We live a few short blocks away…. lucky us. This is a wonderful addition to our neighborhood. Food is delicious. Their fajitas are delicious. And happy hour is a definite treat.Parking: Some spots right in front of restaurant. And revere is street parking depending on times.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fajitas
Adam Novak
The food was incredible….elevated taste in a no-nonsense, humble atmosphere. Seriously, the food was next level in taste. The rice was excellent, the mole superb. So good!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Enchiladas
Kate Miller
Zarape' was so delightful! I love the ambiance and the happy hour food was very yummy. I especially liked their carnitas taco. Can't wait to come back and try a margarita!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
kosh JEWELS
Great little place I stumbled on in my travels. Best tacos I’ve ever had. Quality of meat was top shelf. Fantastic Margarita and the vibe was very cool. Staff was Friendly and the service fantastic. Best Mexican I’ve had so far.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tacos
Ankita
Atmosphere was a bit noisy on Friday evening. We had high expectations for the food but it was mediocre coming in at nearly 100 usd for two. Margarita was very good however the food menu could be made simpler to understand the different sauces and flavours. Overall not my kind of Mexican palette. Also very costly for a side of small guacamole (didn’t come with nachos) at 8 dollars extra.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
G C
Good all around.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chilaquiles
Gabriel Saavedra
I visited this lovely Mexican restaurant and had a great experience during their happy hour (3-6 PM.) I highly recommend trying this place out during that time for some excellent prices. We ordered the carne asada fries, carne asada tacos, and some tasty margaritas.??Carne Asada Tacos: The tacos were surprisingly delicious, especially for the price during happy hour, so order 2!????Carne Asada Fries: If you decide to order the asada fries, I suggest asking for it without the spicy mayo/crema sauce. The sauce was smothered over every inch of the dish, and the sauce didn't taste good. Also, the fries were a bit soggy and oily??Margaritas: A large selection of different flavors. All flavors we tried were excellent, my favorite was the Pepino (cucumber)
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Guacamole, Street Tacos
KevinH
Great little place. We had a big party and the service was a bit inconsistent, but overall we got everything we ordered and the food was great. They have a lot of unique and traditional dishes you can't find other places.
Myla Hardie
One of the best places in Los Angeles. Definitely the best happy hour as drinks are 50% off as most of their apps are as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips & Salsa, Chips and Guacamole, Taco Tuesday Biarra Taco Shrimp and Carne Asada, Street Tacos
Nico Collins
Delicious food with the worst service I’ve seen in years. It’s not the staffs’ fault - they’re all very nice and seem to be working very hard.But the management of this place seriously does not staff enough employees at any given time. I’ve eaten here several times and it was never busy, just me and 5-6 other customers in the whole place, yet it took an hour to get served. There was just 1-2 waiters total who were also working as bartenders going back and forth. And they were visibly tired and overworked.It takes so long to get served I seriously don’t think I can eat here again or recommend it to anyone. Which sucks because the food is amazing. If the service was decent this would be a 5 star review— THAT’S how great the food is (and how slow the service is.)Management really needs to get their act together because this place would be so great if it were operating correctly, but as it stands it’s just not worth a trip with so many other great options for Mexican food in the area. I don’t think I’ll be eating here again due to just how long it takes to get served.
Cute little hole in the wallFood was sooooo goodExcellent food Excellent
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michelle G.
The food was very good, however the service was TERRIBLE.We went on a Sunday night at 6:00pm. There was only one server for 4 or 5 tables. I think a manager was trying to make drinks and do To Go's but it was way too much for one/two people. We didn't order anything but water and soda, but still I had to keep asking for basic things like napkins or silverware. And then our food came out overly staggered, cold and downright wrong. The server didn't have time to come to our table and ask how it was so I literally had to get up and tell her someone had made a mistake while she was putting in another table's order.Again, she was very nice and I know was completely overwhelmed, but the food was expensive and giving a good (20%) tip for horrible service pisses me off. I did it, of course, it wasn't really her fault, but it's not mine either.We will not be going back.
Mayra L.
What a great place this is and great food! Their location at 8351 Santa Monica is absolutely fantastic! Mole is exquisite and margaritas are wow!
CurtC
I hosted 12 friends at the restaurant for my birthday. I met the restaurant owner and booked the reservation three days before the dinner to ensure adequate advance notice for the larger size group. The menu is authentic Mexican, and the food was flavorful, delicious and served in generous portions. Table service was attentive and very friendly. Delivery of the 13 entrees was sporadic and slower. This meant the entrees first served to the table were no longer hot 10+ minutes later when the last entrees were received. I am confident the restaurant will correct this issue, and I look forward to returning and trying other items on the menu. The selection and taste of the margaritas was incredible.
