EL Zarape

We ate at El Zarape. It’s only a short 4 min drive from The Orleans. It is located off the strip in an industrial area. Plenty of parking in front. If your looking an authentic Mexican cuisine that’s not gonna break the bank you must stop at El Zarape. It is delicious and reminded me of my Nana’s cooking. We had the Chile relleno it came with rice and beans and tortillas. We also had a taco de Cameron and a taco de pescado and quesabirria it came with a cup of consumé all for under 25.00. They had two sauces one was a tomatillo based sauce that was very mild the other was an orange habanero sauce that had a lot of flavor. They were busy but offered prompt and very friendly service definitely a local favorite.

Tasty Mexican hole in the wall joint. Birria anything and soup/stews are great here! Takes credit card. $2.69 street tacos, $3.49 Quesabirria comes with meat juice to dip in. Working class everyday eats place. There's a tiny indoor enclosed patio for outdoor seating, and a small cozy indoor seat area. The sauces were okay. But food overall seems more clean or slow cooked than other places. I can handle the Birria taco here but I couldn't with Ay Jalisco. Even though everyone's fav birria is there which was too greasy for my stomach. Looking forward to trying other items like carne en su Jugo, or a combination platter without dairy.

All 100! Perfect for a hangover! Delicious food. No beer tho. Birria had good flavor and meat was cooked to perfection!

Excellent service! Quesabirria meal was my favorite but overall everything is good!! Ate breakfast 4 days in a row here while visiting Vegas.

Didn't see too many Mexican restaurants here but glad we found this place. Food was delicious. I had pozole , yummy and my daughter had the barria quesadilla, omg so good! I had to try a little. Staff was friendly and courteous.

Probably the mf best tacos ive had in a while n i was in Mexico last week outstanding the flavor is just like mama made it sadly i don't live her cause of if did they would know me by name until next time fire.

The best street taco I have ever had in Vegas. Strongly recommend the beef briria taco

My co worker and i just found this place, constantly on the search for good Mexican food. I am so happy we found this place. We have been eating there all week already!!! I don't need to post pictures, all the pictures on all the other reviews are 10000% accurate to what you will receive. The taste, texture, and speed is very consistent, regardless if They're busy at lunch or not. If you are looking for AUTHENTIC tacos (that's all I've ordered, so i will only speak on that) this is the place to go. DELICIOUS FOOD and very friendly staff!!

Food is delicious... must try! It's not in a trendy part of town but if you have a car, definitely check out this spot!

Hole in the wall or hidden gem?!? Tucked away off the strip in Las Vegas you can find this delicious Mexican restaurant. Small location, limited indoor and outdoor seating. Lots of parking outside but be mindful it's usually pretty busy so parking can get tricky. Literally looked like my mom, tias, or grandmother getting down in the kitchen. I ordered the chorizo burrito that comes with eggs and beans, I added potatoes for $1.00 more. The burrito was a decent size, it was one of those large tortillas stuffed with the goodness. The burrito was so delicious and worth every penny. I also ordered a bottle soda which I kinda regret cause it was almost half the price of the burrito, next time I'll go for a can soda. Not sure what the sauces were but since I don't eat spicy I tired the green sauce and LOVED it, it was very flavorful and not spicy at all. This place gets really busy but the staff works hard and fast so you don't wait long for your order/orders. If you're in the mood for a good breakfast burrito or Mexican food, stop by. SYOY Enjoy!

I usually get tacos, quesabirrias and stuff like that. I decided to get camarones a la diabla and I got way too disappointed, 18 dollars total for this small plate. Service is ok and ambiance ok as well.

Went to try it out and got some Ramen Birria along with tacos asada and carnitas. Added queso fresco to tacos. Ramen - delicious, lots of meat added and flavorful. I did add onions Cilantro and lemon along w their salsa. Tacos - were okay. The tortillas are not the best out their which affects the overall taste of the taco imo I would go back for the ramen but not tacos. I would want to check out other items t

Awesome This place is some of the best Mexican food in Las Vegas! If you haven't been here you are missing out.

Deliciosa comida Gran servicio del personal atentos Cada visita que hacemos a las vegas no nos perdemos de ir a este lugar

Amazing food! Tastes just like home in east LA, I wish they had tamales but the other food is great . The birria and the posole tasted like my mom's. The customer service is very friendly and helpful , We will be coming back for more to try other items.

