Came for the breakfast today. I was craving chilaquiles. This spot hit the spot. (See images). They have choices of red and green. I got the green chicken chilaquiles. They hit (fire) a lil spicy. So if you don't eat spicy, consider something else, They have other breakfast options, like pancakes , breakfast bagels and other items, the place was barley empty which is good because I got all the attention and compliments :) They have a lot of seating and parking is plentiful (when it's not busy). Cash or card. Tipping is optional. You'll like this place for sure. read more

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The food is alright not bad but it is decent, the cleanliness was alright some tables had a lot of food on the floor, not sure but there's was some workers just sitting there and not cleaning but our waiter was nice. The prices are decent they are not expensive would recommend if you are on a budget read more

Watch your credit card. Group of 6 ate here. Final bill included gratuity. All the people settled and signed credit cards. They added $5 to each card afterwards probably thinking no one would notice. We noticed. read more

We came here on a Friday night, thankfully we found a table right away. The band was playing with the volume up the Ying yang. The food was absolutely delicious, I was honestly surprised. I got the Garlic plate, it was shrimp and fish, it also had beans amd rice. My wife got the camarones a la diabla and they were also delicious. I didn't get full with my plate so I got another fish taco, the fish was battered and it was also good. Overall it was a good experience, the staff was nice and attended us with the upmost best service! read more

Mariscos Hector - Fish taco - Mexican Near Me - Santa Ana, California

There food was very pricey and not even good, so disappointed. You would think it was good shrimp it's like they opened a bag of uncooked shrimp not even fresh. read more

10/10 Super yummy food, amazing taste all around. Chips are nice and crunchy. House salsa is super yummy with the chips. Asked for chips on the side for my nachos and they were very accommodating! Super friendly staff and servers!! read more

Mariscos Hector - Carne Asada Nachos with Salsa and chips on the side. - Mexican Near Me - Santa Ana, California

I paid $185 for a dinner that felt was worth $110 at most. We left a good tip because the girls were attentive and sweet, but this place is overpriced! I don't mind paying this much for a dinner BUT it has to be delicious and high quality... which this was far from. The place was completely empty on a Saturday night except for my family and I... They had a huge El Chapo mural. Makes me wonder if they overprice on purpose to keep a limited amount of customers (let your imagination wander). The bathrooms were clean which is always appreciated. The chips and salsa were delicious. I can't believe I paid $15 for 3 horchatas with no refills and $3.50 for a Niagra water bottle lol. Have you ever felt like an idiot for paying so much for a dinner that was just okay? Yeah.. it's a sucky feeling. My husband is a foodie and he was not satisfied at all. I'd give this place 1 star but I've come before once and the micheladas were good. This is more of a sip some beers.. meet up with a friend type of place. I don't find it accommodating for a family. read more

SERVICE | whoa! We had a large party of about 20 people and service was top notch! Even with the loud music :) FOOD | everything was sooo delicious! One person in our group kept raving about the carne asada burrito so we had to try it... surprisingly SO GOOD. The beef was really tender! The gobernator taco was also another favorite! Really though, don't think you can go wrong. Everything had large portions too, so I would recommend sharing! AMBIENCE | it's loud AF. Expect nothing less haha if you come in expecting a nice place for long convos, this is not it. I notice there were a lot of one stars because of the music, but come on you've been warned! PARKING | plenty outside! Come try it out yourself, or just order carne asada burrito To-go! :) read more

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I visited this location on a Friday night for my friends 29th wedding anniversary. We all ordered different plates and we all were dissatisfied with the food quality. The shrimp did not look or taste fresh. When we were halfway with our food a drunk man approached us and stood next to our table mumbling obscene words and not one employee said anything to him for a good 15 minutes they just stared, at that point We decided to leave the establishment. What was intended to be a night of celebration ended up being ruined. Needless to say we will not ever be returning read more

Shrieking Thunderous Deafening Ear splitting I have zero interest in a place where the band is so loud that a conversation requires that you have to scream into the ear of the person next to you. read more

This place is a 3.8 out of 5. No bad Not great Would I go back? Yes. Just make sure los frijoles estan Caliente lol. read more

Great food. But they had on e guy there acting belligerent and drunk . Grabbing the waitresses is not cool at all. They need security. I can't believe an establishment with great food would run out customers because of some drunk guy acting crazy. I heard he's a regular. I will not visit this place in person. I will order take out instead. Great food. Just a bad customer ruined my visit. read more

