We enjoyed celebrating my sisters' birthday here. Servers were so friendly and on top of it - consistently checking on us, getting us refills. I enjoyed the three tacos combo plate. It was good, but is definitely more Mexican-American and less of the authentic Mexican feel and taste. I was thinking it would be more like street tacos. It was still good though! The restaurant is beautiful with big paintings and murals on the walls. We finished with deep fried ice cream for dessert. It was amazing, with a sweet strawberry sauce on top. They sang to my sister and put a sombrero on her and gave us these delicious churro chips. It was so fun! Great spot for families and groups with lots of seating!, and plenty of parking out front. read more

Ixtapa Mexican Restaurant - 12. Three Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Lake Stevens, Washington

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WOULD RECOMMEND FOR 15+YRS BUT NEVER AGAIN. Yelp is also paid from business to control reviews so I'd advise you, speaking as a manager and have always loved this hometown family restaurant but not anymore for a good reason... I don't post often. Specially with love towards supporting local family business that made me feel like family throughout all my years growing up in the small town of lake Stevens. Knowing the whole family throughout the 19 yrs+ but know I know why sadly everyone that knows the family business has issues since hes taken over.. Sorry the last son the now has taken over Ixtapa has ruined this business. Love the whole family but food has changed, please who hes hired and food taken over is terrible/un taught or not caring, (told by many members of the community, but still loved to come back to support... WRONG. I was told right and know I know.) Prices are wonky (even when they get your order wrong they wont give you money back on your card, they will say next time you come back ask for the manager and I'll return your money because it takes him a hour on the phone with getting it back in a few days.) I said I'm okay with time to give my cash back, Lake Stevens is hard for me to get to and I was just trying to support your business so I'd like it back on my card no matter how long it takes.. apparently that wasnt a option.....? The last son of Fransicos shouldn't be involved with this family first starter business. Making them look bad and never wanna return. So rude. The whole family worked up to create a good experience until he took over. Good luck to him.... It's funny to note now why I knew his whole family but never did one tell me about him for a reason... (AKA POS.) Sad for his first family business that he got lucky to get as the last child but will lose it... rip Ixtapa read more

I called at 8:24pm to place a to-go order. The woman who answered the phone told me they were closing the registers. When I questioned whether they still closed at 9pm she placed me on hold and then reluctantly took my order 5 minutes later. The portions are also getting so so so small! There's a tiny little scoop of rice. The cheapest part of a Mexican dish is the rice! read more

The bar daily specials can't be beat. $2 tacos and $3 beer are the best deal in town. Only downside is the meat in the tacos is tiny. But you get free chips and salsa so that makes up a bit. Usually no other customers though. They should do a Groupon for dinner advertising. read more

Ixtapa Mexican Restaurant - $2 tacos and free chips. - Mexican Near Me - Lake Stevens, Washington

Listing I picked from via DoorDash did not state no chips or salsa like the others and didn't get any, second I ordered queso dip appetizer that common sense should come with chips yet none. Plus asked for utensils none provided. Not good when you're in a hotel. Very dissatisfied read more

Ixtapa Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Lake Stevens, Washington

We randomly chose this place for dinner on a Wednesday evening around 7pm. Place was busy but we got our food fairly quick. It took a bit to get our order in, but it was dinner rush hour. This restaurant is beautifully decorated and clean! The bathroom has beautiful sinks and well maintained. We ordered the horchata.. and they refill for free! Steak fajitas were amazing and very tasty. What a gem in Lake Stevens! Such an authentic place. Highly recommend! read more

Ixtapa Mexican Restaurant - Sizzling steak fajitas fed both of us easily. - Mexican Near Me - Lake Stevens, Washington

We tried this location for the first time and the food was amazing. The restaurant was nice and spacious on the inside. From the street it looked like there were only a few tables but there are many tables past the hostess counter. The chips were hot and fresh along with the salsa. I ordered the crab burrito and my wife ordered the chile verde burrito. Both were amazing. The guacamole was delicious and the kids loved it. The staff were so friendly and the service was quick. We will definitely be back soon. read more

