Went to lunch on a Thursday and the place was empty. Should have recognized it as a warning sign. Ordered a cheese crisp and green chili sliders with green chili pork. The cheese crisp tortilla was dripping with grease. The cheese had no flavor. Huge chunks of fat in green chili slider. Came home with a stomach ache and finally threw up. Worst experience ever and will never go back. read more

I would highly recommend this place to anyone! Delicious food and very nice service! Great flight margaritas, a little bit too sweet though. I ordered burrito with shredded beef and Christmas style sauce with potatoes side and beans. It was one of the best burrito in my life. read more

La Ristra - Flight margaritas - Mexican Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

Real good New Mexico spot. We went for happy hour and got the Mexican pizza and the Hatch Chile sliders with steak. Along with their coconut jalapeño margarita. Everything was really good my only critique is we sat outside and the area could use some TLC - the highchair outside was dirty and broken and table was dirty and they did not offer to clean it. Nonetheless we will be back. read more

Love this place ... Always consistent weekend live music is refreshing! Can't wait to try out weekend brunch read more

La Ristra - Best salsa! - Mexican Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

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I have been going to La Ristra for several years and haven't been disappointed yet. I ate there again today and discovered that the side corn can be ordered elote style, and it was fantastic. The service from Leona was great! read more

This place is freakin yummo!! I'm a NM transplant and take my chile very seriously. The red chile is ON POINT!! I used to make it all the time, but it's been a while. No biggie, I can just get it here. Just the right amount of heat and smokiness. The 3 salsas that come out are perfect. I can't decide which one is my favorite but I can't stop shoving them in my facehole. My only complaint is that the green chile peeling needs to be taken more seriously. I roast and peel my own chile so I know that it's tedious but I found several pieces of skin in my dish which is a bit of a turn off. Getting a hard piece of skin in your mouth is no fun. This particular dish I could see the peelings on my plate so it never got to my mouth. Just an observation read more

Food was delicious! Chips and salsa to start-tasty. Chimichangas for entrees-so good! Sabrina, our waiter, was delightful.

Great music. Will come back for that! Food? Hmm. Our party of 4 had our food delivered in parts. Not even by couple. In sending the food back because it was cold, everything clearly had been reheated. It was still good (if you like limp lettuce). The salsa had been prepared and sat in a fridge...could tell because it was "coagulated." Service very slow but such a cute and new server. We will be back just because--why not?? read more

We've been wanting to try this place for awhile, and finally tried it out last night! We have been missing out!!! The inside was a little busy for our COVID style, but we were happy to sit on the misted patio. The chips and salsa were served promptly by our fabulous server Brittany. Being a new place, we had several questions and Brittany was great answering them and learning with us since she is new too. We had the green Chile tacos and the 3 generations tacos. Both dishes were great. Brittany recommended the shredded beef tacos and she did not steer us wrong. They were delicious! I loved the chicken tacos as well. Our sides were also all great. Margaritas were refreshing. Food was tasty and service was impeccable. We will be back! read more

I've done business with La Ristra in Gilbert for sometime now, I have voiced my displeasure with having something missing or soggy and cold most, the times I order to go, I have had no satisfaction so I'm voicing my opinion Mac15 read more

Our local favorite go to spot when friends or family are in town. Love their food and drinks, salsa trio with chips! Usually we sit at the bar area, they have live music there. read more

Well this was a struggle. I live within walking distance and have tried SO hard to like this place. The first few times I have gone it's been decent food but not fabulous and not a great bar vibe. Can't tell you why, just an energy thing. Last night sort of took the cake for me. I called on my way home to place an order for take out. After being placed on hold several minutes the gal comes back on the phone and asked if I could "just order online." I apologized and said, I was driving so I can't. She then proceeds to tell me (literally) "they are just to Busy to take my order" for one person "so either place an order when I get home or try them back another day." Um, what? That's the first for me. Wow. Trying not to blast a business here due to a very badly trained seating hostess. After much thought, I went online an ordered anyway. It was another 50 min wait. When I showed up the restaurant had no one hardly in it but the girls at the front were all very nice. I looked over at the bar area and couldn't believe my eyes. There were SEVERAL limes on the floor on top of that, trash was all over and the more I looked around the worse it got. It was pretty filthy. Again, I really want to like this place. I promise. I got home and my green tamale was dry but had a different yet, good flavor. The pork stew was spot on. Excellent actually until I got a price of plastic in my bite. ‍ I'm at a loss. I've tried very hard and I feel like I've given this place a very fair try even before covid. If I end up going back and have a different experience, I will update. If you end up going, the pork stew was legit without question I just hope yours will be without plastic in it ... prices very fair also. read more

