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    La Ribera

    4.2 (61 reviews)
    ModerateMexican
    Open 6:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Joe M.

    Good taco at a fair price. Stopped by for a potato and egg taco. Ordered a crispy potato and egg taco got it just the way I ordered. Homemade tortilla was fresh and hot.

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    Eleazar S.

    Best kept secret in corpus for sea food by the pound from shrimp , oyster, fish etc. There steaks are great also

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    Mark A.

    This was my first time eating here and people who know me know that I judge all Mexican restaurants breakfast by their guisada. La Ribera did not let me down. The taco was HOT enough to melt the cheese. I apologize about the bite out but had to try lol. This place is really good and the staff is awesome.

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    Chris C.

    Some of the best Mexican food I've had. Reasonable prices as well. Service was a bit slow but the place was packed. Had beef fajitas The parking lot was also completely full which speaks volumes as to quality for the price paid

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    Really good food, great service. Be nice if the menu had more pictures. Also, English options for ease of ordering would increase my visits.

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    Do not judge a book by its cover. I learned this lesson once again with this place. Fantastic food at a great price!

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    7 years ago

    Awesome food and very nice people!! Best Mexican we have had in a while. Food was excellent and very reasonably priced.

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    Food here is awesome ordered the black drum and shrimp everything was delicious and fresh.I will definitely come back if I'm in the area.

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