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I've gone here a few times in the last couple weeks. I guess that says enough, right? The food is delicious! The service is great! It's not a huge restaurant but I've come in with a group of 8 and another occasion with a group of 23. On all occasions we were seated rather quickly and attended to kindly! You don't always get that with a group of 23 nowadays! The owner has come around and made conversation with us which has made us feel as valued customers. We've had different servers every time and every time it's excellent service. The nachos are delicious! Highly recommend! All the other food we've tasted though too has been authentic and tasty! We'll be back! read more

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I don't know why I have been sleeping on this local place -- every time I have been here I have had the best experience! Standouts for me are the chips & salsa, FRESH in-house tortillas, fajitas & enchilada and the friendly fun staff. If you are in the mood for great Mexican food & amazing service come here. read more

Busy restaurant. Customer service is great. Food is great and drinks are awesome. I love their drinking glasses as well as their kid cups. I got a funky appetizer called no name. It consisted of a large taquito smother in lots of cheese. I decided to get it as a meal, but it's more for sharing. The chicken inside was on the dry side and didn't have a whole lot of taste. The chips and salsa were yummy. Also, the rice and beans are delicious as well. Large portions and the tamale was alright. The enchilada was pretty good. read more

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I have been coming to this location (out of town) for about 15 years. This place is always a good go to. Service is excellent. Always have had great service there, plenty of staff, very attentive-always there for chips and drinks refill. Chips- come out warm! So goood. The salsa, pico & the cheese dip are also winners. Chicken tortilla soup is amazing, one of the better ones I've had. With nice fresh chunks of avocado on top. Rice and refried beans are also solid. Not solid: chili relleno. I've had lots of chili relleno, including authentic homemade. What I had here was like a plobano pepper in a omelette. It was too eggy, not whipped egg whites like you're supposed to do and fry in oil. It was like a full egg omelette with a full pepper inside. Very disappointing since this place has not let me down otherwise. They offer Jarrito's soda, Mexican Coke & horchata. read more

they use too much salt when cooking. we have been coming here for years but the last few years the taste has degenerated and the cook is adding too much salt to the food. read more

Delicious food and excellent service!! Highly recommend this family owned restaurant.

Large portions and food was delicious, best part is they make their tortillas fresh in the restaurant. The corn tortillas were very soft and tasty. Service is outstanding and server was accommodating. The large Cadillac margarita was what I had to drink and definitely worth it. Went for dinner on a Sunday night and it was pretty busy but we were seated right away. read more

Amazing Mexican food! BUT be warned, not all Ixtapas are the same. Every one is slightly different, but after trying the one in Lynnwood & the one in Snohomish, I have to say this Lake Stevens location is the BEST. Bomb salsa, delicious passionfruit margaritas & the Chile Verde is a must try! read more

Ixtapa Mexican Restaurant - Chile Verde - Mexican Near Me - Lake Stevens, Washington

They use canned hamburger on their dishes that are "beef" it is red, does not even look like beef, the exact texture that the Lahacienda uses in Marysville! Horrible! The shells for the chalupas were COLD and tasted stale! The guacamole had more onions than avocado! The value of food has hit an all time low! I have not had any chicken dish as I do not like chicken and chicken not cooked correctly can make you very sick. read more

My wife and I met our friends here for our monthly Taco Tuesday meet. Free parking can be found in the parking lot. Discover is an accepted form of payment. Tabs were easily and accurately split. Ixtapa doesn't offer a daily happy hour; however, the bar does offer different daily specials. On Tuesday's, crunchy ground beef or chicken tacos are $0.99 and soft shell tacos are $1.50. Complimentary chips and salsa are provided to munch on while slurping draft beer. Not all Ixtapa's have draft beer or a bar. I'm happy that this location has both. The bar is small and fills quickly. Pints of Dos Equis were $4.50. My wife ordered a side of Bean Dip for $1.50. The Bean Dip had a tasty layer of chile verde sauce on it. Nice touch. We each had a couple crunchy ground beef tacos for $0.99 each. The tacos had a nice amount of well seasoned ground beef, crisp lettuce and cheese blend. I love tacos. Our server was friendly and efficient. We will definitely add this Ixtapa to our monthly Taco Tuesday meets. read more

