El Taquito - Fort Lauderdale

Good location off the beach. Staff are friendly and helpful. Unfortunately not the place for breakfast. Pancakes came out cold. Waffles are not fresh and pre-packaged. Not really authentic Mexican, definitely a tourist Mexican spot.

It was okay. Prices for strawberry margarita was high. $12 for the small one. The food was nice and fresh. $32 for a pork burrito, Dos Equis Amber, and queso fundito.

I had the best mimosa EVER here at El Taquito. The tacos were authentic and the Mexican rice paired with the tacos was the best Mexican rice I ever had. I'll definitely visit again on the next visit.

Staff were polite and attentive but it could be because we were the only ones there when we walked in. More people soon followed. We Ordered the Pina Colada, Tequila Sunrise, shrimp tacos, shrimp fajitas and steak tacos. The food was well seasoned. I?m not normally a big vegetable eater but I definitely ate them all. They tasted so good. My meal came with a side of rice and beans but it was more of a bean purée than actual beans. However, it did taste good. The drinks were kind of big but also overpriced for the amount of alcohol in it. All in all, it was a 4 out of 5 as far as satisfaction for me. My only gripe was the automatic tip on the bill. You should stop this practice immediately and let your customers decide if tipping is warranted. Tipping is a customers choice if they?re satisfied with service and food. We were very satisfied but not everyone will have the same experience. I would recommend dining here but just be cautious before you tip because it?s probably already on your bill, so look it over carefully.

Just realizing we tipped the server twice. Have never seen a restaurant charge a tip on the bill for a party of two. Overall thought the food here was pretty good for Florida, not really known for their Mexican food. However, this restaurant is straight up shady. Of course charging a tip without notifying the customer?reason enough not to eat here, But that wasn?t my reason for writing this review. I had two long island ice teas with lunch (pictured below). It came in this HUGE glass and was nicely garnished but after drinking two I don?t feel it at all. After the first sip it was pretty clear they water down their drinks. I mentioned it to the server when ordering it but the second one came the same way. Mind you these drinks cost $20 each. So for these two reason you should skip this place and walk a little further down the street.