El Mariachi
Restaurant, Bar
2750 Nicollet Avenue S
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55408
612-871-3628
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vegetarian-friendly
$$ - average
Mexican
$$ - average
Mexican
Mexican restaurant and bar on Nicollet
This spacious Mexican restaurant has a full bar and lots of parking as it is in a strip mall on Nicollet. Vegetarians and vegans have to specify what they're looking for, but the food here is authentic and not overly Americanized.
- Large Group-Friendly
- Live Music
Added by conde.kedar on Dec 19 08 (updated Dec 20 08)
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Joey:
El Mariachi caters to Mexicans (most of the signage is in Spanish, as are the printed receipts) and accordingly has no labeled vegetarian food on the menu. You can have them construct a taco or tostada but it won't be anything you couldn't have done at home with lettuce, tomatoes and a tortilla. Avoid the beans and rice, as the former is cooked with lard and the latter with chicken broth.
Given their location on Nicollet, I'm surprised they don't even attempt to attract a more diverse crowd with vegetarian options or even a token "vegetarian" section on the menu with cheese enchiladas and avocado.
While they do serve free chips and salsa, I found the chips to be overly salty and the salsa was more like a thick marinara sauce, rather than a fresh and light pico de gallo with tomatoes, onions and herbs.
Come here for the bar and the music (which can get pretty loud, by the way). Their mixed drinks are tasty but quite expensive at $7-9 a piece. Better stick with a Corona next time.