This is not your typical Mexican restaurant. You should not come here if you expect to order a bean burrito and a cheese enchilada. So you are not going to be served chips and salsa when you walk in the door, who cares! This place has a modern hipster atmosphere with a metropolitan approach to Mexican cuisine. The wine choices were exceptional and the drink choices were even better. There are so many choices that you will lose your mind!! We tried several of the small plates with ambitious flavors and natural ingredients. The Thai Rolls were a genius pairing of flavors that at first glace wouldn't seem to work, but do! The Chicharron Mignon was another winning dish that you will not regret ordering. The Jicama Shrimp Tacos, however...one word AMAZING! You must not leave this establishment without ordering these!! Yes, this place is pricy, but what do you expect from an upscale anchorage establishment? I say it's worth the splurge! read more

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I absolutely love this place. I have been here a couple times now. They have live music some nights and he's pretty decent. The hostesses are usually really grumpy, not sure what that's all about. But their tacos and drinks are absolutely delicious. So far we've had the chicken fajitas, al pastor tacos, carne asada tacos, duck tacos, horchata corn bread, stuffed empanadas, chicken enchiladas, and beans and rice there and a couple drinks. We never left a piece of food on our plate, everything was super delicious and the ambiance is rustic chic which is awesome. It doesn't feel like you're in Alaska, it kind of reminds me of some hip place in California or something. Would definitely recommend getting your taco fix here. Tacos are half priced on Tuesdays except for the duck tacos. Tuesday's are my favorite day of the week!!!! read more

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You have a lot of choices in Anchorage. This one seemed good. Price is hard to gauge here as most places charge a lot more than the lower 48. We were able to get a table rather quickly as we were there for a short stay in between a cruise and a train ride to Denali. We both got the 3 tacos. Mine was with chicken and my wife's was carne asada. Surprisingly very dry and not as much flavor as I would have hoped. Other menu items may have been better but we really wanted to keep the bill low. read more

Amazing Mexican food, and delicious drinks. This ended up being one of my favorite restaurant in Anchorage, even though I didn't have any fish, and I'm a big seafood fan. Every dish here was beautifully prepared and tasted just as good. Even the chips and guacamole were executed well, as I've been to many places where just the chips are off. Staff was very attentive and friendly. Wish we had a similar restaurant in California, as this place was fantastic! Edit came back for dinner, ordered the Sushi Mignon, OMG, amazing!!! Also tried the chicharron mignon, which was delicious but not at the 10 out if 10 stars of the Sushi Mignon, but close. Love the music playing in the background, everything is just on point!! read more

Tequila 61 - Pay de Limon - Mexican Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

The ambiance was really nice and I had very high hopes for this place, and the drink I had was very nice. However, the service was subpar at the very best, I saw our waiter about twice our entire time here and he wasn't that friendly. I got handed an appetizer plate with smeared blood on it and when I gave it back I wasn't even given a replacement. The food was ok, but the rice and beans were super bland and I found a hair in mine. I hope my experience was unique but when it was this bad I doubt it was. I'll let it be known, that it wasn't just myself but no one in my group of 5 enjoyed their food or experience enough to return. read more

We came for valentines day and they only had a fixed menu, but it was delicious. I had the steak with chimichurri sauce and my hubby had the shrimp and scallop poblano pasta. First course was a mushroom and anchino soup. Everything was delicious and cooked just right. Our server was Joanna who was very attentive and personable. The decor inside is really classic and modern. Super clean and the acoustics still allowed for a private conversation. Dessert was red velvet cheesecake with edible flowers and a chocolate covered strawberry. I will definitely try this again when they have an open menu. Awesome. If you get the chance, you must try this place. read more

Tequila 61 - Mexican Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

You wouldn't think the place was so great inside by just standing from the street. It is definitely a beautiful restaurant with great food! Service is good and no complaints here! Definitely hit the happy hour read more

