Merkado Mexican Grill & Bar -Frisco

8320 TX-121, Frisco - 75034
84 reviews
Mexican Tex-Mex
(972) 469-4800

The margaritas I thought were pricey for what you got. A small, skinny glass, filled to the top with large cubes of ice (good presentation) but, not worth the $14 for the spicy (not spicy) or the $10 for a regular. The staff are all fluent Spanish speakers so their accents are thick and with the ambient noise, difficult to understand. Our server had great energy and was very nice however, he would walk past our table craning his neck to check on us, go down two tables and do it again, and a again. It felt like we were being stalked. Thank God we finally finished and could leave. My dish was delicious and the only reason I’d go back.

Wanted to try out this place for the live music Fridays night. I called ahead of time and they serve dinner till 11:00 pm and shareables till midnight, which was perfect since we had date night planned for later in the evening. We showed up around 10:00 pm, no reservations and still accommodated. Music was already playing but to be honest it was way too loud for how early the night was. Could not talk even sitting right next to each other. If you just want a place to dance the night away, this will be the spot for you. We shared nachos for the night and stayed for a drink; food and cocktails was amazing! Probably won’t be back for music (too much of a club vibe) but dinner will always win me over and will be back for that!

Today, was my first time visiting this restaurant. It wasn’t the most pleasant experience. The waiter was ok; not very vigilant. I don’t think he was very attentive. I had to ask for a refill and my order was incorrect. The manager took two dollars off my tab! My food wasn’t seasoned and I feel that my experience should have been much better than what I received. I wouldn’t recommend this place!

Fui esta noche con unas amigas y nos encantó el lugar. Música en vivo y con DJ el ambiente es amigable y muy tranquilo. La comida ? muy rica exelente servicio. Volveremos ?

I try to give every restaurant I eat at the benefit of the doubt, and I hardly ever give one star reviews for local places. This was a horrible experience.First coming in the restaurant it had a horrible overwhelming stench of sewage. They tried to cover it up with air sprays and candles but it didn’t work - I get it I’ve worked for service years ago and sometimes “crap happens “ but this added with everything else was just too much.I ordered the carne asada and the “meat” was like a spam steak. It definitely wasnt real steak and had a horrible texture and flavor. The worse part is it’s $32 for this!My wife got the tacos Al pastor and they had an odd taste and we’re not good at all. Definitely nothing like any other taco Al pastor I’ve ever had.The waitress hardly ever came back , and when she did she poured water in my sprite- yet the restaurant was empty and we were her only table.The tostadas were not good at all either.Lastly they seat you around everyone else, a whole restaurant open and yet the four of us eating were all next to each other in the middle of the restaurant which made for an odd vibe and atmosphere.The good was - the chichironnes, the baked potatoes and the ranchero beans. However with everything else that doesn’t even make a dent to the poor experience we had.For all the hype everyone had on this place it was a huge let down.

The food and drinks were amazing. There’s clearly some sewer issues because the smell was pretty bad, however we stayed and I’m glad we did. Hopefully the sewer smell is addressed and fixed very soon because I’m hoping to do a birthday dinner there with my family.

Buena musica, buen ambiente, rica comida ,pero no tienen un buen mojito o Cuba libre. Todo lo demas muy bien!!

Great service & atmosphere. Will definitely be dining again soon

Don’t mind the reviews. This place was awesome!

The whole restaurant smelled really bad like they had some kind of plumbing issue. It was so hard to enjoy the food when it smelled that bad. But the drinks were very good, and my boyfriend enjoyed his food! I found the queso on the enchiladas to be a tad spicy for me. The server was great and very nice! I don’t know if I would personally go back because of how bed it smelled.