Talk about food bringing people together! I went to Brickhouse with a girl who found my blog a…read morecouple of weeks back.  It was so nice to meet someone who loves food as much as I do, who looked up the menu in advance and knew exactly what to order. I do that all the time!  Brickhouse restored some faith that Hong Kong has some decent Mexican food to offer. New York is my yardstick for comparison.  The place is quite lively, more to hangout with friends than family. Tucked in an alley in Lan Kwai Fung or LKF, it's open for dinners through later in the nights. Loud music, colourful yet rustic decor.  I was disappointed with my drinks that were very watered down. I don't know what's with these places charging generously for measly spiked drinks.   I'd gotten the Carlito's Mezcal which had passionfruit, lime and smoked grapefruit. I did enjoy that smokiness. The Diabla 2.0 with vodka, raspberry, tamarind and habanero failed on the taste as well as the liquor content. It might as well have been a bland mocktail.  We got the Mexican street-style corn and nachos to share. The corn was good - your usual Mexican corn on the cob with anejo butter, spiced mayo and parmesan.  The nachos were corn chips topped with vegetarian chili con carne (the carrots caught my attention) and the usual fixings of guac, sour cream, cheese, onions and cilantro. While they were good, I'm not sure if that HKD 165 price tag was justified. It could've done with more toppings and bigger portion size? I don't know.  I'm still to come to terms with the HK prices. Beet fries on the menu caught our attention but we saved it for another day.  Photos on the blog - thevegetarianvoyager

Very nice "hole in the wall" location in Central. Couple buddies and I hit it up for a round of…read moredrinks and the vibes were pretty chill - it wasn't super crowded although it might've been because France was thrashing Argentina and folks were watching at another joint. Drinks were OK and the DJ honestly pretty great. Any DJ that spams Drake is OK in my book. Art on the walls in the place is gorgeous as well. A complaint, if any, is that the music was a bit loud. Would definitely come again - and I'm a fan of their salt rims!

The only Mexican joint I found in Hong Kong to fulfill my burrito crave during a short stay. Super…read moreover priced comparing to Chipotle or Moe's in the states. One chicken burrito rice bowl with guac added came out to be $96 and a soda is $28. And the quality was only acceptable. I wouldn't say it disappointed me but they can definitely do better on the chicken!

My office used to be a five minute walk from this location. I was a little skeptical at first but…read moreI had been craving a burrito coming from Arizona. Knowing this wouldn't be an authentic street food style Mexican cart burrito, I placed my expectations closer to a Chipotle. And basically if a bunch of Chinese So-cal surfing ninjas wanted to leave Venice Beach and start up a chain in Hong Kong selling burritos, this would be the place to get the spicy burrito fix for a global appetite. In the end, I ended up eating here at least twice a week for a year. Best ever fast food burrito chain in Central area.

Every time we are in Hong Kong it for sure is on our list of dinner options. Tequila Jacks…read moresatisfies our Mexican food cravings. Last time we were there in March 2025 a new chef was just hired from Mexico. Everything tasted more authentic. The restaurant is a little hidden but follow your directions and all will be ok. Worth the time to find.

All expectations should be checked at the door when it comes to Tequila Jack's. This is a bar that…read moreis more about fun than it is about fajitas. It is more of a bar than it is a burrito joint. Come here for the drinks or for their attempt at Latin / Mexican bar food and bring some good company to boot. This is one of those places where a good time depends on who's drinking and who's not. The place has plenty of seating on the inside and quite a section for outdoor action. Folks can smoke and drink as they please outside with no problems. On the inside they have TVs galore, usually broadcasting Mexican soccer / futbol games. The staff is not pretentious and they have provided good service each time I'm here. Don't be nervous about trying to say the words on the menu, chances are the nearly app Nepalese staff might have trouble saying it too. Let's one thing straight: the "Mexican" food here is close to an abomination. Anyone coming here to get their fix of sopa tortilla or the next great mole poblano will be sorry they did. The bar is stacked with versions of bar friendly Mex, which includes nachos, quesadillas, and tacos. Most of the aforementioned is incredibly mediocre, but being that HK is not blessed with quality Mexican fare, the food at Tequila Jack's is hardly a surprise. Do however, indulge on their themed nights. On Saturday nights for example, is steak night for $108 each. It is a 10oz steak with some fixins like fries, veggies, and corn on the cob. I'm usually not terribly crazy about cheap steak but theirs is a slight exception. My steak has been cooked perfectly each time and the marbling / fat actually melts in your mouth. I have been here since the prices were $90 and the steak has been one of the only highlights food wise. On the drink front, they have a legit array of Mexican beers along with a stellar selection of tequila. It's probably the most abundant collection of tequila I've seen in the hood. The prices per shot aren't cheap ($140?) but if money doesn't matter as much the drunks are in their own league at TJ's. Lastly, if you're sitting outside at night: Watch out for our furry friends running around. They have caused quite a stir in the past. And *do not* feed them.

