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336-834-2200
Type: Mexican
Location: 4623 High Point Road #E, Greensboro, N.C.
Price Range: Most menu items under $15, many under $10
Hours: ???
Payment accepted: Cash, credit card
Overview: El Mariachi offers a wide variety of Mexican fare for breakfast, lunch and dinner. There is a full-service bar, daily specials, late-night karaoke and a live mariachi band on weekends.
Review by Zac Goldstein
Greensboro is home to many Mexican restaurants, but few distinguish themselves the way El Mariachi does. The menu, for instance, is far more expansive than you’ll find elsewhere and features all-day breakfast and lengua (beef tongue) as a taco filling. The quality varies – a generous portion of huevos con chorizo hit the spot, but authentic-style tongue tacos were surprisingly bland and one diner compared her meatball soup to a canned Campbell’s offering – though the variety is commendable. Go here enough times and you’re bound to find something you like.
For those who like theatricality with their food, the namesake band delivers with professionalism and poise. The mariachi combo takes requests and rotates from table to table, ensuring you won’t go deaf from an evening of sitting directly in front of the music.
Servers at El Mariachi are affable and knowledgeable about food and song alike and service on the whole is swift. One diner endured a short wait after part of her order was forgotten, but we were a large group. Pricing is plenty reasonable: a filling meal can be had for under $10, though seafood dishes and house specialties run higher.
With its festive atmosphere, good value and multitude of options, El Mariachi may offer the best all-around Mexican dining experience in Greensboro. El Azteca keeps the crown for best tacos in town, but if you’re looking for more than food, the High Point Road establishment is well worth your while.
7.75/10
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