Phenomenal Mexican food at Ruta Oaxaca... the Woodbury location. Pretty much my favorite Mexican…read morefood restaurant... too bad we live almost 3,000 miles away. Yeah, you read that correctly... not a typo. We were visiting my daughter and her family while on Long Island, but we had to fend for ourselves one evening while they had other plans. We were in the mood for Mexican food, so Yelp to the rescue... and this place popped up. Well, it lived up to all the hype, I'm happy to say. The restaurant is really small... the only negative... and it can get kind of loud, so okay, two negatives, but the food more than made up for it. We had a really good waiter, who was very helpful in helping us place our order. We ordered guacamole, and they made it to our specifications, minus the hot peppers and cilantro. It was FABULOUS and just like I like it.... as good as Besito, by the way !!! I love that place, too. However, what really won me over was this salmon dish in red mole sauce, which I had never had before. It was AMAAAAAAZING. My husband and I SPLIT an order of their Salmon Con Tropical Mole, which was pan-roasted filet of salmon, mole manchamanteles, sweet plantains, papaya pico de gallo. We got some extra plantains and some street corn, and with the gargantuan size of salmon, it was more than enough for the both of us... plus we definitely filled up on chips and salsa (and guac for me). Everything was superb, and I want to say that the salmon was some of the best I've ever had. It was flaky, flavorful and succulent with a very light but appreciated outer crunch. It was soooooooooooo good. So we came away from this place, raving to everyone and anyone who would listen. We talked my daughter and son-in-law into ordering takeout from here as they were worried it was just too small to deal with a bunch of us going, esp. with their young children. Anyway, I'm disappointed to say that their takeout was an entirely different situation. We ordered the "same" salmon dish, and it was like HALF the size. It was the size for one... not that two could split. (If you look at my photo of it, you'll see how large it was... now cut it in half... that's what we got on takeout.) I let my husband have it cuz I was too angry. It had the mole sauce, but I didn't care once I saw it.... plus the salmon itself looked different... it didn't have that nice crunchy shell from pan roasting it. Just so disappointing. The guacamole was still as good as I remember, as was their salsa... but the portion size and quality of preparation... at least with the salmon... was an abomination. I can't speak to what my daughter and son-in-law ordered for entrees because we didn't try it in the restaurant, so we have no point of reference. I feel bad because I raved and raved about their food, and this takeout experience sucked. There should be NO difference. I guess my takeaway would be to recommend that you dine-in there. I'm awarding all FIVE stars for DINE-IN ONLY... and nothing to do with their takeout process. Brave the crowds because they will be there, make a reservation which will help, and eat THERE. I just don't trust the takeout experience with them.

Ate here for the first time. The food was pretty good. I ordered a mix of tacos. My least favorite…read morewas the carne asado and the best one was the chicken. The shrimp one was "meh". My date had the verde entree and it was really good. She enjoyed it. The chips and salsa on the table were delicious and the they are clearly homemade. Ambiance is "ok". It's showing its age a bit on the flooring and the molding. The service is why I'm deducting point and I'd give them 3.5 stars if I could. We sat a bit and waited to have our orders taken and sat a bit longer for the check. They were nice, polite, friendly but a little quicker service would have been appreciated. Would I go back? Sure. I'll try something else.

Folks around town recommended this place to us - and LORDY it delivered! We had an unknown number…read moreof clueless Southerners needing to gather the evening before a much-anticipated wedding, and William and the rest of the Dirty Girls and Guys welcomed us with open arms and lots of backslaps. The hospitality and top-notch service were a fantastic addition to the festivities. My only disappointment was that the Dirty Girl t-shirts were temporarily out of stock, so I must wait for mine so I can spread the word about Dirty Taco here in Birmingham. Y'all were the greatest. Thanks for everything.

I had the Mexican breakfast bowl, which was good. I wish it had more bacon instead of bacon bits.read more

Staff here is super sweet, love the decor. They have a kids menu and always updating and adding…read morenew items to the menu

The food was delicious and the menu is big, so many Mexican dishes to choose from! We enjoyes…read morecarne asada tortas and nachos!They have HORCHATA and Hibiscus tea. The cashier was helpful and friendly, she answered questions we had. The cooks did a great job too! Love how the restaurant is decorated with a Mexican theme. Lots of parking and plenty of seats.

Frida's ambiance was elite!!! We came here for dinner on a Thursday and loved that they had live…read moremusic. The decor inside is incredible but we decided to sit outside since the weather was great. The service was pretty fast, and I really enjoyed most of the dishes. The only thing that was okay was the guacamole -- it just wasn't really seasoned that well, but the complimentary salsa was delicious. I ordered the camarones en salsa verde which was very tasty (especially the salsa). It came with a side of beans, but those weren't that good. For dessert, I got the chocolate soufflé which came with ice cream, and that was a great end to our meal. All in all, I would come back and I enjoyed my meal!

Food was bland and with very little taste, the server had an attitude and didn't smile once, and we…read morewere almost charged for a Guac that never came. The waitress was rude and didn't give us our receipt; she just walked away after swiping the credit card. Overpriced and not worth it one bit. Qdoba makes better Mexican than this, and that's says a lot lol

Food was incredible probably the best fish taco I've ever eaten…read more The black beans were delicious as well as the steak taco

First time, here on business. OMG the Birria beef tacos were so good! Wrote a review so I can…read moreremember this place next time I'm on Long Island. I'll be back!

The food was so good hereee I can't find a spot anywhere like this. I need to know if they are…read moregoing to open up a new spot since leaving the mall it was too good.

I'm sure they have some kind of magic spell they use on their food! It's crazy good! It's like they…read moreseason the soul of every grain of rice! It's so so SOOOOOO good! I got ONE bowl and it was my lunch and dinner! They portion the food like my gramma used to feed me!

Literally my favorite place to go for lunch ! Food is always fresh and delicious and staff is…read morealways super friendly. Not too loud inside so you can dine in alone or with a small group. Joining the rewards is so worth it I get free stuff all the time by using the points system.

After shopping at IKEA Hicksville, wanted to try something different. We're not huge Tex Mex fans,…read morebut wanted to try the fare and this place was on the way to the LIE. Ordered online and it was ready to go when we arrived 10 minutes later. Restaurant looked clean and bright, servers were courteous and cheerful. The food here, like at Chipotle and Moe's, etc. isn't bad. It's just the appearance of a bunch of ingredients all kind of slopped onto a soggy, recycled (maybe?) paper bowl. The colors were vibrant and everything tasted fresh, it's just that the appearance, totally - subjective, devalued the merit of the individual ingredients. Probably 4 stars if you're a fan of "bowl" type cuisine.

i love this chipotle because my wonderful friends work here and they made me a very yummy bowl. and…read morethey gave me my change very kindly. and i got a cup.mmmmm chipotle slop bowl

Ordered for pickup at 12:00 with App, got my food after waiting for 30min there. And I got a mini…read moresize Burrito.