Los Mariachis Mexican Restaurant

My partner and I came in here around 6:40 PM tonight. We were told to seat ourselves and were given menus. We waited for 30 minutes as the lone waitress completely ignored us (and a few other tables as well). We only saw her a few times — she brought drinks for one couple who arrived after us and acted as though no one else existed. We left without even being served water. Very disappointing.

Pretty decent food. And the horchata actually tasted like the horchata, unlike the usual offering of sweet rice milk at other mexican establishments. Also considering how busy it was for lunch service was actually pretty good.
The reason for the mediocre rating is the mediocre food. The chorizo was the really the only meat that had flavor, and the tacos they served were one tiny single tortillas. I know typical tacos are served on smaller tacos but they were even smaller then the ones they served us for the chorizo con queso, and on top of that they only came with one tortilla per taco. Every where I have been tacos are always served on two, because everyone knows they tend to fall apart, and sure enough they did exactly that. Just seemed cheap to skimp on the tortillas.
We come here about once a year, hoping things have improved, but sadly not enough for us to return more often. Prices are too high for what they are offering. There are far too many other taco/​Mexican places around.

Mexican twice in 3 days — each location quite different to each other.
I have been to Los Mariachis about 4 times since moving to Calgary. All for dinner. Normally walk in for dinner and there may be 1 or 2 other tables but otherwise the restaurant is pretty quiet. Not sure if they may be busier for lunch. I also have no idea why they are so quiet. Now this isn’t the most amazing Mexican food you have ever eaten but they have big portions, fast service, and everything tastes pretty good.
This time around we shared a starter of avocado with shrimp. Both halves of the avocado on the plate with skewer of grilled shrimp on top — made a lovely change to cold shrimp. The avo was creamy and delightful with a tomato salsa. Really nice spin on the normal shrimp cocktail.
I had the fish tacos, which come 6 to a plate. They are the smaller tacos and are made of corn. The snapper was plentiful and lightly grilled with the thinnest coating. Comes with cilantro and some cabbage. The taco filling is minimal but they had plenty of fish pieces per taco. Would have liked a little more flavour from the taco but that may just be because I went with the mild sauce of the 2 that came with it. Was full after ½ so took the rest home and had them for breakfast the next day — fish was still moist and delicious.
My aunt had the trio — which was a burrito, cheese stuffed pepper, and chimichanga. All with their own sauces and refried beans. Beans were delicious. Sauce different enough from each other that tastes didn’t get lost. Pepper? Not really sure. She was halfway through and said she wasn’t sure she liked it. When I asked «the pepper?» her response was «oh is that what it is?». So really not sure I can blame them for her not paying attention to what came in the trio: D
Once again too full for dessert.
Really enjoy coming her. Will definitely be back again. This visit was expediated by them having a Groupon on, but definitely not the only reason we came back.

Went here on a Friday night and received rude service. Waitress & waiter had attitude for no apparent reason. Tried fooling us like many others by saying «would you like chips and salsa?» Said yes but then a minute later thought to ask if they charge because you never know. Well yup they do! They try charging you $ 10 without even mentioning it making it seem like its free which is so sneaky! Food was okay, nothing special. Before getting the bill we mentioned we had a groupon and showed it to waitress, she has a rude look on her face and said «okay your supposed to show us the Groupon before so I’ll get someone to talk to you about it» and stormed off. What difference does it make whether I show you the Groupon before or after my meal? Oh right, so you can cheap out on portion sizes of what we order and try and make more money off us!!! Will never go back. Still tipped almost 10% although I shouldn’t have because waiter/​owner ripped receipt stormed off and shook his head. DONT GO HERE!

Cute restraunt and ordered the combination appetizer which was delicious. For the main meal ordered los cuatro. Thought it would be a nice mix. When I dug in the dish was very sweet. It seems they put some sort of sweet crema all over and was not authentic at all. When I order Mexican food I am looking for a bite or good spices not something sweet unless it has been stated. A little pricey but not too different really from other restraunts.

I liked this Mexican food and thought the lunch menu was reasonably priced. I’m not sure how reasonably priced the dinner menu is though. I was expecting larger portions, and was a little disappointed when two of the things we ordered they did not have, but the taste of the food was pretty good.
The chille reyano and chimichanga were my two favorites. We ordered chips with salsa, pickles and guacamole for 10 bucks, lots of chips, little salsa and guacamole. Perhaps they should buy bigger appetizer dishes! My lunch companion said the chips were stale.
This restaurant is on McLeod Trail and has such a small hidden type sign it’s easy to miss. So you’ll have to Google map this one. I’d be excited to eat this food again. I will give it another shot. I love good Mexican food and think this place does a good job food wise but still think they have some room for improvement.