Mariscos Hector - Good food but the drunk guy ruined it - Mexican Near Me - Santa Ana, California

I came here with my coworkers because they were in the mood for mariscos. There are two menus. I wasnt a fan of anything I saw except for the fried shrimp with fries and the sexy shrimp and octopus plate(that's what it's called in Spanish) So I went with the latter. Pretty decent size for the smaller size. I finished my plate pretty full. Let me tell you that this place has an Horchata like I've never tasted before! It was so rich and delicious. I would come back just for this! Service could have been way better. We weren't checked on even though the restaurant was somewhat empty for the friday afternoon lunch period we came in. read more

Mariscos Hector - Sexy shrimp octopus plate - Mexican Near Me - Santa Ana, California

Michelada and seafood was great They also had live music which was a bit loud Don't forget to use the yelp check in for 10% off read more

Mariscos Hector - Michelada and seafood was great - Mexican Near Me - Santa Ana, California

The food and service were pretty decent, but the live mariachi band makes me hesitant to even step foot inside the restaurant again (at least during dinner time). The mariachi band was a full band with trumpets and a tuba player. It was DEBILITATINGLY loud. It was shocking at first when the band started playing. It was hard to even focus on the food at that point or even to hold a conversation without screaming across the table. We were this close to packing up our barely touched food and taking it to go because the loud band was unbearable. I was looking around to see if other people were enjoying it but it seems like everyone else felt the same or was trying to bear through it. The kids at the other tables were covering their ears. The waitresses all wore ear plugs!!! The full sized band is just not appropriate for the size of the venue. If it's vital for the restaurant to host a full sized band, then at least pass out ear plugs to people who need them so they can enjoy their food. read more

Mariscos Hector - Mexican Near Me - Santa Ana, California

Best Mexican food I've had in OC so far. We got two micheladas, the small shrimp ceviche and two 3-taco plates with rice and beans. Our total came out to be $70ish. Definitely the most expensive mexican meal I've ever paid for, BUT SO GOOD. The restaurant is ridiculously loud so you can eat there with your most talkative friends and just nos your head. read more

Good food and the best live music! If you like delicious authentic Mexican food this is the place to come. You can request any song you want them to play! The guy with the tuba is amazing. read more

Came here because my guy friends wanted to see the girls, listen to music and eat some mariscos. This place is decent. Our waitress took care of us and the food was pretty good. Fell in love with the San Pedro dish. read more

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The food is okay. The service not so great. It's sad actually. The women only cater to the men like ASAP. If your not a man you just sit there and wait until they come to you or you have to flag them down for something. Also the employees are always drinking. Once I order a tostada ceviche which should have been under $20 easily. I asked them to repeat the order and they did. It was a very simple order. One tostada de ceviche. I had my nephew pick it up and he came back with two boxes full of tostadas, limes, and three platters of ceviche. Mind you, I only asked for one. I was supposed to reimburse him when he came back since he used his new debit card since he was 17 and had just earned a bank account. He didn't even have enough to cover the purchased but his card went through anyway. He came to my house with these two huge boxes and the receipt was close to $200 dollars. He did mention that the manager and people answering the phone were drinking in front of him. Including the cashier that charged him. They told him it was ceviche he was picking up and I told him it it was ceviche. So him being 17 years old and non Spanish speaker just paid and loaded stuff in his car. When he came over, after several attempts of calling the manager and trying to speak to them they said they would not reimburse even if he took the food back. I had to pay him for the receipt price almost $200 and pay his bank fee $35 for overdraft. Worse experience of my life and all for a food craving. 1 Tostada de ceviche that cost me lots of money. I think employees should not be drinking. Mistakes were clearly made here all because of your drinking in the job and I had yo pay a high price for it. Be careful and check yourself orders when picking up food. read more

Parrillada was so big came with everything my favorite was the three different kinds of shrimp w/sauce.fried shrimp fried fish rice and beans. Ceviche too. LA BANDA was great a little pricey $40/ two songs but sounded great about at least 10guys. Great night read more