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This was a lunch meal for me and my wife. It far exceeded our expectations for food quality and service. The ambiance was good too. We got shrimp ceviche, tortilla soup, and carne asada corn tacos for sharing. We could not quite finish it all despite marveling at the originality and quality of each preparation. If you like interesting, flavorful, home style Latin food, try this restaurant. I'm serious. read more

Finally a trendy-decor inspired place in Anchorage--it's just a shame that the service was so extremely behind and slow that it was slightly tainted. We stopped in on a Saturday afternoon for 4th of July weekend, and our entire experience (for a slow restaurant) took almost an hour and half. Food was the best Mexican inspired cuisine I've had in the city, but after the hostess seated us, we never had a server come, and she ended up taking our order before disappearing. read more

Really like their salsa and guac side. The salsa was spicy and had a hint of Serrano pepper. They really know how to make salsa. The guac was very satisfying and it was served very cold which worked for me. The guacamole came with some type of sweet potato chips instead of corn chips -- turned out to be a great healthy option. Tried the El Diablo and their house margarita, both were a terrific drinks I will be coming back in the near future. *side note - the tacos seems really yummy read more

Tequila 61 - El Diablo is a satisfying concoction - Mexican Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

I think I should have known something was off about this restaurant when I ordered coffee and it was already pre-milked. That's right, the service staff delivers your coffee with milk already added. Now I'm not sure if this is just me, but I was under the impression that everyone has their own preference of milk to coffee ratio. Personally I prefer more of a shade like Tuscan leather, but I was delivered ash wood colored coffee, as if the waiter was someone who knew me well enough to understand the deep intricacies that come with how I like my coffee. Also the sugar caddie was stocked with 4 sugars and 2 splendas as if there had just been a rush. I ordered a margarita. Now this is the interactive part of the review. When the waiter returned with the margarita there was a hair he had noticed on the glass touching the salt rim. Did he: A. Comment on the hair, remove the margarita and then replace it with a new one? B. Ignore it and wait for me to notice and complain? C. Comment on the hair and remove it from the glass in front of the table as if it weren't a big deal that there was a hair on the salt rim where I could put my lips? You guessed it. C is the correct answer. Lastly I ordered rice and beans with my tacos (which were delicious) and they weren't delivered. No worries people make mistakes, so I told the food runner that I wanted rice and beans. I never received the rice and beans. Some say that the rice and beans are still in the kitchen waiting for me. I can't return to them though, as I will probably not step foot in this restaurant again. If I wanted bad service I would've gone to Taco Bell as while the food was good, it wasn't good enough to deal with the awful service. read more

I usually like eating at the bar, especially when I'm dining alone. But this wasn't fun at all. Although I was the only one at the bar for a while, the bartenders barely talked to me. Most disappointing, my appetizer took more than 25 minutes, as I watched others at the tables (who ordered after me) get theirs. He didn't have an explanation for the delay, and barely apologized. Also, I had a paloma margarita and it was pretty tasteless. I do really like the choices on the menu, though I wish you could mix and match different tacos, and the atmosphere looks super fun. I'm not sure if I'll return though. read more

Had a first good impression a couple months ago when my husband and I decided to come here for drinks one Friday night... we sat at the bar and all worked well: drinks, food and service. The atmosphere is just what I like in a place so I was very happy I went and tried on my own even with a few negative reviews on google and here on yelp. This second time it was a bigger shot. I chose this place to celebrate my birthday with my friends... once again: Didn't disappoint! I'm so glad I called and made reservations here. Everyone was satisfied with their foods and our cocktails OH MY! one better than another now... can't skip talking about the service, or should I say our very own awesome server! He was FANTASTIC! Everyone left a (more than) decent tip and all we could talk about was how GREAT he was! Eddie is the guy for bigger parties or not! I'll definitely be coming back! Thanks Tequila 61 for an amazing bday celebration last Friday! Regards, Bianca. read more

Tequila 61 - El Diablo! Best drink ever. - Mexican Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

