Food is Amazing great service [[HIGHLIGHT]]Place has flags from different countries[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Bar drinks are great read more

Unfortunately, the meal I received did not match the description or the visuals shown on your digital menu display. In addition to the order being incorrect, I was pressured to provide a 20 percent tip to the waitress (party of 2) which I found unprofessional given the quality of the service and the food provided. read more

Abi Azteca Grill & Bar - Mexican Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

Visited during lunch. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Ambience was quiet and relaxed.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Ordered their cheese pupusa and pupusa revuelta. They were delicious. Their curtido was good too. Had their horchata to drink, a little sweet but that usual. Service was fast and kind. read more

Abi Azteca Grill & Bar - Queso Cheese Pupusa, Revuelto Pupusa, and Horchata - Mexican Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

best papusas in town! Very reasonably priced and quick pleasant service! All of the food is absolutely delicious!

The best authentic food in the area. The service is outstanding as well. You won't be disappointed. We are attempting to try different things every time and have been disappointed. The hardest part is choosing something different because the previous meal was so good. read more

Me and my best friend come here all the time. Service is always welcoming, Margaritas HUGE! And the seafood soup was top tier. They also have Crabmeat papusas that I want to try. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The inside is very cute even a jukebox to play music if you choose.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Abi Azteca Grill & Bar - Sopa De Mariscos - Mexican Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

Came here with a large group and it was sooooo good. Easily the best meal we had all week. We had pupusas, tacos, rice, beans and all the Chile and salsa you could ask for. The owner had to refill the Buffett stations 3 times! And everyone was super friendly! Highly recommend read more

I've been going here for the best Mexican Salvadoran food - used to go to a place in LA but was happy to find Abi Azteca. Everything is excellent and good quality tasty fresh and the drinks (full bar) are good as well. I highly recommend the yuca and pork appetizer and the lomo saltado (pictured). And very nice staff. read more

Abi Azteca Grill & Bar - Lomo Saltado (also available in checked) is tender steak pieces in a tomato gravy over Frieda - side of salad and rice. - Mexican Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

I am traveling here with my dad and his middle school class, and we went to Abi Azteca Grill for our fourth night, the food was amazing and the workers were extremely nice. [[HIGHLIGHT]]All the middle schoolers were happy and so were the chaperones.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] One chaperone even said it was her favorite place to eat out of the whole trip. read more

[[HIGHLIGHT]]Great atmosphere, they played a soccer game, cool place.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] I give it 3 stars because [[HIGHLIGHT]]there was a cockroach in the restaurant and I can't stop thinking about it.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Not bad but not great in terms of exceptional quality. read more

First time I came here was back in 80s when I was 9 years old. Then I moved and just recently moved back and tried them out again! Let me tell you I loved it! The ambience for lunch on a Sunday was wonderful, not too loud and not too quiet. The food was authentic and tasted fresh. If you like tongue, you definitely need to try their lengua entree, it was excellent! The pupusas and the Salvadoran breakfast were on point! Service was ok. I definitely recommend and I will be back! read more

The food was bad: the mussels were like rubber, the beef and chicken were over cooked and dry. The service is slow. My leftover chicken will go to my dog. read more

This food is average and the service is not as polite as people say--the waiters do not come and check on someone's well being and even on a basic Friday evening. After having the food from this particular restaurant led to having a horrible upset stomach. Along with these issues, please be aware of the tip you are giving; waiters are expressing that the managers are the ones who put an automatic unauthorized tip on your receipt which is 22% on a meal of $50. The waiters at this location are willing to fight and do not care for one's tone when speaking to the customers. Please be aware of this locatiom and its workers as they may take advantage of the situation if not aware. Los Que visiten a este lugar porfavor tenga cuidado con la comida y propina que uno da a los meseros. Una de las meseras está reclamando que es justo y obligatorio a pagar lo más alto de propina que es 22% en comida acá. La cálida no es tan buena y da dolor de estómago y se miraba que usaba carne de días anteriores (se sentía muy duro). Aquí no valoran a sus clientes y no escuchan por lo que uno le dice. Tenga cuidado aquí y cheque su cuentes después de días por si en caso hay sobre cargos!!! read more

You'd probably miss this place from the street, but it's well worth the visit! The pupusas are delicious - some of the best I've had - and the margaritas are huge. We had the mango and lime, and I thought the mango was better - super fresh and tasty. Prices quite reasonable for the quantity and quality. read more

Abi Azteca Grill & Bar - Pupusas (Corn flour) - Mexican Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

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La música, la comida, el ambiente! All very good ! Nos encanta. Today they were able to host a corporate party of 11 with only 10 min heads up-- wow! Thank you Abi's! Great dishes- Pupusas Desayuno tipico Carne asada Chicken quesadilla read more

