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Mariscos El Rafa

4.0 (190 reviews)
ModerateMexican, Seafood
Open 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

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Casual
Moderate noise
Good for groups
Good for kids

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Raeleen R.

The food was so good & fresh! I highly recommend coming in and trying the food & Micheladas. The place was clean & the servers were attentive.

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Danny P.

This is the first time that we sat down and ate at this establishment. We have always picked up tubs of Mariscos to go for our family functions, the Mariscos were really delicious. Dinner tonight was good, Coctel Maleficio Aguachile, callo de hacha, this was made of Aguachile, shrimp, and scallops, and was delicious. There was a lot of seafood in it. The tacos de Camarón were also very good. The service was great. The young lady that waited on us was courteous, friendly and attentive. The structure is medium in size with plenty of tables and chairs and booths to sit down and enjoy your meal. The prices are fairly reasonable in line with other establishments of its kind. There's plenty of parking with the handicap stalls near the front entrance.

The shrimp cocktail with pulpo !
Amanda C.

This is my mom's and I's favorite location for some delicious lukewarm shrimp cocktail with pulpo! Her and I have recommended it to MANY and they love the service & how quick the servers are! It's always so clean inside and they have all you need right at your table!

Mariscos a little bit of everything
Samuel A.

Food is delicious and the micheladas are a must try. Stop and try this place if you are ever in the city of chino.

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3 years ago

I've eaten in the restaurant and ordered to go, both times the food was really good and fresh.

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5 years ago

Great food. You can tell it's fresh, Except the oysters. The Micheladas are the best I've ever had.

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3 years ago

Los mejores mariscos, Sinaloense %100 es lo mejor del Area no son enchiladas pleabada

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5 years ago

My go to spot back in college. The aguachiles are so good and I always got a tostada de camaron on the side. One of my favorite spots!

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5 years ago

This place was cute, but the food was very simple. Little to no ingredients but it is flavorful .

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Omg ceviche de camarón hits the spot! We have even ordered a whole platter for a party and everyone loved it! Def recommend

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5 years ago

The Mariscos here are delicious!!! La tostada mitotera is my absolute favorite !!!! 100% recomendado!!!!

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6 years ago

Food is always great. The taste in on point. Not skimpy w their portions. Service is decent; way better than Ostion in Pomona.

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So far the best mariscos ever!!!! Better than culichi townCASH ONLY!! great service they are on it.

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7 years ago

Best shrimp ceviche in the area. The sauce is amazing. If you are craving mariscos come here.

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Best seafood in chino hands down good service and friendly staff it's my go to for my hangover

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The shrimp tacos were excellent as well as the shrimp ceviche, service was excellent, will be back soon

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3.7(361 reviews)
2.7 mi
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This is by far my favorite taco spot in the area! Their asada is one of the best! It is very…read moreflavorful and has a nice smoky taste to it. They have homemade tortillas that are also better than a lot of other homemade ones I have gotten. Everything I have gotten here has been good! Like the nachos, burritos, menudo, salsa, rice etc. The employees are all really nice and helpful!

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I walked in and there was instantly a lot of energy. Good music was playing but not too loud where…read morewe couldn't talk. I'm a bigger dude so the booth was a little small for me. We got sat immediately, I went to the bar and checked w the bartender and she was equipped to make my new drink, the "New York Sour!" I ordered the wings, the carne en su jugo for my food. The wings were like chili lime flavored, it wasn't bad but not for me. The chicken wings were cooked really well, it would be dope if they did like mole wings or maybe like a pepita lime dry rub, the wings were there, I just wish they had more flavor options. The carne en su jugo was very good, I love frijoles, I'm a frijolero for real and it hit all the right spots for me. I rolled my corn tortillas up and I felt like I was home again. THE WAITRESS THAT ATTENDED TO US WAS THE BEST WAITRESS I'VE HAD IN THE WHOLE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. I can't recall her name but she was just the best with service and recommendations. She had to step away for a few minutes and she handed us off to another waiter, but the crazy part??? She came back! She saw our meal out to the end and handled her business. When it was time to pay the bill she had everyone separated by seat numbers, so that process was really stress free. Exceptional service 100/10. I also really like the photographer in the restaurant deal. I usually have only seen that in the club but it works well at the restaurant too. My only wish is that they offered a digital sale of the photos. We took some cool photos with our work group but we HAD to buy the physical copy and because we fly, it's hard to store those kinds of things. Amazing job! Visit here if you're thinking about it.

Came here with a large group of coworkers. The food is good, but the whole experience made me raise…read moresome eyebrows. First, there is a photographer who insisted taking pictures of us, two at a time, with poses she insisted we do. When we tell her no, she continues to push for us to do it. Then she develops the pictures and put them in picture frames in front of us asking us to buy them. I really don't appreciate being sold extra "services" at a restaurant. I came to have a meal with coworkers, not to be sold extra stuff so the restaurant can make some more money. And when we ordered extra food to-go separately (we had separate checks), the waiter put all our food in one bag and didn't tell us. These were two identical burritos, but they put one in a plastic to-go box, and the other only wrapped with paper. When we told them these were for separate orders, the waitress brought over a paper bag for me to separate out my burrito. It just doesn't make sense why two identical orders should be done differently.

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4.2(145 reviews)
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Amazing food, friendly service, and incredible food. I truly appreciate the professionalism that…read morethe staff gave from start to finish. The restaurant was rented out for a few hours to host an event for my family. Everything was done with elegance and class; it was such a pleasure to have booked this restaurant. A special thank you to the owners, managers, and staff who made this a beautiful experience. Thank you also to our server, Jose, who without a doubt would be the reason for many of us returning. This was my first time here with my family, but definitely not my last. Only con: limited parking in front; but it is so worth finding a parking spot. They put much effort into this place. I really appreciate the ambiance; it was a pleasant one. Highly recommend giving this place a try, you won't regret it. If I can offer what item to try, it would be either the bowel, birriaqueso tacos, or burrito amor. Hands down BEST MEXICAN RESTAURANT IN CHINO HILLS! (Sorry didn't get pictures) next time

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3.6(122 reviews)
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I knew this place wouldn't make it for whatever reason everything that goes in this location…read moredoesn't last very long it's on the backside of the Shoppes. They should've left well enough alone when it used to be an Irish pub same owner I believe and for whatever reason they decided to go with this Mexican Cantina that was just never full of people or really caught on. The prior Irish pub used to have some music and dancing I can't remember maybe on Thursdays or something and it was pretty popular so why they made the change I don't know but now it's permanently closed. Let's get something in here that's well liked and tolerated by everybody that can last a few years instead of every other year there's something new struggling to make it go. Their street tacos and food platters weren't bad and the beer was always cold, it was a quiet place to hide out but I guess that was its downfall sometimes you could be the only one in there or two or three other people and that won't pay the bills in a location that's known for high rent.

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