The service was quick, the food was real good. The salsa and chips were deliciously spicy. read more

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"Silence of the Shrimps" By Dr. Samibal Schlecter One fine day, Samibal was getting hungry for animal protein, and started eyeing his co-workers. Alas, they were way too fat, and high in saturated fats. He also needed to stay out of prison and to try to behave himself. He then leaped into his Sami-mobile and cruised along Tully Ave., looking for protein. Samibal's goal was to get the local M.O.A.B. Burger ASAP, but the traffic light went first to Yellow and then a bright Red, which foiled his diabolical plan. While waiting at the light, he somehow spied a new Mexican restaurant in his left peripheral vision, and rerouted his synapses toward investigating this new & improved goal. The Sami-mobile silently slid into a nice & close parking space. He got out and walked silently toward the door, all the while, snapping iphone pics to document this culinary discovery. Samibal entered, and was immediately surprised to find a clean & bright interior, with over a dozen clean tables, and a big counter sign, that abounded with zillions of choices. He scan the menu for tasty protein & decided to try to go with a "custom" seafood choice. He asked if they could do a Shrimp/ Fish Combo Wet Super-Duper-Burrito with both sauces on each half, and they did not even bat an eye, while saying "Yes". They better say "YES" to good old HUNGRY SAMIBAL! "Believe me, you don't want Samibal Schlecter inside your head." Samibal took a seat while they silenced the shrimp and fish, and stuffed their bodies into a huge burrito, which was partially buried in both green and red sauce. After about ten minutes, the waiter appeared with the generous plate, and Sami took a Yelp pic or two, and then a bite. "YUM, YUM, EAT UM UP!" said Samibal! but, his pulse never got above 85, even when he ate... Sami was very pleased with the Super-duper Burrito, but the Shrimps were less pleased, and he thought he could hear the little screams of the Exoskeletonless Arthropods, as they slide down his gullet. The Super-duper Burrito has a nice kick to it, but it was less than a donkey's , and more than a tree shrew's. It appeared that this was far tastier and healthier, than any of his co-workers. It was also comforting to know, that it is quite legal to eat almost any member of the Arthropoda Phylum. The Subphylum Crustacea and subclass Malacostraca are the best for Sapiens. He also noted, that the chairs were almost brand new, and had very cushy butt-loving pads that almost seemed to cradle his ample posterior. A comfy butt seems to be critical to the enjoyment of a Super-Duper Burrito. Sami also enjoyed the extensive menu which also included some funny jokes, such as: 1) Never raise your hands to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected. 2) I'm not into working out. My philosophy is no pain, no pain... Sami says! Go to Taqueria Y Mariscos but beware of the Silence of the Shrimps :) ....and please remember that Shrimp are really only "Sea-insects", complete with exoskeletons, antennae, and an open circulatory system (ref. : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crustacean ). "I do wish we could chat longer, but I'm having an old friend for dinner. Bye!", Dr. Samibal Schlecter P.S.- Taqueria Y Mariscos is right behind Modesto Junior College, and is in a small plaza next to the Off Campus Bookstore, two Haircut places, and a rather bland unremarkable "Oriental" restaurant. The location was a Pizza place before this. This Taqueria has relocated from 1341 Coldwell Ave., where it was formerly called El Marisquero. P.S.S.- They also have a big selection of bottled Mexican & Domestic Beer, as well as, three beers on tap. They do have a limited Salsa Bar, but the chips & fixins are good. The tables, chairs, & decor are new or remodeled, and are in great condition. It is a casual dinning place and is not "date-worth"...but it is "lunch-worthy". It could possibly be the "Best" Mexican food closest to the Downtown Modesto area...and is only a 5-10 minute drive from the Downtown area. The prices are quite reasonable for such good quality & quantity. Note: A rather loose homage to the great Hannibal Lecter in "The Silence of the Lambs" read more

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Muy salada la marqueta que pidi y tardan mucho en a tenderte los ostiones más chiquitos a mirado me sirvieron

Food was ok maybe even good, but customer service is seriously lacking. Poor communication by staff and did not offer to remedy the situation or even check in for the long wait times. I don't leave reviews, if a place has so so or bad food I just don't return, I don't complain or ask for money back, but the staff was so lame I had to let them know. read more

Large serving for tacos and really good michelada, got the double and it was well worth it read more