Don't waste your money. Went here for dinner on our 1st night in Anchorage. The first table they sat us at had the sun blaring in our eyes so we asked for a different table, which they allowed (this was right after we sat down) but the second table wasn't much better. One server appeared to have all the tables. The guacamole was delicious, though they did charge us an extra $1.50 for some additional chips so we could finish the quac. That was the end of the deliciousness. The salmon tacos (which two of us ordered and then we were told they only had "one more"), had zero flavor. The much more expensive Blue Cheese Salmon that my mom ordered (after she could not get the salmon tacos) didn't have any blue cheese or any flavor either. My husband had the steak tacos and they lacked flavor too. Overall a waste of $120. read more

First time and definitely not the last. Lots of great things about this place. One is the ambience, classy and creative at the same time. I would come back here for drinks but not really so much for the food. I like their "diablo" drink. So good and refreshing! Food wise, i wasn't disappointed nor overjoyed about their food. We ordered a lot. We were in a big group and i would say the food was fairly priced even though the taste was just so-so. We had the chicken enchillada (big plate!), duck tacos, seared tuna, and the fried cheese( which was my favorite), the pork belly and so much more that I can't recall their names. But one good tip is to get the Diablo drink. Another tip, GO GET THE DIABLO DRINK! Lol! Ill come back for the drinks and maybe order less food. The price of the drinks are really high, some are worth it, some aren't. read more

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I absolutely love this place; live music on Thursday's is amazing. The Carnitas are delicious as well as the goat cheese balls. Food is reasonably priced but drinks are a little pricey however, they are all fresh, house made. Amazing drinks! read more

Tequila 61 - Goat Cheese Balls - Mexican Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

I can't say enough great things about this restaurant. I was in AK for a marketing event and the owner noted a comment that I made about tacos (LOVE them) and another speaker made about tequila Ana quickly invited us to the place. The atmosphere was very trendy and cool and we were seated quickly and well taken care of (6 people) The drink menu was overwhelming (in a good way) only because the flavors were so unique and the waiter steered me away from a drink I probably wouldn't have liked, which was appreciated. Ultimately we all got different drinks, took sips and passed them to the right so we could try them all Recommend: smoked scallop experience Any of the 3 desserts are a hit The tacos are small but flavorful read more

Tequila 61 - Order one of everything with friends and enjoy the experience - Mexican Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

Lovely atmosphere, great food, and amazing service! Our waiter Rick was super friendly and accommodating. Chef Marta also greeted us personally (!) and made adjustments to our order to accommodate food allergies. Recommend read more

Service was not up to par. It was about 10-15 min before the waitress noticed us at the table. Maybe she was having a bad day, as I've had those days when I was a waitress when I was younger, but it felt like we were an inconvenience more than guests. We ordered the guacamole and chips, rosemary potatoes, and the coconut shrimp tacos with the taco shells being a type of turnip. We ordered the Morena which deceivingly advertises infused grapefruit, sparkling champagne flavors, but the tequila is a smoke flavored tequila which overpowered the other flavors. Unless you know your tequila you don't know the drink you're getting. We suggested they put a tequila description for the different tequila they offer. The food was flavored with an overpowering of spiciness. The atmosphere was comforting as far as scenery though the music was loud which required people to talk loud, which is fine but it felt like the ambiance did not match the atmosphere. Overall the experience was ok. I do feel like the effort to be different causes the restaurant to unintentionally neglect the client base they serve. It could be due to the restaurants infancy in the downtown scene that caused this awkward experience, but i definitely wasn't left with an exceptional experience. Maybe I will try again in a couple months or so to see if there is some improvement. As for now, I'm wouldn't recommend to friends. read more

Tequila 61 - Presentation of the food was great, Taste and service, not so much. - Mexican Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

