El Zocalo Mexican Restaurant
(313) 841-3700
3400 Bagley St
Detroit,
MI
48216
42.3235
-83.0849
Neighborhood: Hubbard-Richard
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In Short
El Zocalo's Tex-Mex menu will be familiar to anyone who's cruised Mexicantown looking for the perfect margaritas, enchiladas, fajitas, chimichangas, chilaquiles, tacos, quesadillas and burritos. The menu includes tasty chiles rellenos (mild chiles stuffed with cheese or meat), which not all menus do on the Bagley strip. The best dish at El Zocalo are the fajitas. The sopapillas drizzled with honey and cinnamon are a must.
User Reviews
pjkwik
February 03, 2008
I have been going to El Zocalo for nearly 25 years! Yikes! In all that time, it has been an excellent dining experience. Whether I eat in or carry out, the food is excellent: the botanas, quesadillas, and the fajitas and exceptional. Everything on the menu is wonderful, however. And the food is always consistent. The salsa and chips are worth the drive. There is never a line, never a crowd. Alway friendly service and usually good, too. Unusual for an eatery over decades. And, it is inexpensive. With no alcohol, $20 for two. Even with a couple of drinks $30. Cannot beat that. I would highly recommend this as the best Mexican restaurant in Detroit; and one of the best overall restaurants.
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yappie
August 29, 2007
The other two reviews are shocking to me...maybe they are outdated? We went the other night and couldn't believe how terrible all of the food was. Although the service was friendly and excellent, there was nothing exceptional about the food, and most of it was very bad. We started out with margaritas. When they first came out I was horrified by the color - neon green! And they tasted as though they had used gatorade as their lime juice base. Margaritas are made with tequila, triple sec, and fresh lime juice. The only thing I could taste was a tad bit of tequila and gatorade. They were really, really gross and we couldn't finish them. Then the complimentary chips and salsa came out. Although the chips were fine, the two kinds of salsa weren't. One was mild and tasted exactly like canned tomatoes - NO heat, NO cilantro, NO lime, etc. The spicy one was more edible, but that's only because the heat covered the lack of any other flavor. Moreover, the heat seemed to come from cayenne pepper, not fresh jalapenos. After that, we almost walked out but the service was so friendly we decided to stick it out. Unfortunately, our main courses weren't much better. I ordered cheese chimichangas to play it safe, but the tortillas were hard and chewy, and the cheese wasn't that great, either. Dining partner ordered a Mexican sandwich which was basically tortillas covered in beans, rice, and the old Midwestern giveaway - loads and loads of cheese. We couldn't finish our main courses. Where was the fresh lime juice, the jalapenos, and the cilantro that gives *real* Mexican food its authentic flavor? I am *never* going back.
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Anonymous
August 31, 2005
EL ZOCALO MEXICAN RESTAURANT IS A NICE PLACE TO EAT MEXICAN FOOD. I LIKE THIS RESTAURANT BECAUSE THEY SERVE THE BEST ENCHILADAS , TACO AND FAJITAS. ALSO, THIS RESTAURANT HAS A BAR. THE STAFF IS WARM AND FRIENDLY. THE PRICES ARE FAIRLY REASONABLE. ONE CAN DINE IN OR CARRY OUT. I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND EL ZOCALO MEXICAN RESTAURANT TO MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
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