This restaurant has excellent food and service and the best Mexican seafood in Lawrence. But the…read morerestaurant is very hard to find. If you go to 925 Iowa Street, you will find a strip mail with a long row of about 15 stores, but none of the businesses in that long building is A Los Tacos. We drove around that strip mail, but could not find the restaurant. I went into one of the stores (a bakery) in that row and asked, but they had never heard of A Los Tacos. Fortunately I found someone in another restaurant at a different address who was able to provide directions to A Los Tacos. It is not in the 925 building, despite its address. It is on the other side of the Merc supermarket behind the Merc at its northwest corner facing 9th Street. While the Merc has a newly paved parking lot, the parking lot in the obscure location of the restaurant behind the Merc is in bad shape. The restaurant is attached to Empire Bar & Billiards. After finding the strangely located restaurant, we returned the next day to try it. The restaurant contains two small but pleasant dining areas. I was pleased to find that they have nonalcoholic beer, which I think they got from the attached billiards parlor. We ordered the chips and queso appetizer and two entrees: Ceviche Misto Shrimp & Fish along with Camarones a la Diabla OR Cucaracha. All was excellent. The queso was warm and enjoyable. The two entrees were perfectly spiced and very fresh. The shrimp were large and excellent, served in their shells. While we appreciate the authenticity of the preparation, next time we might ask if the chef can remove the shells. Since we are pescatarians, we cannot have rice in this restaurant, since it contains chicken stock. But the beans do not and are very good. We hope this restaurant moves to a less obscure location with a better paved parking lot. Part of the restaurant's business seems to be providing food to Empire Bar & Billiards, which I have heard plans to move to a new location on Sixth Street. If so, hopefully A Los Tacos also will move.

Great lunch today for my friend and me. Wonderful guac--maybe the best in Lawrence --and the…read morecarnitas were superb.

This place is bomb. I tried a few things and they were all great, but I keep coming back to the…read moreKorean beef burrito. Once a week!

If I see this food truck, I stop and get tacos. Doesn't matter if I'm hungry. Seriously, I've tried…read moreall of their offerings (and they have a lot) and every single one was GREAT. They also have a restaurant on Vermont St near 8th !

I can only comment on food quality since I ordered this as delivery. I ordered two fish tacos and…read morewere amazed to find that the fish was chopped up into tiny pieces, not one whole piece of fillet like a usual taco... that was the first sign. But then I bit into it and it was oddly soggy, separating from the breading, and then I knew it - this place is chopping up fish sticks and serving them as fish tacos for $3.00+ apiece. I'm spoiled because I'm from Los Angeles, but come on! Literal fish sticks! I also ordered the chilaquiles and was surprised to find them in a plastic storage container that most establishments put soup in. Chilaquiles are normally crunchy, freshly fried and then tossed in salsa - the tortillas instead came absolutely drenched and soggy in a very salty consommé with the salsa on the side. I mean, this was delivery, so slightly soggy chilaquiles are to be expected, but I almost don't know if they accidentally gave me a tortilla soup instead of chilaquiles.

Food is always great and they have a good variety of food. Angel is always friendly and cares about…read morethe customers he serves. Conveniently located next to a great pool hall. Their El pastor tacos (my favorite) are next level good.

Food: Fresh and very flavorful Service: Friendly and very…read morekind. Ambiance: mellow and not overly crowded.

We were a party of 4 adults for lunch last Tuesday; 3 were there for sushi burritos (new to the…read moreexperience) and 1 ordered the aloha poke bowl (already being a fan). The employee seemed a little flustered at 5 people suddenly in queue, but was quick and polite. Our orders were taken quickly, and another employee came out to help. Those who ordered the burritos rated them 2- 4 out of 5, and 1- 5 out of 5 rating. For the poke bowl; it was amazing! The rice was fresh & warm, the amount of salmon & tuna was generous, and the seaweed salad was a perfect touch. While we were waiting for our food, 3 separate doordash orders came thru; the dining area only had one other table occupied, but it seems like this place may be a popular takeout spot.

Is this the best Mexican food in town? No but it's very good. The food is always fresh and tasty. I…read moreorder pickup from Ex Mezcal quite a bit. I usually get the taco salad which is very delicious. What sets this restaurant apart for me is their service. It is exceptional. I am now on a first name basis with Jose the host. They have accommodated all my on-the-side requests. They don't roll their eyes when I have a carload full of dogs and need carside service. They have an extensive menu but I keep ordering my favorites. Don't we all do that? lol. The prices are reasonable and inline with other similar restaurants. The restaurant is easily accessible and there is ample parking. If you are looking for solid Mexican food with exceptional service, El Mezcal is the place.

This place has been here for a long time, El Mezcal is a good stop for former Jayhawks, the patio…read morewas nice, server was kind and paid attention to us on the patio. The burrito was pretty good, she didn't love the sauce. Chips were fresh. My pollo Suizo was the best dish of the group. The booths and chairs are very colorful.

Super impressed with our first visit. Kids meals are top tier marketing, our kids will absolutely…read morebe begging to come back for free slushy and ice cream. I was worried it would be the same as salty iguana that was here before, but definitely was not which is a good thing

Drinks were strong figures it mighy cater to more of the college crowd that is typically occupying…read morethe space. Wonder if the food could be prepared better once they figured the flavor to provide. Price is fair and the server was fairly new but very well knowledgable. It is a good spot to try atleast once.

Food was very bland, not spicy at all! Salsa tasted like tomato sauce, queso was just bland cheese…read morewithout any spice, I ordered ground beef nachos, asked for hot salsa, the first thing they brought smelled like vinegar, the second one actually had a little kick It you could see the brown sugar! We used to eat at Cielito Lindo often, have eaten here several times, loved it the first several times, this time we were VERY DISAPPOINTED!!! Taco Bell and Taco John's has better flavor than this! DONT WASTE YOUR TIME AND MONEY!!!

Ordering pick up really disappointing. I stopped going because the kitchen management needs major…read moreimprovement. The food is never consistent. It's always different depending on who's cooking that day.

This review is for lunch for two on a Monday in mid-July…read more service: Fast, efficient, and professional. Waitstaff checked on us and did a great job. bar: We had two house margaritas with no salt and they're highly quaffable ($8 each as of 07/2025). food: Finally, a place that still provides those awesome complimentary chips and red salsa! Menu has an excellent rendition of my all-time favorite, huevos con chorizo - or eggs with garlic sausage ($13 as of 07/2025). My wife had Combination # 7, tamale and enchilada, and thought it good ($11 as of 07/2025). details: Bright, clean, and well-maintained space. Plenty of parking right outside. Loved the old school ticket with adding machine tape!

instantly seated!! very friendly service. Got chips and salsa right as we sat down and food was…read moreamazing! the prices were jaw dropping honestly. will be coming here more