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    La Perla Mexican Restaurant

    4.2 (37 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Nachos
    Harlem N.

    I wanna start off by saying, this is not a "bad restaurant" meaning, the service, food and interior would depend on the customer; whether they believe it's god awful or up to par is dependent on the individual eating there and their standards, so take this review as MY OPINION and not a basis on the restaurant as a whole, but with that being said, it's not something I'd suggest you spend your money on. The women at the front counter don't speak much English, which is fine for me because I know spanish. But for others it may be hard to understand or talk. But the food? The food was the problem for me. I ordered nachos to share with my mom. They were around $20 and were NOT worth it at all. The cheese sauce was 100% a can of nacho cheese from walmart. The chicken was cut in a weird way which was hard to eat with nachos and the steak was cut so small and we didn't get much. The jalapeños were canned as well, not fresh. The shrimp had the tail on. Nobody wants to accidentally eat a tail on the shrimp while eating nachos. The salsa was also watery, had too much cilantro and it honestly tastes like the canned salsa "Herdez" that you can get out of walmart for $3.... It honestly does not taste like authentic Mexican. It tastes like americanized Mexican made by a white person who wanted some nachos real quick. Inside was pretty ok, they give you canned beverages. I got a pineapple jarrito.

    John M.

    La Perla is a small Mexican restaurant located in a small, nondescript shopping plaza. The inside is pretty humble, some cheap tables, a few television sets, some inexpensive pictures on the wall and in the corner a shrine to the Virgin Mary. What is also in this restaurantis smiling servers and people sitting at every table. I ordered two tacos, but chorizo taco and a carne asada taco. While I waited for my food I could not help but notice how great all the plates were looking that were brought out to the other tables. They also brought me chips and salsa. These were pretty good and a great start to a meal. When my tacos were brought out, I was impressed with the size of them. These were literally overflowing with meat. They were very competitively priced at three dollars for each taco. With the amount of meat they gave, this was a great bargain. Let me also add, after eating these tacos, not only were they a good bargain, but they were incredible. This was a fantastic lunch. Pricing overall here seems very good. As I said, it was three dollars for a taco, eight dollars for a burrito, threedollars for elote, etc. I think the most expensive thing on the menu was seventeen dollars. La Perla in located in the South Lane Plaza on Lane Avenue in Jacksonville, Florida. If you find yourself in Jacksonville, I strongly recommend coming to check this place out.

    Quesabirria tacos
    Shana S.

    La Perla is clearly a secret to most!! I joined a Facebook group awhile back and everyone was posting about this Mexican Restaurant that serves Quesabirria tacos and of course I had to try them! The restaurant is located in a small complex on Lane and is easy to miss. But once you've arrived and are seated you'll be right at home. I ordered the Quesabirria tacos and they are stuffed with meat, cheese, onions and cilantro.. served with guacamole and sour cream and of course the birria. The flavor is amazing and worth coming back for! Stop by and check them out.

    Elotes
    James M.

    The food for the price point was out of this world. Everything fresh and well prepared by the kitchen. Would I come back?? But of course a resounding hell yea!!!

    Quesadilla
    Cuey M.

    Gave this place another shot and had a much better experience this time. Called and placed a to-go order for the Birria tacos, Pastor taco and a chicken quesadilla. I thought the Birria tacos are alright - The Pastor though! That was good. Got the quesadilla for my wife and she said the chicken tasted "off". Picking up the order was much quicker this time, actually the order was ready when I got there.

    Chile Relleno
    Rea L.

    Amazing authentic Mexican restaurant. Everything was wonderful except the desserts lol .

    Chile Relleno
    Josh S.

    Best authentic Mexican Restaurant in all of Jacksonville and it's not close. This is the real deal, as authentic as you will find on the east coast. Best Chile relleno I've ever had. The street style tacos were incredible. I can't wait to become and regular of theirs and will be driving out of my way without hesitation for this hidden gem. It's a hole in the wall indeed but a hidden gem with authentic Mexican that will not disappoint.

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    Terri S.

