The restaurant is well decorated and fun. Videos play on a screen about the making of mezcal. We were here on Loteria night. That was fun.
Service is great. Friendly and positive.
Our drinks were well prepared and food. Meals were great. Tacos were good. The esquites was okay, the corn is not toasted.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
William S.
As I’m making my way downtown, dun dun dun 🤣. I start seeing these signs leading me to this mysterious “place.” At this point, it felt less like nightlife and more like the opening scene where someone gets abducted with the promise of great cocktails. Fair enough… I’m your huckleberry.
I walk in and the place is PACKED. Not even bar seats available. I’m told it’s a “seat-only” situation, so I ask if I can at least order a drink to go. I’m a spicy cocktail person, so that’s usually my default but this is where things get tricky.
I’m handed this super cool-looking Holiday Krampus Menu with some really creative cocktail options, but no one bothered to mention that the regular menu was also available. Clearly, the holiday menu was being pushed. Within about 7.8 seconds (yes, I counted emotionally), the woman who handed me the menu asks what I want.
I paused. I breathed. I tried to regulate my emotions.
I said, “Well… I can’t choose anything in 7 seconds.”
She replied that she was just trying to help.
And I get it but helping could’ve looked a lot like patience.
So I ordered the closest thing to a spicy margarita. Later, I found out that the woman “helping” me was actually the owner. SHEESH. Not a very welcoming eSPIRITu
I move down to the end of the bar to wait for my drink. The bartender hands it to me and asks if I’m done, then I abruptly say no. At this point, I’m fully in defense mode until I actually look at her.
She was a literal ray of sunshine, like she stepped straight out of heaven. My tone changed immediately. I smiled, magically, a seat at the bar opened up.
Her name is Zari and she completely transformed the experience. She’s an AMAZING bartender: super friendly, knowledgeable about mezcal and cocktails, and just genuinely warm. It felt like I’d known her forever. She single-handedly took this experience from a 2-star mood to a 5-star situation! Now, the food? Underwhelming. But the DRANKS??? FYE STAMP!! 🔥🔥🔥
Would I come back? Yes for the cocktails & Zari. Would I reorder the food? Probably not. Would I recommend this place? With the right expectations of good drinks & if Zari is working.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
Chris B
Great spot a little off the beaten path behind courthouses and office buildings but worth the trip. We had a delicious cocktail (Baja Bruja) and a delicious non-alcoholic drink (neutral ground), chips and guacamole, the Huitlacoche Quesadillas (server described these as kind of like empanadas and they were absolutely delicious) and fish tacos.
Everything was delicious. Super cute inside.
They clearly pay attention to gluten-free, most things are inherently gluten-free except for tortas but they avoid cross-contamination.
Super cute inside as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jason Shugart
Excellent tacos. Perfect for gluten free options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lori Leberman
This restaurant is absolutely delicious! Everything is gf and SO good, don't miss out on this gem, it's so awesome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lauren Armstrong
Unfortunately, our experience here was extremely disappointing. The service was terrible from start to finish, and the staff was outright rude. The bartender repeatedly rolled her eyes while taking orders and interacting with our group, which made us feel uncomfortable and unwelcome.
What made it worse was that the manager stood nearby laughing along with the servers instead of addressing the behavior or stepping in to improve the situation. It felt unprofessional and disrespectful, especially as paying customers. We came expecting a fun, enjoyable experience and left feeling dismissed and frustrated. Definitely not a place I’d recommend based on the service alone.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Nathalie Redick
Best meal I had in New Orleans, full stop.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
E Smith
We had a really great experience at this restaurant. The food was excellent, but it was the service that really made our evening special. Everyone here was friendly and ready to help — thank you! A big thank you to the new waitress from California — she was smiling, helpful, friendly and funny. We loved her — keep her at all costs!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
James
Nice place, spent week in LA, nice to have another food option
The chips and salsa were 1/5. The tacos were 5/5
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
The restaurant is well decorated and fun. Videos play on a screen about the making of mezcal. We were here on Loteria night. That was fun.
Service is great. Friendly and positive.