It’s always been pretty good more authentic then most in Calgary. .a bit of a tight squeeze for tables. .friendly. .one night on a weekend they had a Mexican lady singing was a nice change! We usually use our entertainment guide coupon great deal then plus drinks. .remember to tip on what bill would normally have been if you’re happy with food and service. .burritos very good

Very authentic food and atmosphere. Whenever I want a taste of Mexico I come here…
Oh my god this is so yummy…

Great food, authentic Mexican. Slightly over priced but big portions compensate for it.
Great service too. Try their chimichanga!!!

Went last night and found it quite good, nice presentation and atmosphere.
The burrito’s could have been a little spicier but on the whole, quite good.

This little hole in the wall has been in operation for about 11 years and even though it doesn’t seem to busy it’s awesome best Mexican food I have had I a long time. Awesome guacamole great salsas. The beans are a bit bland but still taste great.

A great place to have authentic Mexican food. I love their chips, guacamole and salsa is the freshest I’ve ever had.
A couple of things they can improve upon (and would’ve given them 5 stars in the process) would be their dining room. The air quality in their dining room is pretty bad. It’s usually pretty smokey or greasy smelling and hard to breathe (I have asthma). The dining room can also get a really good scrubbing as it looks like it hasn’t been cleaned thoroughly in awhile.
Food is what makes this place great. Their service is adequate and server was nice and friendly.

We came here for lunch, a bit later in the afternoon. The server was very nice, but a tad forgetful (we had to ask for water three times, but were given lots of extra napkins.)
I liked the prices, lunch cost us about $ 70, for four mains and four margaritas/​daquiris. The strawberry daiquiris were quite good, the lime was rather sweet. We were all quite full after our meals and the chips and salsa were so good we asked for more, and they happily obliged.
It’s a pretty tiny place, so I’m glad there was almost no one else in the restaurant while we were there, we would have been shoulder to shoulder with anyone else.
I would definitely go back.

We tried the combinacion mexicana (chips with guacamole, salsa, refried beans and pickled peppers with veggies. We also ordered cuatro which included chimichanga, burrito, enchilada and flauta. The refried beans was bland and needed more flavour, salsa was just ok, but the pickled veggies was good. The cuatro dish was decent but not something extraordinary for me to rave about. I’ve tried better Mexican dishes in Paloma and El Charrito.

Los Mariachis is VERY authentic.
Not like it is a «Mexican place» from a movie — but like an actual Mexican place, from the real life.
Totally feels like I am down there in South America, and not the most expensive part of it.
Portions were quite decent in size, but not at all impressive in quality. Authentic place, remember?
Service was friendly, and overall atmosphere was calm.
Not really something to recommend or rave about — but an ok place to check out if you something really authentic is exactly what you want.
At least they have their own parking. Though it’s quite tiny. Authentic, I am telling ya…

We were craving Mexican food and authentic Mexican at that so after shopping at Chinook we opted to go down the road a bit to Los Mariachis. We had 2 recommendations under our belt from friends that had been here before and we had been wanting to pop in here for months.
We walked in and had to seat ourselves, only one other couple were present in the restaurant. We had no idea that they closed at 10pm on a Sat night but the staff was gracious and welcomed us once seated. The place was cheerful, colourful and very Mexican themed! Supposedly there is a singer on weekends that goes around to the tables but we missed her tonight. I asked, but the place is simply too small for a Mariachi Band.
I asked some questions regarding the menu (which were sticky by the way — ew) and I stressed that I would love an authentic experience. The woman who served us is part owner, the wife of this family business and I thought that was just terrific. I was advised that all the staff were Mexican and that we would love the food, however –many of ingredients that they would use in Mexico for their cooking was absent in Canada so it could not be exactly replicated. Bummer. I noted that the prices were pretty steep but was willing to pay for good food that we could seemingly not just find anywhere.
To start we got a beer and I ordered the Sangria. It was pretty good! At $ 7 a glass and the drink being gone in 2.3 seconds due to its size and all the ice in it, I opted for a glass of red wine. This was pretty decent as well, Australian «Little Penguin». I had been hoping for a Spanish wine but oh well. I had been craving soft tacos so I ordered this dish with a side of sour cream. 6 soft tacos come on the plate but they are very small. (chorizo, shredded beef and steak) Still satisfying but not at all spicy (I should have asked for spicy). Hubby got the better meal of El Cuatro which consisted of 4 different types of enchilada type baked tacos covered in different sauces. The cilantro, onion and 2 salsas (green and red) on the side were wonderful additions but again, not hot enough for me! I love fresh cilantro.
The food had come out very quickly, I would say in under 10 minutes it all arrived at our table. All of a sudden while we were eating the music went off and the cooks were leaving out the side door! This was our indication that the place was shutting down. CRAP, I had not even touched my wine yet. So much for a relaxed, enjoyable experience! They could have at least left the tunes on!?? We finished quickly and paid the bill. Our server was so nice but she should make note of coming by mid-​meal to see how the guests are liking their food — she did not on this occasion. Nor were any glasses of water offered, we had to ask. Service was lacking a bit in this regard and it was almost too laid back, the service. I did not even get a glance of what this place had in terms of dessert ot after-​dinner drinks. Oh, by the way, when I had asked what the signature drink was, I was given the response of «Beer!» So if you are looking for a deelish margarita, you may be better off at the Keg. A shame!
The food was decent, my stomach is not really sure at this moment what I have done to it but I am hoping for the best.
I would return if others suggested it and wanted to come here but for the prices here and just OK fare, I would opt to try somewhere else in the area where restaurants are in abundance.

