El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant

El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant sits in a suite on New Falls of Neuse Road in North Raleigh, serving the neighborhoods at the north end of the city. It is an easygoing Mexican restaurant where a table of people can settle in over dinner, the sort of place a neighborhood falls into a habit with.

You can eat in the dining room or call ahead and pick up an order on the way home. The room is casual, and the restaurant is set up to handle a quick collection as readily as a sit-down meal.

What to know

• The kitchen turns out sizzling fajitas and hand-rolled enchiladas.
• Fresh seafood dishes are on the menu as well.
• The house margaritas have a following of their own.
• Other El Tapatio restaurants are spread across North Carolina neighborhoods.