Zuzu’s Handmade Mexican Food

Went here for a lunch date. Can I just say that this place is great! It’s very clean, service was great, the food was very delicious and inexpensive. 2 taco platters for under 20. Shrimp tacos were the bomb dot com. Will definitely come again.

Tamales are good. Taco salad is good but adding avocado for $ 7.00 is outrageous when you only get two slices on the salad. Nice place for a fast meal.

I have to say this place has been open for quite some time now! They have decent tacos with fresh ingredients, and fresh chips with salsa. It honestly would not be my first pick in the sea of restaurants on Beltline but I think they have enough street cred to stick around a bit. It’s a tiny restaurant but there’s adequate seating and it’s a chill spot. I’ll have to make a trip back one day soon… will update my findings when I do!

Never tried this restaurant so we decided to stop in for dinner. Terrible mistake. Walked in and turned around and walked out. How disgusting to see the kitchen staff dumping tortilla chips from an uncovered dirty plastic trash can on the floor in to the food prep area. Don’t they know how much dirt will fall off the bottom of the trash can? Not a very good first impression for a restaurant. How does this place even pass food inspection?

A GREAT place for lunch! Everything is very fresh and not buried in sauces. Very nice & clean interior with choices of booths, tables or sitting at the bar to watch ESPN or The Food Channel. I love to get their green salsa from the salsa bar and mix in cilantro, jalapeños and diced onions. Awesome.
Don’t miss Taco Tuesday! $ 1.99 tacos all day.

The best place for quick Mexican in Addison. The staff is always very friendly and the food is great. Very glad I stumbled across them!

This place is the best … Tacos are the best and out of this world… Our office loves it.

I’m so sorry to have to give this review to such a beautiful little place! I loved the décor, layout and atmosphere, but, unfortunately the food doesn’t jive with the space it’s in. Let me start by reasoning with the fact that it’s called «handmade». How can that be so when it comes out in 2 minutes, isn’t hot or fresh tasting at all? I had the sour cream chicken enchiladas and they were very bland and tasted vinegary. I also got chips and queso, none of which tasted handmade.
I’ve never been to any other «Zuzu’s» before, so I have nothing to compare it to as far as that goes, but sad to say I won’t go back.

Arriving shortly before dinner and well after lunch can have its benefits but usually the draw backs are compelling overshadowing.
That wasn’t the case at this place. The beer was cold, the margaritas were tasty and strong and ten the food was superb.
Now, by no means will this food have you wake up hot & sweaty and yearning for more, but it’s good. The salsa bar is small but all three salsas have their own unique flavor. Unlike some places that have 15 colors of the same exact recipe.
The taco salads and the flan was definitely note worthy if not authentically Mexican.
Overall it’s a keeper and one we will be back to.

Solid Mexican food. The set up is similar to Chipotle, only they bring your food after you pay for it. I got brisket enchiladas and they were really good! I also got a frozen margarita and it was STRONG, just how I like it. Service was fast and the restaurant was very clean. I would visit again if I was in the area.

This restaurant is excellent. We got tacos and fajitas, and nachos with queso dip. And all of it was fantastic. Chicken well marinated and seasoned with spices very well. Brisket in tacos was delicious and super tender. The queso dip could have been drunk straight out of the bowl (but was not lol).
But those shrimp tacos were simply stellar!
Excellent ambiance, very friendly and attentive staff, spoke with the owner too, great people, and the food was first-​rate. We will definitely be coming back here.

Well I called back today to talk to the manager and it got worse. I got the owner! You would think that would be a good thing but it wasn’t! She did not want to give me her name and she yelled at me. I keep telling myself maybe that was her regular voice. I tried to tell her about my whole experience but she was not «hearing» it once I said «it taste like the queso came out of a can.» Every word I said she started talking/​yelling. She would not let me get a word out. She did offer me my money back, so I guess this gives her the one star she got from me.

Good tacos and service was fast. Recommend getting the fish tacos and I hear the ceviche tostada is really good but they were out the day I was there.

They renovated! It’s beautiful. The food as always is excellent. fresh and reasonably priced.

I love the fresh and flexible nature of this Mexican restaurant! I have a lot of food allergies and I am a vegan. Zuzu’s rocks! They customize my plate and I always leave with a box of left overs. :-) Can’t beet the fresh ingredients.

Been going to this location for 5 years now, Very glad to see the renovation, very sad that they changed the menu (which did not need tweaking).
The veggie combo they had was very good, miss it a lot. Have been here only twice since they renovated.
Their salsa’s are always great, tasty and fresh. Beans are well made. They are trying to be like other fast casual Mexican, I hope they don’t lose their originality.
Staff is great esp the ones they have had for the while. Newer staff not so much.

You know how some people will go to a place for years and only review them when they have a bad experience? This is the opposite, sort of. I’ve been going here for years and always thought of it as «ok», kind of utility food. Plus, the Giant loves it so I’ve always gone along. Today was the same kind of thing.
Except…hold on a sec… what IS this place? New front doors/​windows? Stained wood? Lovely exterior? Oh, and what is THIS? Modern, upgraded interior décor? Cool new menu? A bar? Molded metal ceiling, real brick and wood trim with all new seating?
Now, I will say that they do have some of the things I’ve always loved: the peach mango tea is nothing short of awesome, especially on a hot day, and their roasted corn salad is still yummy. Plus the grilled chicken dishes, marinated in ancho pepper sauce and smoky-​yummy is still there. But now there are more updated dishes such as green chile tacos and you-​call-​it taco plates, burritos and the like. And if you know to ask, they’ll still make you the grilled chicken pizza but it’s gotten a face lift with fresher dough and a delightful hint of smoke. The refried beans are from-​scratch, not from-​can and the flour tortillas for the tacos are grilled as well.
No more «meh» for me! I’ll be back, and willingly at that!

Amazing food, very fresh. I love that they offer grass fed beef! Owner is very friendly too:)

Green salsa is the eighth wonder of the world.
Try the fajita roll ups (comes with queso!), the spinach burrito, and the smothered chicken.
Ask for chips because they don’t come by default, but the salsa is fresh and awesome, and it’s what keeps me coming back after all these years…
I’m tempted to deduct a full star because they absolutely refuse to offer a reasonable sized container for your salsa. I’ve actually considered bringing one from home. Just give us a little bowl for God’s sake! Seriously.

Cheap and fast, but better than Taco Cabana or other such mexican fast food. The salsas are really good as is the sour cream sauce on the chicken enchiladas. I will say the tamales are tiny and kind of sad looking but my husband said they tasted good. This is a great place if you are not looking for table service or anything too fancy.