I've driven Firestone Blvd for over 25 years and have seen this location change its name numerous times - I hope Buena Mesa is the restaurant to break this trend! My wife and I stopped by because of the already positive reviews and we were not disappointed. We ordered the green shrimp aguachile and the tuna sashimi - both were great! The aguachile is spicy enough to keep you wanting more, and the tuna sashimi melts in your mouth. The attentive owner came by to offer a splash of the house "black" sauce to add a special kick to both dishes. We are looking forward to more visits to try their scallops, octopus and shrimp aguachile, and their steaks! read more

I'm gonna keep the review 100% as I always do. Stick to the tacos, entree plates and the drinks. I hyped this place up to my cousin from out of town finally took him there. I told him what I had ordered before but he wanted to eat Agua Chiles. I'm sorry but what a sad plate of agua chiles. Basically the shrimp with like onions around it. No flavor. He asked the waitress if she could bring him some type of sauce. I wish I had a picture of it. I felt bad for him. I ordered a tostada and same thing just taste plain. The octopus and shrimp tacos are excellent. I really mean it. All of them. I've tried them all. read more

Zero stars. I just left that place. We went for Father's day and we got seated and 30 mins we got our drinks, we order the food, we waited 1 hour and 10 minutes and Nothing... I can see food ready waiting to go out and waitress just pass by and none even bothered to check poor people whoever orders was are going to get cold food. I talked to waitress and she it's not my fault ,Nothing else. I feel so bad with my parent. We left without eating and endup eating pizza for fathers day because we are super hungry. Never again! Not going back! read more

I'd give this place no stars at all ! literally didn't get serviced for 30 mins after getting sat. It was a busy day understandable but they couldn't even give us a heads up or a server letting us know that they were gonna be w us soon. Servers would pass by and see us with our tables empty and wouldn't even bother helping out so unprofessional. After the 30 mins we decided to walk out never coming back ... read more

This place is good. Everything I've ordered has been delicious. Me and my boyfriend love their shrimp gobernador tacos. I usually always order some type of tostada, and never disappointed. My boyfriend always gets a shrimp cocktail. Yesterday I ordered 2 micheladas to go and they were bomb! Will definitely ordering those again. read more

Tremendous!!! This is my new favorite restaurant...The seafood is delicious the steak is delicious everything I've ordered tastes great and looks very well put together. I especially appreciate the creativity of the owner when it comes to custom dishes and sauces. The blue cheese sauce for the Ribeye was on point, the chimichurri style sauce for the Filet mignon tacos as well. Throw in some grilled octopus a Botana or Vampiro tostada and it's a wrap. Will definitely be back and will spread the word! read more

The food is good A little too salty on the seafood and Filet Mignon not the cleanest Need to add the new items on the menu as well read more

I really liked this place. There is a pretty good variety of options on the menu. I had the shrimp tacos (governor) and a garlic shrimp dish with rice (mojo di ajo). They were both tasty and the service was great. There's a lot of good airflow through the building. It would probably be nicer in summer. But, I'll be back to find out. read more

Showed up for dinner on a Friday night They said I can't sit at a table because other people get mad because they came to watch a band I don't give a shit about a band. I came here to eat and spend money so you lost my business. I usually eat at this place twice a week not anymore. Find some idiots that want to Listen to you're stupid band read more

I tried the blue fin tuna tostada, I've never had a more delicious tostada in my life. The onions were flavorful and crunchy, this was on top of the ever so fresh tuna and the tostada was freshly made. This was served on a bed of lime juice and came with a side of special sauce as the owner Ralph called it sauce of love and passion! I highly recommend it and I would absolutely come here again. I also tried the michelada and they have the best mix I've had here in California. Bring your friends and family! read more

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OK food was great, owner was friendly and welcoming. Obviously too welcoming because he let a customer in with their dog. The dog drank water from a glass, pooped in the outside patio area and the dog owner got a plastic bag to retrieve the dog poop and placed the bag on his table before he threw it out. Service wasn't the best as they were short waitresses. Oh we had to kill a spider crawling on our table too! No social distancing at all. Tables full of people next to one another. I only stayed because my boyfriend really wanted to try this place out. But I will not revisit this extablishment. read more

poor service, when trying to place an order over the phone ... I was asked to call back to place my order, since the waitress was by herself and was too busy. it's not aceptable as a customer is not our problem if they are understaff. I was a loyal customer until today. will be making business else where ..... read more

I make it a thing searching for the best steaks in LA. Even tho we all have our favorites I highly recommend this new spot in south gate borderline Downey. Not only do they give you a man sized steak worthy of praise, but you don't need steak sauce here, in fact make sure they serve you thier house blue cheese dipping sauce. You mouth will have a unforgettable party. I'm found my favorite spot at last. read more

Buena Mesa - Best blue cheese steak dipping sauce in the west coast! - Seafood Near Me - South Gate, California

This is my second time trying this place and I like the food it's fresh and delicious. I love the scallops tostada and the tacos are not bad. My husband tried the shrimp cocktail and it was good and tasty. I ordered a michelada but was disappointed to have gotten a plastic cup instead of a chilled glass mug since they have a bar. One thing I would like to see in the future is some lunch specials since I work around there and would like to have ceviche more often. Maybe a menus with some pictures will help with ordering the food it took me about 20 min to figure out what I wanted to order read more

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Everything was perfect as expected one of the best flavorful tomahawks me an my family has had,it tops the high end places we have eaten at for there " famous tomahawk " big Gracias too the chefs cooking it up you guys are great keep it up we'll definitely be back for more read more