Ambience is decent, not recommended if you are disabled in any way, the staff will not lower bass or make your party welcome after any requests. The pupusas are usually decent with fresh cortido. Instead we received dry, old, salty pupusas. We brought it to the server's attention. She said, "what do you expect me to do about it." Sadly we paid for our 5 ancient pupupsas without a single apology or replacement. read more

Abi Azteca Grill & Bar - Disappointing. - Mexican Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

I don't recommend this place. Sercice it's ok. But food it's terrible. Last time i got a steak and it was stinky omg smell so bad. I will never going back they don't have fresh food. You can find better Hispanic food. read more

I love this place, I have been going for about 4 years. I'll admit I've had a couple issue with delivery orders, such as small items missing, but the food is always great. They also have an amazingly priced happy hours! It seems like a little family owned casual spot so no need to dress up. read more

Service sucks and gratuity is automatically included when they don't deserve it. Food was very salty. They forgot to include the scallops on the dish that comes with them. When asked, the server said it was the kitchens fault not theirs and walked away! No suggestions were made to fix the issue. The dish was over $20 fyi. The frozen margarita sucks a**. It tastes like straight rubbing alcohol. The drink was $20 fyi!!!! Total rip-off for the rail liquor! They messed up the bill and when I asked about it the server said she needed to double check when clearly it was her mistake. We never received a Merry Christmas welcome or exit gesture at all. Just rude and poor quality taste. Never again! read more

Pupusa's are great - [[HIGHLIGHT]]friendly place[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] - been going there for 30 years. Corn elote excellent. Neighborhood place. Many locals there. read more

We loved everything we ordered - great pupusas, tamales, and tacos. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Kind servers, lively vibe on a Sunday afternoon.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Food is good, ambiance is great cause of the people that visits it. But service really bad. Abi Restaurant used to be great many years ago And pleasant to visit. The more you go the worse you get treated. Now the service is so bad. you complain about something and the manager and some waitress start arguing with you when you ask for an explanation on your bill being charged more and now they charge you 20% even if they are not giving the best service. So many people have stopped going due to this behavior from the staff. We are paying customers not begging for free at all. Is really bad cause a lot of people like this place for so many years. If these staff member don't stop theses, this lovely restaurant will only get worse. and this complain is not only from me a lot people have agreed with me on this. read more

I really wanted to love this restaurant. They offer so many delicious dishes that people want. However, I was let down when I ordered from them. 1. They use WAY TOO MUCH salt in their pupusas. 2. They do not include the red sauce for dipping your salty pupusas. 3. The salt. Too much salt is worth another mention. It is a health hazard. Also, what shortcomings are they trying to mask with all the salt?? 4. The beans and rice sides also have too much salt. I wanted to have dinner tonight, but this restaurant tried to kill me with too much sodium. read more

I've been to this restaurant a couple of times throughout the years. One of my favorite meals is their El Fredy, it's such a fun finger meal. I also like their Plato Típico, a delicious and simple combination that is difficult to get wrong. This is also a place that does Guacamole the Salvadoran style which is with eggs. The reason I don't give them 5 stars is because I've always found their pupusas to be underwhelming. I want them well stuffed and being Salvadorian I want my pupusas to have cheese that stretches like in those pizza commercials. I know I have high expectations when it comes to food from my country. read more

I'm a big fan of Abi. I thank two friends for their constant encouragement to try Abi and am glad that I finally did. This Salvadoran restaurant offers friendly staff, a large bar with TVs, and reasonably priced (strong) drinks and delicious food. I've tried the pupusas, yucca, enchiladas, rice and beans, and sweet corn tamal. Chips and salsa are placed immediately on the table and no complaints there. I love the pupusas. The dough is not too thick, and they are perfectly browned with well-melted cheese and plenty of curtido. Fried yucca is fine, but the sauce was bland, plain tomato sauce that I did not care for. I'm usually not a fan of yucca in restaurants, anyway. I've had the cheese and chicken enchiladas and both have been full of flavorful ingredients and topped with plenty of cheese and rojo sauce. Rice and pinto beans are good, as well. The sweet corn tamal is delicious--it's huge and after a pupusa and enchilada, I couldn't finish it, even though I wanted to. Drinks are delicious. I've had both the regular and strawberry mojito and they are strong. I was fairly tipsy after two. And, the Monday-Friday happy hour is great, with $3.50 drinks and selection of noshes, as well. I'm happy I can walk here, as I will obviously need to walk after those drinks. read more

Great food. Great prices. Nice people. Fluent in Spanish. Best to know how to order food in Spanish if eating here. Menus are in English.

