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Sabor a Mexico
Category: Restaurants Mexican Mexican [Edit]
8410 Mukilteo SpeedwaySuite A
Mukilteo, WA 98275
(425) 710-9094
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
24 reviews for Sabor a Mexico
Review Highlights
"As well as their homemade guacamole and pico de gallo."
(in 5 reviews)
"...is always friendly and my chips and salsa never run low."
(in 6 reviews)
"The meat was very flavorful, salsa very tasty."
(in 3 reviews)
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24 reviews in English
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Review from Rachel J.
I think you really have to appreciate the history of Sabor a Mexico to really love it. The owner now used to work at the restaurant before it was Sabor a Mexico. A few little coincidences lined up and he got the opportunity to purchase the restaurant. It is now a family restaurant filled with love and pride.
We had just moved to Mukilteo and this little place was near by. Its in a small strip mall next to a gas station so I was a bit hesitant. When we entered there was a nice lady at the counter and we were sat promptly. That's when we met Reuben. We asked him to make us the margarita that he drinks. He said, "you will love our margarita." It was delish! Possibly the best I've ever had... and reasonable. The pico de gallo and the salsa were superb! They make it fresh and it tastes great. The food wasn't bad but the customer service was amazing. We have found our fav Mexican restaurant in the Muk. -
Review from Kelly K.
Pearland, TX
1/28/2012 1 Check-in Here
Very nice people running the place but the food is not good. Salsa is yuk, enchiladas yuk, no Chile con queso? That's just wrong.
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Review from Luis F.
Mukilteo, WA
9/20/2011 1 Check-in Here
Bleh! Not Tex-Mex, not Mexican. Not sure what it is...
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Review from Jessa T.
Pittsburgh, PA
9/28/2010
This place single-handedly wins the award for THE WORST meal I've had in recent memory.
Unfortunately, I remember it all too well. My friend and I were really excited to try a new place, and Sabor a Mexico looked promising. He got the Chorizo Burrito, I ordered the Arroz con Pollo.
I was shocked when I took the first bite. It was literally inedible. It was super sweet, drowning in oil. The flavors were horrifically terrible. It was like eating sludge. Nasty, sugary, sludge. I kept eating it, thinking each bite might be a little better than the last. Nope. And his burrito was super greasy. He couldn't finish it - and that's really saying something.
We didn't even want to let the server know because messing up 2 dishes doesn't signify a fluke. We didn't want to chance another terrible dish. We boxed up most of our food, and ended up tossing it. And we're not ones to waste food - if we paid for it, we'll eat mediocre food to the last bite. This was worse than mediocre. We just couldn't believe how bad it was: should we cry, or should we laugh?
I try not to judge a restaurant based on one experience, but I will never come back here. If anyone tries to make me, I will literally punch that person in the face and then skip happily across SR 526 to Taco Bell. -
Review from Liz K.
Edmonds, WA
You can't get better mexican in Mukilteo!! Rueben is so friendly and remembers my family year after year and always makes us want to come back!! I highly recommend the carne asada!! It is amazing! As well as their homemade guacamole and pico de gallo!! Try the Sangria too...its amazingness in a glass!! :)
1 Previous Review: Show all »
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10/8/2010
A family tradition! We have been loyal customers since it was Viva Mexico. The staff is amazing… Read more »
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Review from Bob K.
Mukilteo, WA
12/12/2010
This has been on my list for a while so I decided to give it a try on a take out order. First thing I noticed when I walked in was that I was greeted by a nice friendly smile. The place is well decorated (not cheesy) and clean.
I ordered the lunch special (chicken Colorado). They packaged it up tightly and included a nice big bag of chips and salsa. The meat was very flavorful, salsa very tasty...the only hiccup was the tortillas were all stuck together and very hard to peel apart. I do know it's hard to have flour tortillas to go though.
Prices seem very reasonable, service (my limited experience) was very good and food more than adequate. I will come back and sample their margaritas.
Good first impression! -
Review from Holly M.
Everett, WA
6/11/2010
The atmoshere upon entering is that of a fast food place (next to 7-11)
We sat down and ordered our drinks, mine was refilled throughout the meal. The salsa was vinegary and thin, not to my liking. They also bring out bean dip which was bland--the same beans that come with dinner. The pico de gallo was okay, but a little watery.
The wait staff was very friendly--he had us laughing and our food came out promptly. My companions's was hot and delicious according to her (she ordered the veggie burrito). I ordered a chicken enchilada w/ verde sauce and a beef chalupa. The chalupa was a snooze fest and was almost cold!--seriously Taco Bell's beef has more flavor. My chicken enchilada was passable in flavor but was room temperature and so were the rice and beans which were very bland which seems to be typical of every other mexican restaurant I've been to around the Everett area (except for La Cascada Acapulco--also in Mukilteo-by the ferry).
