This place was as advertise, the seafood is fresh and flavorful. I recommend the agua chile divorciado. But must warn you it is spicy. The fact that the food felt so fresh and refreshing it helped with the heat. Our waitress was very knowledgeable of menu and her recommendation was spot on. The place has a nice colorful set up and we were able to carry a conversation without having to scream. read more

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Food was amazing! Spicy (I can't handle spice and it was spicy so be careful but it was good spice). Man the drink was delicious! Recommend grabbing the drinks! Tbh all the food was good. They had music playing as well great vibes with friends. There is a store near by so just an FYI. Sasha was our waiter and she was soo good! Very attentive and had great recommendations!!! It was our first time there. :) read more

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Real Authentic Mariscos are being served here. Once I stepped inside the beautiful double doors I was transported to Mazatlán, Sinaloa as the service, set up and environment was just like the coast of Mexico. The drinks, Agua Chiles, Ceviche and caldos were top tier. This our permanent "pit stop" before going to Galveston! read more

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Hoy les quiero platicar que fuimos a cenar a este a restaurante de mariscos por vez primera y para comenzar te sirven un entremés de cortesía de la casa con tostadas , nosotros pedimos dos platillos y la verdad estaban bien sabrosos yo casi acabé con el y mi esposo si acabo con el platillo . Espero regresar para poder seguir disfrutando de la comida estilo Sinaloa . read more

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The drinks with no ice is diabolical lol, and waiter seemed annoyed when asked for ice. Other than that the cheese sticks came out pretty fast. And the place looks nice I'll give them that. (Gave the phone to my girl) And can you believe this hoe wink at my boyfriend and gave me two ice cubes and filled his drink up with ice read more

Fui a este restaurante porque me recomendaron mucho que fuera ,fueron muy amables, la comida también está sabrosa buen ambiente familiar,los platillos de marisco servidos y cocinados diferente a como los había comido antes ya que son estilo Sinaloa México , pero lo que no nos gustó a mi esposo y a mí que se tardaron mucho en servir los platillos y primero se lo sirvieron a mi esposo el casi acababa con su platillo cuando me sirvieron el mío yo creo que si tienen que mejorarse en eso . Por eso no les di 5 estrellas . read more

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The food is so delicious, doesn't matter what you order they don't miss!!! The service is alright and the vibe is great! They always have music and tvs on. I recommend to go on a friday night to catch the live band! read more

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Thought would be better. The ceviche made of salmon ' no taste. The worst they brought me the wrong food. I cannot believe I was told if they take it back they would charge the waitress. Ha. ??? We are not in Mexico. You go not see that. read more

Mariscos El General - El ceviche de salmón - Seafood Near Me - Pasadena, Texas

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The food is very exclusive. The food is very good atmosphere, music, and everything. everything was great. Even the performance with the pan. Everything. read more

Mariscos El General - Seafood Near Me - Pasadena, Texas

Food is ok, like most seafood places. The seafood does taste very fresh but our server just came twice to check on us and then another gentleman took care of our refills and the check. They have live loud music, if you like that kind of environment. read more

Wow!! Found the right place for mariscos!! Fresh taste, no fishy taste or smell!! That's how it's done, flavor at it's best!! Not sure why such low stars because I'm telling you this place is so delicious!!! The ambiance is banda and mariachi! Loud but family, fun with a great vibe!! Wanted to dance but they don't have a dance floor lol The service from start to finish was great!! Aracely was friendly and attentive, smiling and not overwhelming when checking up on us to see if we needed something!! Everyone there has a great vibe! So much food going to tables, it's crazy!! You have so many choices and can't decide, menu is very extensive and everything looks so good. We ordered aguachile (red/green with medallones) omg!! So delicious not over done, if you know you know that aguachile shouldn't be cooked all the way, just lemon and spices/sauces and that's it!! No fishy taste, it was fresh and I was so surprised because I always end up tasting the SEA/Ocean lol and even no smell!! How tasty!! My husband ordered coctel de camarones and it was huge and tasty too! He says "I think I overate " lol no duhhh it was huge. The bacon wrapped jalapeño with cream cheese were so good too!!! Oh almost forgot, the cantaritos with tequila are so refreshing!!! Not overwhelming with tequila, it was so good and just a small one was enough for me lol Try this place and don't let the low stars fool you because this place is a gem!! read more

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Horrible service, do not go here. They like to make everything complicated. Food was cold, took forever to come to the table. Horrible at doing a simple job. Service work is not that hard should be simple to do one thing read more

Weird to see that this place only had 3.2 stars but I think Houstonians in general don't know what good mariscos are. I'm from Mexico and I haven't found a local place that serves authentic scallops, clams, blood clams until I came here. Patas de mula, callos de acha and other clams were just delicious. I will visit again read more

Mariscos El General - Callos de acha y camarón - Seafood Near Me - Pasadena, Texas