The service is great, food is delicious and the pricing is super affordable. Two arepas is plenty as a meal and each are around $2-$4.

If I could give this place, zero stars, I would. I really wanted some good carne asada somebody said go to this place because the food is really good. Let me tell you I was very disappointed.... I ordered what I wanted and it was the carne asada. I also ordered my 13 month old a chicken quesadilla with fries. Came out fast cool, looked at the fries, and they look like they were brought over from McDonald's... whatever my girl loves fries so she was eating. Then my food comes out, idk why I was expecting something different something better then what I saw on my plate. I started off with the pico de gallo , tasted good so I got excited, went for the meat and it was OK l, little dry but it's a hit or miss when you like your steak well done.. went for the rice and beans and I was just so mad on how salty the beans tasted like.... Not even the can beans taste like that..... so I stopped eating my food that I really wanted because I I got disgusted and I asked the waitress if this is how salty you guys serve the beans and she looks at me and says I don't know what happened, there was an awkward silence, and she walks away, not even trying to find a solution or offer to get a new set of beans..... ON TOP OF THAT she goes tells her coworker later on I find out that he is the manager and has a horrible body language attitude that I know she was directing at my table if you know what I mean (‍ ) I asked the waitress to come back to my table and asked to speak to a manager. And I told him my situation. He said sorry, blah blah that he went back to taste the beans, blah blah. Offered a free dessert but I declined said he can give me a discount but he only took 5$ off from my bill.. which was BS but whatever.......He made the situation a little better but I lost it when he asked to take my plate away AND TOOK MY DAUGHTERS PLATE THAT SHE WAS STILL EATING OUT OF, CLEARLY SHE HAD FRIES IN HER HANDS MINDING HER BUSINESS EATING. Then offered to give me back the plate? LIKE NO you just touched her plate no I don't want it. Honestly I wanted to just yell but no I just walked away a took a LOST. NEVER AGAIN WILL I COME TO THIS NASTy place from the food to the people that work there.. i've never had a horrible experience at a restaurant like I did here. I never write reviews and I just had to this time. If you're looking for a good Spanish food, go to a different restaurant this is trash food or just go to McDonald's. BECAUSE THIS IS NOT IT...... read more

This has been a gem since I was a little kid. It's across from the McDonald's, and you have to drive in to see it because it isn't facing Columbia Pike. My family used to come here to often when we were little that they knew all of the servers and they knew us. The food is always quick, tasty, and inexpensive. My husband and I can gorge on their portions and pay less than $25 for a good meal. I usually go for their pupusas, but they have good chimichangas too if you ask my hubby. I love their flan if you're not too full for desert. read more

I love this place - authentic carne asada tacos - they great and delicious. The meat is flavored just right and the toppings are just in the right amount. The pupusas are amazing as are the salsas that are included. My only issue is, with the tacos - sometimes I'll receive two corn tortillas per taco and sometimes only one. Sometimes I'll get salsa and sometimes none. They need more consistency but you can't beat the price so I'll take it. read more

First time visit to this cozy spot. Menu is varied and large enough for anyone to find a dish. Had two Mexican standards- Fajitas and Enchiladas. Both good but not great. Flour tortillas did not hold up well for Fajitas. And side dish of beans, rice, sour cream and guacamole was small. Meat and onions were served on the sizzling plate so kudos for the presentation. Enchiladas platter was big and tasty but again the tortillas fell apart under the cheese and sauce. Refried beans were very good and the dish looked good filled with food. Parking can be a challenge and with other restaurants with similar themes abundant in the area, it is hard to say if I will return. read more

What a cute neighborhood restaurant. The food is delicious and the place is clean and welcoming. I ordered tacos and beef enchiladas. I was very satisfied with the enchiladas but can't say that I'd order the tacos again. They were skimpy and dry. I noticed a bowl of seafood soup some other customer had ordered. It look delicious so, I'll have to go back and try other items on the menu. Give them a try! You might like it. read more

Would never order from this place again after the absolutely NASTY and UNPROFESSIONAL attitude received from the "manager" here after he ALLOWED the wrong delivery driver to STEAL my order. As I asked questions about what was going on, he RUDELY cut me off repeatedly, kept yelling and "man-plaining" over everything I said. ZERO professionalism. ZERO. He basically said they just "prepare" orders and toss them on a table for ANYBODY to walk up and grab.....or sneeze on, rummage through, cough on, etc. Very UNSANITARY. Delivery doing the pandemic is supposed to be SAFE....but it's NOT if the restaurant doesn't care one way or the other WHO touches your food before you get it. Eating food from a place that has a "policy" of Tossing YOUR food onto a table for ANY ​and EVERY body to TOUCH is a good way to end up SICK, hospitalized or DEAD. They do NOT care about food SAFETY. DO NOT eat her read more