The food here is delicious once you finally get your order taken and receive it, the service however is severely lacking, we waited nearly 20 minutes to place our drink order and another 20 minutes or more to place our food order. I had the rockfish tacos and they were phenomenal it's too bad the service doesn't match the food because this place would definitely be making money hand over fist!! read more

Tequila 61 - Mexican Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

They're new, so here's to hoping they work out the kinks! We showed up around 6:30 on a Friday and though they were busy, were able to be seated immediately. Between the three of us, we ordered a spicy margarita ($14), a smoked Manhattan ($16), and a draft Mexican beer ($6). Both cocktails were good, though definitely overpriced. The beer was not served with a lime, and when asked, one was brought to the table in a paper napkin. It took forever to put our order in, and yet another age to get the appetizers. Hopefully their service staff will step up their game, because there was very little checking in on us throughout the night, and service was definitely S-L-O-W, SLOW. Rosa tartare- definitely the highlight of the night! Tuna, fresh and ripe avocado, mango - delicious! Probably needs a few extra pieces of bread, but we managed. Tortilla soup - tastes like straight enchilada sauce with some tortilla strips thrown in. I think I noticed some cubed avocado in there, but this was definitely a miss. We didn't even finish a cup of soup between three of us. Tacos - my dining partners both ordered the carnitas, and I ordered the duck. Their tacos both arrived visibly different. One had red onion + cilantro whereas the other had diced white onion and very little greenery at all. When my duck tacos arrived, they also had red onion + cilantro to match one set of pork tacos. We all agreed that our meat was correct, but the toppings were obviously not. The "fill level" of the three tacos on my plate were very disparate. The accompanying salsa also tasted suspiciously like the enchilada sauce / tortilla soup, but without the tortilla strips and avocado. Salad - I ordered the berry salad and had the wrong one delivered to the table. Despite the fact that there was not a single berry on the plate, the server tried to convince me that it was, in fact, the berry salad. When the correct salad arrived, it was super tasty, though the wait meant it arrived after my entree. I'll be back after at least a month, to give them another chance. I want to like you, Tequila 61! Please, please, please improve the soup and salsa before then. read more

If you are looking for a unique food and cocktail experience, this is the place to find it in Anchorage. The drinks are clever and creative. They come to the table looking and tasting incredible; like nothing I've had before. The server was very knowledgeable about the different options, flavors and styles of cocktails offered on the menu. The food offering are just as creative. The palettes of flavors combine to create delicious new adventure. The serving sizes were perfect: just enough to experience the food without having to either order more, nor to leave feeling uncomfortably stuffed. The food was light, not heavy or overfilling. The atmosphere is open, friendly and fresh. Our experience was a fun and exciting dining adventure! read more