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My family went on Father's Day, and I have to say this place ruined it for us. We all ordered and my boyfriends steak came out, 15 min later my daughters taco came out, then 20 min later my sons quesadilla came out, and maybe 20 min after that the waitress said they are super short and my food isn't even being made. Honestly wanted to like this place so bad but the priority that day was the party outside and not the people inside the restaurant. If I could give zero stars, I definitely would. My 125 bucks I spent that day would be nice too because we had to leave and go get food somewhere else. read more

Best tacos I've ever had. The octopus is perfection. I went 3 times this month and I live 35 mins away. Even my hub is hooked and it takes a lot for him to say a meal is delicious read more

Great food, unique style of food for this area. Definitely come & check it out. Great tacos & steaks read more

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Best aguachiles I've had. I took a picture close to finishing but had to get this photo before I devoured the rest lol read more

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Best Pulpo tostada ever because the pulpo taste fresh and not chewy. Also the best camarones a la diabla. Such good flavor all around. read more

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The food is amazing quality and quantity really good oysters, the roca tower is too bomb The drinks are great and the service is awesome met the owner and made us feel like family we must return ASAP read more

Came here with the family for Mother's Day. Service was quick for drinks and ordering food. Place has a nice vibe. read more

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First time here and I'm sold!! This place is fire Everything we had was Bomb.... adding it to my list!

Came here to celebrate my fiance's birthday. She had the tower special. The sauce was a bit salty but the mariscos were on point. I had the camarones a la diabla. They were creamy and spicy. Good meal. We also had the gobernadora tacos. They were too good that we had to order a second order read more

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Comedy night was fun. Setting was nice it was outdoors. Alcoholic drinks taste like virgin drinks.

Found out about this place on someone's Instagram. Outside patio is nice but the music was too loud. Inside music was loud and kitchen staff had their own loud music playing. Sensory overload. We ordered a pitcher of Modelo beer-nice and cold. Complimentary chips and salsa-salsa was good. We ordered Camarones Culichi and Camarones al mojo de ajo. Initially I was turned off because of music but the food was really good. Service was excellent. Definitely recommend and will return. read more

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The filet minion was perfect! The blue cheese sauce was perfect. The roca shrimp and sauce was amazing!! I will be back!! read more

Excellent food and service. Saw this place on IG first. Didn't disappoint. Food and service is excellent. The tower and aquachile is one of the best I ever had if not the best. The owner chef Ralph Verdugo is a class act. Was going table to table making sure everyone was good. Will definitely be back. As a matter of fact already made plans with friends to come in this coming Wednesday. read more

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Ralph, is a great host and really cares for your needs. But beyond that the quality of the seafood here is great. It's hard to find amazing Mexican food with high quality seafood. If you like quality ceviche and don't want to drive down to Ensenada this is the place to go. Look forward to going here again. Items that were memorable: Marlin Tacos Tuna Ceviche Octopus Tacos read more

Great place. Food is amazing. Celebrated my sons graduation there. And the service was great.

Best seafood quality, the food is simply amazing..if in the area, and with cravings of seafood. This is the place!

Still a hidden gem love the food and service! This place is clean and the mariscos are on point.

Our server Elva was amazing super attentive and on top of all of it. The food was amazing we had the oyster and tomahawks steak everything came out to perfection definitely coming back! Didn't take any pictures of the food sadly read more

Quality and unique food in South Gate, California. Every bite is full of flavor! A fusion of Mexico and Japan in South East Los Angeles. Great service, and live music on Friday Night. A feast for your mouth and eyes. ONE tiny negative was the indoor music was too loud. read more

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I placed a pickup order from this place. Got a notification that order was ready. I got there and the place was closed. I couldn't believe it. I'm glad I used Grubhub and I got my money back. Very disappointing and more during our current pandemic situation. read more

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Been there, Done that, Won't go back. Service - poor Food - not my style of seafood Price - over priced! I understand now, why place it's not as busy on a Saturday night...... read more

I've been to this place plenty of times since it opened up. The service is always on point. The food is really really good. The ceviche de camarón cocido is one of my favorites in the area. The owner is really nice and humble. It's a must try and don't be afraid to explore the menu, I have yet to be let down. The steaks are nice and the seafood towers are HUGE! Tonight we had Cynthia as our server and she was great! Fast and on point. Would definitely recommend this place for some good seafood and beer! They also have a few TVs up read more

Today I stopped for a quick dinner and couple beers (14 Sep 2019 / 7:30pm) but...it turned out food is ok, costumer service lol is a joke I don't know what is worse between the very rude waitress that disappeared after taking my order or waitress number 2 that ignored me all the time while I was there chilling with a empty plate and empty beer bottle while she was taking selfies at the bar with a guy, anyways I will make sure to pass this review to my Army, Navy and Marine co-workers stationed down the street so they can take their business somewhere else. 5 or even more stars to the karaoke Guy excellent music interpretation very professional performance, is not his fault that the place he works cant keep up with the standards I got his business card that was the only positive about this place, wont come back for sure. read more

First time here started off with Camarones Roca and finished off with the Tomahawk both were delicious definitely coming back to try the rest of menu. Service was great and micheladas were great as well. Awesome job staff keep up the great cooking and service. read more

This is my first time in this place, I ordered a Tostada de atún and camarones a la Diabla, both were delicious specially the tostada. It may seem a little pricey however if you're paying for a good taste it definitely worth it. Camarones Cucaracha are spicy but goooood AF... read more

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