We live a few short blocks away…. lucky us. This is a wonderful addition to our neighborhood. Food is delicious. Their fajitas are delicious. And happy hour is a definite treat.Parking: Some spots right in front of restaurant. And revere is street parking depending on times.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fajitas
The food was incredible….elevated taste in a no-nonsense, humble atmosphere. Seriously, the food was next level in taste. The rice was excellent, the mole superb. So good!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Enchiladas
Zarape' was so delightful! I love the ambiance and the happy hour food was very yummy. I especially liked their carnitas taco. Can't wait to come back and try a margarita!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great little place I stumbled on in my travels. Best tacos I’ve ever had. Quality of meat was top shelf. Fantastic Margarita and the vibe was very cool. Staff was Friendly and the service fantastic. Best Mexican I’ve had so far.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tacos
Atmosphere was a bit noisy on Friday evening. We had high expectations for the food but it was mediocre coming in at nearly 100 usd for two. Margarita was very good however the food menu could be made simpler to understand the different sauces and flavours. Overall not my kind of Mexican palette. Also very costly for a side of small guacamole (didn’t come with nachos) at 8 dollars extra.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Good all around.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chilaquiles
I visited this lovely Mexican restaurant and had a great experience during their happy hour (3-6 PM.) I highly recommend trying this place out during that time for some excellent prices. We ordered the carne asada fries, carne asada tacos, and some tasty margaritas.??Carne Asada Tacos: The tacos were surprisingly delicious, especially for the price during happy hour, so order 2!????Carne Asada Fries: If you decide to order the asada fries, I suggest asking for it without the spicy mayo/crema sauce. The sauce was smothered over every inch of the dish, and the sauce didn't taste good. Also, the fries were a bit soggy and oily??Margaritas: A large selection of different flavors. All flavors we tried were excellent, my favorite was the Pepino (cucumber)
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Guacamole, Street Tacos
Great little place. We had a big party and the service was a bit inconsistent, but overall we got everything we ordered and the food was great. They have a lot of unique and traditional dishes you can't find other places.
One of the best places in Los Angeles. Definitely the best happy hour as drinks are 50% off as most of their apps are as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips & Salsa, Chips and Guacamole, Taco Tuesday Biarra Taco Shrimp and Carne Asada, Street Tacos
Delicious food with the worst service I’ve seen in years. It’s not the staffs’ fault - they’re all very nice and seem to be working very hard.But the management of this place seriously does not staff enough employees at any given time. I’ve eaten here several times and it was never busy, just me and 5-6 other customers in the whole place, yet it took an hour to get served. There was just 1-2 waiters total who were also working as bartenders going back and forth. And they were visibly tired and overworked.It takes so long to get served I seriously don’t think I can eat here again or recommend it to anyone. Which sucks because the food is amazing. If the service was decent this would be a 5 star review— THAT’S how great the food is (and how slow the service is.)Management really needs to get their act together because this place would be so great if it were operating correctly, but as it stands it’s just not worth a trip with so many other great options for Mexican food in the area. I don’t think I’ll be eating here again due to just how long it takes to get served.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
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Cute little hole in the wallFood was sooooo goodExcellent food Excellent
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was very good, however the service was TERRIBLE.We went on a Sunday night at 6:00pm. There was only one server for 4 or 5 tables. I think a manager was trying to make drinks and do To Go's but it was way too much for one/two people. We didn't order anything but water and soda, but still I had to keep asking for basic things like napkins or silverware. And then our food came out overly staggered, cold and downright wrong. The server didn't have time to come to our table and ask how it was so I literally had to get up and tell her someone had made a mistake while she was putting in another table's order.Again, she was very nice and I know was completely overwhelmed, but the food was expensive and giving a good (20%) tip for horrible service pisses me off. I did it, of course, it wasn't really her fault, but it's not mine either.We will not be going back.
What a great place this is and great food! Their location at 8351 Santa Monica is absolutely fantastic! Mole is exquisite and margaritas are wow!
I hosted 12 friends at the restaurant for my birthday. I met the restaurant owner and booked the reservation three days before the dinner to ensure adequate advance notice for the larger size group. The menu is authentic Mexican, and the food was flavorful, delicious and served in generous portions. Table service was attentive and very friendly. Delivery of the 13 entrees was sporadic and slower. This meant the entrees first served to the table were no longer hot 10+ minutes later when the last entrees were received. I am confident the restaurant will correct this issue, and I look forward to returning and trying other items on the menu. The selection and taste of the margaritas was incredible.
the seafood tacos were great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5