I am one of those rare people that is allergic to corn. I was super excited to find rice flour pupusas and they did not disappoint. The fried plantains made a great side and enjoyed with agua de tamarindo. I've ordered twice and will keep coming back! read more

I was so honored to be invited along for the SotBQ[oG]CCDTaGE by the official sidekick. When we arrived, we were a little nervous. There were 4 or 5 guys at the bar watching football... and that was it. We settled in and ordered up a pitcher of margaritas, knowing the rest of the crew would certainly drink their fair share. I found the margaritas to be really really salty (and no, I was not drinking from the salted rim!). I was already pretty full from my day of pumpkin pancakes, cupcakes, and gelato so it was great to have a lot of options in terms of a la carte vs. combination platters. All of the food that arrived looked fantastic: I was super jealous of Martin's ceviche and seafood soup, as well as the ladies' fajitas. My quesadilla was not nearly as pretty as the others, but the taste was still solid. It looks like seafood at Abi may be the specialty, as we saw another guy get a whole tilapia that looked incredible. The actual place was a little sketchy, although I liked the display of hats from around the world. Still, the bathroom was seriously gross. Service was quick and very friendly. I wouldn't travel out of my way for Abi, and with Bangkok 54 right next door, you'd probably find me there if I somehow ended up on Columbia Pike. read more

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First, I would say that the food is really Salvadorean and not so much Mexican. And my rating is more 3.5 stars than 3. We were looking for a place to eat before heading over to the Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse for a movie presentation and this place fit the bill. You walk in and it's not much to look at inside at all, but they have photos of the food posted on the windows which is how we were lured in. We sat down and I would say, overall, the service is good, but beware to go during a soccer game. It gets packed and the waitstaff is attentive most to their drinking customers watching the game than to the restaurant patrons there to eat. We got there just as a game was finishing so it was all good. I got the Plato Typico ($14.50) which was pretty good. Nothing to write home to momma about, as I wasn't a fan of the rice, but the avocado and ripe plantanos really put it over the top for me. It's a good amount of food and I left full and taking the rest home for lunch the next day. I think it's a good choice for dining options in the area and want something comforting and yummy and don't want to eat the rough food at Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse. Safe bet. read more

Abi Azteca Grill & Bar - Plato typical - Mexican Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

I love this place. The staff is friendly, the food is good and inexpensive, the hours are good, and the atmosphere is friendly and inviting. I'm a vegetarian and my favorite things to get are pupusas. I usually order the Dos Pupusas platter. The Mexican food is OK, but the Central American stuff is their specialty. The fried plantains and tamales and are also yummy. To drink, I usually get the Margarita Abi but the sangria is also good. They also have a big bottle of beer you can order (maybe 22 oz) that is pretty tasty. The seafood soup, chicken soup, and ceviche are some of my less vegetarian friends' favorites. And check out the Sunday brunch here. It hits the spot. This might not be the greatest place to go if you're in a hurry, because it often takes a while to pay your check when you're done. As far as the atmosphere goes: if you don't like local places or slightly divey places, just go to Chipotle or something. This is an awesome local place and it's got personality and history. It's a great part of the Columbia Pike neighborhood. read more

I came here for dinner. The place itself is not super nice, it is sort of a divey type restaurant. We got a table right away. There were three other full tables in the restaurant. So, not super packed. We got cheese dip for an appetizer. I was not a fan. It was just melted American cheese with jalapenos thrown in. Very disappointed. The chips are good, the salsa is ok. It reminds me of a runny pico de gallo, it was ok. They never refilled our chips and salsa. I got a combination dinner. It had refried beans, ride, shredded chicken taco and beef enchilada. The beans and rice were tasty. I was not impressed with the chicken. It tasted like crockpot chicken with a seasoning packet thrown on it. It was not genuine Mexican chicken. The beef was good ; the cheese was standard store bought cheese. They need to get the good white Mexican cheese. I was in the mood for genuine, hole in the wall, cheap Mexican food. This place did not live up to its standard. read more

Abi Azteca Grill & Bar - Cheese dip, not a fan. Basically melted American cheese with jalapenos thrown in. - Mexican Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

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I ordered the sopa de gallina to go. It came with a container with the broth, the hen separated in aluminum foil and a pupusa. The broth was amazing. Extremely delicious, but there were barely any veggies. Additionally I prefer my meat to be shredded and already included in the soup. It was literally an entire hen that I had to pull apart. read more

Super yummy! Be sure to check with restaurant ahead of time if you place an order for pick up to make sure it is ready when requested.