Went here tonight for the first time. The atmosphere is really cool. We sat outside on the porch when all of the lights were lit. Chips and salsa is served right away and the two salsas both had really good flavor. We got two cocktails: Lupita (seasonal) and a classic one that I can't find on their online menu but was spicy and had tequila, grapefruit, and a few other things. I would recommend both (if only I could remember the name of the second one)! We also got the ceviche botana and a taco special with beef. I was less of a fan of the ceviche, it was sweeter than I typically like. I will get something else the next time I'm here. My so got the tacos and he was over the moon. So I think I may need to go with tacos next time! read more

This is one of my favorite places with authentic Mexican food EXCEPT for the tres leches cake. Very disappointed it was just a little ramekin with Cake soak in milk for $9 dollars. No whipped cream or garnish or fruit. read more

We came here for lunch. It's a house looking establishment on 6th street with a really cool interior. My hubs and I had an appetizer that was very delicious and than ordered a "pizza like" dish to split that was also excellent. We could've been fine with the appetizer because we were full but wanted to try something else because the first dish was so good. Really good food and a fun vibe. Highly recommend!! It would be fun to come with a group and share plates. read more

I've been coming here for over three years and tonight was disappointing. My friends from out-of-town were in and I made a reservation well in advance of this date. When we got to the restaurant, on time, we were told they were running behind and that we would have to wait 30 minutes. 45 minutes later they sat us down for dinner. We had a party of 5 and as we were just about to be seated at a six-top table, the hostess asked us if we (the five of us) could sit at a four-top table and squeeze the fifth person in at the table; which I politely declined. Despite all of that, they didn't offer to comp any part of our meal. If you are going to offer reservations-make sure that's an accommodation you can actually fulfill. And if you then cannot uphold that promise-perhaps you should at least offer to comp part of the meal? I won't be back. read more

Licha's is one of my favorite restaurants in Austin. The food and drinks are both high quality and the staff is accommodating. I ate here last week with my dad and had a couple cocktails. We shared the chile relleno and the red snapper (can't remember what this is called on the menu). Both were sooo good, I highly recommend both dishes! To drink I had the classic margarita and then the Lupita - it's watermelon infused tequila with jalapeño - so freaking tasty!!! read more

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Loved this place! Cute ambiance, their salsas were delicious and I always say you know if the food is going to taste good based on the salsa lol. I ordered their happy hour cochinita pibil sopes. Yum! Also, I'm from LA so I'm picky about my micheladas but mine was perfect! Also my check was only $12!? Amazing. I highly recommend you check this place out. read more

Licha's Cantina - Bars Near Me - Austin, Texas

What a great find. Not in the touristy section of town. Extremely authentic and fantastic food. Atmosphere was one of a kind. Great staff too. read more

We had dinner here late last night with two beverages. She had the Huaraches Champinion (like Mexican pizza), that was 5/5, fantastico! I had the Sopecito and it was little dry on the chicken, though tasty 4/5. The service was very attentive, and pleasant. We'd recommend visiting this friendly atmosphere. Tip: the salsa is really spicy. read more

Licha's Cantina - Pretty good. Her vegetarian option was better than the chicken I had. - Bars Near Me - Austin, Texas

So here I am entering Texas Autobahn (TXHwy 130) on the southern section through IH10!! trying to reach a certain destination at a certain time to be at a certain place!!! Not going to happen!!! its under construction!!! seriously!!! puts a damper on my plans no way of "Goin' a million miles an hour headed out to where the down boys go!!" Austin!! after checking in my hotel, reached E. 6th street and its jumping!! seems happy hour is in full swing everywhere!! parking seems to be a nightmare!! but somehow someone up stairs is looking out for me?? Licha's Cantina!! just a couple of parking spot ahead? an open spot with a Guardian Angel standing right outside!!! "You can have my parking ticket!! its good till 9:05pm!!" Wonderful!!! Reach the gates and I see it busy, parties outside either waiting or on their way out??Idk?? make our way through the crowd up the stairs (could not read the steps??) porch, Welcome sign, pass the threshold, then it hits me?? mumble "I'm at one of my aunts house in Mexico?!" put together one section at a time? nothing matches? pictures on the wall? Its humble!! and that what counts!!! Maître D', nicely greeted and friendly!! "One hour and thirty minutes?" okay? so put us on the list, had planed to go somewhere else? that was going to change? so informed we could wait outside or by the bar (which was packed? happy hour?) or also in the back was a porch with a bar?!! porch and back and bar? sounds good!! make our way to the back and as in the front busy and crowded? what seemed to be college kids and maybe bridal showers?(girls all in different wigs? interesting?!!)so we sardine ourselves into two open spots by the bar!! Time to play "Loteria" as we did in my aunts house?? reason for me saying that? the cocktail drinks had that sound to them??we started with El Vampiro, this one I liked spicy!!! La Paloma, I could taste the grapefruit pop!!! then La Mula, yes the ginger taste to it!!! La Bonita, rice milk (Horchata!!) smooth creamy very good!!! and ended with Margaritas!!! Great Bartender!!! very friendly and easy going!! by now are pager went off and are table was ready!! good thing, cuase the drinks were strong!! was to early to call it a night!! Make our way to our table for two!! under the watchful eyes of Cantinflas and Blue Demon and El Santo!!! (coincidence?? that's another story??) Waitress very friendly and attentive to all our needs!!! so we get the chips and salsa!!! red and green, the red very good!!! Starter, Choriqueso!!! Very delicious!!! Main Course Sopecitos de Lengua, very good also, but did need more salt?? Enmoladas de Pato, very delicious and the mole very thick, I really liked this dish!!! So in end, wonderful start to a long night, had to get moving cause other thing to do and see!!! will be back!! hopefully in less of a hurry??!! read more

