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    Mariscos Las Islitas

    3.9 (104 reviews)
    ModerateMexican
    Closed 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    The star of the show shrimp empanadas worth the arm and the legs
    Foo D.

    The food is great. I usually go for the medium coctel de Camaron Caliente. An order of shrimp empanadas and an order of their delicious white rice. Service is good. The staff is attentive for the most part. The ambiance is chill on the westside of lb. the outside can be a little intimidating if you're not familiar with the area since there's a lot of homeless activity. Give it a shot, and don't miss out on the empanadas!

    Shrimp dish
    Lisa M.

    This restaurant makes your heart happy and your tummy even happier. It's a fun and relaxing family owned business. You can tell right when you walk in their pride to make people smile and enjoy a great meal. We ordered two shrimp platters. My husband got a very spicy flavor that he loved and I went for a garlic and cheese covered plate. I couldn't stop eating it. Their coleslaw is a family recipe and super yummy. They make their guacamole from scratch too and you can get it as spicy as you like. Their kids menu offers lots of kids favorite options. Portions are great, food is great and staff is even better. We can't wait to go back. Oh and their beer options were on point too. Thank you Las Islitas for a great family meal.

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    Cristina S.

    This place is really really good . Big portions And delicious . Nice atmosphere . Great costumer service friendly and helpful .

    Chips & salsa $1.00
    Antonette N.

    I come at this place to have $1 chips & salsa & the closes i can get my menudo. Food is decent, but expect the wait and poor service from the server(lady in a.m.) Only ONE server, cashier & getting order from the phone... I'll be back. Thank you!

    Tacos de camarón
    Cris S.

    Food is super delicious. Their specialty are the empanadas, you must try them. The sauce they add to them is superb. Dinning outside is an option due to covid restrictions.

    Ran C.

    At work, my coworkers know me as a Yelper, but it was my coworker who found this place on Yelp and how we ended up here for lunch the other day. Our group of three intended to dine at another restaurant but found it closed so one of my coworkers jumped on Yelp and off we went. This place is on Santa Fe, south of PCH. I'm not sure how keen I'd be going here at night. Lots of parking to include a small private lot behind the restaurant. Interior decor reminded me of a place you'd find in Mexico, on the beach. Not sure why but it just did. The server - nice and friendly - multilingual; patient too. Later found out she and her family own the place. The food (see pics) was pretty good. I opted for the three shrimp tacos. Two sauteed and one deep fried. Smaller shrimps which for me works with tacos because when using full size shrimp, you tend to get less pieces. Lots of condiments. Add some salsa which has decent flavor - fresh and not too strong and I devoured all three like I hadn't eaten in days. My coworkers also raved about their dishes. One had the fish tacos and the other had the flautas. They offer take out which looked to be pretty steady on our way out.

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    Fantastic seafood--especially the octopus & fish ceviche tostada--and charming service.

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    First time here. Loved the ceviche and their shrimp/octopus cocktail! Horchata was so delicious !

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    Great and friendly service! The Michiladas are incredible!

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    Lola's Mexican Cuisine

    3.9(2.3k reviews)
    3.0 mi
    $$

    Of all the times I've been here, it's alway been great. The service was amazing and the experience…read morewas all great. This visit, we stopped by during happy hour. It's normally taco Tuesday or dinner. It wasn't busy when we arrived. Mainly everyone was seated outside which we wanted a table as well. There was one that we were interested in and asked if we could have it which the waitress working was ok with. But it needed clearing up. It took a while for someone to come out and clear and clean the table up. It was fine waiting but it was like did someone forget about us. Anyways. We got seated and then the waiting continued. It could be that they were short staff but it seemed like there was only one person working. It took a while for someone to finally come back and acknowledge us and take our order. After that the chips and salsa were brought out. Once we ordered the drinks it was easier to place everything together. Menu for happy hour is pretty limited. A few drinks and beer on drafts and for food, maybe 6 items on the menu. Went with an order of the street corn which was quite tasty. An order of the mole chicken nachos and the queso dip with barria. Out of the three, the queso dips and the street corn were great. Nachos were good but nothing really major. The flavors of everything were quite tasty. Dishes were 12.00 an item. For happy hour, it was decent and what we had was good. The service was pretty slow at the beginning. Only the front patio and inside seating was available as the back patio wasn't open. We did start to see other staff walking in so maybe there was only one staff during the time.