Expensive, small portion sizes… pretty much the opposite of every other Mexican restaurant i’ve ever been to.
We went for dinner tonight as we had a coupon from the Entertainment book. I had El Trio — one chile relleno, one «burrito,» and one chimichanga. I put the burrito in quotes, as the one they serve you is about the size of a soft taco from Taco Time, and i’m used to big burritos haha. This is a small plate of food, and I left the restaurant hungry. My dining companion had the Entomatadas, which seemed to like. She did note, however, that her portion size was small as well.
As I mentioned, we went because we had a $ 15 off Entertainment coupon, I don’t think I would ever go to Los Mariachis without a coupon. It’s just really overpriced for what you get, and Tu Tierra is located just up the hill on Heritage and Fairmount, and they have WAY better food at lower prices.
Tonight’s meal was a bit interesting, too, because they had a live mariachi singer who was BELTING out the tunes. Los Mariachis is a very small place, and it was a bit akward as this woman was literally singing as loud as she could. She would also walk around and attempt to engage the tables, but most people were trying to ignore her since they were trying to have a conversation. They really need to lose the singer woman.

I visited Los Mariachis for a friend’s going away trip. Fitting since she’s moving to Mexico. The food was very good and the live singer added a great touch. I did find it a little pricey which is the primary cause of my average rating. There is as good Mexican places all over the city for more affordable prices, but I digress. At any rate, if you find yourself craving pauthentic Mexican while you’re cruising down Macleod, pop in and you’ll be glad you did.
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Price high but food is good! Why is good Mexican food always cost so much? Oh well… it is worth it!
This place is a little gem tucked away on McLeod Trail. They are never busy and the food is always fresh and delicious. The Quatro platter is a great feast — you get 4 different things with rice and beans.
Stay away from the Margaritas though; the mix they use is poor. They come out a bright green and look scary. That much food coloring in a drink is a little creepy. So get a beer!

I got an entertainment coupon book for Christmas so occasionally I will try a random restaurant from there. I have been slightly disappointed in Mexican restaurants here in Calgary but I decided to give this one a chance.
Boy, am I glad, the gold and red curtains were all too incongruent with Mexican motiff but when I entered the restaurant I must admit with the mural, the tacky Mexican ceramic decorations and the Chivas and Americas Football poncho, I really did feel like I was in a restaurant in Guadalajara.
According to the owner there, his father owns a restaurant in Zapopan and they are trying to do the same dishes here as they do there. He explained all this while serving me a complementary tortilla chip basket with authentic Mexican salsa and another jalapeño pepper and carrot mix. I was über glad because this was a really good sign as both were pretty authentic tasting.
He then told me the cooks were both from Mexico, one from Mexico City and the other from Sinaloa, again a good sign. There are many ingredients he cannot get here, like Oaxaca or Requesón Cheese, so they have to substitute it with others. But he assured me that the mole here was the same, they do use the cacao chocolate from Oaxaca and he has cheeses like «queso de chipotle».
I ordered the Chimichangas and the Burritos, both lunch orders were huge and under $ 9. I couldn’t believe the pricing here, not bad. Dinner menu sees bigger portions and higher prices but both of my meals were delicious and I was very full.
The tacos that Mexicans actually eat are about 2 inches in width that are double layered then sprinkled with whatever topping you want, chicken or beef, pork or chorizo, then you have the choice to add onion, cilantro and salsa. The larger tacos you see being served here are actually Tex Mex and really are a huge bastardization of the Mexican taco.
Here at Los Mariachis they have tacitos the way they should be small, delicious and potent. I am elated; finally a Mexican restaurant that I can come and speak bad words in Spanish and eat a decent meal. K RICO!!!