    A hidden gem on the westside that clearly is not known by most! I stumbled upon the website looking for something new and close to home. Lo and behold I found La Perla less than 4 miles away...so we go....on a Friday night. Small place on Lane Ave in a small strip mall, blink and you will miss it. We walked in and to our amazement....they were full! Every table but 1, so we grabbed it. The atmosphere was happy, festive, and true. TV's on so you can watch sports, the conversations milling about the restaurant, and the smell of tasty food awaits. Here come the chips and salsa....yummy! We ordered Costilla De Puerco En Green Sauce (pork cubes with rice and beans drenched in green sauce....amazing!, and the Ground Beef Chile Relleno (stuffed chilis, rice and beans with red sauce. Between the chips, salsa, and our meals...we were stuffed to the gills and excited to come back again! ***2nd visit was the very next Friday to give it a whirl again....and had same great experience, great service, and great food. This time we ordered the Pastor - Marinated Pork Quesadilla and 2 tacos: chorizo and carne asada. Again we had the most delicious meal, and can't wait to go back again!

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    Great authentic Mexican food. This little hideaway restaurant is awesome. Great value great food.

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    The restaurant is very nice it's set up nice I ordered nachos they were very good haven't tried any thing else yet but I'm sure it's good

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    3 years ago

    Fucking love their birria tacos on chips n salsa literally get it every week there super nice too

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    Chili poblanos were tasty. Meat was not over seasoned and you could taste good beef flavor. Will definitely try more items in the future.

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    6 years ago

    Very wonderful food and Delievery people deliver great. Always excited to get this very real Mexican food like being in Mexico.

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    5 years ago

    Very goood food, staff was friendly and the food came out quickly and hot best real birria tacos I've had ever!!!

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    6 years ago

    One of the best Tacos In Jax. Authentic tacos with reasonable price. My favorite are the cow tongue tacos.

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    6 years ago

    Had delivered via doordash, very happy! yum!!!! will order again :) I got the steak asada tacos, it was hot and very good

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    6 years ago

    I was blown away with the authentic California burrito, this so reminds me of my navy days in San Diego!!!!!!!!

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    Great sunset spot! Came in for dinner time just as sun was setting. Beautiful looking over the…read moreplaza. Service was quick and friendly. I got the keto steak taco which was amazing. The steak was delicious and the flavor of the keto cheese shell with the guacamole was delicious pairing with the steak. Also got the Hawaiian taco which had avocado, chicken, shrimp, and pineapple. Over all great time here and will be back again. Anejo is a local fav and has lots of locations in the area

    After having dinner with friends down the road, I slipped into Anejo to celebrate Cinco de Mayo and…read moregrabbed a house margarita and 2 Chimichurri Steak Tacos. The Margarita was STRONG AF. Like I don't know if it wasn't mixed well, or they heavy handed it, but I wasn't mad about it at all. The steak tacos were delicious and very flavorful. I'd get these again and again in heartbeat. Service at the bar was great. Food arrived faster than expected, but I had also got there as their night was winding down. My friends and I were originally going to eat here for Cinco de Mayo, but when I got there at 6:45, I was told it would be a 3.5 hour wait. They had a DJ outside pumping out fast and upbeat music for the party and an outside margarita stand for grab and go drinks. When I arrived back just after 9, I had told them to take us off the list. She informed me that they tried calling me. Nothing came through on my phone, but she did show her call log and sure enough, it showed they called me around 8:20. My friends and I probably would have stayed to eat here originally had we been given a more realistic wait time guesstimate. An hour and a half wait vs 3.5 hours is much more feasible. Oh well. I'm sure I'll be back in the future. I've always enjoyed Anejo.

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    A hidden gem that we stumbled across close to the Mayo Clinic. The food portions were generous for…read morelunch and both entrees were delicious. The music was the perfect volume so we could have a conversation easily. Service was quick and the waitress checked in several times. A solid choice for lunch.