La Ristra - Corn tamale/mashed potatoes take out - Mexican Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

Service was amazing thanks to Leona!! Tequila options are amazing, food is even better. They had live entertainment and a great atmosphere. Definitely will be going back to enjoy! read more

I was really impressed by how delicious this place is!! It's always been consistent with great food, cold drinks and awesome service. The dishes are very unique and just to die for!!! Try the sopapillas on the dessert menu they are literally sooo amazing. Will definitely return here time and time again! read more

First time trying this place. Service was good and place was clean and very quite. Salsa and chips were also good. Margarita was also good. Ordered the Carne Asda which was alright. I think the spice level was lacking. It was very strange they served it with French fries. Very weird combo for a Mexican dish. Not sure why they think that is a good combo. I definitely did not order French fries. Not sure I will come back. read more

We will be back!!!! The food was fabulous. The second Friday of the month they have a great one man band in the bar. Can't wait to bring our friends. read more

Low key ambiance, and the food is amazing. Hardly a crowd to wait for. Patio is nice when the weather is good.

Love that they keep the patio open. Some restaurants are not because of covid which doesn't make sense. Had an enjoyable dinner here. The food and salsa was a little spicy but overall tasted great. Our only complaint is the service was just okay. The server was very polite but possibly not very observant or too busy. Needed to ask for several items that we should not have to ask for such as silverware, napkins and a couple other things but otherwise very enjoyable. read more

La Ristra - Mexican Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

Hells ya LaRistra Gilbert! Woot woot! we love this place! It's nice to chill out here, they've been our favorite for years you can try out downtown Gilbert for other places, but here is where you can take your family for some awesome food and great service! Mariah is our favorite server. She's always friendly and happy and attentive. She always recommends the best tequila! The manager Jamie always comes by to make sure our needs our met, and Amanda is the best bartender! This place is a must try. You'll be hooked. read more

La Ristra - Mexican Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

They have decent specials and we like the Sri Ms. It helps that it is very close to our house. The bar area can be a little crowded at times. read more

This is my new favorite Mexican restaurant. Well, for today. The service was excellent. Our waiter did a great job. The food was excellent as well. They are doing a good job during these difficult time with COVID19. Our server we wonderfull. I have a sarcastic sense of humor and he gave it right back. When the food came out it was excellent. Overall we had a nice time and enjoyed good food read more

I visited La Ristra because I was craving New Mexican food and a margarita - this place certainly scratched that itch! I arrived around 6:15 and was told the wait was 30 minutes (which I would have expected at any good restaurant on a Saturday). There was seating at the bar, so luckily, I didn't have to wait at all. The waitress and bar tender was very nice and immediately brought out a basket of chips and salsas. I ordered the stuffed sopapillas with adovada pork and green sauce, black beans and calabacitas and a frozen margarita. The service was friendly and the food was well seasoned and very tasty! I am visiting AZ from Pittsburg, PA, and am sad I won't be able to come back to La Ristra for a second visit before I leave. I look forward to eating there again next time I am out this way! read more

La Ristra - Stuffed Sopapillas - Yum! - Mexican Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

This was my first time visiting, service was incredible! The chips and trio of salsas were amazing. And my entree which I ordered off the specials menu was so unique and unbelievably delicious! Definitely recommend the Mexican lasagna. read more

Fantastic food, great service and delicious cocktails. Server recommendations were spot on, the short rib was fork tender and delicious. My only complaint, poor lighting for the tables in the center of the dining room, had to use flashlights on cellphones. read more

Some of the best New Mexico food in AZ. Great bar lot of seats very nice happy hour. Service old be a little faster but it's acceptable given the size of the bar. We eat here at least twice a month. read more

This place is wonderful. The only place that beats it is it's older brother Los Dos Molinos. I had the blue corn enchilada stack which was absolutely supreme with the adovada. The egg on top and pintos made this dish complete. Deep fried ice cream to finish was OK. Staff friendly and attentive. read more

