The service is horrible, highly reccomend to avoid since there are so many other restaurant better. Enchiladas were not that great either

eastlahoboken, you guys are drastically falling off! 1st a 15-25 min order became waiting over an hr for a Togo order and while waiting I got to see people who came after me not only be seated but enjoy their food. Now I get to eat this unappealing, burnt on the top and cold inside food. If it was too busy for the restaurant to handle Togo orders you should have said something, that's perfectly understandable, I could have saved some time. I enjoy your margaritas but I guess when it comes to the food depends on the day.. Think I will be taking a break from @eastlahoboken and start heading to @tastebuds_hob or @loscharritos read more

I have one word. MARGARITAS! This is my go to spot for a drink out on a Friday night. Their frozen margaritas are truly the best. I loved the pomegranate flavor which was a recent discovery for me. I normally don't go for the pitchers because I like to order a different kind every time seeing as how they have a long list of flavors on the menu. To be honest, I'm all about the drinks when I come here, but I've tried the chimichangas and flauticas. The flauticas were good, skinny flautas cut in halves. It came with a side of three sauces that I could do without. The chimichanga was also flavorful, you can choose chicken or beef. It's basically a deep fried burrito. They also start you off with complimentary chips and salsa. The atmosphere here is super casual and it's a little on the smaller side even for hoboken, but service is friendly and fast. It's the perfect spot to come and unwind after a long work week. read more

East LA - Bars Near Me - Hoboken, New Jersey

I think of good mexican food and margaritas that will put you on your ass and this place comes to mind. The food has good portions for a moderate price. The salsa is flavorful and free with chips served while you're ordering. TRY THE MARGARITAS! Strong as hell, but taste great and they have like 10 different flavors. Get the pitcher you'll save some cash. The problem is the place can get PACKED with college people and drunken yuppies and you can easily wait for 1 hr for a table plus they close earlier than expected on a weekend. The music is completely random from The Cure to whatever top 40 crap is out there. I go here for great food, loud music and brain freeze that gets you drunk.. read more

East LA - Bars Near Me - Hoboken, New Jersey

Good frozen margaritas - the sangria margarita is simply marvelous in terms of hitting you. We could smell the tequila when it was being poured in our glasses. Food is not great. Verdict - Good place to have drinks in group before heading out to club in Hoboken. read more

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This place is meant for margaritas! Must try !! Service : the hostesses are very courteous and service was very friendly and attentive , on a crowded Friday night ! Impressed :) Food : fresh and delicious gauc and salsa . We ordered fajitas and quesadillas and both were great ! Overall a nice hangout place for a Friday - Saturday night with your friends! read more

East LA - Margaritas and JD on rocks - Bars Near Me - Hoboken, New Jersey

The server provided us with good service and was very nice. However, when we got our drinks, there was paper inside at the bottom of one of my friend's water, and there was some brown stuff on my other friend's cup of water. Seems like there needs to be proper sanitation! Other than that the guacamole was EXTRA delicious today. I've had it multiple times (outside seating area) and it has always tasted sort of bitter. But today, I had it inside for the first time and it was absolutely delicious. read more

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Amazing atmosphere, delicious drinks and tasty food. I had the streak fajitas and I suffered a tummy boner and climaxed with pico de gio. Awesome service , great prices and an unforgettable experience read more

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I tried their famous margarita and tacos. Margarita is great but tacos are okay. Too much ice in frozen margarita and it became hard to drink. The restaurant itself is not very clean. Probably will only come for their happy hour for margarita next time. read more

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food was really good and ambience was great! the steak dishes were high quality and really yummy read more

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Fun place. Pretty good Margaritas and ok food. Met a friend here for drinks. He loves the place! I got the shrimp quesadilla but didn't like the included corn inside. Queso kinda sucks. But totally enjoyed myself with the staff. They are so nice and welcoming. Jorge was the best! read more

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I more than often come here for the drinks than the food so I can't say much about the menu other than it's satisfying. Margarita Mondays absolutely are my favourite, from the strength and the flavour (my favourite is the strawberry Marg!!!), and there's also Taco Tuesdays and Happy Hour and like, I seriously cannot be more in love with this place. Jeff, my usual bartender, is littttteralllyy amazing. Service is always great despite the place always being so packed. read more