    Hostess and waitress were great. Lack of food, not so great. Averaged the side of guac (yum), with…read moreall else. Meeting a friend at Kickers and a few of us headed over to grab some tacos. Greeted and sat right away- 5 of us. Hostess nice, server nice. Right away had two large bowls of chips and two types of salsa brought to us. Chips were good, just added salt. Unfortunately it went downhill from there. And we were patient, super patient. It was a Friday, but it was not overly crowded, like I said - seated immediately around 7:40. Drinks, took over 30 minutes for a pineapple one and three skinny- we joked the food would arrive first, but we were very wrong. Then, the waitress waited for us to try- I think it was a newer person at the bar. We tried to like it, but somehow it tasted like flat sprite.our server took them away and made us them herself. Now, those were great. Small side of guac was brought after that- meant to go with the meal, but we were so hungry we just ate with the chips. It was very good- fresh tasting. Then we waited. And waited some more. Asked about the food, then waited some more. Finally, we cut our losses and asked for the check minus the food that never came. The band was starting next door and we wanted to celebrate the bday girl. Pic 1, text just after 8pm- shows me joking that I was going to eat my friends food since she was headed over from next door and taking a bit and we had ordered 10 minutes prior. Pic 2, text shows us giving up- 9pm. So over an hour wait on food that never arrived - even if busy that would be a deal breaker. We were excited to try it too- disappointed.

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    4.4(147 reviews)
    21.4 miBeaches

    I went by myself one Thursday evening , it was moderately crowded, mostly families visiting. I had…read morea fabulous time sitting outside at a lounge table picking away at freshly made guacamole and salsa reading a novel. The outdoor decor can handle just a few families, and has space for couples parties under huge fans. I'm a huge fan of this place, I invited a friend about an hour after arriving to share the joy! They ordered a huge beast of a taco salad that was made with a red Doritos bowl. I thoroughly enjoyed the Arepa Bowl, I'd highly recommend that if you are like me and always crave plantains The menu is huge and yes they do have happy hour! And YES! They do have a kids menu with mendicant food on it! And YES! They do have lunch specials. Dream date!

    1810 is definitely a trendy taco spot and worth trying at least once for the experience. The place…read morewas packed when we went (around 6 p.m. on a Saturday), and the atmosphere has a fun, energetic vibe. We ordered tacos, nachos, a kids' burrito, and kids' quesadillas, we got desert, it was a chocolate covered skull with ice cream, they bring out the dish and literally lit it on fire with a sparkler, looked cool, kids loved it, so if you're looking for something a little different or entertaining during dinner. So overall, the food was decent but a bit salty, and the flavor didn't really stand out. To me it had more of a chain restaurant feel, kind of like something you'd get at Chili's rather than a more authentic Mexican spot. Drinks were mixed for us. My wife had margaritas and enjoyed them, honestly I don't think she's ever met a margarita she didn't like. I tried the Old Fashioned, which just wasn't my style. It tasted more like Fireball on the rocks than a traditional Old Fashioned. One thing they definitely did right was the service. Even though the restaurant was crowded, the wait staff was friendly, attentive, and stayed on top of everything the whole time. Overall, it's a cool spot with a fun vibe and good staff. If you're looking for a lively place and want to see some flaming food presentations, it's worth checking out.

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    11.7 miSouthside

    I visited Taco Way for the first time recently on a Tuesday to check it out. They have two kiosks…read moreat the counter that you order from. The 30% off code - LOVETACOS - is good on the entire menu on Taco Tuesdays. The deal & code are advertised on a window poster you'll notice as you walk up in addition to another poster advertising a great lunch deal available. I ordered the Shrimp Tacos (corn tortillas, lettuce, breaded fried shrimp, chipotle mayo, and cilantro) minus pico & they were great. The shrimp were freshly fried and steaming hot. I had to wait a bit because a large catering order was being finished as I arrived. The manager offered me a free Jarritos and apologized profusely for my wait. I took it as a good sign that their tacos are that popular plus it gave me time to enjoy the gorgeous murals by ARTBYJAE. I visited the Baymeadows location (open until 3am Fri/Sat & 1am Sun-Th) & they now have a second location on Parental Home Rd (open until 1am Fri/Sat & 11pm Sun-Th).

    My sister, son and I were looking for something for dinner at 10pm on a Tuesday. There wasn't much…read moreopen but I happened to look and was pleasantly surprised that Taco Way was still open!! My sister placed an order and picked up the order. Since it was taco Tuesday we each got three birria tacos. The meat itself was fairly flavorful and the consome was decent. I appreciated they charred the outside of the tortilla and it was nicely crisped. Since I'm from Southern California, I was expecting some type of hot sauce like all of our taco shops offer, but sadly there was none. I would have loved a little spice, but the tacos were very good with the onions. I was pleasantly surprised they were out of cilantro, which for me makes me happy since I'm not a fan of the stuff. Overall it was a good meal and for Florida, they were pretty decent birria tacos.

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