(512) 477-7689
1702 Lavaca St
Austin,
TX
78701
30.2796
-97.7413
Neighborhood: Downtown
What People Are Saying About El Mercado Restaurant
The Editor
Contributor
Citysearch
In Short – El Mercado stands out with its comfortable, relaxed scenery and kid-friendly attitude. Brightly colored balloons for the kids, festively painted decor and tasty margaritas for Mom or Dad--it's a match made in Tex-Mex heaven. Cheese is well-represented; in fact, the only non-cheese items on the kids menu are the breakfast items. Fussy kids who won't go for anything even remotely connected to foreign cuisine can always get the Elmer cheeseburger with fries.
05/13/09
Mediocre but cheap
by bc3
If you're looking for Tex-Mex, go to Maudie's, Vivo's or even Serrano's. Cheese enchiladas are not well-cooked (I like my cheese melted, thank you very much).
- Pros: cheap, quick, decent hot sauce
- Cons: bland - like real Mexico Mexican food
11/20/08
Blanks for dinner
by rebewo
Okay, so apparently citysearch will not allow to me write a review containing a certain word, (which I find disturbing because I would want to know what I'm about to tell you) so I'll just leave that word to be "blank". Just know that "blank" is code for a certain insect that is disgusting, you get the raid when you see it, they were here before us and they'll probably out live us all. Ok, here goes my original post : this place is ok. I went once and got a a chicken plate of some sorts, felt like I could have made it myself, the sauce was meh. They have really good salsa I hear. But the best thing they have are blanks. Yea, that's right, blanks. My parents were eating lunch, LUNCH, not dinner, so it was the middle of the day in a well lit restaurant, and two baby blanks proceeded to walk across the very table they were eating at. I know stuff like this exists everywhere, back there in the kitchen, but at least it's out of sight, out of mind, and you don't have to look at it while your eating. Baby blanks strolling across your dinner table midway through your meal? Ew. Salsa's good though.
- Pros: salsa
- Cons: blanks
07/11/02
Mighty Colorful
by TrueDz
Whenever I visit Austin I always make time to visit one of the many locations to this moderately priced restaurant. Not only is the food fresh and one of the BEST Mexican feists in town, the service is also warm and friendly. The interior is very family oriented and children are always welcomed. It's a peaceful, warm environment with great food that won't empty your wallet.
- Pros: Inexpensive, Family friendly, Delicious food
The Details on El Mercado Restaurant
Parking:
There is a parking lot in the back of the building.
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