I love it here for drinks and food. My boyfriend loves this place. I would say it's not the BEST, but I have it a 4/5 because it's really good spot to drink and get Mexican food. I recommend. read more

East LA - Bars Near Me - Hoboken, New Jersey

Their burger Without any sauces or services like napkins and forks It lacks salt I ordered well done but the bacons are rare read more

East LA - Their burger Without any sauces or services like napkins and forks It lacks salt I ordered well done but the bacons are rare - Bars Near Me - Hoboken, New Jersey

I met my gf here 12 yrs ago and the frozen margaritas are still delicious! Only have 2 Bc by the third one, you're in deep doodoo. I always loved the chips and salsa! Keeps me filled up as I drink my frozen margaritas. Can't say much about the food...lil! I never get passed the bar stool. read more

East LA - I met my gf here 12 years ago! This place specializes in margaritas!!! Try them all bc well, that is what this place is FAMOUS for!! - Bars Near Me - Hoboken, New Jersey

I wish I could leave zero stars. Upon walking into the establishment; I was not greeted. I had to ask seated customer if they knew where the hostess was located? When the hostess finally decided to finally greet my friend and I. We were told to wait outside. Please keep in mind it was freezing outside. My friend asked for a manager. The rude hostess claimed to be the manager. If you want to be disrespected and not welcomed then go right on ahead and visit this place. read more

We ordered from this place for the first time in the middle of COVID. We got it for pick up and were not disappointed. I got the chicken fajitas and they were so good. I got four small corn tortillas with the chicken and vege stir fry plus a thing of beans and rice and corn. My partner got chicken, steak, and beef tacos and said they were great. It was a ton of food for two people at lunch so we had leftovers for another day. It was all packaged well and we can't wait to get food there again and maybe try the margs. read more

It's a reasonable good place. It's nice of them giving tacos wit salsa for appetitizer. I ordered vegetarian tortillas which tasted good, but only little vegetables were in it. read more

East LA - Vegetarian Quesadilla - Bars Near Me - Hoboken, New Jersey

I wanted to love it here because I am from LA and grew up close to East LA and since I'm new to Hoboken I went in search of great tacos. The food was underwhelming and the service could be improved. There was great confusion about me needing a table when I first came alone and my friends joined me after. I was unimpressed. read more

First time eating at East LA they serve the best frozen margaritas. Food was excellent. Definitely going back when I visit Hoboken again. Highly recommended. read more

2.5 stars for what I would consider a landmark in Hoboken. If you grew up here like I did everyone has gone to East LA for food but mostly for their drinks. I've never been a fan of their food but drinks I was ok with for some time. Frozen margaritas is what they're known for and probably will always be known for. When walking in don't expect anything nice to jump out at you. It's usually chaos with servers running around collecting empty glasses and a tight space of people standing or waiting for a table. $9 for a frozen margarita. They offer different flavors (apple, strawberry, sangria, pineapple, etc.) and are all served in tall glasses. I'll be honest and say once upon a time I used to love these drinks. I guess it was the feeling of being newly legal and having a drink in Hoboken. After my first sip all I was thinking was $9 for this? The tequila tasted cheap and it was extremely sugary. When you drink 1 or 2 of these you're setting yourself up for a major headache. The next time I return to East LA will be if I'm invited for a special occasion (which was the case). Other then that on a personal level I'm leaving East LA in the past. read more

i got the spicy garlic shrimp over grilled veggies. absolutely delicious. cleaned the whole plate and the server was happy because he said that's his favorite dish. and the rice and beans it also came with were bomb. their service is super chill so don't expect them to come quickly or bow to your every request (in a good way). it's homey and so when you want the check, ask, when you need more water or more tortillas, ask! they're all super nice people. it definitely offers a relaxed yet energetic vibe of that makes sense. i guess NOT uptight is what i'm trying to say. anyway SALUD! read more

Great happy hour food and you can't beat the drink prices. We are early but I great by night fall this spot is popping. read more

East LA - Barely made it but we are here for Happy Hour. - Bars Near Me - Hoboken, New Jersey

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The food was alright, I was expecting a little more based on the reviews. We took it to go and didn't have any napkins or utensils to eat, which was a bit annoying. read more

This is the place to go in you want strong margaritas for the low cost of $9. The small bar area used to get packed pre-covid times and guess what mostly everyone ordered? Margaritas. In terms of food, the food is okay. The portions are great for the price. It's not on the expensive side and it's decent. I love East LA! read more

Love this place margaritas are so GOOD ! Service great and could improve with a smile and warm welcomes ! Food is tasty and fresh.

