La Pesca is a locally owned and operated Mexican style restaurant specializing in seafood, but also…read morehas plenty of options for those who prefer something else. It is also apparently quite popular with locals, which is a good sign! The location is easy to find on the corner of W. University Drive and 6th Ave. by the railroad tracks. The building is old and has probably been repurposed multiple times. There are just a few spaces to park directly in front but there are more places to park on the east side. The food was wonderful. The ceviche was mounded high on the tostada, a little salty, but mild; I added some of the salsa provided it was excellent. The seafood soup was also delicious and chuck full of fresh fish and shrimp. The broth was a typical Mexican style, but not spicy. The cocktail sauce is also Mexican style. Do not expect the traditional American style cocktail sauce with horseradish. This sweeter, tomatoey Mexican style cocktail sauce is what most want here. They do have plenty of Tabasco sauce if you prefer that. The Mar y Tierra botana platter for 2 was enough to feed at least 3 or 4. It came loaded with fish, shrimp, and fajitas along with multiple sides. My son really enjoyed it ...even as leftovers the next day. There are a few Americanized aspects: the fish on the botana platter was lightly breaded with what I think was a cornmeal /flour mixture, Southern style, and had a good flavor. The French fries also had a great light crispy coating. The platter included a couple of other American sides: onion rings and hush puppies. All these on top of chips (totopos), beans, and garnished with fresh avocado... This is a popular place, and seating is limited. So if you go on a Friday night like we did, be prepared to wait to be seated, and wait a while for your food. There was also a pretty long take-out line. Once the food arrived we really enjoyed it, but there was a significant wait. I'd like to return on perhaps a Monday or Tuesday night. The décor is rustic with a beachy yet homey feel (because of the old building). I've been to classier and fancier looking places, but but I don't think anyone goes to La Pesca for the ambience. They go for the food, and it is good enough to wait for if you happen to arrive at a busy time.

It's been awhile since I've updated my review of this local Edinburg establishment. Unfortunately,…read moreLa Pesca is losing a star from initial review of the place. La Pesca is one of those places that has a great lunch crowd because it provides great value at lunch due to its low price specials however value alone can not sustain its third star. What good is value if the food is not up to par? Now La Pesca has a pretty decent ceviche. It's got zing, freshness and if you top it with their cilantro ranch and chulula hot sauce you got something special. Sadly, that's where the good ends. And frankly the value ends there as well. Me and a friend ordered the tacos de camarones especial. (Shrimp tacos). An order of these tacos consist of 3 flour or corn tortilla tacos filled with your choice of chopped grilled or fried shrimp, white cheese, grilled onions and cilantro. And a small side of Veracruz style white rice. The tacos while sounding delicious look sad as they are inconsistently filled. One Taco had barely any shrimp and was basically a quesadilla with grilled onions. The other slightly more but still very little shrimp. The third had more and one could taste shrimp but it's obvious the kitchen is skimping on the shrimp. For $12 dollars a plate I would expect each taco to be generously filled especially if you're chopping up the shrimp. Another friend ordered caldo de camarones (shrimp soup). I can't comment on it but he didn't finish it and it looked a bit oily. And still another friend ordered the Jumbo Shrimp plate. It came loaded with 6-7 jumbo fried shrimp. These were pretty tasty. However, at over $24 it was not a good value and seriously over priced. For about $20 one could order an entire seafood botana at Dirty Al's with way better shrimp. Just an outrageous price for shrimp of that quality. Overall, La Pesca is ok. The ceviche is still a winner and if you go and just have that you won't be disappointed. However, I can't recommend a whole lot else. But hey go and judge for yourself.

Great prices and delicious food! I had the tacos especiales and they were delicious! They also…read morehave a hamburger combo that includes a hamburger, hotdog, fries and a drink for $10!

Rite out the gate a beautiful lady Blanka welcomed me with great hospitality & a relaxing ambiance…read more The server Angel was very patient with me & good service. & their beans & salsa was on point. The tacos I had were delicious. Thank you. I will recommend this place to my friends & family. I will be back.

You want some fresh seafood with great service? Wow this place was delicious. I had to go back and…read moremake sure the first day wasn't a fluke. My party suggested this place and talked about how delicious and fresh, boy were they right. I had the oysters and tostadas de ceviche. Super yummy I couldn't stop eating them. Everyone in my group raved about the food even the little soup they serve before the food arrived is savory. I tasted a few of the other entrée from my group and I loved it all. Our server Cristo gave us a very friendly warm experience. She was good always attentive. The music is playing the staff sings happy birthday in unison. Quite a show. Bathroom squeaky clean smelled good. I mean that would have ruined it for me but no.