This is kind of a partial review since I only ate two things and had two drinks…read more Awesome: Las Mujeres - a coconut concoction that was crazy delicious. The quesadilla with pork and chorizo (they never thought of that combo before and wanted to try it as well) it was jammed with meat and tasted awesome! I wish there had been more cheese but it was not a big deal. Meh: Guava margarita packed any punch or flavor, you can skip this one. The papas con carne (fries with meat) was fine but this could easily be made better. Service was great, music was Latin, and even though it's small it has a good ambiance. I will be back!

Reserving five stars because I will need to return and order food. My friend had the tacos and they…read morelooked delicious, though, but she is a Kiwi and I think as a Californian, I have a lot more authority in this area. We stopped here, oddly enough, to get some happy hour wines as liquid courage before a bikini wax (have I said too much?). The service was friendly, quick, prices decent, good ambiance. I know I will return, soon, and give you the honest update. My first stop - guacamole.

Disappointing because we expect a lot of flavor but got none…read more Service was meh because we request for no ice for our jug of drink because we don't want to pay for watered down drink but ended up getting only half a jug... Taco and back tasted bland despite having all the toppings..

Time Out May love this place, but sadly I do t share that feeling. Mexican food isn't really that…read morebig a thing in Hong Kong and sadly, this place doesn't add much. Starting with a positive the decor is fantastic. Sadly, the rest of the experience isn't quite as good. I came here for brunch, which considering how it is "all you can eat" arguably gives me somewhat better value since I can try more menu items more economically. It seems however that you get what you pay for. The nachos were good- an excellent balance of jalapeños, salsa, cheese and chips, but the tacos were frankly a bit of a letdown. Aside from the fish tacos which were flaky, and delightfully seasoned, and the pastor, the other items weren't quite at a level I was hoping. The Trump (a rather unusual beef tongue taco with chicharon- a pork-rind like substance) honestly tasted rather odd, and the remaining options were overcooked or at the very least needed far more sauce. The churros were okay, though they were on the crunchy side, and I'd argue they would've tasted better if the melted chocolate was served hot or warm. The flan was lumpy and had more of a scrambled egg texture as though they made it with the egg whites. I normally don't pick on this, as I find it rather trivial, but I was shocked at the lapses in product knowledge, with staff not knowing basic information such as which tacos were spicy, or whether any of the tacos contained pork in them. Bonus points for friendliness though. For some random reason, they seemed to also be cranking up the music, which made it difficult to hold a conversation. Quoting my neighbouring table "I can't tell if this is a restaurant or a nightclub"

CLOSED! This place does not exist!!! I guess I should have looked at the dates on previous reviews…read morehere and T.A. They are all from 2014-15... Alas, I was looking forward to this place but now I'll have to find something else to eat.

Having lived in Hong Kong all my life, Mexican food is Greek to me. Ineffective use of the idiom,…read morebut it's true - up till a few years ago, I thought quesadillas were quesaDIL-LAS and fajitas were fa-GEE-tas. If anything gives you the idea of how unfamiliar I was, and am, with Mexican food, this does. My first time at iCaramba was probably my second time ever in a Mexican restaurant. I've been there one more time since. The food is good, but expensive - but then again, it is smack in the middle of SoHo, so what can one expect? As for how authentic the food is here, well, I can't pass judgement on that! The decor of the restaurant seems Mexican enough. The walls are bright yellow, reminding me of a hot Mexican desert sun. The menu is the same neon shade of yellow too. I found the Spanish music playing overhead really catchy - I found myself humming along to the music after a while, and I don't even speak Spanish and haven't heard these songs before! I've tried the quesadillas (yes, I can pronounce it correctly now!) the tacos and the flan here. The quesadillas are really good - I love how it tastes with guacamole and sour cream - but the portion was a little small. We ordered one to share among four of us and I felt like I could finish the whole thing myself! I liked the tacos - you can order either hard or soft shell, and I've tried both. I feel like the soft shell tastes too ordinary and that the hard shell one is more special, but it's a little messy to eat. For dessert, it was my friend's idea to order the flan. I was skeptical because I've heard that flan is very sweet, but I tried it when she ordered it and it really was way too sweet for my liking. Overall, given my limited familiarity with Mexican food, I think iCaramba is not bad, but the portions don't justify its prices. I'm still on the hunt for a reasonably priced Mexican restaurant in HK, and I'm not having any luck so far!

This place has great service, good music on the weekends, and good food. It is not my favorite…read moreplace to have Mexican in HK but the food was still good. Music on the weekends are great! Some throwback hip hop music that I haven't heard in a long time. The music has a latin mix to it which was good but at times he repeated a few songs. I would definitely come back!