After getting off the plane and picking up our rental car in Vegas we were in search for good Mexican food off the strip. Welcome to El Zarape, a hidden gem. Located in a residential strip mall of sorts, El Zarape was packed! Food: Spot on and delicious. With a variety of breakfast and lunch classics, El Zarape is homemade Mexican. We had a veggie quesadilla, tacos pastor, and a Quesobirria taco. All were packed with flavor and absolutely delicious. The servings are generous and the price is right! Ambience: Very little seating inside, much more spacious outdoors. We came around lunchtime and there were no seats outside. We picked a table outside and it was perfect. The ambiance is exactly what I would expect with classic Mexican decorations. Service: Excellent service. While you order at the counter there was an additional server taking our order while online to keep it moving. She was knowledgeable and make excellent recommendations. Absolutely recommend!

Pros: been coming here for years. Food consistently delicious and cheap. Plenty of parking. Accepts credit cards. Cons: service has definitely improved

El Zarape is exactly what you would expect from a small family run restaurant in Mexico. The food is wonderful. I stop here for breakfast. I order Machaca and eggs and it's incredibly satisfying and affordable. I love this place. Screw corporate America and franchise restaurants. This is the place

Coworker was craving quesabirria from this place. So a few of us decided to order and we ended up getting some quesabirria, california burrito, torta ahogada with carnitas, and birria ramen. Quesabirria - Very good. This was by far the best item we had. Good amount of filling and the consume was delicious. I would go back and order 10 of these. Highly recommend. California burrito - Too much fries and not enough meat. And the meat was on the dry side. I would avoid this item. Torta Ahogada - I have friends from Guadalajara and they introduced me to torta ahogada years ago. When I see it on the menu, I have to order it. When I went in to pick up the food, I did not see any Chivas or Guadalajara decorations on the walls anywhere. This was not a good sign. Sadly, my suspicions were true. The sandwich did not deliver. There was tons of meat, but the sauce had an overpowering cinnamon flavor. Would not recommend this item either. Birria Ramen - This dish was harder to judge. The broth was quite tasty and loaded with meat, but the noodles were a bit mushy. But it might be unfair to judge the noodles since we ordered our food to go and our office isn't super close to this restaurant. Maybe the noodles would have been perfect had we eaten it at the restaurant. Would try again. All in all, very mixed feelings. I would definitely go back for the quesabirria and only the quesabirria. Super friendly staff as well.

Delicious food. The birriahogada is phenomenal! All the other options were wonderful as well. Quick service and fairly priced.

I don't know what happened but I ordered a burrito last week and it was great and it was a nice size. Today I ordered 2 burritos and I had a lot of rice and beans with very little carne asada. Very disappointed!! Not very consistent!!!

I've been here a few times very little "hole in the wall" place but the food is good and the service as well the pozole has brought me back to life after one too many definitely will continue to come back

This little restaurant reminds me of being in a small town in Mexico. As soon as you walk in it smells soo good and I knew this place was about to be legit!! The food came out super quick and the ladies working are so nice!

