The Grasshopper Mexican Restaurant & Bar

The food here is fantastic. The thing that keeps me from providing a 5 star review and appears to need a lot of improvement are the servers. They all seem like they're overworked and none of them smile at all. When one of them was asked for a rag to clean up a sticky mess on the seat before another customer sat down she rolled her eyes and when the customers said thank you, she never replied anything but rolled her eyes again. That's really bad customer service. In fact I am going to knock this from 4 stars to 3 because of that.

Our server was very busy and it was not even busy when we came in. We saw her very few times. She was extremely nice when we did see her and kept the drinks filled but became super rushed when it did get busy.

The food was great. No... The food was fantastic! No... The food was amazingly good. I will definitely come back. Our server, as little as we saw her, was still great. I only wish I would have seen her more.

The tea was great and the desert was just brilliant.

Please work on more training with the servers and probably make sure the servers have tables that are close together rather than separated apart so the customers can see their servers more and this place would be awesome.

Thanks for the great food.

June 11, 2019. Revised score from 5 to 3 stars. We were there about a month ago on a Saturday. The waitress (whom we had not seen before) had her young daughter "working" there, bringing salsa and chips and entrees to the table. She held the plates and food against her clothes. Disgusting. Service and food has declined over the past couple months. Very disappointed!

Always excellent food and the servers are the greatest. They're friendly, attentive and always smiling. The best in town.

Fajitas Friday! Delicious!
This place never disappoints. The fajitas were truly delicious, the chips and salsa worth traveling for, the staff friendly, and the decor clean and colorful. The owner was there smiling and chatting as he worked alongside his staff. What not to like?

Lexi is one of best bartenders in Sarasota as far as I'm concerned. Perfect service with a smile and quick wit. Drinks were perfect, especially the margaritas. I'm a Florida local and this is a must come to spot. Great food, great service. Thank you Lexi :)