Vecinidad de Seattle is a step up from the usual Mexican restaurants in the quality and level of…read morethe preparation. Everything here is just a little bit more interesting than in your average place. It's not really a fancy slow-food kind of place, but it's closer than most Mexican restaurants you'll visit. They did an excellent job with the interior, and a third of the floor space is dedicated to a mock up of the set of the "El Chavo del Ocho", and you can watch Don Ramon getting slapped by Doña Florinda on the television as you enjoy your meal. Service is attentive and knowledgeable about the food and the menu. The appetizers are excellent: The taquitos were the biggest hit, and be warned that the stuffed Jalapeños were full on burners and not for the meek (seeds are not removed). It would have been even better had they'd been a little more roasted, but I'd definitely order them again. Every one of the plates I've tried: the Tlayuda, the Tortilla Soup, Tongue in Salsa Verde, and especially the Torta de Chilaquiles were excellent. The Torta was my favorite, from its crusty loaf that was grilled first, then filled with chilaquiles, eggs, and eggs, and chorizo. I'm going to have a hard time not ordering it every time I go. The menu was changed between my last two trips, and the current menu is now on a spiral ring binder as opposed to the paper menu that was given before. The new menu mirrors the online menu. Gone is the lengua in salsa verde and the pozole. Descansa en paz! It's a little more expensive, as noted before by others, but you're getting a bigger bang for your buck in taste and quality. If you're not interested in the quality and care put into your food, then take a right out of the parking lot, and then take the first left, and you'll find that there's a Taco Bell with your name on it just a mile away.

First of all - the outside is NOT a reflection of the inside. What a cute and well-thought concept…read morefor those of us who grew up with la Chilindrina and the others! Nostalgia pura! Our waitress was so warm and nice, and the food is definitely worth it. Each dish we ordered was great, albeit a bit pricey, especially the tacos, but honestly, if you're willing to pay for Asadero prices, you're definitely getting your money's worth here. Our only real con was the parking situation, and the asada meat that we received - it was overcooked, tough and dried, which was a huge 180 from the taco meats that we had, which were juicy and tasty. 4.5 stars, if I could grant them and we can't wait to return!

This has been bookmarked for a while and the only regret I have is that I didn't get here sooner…read more This food is terrific, the vibe is hilarious, the servers are downright fantastic. Andrew (our server) introduced us to his sidekick, who was in training. Love that personal, hands on approach for a mew team member, and Sidekick did a great job in monitoring our table and replenishing water. Have to stop here and express my appreciation for Andrew and how he took the time to explain the philosophy and genuine team vibe of the restaurant. Oftentimes when a restaurant adds a flat 20% gratuity, you get the feeling this is not passed on to the servers. Not so here. He explained that it's shared among the servers, bar, and other staff, with only a bit retained by management, but even that finds its way into their wages. Terrific work environment and happy to see it. It definitely shows in the level of service. But we're here to eat. Didn't take a picture, but one of my dining companions ordered the burrito with red chili sauce and it was very good. Just the right amount of heat in the sauce. The Cantina celebrates Taco Tuesday, so I took advantage of this. You get the opportunity to try 5 different street tacos for the low price of $15. For another $4 you order it fully loaded which is a steal (guac, pickled onions, lettuce, giardano, crema, and another lovely sauce). Each of the tacos were really delicious and packed full of flavor. I especially enjoyed the cauliflower and the beef. Was surprised how much I liked the popcorn chicken - still juicy and not greasy in the least. Andrew treated us to a round of the hatch green chili. I was delighted because it was a dish I wanted to try. He described it perfectly: a little kick, but you can't stop eating it. He was right. A bowl of this in the winter with their cornbread (which I'm confident will be delicious) will preempt a winter cold. The sauces on the table are not to be ignored either. The green chili sauce was fruity with a little heat, the scorpion chili brings the heat, but their homemade chili oil is phenomenal. I could put this on everything. In short, the Cantina delivers. Excellent food, knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and fun staff, and a cool vibe. I'll bet the cocktails will also be good. Definitely adding to the regular rotation!

Food and presentation is meh. The neighborhood is absolutely…read moredreadful, and they tack on an automatic 20% "service charge" with or without good service giving you no choice to decide whether or not the service warrants the charge. I own an e-commerce company, just like Amazon, and could you imagine your Amazon order having a 20% "service charge" to help offset labor costs. This is becoming a trend and I'm avoiding eateries that do this.

I have been to this spot I believe two other times when different restaurants were in this…read moreparticular space but my last time here was my first time since Colibrí Mexican Kitchen has been here. It was an excellent return (to the space) and what a great meal we had here. It was such a pleasant and enjoyable dining experience that I am going to drop a five star score. Colibrí is Hummingbird in Spanish and we figured that out fairly quickly in addition to the signage and saw this particular bird. It's also one of our favorite birds that come around our house. We were pondering if we wanted appetizers but we held off and went straight to drinks and a meal when it came to ordering. I got the absolutely fantastic Enchiladas Colibrí with ground beef. This was a trio enchilada plate in which each enchilada is in different sauces. One has a green sauce, another a red sauce and another was in a molé sauce. All three enchiladas were absolutely delicious as well as all three of the sauces. Ingredients tasted fresh and the flavors had a great "personality " to them. It was a great choice to get. My plate also came with rice and beans. When it was put before me I was wondering if I was going to be able to eat it all but I did and was feeling just right. For dessert we had a great tasting flan. Whenever we are in a Mexican restaurant and a flan opportunity arises Steve often time seizes the opportunity to get an order. It too was quite good and a great finish to the meal. I also got their Cucumber Margarita which was very refreshing and the Cucumber essence was a great fit to the rest of the meal. The Tajín rim was a wonderful touch to the drink. Very, very good meal and nice, friendly service gives Colibrí a five star score with ease.