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Great drinks and food. A bit loud inside, but overall a great time. Our waiter was very attentive and helpful, as well.

Food and ambience were pretty good. Unfortunately, I can't give 5 starts due no AC. It made the dining experience very unpleasant, although I was sitting inside it was 102° out and it could definitely be felt inside. read more

Our dinner at Licha's Cantina was just okay. We arrived on a Saturday night and parked on the street a little down from the restaurant. Street parking in this part of Sixth Street is $2 for two hours, which is a darn good deal. But at that time of the night the area felt a little seedy. Not too terrible, just so that we made sure our car was locked before we left it alone. The restaurant itself is adorable, in a little old house with lots of cheery music pouring out and plenty of people on the patio and eating in the tent on the side of the house. We asked for a table inside since it was starting to get chilly at that point, and they sat us in the back directly under a speaker, so we had trouble hearing each other even though we were near one another. Chips and salsa were complimentary, which was lovely, and while the salsa was a little too spicy for my taste, my boyfriend loved it. To start out, we ordered the guacamole, and this was the first disappointment. The menu said the guacamole was $6, so I assumed we would get a healthy portion. Instead, we were given two very small scoops in a tiny little dish, sprinkled with pumpkin seeds and cheese. It was barely enough for the both of us. For our entrees, I ordered the vegetarian tacos and my boyfriend ordered the lengua tacos. Both entrees were just all right. The tacos are served fajita style, with the filling coming to you in a cast iron pan and the tortillas wrapped in foil and served on the side, so you have to build the taco yourself. The vegetarian taco filling was sweet potatoes, mushrooms, corn, cabbage and pumpkin seeds. Very unique, but tough to get the big chunks of sweet potato into the tiny tortillas. The lengua tacos were okay, very fatty but definitely flavorful. If you're a cow tongue fan, you will probably enjoy them. Overall, we left feeling a little greasy and dissatisfied. Perhaps we ordered the wrong things. read more

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I REALLY enjoyed my experience here last night. We arrived at about 630 on a Saturday night and were immediately seated on the back patio. The outdoors and inside the little house are all decorated very warm and homey, a little Mexican folk, and it's absolutely to die for. So. Much. Charm. We were immediately delivered some waters and some complementary chips with these delicious sauces. The red one is almost creamy, slightly sweet, some kinda pepper sauce. The green is a little spicier, both insanely delicious. I can typically barely dig in the chips and salsa basket when dining out but here I couldn't contain myself. I ordered the Lupita which was a watermelon infused tequila and it was divine. The chile salt rim set it off. Fire (not the spicy kind). My husband had a Mezcal SideCar as well as a Paloma and a Michelada with Negro Modelo. The drinks are on the pricier side ($10-12 for a cocktail,) but they're delicious so I won't hate em for that. Plus I'm gettin my money's worth in that free red salsa I ordered the Sopecitos Aguacate- two little corn masa cups with black beans, three cheeses and guacamole. They. Were. Insane. Literally the most amazing thing I've had in a while. I'll be dreaming of these. My friend ordered the same thing but the pork variety and while they were delicious, the pork left a little too much oil on her corn masa cups so mine ended up being a better choice. My husband got some steak tacos and they were delicious. The meat was awesomely fatty and kinda melted in your mouth. Service was casual and friendly, not overly quick, but steady and consistent and made me happy to be there. My husband and I paid about $80 after a $12 tip for 4 drinks and 2 plates. The drink prices are the only reason this doesn't get a million stars. Keep up the good work Lichas. I'll be back read more

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Always give you a 5 but the switch to yellow corn tortillas is a huge miss. They are really bad. Cold. Hard. Weird texture. Go back to white corn with the queso fundido and tacos so I can go back to a 5! :) if this was our first meal here I'm not sure we would be baffled the tortillas were so bad read more

Overall good experience here. It was worth the 30 minute wait! The location is adorable and the patio is the perfect location to enjoy your meal. Beautiful decor inside and outside on the patio. The food was really good. Complimentary salsa (spicy and mild) and chips. I ordered the alambre tacos (wagyu skirt steak, BACON, queso, onions, and peppers). The bacon added flavor to the tacos. You do have to put your tacos together and 2 corn tortillas is not enough, but you can order more! I also recommend the horchata aqua fresca. Knocked off one star for small food portions. Honestly I expected a little more food for what I paid $$. ($16 for 2-3 tacos???) Service was outstanding. I will be back next time I'm in Austin! read more