Taqueria Y Mariscos - Double michelada - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

Unbelievably great Mexican seafood! The #26 is my favorite all in spicy flavorful dinner dish. So good! Also got a plate of oysters. Will definitely go back for more. So excited didn't take before photos but as you can we destroyed the dishes. Sorry for the left over photos. read more

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This place never disappoints from the staff to their food. If you love seafood and micheladas this is place to visit. read more

Taqueria Y Mariscos - Shrimp stuffed with cheese and wrapped in bacon - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

Ordered Camarones Ala Diabla (to go) , It only had about 8 little shrimp. I wish I would have checked the plate before leaving read more

Taqueria Y Mariscos - Exactly what it looked like before starting to eat... - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

Like most white people, the word "Mexican Seafood" conjures up images of immodium and lots of cramping. Thus, when I loved to Modesto in 11', we worked our way gingerly through the menu, stating with the old-standby favorites super burrito (make sure you ask for the grilled chicken version) quesadilla, and guacamole/chips. More and more we watched as other patrons were getting huge plates of fish, crab, and ship delivered to their tables. Also, they serve these massive beer mugs filled with bloody mary? looking stuff that has huge shrimp, celery and umbrellas hanging out of it. I've never tried one, but it LOOKS awesome. So anyway, we gingerly dove into the seafood offerings. (insert head explosion here) Holy shit. They must have the Mexican Jesus cooking in the back because the food is absolutely amazing. I mean, just a fantastic gastronomical experience every single time. Shrimp with garlic sauce and re-fried beans, fish tacos and their signature dish the Mariscos which is a plate filled with fresh fish, shrimp, crab, mussels, clams, onions and peppers. It is a massive vegetarian delight. No carbs at all, which is incredible. The plate is so huge it looks like they slayed a Kraken. Absolutely amazing. Fresh, lively (a tiny bit of heat to warm your mouth, but not overly spicy) and inspired. When I bought my college-area house a few years ago, I was happy to discover this place a few blocks away. Now that I've discovered the seafood, it's my perra. There is no other Mexican that compares. In summary... 1. The Guacamole is chunky, always made to order and the best in Modesto. 2. The food is cheap, portions large, and always made with fresh ingredients. 3. The place is always filled with loud, happy Mexicans, which is awesome. #3 should be the only Yelp endorsement you need. read more

Taqueria Y Mariscos - Signature dish. - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

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Possibly the worst burrito I have ever eaten. Lacking flavor in the meat & salsa. To be fair my wife loved the Marisco's so I give it 2 stars. read more

Came here on a sunday to have chavelas and eat after a night out drinking because seafood is the best way to cure a hangover! We got the camarones a la diabla and my boyfriend and i LOVE spicy foods but it was wayyyy too spicy like too spicy we couldnt enjoy it nor finish it so i suggest getting them medium if you guys want to enjoy it. Other than that, the chavelas were amazing and customer service was good aswell. I will be going back most definetly! read more

Taqueria Y Mariscos - Chavelas - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

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Found not one but several little live warms moving round in the shells of the oysters we were served. Not any normal worms either, these had half their body looking like a centipede. The cashier was told by the cook to say that's happened before and it's normal in oysters. I did tell her No No. I've eaten them all my life. I asked for a refund and she went back to tell to cooked who told her to do it, and tell me again that it happens every once in a while and it's normal. The cook didn't even look at us or offer an apology. It would have been the right thing yo do . The cashier tried to say it was normal again. I was respectful towards her since I understood it's not her fault, but definitely told her "No that was not normal. It was Not normal and Not okay. The cook should have washed them and ensured they were freshened before serving them to my daughter and me. I don't know in what F'n world is it okay for a restaurant to not wash the oysters before opening them and serving them to customers. I got my refund for the oysters and walked away leaving the rest of my drinks, and meals there. Literally barely made it home for my daughter and I to puke. I hope it doesn't cause us food poisoning....Well if it does they can discuss and explain it with the health department and maybe offer them an apology. read more

Taqueria Y Mariscos - Worms - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

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everything here tastes sooooo good, when i was looking for somewhere to eat, i searched micheladas, and this place popped up, to my surprise the menu consisted of tons of seafood! excuse my ignorance i had no idea mariscos meant seafood in spanish, but it was ok because i love seafood! I ordered the dried fish, with a side of the garlic sauce as recomended by the cashier! it was ssooo flavorful and FRESH! the rice was on point and so was my chavela! my chavela was not over powered with clamato could have had more shrimp but it was still good! read more