Another great Mexican restaurant. Hole in the wall, cozy, very casual and takes credit card. Birria anything seems good. Menudo was delicious too! Breakfast shop that closes at 3pm. Located in the center area of the property plaza plot or 2nd patio down the parking lot (next to Smile Asian Taste). Everything over had its own oily parts but wasn't greasy = better quality, or slower cooking time. What to get? Seems to be known for their breakfast options: Birra (meat of choice for street tacos and more), soups (menudo, pozole, carne en su jugo), fresh tortillas (chilaquiles). Reviews showing shrimp and certain burritos are not specialty/not to order. According to reviewers, it's authentic, Grandparent's cooking, straight outta MX, lots of reviews in Spanish, and closes early = Great signs this place will be delicious. And it was! At the end of my review, I collected item suggestions I found from other Yelp reviewers. I plan to try them in my future visits. Our Visit: Friday 9amish and the place had a good amount and variety of customers, from construction crew, office corporate dressed water to multiple customers ordering large amounts pre-ordered. I'm a street taco and menudo (cow's stomach soup) type of gal (because I'm unable to eat dairy, beans, or too fatty/oily items). - SO got Quesabirria $3.49. Came with a side of meat juices to dip it in. He loved it. He wants to try their burrito next time. - I got the Birria street taco $2.69, and Menudo $11.99. Menudo (soup) came with either flour or corn tortillas (not handmade tortillas), diced onions, cilantro, and lime. The menudo was less greasy than other places. I love stomach, intestines, inners but it was funky here. And no, not all inners is funky in taste/smell, depends on either butcher or preparation. But adding lime really offsets that. I'll try other things before ordering this again, but most likely will come back to menudo since that's my go-to Mexican soup. There's indoor semi-enclosed shaded seating and indoor seating. It's a small joint. The table comes with spices, salt and then given 2 sauces (green and red) when seated. The sauces were okay. Secret Menu is a list of modern items...stuff mixed with hot Cheeto or ramen. ---- Props to these reviewers to suck me into a drooling yelp tunnel vision research on my phone. I originally wanted to find reviews by locals, but tourist reviews helped too since it's become a must visit each time when visiting Vegas. Notes: + Victor P. when in town, the musts are Menudo and Chilaquiles (fried corn tortilla pieces, cooked in salsa, sprinkled cheese) and eaten with eggs as breakfast. + Freddy A. seemed to have visited a few times. Birra (stew goat meat) tacos is best thing. Carnitas not good. With curiousity of what other places he likes as a local...Ay Jalisco Mexican Grill (Henderson) popped up next to this review. Shows this is his fav birra taco place/better than review here at El Zarape. Others also reviewing Ay Jalisco Grill as their fav for birra tacos too but seems like there the only item good there? (We tried El Zarape before this place and it's my SO's fav birria taco joint too!). + Brittany P. with menudo experience from Mexico? Raved about the menudo. (Other reviews on their soups -- menudo and pozole). + Jennifer A. says this dish reminds her of her grandpa's cooking. Carne En Su Jugo "meat cooked in its own juices"...beef soup/stew with bacon and beans. My next order will be Carne En Su Jugo, then Combination plate next time after that. SO wants to try a burrito. I'm hoping to get my SO or a friend to try the Chilaquiles at some point for me.

Food is great! I don't speak Spanish so I have to either point to my order or look up really quick the number item in Spanish but they are always so kind and patient as I figure it out. Such good food, cannot stress enough. The ppl are so friendly and I wish I found this place earlier

Pros: Don't tell my Nana but this place cooks better than her, and that's saying a lot! Authentic flavors and lots of menu items to choose from. Good prices, and welcoming customer service. Cons: Vegas is not home! Now back to LA where it can be a hit or miss in finding good Mexican food. The irony!! Boooo.

Loved, loved, loved this place! The ladies in there are doing everything with love. The green salsa for the tacos was the best, and I'm usually a red salsa girl. Stop by here is your in Vegas. Support hole in the walls!

Fantastic! We had a variety of tacos, a torta, gucamole, and lots of salsa. It was all delicious! Will be back again. One thing to know is that while the address is on Arville, you want to turn in the parking lot on Hacienda.

My first time here and I've been trying to come out here at try the food, I can tell you this much, you will not be disappointed. The tacos are amazing, the tortas are wonderful and huge and the menudo is awesome. I really enjoyed it. It was worth the wait. The tripas tacos are the bomb. The place is pretty clean. I highly recommend them.

Quesobirria tacos are delicious! Service is great and fast. We'll definitely be back next time we're in Vegas!

First time visiting this place. Prices are reasonable. Service was excellent. Food was really good and was prepared quickly. They have nice outside seating for guests as well. Will be coming back!

Very good Birria tacos at this place. They were very moist and flavorful. I also had the AL Pastor tacos, which were also good, but missing my pinnaples. I'll definitely hit this place again. The people were very friendly and the food can out quick

