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    La Palapa Restaurant

    4.2 (116 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Open 9:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Tostada de pulpo y ceviche
    Liceth P.

    Great little place that we found their breakfast is delicious! but they only have 3 things: Menudo, Chilaquiles or Huevos Rancheros; Menudo is only on the weekends but my husband and I got the other two and they were absolutely delicious!! We went back to get seafood. I loved my chiles güeritos! But I was not a fan of my ceviche & pulpo tostada.. my husband liked his shrimp & octopus cocktail The place is clean and very traditional. The waitresses are nice so that makes the service good. I'll have to go back and try a different type of seafood because that's what they're known for. ..

    This is such a warm Delightful restaurant with the most amazing staff and food.

    Really Recommend this place ! It has Amazing Service ,Wonderful Staff, Delicious Food, and Warm Welcoming

    Titanic
    Arfel L.

    Seafoods are fresh and smells good. The server was very accomodating. They are playing good music too.

    Jamiletz M.

    We are regulars at La palapa and my family has been coming here since I was young. My go to is the tostada de camarón which ALWAYS has the perfect amount of shrimp compared to other restaurants that pack on the veggies. My boyfriend always gets the carne asada torta which always has so much meat and the bread is always super soft! The Michelada's with Pacifico are always so refreshing. if you like aguas frescas definitely try their agua de piña so delicious especially on a hot summer day! La palapa always gives me the vibes like I am eating with family. Service is good but people expect to get serviced as they are eating at a 5 star restaurant. If you are looking for that go eat at the Mexican restaurants in downtown PS that are gonna overcharge you!!

    Seafood mix (shrimp, octopus, crab, fish) wrapped in fried fish!  Yummm
    Bernie T.

    I just had the most amazing seafood dish... shrimp, octopus, crab wrapped in fried fish. I had the garlic butter sauce on the side. Only complaint is that the crab was the fake crab, but for $22, I'm ok... lol. Love discovering hole in the wall places.

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    Gabriela P.

    Wendy is really nice Very professional I love the chilaquiles with carne from here My cousin invited me for lunch And I got hook I love this place

    Shredded Beef Taco
    Michael F.

    We stopped at La Palapa about an hour before they closed and ended up be the last customers of the day. Great service, friendly and helpful. The food - just average. Nothing special, nothing bad. I ordered 4 tacos - shredded beef, shredded chicken, asada, and al pastor. The two shredded taco's were the best of the bunch, especially the chicken with green salsa. We also tried a fish taco and a bean and cheese burrito, which both were good - just not outstanding. The salsa that comes with chips was just ok. With the tacos I was served a small serving of a tomatillo salsa which actually was excellent. It went well on the bean and cheese burrito. Service is the star here, the food seemed just average and nothing to go out of your way for.

    Fish Taco $4.50

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    the ceviche and drinks were delicious and the waitress was awesome. Prices are really reasonable and good quality ingredients.

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    4 months ago

    Food was really good, Drinks hit the spot and the salsas were amazing! 10 out of 10! Definitely try the fish tacos!

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    10 months ago

    I love this place. I used to go to the Yucca Valley location and am so good I found one down the hill. Best Molcajete ever

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    6 months ago

    Love this place! Food/service 10/10. highly recommend coming here for food & drinks. Always clean & has a great vibe.

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    1 year ago

    We loved our enchiladas! The service was ok and the decor felt like classic Hispanic.

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    We got the ceviche de pulpo y camaron! Delicious! The service was so nice as well. Our waitress was the sweetest! Will definitely be back :)

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    Shrimp tacos are amazing! The service is good, and the location is great. You feel at home once you get there.

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    The food was great , excellent salsa. The staff was very friendly and helpful I will definitely come back thanks for the great Mexican food

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    Chips were stale, all 3 dishes had no flavor. Shrimp came out raw. It was unfortunately very disappointing for a 4.1 star.

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