The fiancé and I had been wanting to try Tequila 61 for a while! We actually stopped by during lunch a few weeks back, per Google they were open but when we arrived we were disappointed to find out they didn't open until dinner. Fast forward to now and we decided to go out to dinner at this new Anchorage establishment. Me, personally - I am a Mexican food aficionado. My fiancée, he could take it or leave it because his biggest complaint is that there are never QUALITY Mexican restaurants; just the usual bean and cheese drowned, American-Mexicali overload. We were hopeful that Tequila 61 would fill this void, and I suppose for many - it may. For us however, we were not sold. We walked right in on a sunny summer evening, their door was wide open. We were greeted at the front by a pretty Latina girl. We asked if we could get a table and she asked if we had reservations. We told her no, and she seemed worried and said: "Ooooh, well, let me see what I can do for you.." My fiancé and I stared at each other, confused: the restaurant was bare and almost every table was open. Finally she seemed to find an open table for us (hehe) and brought us to our table - complimenting me the whole way. (Brownie points - more about brownies below.) After a glance at their menu - we were SHOCKED at the prices, especially for the drinks. This place lives up to its name and surely has many high quality tequilas, but my god. We paid $15 for a margarita! The margarita was good, great in fact. One of the best we'd ever had we decided. We shared it and promptly ordered another. After the second margarita was finished, neither of us had the slightest buzz - and I am a lightweight! I will say this, at any of the other Mexican joints in town one margarita will have us both ready to "paaaarttty" - so the fact that neither of us had even the slightest buzz, and for $15 no less - makes you think. For dinner, the menu is small ish and it doesn't offer your usual chips and salsa fare. Fiancé got some bacon wrapped shrimp that was served with a cheesy mushroom risotto. Nice presentation and certainly tasted good, not really reminiscent of Mexican food, or even Mexican fusion...but savory enough. Not something I would find myself craving, though. I got the pork carnitas. No rice and beans here, no side at all, in fact - which was disappointing. The slow cooked pork was tasty, the tacos overall were good but not great. I didn't care for them being doused in pickled onions and seemed to have some softened orange peel or something that I picked out of them. After we were served our food, we didn't see our waitress again for almost 45 minutes. She walked through the room several times as we waited for her to clear our plates, but seemed to look right through us. Eventually she came back and apologized, stating she did forget about us. She said she worked a double that day. Forgivable, fiancé and I both work customer service and we were relaxing and talking anyways - anxious for a dessert menu though. We decided on a brownie, a mutual love of ours. Hate to say it though - this brownie wasn't our fave. It was suuuuuuuper soft and moist, almost fudge-like in consistency. We prefer a chewy cake texture for our brownies. It also had an ice cream of sorts on top? Not very flavorful, and partially melted by the time our waitress brought it. It also had a cinnamon flavor, a common Mexican delight (chocolate and cinnamon) but we didn't love that either. It was topped with "cotton candy" which was interesting and unique. All in all I do not think we will go back. This place is clean, which is hugely important...it's nice, but to us seems jumbled and un-focused. It seems to be Mexican fusion but sort of misses the mark. The decor was nice, part of it seems super fancy and part is super casual - the prices make it seem fancy, the service and food are semi causal at best. I realize we are in the minority here because most of the reviews are wonderful for the most part. That's ok though. Different strokes for different folks! read more

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Three stars for price and service. Food was good but over priced. Some meals were extremely small and cost way to much. Other meals were large but didn't spare the meat. Our server was extremely rude, had to get up and get her more then once. Drinks were poorly made and way over priced. The best thing about this place was the atmosphere and guacamole. Food definitely looked better then it tastes. read more

Tequila 61 - Mexican Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

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Something has changed with the way food is prepared. Popcorn shrimp app was flavorless and disappointing. Tacos were soggy. The tortilla soup was bland and had little chicken. The only thing that seemed the same was the guac app. On the plus - server was great (friendly and attentive) but we won't be going back anything soon. Not the Tequila 61 that wowed us when they first opened. read more

When I first walked into the gastropub, I was immediately impressed with the ambience! Amazing! Even though the service was slow for a weeknight (and it really wasn't busy), I give 4 stars b/c the food not only presented artistically, it was deeeelicious! I didn't have a big appetite so I order from the small plate menu - and with friends ordering small plates too, we shared our food to explore the menu. I can't begin to describe flavor explosion our mouths experienced - just go! Look forward to ordering from the large plate menu - chicken mole I'm coming for you! read more

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We ordered the empanadas, duck confit tacos, and salmon tacos. The salmon was spoiled and made us sick. The duck confit and empanadas were good though. I would expect better from a prominent restaurant downtown. read more

I thought I was never going to experience this. But when I was there, waiting for a table, I noticed the hostess was looking me up. I was there waiting for a table. 4 people came in after me. They were looking good dress nice and she gave them tables by the window. And then she came to me and said oh, we have a table open by the bathroom. just because I didn't look nice they judge me. just saying I could've pay for all those people that went before me don't judge a book by its cover. Never again I will go to this place. read more

