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Blue Water Taco Grill

3.7 (338 reviews)
InexpensiveMexican
Open • 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
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Moderate noise
Casual
Outdoor seating
Good for kids

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Steak and Al Pastor Pork street tacos
Kristin S.

Stopped in here with the family before an event at Climate pledge . Pros -Close and walking distance to CP -casual and quick - walk in and order at the counter, then head left to order drinks and pay. Reasonable prices. - yes to the freshly squeezed margarita! - the fam was thrilled with the pork carnitas , steak and al pastor tacos, me with my very tasty taco salad. I'm not sure why I thought their queso would be better and their tortillas chips are not my fav. Would y order again.

Always gives the best burritos with great portions and customer service here is great! Arturo is the Man is amazing every time in here

Arturo is the greatest! Food is always top notch and can't recommend their burritos and margaritas enough

Street tacos plate al pastor, Chorizo Taco plate, steak asada
ThuyVy N.

Went here on a Tuesday afternoon, mostly empty with another group and a few grabbing to go. The service workers were nice but had a hard time understanding us. Overall the food was just fine. I felt like the steak especially was tough to eat and didn't have much taste. Also the bathrooms were temporarily closed, would avoid going back. Chorizo taco - 5.5/10 Asada street tacos - 7/10 Steak asada - 4/10

Pinto beans and rice
Shannon P.

Always amazing and authentic!! Same manager for the last 23 years!! Love all of the food and personal touches including his own recipes! Thanks for sharing your recipe for your horchata! Highly recommend everything

Jess S.

Ordered the fish taco plate and was disappointed to realize it's basically fish sticks on a corn tortilla. It was NOT good.

Birria Quesadilla

My wife and I stopped by here with our gambling buddies right before going to a comedy show at the arena up the street. It was the perfect spot on a busy night for a quick bite. The Birria quesadilla was perfectly balanced. Be sure to order consomme to dip it in. The Carna asada salad was light and refreshing but the star of the show was their fresh and delicious Margherita! That is a must when in that area. Also this is an order first before seating style restaurant, make sure to check the menu online before heading in. Chimi Rat 4 stars, gang gang ya'll.

Pork Carnitas Quesadilla Plate
Kyle R.

I went here after an extremely long day hiking and walking around Seattle. I was starving and needed a good meal and went with my cousin since he heard it was good. WOW! We were shocked we were the only ones there since it was a stellar 5 Stars!! The staff was extremely friendly and accommodating as well as delicious food and fantastic prices for this area of Seattle. The portions were huge (as shown in the picture) and I got the carnitas quesadilla plate with an absolutely tons of sides (practically as many items as you wanted and as much with no extra cost). Even though I was starving I still had leftovers. One of the best Mexican places I've been to recently. Highly recommend.

Yes!! That's our left over!! Barely eaten.
Nicoleen P.

No, I'm not going back to this place. I got a stomachache right after. A 45-dollar snack should be atleast good. We only had nachos, tacos, and salsa & chips actually since that's they only thing they serve that time. The meat was gross, there's a bad after taste. Not edible. The guacamole? If there's an artificial guacamole, I'm pretty sure it tasted like that. And yes, we did not eat the food. Only the chips. Overall, the price is pretty expensive for this extremely low quality of food. Check my posted picture for our left overs.

Mexican Ground Beef Taco Salad with Black Beans
Rebekah S.

Very friendly and efficient service. Food tasted fresh and delicious. Enter from right, they will fill your requests to the left then will tell you where to sit. Easy peasy. No stress and great food close to Climate Pledge.

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D' La Santa - Flan & Tiramisu

D' La Santa

4.5(564 reviews)
2.1 mi•Capitol Hill
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So excited to see more Mexican places open in the Seattle area! Such a cute brunch spot with…read moredelicious food. Ordered the cafe de olla and absolutely loved it. It was sweet, as expected, but not overly sweet. We got pan dulce with the coffee and both the concha and puerquito were fantastic. Both of the green and red sauces for the chilaquiles were tasty, but I think I ended up liking the red just a tad bit more. They were pretty equal in taste! My absolute favorite dish from this experience were the chicharrones. They cooked the pork amazingly and it complimented the salsas perfectly. Great spot! Can definitely see the hype behind this place and am excited to come back at some point again!

