Tepalcates

Hannah Waldorf

2 months ago

★★★★★

insane quality of food, sooo good. employees are so nice and even offered us free samples of their drinks and all were delicious. music is a vibe, i could hang there all day. 10/10 experience

Olivia Gomez

2 months ago

★★★★★

Best Mexican place on the northside! Every salsa was unique and delicious. We had handmade chips with fresh guac. Steak and al pastor tacos, and horchata and I'll definitely be back to try something new next time.

Ryan Wantland

Edited 3 months ago

★★★★★

EDIT: My card was charged several dollars more than I tipped. NOT COOL. You better believe this charge was disputed. Awful service on a Saturday night. We were very excited to try Tepalcates after hearing such positive praise about it. Unfortunately the complete lack of service made it a poor experience. After placing our order at the counter, we sat and proceeded to wait over an hour for our tacos. During this time, we watched every table turn over at least once and several turn over twice. About 45 minutes after ordering, one of the servers came and asked us what our order was. They were clearly disorganized in the kitchen. When the owner finally brought our food, he (nor anyone else) ever acknowledged how long it took. No “sorry it took so long” or anything of the sorts. When heading back to the register to pay, the cashier didn’t even tell me the amount I owed before telling me to tap my card. I had to ask, and she didn’t once show an itemized receipt. Also $5+ for a taco is pretty pricey for Mexican style when the tortillas aren’t made in house or anything else overly special. There were a few other service oddities like being the only group/couple not to be offered a juice sample. Not a big deal but it was noticeable while we waited. I’m not sure if Roscoe Village is simply devoid of good Mexican food, but I’d hard pass on Tepalcates if given the chance again.