Zapata

slimdaddy 

on Citysearch

18 years ago

Will never eat there again! – Yesterday I ate at Zapata for lunch. The atmosphere was good and the place looked nice. However, while I was eating chips and dip, I bit into a staple - a very unpleasant experience. So I quietly let the waiter know that the mangled staple on the table came from their food. Without a word, he whisked it away. I like to approach situations like this in a non-demanding way, just to test the character of the organization. I'm not interested in sueing anyone or getting a free lunch. Having grown up ... read more

tigerfangeorgia 

on Citysearch

19 years ago

A Creative Mexican Restaurant! – The previous reviews are pretty accurate. You get really good and original dishes, at great prices, and the restuarant is in a 'strip mall'. But really it's a nice setting, the 'strip mall' is just a few shops, obviously recently built, hey there's a Starbucks right next door! I've been in the Atlanta suburbs for a few years now and this is the best Mexican restuarant I've been to by far, and it's no more expensive than the standard taco/fajita places. I had some stew dish with beef, cactus, ... read more

rviradia 

on Citysearch

19 years ago

Real Mexican food – The chips & salsa are great, and they offer real mexican fare, not your run of the mill choose a taco, burrito or fajitas with chicken or beef combo fare. Food is excellent, service is fast and courteous, highly recommended. 

davidiwilkinson 

on Citysearch

19 years ago

Finally, gourmet mexican at a good value! – I've been looking for a Mexican restaurant that provides a more interesting look at what I've read is a wonderfully vast quisine. Chips, taco's etc have gotten old and one dimentional. Zapata offers a truely unique selection of mexican dishes w/ great depth of flavor. After tasting Zapat's Chicken Enchiladas w/ Mole' Sauce I new I had finally found a truely great dish. It was spicey, but not overpoweringly hot and had just the right amount of sweetness. For dessert I had the flan w... read more

james_macke 

on Citysearch

19 years ago

The real stuff – Having worked in Mexico it is hard to find authentic Mexican food. The food brings back great memories. Of course, their knowledge of tequila is fantastic. So if you are willing to experience the "real thing", you must go to Zapata. And no, they did not pay me, in cash or tequila, to write this review. 

Contributor 

on Citysearch

19 years ago

Accessibly priced, authentic Mexican fare charms in a suburban strip mall. – The Scene Zapata's glass storefront gives way to a warm, sensuous room with vibrantly painted walls and evocative, jazzy artwork from the owner's private collection. The crowd is a mix of families, local office workers and urban food adventurers looking for new thrills. Servers are endearingly earnest and will walk you through unfamiliar terms on the menu. The Food The menu aspires to more traditional, genuine Mexican cuisine than most of its chips-... read more

freakerdude 

on Citysearch

20 years ago

ok but not worth any trip – Kessler likes Zapata and I did too after my first visit. I had Enchiladas Verde (chicken with green mole) and it was pretty good for $9. Second visit had the Snapper w/Mango Chipotle sauce and didn't much care for it even though the fish was cooked well. It was a small serving but cost only $11 or $12. Accompanying bland vegetables had NO seasoning what so ever. Third visit had Chicken Enchiladas w/brown mole. Their brown mole was way too sweet for me and had to scrape it off to finish it. It was ... read more

sweetheart 

on Citysearch

20 years ago

A mexican restaurant without chips??? – i was very disappointed that they don't serve chips before the meal. it's not expensive and it's a standard at every mexican restaurant i've ever been to. i couldn't really enjoy it when i found out we're not getting any snack. as for the food, it was pretty good, except for the fact that the portions are small but cost the same as the big ones somewhere else. i don't think i'm going there again. and i wouldn't recommend it. 

coliv77 

on Citysearch

20 years ago

True Mexican Gourmet – This was an excellent discovery thanks to Citysearch. Latin people will appreciate the true Mexican gourmet cooking as well as the friendly service and excellent live music. Fridays and Saturdays are filled with Live music with former frontman from the Venezuelan group Tempano. A MUST hear. Would benefit from being in a place for itself. Portions are not hughe, which is great for tasting different things and enjoying a good meal without regret.