If I could give it a zero rating I would. Went here with my family. There is no organization and huge lack of communication between servers and the host. Might I add she was the only pleasant one. (Kristen I think her name was) We sat to eat and waited 15 minutes to even have our server come over. She took our drink orders and they were mediocre at best. One drink was sent back due to no alcohol in it and she tried to tell us they don't exchange drinks. Ordered our food and waited close to an hour. Not mention I had 2 children who ordered a CHEESE QUESADILLA. how long does it take to put two tortillas together with cheese?! Our order was wrong and sent back once. Came back wrong again. At this point we were starving and just ate. The manager didn't seem to care. Claimed his hands were tied. Needless to say we won't be back. read more

This is a pretty decent spot for happy hour either after work or before heading out to some other bars in the area. Happy hour specials are really good - $6 margaritas, half off apps, and some beer specials. Margs are pretty tasty and super strong, you can definitely taste the liquor so you are getting your money's worth. The food is eh - nothing spectacular and wouldn't come here just for food but it gets the job done while drinking. The bar itself is kind of small and while waiting at the bar it can seem like it's taking a while for a drink. I'd recommend sitting at a table - waiters are all really friendly and attentive! read more

I been passing by this place for so long and finally my husband and I decided to try it. Well let me tell you what a disappointment. We got greeted walking in and got seated right away. That was great. We then got greeted by 3 different people back to back already showing you the lack of communication. One took our drink order, another took our appetizer order and the third had no clue those orders were taken already. We then order our entree from one of them. At this point we have no clue who our server was. Sure enough my husbands entree (tacos) arrived before our appetizer. Meanwhile I had been watching the kitchen window the whole time since we were sitting close to it. Those tacos that they served my husband were sitting at the window for about 10 minutes before they got brought to another table in the front of the restaurant. Another 5 minutes pass by before those tacos were returned to the kitchen window. Sat there for another little while and then they tried to serve them to my husband. I informed the server that brought the tacos that we were still waiting on our appetizer so he returned the tacos to the window. Our appetizer arrive finally ( didn't take too long). The presentation was terrible. We ordered a sampler of different things and honestly there was nothing special. The wings were barely covered in sauce. They were extra crispy and honesty looked like they just slapped a spoonful of sauce over some wings that had been sitting there for a while and refried multiple times to keep them warm. The entree again nothing special. My husband ordered a variety of fish tacos (hopefully they didn't serve him the same one from earlier) and there was nothing to them. Mine was a combo of a taco, burrito and enchilada and it was so bland. It was honestly what you expect from a TexMex Chinese spot, but worst. And the Margarita omg! Talk about a crappy margarita. They didn't even ask if we wanted frozen or on the rocks, automatically comes frozen, with some crappy artificial purée, no salt or sugar rim or garnish to make it look exciting. Needless to say for a place that's called East LA, it was from from what you would expect at a East LA joint. Being the LA is closer to the border and got fresh produce super populated by Mexicans you would expect really good food. But this place was far from that. I do not recommend at all. Stay away. On a good note, the mob of servers that took care of us were really nice. But not enough to come back. read more

It's not what it use to be! I went on July 7th just to have some lunch. Service was bad. NEVER was greeted nor served "chips & salsa" like all customers are suppose to receive! Then the ignorant waiter kept forcing food & drinks on me which to me is AWFUL customer services! I ordered nachos & the first batch was BURNT, got a second batch & look at the cheese! So yea they're horrible and disgusting now & to the "manager" you can tell he doesn't know how to MANAGE.... they told me nachos come out burnt & the way they were.... also expected a non eaten meal to be paid for. read more

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One of my favorite places to visit in Hoboken. Whenever I am in the area I always make sure to stop in here. Specifically for their frozen margaritas. I normally get the Sangria Margarita and Blue Caracao Margarita and with two I am satisfied. My husband loves the wings from here and the food is delicious as well. I always look forward to coming here! Also, the chips and salsa are free *thumbs up* read more

Don't want to say I had the best quesadilla of my life .... but I had the best quesadilla of my life. Food was great drinks were great and our server Chris was the best. read more

The food is good and the staff is sweet but honestly they make the worst margarita I've ever had. Buzz kill

Amazing tacos and amazing service from Leo! Taco Tuesday special is a steal and chips and salsa as soon as we sat down. 10/10 recommend

Friendly host, pretty chill environment and good food if you're looking for something quick to eat. Recommend this place.