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Fajita burrito is amazing I recommend with cachanilla sauce and great customer service

Chavelas are good been coming here from time to time for years. Thats why I come here for. The service is terrible and the employees called us cockaroches in spanish towards the end of our meal. We are paying customers. Rude and disrespectful workers. If you all wanted to go home early should have ask. Need to reevaluate who you all hire. I ordered food but but afterwards I didn't eat it because of the disrespect I was given. Noted that I won't be coming back unless they put their employees in check. I would give a negative Star if I could. read more

If I could rate this place a negative I would. If you want to pay $27 for two tall bud lights question them and have them look at you like you're being cheap, then this is the place for you. I paid them and gave a $5 tip and was just letting them know they must've screwed up. I've been coming here for quite a while now and everytime the service is horrible. Food is not even average. The chevelas are the only thing going for them. Unless you're a bonifide hispanic (i.e. speak spanish and listen to banda music) don't expect anything less then fast food service and hospitality... #neveragain read more

Haven't been here in a while . Came the other night and ordered 2 supers 1 with pastor 1 with chile verde . It was absolutely delicious !!!! Burrito was a decent size &was creamy , cheesy , and damn good . I love their salsas . I can not wait to go back . :) read more

Horrible place, they charged me 72 dollars for 2 plates, I asked for a receipt and I was told they would take it to my table, after about 15 mins they came with one with scribbles all over it, they clearly over charged me , they had added a few beers to my tap that I had never ordered, after I brought it to there attention they pretended they didn't know what wAs going on, my food never came out after an hour wait. I went to go asked the status and they had never put in the order. Horrible place!!! I would never recommend this place to anyone . A lot of people hang out outside to smoke weed. It smells sooo bad. read more

I ate the fajitas and had a margarita; my son had a chicken taco and chicken quesedilla. We both loved the food (& my son is usually an extremely picky eater), I especially liked the tortillas! had chocolate cake and churros for desesert, would def recommend! Customer service was excellent, always checking up on us and seeing how we are. read more

I usually come in for sea food put today I wanted to try meat usually I don't eat meat put the way they cook this plate I would definitely give 5 stars! I really enjoy my plate read more

Taqueria Y Mariscos - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

This low key place is a hidden gem. Got here about a half hour untill closing and they didn't rush us at all. Customer service was excellent and accommodating even though it was close to closing time. Food was great I ordered the carnitas special plate and my date ordered the shrimp diablo which is hot!!!! Yummy hot but expect fire :) read more

Love this place!! Every Sunday we order our ceviche. The best seafood in town!!!! And great service! read more

The chavelas are bomb. The campechana was very good had lots of shrimp. The only thing is the service really sucks. The waitress took forever to come to our table & bring us menu's & then never came back after bringing our food to ask us if we needed anything else. I had to call her over just to ask for a box for my food. read more

Taqueria Y Mariscos - Chavela - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

The girl at the counter was very nice and helpful. We ordered shrimp cocktail, chili Colorado and #20 shrimp plate. I forget the name. The shrimp cocktail was decent with nice size shrimp but a little plain. The #20 shrimp was good. A little cheesy and smokey from the chipotle chilies. The chili Colorado was extremely salty with a liquidy red chili sauce not like I usually think of Colorado sauce to be like. Chips and red salsa were pretty good. Nothing really made me want to go back, but I didn't hate it over all. read more

Son and I went here after watching a MJC basketball game. He ordered his usual asada burrito and I had a carnitas burrito. Both were large and tasty. They have a self-serve salsa bar that has some green sauce that was very hot and red salsa was just average, but son enjoyed having a limitless supply of limes for his burrito! They have a few big screen TVs and a digital juke box that was blasting Mexican music the night we went. Above average food, a little on the expensive side, but overall a place I'd try again for sure! read more

Very disappointed in this restaurant. But now i know what its about. The food is nasty. Rice tastes like canned tomato sauce. The beans don't have flavor. The breaded shrimp was the only good thing. We ordered a large botana all it really is ,is cooked shrimp no salt no nothing. Chips and salsa were ok. Our micheladas were ok. They sell no desert! Thats a no no. Wouldn't recommend nor return. read more