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The special was carne asada and it was $28. The same exact meal on regular menu was $27. I told server I'd have the one on regular menu and pointed out the price difference and how strange a "special" cost more. He laughed and said yah that's weird, but there is only 1 button for me to press so it'll be the "special" price, nothing I can do. WTH? The meal was so flavorless (worst carne asada I've ever had) and small portions and outrageous price. When bill came (at the special price of $28) I said you need to tell the mgr this is not right. I wasn't going to make a big deal, but thought it should be mentioned. He asked if I wanted to see manager and tell him myself. I said ok sure. 10 minutes go by and no sighting of manager or server. Will not be going back and Ixtapa "do better, be smarter, lots of competition out there". Oh and brush up on your math skills. read more

Had the worst experience with Ixtapa in Lake Stevens, WA. Ordered carryout and arrived home to find out we were missing part of our order. Called them back and let them know. They informed me that I was not charged for the Item. I then looked over my receipt and noticed that I was charged $16.95 for a side of Mojo de Ajo Camarones in addition to my Carne Asada for $24.00. I expressed my frustration with the total cost of my order for such a little amount of food. I could have gone to Azteca and got the same thing and paid just $23.50 for a lot more food and much better taste. Won't make that mistake again. Never ordering from them again. read more

Ixtapa Mexican Restaurant - My outrageous bill!!!! - Mexican Near Me - Lake Stevens, Washington

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Went to Ixtapa with a couple friends to use their buy one get one meal offer. The waitress said the coupon would work but could not be used with the lunch specials. So we found something else to order that wasn't a lunch special. We ordered, ate our food and got our bill. Over 50 dollars for 2 meals and 2 drinks. They only honored 10 dollars off the meal. Even though nothing on the menu is 10 dollars... how is that buy one get one free? When questioned the waitress literally said "not my problem, thats how it is!" Had the waitress said that to begin with we would have just ordered lunch specials and saved money. Then when paying waitress never gave us our change. We had to ask for our change back from another waitress as no change or receipt was brought to us. The food nor service was great. Do not recommend! read more

The food is always good and it's very colorful and inviting. The service is great as well!

Oh my god. I haven't such good Mexican food since I left Texas. The enchilada and burrito plate was amazing. The beans and rice are super flavorful. Will definitely be coming here again! Edit: the deep fried ice cream. Good lord. read more

Ok so I'm supper upset I did a phone order at xtapas witch I never do cuz well quality is never good and always mess up the order or are to over priced for the quantity that is given, but I had something to do and hubby needed dinner so I called and orderd a carne asada and bacon shrip I clarified with the person on the phone this is what I wanted he said sure no problem we have that and be ready in 10 - 15 min ok So I pick up no problem $40 was way to much but ok,I rush home and leave it for hubby ! I get a text from hubby saying hey this is not what you told me you orderd he sent me pic and nope not what I ordered !! Today I go in and talk to the host not a problem really nice lady but then the owner Francisco walks in and I ask to talk to him because well that's what I do so that they can better their service and train their employees so it doesn't happen again I tell him what I ordered vs what I was given he answered with a snarky remark of all you are doing is complaining what do u want I said I want my money back or make my order correctly and train people correctly ,he then replied with well I can't refund you because I have already deposited the money and well I know that's not true cuz money from yesturday can be taken out what ever then he says well I'll make you a Caren asada with rice and beans I'm like ok no problem So I waited and then as he come out and as he's walking towards me he States you came in here and we're rude and disrespectful and you are better off making your own dam food or better yet go eat hamburgers because it looks like that all you eat!!! wtf like what owner talks to clients like that I told him wow shows what type of owner and manager you are !! I have worked in customer service for 20 years and as a manager have never disrespected a customer or client ,and would never think of doing this as a business owner ,and have never seen a manager disrispect a customer !! read more

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Ok place. Like most other Mexican Restaurants. Nothing special. Went for Taco Tuesday as stated on Web but waitress said they no long did Ta CB o Tuesday. If the Web site would have been correct we would have gone somewhere else. read more

I've been a regular customer here for some time, but lately, I've noticed a significant increase in the price of the 16oz Molé salsa I usually buy to go. Over the past year and a half, they've raised the price three times, starting from $10 then $15 and now it's $20 ...almost the same price to a chicken and mole plate .I'm not sure if I'll continue purchasing it from here on out. Service is OK. read more

miss treat their workers. this establishment is very dirty. The floor was dirty when I sat to eat .