El servicio fue impecable, nos atendieron justo en el momento en que se requería la asistencia. Huachinango zarandeado, le daría un 7/10. El tamaño fue perfecto, pero le faltó sabor. Coctel, 10/10. Fajita en molcajete combo: El tamaño y la calidad de la carne eran perfectos para que se hubiera cocinado a término medio. Sin embargo, estaba pasado de cocción, más de bien cocido, 6/10. Musica 10/10 Regresaré simplemente porque mi experiencia fue impecable. Cantarito 1 litro muy rico Termine pagando $260 mas on menos + incluyendo tip. Para 4 personas y alcohol para dos. read more

Mariscos El General - Seafood Near Me - Pasadena, Texas

Food is amazing, drinks are sooooo good. Our server Alberto was amazing and really took care of us! read more

Mariscos El General - Seafood Near Me - Pasadena, Texas

3.5! We come in and the music is blasting. We get seated right next to a speaker and are practically shouting at each other (important bit for later). This is definitely some people's vibe, like my parents, but not mine. Service was great to start off, we got our drinks (the marg was good though not worth $11 in my humble mango marg connoisseur opinion) and we got plenty of wait time trying to decide what to get. Then our plates came. Everything was great, portions look relatively good for the price, except the server misheard my dad's order and when we told her this, instead of taking it away or apologizing from the get go, she tried convincing my parents that they said what was brought out. After a few times of saying no, we said so and so, she took it away. Then, she came over with another server, maybe a manager, who basically told us that we ordered what they brought out. Multiple of us very firmly said no; at this point we were frustrated a bit (it was my dad's birthday (though they didn't know this) and his order but seriously, how could 3 people be lying about what we all know he ordered?) but they did apologize and brought out the correct plate for him. The server did end up apologizing herself again (really hoping that the mistake did not come out of her pay like I read another reviewer saying) and we also started to feel a bit bad for getting frustrated (cue the excessive thank you's, smiles, and nods of trying to let your server know you are actually not trying to make their lives miserable). The rest of the service was good! The rice was okay, but lacked flavor for a Mexican white rice. The Malin taco was okay as well. I had never tried that fish, it's kind of like tuna, so a bit dry in a taco for my taste. The shrimp taco was definitely the move and my favorite of the night, though still maybe 4 stars. Would I come back? Only if I had to (if my dad wants to go back). read more

Mariscos El General - La de Mango Frozen Margarita - $11 - Seafood Near Me - Pasadena, Texas

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The wait for food was about 30 minutes however the drinks were delicious so they kept us patient. The food was a solid 10/10. The ambiance is really nice so I will also say that's a 10/10. Now that price of the food is pricey but I think it's worth it. However I do see that going with a large group can easily add up but I would say it's worth it because of how great the food is. The extra fees are a little excessive but I understand that's this avoids from servers not being tipped well. Over all I would say this place is a10/10 and they can have all my money. Side note: yes there's cheaper seafood places but you can't compare mambos to this at all. Ni comparen read more

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Wonderful atmosphere great ambiance, good food and service. The con is that they automatically charge you a tip and credit card fee if using your card. I ordered the bacon wrapped shrimp which were great and the Chile verde aguachile with shrimp which were also wonderful and spicy, I recommend these. Others ordered the flautas which were ok. The Margarita drinks we ordered were weak for $10 each. They do have entertainment here but no dance space. Not sure if I would come again even though most restaurants are doing the same thing. This is the only reason I gave 4 stars. read more

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As possibly one of the only white guys that was there, I felt at home. Everyone was very nice, the music was outstanding and the food is the best part. 10/10. STRONG recommendation. read more

Mariscos El General - Camarones a la Diabla Ceviche - Seafood Near Me - Pasadena, Texas

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The food was pretty good, and the ambience. It does get packed in the weekends so be ready to wait.

Not sure why this place has bad reviews. I came, given the language barrier (my waitress spoke very little English, and I spoke some Spanish), my experience here it was beyond expectation! Food quality is amazing. I had to refrain from ordering a bunch of menu items. Takes me back to being in Mexico. I ordered pina culichi and boy or boy, was it goodddddddd!!!! I also love that when I order Jamaica / hibiscus...it was a huge size that arrived to my table! Definitely coming back here for their lunch special. Bunch of menu items for $9.99! My waitress Nicole was awesome. She was always there when I needed something! read more

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They charged me up on the cantaritos drink for $60 each and they said it was $60 because it had 5 shots already in it. If there was 5 shots already in there I wouldn't had needed an extra shot and than I would've definitely been on my ass as well! Like how is that every other drink on that menu cost $10-$12 each but the cantarito drink is $60!? Like damn I was just expecting to take the cup home since they wanna up charge me $60! Than they also charge for a credit card fee of $12.17 which they don't tell you about until you are ready to pay. I also thought places took out gratuity if it was more than 6 people but as y'all can see it was only 2 of us on the receipt. So y'all make sure y'all take cash & don't get GOT LIKE ME!!! read more

