El Marisquero

Best Mexican Restaurant in Modesto Ask for A Chavela doble and a MariscadaChefs and waiters are very nice.Fast service Clean restroomsOpen salsa bar

Shrimp and octopus cocktail didn't disappoint at all. The tomato sauce was a tasty kinda-thick flavor foundation for all the seafood. $20ish after taxTo go order came with plenty of hot sauce and crackers.Their fresh salsa was decently spicy too.

Ok friends... here is the ride. The Good:Nope, nothing. Not one thing to report here! Not even the service. The Bad:It's the food. It's bad. It's so spicy and the flavors are so old/off, you can't eat it. The flavors are waaaaay off!The Birria was so fatty and the goat flavor was ... oh my cheeses.... I understand the flavor of goat, I've had it many times, but lawd! It's like it sat out for a few days before the cooking process began. The beans were off with a strong baking soda flavor. The rice was the only edible thing. Fish taco. It was a lettuce/Pico de gallo taco with a strong fish flavor. There was a small strip of fish that... well let's just say you could taste the bottom of the river. Hard pass. The Texas taco was supposed to be homemade chorizo. It was actually ok. That's all I have to say about that. The Ugly: Ok the Wet burrito. I ordered shrimp for the meat choice. It showed up about 20-30 minutes after everything else. I cut it in half ready to see the shrimp. As you see in the photo, I was highly disappointed. There was probably 5-10 shrimp chopped up and scattered throughout. The green sauce was so super spicy, after about five bites you couldn't taste anything anymore. And let's not talk about later that evening ... oh no no no.The service... we walked in and tried to find anyone who worked there. After 10 minutes, we just sat down at the closest table. Another 20 minutes before someone asked if we wanted drinks. Yes, it was just like that. No, hello welcome, no communication of any kind, just chips dropped on the table and "what do you want to drink". When I said water, no ice please, it wasn't what they wanted to hear. It's natural to ask questions about the menu and food for a first time visit. We did tell her it was our first time there. When asked how the birria was, even the server said "I don't like it". HA should of took the hint, but nooooo. Hubby still wants to try it. We finished, and found someone for the check instead of waiting forever. The total was $40.99. So hubby went to pay. I overheard him saying, you need to fix this. I turned around and found out she had picked up someone else's ticket, even after hubby handed her ours, and charged our card over $75! How do you mess that up? He handed you our ticket! It was refunded, hasn't hit the bank yet though. Then they rerun the card without apology and even charged a 3% service fee.This place is a HARD PASS. One and done! Not recommended. On my list of the lowest 3 in Turlock!

I've passed this business countless times and finally decided to try it. I was not disappointed! Nice portions and the food was very delicious. We'll be back to try more! The location itself is nothing to look at but the food was very worth it. Would recommend to any Mexican seafood lover. The micheladas are also worth a try. Served in a tall mug with shrimp garnish.

We have been back twice since my first review (this alone explains an extra star).Service- great!Crispy tacos- excellentChili rellano- better than goodA side of beans so that I have a reason to order the Fabi Laois homemade tortillas!!Beer was ice cold!

100 Stars We have been going to this restaurant over ten years. The best Mexican food, drinks and customer service. No matter how busy they areThe atmosphere is amazing! Couples, Families with their children. Celebrating a special day or just catching up with old friends. Thank you for all your hospitality

Delicious food! First time trying this restaurant out and we are happy we did. Food was authentic and flavorful. I'll tried many Mexican restaurants and this is definitely on top of my favorites list. We're not from Turlock and Yelp helped us make our decision.

Good food. Better than most so called mexican food.. but the more popular it gets the service starts to dwendle.. they need to greet the customers and seat them.. otherwise still go there for real authentic food..

Yummy food very delicious!Prices are great too, good from Sunday lunch. Will definitely come again

We're regulars. The food is always perfect. It's the perfect family restaurant but us adults went there for the drinks. It's casual with a family atmosphere. We always have great friendly service. We had the pleasure of meeting a server we have never met. Her name is Andrea. She made our night memorable . She had the best stories and amazing sense of humor.