Located within chophouse row the spot is so cute and quaint. I went here for Seattle restaurant…read moreweek with a few girlfriends and it was such a pleasant meal. Food was delicious. I ended up getting the chips and guac, Carne Asada, and flan for dessert and a mocktail. The star of the show was our server. He was very friendly very attentive and gave us some great recommendations when we hesitated about what to order. It's also a very nice ambience small but you have large garage door windows to let in a lot of natural light and it's easy to walk throughout chophouse row to look at other businesses.

Service was excellent and the food was obviously homemade, fresh, and delicious. I had the mango…read moremargarita and was afraid it might be too sweet, but it was perfect! Looking forward to coming back and bringing my relatives from the SW.

Fresh, tasty and always enjoyable! Easy reservations, big plates. A Mexican fare go to in Everett.read more

Experienced I Luv Elotes at the Taste at The Puyallup Fairgrounds a little while back, and…read moreunfortunately the experience was a little underwhelming. My husband and I have developed an obsession with elote and elote cups over the last year or so, so we were super stoked to see them there. We'd never come across their stand before in other settings (other festivals, farmers markets, etc). We were doing the $5 Tastes so that we wouldn't load up on one dish and be too full (it's the way to go, trust me), so we were happy to see their $5 Taste was an Elote Cup! I'm going to chalk the experience up to the Elote Cups probably being batched, but it was sadly nothing to write home about. It was INSANELY watery and didn't have the usual flavor that we were used to. I mean it wasn't inedible, but it left quite a bit to be desired. I'd definitely try them again in the future if I came across them, but with an actual full sized serving and see if that would make a difference. Staff was nice, though!!

Go get some! Lot's of options. Win for the kids and adults. Check their Facebook for locations.read more

Great atmosphere, artfully designed, and delicious use of ingredients! Arturo a Manager stepped…read moreinto serve us upon a shift change that left us alone at the beginning of our being seated, for a good 10 plus minutes. Arturo was amazing all evening as our server and host. Thank you Arturo, because of you we will be back and recommend Cantina Monarca to our friends too. The meal is expensive but absolutely worth the expense! Highly recommended.

Great atmosphere even better service! The food was excellent everything is fresh and the drinks are…read moresuper good. Becca the waitress is the goat she made the experience A++. Will definitely be coming back even if it is just for a drink!

Been here a handful of times, done both done in and takeout. Super friendly staff and clean…read moreambiance, I will share some pictures of the menus for you all. We have always been very satisfied with our orders, come give them a try.

The food was very good! We got the shredded chicken chimichanga and the grilled chicken wet burrito…read morewith green salsa. The flavors of everything were solid and tasty! The server was very attentive and always smiled, has a positive attitude and makes you feel welcomed! I would recommend here. The location and atmosphere is smaller but it feels cozy and welcoming!

Came here on a Saturday afternoon for lunch and happy hour and had a pleasant time. Parking is easy…read moresince you're able to validate it in the restaurant using a QR code or something similar (I forget) on the table which was super convenient. We got seated right away. Food came out quickly. Our server was very friendly as well. Checked up on us often and was very warm. We ordered a couple drinks. They were solid and got me a bit tipsy lol. We ordered queso fries as our appetizer. It was my favorite thing we ate there. Fries were warm, crunchy, and soft in the inside. The sauce and meat tasted great too. We also ordered corn dogs off the happy hour menu - the cornbread around the dog itself was thinner than I'm used to in a normal corn dog, which I liked! It was a good bread to meat ratio and the sauce was excellent. For our main, we got the bang bang burrito and the birria tacos. The burrito was delicious. Super flavorful and the side salad was good too. Loved the dressing. The birria tacos were not the best I've ever had. The tacos themselves were good, and the side of beans was solid. Just the consommé was very oily. Very enjoyable experience overall. Definitely would return.

I went here for a Sunday dinner for happy hour. There's a decent selection but the happy hour…read moreprices are about the same as regular price at other places. We instead focused on the Plate of Nations menu which was $35 serves 2 people - basically the MLK neighborhood version of restaurant week. - Chips and salsa and queso - the chips were decent but the salsa was thick in texture, which is not really my preference. I liked the cheese and wish they gave more than just a small sauce cup - Chicken wings - we got the honey butter and it was great - Fried Brussels sprouts - also very delicious. Amazing execution of the appetizers - Enchiladas - this is where it went downhill. The sauce was bitter and the chicken was a bit dry - Tacos - basically kind of like Taco Bell but with fresher ingredients. Happy hour it's like $12 for 2 tacos which is quite a ripoff (and extra $4-5 surcharge for other proteins beyond ground beef and chicken...) - Rice was good but I was barely able to eat the beans as it was not that good I got the raspberry mint caipirinha for the cocktail and it was really refreshing. I loved the muddled fruit that I decided to pour water into the cup as an infused water after finishing the drink In addition we had the tajin-dusted fried zucchini and that was good. I love the creamy green chile sauce which acted as a nice dip for the chips because they were so stingy with the queso dip. For dessert we tried the sopapillas which is quite airy and it's nice to try it sweet instead of savory. Service is really slow. It took us almost 3 hours to finish the meal, with lots of waiting in between courses. This needs to be improved