    Not impressed by anything we ordered, given the competition locally…read more I will drive to Acton, CA (124 miles round trip) for their chicken tortilla soup ... bringing back 3 quarts of it after our meal is done. The soup here lacks the tastebud awakening zip that Don Chato's has. The ono fish taco experience was my fault... I hate fried fish taco, so I had lofty expectations, but due to the fact that I do not prefer corn tortillas, guacamole or raw onions, led to much disappointment since It has all three. Totally my fault. The butternut enchilada was lacking in the expected savoriness... this is being polite. The potato taquito was okay... but I am not a taquito person, so if you are I would seriously encourage you to try it. The star of the table was the Mexican corn. It may not compete with Cornman in Lincoln Heights, but it was decent. I scraped off the onions and toppings on the ono tacos, put the fish on the flour tortillas that another person didn't want, and topped the fish with refried beans, street corn and a but if the chicken tortilla soup broth to make due. When you are driving more than 30 minutes for this experience, I think you would agree that it was less that a proper way to celebrate a birthday. Oh and if there isn't any street parking. It'll cost you about 9 bucks in the lot. I didn't use the restroom, so I cant review its cleanliness. Our waitress was flawless taking orders and delivering food The restaurant itself has a great layout and an outdoor courtyard complete with propane heaters and umbrellas - I loved that... but my favorite part was out front, no not the seating area in the former parking spaces, nope... it was the collapsed woman on the sidewalk, walking her dog with snot running out of her nose because she was huffing some aerosol can of whatever. This truly set the mood upon arrival. Two stars for being close to a lot of other food choices to visit afterward.

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    El Barrio Cantina - Rotisserie Chicken Meals

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    4.2(486 reviews)
    2.8 mi
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    Happy hour specials
    Free parking

    There's so many places that you see constantly and walked by numerous of time and that is that…read more This place is one of them. I've always wondered what it was all about. Seeing people going in and out which I knew it was a restaurant. Last night we started off with drinks at the speakeasy next door. The two places share restrooms and that's how I found out about this place. Let me say it was a vibe. The first thing you notice from the back, the bar area and Photo Booth. And the live DJ keeping the place on its feet. We ended up wanted to check it out as it was a full restaurant and bar. Friday night without a reservation, spoke with hostess which they could accommodate 6 of us in a bit. Still had to close out at the other place before. The restaurant has a cool vibe with the main dining area in front, bar area towards the back side and on the opposite site is where the DJ booth was. Sam was our waitress who took very good care of us. Very sweet, friendly and of course attentive. Made sure that we were well taken cared of and if anything was needed she was there. It's a cool Mexican restaurant with a cool vibe to match. The place did get lively and was pretty full. You had parties up and dancing and enjoying themselves. Anyway, food and drinks. Started off with some spicy margaritas. Wow, they were strong but good. You had to sip versus drink... lol... Bartender was not playing and in a good way. The menu is somewhat limited compared to other restaurants but what was offered all looked amazing. A modern twist to Mexican food but still with the amazing authentic flavors. Instead of a meal we opted for à la carte and shared everything. Also was informed that the dishes are like tapas and great for sharing. Chips and salsa were brought out which both the chips and salsa were excellent. An order or the aguachille which had that nice sour taste with the lime juice perfectly balanced for the shrimp and trimmings. Served with tostada. The shrimp ceviche, another wonderful dish. Nicely marinaded in the lime juice was very flavorful and also served with tostada. An order of the enchiladas, came with three but we split it for 6 of us. The cheese and filling was very good. The molcajete served in a volcanic bowl stuffed with different meat, cactus, cheese all combined to create an amazing dish full of flavors. A must have and lastly the adobado hamachi collar, yellowtail. Very tasty but did have a fishy taste. Yes it's fish but still. Quite tasty and plentiful. Overall food and vibe was great. The place was definitely lively in the evening. We can finally say we've been and tried some amazing dish. It's a place that worth coming back for more. Parking is a little crazy as residential is always packed. There's a lot across the street which they do utilize but it's can be a bit crowded as well.

    Went back to try this place again because the food and drinks were too good. Service was so much…read morebetter this time around, in the evening on a weekend. So glad we tried it again!! Drinks: specialty cocktails are made really well. Food: the chicharron de salmon is still my absolute favorite. Taco plates were good, just don't get the shrimp gobernador. Parking: street and small lot across the street.

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    Tequila Jack's - Tacos Tuesday.. baha fish tacos, carne asada, & pollo

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    3.5(2.3k reviews)
    2.3 mi
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    Went here for lunch on Grand Prix Friday. 04.17.2026 I was…read moresurprised how fast we were able to get seated! Greeted and seated. Chips and Salsa were served. It was busy because of the large crowds. We waited for our waiter to come back so we can order some drinks. Once he came back we ordered our drinks which we waited another good 15 minutes for him to return with our drinks. The time line was too long of a wait. He left again, waited another 15 minutes to take our food order. Lol. Ordered my shrimp cocktail along with other entrees. Our waiter was ghosting us every 15 minutes. Overall, the ambiance was busy. It is expected because of the grandprix event. This place needs to up their staffing when events like this is taking place. Food was good but service was dissapointing.

    I would say 3.5 stars is right but our waiters definitely brought this up to a 4!…read more My friend and I celebrated our joint birthdays here and we had a great lunch. Portions are HUGE here! Omg my friend's taco salad was an insane size hahaha. I got the enchiladas which were solid, nothing that really stood out. My friend got the mixed ceviche but they brought him only shrimp ceviche, when we pointed out the wrong order, they quickly took care of it. Then at the end we mentioned that it was both of our birthdays and they brought out 2 HUGE cupcakes!! I mean Ive never seen so much frosting in one place! Great view of the water, and they comp part of your parking so parking was just a few bucks when I left. We had a baby with us and they were super considering and a great kids' menu. Would come back here for a happy hour again!

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