Such a great vibe here and the drinks are so damn delicious. I always worry when the presentation is flashy that the flavor won’t match, but not the case here. Just as tasty as it is aesthetic. They often have live music and it’s just always so enjoyable when I come in.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Zorina Keyser
GO HERE! This was an absolute yes on every single thing! Their tacos are worth more than they charge! Their drinks are showcase at giveaway prices! I am beyond impressed! Go here my friends!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carnitas
Hawk 1911
Our party left due to the very heavy satanic theme. It's not considerate to those with an apposed view to such things.
Atmosphere: 1
Kamilah Gamble
Try the La Flor No Se Marchita ! I can’t remember the bartenders name but his hair is half blonde, he’s always cool.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Karim Seiler
Good food and drinks ruined by bad service. Do yourself a favor and get a table if you plan on going for food/drinks. The live music in the back is fun tho.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
AJ
Server was weeded when we arrived so service was slow - would have easily forgiven this because we get it, but the place cleared out soon after and we were the only table there and service didn’t improve. Food was really bad. Most of it arrived to the table cold We had to hunt for our server only to find her straight up chilling at the bar. We ordered guac/chips and elotes about 20 min before entrees and the apps came out after mains hit the table. My friend never got her drink. The only redeeming quality was the Michelada. They make their own mix and it was fantastic.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
ab0ngr1p
Always chill spot good drinks and food one of my favorite bars to sit at after a day of work big ups
Jess M-M
I've been going to Ruins for several years. Each time I go back I'm disappointed that some of our favorites things have been eliminated from the menu. Colitas de pavo, papas with Mole sauce, arroz con nopalitos, torta de milanesa.... please bring these things back. I don't even think I saw the chapulines on the Menu last night. ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ash Munnya
If you like Old Fashions try the Smokey Mirror... It's a mezcal Ruins patented version that will have you hooked. And the goat soup ? and Birria Tacos will have you going loco.
One of the few places that focuses on mezcal, but it has its flaws. They have an extensive menu of mezcals, but most were not currently available. They need to have an updated menu. The sangrita wasn't great and the chapulines tasted old and stale. If they fixed those things, I'd give it at least 4
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Elyse
Really cool atmosphere. Love the vibe of this place. However, the service was a total meh. No one was smiling and it seemed like they didn’t want to be there in the first place. It took forever to get someone to notice us even tho we were seated right at the bar. Eyes averted when they passed us….did we do something? It felt weird for a while. When we did order mezcal, most everything we picked from the menu was not available. Please update your spirit list. They eventually told us it would be easier to just pick by looking at the wall. But, there is zero organization of the bottles. Even the bartenders had to spend so much time looking for the bottles bc there didn’t seem to be any method of organization to them. Tons of mezcal options but don’t count on finding the ones you want. We spent a good amount of money there so we finally got a smile at the end but, it felt like we were a burden.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Elotes
Dana Edwards
We went to see a show and have dinner. The food was so good that I would go back just for that!I had the Kill-Devil cocktail. It was served with a smoldering stick of rosemary, so I got a whiff of that with every sip. The Elotes was yummy. It was topped with Takis cheesy tortilla chips. We also had Flautotos, which were foot-long flautos. The tacos were excellent. One option for tacos was Tinga. I don't see that on the menu often. It was a really good meal and our server was awesome even though the place was packed!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kareem Alston-Rosales
The tacos were pretty good, not the best I've ever had, but good for a bar. I also had a great, really fun cocktail. It was a good late-night spot, in a big space with a music venue in the back. I would like to try their other food options and cocktails.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Athena
Went to this place as a recommendation but was quickly disappointed the waitress wasn't pleasant and it's overpriced you get 1 taco for 5.50 thought it was for 2 lol You can get 2 tacos if you get the special of the day which was the baja snapper unfortunately it was tasteless I took my food to go because we were disappointed with the menu. Ended up giving it to an homeless person outside. We went back to Terry Black's BBQ which was delicious and worth it n not comparable but I would not recommend this place at least not for the Tacos(baja snapper).