I've always wanted to check out D'la Santa. I always heard that Fri and Sats are always busy and…read morethey do not take reservations but walk-ins only. However, I just found out you can put your self on the waitlist on their website if it's busy. Sundays are the best days to go as it's not as busy and they were able to accommodate a big party. The restaurant also has a parking lot for people to park at as well, so that is a plus! The drink menu is very limited, they don't have a full bar. I ordered the skinny margarita and it was good. The food is authentic and if you are looking for authentic Mexican food, D'La Santa is the spot. We ordered the queso and the rajitas. Both appetizers are really good, came out super hot. Highly recommend. I got the carne asada plate and added an extra mini quesadilla. The carne is very seasoned so you have to eat it with the tortilla to balance out the saltiness. The service was fast and our waiter was very attentive.

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D' La Santa - Really cool inside, with a faux lantern tree that makes it a special place to eat. But quite noisy at peak hours.

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Pancita - Beef brisket suadero tacos

Pancita

4.4(98 reviews)
4.2 mi•Ravenna

This place isn't easy to get to. If you were to walk from the nearest light rail station, it takes…read moreabout 35 minutes - so the only other option is taking a bus from there. Despite the trek, I'm pretty happy to say that this was absolutely worth it as maybe the highest quality Mexican food in the Seattle area. The dishes here are not what you find at your typical Mexican restaurant. There's no chips and salsa, and the menu is small - only around 4 entrees and 4 small plates, along with a few appetizers. It's best to come here with someone else and find things to share - which is what I did with the small plates, since some of them come with two per order. We ended up ordering the maiz sourdough, the albacore tostadas, the brisket tacos, and tetela - finishing with the pan de elote for dessert. I'll start with what is absolutely their signature dish - the albacore tuna tostadas. I'm willing to say that this is the best dish I've ever had at a Mexican restaurant. It comes in two tostadas - each with raw albacore tuna, mayo, avocado, and fried leeks - and oh my goodness is it spectacular. Everything starts from the base of it all - the tostada itself, which is so far and away the best tostada I've ever had it's not even a debate. Years of having tostadas shatter, or even crack on each bite left me fully unprepared for what was to come; a tostada that behaves like an architecturally sound disc. Seriously, you take a bite of this and the entire rest of it remains wholly intact. It's like a miracle. The texture reminds me of a Frito, it's got those slightly raised bumps and a similar thickness. And I haven't even gotten to the toppings yet. The raw tuna on top is perfect sashimi - it's soft, just fatty enough, and absolutely slides through your mouth at the lightest chew. There's also a lot more of it on the tostada than I expected. The kewpie mayo has a surprising spice to it - like the best version of spicy mayo that you've had; except it has a bit of a smoky flavor to it as well. The avocado adds earthiness, chill-ness, and a good level of fat. Lastly, the fried leeks on top provide that extra crunchy layer just to cap it all off. It's simply one of the best constructed dishes I've seen. It took a lot of willpower not to order another set of these. The other two small plates were good, but don't quite match up. The brisket tacos are small, but filled with toppings, including a ton of the dry-aged suadero. This beef was very good, containing a lot of fat and being quite juicy in each bite. I also loved the tortillas, which were some of the best corn tortillas I've had. It's clear they nixtamalize the corn used for these in-house. Still, this didn't feel that much more than a good taco. The tetela was also fine, but nothing too special as mostly just eggplant on the inside. Something else that was amazing though, was the maiz sourdough we ordered. It's easily one of the best bread appetizers I've had. The outside is so crispy without being too chewy, while the inside is hot, fluffy, and so easy to tear apart. I simply can't get over how amazing the crust is on this bread - it wraps all the way around, and is baked to absolute perfection. The included honey butter is also really well salted and sweet, but I do wish there was more of it. For dessert, we had the pan de elote - which is a sweet corn cake with blackberry jam and a whipped cream. I found the whipped cream fascinating; rather than being too sweat, it instead had a lighter flavor that focused more on the soft and creamy texture than traditional whipped cream. The combination of the super-fresh blackberry jam and texture of the whipped cream added a ton of moisture to the corn cake - which otherwise resembled kind of a sweet cornbread. Also, the portions on the cake were crazy good. All that said, this is quite an expensive place. For what we had, per person it ended up being over $60 without any drinks. For the tostada and tacos especially, you're paying 10+ dollars/person for a single tostada or taco. I would say it's worth the price for the tostada, but not for the taco. Overall, it is certainly high-end, but the quality of food here is so high it's an absolute recommend from me. 9.25/10