I wouldn't return, considering the other option just down the road.
All in all, food was okay, service was great. -
Review from Diane J.
4/4/2010
Having just moved back to the area after living in Austin Texas for a few years... Austin is home to the world's best Tex-Mex and some really great Interior Mexican food, we read the reviews for Sabor a Mexico with glee.
We were thrilled to see there might be a decent Mexican restaurant in the area, let alone just down the street from our new place.
We popped into Sabor a Mexico last night. We were immediately seated and served chips and salsa. To be honest, the salsa tasted like marinara sauce. Yuck! Although the pico de gallo was decent.
After tasting the yuck-o "salsa" we opted to only have beer and nachos and completely avoid the main dishes.
To their credit the nachos were good, but honestly not anything I couldn't do at home with some chips, cheese and a microwave.
I think we'll make the drive over to Taqueria Rinconsito in Everett, where we have dined in the past with much better results. -
Review from aimee z.
Lynnwood, WA
5/23/2011
It's OK. Maybe I ordered the wrong thing. My husband's dish looked good, although he didn't have much to say about it, which, knowing him, means it was OK. I ordered the huevos rancheros with chorizo and it was...gross. It was really greasy and oily. I actually can't believe I ate as much of it as I did - maybe I was starving. But everyone's plates around us looked good, so maybe just don't order that? The chorizo reminded me of...ground beef from Taco Bell. I would know, since I worked there for a year as a fresh 16 year old. And let me tell you, it's not a compliment to have your food resemble that of Taco Bell's! But I will give it another try some other time with another dish and update my review. Au revoir!
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Review from Stank J.
Mukilteo, WA
5/3/2007
Years ago in Mukilteo (in the 90's), there was a wonderful Mexican restaurant, right off the Mukilteo Speedway. Just about every payday, I'd go down there and enjoy Camerone's Mojo de Ajo... This was a big treat for me, as I was working my first job, and I love shrimp!
The amazing staff was always waiting with big smiles, asking if I wanted the usual!
I graduated from soda to Margaritas at that restaurant, Always great memories.... I moved away from the area in '97 and eventually one day I came back to visit an they were gone.
There was another restaurant in it's place, then another, and then a Chinese restaurant that was supposed to open, but did never did.
Finally a new Mexican restaurant opens, Sabor a Mexico! To my surprise, many of the old faces that I came of age seeing, were there, including my favorite waiter! (He even asked if I'd be having my usual! after 8 or 9 years!!!) They had re-opened!
This is a resturaunt with fabulous food, fabulous atmosphere, a fabulous staff, (that will put up with your terrible broken spanish) and great cocktails! This place is obviously invested in the community, and make our culinary scene a better.Listed in: Top Restaurants
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Review from Gavin N.
1/30/2008
I come here for lunch on occasion, and the food has typically been pretty good (I'm sure this is Americanized/Seattlized Mexican but I am an Asian from Guam..so what do I know?). Anyway it's good lunch gut bomb food. Decent prices. Service is usually pretty friendly and as long as my salsa, chips, and water don't go empty..i'm happy. My most recent take out was kind of weird though cus as I asked for extra Tortillas (like I normally do when I dine-in) this time they actually charged me extra for it...maybe they always did me a favor before but that kind of sucked. Lastly they asked me for corn or flour tortillas...I said corn, and I came back to work with flour. Anyway 3 stars, it's not a horrible place, it's not wonderful either, but a decent mexican joint for lunch.
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Review from Jay A.
Edmonds, WA
9/28/2011
i've been here 10 or more times, it's one of the best mexican food i have had the other is azte
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Review from Sarah G.
Fullerton, CA
7/6/2009
I grew up in Southern California, where they have excellent Mexican food. Since moving to Washington, Hubby and I hadn't found any Mexican places worth going to. That is until we tried Sabor a Mexico.
Our chips and salsa were constantly refilled, the prices were fairly low and the portions large. Oh! The best part? This place is owned by Mexican people!
This is the best Mexican food place I have tried since moving to Washington. Waaaaaay better than Azteca, bleh. -
Review from anthony c.
Everett, WA
9/10/2008
One of the better Washington Mexican food joints, the dishes are typical mexican entree's, not traditional mind you, but typical for American Mexican food.
The service is always friendly and my chips and salsa never run low. They do have good coupons too if you are hip on receiving coupons in the mail.
The prices are typical and will not give you the impression that you are overpaying.
I give them a solid 4 stars and am a repeat customer and will continue to patronize them with dolares . :_) -
Review from eric b.