From the minute we walked in, the atmosphere seemed very stuffy. The wait staff seemed bothered and irritated to be working, they made it seem like we were an inconvenience (and we weren't there late or right at open either), and the food was just okay. The chicken ala crema was bland with little flavor. Probably won't be back. read more

Great food and service. Yummy yummy yummy yummy yummy yummy yummy yummy yummy yummy yummy

The chicken Fajitas are good, they come on a large hot plate with two plates of sides to load up with. The service here was also very good and quite attentive. My one complaint is the price. It seems that Ixtapa is raising its prices yearly now and every dinner item is now $19.95 regardless of it being beef, chicken or prawns. Don't get me wrong $20 isn't bad for some dinners, but for chicken Mole or Arroz Con Pollo, it's just too much for what you get. And an added tip!I also saw a sign that said "Sunday's kids eat free" which could definitely up your value when coming here! read more

Ixtapa Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Lake Stevens, Washington

Salvador is the BEST bartender here. He is fast, attentive, friendly and always has a smile on his face. He is the prime example of what exceptional customer service is all about. He is the reason we keeo coming back. read more

I usually go to Ixtapa in Duvall where my son lives. And I always love it. They are friendly and welcoming all the times I have been there. However, I was very hungry and saw the sign for the place in Redmond so I stopped in there. The food was okay but there was no welcoming feeling like I always experience in Duvall. No one smiled at all. You would think they were in mourning. What a disappointment. read more

Service concerns, beware of the servers they automatically pick the tip, they don't allow you to do it yourself! And so you are handed a receipt with a large tip applied without your permission and knowledge.This is bad and should be unacceptable business practices read more

We've been customers for years, but lately we've started to feel that Ixtapa can be a bit expensive for what you get. We did their take-out "fajitas for four" while they closed for dine-in but the actual fajita portion was more appropriate for two-and-a-half. We just tried to order take-out again. My wife asked if they were still doing the Taco Tuesday platter, the person answering the phone (possibly the owner?) snapped, "No, not since we opened the whole restaurant." *And hung up on her.* There are plenty of other Mexican restaurants in Lake Stevens. read more

All done. Prices raised considerably and portions are much smaller. Just had an Ixtapa Burrito that was half the size of a year ago. Two people sixty bucks left hungry. Later. read more

Never again. Simple order, don't put my flautas in with the hot beans and rice. What do I get, flautas buried in hot beans, rice, guacamole and sour cream, gross shredded Lettuce. Who wants soggy fucking flautas????? Not one person I know. When are Mexican restaurants going to get it. Stop going out of your way to make things crunchy and then put them on hot wet things. It makes them soggy. This is basic physics. Good god. read more

Super friendly, awesome service!!! Great food! Was pleasantly surprised to find such decent Mexican food near my home with aweosme, family friendly service! read more

Descent food. Too bad we were seated near a loud obnoxious group. But the waiter, service and bacon shrimp tacos made the meal worth it. Those tacos were bomb! read more

Ixtapa Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Lake Stevens, Washington

I ordered a Carne Assad burrito and the below picture is what I received. My blender bottle is next to it for reference. It is maybe an inch think at the fastest part, has barley any meat and cost $16.50. They couldn't even be bothered to roll a correct burrito. Safe to say I will not be going back. read more

Ixtapa Mexican Restaurant - Very sad burrito - Mexican Near Me - Lake Stevens, Washington

Service is lacking friendliness. Quality of the food is average but the price is high and portions were small. We had a group birthday there. I preferred the El Parriso in Snohomish alot more than this restaurant. read more

We ordered take out. I got home and took a bit of my tostada and it tastes like the air freshener they use in the bathrooms. I am SO disappointed! I asked my husband to taste it and he and agrees - it tastes like disinfectant/perfume/soap. I called and explained to the manager what was wrong and he asked if I want to come get a new one. I told him I don't want to go back out and would rather just have a refund. He agrees and explains that it will take a couple days. No big deal. Then he goes on to tell me that it can't be disinfectant because they don't use that in the kitchen. I calmly reiterate that it tastes like their bathroom air freshener smells. He doubles down with "well that can't happen" and "we don't use cleaning supplies in the kitchen". At that point, I still have the lingering taste in my mouth and I asked "Are you accusing me of lying?" His response was, "No. I'm just telling you that couldn't have happened" ... So, in addition to having a dinner that I couldn't eat, I also felt like I was being accused of lying. I'm not sure which left a worse taste in my mouth. We will not order from there again. read more