Pepitos Mexican Restaurant

36112 Emerald Coast Pkwy, Destin
(850) 269-7788

Recent Reviews

Daniel

All of their meats are cooked in toxic seed oils with no other options.

Food: 2

Mary L.

Food was excellent! We will be back. Our server was very attentive and the manager came by to make sure we had a good experience. We ordered the mixed ceviche for an appetizer (it’s not on the appetizer list, and came out promptly). The chips were fresh and the ceviche was beautiful,delicious, and the portion was generous. I order the grilled fish tacos on corn tortillas. They crisped the corn tortillas up on the grill (a plus) and our food was hot when it came out. My husband ordered the whole grilled fish, and a tamale on the side. The fish was outstanding and the tamale was moist. You should definitely try this place out, you will want to return when in Destin! Thank you!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Ceviche, Fish, Chips and Salsa

T Weeks

3 star meal here. And that’s being generous. It was expensive and not worth the amount of food we received. The “big S” burrito saved our review because it was very flavorful, just really really lacking in the amount of meat for $27. Definitely a lot of rice and beans. The “wet burrito” should have been something off an $8.99 lunch special, not $14 dinner. There was so little there, the tortilla was almost flat on the plate. The cheese dip was good and thick. And we went during happy hour so the margaritas were 2 for 1, which were decent. A small was $9. Overall, this won’t be our go to Mexican dinner but wasn’t just terrible. The price for what you get just sucked.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Diane Hutcheson

Nohelia takes care of us every single time. We have been coming here from almost 5 years, there’s NO ONE better than her. She is attentive, she knows our order, she’s so personalable. Not only is food great but the service from her.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fish, Street Tacos, Carne Asada, Chips and Salsa, Chicken Fajitas, Carnitas

John Martinez

Nohelia was the best server in Destin. I highly recommend the margaritas, ceviche and steak. The service and the food was amazing I highly recommend eating at this restaurant

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Big S Burrito Supreme, Ceviche, Margarita Special, Burrito, Fish, Steak, Street Tacos, Carne Asada

Leo Rozin

We visited this restaurant for many years during our vacations in Destin. Always great experience, it’s even became better since our last time. And this time our waiter Diego was great. Loves his work and loves to please. We tried new items on menu and no regrets and of course margaritas as always the best.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

K

Service was alright, not the most attentive but they got the job done - varies on server of course.Food was pretty good but a bit spendy, tourist tax like most areas in Destin... One big marg and my dinner entree for about $33 after tax and tip.They were doing some construction but it still has a good atmosphere.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Joe Rzepka

We were visiting Destin for vacation and decided to have dinner here with the family on the last night of our visit. The fajitas I ordered were the best I ever had and the margaritas were excellent! I forget the name of our server but he did an awesome job interacting with our 6 year old daughter and 3 year old son as well.The dining area is a little bit cramped but it doesn’t take away too much from the overall feel of the restaurant.If we ever make a trip back to Destin, we’ll be sure to eat here again!Kid-friendliness: You could tell our server was comfortable around younger kids, taking time to talk with them and make them laugh and feel welcome.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Steak, Chips and Salsa, Chicken Fajitas

Bekah B

This was our first time here. The service was fantastic! The food was absolutely delicious and fresh. It was clean and our servers were very courteous and prompt. We will be going back the next time we are in Destin.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Ceviche, Street Tacos, Chips and Salsa

Viviana Mejia

Excellent place

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Matthew Jones

We went to Pepitos on Wednesday evening at around 7pm. It was not crowded at all. We were seated right away and brought chips and salsa right away. This was our third time to Pepitos…we came last year twice during our week-long stay in Destin…so you know we liked it!We ordered the Big “S” Burrito and a buy-one, get-one small house margarita. The first margarita took a minute to come out (unusual for an uncrowded Mexican restaraunt), but it was good. Our waitress was not super friendly but instead was direct and to-the-point.Our Burrito, which we have ordered before, came out, and after a few bites we realized it wasn’t hot around the edges of the plate, so we spent a few minutes cutting through the middle of the burrito, and it was warm, at best. Our waitress did come when we first got the burrito, so obviously we got everything we had ordered and were picking through the burrito. The second time she came, she could tell that we hadn’t really eaten any of it and she asked if everything was okay. We responded that it was just not hot…the flavor was good…but it was warm in the middle and cool everywhere else. She went to get the manager.The manager got to our table and asked what the problem was. We repeated our experience, and he told us that he walked passed us twice and asked how it was and that we said good. That didn’t happen. He may have walked passed us and we were picking at it, but that’s it. He then proceeded to demean us and tell us that it’s cool because of the lettuce and guacamole. We suggested that perhaps it sat at the window for a minute before being brought out. He said that wasn’t possible. We told him that with hot meat, hot beans, hot rice, hot cheese sauce, how peppers, and hot enchilada sauce, it should be steaming when we cut through the middle of the burrito. Either it sat there or the ingredients they used weren’t hot. He told us that the next time we order it, ask for the cold stuff on the side. Essentially, at first he was denying that anything was wrong and then spent the rest of the conversation justifying why it was cold.In the end, he took some money off the burrito and we went about our way. I don’t think we have that high of expectations especially for a not-busy, weeknight Mexican restaurant visit. We will definitely be trying a different establishment for our Mexican fix on future trips.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa

Felicia Dixon

Food was soooo good, Noheila was out waitress she was awesome!!! I had the seafood burritos plate, that sauce was delicious! My sister had the Big A burrito with a pound a chicken and steak! It was huge!! Meat was tender and well seasoned.Our drinks were on point! A very nice over all experience. Definitely a must next time we are in Destin! They do charge you more if you use your card instead of cash had to deduct a star for that.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Sam Hosokawa

Here on spring break and every restaurant was packed. We only waited 20 minutes and everything was really good. The menu is expansive and everything we ate, we enjoyed. Parents and 3 kids are all very pleased. Definitely give this place a try, you’ll enjoy it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Burrito, Chips and Salsa, Cheese Dip

Photographer K

Just say yes. To fresh food. My friends and family have probably had the entire menu from civeche, fajitas, bites, street tacos and more. Everyone is happy here.As a vegetarian this is my favorite place to order the black bean taco salad with chulula sauce drizzled all over ?I will have to take a picture one dayVegetarian options: For me I love the Taco salad and I substitute black beans instead of meat. The lettuce is always a fresh shiny green.Wheelchair accessibility: Depending on your height, there is standard tables in the middle and in the back. When the weather is nice the outdoor patio has open tables.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Big S Burrito Supreme, Ceviche, Margarita Special, Steak, Chimichanga, Taco Salad, Street Tacos, Salad, Chips and Salsa, Chicken Fajitas, Cheese Dip

Rich H.

Had dinner here tonight. Food and service superb. I had the seafood Fajita Platter, it was Awesome. My wife had a steak burrito, very good. Chips and salsa were very good. We got there early, around 4pm, by the time we left, it was jammed packed. We recommend!!

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