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The food was really good. My issue is with the Crappy service, unless you're a group of guys these servers will ignore you because they are too busy flirting with these guys, they literally will sit on a guys lap for tips. These women don't care if the guys are married or anything they'll do whatever it takes for a tip. Covid; they do not follow guidelines we had to tell them to clean the dam table. They don't clean the menus either and the staff Including the band members don't wear masks read more

honestly i had a really bad experience the food was nastyyyy dry cold i seen 2 rats running around the waitress was not the problem she was vey attentive buttt the food was disgusting i'll never come back i suggest you guys fumigate the whole restaurant.... read more

I won't go back, it's that simple Too loud to hold a convo, I stared at my friends the whole night. Two stars because the Micheladas were good, and because our server was nice, forgetful but nice. But the Vomit in our beer bucket was disgusting! Ladies be careful if you are wearing heels, the floor feels like you are ice skating. read more

Best micheladas everrr. I love this place. Yes the music is loud but if you like banda or live music then that should not be a problem. Every time I go to Santa Ana I have to stop by this place. Food is really good too. read more

Delicious food and great service! What we ate: Mocajete combination: delicious full of shrimp super hot (temp) so be careful Shrimp with butter and garlic: delicious and huge portion of shrimp Ceviche shrimp and fish: flavorful did not need to add tapatio Carne Asada plate: decent. My daughter felt it was seasoned like an American steak not like the carne asada we BBQ Cheese Quesadilla: Ginormous!!!! Rice: butter cooked rice Beans: refried and good Cons: Super loud but the music was great! Kultura played today and I enjoyed the sound of the band and the singing. read more

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Who knew how much I would love Mexican food. This spot is pretty good. Chips & salsa was yummy. The green one was super lemony, which I like. I ordered the molcajete with all meats. Chicken,shrimp,carne asada, and chorizo. It's blanketed with this savory tomato salsa. * and yummy cheese. This was huge enough for two people. The service was great and security was friendly. Michelada are pretty dang good here too. read more

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This is by far the worst place with customer service ever. My husband and I got recommended to this place by multiple people because of their food and banda so we figured we'd do outside of the normal and try it out. We got here, sat at a table and waited between an hour to an hour and a half until someone finally came and took our order. Now of course im sure the main reason why people come here is because of the way these girls look but that is no reason for them to be rude. They began checking up on us until our food arrived however they completely ignored the fact that I was at the table and started flirting with my husband and showering him with complements which made me super uncomfortable. The banda was playing tremendously loud the whole night basically in everyone's faces and that caused me to get a massive headache but eventually went away. By the time our food came around, my husbands food was cold and they got my order completely wrong not to mention the ridiculous prices. When I asked to speak with a manager or supervisor, I was told "they're too busy right now but if you wait a few hours, they'll be out". By this time, we had been there for like 2 and a half hours almost 3 and I was ready to go. Before paying, I asked if they could take my order off the bill since it was wrong and I did not eat it nor touch it and their response was "No, sorry". I will not be returning. read more

Let me start of by saying that the food is great. The Staff not so much, a simple hello goes a long way. The place is loud ... and it will get louder because of The music playing via jukebox or live ...and maybe it's part of the experience. I do like being bothered while I'm eating asking weather I want the trio to play a songlive. The food is the only reason i am giving them 3 stars. The waitresses need some manners. Overall the experience was OK. read more

I was yelping around for a place to watch the UFC fights at. This place popped up, I called and they didn't charge cover and when I asked if there were any seats left they said they had plenty! My husband and I decided to give this place a try. Now I read the reviews about the really loud "Banda" or mariachi band but I figured they would probably stop playing when the fights are on or they would only play during commercial breaks...right?? WRONG. For a small restaurant they played unrelenting for hours and hours...beside you, in front of you, in your ear, in your face....the sound was EVERYWHERE. At first we were laughing about it and then when we wanted to focus on the fights we really couldn't. It went from being funny to ANNOYING. I would tone it down ALOT while there is a special event like UFC fights like maybe 2 songs an hour or something not continuous. Give the crowd a breath! Also the food is good but expensive. The girls/servers are the latinas of Hooters. Not my cup of tea! I got a headache and a big hole in my wallet from here. Don't recommend, especially during UFC fights! read more