La Ristra - Mmmmmm. Deep fried ice cream!!!! - Mexican Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

I really liked the atmosphere here when dining with the family. This place is in Gilbert and good to come in for lunch. At first, when you walk in, you see a lot of alcoholic bottles and glasses like it's a major bar sched grill. But once you come in sched sit down, it's totally a restriction atmosphere. The food was good, service was friendly, and no major issues. read more

La Ristra - Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

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Great tasting and quality Mexican food, friendly servers, colourful decoration! Big portion and great value (avg $15). Dual colour homemade chips and three different types of salsa is a nice welcome. There's a range of traditional items as well as interesting dishes. I tried the Mac n' Queso and Chile Relleno both with my own chosen meat - that's the first! read more

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We ordered a special that we had a coupon for. Following all the rules for coupon I went to order and the front desk girl said oh we aren't using the coupons today maybe tomorrow we never know. Seriously! Never again now I need another Mexican food restaurant read more

Excellent Tex/mex food. Service always good, nice restaurant good selection of tequilas

One of the best, and most affordable, tequila bars in Arizona. The food is not traditional Mexican food, it is New Mexican and Very flavorful and a little spicy. Anything with the Adovada is terrific, and I highly recommend the Calabacitas (vegetables) as a side. The service can be slow at times as the place gets busy, especially drink orders from the bar. The Ambiance is what you would expect from a Mexican / New Mexican restaurant and is very clean and enjoyable. read more

It's always delicious even when ordered through Door Dash. My go to dishes are stuffed sopaipillas or green chili chicken casserole. Today, I added a cup of the green chili stew to try it. It did not disappoint- amazing. It's truly New Mexican food and a personal favorite. read more

This was my first venture into a New Mexico style Mexican restaurant. It was chosen by my daughter for her Birthday dinner. I was surprised in the quality of the food and the knowledge of the staff in explaining what New Mexico food difference from regular Mexican food. All of the food was well done and tasty. I had the fish tacos. They were prepared a bit different from those I have had in Mexico. They were deep fried with a light batter and the fish was excellent. The quantity of the meal was better than most. Overall I would return to this establishment again. They also were also abiding with the COVID requirements including touch free payment and hand sanitizer on each table. Felt very safe during the meal. read more

Amazing place I've never been to. My new go to old and New Mexican place! Salsas have a good kick. Love this place. Will be mi new spot read more

La Ristra - Green Chile Asada Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

This is my new favorite "New Mexican" restaurant! Come hungry because the portions are huge! The service was excellent. Our waiter, Arlen, was attentive, affable and knowledgeable. They have drink specials, live entertainment and well prepared food. We loved the chili rellanos! Every dish prepared with the hatch chilis rocked! Carne adovada meat is spicy and succulent! There is a huge parking lot, outdoor seating, large bar area and dining room. I highly recommend this! Try a dessert. All of them are delicious especially the special fried ice cream pie (which is NOT fried). read more

One thing I loved that this restaurant did was offer a ticket for children who are good they may redeem it for a prize. My son was so excited and said he was going to be so good so he could get his prize. The food was great. I ordered a taco -- it had lots of meat. The tamale was very good and the Queso was great. I kept thinking about the food the next day. The other people in my party all loved their food as well saying they had so much meat in their burrito. Would definitely go back. read more

Love this place!! My son asks to go here at least twice a week. Great atmosphere, food is flavorful and frozen margaritas are great!!

Another crappy experience at his place. Was once a fantastic little bar to go in and get some beverages, listen to some music and enjoy some dinner. Must be the newer help as the folks behind the bar do not understand customer service. How do you sit at a bar for 20 minutes w/o asking what you want to drink? Not going back read more

My wife and I really enjoy eating at La Ristra.  My favorite is the green pork chile.  We decided to try something from the tequilas they offer.  The bartender was very helpful and we tried one of his suggestions - it had a great taste. read more

Wanted to try some place new so hubby picked this place. We started with the shrimp and fish ceviche. I wish there was more fish and shrimp but the flavor was tasty. Then for entrees, he got the traditional burro with carne adovada and I got the chile relleno with shrimp. The meat in his burro was so tender and had good flavor and my entree was delicious! A good amount of shrimp inside and a perfect cheese ratio and some spice. Our server was great! Wish I remembered his name. But very nice guy. Definitely will be back. read more

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