So good! Extremely worth coming here, and the portions are excellent sized. Well worth your money!!!! I’ll definitely be coming back :)
Just moved to the neighborhood and so glad to have a great Mexican restaurant! Family owned and great cozy atmosphere. Food was excellent and a great portion for the price. The house margarita and salsa were the best part! Will definitely be coming back.
Wonderful restaurant with great service. There are so many delicious dishes on the menu. My go to is the chicken mexicana. My boyfriend has tried about 10 items and has enjoyed them all. Large portions and a wonderful casual atmosphere. It feels like a California sit down Mexican restaurant.
I wish I knew about this spot 10 years ago!! So much of my life, wasted. Super bomb comida mexicana
This place has a amazingly friendly staff, the decor is wonderful and provides artistic and cultured comfortability. Food is well priced, large portioned, and delicious. If in the area would definitely recommend if your looking to sit and eat some great food out of the rain this is a amazing option. ( Also when I got the combo plate there are chips places to separate my tacos from the beans so they would not get soggy. This is a insane lvl of care for the customer).
I used to live right by this spot, and it was a staple for birthdays and any celebration for my friends and I. Being from Southern California I grew up with amazing Mexican food, and El Gallito always delivered delicious comfort food with large portions for a reasonable price. First place I’ll be going to eat when I’m back in town!
Great food, great service. Comfort food that reminds me of my childhood. Restaurants like these are a dime a dozen in Seattle nowadays. Support them.
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Everywhere I have ever lived I try to find a favorite Mexican place. This one is it for Seattle. Granted, I've been here only a little over half a year, and this place gets an immediate boost by being close to where I live. But it is truly wonderful, fulfilling pretty much every criterion I have for my favorite kind of Mexican food restaurant: delicious food, cheap prices, and reliably good (and again, cheap) margaritas. The chips are real, the salsa doesn't come from a jar, and I've never had a bad meal here. Note, this is NOT fancy food. My partner described it as "comfort food." I've had a lot of Mexican food in my life, in my home and across several states, and there are a lot of different kinds. Some come from specific regions of Mexico. Some are more faithful to a style which was developed in Mexico before the Spanish or before it evolved in the U.S. El Gallito is standard Mexican-American food. And it's great. Sure, it won't be everyone's favorite. If you like your Mexican food hipsterishly esoteric, healthified beyond recognition as Mexican food, or you have a lot of dietary restrictions, you cannot eat here. You won't care for it. But if you want delicious, genuine, unpretentious Mexican food in a nice atmosphere with friendly staff and possibly the cheapest margaritas you can find this close to Capitol Hill, give it a try.
Good value lunch specials; great food presentation served hot and fast
Simple and good. Great value, comfortable atmosphere off busy Madison, and friendly staff. Definitely returning.
So friendly and chill - the afternoon light coming through the windows, great place to chill
This place is amazing!!!!! The people were wonderful and the food was out of this world good. We are visiting from California and if this was near our neighborhood at home , we'd be going here regularly!
Came on a weekend. We had no expectations going in, but El Gallito turned out to be a charming place: low-key but good quality. Our server was fast and attentive, the food was fresh and good portioned. And the salsa! Excellent quality. Definitely a place on my list to return to in the near future.
Lovely food and atmosphere, very patient with my not being able to eat onions, a staple of mexican food. Definitely recommend!
I’m originally from south Texas and this place reminds me of home. Very unpretentious and low key, with a vast menu of Mexican faves. The location is far enough outside of Capitol Hill that it seems like only locals venture here. The refried beans were especially tasty, which was a nice surprise, because I am used to eating bland beans at many Mexican restaurants. Looking forward to returning.
Delicious food in Cap Hill! Boyfriend says it reminds him of family owned taquerias in Cali. I was excited for the chorizo con huevos :)
It's no parking could use a little updating inside, but the food is pretty scrumptious & the service great.
I love this place so much. The staff is always so friendly, the food is consistently delicious, and it's a restaurant that's not trying too hard which I appreciate. I like to come here for any occasion like a quick, affordable week night dinner or a birthday.
This is hands down the best Mexican restaurant in Seattle. It's both family owned and multi-generational and the food is delicious and I'm told that it's authentic. They are always generous with the chips and salsa and they include them with the take out items, don't forget to order the guacamole, you can thank me later. I've been going there for over 20 years and even way back then the friend who recommended said that the food was awesome. I recommend the picadillo and their chile rellenos are also delicious.
Best Mexican food in Seattle. Love their mole here!
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