It was a busy Saturday evening and there was no hostess to be found for several minutes. My margarita was faaarrrrf too strong (and I like my alcohol). I get that it's supposed to be a fancied up Mexican restaurant, but I tend to look down at margaritas not served in a big round goblet glass thingy. But oh well. Boyfriend's duck tacos were delicious! They didn't have a bunch of pointless slaw piled on top, and you could actually get one entire bite without it falling apart. Huge thumbs up for that. I got chicken enchiladas and was very happy with it. The sauce had great flavors and just a slight kick. I thought it was a good price for the large portion. Service was so so. But food came out reasonably fast for how busy it was. I'm sure we'll be back, maybe for happy hour for lower prices. read more

We've been here twice, the first time we had exceptional service, food was great! The second time was a major disappointment! Steak was something I would expect from a buffet line, ( buffet line would probably be better) the server, was horrible till he picked up the check, probably seen me typing the review and 1 star. We won't be returning. Sad evening, I've been craving this place for 3 months since the last time we were in read more

I did not set out to find a tequila bar on my journey in downtown Anchorage, but I am glad we found this gem. Stopped in for happy hour and they did not disappoint. There was a nice selection of draft beers along with bottled options. They have a full bar with some specials for happy hour. I like tequila ,but I got an awesome education from our server and learned a lot more about tequila. I had veggie tacos on the happy hour menu and they were awesome, filled with flavor and a fair size. I did also have a fantastic tequila recommend by our server. This spot is right in downtown and easy to find.in addition the building offers a really cool atmosphere with plenty of space. read more

Tequila 61 - Mexican Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

Wow!!! I'm visiting from California.. the manager dumped food all over my clothes and hair I just showered and washed my hair after a long day on a Atv tour and being wet. I had to immediately go in the bathroom and clean off my clothes a hair and was wet all over again.. I understand accidents happened but the manger said.. you survived right?! You're ok... my bill was 120.00 and they couldn't even comp my drink or give me a small discount for unconvincing me... the food wasn't good at all either.. seriously this is unexceptable!! read more

Great service, food and atmosphere. In downtown Anchorage. Taco Tuesday is half price tacos. Had great margarita read more

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The cocktails here are amazing and so beautifully presented!! We stopped in for a drink and some appetizers and ended up staying for several hours trying different cocktails. Their tequila list is endless, as the name suggests. Our waitress was so nice and welcoming. Highly recommend for a nice dinner outing! read more

Definitely one of my favorite place to eat. We went on Taco Tuesday and so were able to try all their delicious tacos at a great price. We sat at the bar and enjoyed engaging with the bar tenders and other patrons. I would go there again if ever I am Anchorage again. read more

Located in a busy part of downtown. This place is a great addition to restaurant offerings in the Anchorage area. It has a cool little vibe and a decent menu offering. The decor is hip and they had a DJ which I really enjoyed the ambience! I had the Carnitas Tacos and the Tropical Margarita. Both were delicious!! The Service was kind of sub-par at first, but our server Erin was very pleasant and made sure that she made it up to us as she waited on us! I will definitely be back! read more

Tequila 61 - Carnitas=AWESOMENESS!!! - Mexican Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

We went for drinks and appetizers. The mixed drinks were unique and mixed perfectly each time. Most of the appetizers were very good. But I gave a 4 because the calamari was a bit different. Almost didnt taste like calamari. The waitress was amazing and gave great suggestions. read more

Took a chance and booked a table for 5 for a going away party-it did not disappoint! Our server was Ivana and she was friendly and great! I had the Clementina and it was tasty! Drinks and food are a bit pricey but it was well worth it- quality was there and worth the price. Welcome addition to Anchorage! read more

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Went here right before my flight. They were quick to seat and serve us. The decor is beautiful. I got shrimp tacos and a cocktail which was good. I think this would be a great place to come with friends and grab drinks. read more

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The food was really good, we had the shrimp ceviche and carne asada tacos, prob the best I've ever had. BUT, skip the margaritas. They tasted great but were in served in a skinny glass with a ton of ice, maybe 5 oz of drink at best. Total rip off. This place can and should do better. read more