I woke up this morning in the mood for birria tacos for breakfast. I love to eat everything for breakfast other than breakfast food lol. Everything I searched was either closed until 11a or on the other side of town. When I saw that this place opens early everyday I dragged my husband out of bed to drive us here. Was not disappointed. Right on the outskirts of the strip, it's truly a hidden gem. Parking lot is a bit small and shared with other businesses so be careful where you park. The inside has maybe a handful of tables but there's more seating on the outside. We got lucky and came around 10:30ish - not too many people. But when it hit around 11, the line was out the door and it got crammed inside pretty fast. Menu is huuuge. They also have a whiteboard with some specials. My mind of course was just set on anything birria. I ordered the birria ramen and the quesabirria meal (4 tacos, consommé + drink). You know when they serve the birria ramen in an extra large styrofoam cup instead of a bowl, it's legit and it's going to be bomb. It was loaded, like REALLY LOADED with meat. The broth was 4/5 but when I added their red hot sauce it made it a 5/5 lol. So yes ask for hot sauce! The quesabirria tacos were 3.5/5, not the best I've ever had but still delicious. The consommé was flavorful and again I added the red hot sauce for a nice kick. I ordered with my eyes and only finished one taco and small portion of the ramen, be forewarned you will fall into a heavy food coma. My hubby ordered 6 different tacos which I didn't get to taste, but he also inhaled them all so it must have been good. They had a huge selection of meat. He ordered, lengua, cabeza, carne asada, Al pastor, birria, and tripa. My husband LOVES cabeza but not many Mexican restaurants serve it, at least not the ones by our side of town. Finding this place was gold. The workers were very friendly as well, checked up on us a few times before it got crazy busy. We will be back for sure.

The workers here are incompetent. I asked for my eggs over medium and this is what they brought. Not only did they make a mistake, but they also get mad when you bring it up to them.

In town for a trade show and got tired of the over priced food on the strip. Good reviews got me to stop by for breakfast on my way to the airport. Best decision I made all week. They had a great breakfast menu and their lunch menu is available early too. I got a pork chilie verde plate with a side of over easy eggs. It was a full meal, served hot and tasted great. House made fresh red & green salsas were great too. Chile Verde PlateOnly has 6 small tables but there is a large covered eatery area outside. While I was there I saw lots of people coming in for the breakfast burritos to go.

Thank you for your great service and tasting food here! Been here a couple when I'm on vacation from cali to Vegas

I found this place on yelp looking for some authentic Mexican food in Vegas , I now come here every time I come to Vegas , feels like your eating home cooked Mexican food , the owners are nice people too

QuesaBirria Tacos Touched my Soul! Small little Hidden Spot with lots of Great menu Items. Very homemade

Came to this place because of the high ratings, however very disappointed with food. Service was great and friendly. Ordered the chicken tacos and chicken burrito and the chicken was so over cooked and dry that we could've been eating chicharones. We didn't even finish our food since the chicken was hard to chew. Sadly, a one and done for us.

3.6 star The queso birria is the way to go at this hole in the wall Mexican place that's off the strip in Vegas. Ultimately I left here satisfied, they have solid queso birria but not the best of the best either. I would probably try some other Mexican places if I feel the need next time I'm in Vegas. The place seemed to be filled (Indoor & Outdoor) by local Hispanics- which would suggest it's amazing. But for me it's just a little above average. If you come here and try their queso birria you probably won't be disappointed but there's better out there. Happy eating!

The food is amazing I always get a torta cubana just delicious there customer service is amazing always asking if you need anything else

Just ok. Went with my spouse who is Mexican from Mexico. We are in Mexico at least two months each year to visit family. Ordered Chilaquiles, red. Both of us ordered the same thing. Totally disappointed! Not sure if they used a chili sauce, but definitely not fresh tomato sauce. Way too much cumin or some kind of spice that completely over powered it. No obvious use of anything else to make the sauce extra yummy or fresh. Honestly, it was not all that edible and I would never order it again. I also did not like the tortilla chips which were practically souped into the sauce, not crunchy at all. The other thing that my spouse noticed is that we both ordered over medium eggs, and one of the orders came with over hard eggs. I chose to take that plate but we have never had this happen to us before with such a meal and my spouse found it strange that they would not go back and cook it properly and just serve it this way, when the yolk, when liquid, is part of makes a meal so good. I did not like that. The Chilaquiles meal itself: Only 1 star. The refried beans were delicious. That was somewhat of a saving grace. Otherwise, the meal was an absolute disappointment and failure for both of us. We would never want to order it again and we do not plan on going back, as if this is the base that they are using for their tomato sauce, it's just awful! The service is very friendly and the prices are more than reasonable. That is a positive. It is a very small hole in the wall restaurant and there is no bathroom inside the restaurant. One likely has to walk around the building outside to get to a bathroom, which we were not able to see.

BOMB! HUGE BURRITOS, and no, they're not all rice like other Mexican food places. I was pleasantly surprised, and so were my co worker's. This is a do over for sure.

Exactly the meal you are looking for, as good and fresh as it looks, gem not far, West, from the strip. Best value? Yes absolutely wins the world cup for best value. Fresh fresh.

