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    Esther's Cafe

    4.6 (18 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Open 7:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    Excellent Mexican food. Sopes!
    Gerardo L.

    The place is 24/7 according to their sign. Excellent food. Tortillas are made to.perfection. Since they are in the middle of the produce market everything is super fresh. BEST CHICHARRON SOPE I EVER HAD IN TAMPA. Certainly not a place for food snobs. You have to.dive into the food experience. This is how we Mesoamericans (Mexico and Central America) eat street foods. It was great!

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    Kevin P.

    One word: Freshness. Situated among the produce stalls, this place is a hidden diamond in the rough. Authentic Mexican. Great tacos! Enchiladas Honduranas are mouth watering good. Salsa roja - muy Caliente.

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    These weee the best tacos I've ever had I completely understand the price that's steak taco hits harder than Chris brown

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    They make their own tortillas. Really good, I am definitely coming back! You want authentic Mexican food? Come here

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    9 years ago

    Love the Steak tacos! Fresh food and reasonably prices. Staff is friendly, easy location off Hillsborough ave. I will be returning.

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    I love this hidden place. Tacos are fresh!!!! Tacos al Pastor are my favorite and it's authentic Mexican food!

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    Lona By Chef Richard Sandoval - Bottomless Brunch
Saturdays & Sundays 10:30 AM - 2 PM

    Lona By Chef Richard Sandoval

    4.0(170 reviews)
    4.1 miDowntown Tampa

    Loved the upscale Mexican atmosphere of this restaurant. The decor was very nice throughout…read more Depending on your mood, there were many places to dine in the restaurant, from the lounge areas to the main dining room. All was inviting, and a great way to remove yourself from the very busy atmosphere of the Marriott lobby which was crowded. We sat at the bar since we loved to be surrounded by the activity of the place. We started off with their special spicy margarita and ceviche. Loved that it was more Peruvian style, and not the tomato based one. More my preference of the lime taste. Then for dinner my husband had the strip steak, and I had the chicken fajitas. Both were flavorable, especially the sides, especially the corn cake type side, that were served with the strip steak. Both were seasoned well. My husband's flank steak, though delicious, was overcooked. The bar tender was attentive and answered all our questions about the menu, and provided some great suggestion including which entrees were most popular and also her favorites. Definitely will come back. Will also order the carne asada again but make sure to tell the server to cook the steak more medium rare than medium.

    Food was cold. Chips were tough and thick. Waitress was…read moreoffended because I asked if the crab in my enchiladas were real or fake. I'm from Missouri! I know when I'm eating fake crab verses real. I eat fake all the time on purpose. I would definitely not recommend this place. How can you advertise you have real crab in on your menu and it be imitation! I can get that crap at home. Very disappointed in my dinner I'm a state and town right by the water! Horrible horrible horrible!!!!

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    Besito Mexican Restaurant - Barria Tacos

    Besito Mexican Restaurant

    4.2(1.8k reviews)
    7.0 miWestshore
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    Besito is one of those places we keep coming back to, and for good reason. The food is consistently…read moregreat, the atmosphere is always lively and welcoming, and somehow every visit feels just as good as the last. But what really keeps us coming back is the people. We're never made to feel like we're simply customers walking through the door. Nos reciben como familia, and that makes all the difference. There's something special about having a place where you can sit down, order your favorites, have a margarita (obviamente), and immediately feel at home. Great food, great vibes, even better people. Siempre salimos felices, full, and already talking about when we're coming back. Besito, gracias por hacernos sentir como familia. Shout out to Frank!

    I made an OpenTable reservation for 7 pm thinking it would be busy on a Friday night, but the…read morerestaurant was basically empty. Despite the lack of a crowd the service was still slow! We were sat at a high top table and it took almost 20 minutes before our waiter came to the table. Another hostess actually came by with waters and apologized for the wait before our waiter came to take our order. My partner and I ordered the table side guac, 3 street tacos, and a steak enchilada. We also ordered a Pacifico beer and my partner got a passion fruit iced margarita (slushee). When the waiter brought the drinks it was a completely different margarita. My partner ordered the drink with tajin and the other margarita came out with salt. That was the first giveaway that this was about to be a bad experience. The table side guac was disappointing. I'd had it 4 years prior and was excited but it just didn't live up to how I remember it. He gave us the option for mild medium and spicy - we chose medium but it had no spice in it at all. We had to ask for more salt because it wasn't salty enough. The avocados were not ripe, and he didn't use any lime juice. And finally, towards the end of the meal I was chewing and part of the avocado peel was still in the guac. Quite an unpleasant surprise. The steak enchilada was okay. The steak was a little tough and I think the cheese on the enchilada was melted mozzarella - it was similar to pizza...as an enchilada... My partner thought the street tacos were okay but for the price point of $25, probably not worth the cost. All entrees come with beans and white rice - I needed to add salt to mine, but it was fine. The table seated behind us was very close to us and we could hear their entire conversation. The guy specifically said "I never eat the side of rice and beans here because it's not very good". The service was okay. Our waiter was very low energy and rather muted for an early Friday night. It's possible he had a long shift or a long day, so I'm willing to cut him some slack, but in the service industry, I think I'd appreciate a positive attitude. This dude clearly did not want to be on the clock. Finally, the restaurant didn't notify OpenTable that I arrived for my reservation so now I have to explain to OpenTable that I did actually attend and I wasn't a "no-show" for the reservation. Bit of a waste of my time. I came because I heard Westshore is closing and was hoping for a fun date night with my partner. I'm glad to know I'll never be going back and I probably shouldn't have tipped 20%.

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