One of the better Mexican places I've been to in Hong Kong. (Why is it so lacking!! TT_TT)…read more This store is very small and can probably at most fit 12 guests at most, but comfortably probably only 8. It can get quite hot as the kitchen is directly there and they have an open store front so the AC wasn't super strong. They have a good sized drinks and food menu. The skull theme of the restaurant was a nice touch on the walls and on their glasses. I got the pulled pork quesadillas and the chili con carne nachos. I loved how they had individual nachos, each sprinkled with equal amounts of cheese and meat. The employees were super friendly and shout out for the complimentary shots!

As a native Californian who is used to a 50% diet of Mexican food when I'm in the States, I have…read morebeen on a long search for a more authentic Mexican restaurant in Hong Kong. And El Macho comes REALLY close. The food is spicy - fajitas, burritos, quesadillas are all fantastic. I've tried the steak and pulled pork versions and love both. I don't recommend the tacos because if it's not deep fried, why is it served in a hard shell? Should be soft corn tortillas or not at all. They have different tortilla options, which is interesting - spinach, tomato, or flour. The jalapeno margarita set my mouth on fire in the best way. Things they're missing - salsa verde, free chips and salsa to start, an appetizer with just guac and chips. Things that are great - the decorations, the playlist, the glasses, the bartenders, the coziness, the spice, the margaritas. This just might become my new hangout.

While browsing the web for Mamasita's menu, I stumbled upon the website of Mamacita's, a small…read morechain of restaurants based in Texas. Whilst browsing that menu, I found myself yearning for the good / cheap Tex-Mex restaurants that are popular across the United States. It's the food that most American's think of when they think of Mexican (even though it's not even close to the real thing). At Mamacita's (TX), tacos come three to an order and are served with refried beans and rice and costs $9.99 USD (roughly 77 HKD) At Mamasita's (HK), a single beef cheek taco costs $68 HKD. It's piteously small and outrageously expensive for such a dear portion of food. But then again this is the restaurant that charges $78 for chips and salsa whereas most restaurants would provide this free of charge. Beyond the taco, the food is uninspiring and at times, flat out terrible. Mushroom quesadillas ($108), while mushy and bland, were inoffensive and unmemorably ho-hum. The same went for a medley of corn, bell pepper and zucchini which is listed as a side ($38), served from a kitchen that is obviously apathetic at veg cookery. However the food went from uninspiring to flat out terrible with the Birria ($238), which is typically a rich dish of lovingly braised goat in a fiery and complex mole-like gravy. At Mamasita's (HK), 5 graying tough-as-bullets hunks of lamb sit in a thin soup redolent of Campbell's tomato soup. In fact I could probably do just as well to buy some discounted lamb meat and boil it up with a can of Campbell's and call it at a day for less than 25 HKD. The service is clumsy and the food comes out in a puzzling progression... the veg side comes out first (probably because it's sat wilting in a warming bin), then a taco, then the birria, then another taco, and finally the quesadilla (perhaps because its the only thing cooked to order?). A single star has been added because the hot sauce is one of the best restaurant hot sauces I have tasted in Hong Kong. In concept, execution, and value, Mamacita's fails in every way. I would take a cheap Tex-Mex chain over this shite any day of the week.

Cuban and Mexican street food?! Hell ya, much needed in HK and this place does it well. Everything…read morewas delicious. Lunch set was reasonably priced as it includes a started and a main (although a bit on the smaller side). Will def be back

Finally back in HK and so happy that this restaurant is still here! They have the most authentic…read moreMexican food you'll find in Hong Kong...and their margaritas are hands down the best in HK! The staff is always so lovely. Having organic options for food is always a bonus. This is one of the best restaurants I can recommend for a wonderful casual easy going restaurant experience. Right next to the escalator in mid levels. Chicken tacos & mezcal margarita are my favorite thing to order. They also deliver! Love love love this place.

A little bit of Mexico Missing that "South of the border"…read morefeel? Look no further. This is the best you'll find in HK and it's actually delicious, organic and they have good guacamole! Small like everything else here but big on service portions and flavor. If yoour party is more than 4, plan ahead as it could be tough to make room. Groups of 2-4 will fit in nicley. Even if it's just you at the bar, the enviting atmosphere and worm hospitality from the staff will make you feel like you're surrounded by friends. After a few margaritas, they will be. Make you way to the top of the escalator and take a right. Xoco, a neighborhood of Mexico City, if on your left. Enjoy seating at the bar, tables and even on the front steps. Order a pitcher of margaritas along with the fresh chips with guacamole $68 and salsa while looking over the many menu options. The Chimichanga with steak for $158 was huge. I split it with Sarah S. and was full. The Carne Asada look good too but the winner at our table was the Steak Fajitas. With smiling faces, we left this cute, little and friendly place. Happy to return again. While Asia is not known for it's Mexican food, Xoco does a great job of transporting you South of the boarder. Gracias