It's a little hole in the wall, my co worker suggested. It was busy and the staff was friendly and quickly taking orders to keep a flow in the kitchen and keep the wait time down. I had a carne asada taco plate. It was all tasty. I really liked the green salsa it has a slight lime flavor that compliments the tacos very well. The red salad is also tasty.

My favorite spot to come to for delicious Mexican food! The food is always full of flavor and great price.

Been coming here for years love this place a little pricey but great food! I don't mind stopping every once in awhile for my lunch break.

On Saturday June, 26th we decided to order some Menudo. We found el Zarape restaurant which was the closest place near us. We order 3 menudos and 4 quezatacos. The tacos and consome were delicious... too bad we only had ordered 1 each. We all were grossed out by the texture, taste and look of the menudo. Every piece of meat had lumps/chunks of fat hanging from it. We love menudo and it's a regular breakfast for us, we travel alot. We've had menudo in many different states, cities in the US and also in different places in Mexico. Menudo never has fat hanging from it because it is cleaned before being cooked. Apparently it is not cleaned here. We threw all of it away. Never going back to this restaurant. If you decide to give this restaurant a chance. The quezatacos de birria are delicious. Don't order menudo.

Everytime I'm in Las Vegas I make it a must to visit El Zarape. Very good breakfast dishes and breakfast Burritos. The rest of their food items are delicious!! The owner and his family are great people. Give this restaurant a visit you will love it!! Thank-you El Zarape!!

Food 5/5 Atmosphere 5/5 Cleanliness 4/5 Customer service 4/5 Speed 5/5 Price 5/5 Outdoor seating? Yes Wheelchair access? Yes Restrooms? Unsure This is a small local Mexican restaurant located off the strip in Vegas and I am soooooo happy we decided to get food here! Their veggie burrito was so delicious, I didn't even get to take a photo before I started eating. Compared to other places in the area, the prices here are fantastic. They have a large selection of food- all which looked amazing. We also ordered some chips and salsa and it was delicious. We went really early in the morning so it wasn't busy at all- it actually looked like it was closed. But once you go in, there's a lot of staff working and prepping food. Not a big place so we got our food to go. Still, great experience. Highly recommend!

My wife and I found this gem about 2 years ago, and we make sure we stop at least once every time we are in Las Vegas. Their food it's exceptional everything that we have tried has been delicious. Our favorite plates are chilaquiles and menudo which they have every day. Lately we have had the quesabirria tacos and just like everything else they are delicious. We always look forward to eat here when we are in town. recommended!!!!

Sorry no pictures this time. Been past El Zarape multiple time and decided today to have a work meeting here. The food was hot and fresh. Made to order. We order tacos , chips and salsa, and a California burrito. Everything was delicious absolutely delicious. I suggest an early lunch if you come as there is limited seating and it fills up quickly.

Amazing, amazing, amazing.... oh did I say amazing yet? Found this place looking for a quick bite before I drove back to cali and came across El Zarape on Yelp. Reviews is one thing so I had to try it myself. Birria is very very good, the burritos could be a bit bigger but the flavors are on point. My favorite thing is definitely the Quesabirria but you can't go wrong with the classic tacos. It gets pretty busy there so expect a small wait but it's worth it. I've stopped by on two other occasions and this may be my new go to when I leave from a Vegas weekend.

Good food. Fast service. Small place to sit inside and out. Kinda feels like your in mamis kitchen back home.

It doesn't look like much from the outside, but the food and service here are excellent! Try the Carne Asada and Al Pastor Tacos!

Based on my experience, El Zarape Mexican restaurant provides an average taco experience. While the tacos were okay, they didn't particularly stand out. However, I did enjoy their menudo, which was quite good. Overall, if you're seeking satisfying menudo, El Zarape may be worth a visit.

I tried the menudo early this rainy morning and it was perfect. The flavors were so good reminded me of my childhood Sunday's when we would eat menudo growing up. The service was great... very attentive. The staff look busy in the kitchen and you know they are hard at work because the aromas flow from the kitchen.

I love this place! Birria is their speciality -- served nearly a dozen ways, it is very flavorful. The birria with cheese is the best. Ramen birria, was so delicious as well. The noodle was cooked perfectly, but the birria by itself is all you need. Just a short drive from the Strip, this unassuming place is worth a visit if looking for truly authentic Mexican tastes in Vegas.