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    Las Islitas Grill

    3.2 (63 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 2:00 AM (Next day)

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    Fish Tacos
    Robert S.

    This restaurant opened a while back and my wife and I drove by many time saying we gotta try that place. Each time we would almost stop we'd notice there was hardly any cars in the parking lot for me a tell tail sign no one is eager to be there so we would pass. Salinas has no shortage on taquerias in town this one is a seafood special restaurant. Prices were a bit high but you pay for what you get. In this case NO! I ordered simple Tacos de Pescado and they were as good as mine from home @ 4$ each ok price and I did like them ok. My wife went with the Carne Asada and Shrimp meal at 18$ she got a small piece of meat and grilled shrimp (5) the meat was shoe leather very tough for the price we left wanting. The service was not attentive we were asked for drinks and then food it's all the interaction we got. We were literally 2 of 6 people in the whole restaurant tables were dirty. Bill was $43.00 and sometimes experience is worth not making future mistakes. I will hard pass on future stops here. The potential is high but judging by what I seen not to much caring going on here.

    Order of shrimp tacos.
    Monika M.

    The seafood is extremely fresh! The portions are generous and the seasoning is superb. I ordered one fish taco and one shrimp taco and it was a full meal. I appreciated that they didn't serve the tacos with double tortillas. The green chile salsa was super bright and spicy- so delicious! My daughter ordered the seafood pasta. It came with a creamy sauce and four baked mussels, accompanied by cheese toast. She now prefers it over her former-favorite- Red Lobster. My partner ordered the full order of shrimp tacos. They were served accompanied by the green chile salsa, a a creamy one, and lime wedges. All of our dishes were finger-licking good! And Xenon, the proprietor, is so welcoming and friendly. It was our pleasure to enjoy such a wonderful meal. We will definitely be back and recommend Las Islitas Grill to friends and family.

    Molcajete
    Nidia S.

    My husband and I came here while visiting the area. He ordered cooked shrimp tostada which he was super happy about, it had a great amount of shrimp. We also had the molcajete to share. Now let me say...i am very picky with mexican food, I loved it, it had generous portions of grilled chicken, carne asada, grilled chorizo, grilled queso and onions sautéed in sauce, akso comes with rice, beans and torillas. We couldn't even finish it! The customer service was great!!!! We had two different waiters and they were both very hospitable, attentive and friendly! We recommend this place highly to anyone!

    Menu
    Fe L.

    I was craving ceviche and was recommended this location. The menu on Yelp is over a year old and hasn't been updated. I ordered my ceviche and my husband wanted the steak special but come to find out they don't have it. When I went to pick up the food I took the initiative to snap pictures of the current menu for everyone to see. Overall the food is good and the service is great. I will be ordering here again in the future.

    Aguachile verde
    Mike L.

    Best experience ever! we came Sunday night, music was loud (tienen karaoke) but it didn't bother me at all and if that bothers you then you come to the wrong place, people came here to enjoy the music, drinks, and the bomb food that they offer, our waitress was so attentive and very kind. The food was amazing, we ordered a variety of food, every plate was worthy, we are definitely coming back soon, this location is better than the one in Watsonville.

    Entrees
    Michelle L.

    I came here with my husband actually intending to go to the Black Bear Diner, but then discovering it had closed down and Las Islitas Grill was in its place. Rather than double back in the direction of Monterey to go to Black Bear's other location, we decided to give this place a try. Upon entering, it is EXTREMELY loud, they have karaoke at a volume where it is almost impossible to have a conversation to have a conversation at the table. After we were seated, I opened the menu, and saw it...fried mozzarella sticks as an appetizer at what I thought was a Mexican restaurant. I let it go. I always gauge how good a Mexican restaurant is by how good their enchiladas are, so I flipped through, finding their salads, fajitas, steak and lobster, even, but no enchiladas. It took a full ten minutes before anyone acknowledged us to come take our order or bring us any water. Oh, by the way, my husband found chips tucked away in his menu, from the previous diner I guess, maybe a warning about our meal to come, "fill up now guys! It's not pretty!" I end up ordering half a dozen oysters and steak and chicken fajitas. Before the food comes, a small plastic container of salsa is served with four store bought tostadas that are chip your tooth hard. If you like nth degree crunch, then this is it. The oysters come, so now you guys, I know oysters come from the ocean, so they're salty, but I also know they're not supposed to taste I'm drinking from a vat of turkey brine. They were so salty it was like they had been open then salted ten times over. Next please. My fajitas came next. They were served on a cold plate, in red sauce that was more of an oil slick than a sauce. It was accompanied by what looked more like a rice pilaf than the more familiar Spanish rice and refried beans that had a color to them that I had never seen before. The fajitas were again store bought, and while they were hot, they were not fresh. The steak and chicken had no flavor except for being over salted. The hot sauces on the table were crusted over from having the bottle tops taken away. Moral of the story: if you're looking for authentic Mexican food, do not go here. If you're looking for good food, do not go here. If you're looking for food of any kind, do not go here.

    Aguachiles con cayo
    Ana A.

    Amazing new restaurant here in town. The food is amazing definitely recommend the fish tacos and the aguachiles. They also have karaoke on Fridays & Sunday's and live music on Saturdays definitely the place to be on the weekends. And they also have breakfast in the morning. I'm attaching some of my favorite plates :)

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    Horrible place to eat at! Never again ! Will not be returning to waste my money on horrible service and horrible food !

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    4 years ago

    Delicious fish ceviche. Some of the hottest green fresh salsa I've ever had! Burned my tongue so good!

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    Great seafood choices, friendly staff, authentic Mexican place. Good drink selections and value.

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    Food was good . service is REALLY FUCKEN BAD! Be ready to wait 30 min for your order to be taken and food as well

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    Amazing fish tacos, super fast service (10 minutes for takeout) and really reasonably priced as well. Great spot!!

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