Halibut, well we get there and they have changed the menu considerably since the last time we’ve eaten here and the Halibut is gone… so we have two coupons one for a free appetizer and one for a $ 3.49 entrée we tell the waiter that the entrée one is expired and he tells us that’s not a problem (this has always been the case in the past, the manager and this and other locations honored any of their coupons) and that if we want we can use both coupons, well another waiter comes buy and tells us that we can only use one, not a problem we choose to use the $ 3.49 entrée coupon.
The place is not busy and the only one that seems to be doing much of anything is our waiter all the other employees are just moving back and forth like animatronics at Disneyland on a track between two points and they don’t seem to be taking anything to or from tables while they move along their track.
So we order and our food arrives and it’s ok, nothing special but OK, the crispy tacos are premade shells and then the manager comes over leans over to whisper to my mother like she is trying to use a bad credit card or counterfeit cash that the coupon expired and he can’t take it, we tell him that other Acapulco’s we have been to and this one in the past have not cared about the expiration date but he won’t budge, well if we had known that we would have used the free appetizer coupon, but since we didn’t order and appetizer we can’t use the coupon…
It would have been nice if the manager had brought this up before we ordered because with the changed menu and the lack of what 3 of 5 (Halibut) in our party wanted for dinner we would have chosen a restaurant that wanted our business.
So the rating our waiter was very good and apologetic for his manager and the slow service which gives him 5 personal stars, — 4 stars for the manager and the lack or anyone else doing anything that appeared to be customer service related and the changed menu 1 star overall and we can find someplace else to eat and then to top it off, I get a coupon in my e-​mail for the $ 3.49 entrée last night while we were at the restaurant reminding me that there are only two day left to take advantage of the special price and all I have to do is print it out or show them on my smart phone, well since I don’t typically interrupt my dinner reading e-​mail I didn’t see it until I got home, another minus –5 personal stars for the manager. He is obviously in the wrong line of work.
There are too many other places to pick from and we will no longer patronize this Acapulco!

Came here for the Saturday brunch buffet. $ 8.95 and all you can eat tacos and much more. I didn’t wanna waste space on the beans/​rice Etc. I just came for the fresh made tortillas and al pastor. The tortillas really make the tacos.

Acapulco is one of my fav spots for lunch buffets. First off, their unlimited chips and salsa are phenomenal. Then I usually get some rice and top it off with their al pastor from the taco bar. They don’t always have it either. The chicken is flavorful too. As for their soup station, they usually have menudo, pozole and all the trimmings. Oh, and don’t forget their dessert section. Servers is always fantastic.
P. S. Try their champagne buffet too. P. P. S. Get tipsy!

I’m giving a rating of 3.5 stars, although i wish i could give this place 4 stars. To start off, I didn’t like how our server was no where to be found. It was a around 1pm on a saturday and it took forever to find him where he was. I didn’t even see any other servers on the floor. Where were they? My boyfriend and i wanted more water and salsa and it took us 15 minutes until i just went up to the host to ask. –_​_​_​_​–
Anyways i only came here to use my $ 13 birthday coupon which is great. I shared with my boyfriend and we decided to get a platter with a lot of different choices. It came with rice, beans, burritos, enchiladas, tacos, taquitos, tacos, and of course chips and salsa! Everything was good. Some were okay. But hey it’s almost basically free. Our bill came out to be only $ 3. (tip not included)
Make sure you sign up with their birthday club! I want to come here for happy hour soon ($ 2 Margaritas!)