Listen, I'm vegetarian and can't enjoy all the bites on the menu -- and I can tell you right now,…read moreI'd wait outside in the rain to eat the veggie bites, drinks, and desserts they offer. Legitimately that good. I honestly came by Pancita from an Eater article and Instagram post and jokingly suggested it to my friend when we already had dinner/drink plans. We both collectively lost our minds and decided, it was DOUBLE DINNER night and made 8:15 pm resys at Pancita. I do highly recommend reservations by the way, esp on weekend nights. We thankfully found street parking just outside and were seated promptly. Truly loved how simple and charming the interior was. I'll be honest, we were dying from 1st dinner even though we only ate a few bites but being gluttons, we got the tomato salad (my favorite bite of the entire evening), my friend got the suadero tacos for herself, and I ordered the enfrijoladas (mushroom) with a side of tortillas -- I couldn't resist! Everything I tasted was delicious and I am honestly planning my next trip back ASAP. We, of course, couldn't resist dessert cause WHEN I TELL YOU THAT CORN CAKE HAS MY ENTIRE HEART. If the capslock wasn't apparent, the dessert was incredible, giantly sized, and lives rent free in my head 5ever. Do yourself a favor and go to Pancita; it is one of the rare spots that deserves every bit of the hype being sent its way.

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Pancita - Grilled pork chop with pipian verde, salsa macha, trumpet mushroom, beech mushroom, charred onion, scallion, garlic scrape and cilantro

Grilled pork chop with pipian verde, salsa macha, trumpet mushroom, beech mushroom, charred onion, scallion, garlic scrape and cilantro

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Maiz Molino - Dip sampler

Maiz Molino

4.4(130 reviews)
0.8 mi•Denny Triangle
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I was lured in off the street by the beautiful mural and decor. I normally forget to take pictures…read moreof restaurant interiors but I liked this place enough that it was the first thing I did! The staff (owners? Not sure, I know there's another location in Pike's Place) were friendly and seemed like they wanted to be sure that we enjoyed our food. Definitely not the cheapest Mexican restaurant around, but you're paying for the attention to detail and carefully sourced ingredients. My food was really tasty. The way their ordering works for most menu items is you pick your antojito and then your guisado (the "vessel" and "filling," I guess). I went with gorditas with chicken. All the antojitos are made with hand-made masa (nixtamal corn dough) that uses carefully sourced heirloom maize (corn), and the gorditas were no exception. The masa was really tasty and the texture was perfect. The chicken guisado was good, and I think I'll try another type depending on what they have available the next time stop in during lunch. The refried beans were really tasty and might've been my favorite thing on the plate besides the masa. My tamarind agua fresca was also delicious, but it could've been less sweet. My friend ordered tamales with pork, which I'm told were also delicious and very tender. Both dishes were also plated very beautifully.

Really lovely people working here! They were able to accommodate our group of 5 kind of last…read moreminute. The menu has a variety of good options and everyone cleaned their plates. The inside is really fun and has a lot of pretty mosaics and murals and nice touches like the little jars of different corns.

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