Hoboken has many Mexican restaurants and I finally decided to give this one a try. I went during happy hour and had 2 frozen margaritas which they make with a mixture of any flavor you want. I had the peach mango margarita and the sangria-pomegranate. Both were great, surprisingly strong, and only $6. The food on the other hand was not. I had the Financial steak quesadillas..which don't even come with rice,beans, like other restaurants that offer the platter at the same prize. They were tiny and just not worth ordering. I should have gone to the place solely for the drinks. read more

This is a great affordable Mexican restaraunt in Hoboken. Love the chips and salsa but they cap you at 2 or 3 servings. Came once when it wasn't crowded and the service was great. Came on a Saturday night when it was pretty crowded, service was terrible, had to wait fifteen minutes for water refills. Food is pretty good and tasty though. Atmosphere is more for 20 year olds and drinking. Overall, 4/5 stars. read more

Extremely discounted! If I can give zero stars I would, but unfortunately I have to give 1. My cousins from Massachusetts came down to visit and constantly hyped up Hoboken and how much fun it is. Filed with hope, our group was ready to let loose, and experience the side of New Jersey rarely offered to outsiders. Upon entering this bar, we were quickly turned away. Distraught, we wanted to press on, but were told with the repeated junction of "no". It was sad for a security lad to quickly turn away 6 fellows, especially since they were all out to have fun. Of no understanding, we were told that " you guys can't come on." To our bewilderment, this place has just lost out unnecessarily on a few hundred dollars, all because they quickly judged our group. I wished we could have experienced a fun outing here, but If your group even looks slightly intimidating, you'll be denied service. I hope other groups don't succumbed to our fate. Unfortunately, our first location we decided to attend was "East La". Before we even had the chance to enter their restaurant we got rejected because we looked intoxicated? My cousins were literally about explode but I told them don't bother, held it together, and decided to move on to the next restaurant. I can't say I tried their food or share experience because we were not allowed to even offered the opportunity. I'm not sure if it was being discriminated or biased. Maybe we weren't dressed for the occasion but beside that, I am very disappointed that we were prejudged upon arrival. At the end of the day the lost to make a profit. Oh well. read more

One of those local spots that seems to always be full with a divey vibe. The margaritas were good, but definitely not as *strong* as the waitress stressed ... Then again, I just might be spoiled by my preferential treatment at my fave spot - personally mixed Margs with top-of-the-line tequila ... Kinda hard to beat! Anyhoo, the food was good - not terrific. If you are looking to spend minimal $$ at an "okay" restaurant and leave with PLENTY of food for your next meal (or 3), East LA is your place! Your Takeaway, my friend Yelpers: + Everyone/all waitstaff was super friendly + The food was good / not great + Divey vibe + Typical Margs, nothing special (but the glasses ARE huge - that's a plus) + Plenty of food for leftovers read more

This place is an absolute joke. My group of three came in at 6:30 for dinner and drink on Friday night. The music was insanely loud, as if the 10 o'clock party crowd was ready to rage. If I have to scream to my friends just to talk this early at night, your music is too loud. Nevertheless, we ordered three patron margaritas, one lime margarita, two apps, and three entrees. My meal came out ten minutes later then my companions, due to the waiter rushing past my table without so much as a glance. It was busy, but not so busy where we should have been overlooked. When the bill came, we submitted $75 in gift certificates. When we got the bill, our total was $20 more then it should have been, due to a "service charge" added at the end. When we asked the waiter what it was for, he said the appetizers we had ordered, "guacamole and wings", were part of the happy hour special so there was an automatic service fee added... When we asked again why that was added since it was not stated on the menu, he had no answer. Additionally, when I reviewed the bill, it said there were four of us instead of three. I'm not sure why this service charge was automatically added to our bill, especially since this was not expressed to us. On their website, it states on their menu 18% gratuity is added to parties of 6 or more.. We were a party of three. I would have tipped 20%, despite the awful service, had I been given the choice. Completely unacceptable! read more