I absolutely LOVE this restaurant! I go almost every Sunday for their Sunday Champagne Brunch, which is fantastic! The entire staff is so friendly and accommodating! The food is delicious as well as authentic Mexican. The manager Lupe is amazing! She never fails to come by every table and ask how things are and to just say hello! They need to clone her so she can work all of the shifts!
There was a person who complained earlier about them not having a healthier alternative to refried beans. He should have asked because they do serve pinto beans whole as well or you can ask for vegetables.
During the week you can go for an all you can eat lunch buffet for under $ 10! The food is ready, you serve yourself and then you can get back to work faster. The Pollo Pozole is fantastic!!!
I love their fajitas! The onion to bell pepper ratio is higher but I LOVE onions so it works for me. The chicken has the perfect amount of spices, the shrimp are always yummy and the steak practically melts in your mouth, it is that tender!
Try this restaurant. If there is something you don’t like simply tell them! I have never had a problem and like I said, I go there all the time! This is a restaurant where you can speak up about your food if you have a problem because they truly do care! Simply ask to speak to a manager if the waiter/​waitress can’t help you.
If you have a coupon to use, it will say in the smaller print at the bottom if you cannot use it for the brunch. Sign up for the e-​club and you will get even more coupons plus a really nice one for your birthday!!!

CSI TORRANCE
Incident: An extreme amount of food eaten
Date: 1÷24÷2012
Time: 11am-​1132am
Arriving at 1144am, I met with the manager. Said person, a male, was the first to be at the buffet, 4 seconds after the hour. Several employees witnessed said person pacing outside and looking at his watch prior to the restaurants opening at 11am. As soon as the door opened, said «Hello» he apparently bolted in and went straight to the large plates.
He went immediately for a large amount of carnitas yucatan, fresh tortillas, rice and beans, salsa verde, sweet plantains, and loaded up a full bowl of Pazole de Pollo (shredded chicken, hominy — add fresh cilantro, shredded cabbage, dried chili flakes, and oregano).
The staff at Acapulco had just cleaned/​shined/​buffed the place for the daily opening, and it was spotless. Said person ate nearly half of the buffet. The evidence appears very clear and untainted. As several eye witness employees stated, all items were just set and full into the buffet area. It would be easy to get some good prints.
I called for backup.
At 1147am: a nice couple showed up, and I was able to keep them away from the area of evidence. I convinced them to order from the menu instead of the large lunch buffet (just happened to have a coupon in my pocket that I received from a home mailer).
At 1151am: The scene was secure, and all was under control. But, while my back was turned interviewing the staff, literally a mob arrived (no, not Steve Buscemi & crew from Boardwalk Empire)…and headed right to the lunch buffet. It was impossible to stop. Both crime scene and evidence were disturbed.
At 1157am: Groans and mmmmm’s were heard coming from most everyone.
At 1203am: Officer Brooks, my backup arrived, and agreed that we take a full and detailed description of each item reportedly eaten by said person. It smelled and looked delicious.
At 1207pm: We ate and tasted reported items of said eater.
At 1215pm: I heard two songs in a row, mariachi versions of, «To dream the impossible dream», and «I’ve done it my way.» Beautiful.
At 1222pm: We concluded that said person has very good taste in selections. The carnitas yucatan and the pazole couldn’t be better, and the service was just terrific by a lovely, and smiley staff.
At 1242pm: I called HR, and suggested we hold the next staff function here. It’s great, and very reasonably priced at $ 8.99 for the lunch buffet. Officer Brooks and I concluded in our filed report — excellent.
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Happy Hour: great prices, lots of good appetizer selections, and super well-​priced drinks (margaritas…yay!)
. But, the tacos were some of the worst ones I’ve ever had!
— store bought taco shells? Yuck.

Do not be fooled by the three stars my hungry friends. This place is by far the most inexpensive, fresh tasting, comfort food having, healthiest eateries around. One word corn how do you salsa weaving chefs doit! That corn, lord have mercy that corn please give me your secret let me bathe in this ambrosia let me taste, sleep, live on this utopia of yellow, fluffy, flaky binding sweet concoction of corn. I seriously can replace my rice with this and I’m Asian I need my rice people. But slap my ancestors and call them Hispanic let me know your secret oh corn gods and goddesses.
Plan and simple guys come for the corn, stay for the tacos, make room for the chili verde, chill for the salad and the cilantro ceaser dressing, and by the mustache on Sanchez lips stay for the corn!