Seattle, WA
8/12/2010
Service was very friendly and there were no issues with our special requests.
I thought it was rude of another reviewer to call the salsa "marinara" but I had to chuckle after my first taste. It did have a flavor of marinara with some jalapenos in it, however it was not bad. I would prefer to stick to the very tasty fresca instead.
The fajita taco salad was good but it was a bit lacking in meat and the onions and peppers were not cooked enough for my preference as they were still raw in places. The lettuce was piled high but there was more than what was needed as it was the dominant flavor. Cheese was more of a decoration and not really enough to get the flavor.
I would say the food is definitely not bad, but not good enough to come back for a second visit. -
Review from Angelica L.
Everett, WA
2/1/2011
The service is extraordinary and their food is very tasty! I usually get their Deluxe Burrito with chicken. I really like how their shredded chicken is really shredded, other mexican restaurants try to pass off chunks of chicken as "shredded". They put a lot of tomato sauce on top of the deluxe burrito which gives it a lot of flavor. Their carne asada is also really good, and their pico de gallo is amazing.
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Review from cameron d.
Seattle, WA
6/9/2011
When it comes to mexican food, i tend to be a little bit of a snob. The father of my friends, (josh, mark and chris Portillo) is an awesome cook. He is from torreon and likes to put his own spin on every dish that he makes. Having eaten many of his creations, when i go to a mexican restaurant i tend to be dissapointed. Knowing that this was a possibility, i went into this restaurant whithout any real expectations. This way, if it was horrible they would not have let me down.
When i arrived, the place was very busy and packed. The young lady at the reception desk was very nice and cordial and offered me a seat next to the window, like i asked. Also, the service and the food were both spot- on. I even saw the owner, waiting tables, greeting guest, bussing tables and replenishing drinks. Plus, one thing i noticed later that shocked me was that there was only two waiters for the whole restaurant. Yet, everyone was well taken care of. There had to be at least 50 or more people in this place too!
Special mention: the hostess and waiter, sebastian,were both great!!! So, if ever you are in the area, and in need of some great-tasting mexican food, please stop in. You will not be dissapointed.
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Review from John B.
Mukilteo, WA
6/2/2009
I have to disagree with the other reviews here....while the service is always fast and cheerful, I don't think I would rate the food as that great, just OK. If I come down this direction, I usually will decide to go all the way down to 2nd street (almost to the ferry terminal) to eat at La Cascada Acapulco, where the chips, salsa, and mole are much better, and worth the extra drive.
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Review from Honanana T.
Bellevue, WA
11/8/2008
I think I'm in love. Hands down, this is my new favorite mexican place even though I have to drive 20mins to get there. The food is delicious, the service is amazing, and my enchiladas come with crispy melted cheese. The servers are also super cute and ridiculously friendly. Get there. Now!
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Review from Sarah D.
7/27/2009
I have just been once but the food was pretty good. It was not write home to mama or craving good, but I would go there again kind of good. The service was meh. I was thirsty for a lot of my meal. Would I go there again? Sure, why not, but it isn't the top of my list.
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Review from Brad E.
Mukilteo, WA
3/29/2009
This is a surprisingly good mexican restaurant...especially for being in a stripmall.
They start you out with very good chips and salsa. My wife had the combo plate with chile rellenos, chile colorado, and chile verde. All were good. The chile colorado was the standout.
I had one of the mexican-style steak dishes...ok but not terrific.
Overall, I think this is one of the best mexican places I've eaten at since moving to Washington. I recommend. -
Review from Sarah K.
Lynnwood, WA
7/18/2009
Okay. Food doesn't blow me away. Very good staff. We've eaten here more than once. They have good coupons.
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Review from Kathy M.
Mukilteo, WA
6/17/2007
My husband calls this "the happy Mexican restaurant." ("Alegre!" I try to teach him.) Everyone on the service staff seems genuinely happy to see you. The mood is infectious! (Of course, the margaritas help, too.) The level of service is unparalleled from the moment you enter the door. Depending on how busy they are, the host/hostess may invite you to choose your table. As soon as you're seated, a team of wait staff swoops in to deliver your water, a basket of chips, and bowls of salsa, pico de gallo and bean dip. There are no booths here, only tables, so the staff has a clear view of everyone and what they're running low on. Water glasses are refilled before you have the chance to ask, and they'll inquire about your desire for more chips and salsa as well. The food is muy delicioso. This is our absolute favorite place to dine.
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Review from Melanie B.
San Jose, CA
10/30/2009
Great atmosphere! The staff was very friendly and the food was out fast. The food was very good and the portions were large. Prices were very reasonable. We'll be eating here a lot.