Our drinks were well prepared and food. Meals were great. Tacos were good. The esquites was okay, the corn is not toasted.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
As I’m making my way downtown, dun dun dun 🤣. I start seeing these signs leading me to this mysterious “place.” At this point, it felt less like nightlife and more like the opening scene where someone gets abducted with the promise of great cocktails. Fair enough… I’m your huckleberry.
I walk in and the place is PACKED. Not even bar seats available. I’m told it’s a “seat-only” situation, so I ask if I can at least order a drink to go. I’m a spicy cocktail person, so that’s usually my default but this is where things get tricky.
I’m handed this super cool-looking Holiday Krampus Menu with some really creative cocktail options, but no one bothered to mention that the regular menu was also available. Clearly, the holiday menu was being pushed. Within about 7.8 seconds (yes, I counted emotionally), the woman who handed me the menu asks what I want.
I paused. I breathed. I tried to regulate my emotions.
I said, “Well… I can’t choose anything in 7 seconds.”
She replied that she was just trying to help.
And I get it but helping could’ve looked a lot like patience.
So I ordered the closest thing to a spicy margarita. Later, I found out that the woman “helping” me was actually the owner. SHEESH. Not a very welcoming eSPIRITu
I move down to the end of the bar to wait for my drink. The bartender hands it to me and asks if I’m done, then I abruptly say no. At this point, I’m fully in defense mode until I actually look at her.
She was a literal ray of sunshine, like she stepped straight out of heaven. My tone changed immediately. I smiled, magically, a seat at the bar opened up.
Her name is Zari and she completely transformed the experience. She’s an AMAZING bartender: super friendly, knowledgeable about mezcal and cocktails, and just genuinely warm. It felt like I’d known her forever. She single-handedly took this experience from a 2-star mood to a 5-star situation! Now, the food? Underwhelming.
But the DRANKS??? FYE STAMP!! 🔥🔥🔥
Would I come back? Yes for the cocktails & Zari. Would I reorder the food? Probably not.
Would I recommend this place? With the right expectations of good drinks & if Zari is working.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
Great spot a little off the beaten path behind courthouses and office buildings but worth the trip. We had a delicious cocktail (Baja Bruja) and a delicious non-alcoholic drink (neutral ground), chips and guacamole, the Huitlacoche Quesadillas (server described these as kind of like empanadas and they were absolutely delicious) and fish tacos.
Everything was delicious. Super cute inside.
They clearly pay attention to gluten-free, most things are inherently gluten-free except for tortas but they avoid cross-contamination.
Super cute inside as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent tacos. Perfect for gluten free options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This restaurant is absolutely delicious! Everything is gf and SO good, don't miss out on this gem, it's so awesome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Unfortunately, our experience here was extremely disappointing. The service was terrible from start to finish, and the staff was outright rude. The bartender repeatedly rolled her eyes while taking orders and interacting with our group, which made us feel uncomfortable and unwelcome.
What made it worse was that the manager stood nearby laughing along with the servers instead of addressing the behavior or stepping in to improve the situation. It felt unprofessional and disrespectful, especially as paying customers. We came expecting a fun, enjoyable experience and left feeling dismissed and frustrated. Definitely not a place I’d recommend based on the service alone.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Best meal I had in New Orleans, full stop.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We had a really great experience at this restaurant. The food was excellent, but it was the service that really made our evening special. Everyone here was friendly and ready to help — thank you!
A big thank you to the new waitress from California — she was smiling, helpful, friendly and funny. We loved her — keep her at all costs!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nice place, spent week in LA, nice to have another food option
Restaurantji Recommends
Love this place! Was so glad we found it, a taste of Mexico. Would highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great drinks and food and our bartender/server Zari was a blast with recs and jokes
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Finally made it! Lots of GF options - almost everything! Crawfish queso and Ceviche. Missed a pic of the tempura shrimp tacos.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great menu! Great atmosphere! Ordered Chile Relleno which was served with rice. Not a lot of flavor 😕
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
The food was Amazing. Went back the same day for dinner.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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