Taqueria Y Mariscos - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

A neighborhood gem for sure. This is our favorite spot. Their food is authentic and extremely tasty. Majority of the time we end up ordering takeout but it's also fun to eat in the restaurant. The atmosphere is good and they have a couple of TVs usually playing sports. They have a good beer selection and their Margaritas are great also. Highly recommend. read more

The food is amazing! The waiters are extremely kind and patient when ordering and they always make sure that we have everything as needed. Highly recommend this place read more

Super fun atmosphere. The chavelas (aka micheladas) were amazing!!! Better than any other place in Modesto. I tried the shrimp rancheros (#30) they were delicious and perfect seasoning. My bf had a the shrimp cocktail and it was delish too. I would highly recommend this spot. And the service was on point. Good place to go after work. read more

Taqueria Y Mariscos - Chevela - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

I was recommended this placed by my little brother who heard great reviews about this place. The beer with the shrimp was good. The food was not. The shrimp was over cooked, the garlic sauce the shrimp was in was pretty lousy. Wife ordered the enchiladas and she said the filling was dry and could use sauce. Would not go back for the food. read more

This place is a bomb . Good chevelas.micheladas and rosas..and the cheviche is good also...im there every happy hour read more

Taqueria Y Mariscos - Beer and tacos again - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

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Pretty dank food for a super reasonable price. The super burrito(steak) was on hit and the wet burrito(chicken) was fire. The chicken was shredded and tender, steak was pieces and soft. I got the garlic shrimp with rice and beans. All the food was flavorful unlike order places. I'm Laotian and we love our food hella flavorful so I appreciated their flavoring/seasoning. I'm def going to come back and try other stuff. I heard the Chevals* (like a Michilada with whole shrimp) was bomb. Giving that a go next time. Dank city! read more

This place is amazing. My husband and i always get the prepared oysters with the fried fish dish. Their chavelas are delicious and they have a wide variety of food items to choose from (: read more

Taqueria Y Mariscos - Prepared oysters - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

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From the moment u walk in you are greeted with kind happy faces. Service was great and the cleanliness of the place is excellent. Food was AMAZING!!! We will most def return when visiting the area. read more

Taqueria Y Mariscos - Mariscadia was the BOMB!!! Full of flavor and full of all the good stuff. - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

The food was okay but what I cannot look past was the restrooms both the men's and the women's restroom were absolutely disgusting the worst I have ever seen in my life. I told two of the workers about it and no one addressed it for the two hours that I was there. There was no toilet paper no seat covers no paper towels and the toilet was overflowing!!!! I won't be back!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

Good food at a great price. Good customer service. Only downside is you order ahead of time before having a seat unless you take your own menu and sit down. But overall great place to eat. read more

Best place in town!! This place is absolutely authentic unlike other places that claim to be so. The food here is delicious the specialize in sea food although their other options are great too. I'm yet to hear anybody complain about the food they serve here. It's my favorite place to go on Fridays and have a delicious Chavela, every other place I have tried has been awful with chavelas or micheladas. The chavelas a served with celery stick and shrimp as well, they do also serve a double size Chavela. I've had their camarones a la diabla, tacos de asada, nachos de asada, burritos, tortas and all have tasted delicious. I strongly recommend this place and give it a two thumbs up as well. This place is so delicious that Larry Hernandez has stopped by to eat here. read more

Taqueria Y Mariscos - Una Chavela para la calor - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

First of all right when you walk in it smells like wet dog the service is horrible. The waitresses have horrible attitudes the food nasty us its to over priced save your money and go get some taco truck food on crows landing. Overall super bad service this place needs new waitresses read more

Great Mexican food. Our whole family likes the food, my 98 year old dad and my husband and I and our adult kids. We have tried many dishes, enchiladas, tostadas, taco, chile relenos, all has been great. read more

Nice, clean atmosphere with lots of big windows (vampires beware). Free small chips/salsa bar. Service was kind, helpful and patient. I came in at lunch and it wasn't insanely busy. They have a large private-area for parties. Great beer selection. Ordered the Filete-Mojo-Ajo (garlic fish) for $14.50 without tip. It was delicious and came with a salad, beans, rice and tortillas (corn or wheat). Overall great experience, I will definitely be back. read more

Taqueria Y Mariscos - Filete-Mojo-Ajo (garlic fish) for $14.50. Delicious - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

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