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Romantic
Good for kids
Good for groups

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Alejandro M.

Awesome place to hang out have a few drinks, not really a great place to eat. Sushi is mediocre and that's being nice. Rice has no flavor at all. The style of shrimp cocktail is not to my liking very watery tons of chopped cucumber. When the Mexican Band is there it's gets LOUD, you can't really enjoy the food or the band. Service was terrible the first time I stopped by. Got sat down then moved by our waiter because that was for people who bought a liquor bottle only. Although they did bring another table out for us which was nice. They kept bringing tables out like crazy though. On the other hand I loved the ceviche & tostadas some of the best I've had. The drinks where alright. If I could give it 5 stars for the vibe and mood I would.

Ceviche de Camarón
Rey R.

While on business in the McAllen area a friend recommended. Not too keen on seafood but this place was great. I enjoyed the Camarónes al Chef as well as the Ceviche de Camarón. A friend got the Guero Roll sushi which was good for me since I don't care for "fishy" sushi. Would totally come again. I highly recommend it!

Tostada ceviche with mango!!!
J.r. P.

El Culichi!!! had a great time this past week!!! and like always to much of a good time?? hard on my head and hard on my wallet!!!

Great ambiance if you like relaxed Mexican pop, classic romantic, Tex-mex, cumbia, norteño, and banda genres. Unfortunately, I had to order my tequila twice and both times was wrong. I ordered the seafood tower and while the the ceviche part of it was amazing and you can taste the freshness, the cooked octopus and shrimp were over over done and half the dish was untouched. I picked through the ceviche parts only. The freshness of the avocados is impecable. I wish the dish could blend better as the sauce used does not bind the flavors together and the contrast of cooked with raw is not executed properly. If you are planning on having dinner with drinks, show up early and be patient on the weekend. Ceviches got served, five minutes later the silverware made it, and a few minutes later came the tostadas... Btw this is a large dish, but I can definitely finish it...

Octavio S.

One of the greatest places for fresh seafood. It is large yet intimate. The dishes are varied and the sauces are heavenly. Careful! They are spicy.

Strawberry margarita!
Gladyss M.

If your looking for some good music and drinks this is the place to come to! I went out with some friends for drinks and we had a great time!

Oysters with ceviche.
Rick P.

First time here. This restaurant just opened. Everything on the menu looked good. Had a hard time deciding what to order. Settled on the oysters with ceviche. Excellent choice. Also ordered 1 fish taco. It was good. Very tasty. Wife had camarones bucaneros and she said they were really good. The special sauce was real good. There was live music on stage and the mariachi at your disposal. Great atmosphere and great food. Will definitely return.

Adrian V.

I just went here to have some micheladas and grabbed something to eat to food is pretty good and the micheladas are a big thumbs up

Place is run down. Food was good but couldn't enjoy with the gnats that were flying around our area. Then to make it worse during our meal we suddenly had roaches climbing around the wall and table. Manager was told of the situation and all she did was tell the server to wipe off table. She never came to us to apologize. She just sat ur ass down and continued eating at the next booth from where we were sitting. They didn't even close the section to fully clean like sweep or wipe down properly yet an employee sat at our area and ate! Manager didn't even wash her hands after eating but yet was touching around the bar and kiosk. Place is so nasty and I hope we don't end up sick from this place because now I can see how unclean it really is. In the pic is one of the gnats on my food.

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stay away. worst customer service experience I've had in a while. Pricy and overrated food. waitresses are inattentive and arrogant.

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3.9
(172 reviews)
0.3 mi
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Mariscos El 7 Mares

4.0
(49 reviews)
2.8 mi
$$

Everything was delicious and the friendliest staff. Lively ambience, clean, and serval TVs for…read moresports. This was all free before I even ordered! Latino owned places never charge for chips.

Este lugar es el mejor lugar para mariscos en el Valle. Los mariscos son frescos y las porciones…read moreson de buen tamaño por el precio. Tienen especiales en la hora de lonche y su consomé esta lleno de trozos de pescado y camarones. Eso si, cuidado con la salsita de habanero que esa sí que pica. El servicio siempre ha sido excelente y si tienes suerte hasta hay mariachi en los fines de semana. Así que si te gustan los mariscos, ven y disfruta de un cóctel de camarones o unos filetes de pescado. No te vas a arrepentir. Y no te olvides de probar su limonada con pepino! Posdata: El domingo pasado mis padres fueron a disfrutar de unos especiales de lonche. Mi mamá, como siempre, no se acabó los 3 filetes que vienen con la orden pues se llenó con el caldo. Pidió una cajita para llevárselos pero se le olvidó llevársela y la dejó sobre la mesa. En rumbo a casa se dieron cuenta y regresaron al restaurante. Mi papá se bajó a preguntar por la caja y la mesera le informó que la acababa de tirar a la basura. Entendemos que no pueden guardar comida por horas, pero ellos regresaron en cuanto se dieron cuenta en el camino a casa (tampoco vivimos lejos de allí). Solamente lo incluyó como una sugerencia que por favor esperen un poquito antes de botar a la basura un contenedor para llevar por si el cliente regresa por la comida que ya pagó. Gracias.

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Mambo Seafood

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3.8
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1.3 mi
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got seated right away and young lady immediately asked us for a drink order and or appetizers, she…read morequickly returned and took our order, food was out quick and was very good which is why we keep coming back to Mambos. she checked on us several times during our meal and gave us a to go box and a drink to go. very friendly young lady. we paid and as we walked out manager told us thank you. we enjoy the food service and atmosphere. we are long time customers and recommend to our friends.

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