Great tamales, clean place and a way better tamales than the most popular spot in the valley, they…read moreonly have banana leaf tamales not the traditional corn husk and they offer also a variety of antojitos. The taste is homemade. The prices are very reasonable and the portions are great. They have combos available. The place is clean and they have a salad and salsa bar available so you can get your hot on. I liked the place. We ended up buying 36 banana leaf tamales to send to a relative and that came to just under 100 dlls. It is hard to find good tamales in the valley! So it also is cheaper than delia's. They carefully wrapped the tamales, bagged them and placed them in coolers. Very attentive staff and great service. Will go again when we visit the valley.

I'm giving it 3 stars because we went on a day that didn't have the buffet. The choices were…read morelimited. I do have to say for being the only clients on a Tuesday they sure took a while bring the food out for my parents and myself. The server never brought out the second part to my order and by the time she realized I was no longer hungry. Even though I didn't have a great experience I'm willing to give it another try and see if I change my mind about it.

Great service and loved the smoothie combinations! Perfect place to grab a refreshing drink!read more

Workers do not have food handlers license, dishes are cleaned poorly, workers rarely wash their…read morehands before preparing meals for customers

Eating (a lot) in Harlingen - 1 of 2…read more Upon arrival to the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) and before proceeding to the island (SPI), I was in Harlingen, Texas for about a day and a half. I still shake my head as to why they even call it a valley since I don't see any "sides" to this valley unless they are way upstream. I was not planning to eat here - at the Golden Corral. In fact, because I knew I might eat too much, I had to pause and reflect on this. However, as I got closer to the building and parking lot, it seemed to be newer and really well maintained. The same was true once inside. I guess my eyes that are bigger than my stomach won. I had dinner here and, even though it was good - see the 4 stars? - I didn't want to return ... for obvious reasons. For me, the infrequent Golden Corral visit usually means 4 plates - a plate for salads, a plate to sample various entrees and sides, a plate for the small steak, and a plate for desserts. I might or might not order a soft drink. I don't even remember the service because, being a buffet, it's mostly up to you. An employee might have checked in on me once and I really don't remember much else. You actually interact more with employees behind the counters at the various stations. Everything inside is kept clean from what I could see. This Golden Corral is popular. With Harlingen not being a city with high disposable income, this buffet offers value and I knew it would busy. Most of the customer base is made up of local Mexican(-American) folks who dine with extended families and friends. I only bring this up because this takes me back to Anjelah Johnson's landmark full 8 minute comedic skit of circa 2008 where she, in addition to stating she had Mexican and native American ancestry, declares that Mexicans are "very family oriented" ... and then keeps going! Consistent with a few other reviewers, I agree that the variety at this Golden Corral is vast and most of the choices are very good. They are consistently good across their nationwide locations. If you are a food snob, do everyone a favor and stay away. If you like value and hearty home-style cooking, be sure to come here.

Always a good experience. Food was fresh and one of the better salad bars in the area. Pan handler…read moreoutside when we came in. Was gone when I left. See our YouTube channel Coolest Life.

Wow wow wow!!!! What a beautiful bistro!! Completely designed by the owner. Refined and tons of…read morecharacter. Classic elegance with fine dining sets from days gone bye. The menu has a very homey balance to it. Very refined items of things you've eaten before. We had a croissant/egg sandwich-English muffin/egg, bacon, avocado sandwich - French toast with Nutella and berries- avocado toast/poached eggs- and appetizer with flatbread, caramelized peach's, and prosciutto ( AMAZING) Every item was so individually prepared, it screamed PERFECTION!! service was attentive and not at all overbearing. Such a great experience with a real special ambiance. Food made it an over the top experience. Owners came by and checked on us and are such a special family. So humble and genuinely concerned that we had the best service and food possible. You just don't find many places like this in the RGV. Matt and his wife are super special owners and deserve the business of the RGV!!! Thanks for the special experience Matt!!

We didn't realize reservations were needed, but even though the place was packed, we were seated…read moreoutside very quickly. Luckily today it was nice out and fresh out so that was a plus. The service was great our waitress was super attentive the entire time. We ordered a few items from the menu, starting with the Blueberry Cinnamon appetizer, which was honestly amazing 10/10 and definitely a must every time we come back. I ordered the croissant, and my wife got the garden bagel. Both dishes had great presentation and tasted just as good as they looked.