Came here to have dinner with a few friends, if you want to talk or have a conversation this is definitely not the place to come. They have a live band and it's pretty loud. Service was great the girls working there are pretty prompt in taking your order and constantly are checking up to make everything is ok. The food is also good had the shrimp empanadas which I highly recommend they are very moist, prices are pretty reasonable being that it's a Mariscos restaurant and that they have a live band. Micheladas are also very good, you will want to have more than one. Will highly recommended if you like that type of music and love seafood. read more

Went by the Santa Ana location. Good food, great atmosphere! Micheladas are good too. read more

Mariscos Hector - Mexican Near Me - Santa Ana, California

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I am originally from San Diego but I travel to Orange County once a month for work and was yelping around for some good Mariscos spots in the area and came across Mariscos Hectors. I love a bunch of Mariscos places in San Diego and am always on the lookout for new places to try. I love my Mariscos and micheladas! After reading the reviews, the biggest downfall seems to be the ambience and service, but shit I wanted to know if the food was good! Haha. I finally decided to give them a try and they didn't disappoint! Do keep in mind, I went on a Thursday night so I could catch the Thursday night football game. As soon as I got there I heard the music blaring! There was some karaoke going on but I didn't mind it because the people that were singing had amazing voices. It wasn't too packed either. Maybe about 5 other parties. Our waitress didn't crack a smile but she was fast and friendly for the most part. Also, she was patient as I struggled to speak to her in my Spanglish, haha. I ordered a taco goberdanor, shrimp cocktail and a huge Michelada. The taco goberdanor was delicious! Just the right amount of crisp and so much flavor! The shrimp cocktail was good also, but I felt like it didn't have enough shrimp. Also, the michelada was amazing! Really good, I like how they added cucumber inside also. The shrimp on the rim was yummy and gave q presentable look to the drink also. Was I bummed that I couldn't hear the Thursday night football going on? Yes. Because I like to hear the game but it didn't take away from how good the food was. Overall it was a good experience. The service was fast, I was served exactly what I wanted, and the food was delicious. Would definitely come back :) read more

Mariscos Hector - Mexican Near Me - Santa Ana, California

Great place! great food! micheladas are delicious and help the hangovers lol great music and the staff is friendly every time! Musicos come in and offer to play songs of your choice on certain days for an affordable fee! People please don't forget to tip your server/ waitress!!! read more

drinks were delicious and so was my camarones ala plancha platter, and prices were reasonable. i'll definitely return! Oh and the live music was on point, great atmosphere! :) read more

Mariscos Hector - Can't go wrong with Micheladas! - Mexican Near Me - Santa Ana, California

I came for my suegras birthday because we heard about the live banda. The food was good but pricey. The huge platter alone was 100 bucks. Enjoyed hearing el Guero y su Clika play a variety of songs. They even sang happy birthday to my suegra. Servers were nice, even though there was one constantly taking selfies with the Banda lol read more

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Very disappointed with the evening...the place physically is ok...But the night we went..3/11/18..to see one of my favorite groups around midnight, the staff went around telling us that they were not going to show...after paying $120 (30 per person) we only saw the house group play...which is a no cover cituation...BUT $120 WITH NO REFUNDS...it's practically false advertisement...i was VERY upset for losing my hard earned money here... read more

Came here with my husband Friday night. The food was ok. I think if you want to have drinks and listen to good music this would be the place to be. read more

Mariscos Hector - Mexican Near Me - Santa Ana, California

Mainly come here for Micheladass but the food is bomb as well. Such fresh fish, and delicious guacamole. Definitely a must. read more

Mariscos Hector - Shrimp tostada, shrimp cocktail, and best guacamole I've ever had,.....and I've had a lot of guacamole - Mexican Near Me - Santa Ana, California

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The food was great. But the service was bad, we waited to get our drink orders, we had to go ask to get attended. Our server forgot to bring me my drink....water. when taking our food order she did not write it down and she messed up our order and forgot a tostada. When our food came, we asked for pepper. We were not given crackers for our cocteles, we had to ask. She was not very attentive, she lacked the waitress instinct. Sorry to say she was a little air headed. Eventhough the food was good, we will not come here again. It was pretty slow, there were only a few tables and many servers/waiters, so there was no excuse to have slow service. Fyi, I got my water and pepper after I had finished my coctel... lol read more

Cool place for micheladas and seafood. Waiters not very attentive but overall it's a good place. If you like live band be there by 6:30am and you will hear some music while enjoying a or read more