Such a great vibe here and the drinks are so damn delicious. I always worry when the presentation is flashy that the flavor won’t match, but not the case here. Just as tasty as it is aesthetic. They often have live music and it’s just always so enjoyable when I come in.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
GO HERE! This was an absolute yes on every single thing! Their tacos are worth more than they charge! Their drinks are showcase at giveaway prices! I am beyond impressed! Go here my friends!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carnitas
Our party left due to the very heavy satanic theme. It's not considerate to those with an apposed view to such things.
Atmosphere: 1
Try the La Flor No Se Marchita ! I can’t remember the bartenders name but his hair is half blonde, he’s always cool.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Good food and drinks ruined by bad service. Do yourself a favor and get a table if you plan on going for food/drinks. The live music in the back is fun tho.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Server was weeded when we arrived so service was slow - would have easily forgiven this because we get it, but the place cleared out soon after and we were the only table there and service didn’t improve. Food was really bad. Most of it arrived to the table cold We had to hunt for our server only to find her straight up chilling at the bar. We ordered guac/chips and elotes about 20 min before entrees and the apps came out after mains hit the table. My friend never got her drink. The only redeeming quality was the Michelada. They make their own mix and it was fantastic.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Always chill spot good drinks and food one of my favorite bars to sit at after a day of work big ups
I've been going to Ruins for several years. Each time I go back I'm disappointed that some of our favorites things have been eliminated from the menu. Colitas de pavo, papas with Mole sauce, arroz con nopalitos, torta de milanesa.... please bring these things back. I don't even think I saw the chapulines on the Menu last night. ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
If you like Old Fashions try the Smokey Mirror... It's a mezcal Ruins patented version that will have you hooked. And the goat soup ? and Birria Tacos will have you going loco.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Birria Tacos, Margherita Frozzen
$20+ person without drinks.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
One of the few places that focuses on mezcal, but it has its flaws. They have an extensive menu of mezcals, but most were not currently available. They need to have an updated menu. The sangrita wasn't great and the chapulines tasted old and stale. If they fixed those things, I'd give it at least 4
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Really cool atmosphere. Love the vibe of this place. However, the service was a total meh. No one was smiling and it seemed like they didn’t want to be there in the first place. It took forever to get someone to notice us even tho we were seated right at the bar. Eyes averted when they passed us….did we do something? It felt weird for a while. When we did order mezcal, most everything we picked from the menu was not available. Please update your spirit list. They eventually told us it would be easier to just pick by looking at the wall. But, there is zero organization of the bottles. Even the bartenders had to spend so much time looking for the bottles bc there didn’t seem to be any method of organization to them. Tons of mezcal options but don’t count on finding the ones you want. We spent a good amount of money there so we finally got a smile at the end but, it felt like we were a burden.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Elotes
We went to see a show and have dinner. The food was so good that I would go back just for that!I had the Kill-Devil cocktail. It was served with a smoldering stick of rosemary, so I got a whiff of that with every sip. The Elotes was yummy. It was topped with Takis cheesy tortilla chips. We also had Flautotos, which were foot-long flautos. The tacos were excellent. One option for tacos was Tinga. I don't see that on the menu often. It was a really good meal and our server was awesome even though the place was packed!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The tacos were pretty good, not the best I've ever had, but good for a bar. I also had a great, really fun cocktail. It was a good late-night spot, in a big space with a music venue in the back. I would like to try their other food options and cocktails.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Went to this place as a recommendation but was quickly disappointed the waitress wasn't pleasant and it's overpriced you get 1 taco for 5.50 thought it was for 2 lol You can get 2 tacos if you get the special of the day which was the baja snapper unfortunately it was tasteless I took my food to go because we were disappointed with the menu. Ended up giving it to an homeless person outside. We went back to Terry Black's BBQ which was delicious and worth it n not comparable but I would not recommend this place at least not for the Tacos(baja snapper).
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 2