El Chaparral Mexican Restaurant

7849 W Taft St, Merrillville
(219) 472-0328

Recent Reviews

Bill Rosenbaum

Food was completely awesome, but the wait staff and checkout desk was completely unprofessional. No reason to wait for a pick up order more than almost 45 minutes!!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Pork Tacos

Jeffery Shurlow

Great shrimp

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Daniel Lopez

Out of the way spot, good food ,and giant margaritas.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Jonathan C.

The best place I would kill my pet rock to eat here kind and sweet place good food and

Mike Sterling

The best Mexican restaurant around!! Great service and great food!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tacos El Chaparral, Fajita Combination, Steak, Shrimp Tacos with Rice and Beans, Carnitas

Elena Vasilakis

My favorite place for Mexican food in the NW Indiana region!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Maithil Lakhia

Very authentic tasting food. Wide variety of selections on the menu. Very festive and inviting ambiance. Service was super friendly and very attentive.We had camarones a la diabla, a nicely and comfortably spicy shrimp in tomato sauce. Also had a cheese and spinach enchilada. Spinach one was a bit too salty but they quickly offered to make it right or take it off the bill which was nice. If in the area we will visit again.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chips Salsa

L. Nahay

We've eaten here twice and love it! The food is amazing, with a few items I've never encountered elsewhere. They have good vegetarian offerings and the staff have always been wonderful. New favorite place for real Mexican food!Vegetarian options: There are only 3 dinner options for vegetarians. I've ordered the molcajete both times I've eaten here and am more than satisfied. Flavor is perfect, and I can never finish with the quantity of food provided.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Molcajete, Quesadilla, Fried Ice Cream, Chips Salsa

Carnecia Whiteside

First time there and the food was delicious. I will definitely be returning.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Stephen Williams

I've been going here for awhile. Almost every time I come I'm a bit more impressed than the last time.They aren't stingy with the horchata here which I really appreciate.The food is always fresh and delicious.I hope this place stays this good forever!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Steak

Rich Strzyzewski

The food was good the prices were reasonable the wait staff was fantastic up and above they make you feel like you're part of their family I suggested anybody that's out that way you make a stop and to be well worth

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Shrimp Steak Fajitas, Tortillas, Steak, Shrimp Tacos with Rice and Beans, Chips Salsa, Rice and Beans

Devin Lopez

I absolutely love this hidden neighborhood spot!! They are awesome the food is awesome just try them out!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lindon Massey

The best in areaVegetarian options: Most menu items can be made vegetarian

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chips Salsa

Steve Espinoza

Food is okay. Service was good.

Sylvia Davis

I must say the food was good but the portion size on the enchilada plate was way too small for the price. The restaurant is beautifully decorated and I enjoyed the Mexican music. The reason for the two stars is this: After we were seated, I was looking at the margarita menu and thought it was odd that their menu doesn't have a description for the ingredients/recipes for the margaritas. Because of that, I asked the waiter what kind of tequila they use. He responds by saying it's a house tequila. Fair enough right? Not so. The margarita comes, I taste it and immediately thought something is off as it tasted like lemonade with ZERO tequila. A different waiter comes by our table, so I asked him if he can give me a shot of tequila so I can add it to my drink because it tasted weak with no tequila. He proceeds to tell me "ma'am, we don't have tequila." We put wine that tastes like tequila in our margaritas. I said "Are you SERIOUS?" When our original waiter came back by the table, I asked him about this wine that they put in their margaritas. It was only then that he explained that they don't have a liquor license so they can't serve tequila. So again, the reason for the two stars is I don't appreciate being lied to. A restaurant that advertises that they have Margaritas but are not fully transparent that the Margaritas don't have tequila in them is false advertisement. To make matters worse, they have the audacity to charge what you would pay for a premium margarita for a drink that is NOT A MARGARITA. My suggestion to this restaurant is to be TRANSPARENT and change your menu and call the drink what it is: WINE. Or call it a WINE BASED MARGARITA.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 3

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El Chaparral Mexican Restaurant

7849 W Taft St, Merrillville, IN 46410
(219) 472-0328