Mariscos El General - Cantarito - Seafood Near Me - Pasadena, Texas

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Expired crab had me throwing up all day couldn't eat seafood for 2 months, got to make sure yalls food isnt expired cause i love seafood

Been here a couple times but recently I got hit a 600 dollar tab , never seen it coming I got lied by the waiter selling a parillada that was for 2 people supposedly but ended up being for 4 and he said I'd get 2 because it's not going to be enough food , we proceed to get cantaritos only one was premium tequila and the rest top shelf regular blanco they charged all drinks as premium. Then some singers were singing by our table we didn't call them over or anything and after they were done singing they said we had to pay em 30 each song when we didn't request songs. So in total I came out spending 700 dollars, I was a regular till that day. Never had such a horrible experience in a restaurant. Beware they will try to sneak things on the ticket. read more

Mariscos El General - Seafood Near Me - Pasadena, Texas

It was eh here. The servers were nice. I ordered aquachiles and had about 25 raw shrimp on my plate. And my friend ordered the aquachile roll that had about 45 raw shrimp. My mouth is swollen. We didn't take leftovers, we will not be returning. read more

Mariscos El General - 40 shrimp aquachile - Seafood Near Me - Pasadena, Texas

We've been there twice and didn't like the food or atmosphere. The first time I ordered the coctel de camaron, didn't like the sauce. I don't even remember what I ordered the second time but didn't like it. read more

Do not go to this place!!!! They are over charging. We were charged $500 for 4 cantaritos and some dinner. They claimed each cantarito was $70. Do not, do not go here, they are scamming people! I have seen several other reviews stating the same thing. I will be reporting them to TABC because they are over serving people, claiming the cantaritos are $70 because they have 4 shots each. Do not go to this place unless you want to over pay! read more

Food is very delicious but takes forever to arrive in your table! Speakers are way too loud read more

Mariscos El General - Seafood Near Me - Pasadena, Texas

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Great good, good prices. Diego was an excellent waiter ! Plates are very filling and quality is amazing

Food was delicious came out fairly fast even though it was full. Seafood was fresh ordered a Cantarito it was okay but too expensive for a 1liter $35.00 I didn't even get to keep the cup. read more

Excelente comida, excelente servicio, todo muy rico,... 100% recomendable ... nos atendio Gerardo y fue un excelente servicio

So my husband and I love coming here. We love the atmosphere and everything. Our first time was definitely crap. I hated it but the food was delicious. The waitress we had was such an ass. She took extra long brining our order. I get that this is a fast paced environment. She was just flirting with the guys. Now we just come here in the early afternoon. read more

Waiters were kind and attentive as for the Food service horrible. The food the fish came with scales on it and when we sent it back they said nothing could be done. The caldo de langosta was overly salted AND They have an extra charge for paying with card? 0/10 the food is not good it's overhyped save your money, time and tastebuds. read more

Mariscos El General - Seafood Near Me - Pasadena, Texas

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Food pictures are better than the service. Didn't even finish placing our orders, we left. Terrible.

Great flavor ! I've had tacos gobernador . Get them with the mixed seafood including the Smoked marlin ! They are awesome ! I also had a seafood tower and that was just amazing and plentiful! We had tuna sashimi that could be cut a bit finer but it was also great. Our server was Julissa and she was spot on and got our food on time and checked on us to make sure all was well. As far as the ambiance well this is not your regular high end seafood restaurant as far as building but more of a casual dinner as a Sinaloa - Mazatlan restaurant layout so at times I forgot I was in the Houston area. It was a Sunday and although busy it wasn't crowded at lunch. Mixed cocktails are a hot and miss. The beer was better and ice cold ! I'm thinking they have live music in the evenings as they have a music stand . We went here looking for a more real Mexican seafood place and this is it . Not like others that say 'Mariscos' and they are more Tex than Mex. Nothing wrong with that but we were looking for more authentic. Thanks ! We will be back soon ! read more

Buen ambiente , y buen servicio de nixy, super rápida y buena actitud la comida super buena

Mayra was an excellent waitress super nice and helpful with the menu 10/10 recommend everything was delicious from to drinks to the food to the atmosphere! read more

Aracely was a great server! food was fresh and good especially on a hot day !!! We had guac and three tostadas!

Atmosphere great , service mediocre. 1st of all they over charge up the ass . One of our guest didn't get her food till we were all done eating . We closed out our tab but decided we wanted 1 more beer , apparently bartender has to check with server before selling me anything at the bar even tho I already closed my tab with him . What is so hard about selling me a beer from the bar. Then apparently I was over my limit after 4 beers & couldn't get served anymore, pleaseeee i wasn't even tipsy if y'all don't wana work just say that ! read more

Food very very good, drinks also very good and a lot of variety. But servers are not doing their job by asking what size drink you want. We paid $70 for a drink when they should have asked what size and tequila we wanted, very unprofessional. Expensive gratuity and expensive credit card fee. All around I might come back but I would definitely let them know I'm not paying $70 for a jar that was not ok. read more