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Don't bother this isn't even mexican food. There's something about fancy mexican food that doesn't sit right. Like where it's super expensive and not good. This is the place. If you want to grab a drink, do that. Don't waste your time and eat here. Service was incredibly slow and pretty sure our waiter forgot about us sometimes. Would not recommend read more

After so many bad meals and/or service, in Austin this was a breath of fresh air. The menu is very unique with a wide variety of interior Mexican dishes. The wait for a table was long but well worth it. Our server was well versed and attentive. They also have a variety of unique cocktails. The huarahes were tender and the wide use of nopalitos in the meals was a great touch My wife and I will definitely be back. Next time, cabrito! read more

Great, AUTHENTIC Mexican food. Its all made fresh. Ive been looking for a good Mexican restaurant here in Austin and this is definitely made my top 3 list. AMAZING micheladas, make sure to try them! read more

Unique, delicious food and cocktails in a charming setting. Staff was kind and knowledgable. We had a few drinks, enjoyed our dinner, and stayed talking long after we'd finished. No one gave us any trouble or made us feel as if we had to leave while we stayed and chatted. read more

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Best Mexican I've ever had! Literally- the best. Will be dreaming of the carnitas and masa for days. Authentic, delicious food served by a great staff in a wonderful setting. Can't wait to come back. Very impressed!! read more

Licha's Cantina - Bars Near Me - Austin, Texas

Highly recommended. Been here a number of times, always a pleasure. Drinks are expertly made, food has love in it. Romantic atmosphere and location is in the heart of east austin nightlife. read more

El Pastor Tacos! ay dios mio! This cozy east side restaurant has the best margaritas and tacos in town. Serving up authentic traditional Mexican with an east side Austin vibe. read more

My boyfriend and I visited Licha's for the first time ever this week. We went on Saturday night so the wait time was 1.5 hours, which we didn't mind. We ordered a Margarita and a Paloma at the bar that's located in the back - they were terrible (this is why I can't give 5 stars). We contemplated leaving but decided to stick around considering we'd already been waiting for 30 minutes. We also decided to stick around because we were enjoying the atmosphere of the restaurant and the Cumbias were on point. Luckily we ended up snagging two seats at the front bar (I think that's the only bar of the two that serves food). We first ordered two more drinks - the Lupita and the Fresa and they were AMAZING. The two bartenders working that night were super friendly and very attentive. We ended up ordering the Ceviche, Enchiladas and the Cochinita Pibil. Everything was delicious, especially the Enchiladas Potosina. At the end of the night, we were very happy with our decision to stick around. The venue was hot and doesn't appear to have AC, but that wasn't a problem for us because everything else was pretty much great. We'll definitely have to go back soon and will be telling our friends about Licha's. read more

My husband and I recently held our rehearsal dinner here. We had a party of 34 and are pleased with the service we received! Malu took our reservation and was so helpful and highly communicative. I received responses quickly and was delighted to see the affordable the accommodations they offered for large parties. Once we got there, we were all seated right away and the service was excellent. Despite having a large party to deal with, all the staff were so congratulatory of our special day. The food was divine! We were so impressed with our time here we will be back again and again! read more

TERRIBLE service from server Emmanuel. AVOID HIM AT ALL COST! Walked up to the table and only said "how can I help you?" I asked if something had cheese and his response was "if it doesn't say it, then no. I'm not sure what everything has in it." How is that helpful? Also he Didnt check on us once when we got the food. We Had to grab someone else to get our check. He dropped it off and walked away without a single word. Meanwhile, while all of this was happening, I could LITERALLY see him in the kitchen corner on his phone. Licha's used to be one of our favorite restaurants, but this might have been one of the worse service I've ever had....we were really hoping we could get this rectified, we even expressed our dissatisfaction and was hoping we could get it resolved with a manager, but none showed up. Will be posting this about our food Instagram account as well. read more

Great staff. Clean bathrooms. Amazing drinks...especially the jalapeno watermelon margarita. Delicious food. Enjoyable patio. Ceviche was only thing not impressed with...too sweet like pineapple salsa was saturating fish. read more

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The food and margs here are delicioso, but their happy hour menu prices have increased from $6 to $8 per item. It is a very small amount of food and doesn't feel like a great deal anymore tbh. The lady at the front is also not very friendly or helpful. Once she told me the wait time but then didn't take my name down so when I showed up to check in she said I wasn't on the list and that it'd be another hour to wait. She acts put out and has not been accommodating on several occasions. This has happened too many times for me to return. read more

What a fun experience! We had a couple of the Paloma margaritas (delicious!) the mushroom huarache was sooo good! This is such a fun place with excellent food! Their happy hour is great! read more

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The food was not great. My cocktail tasted like antiseptic. Staff was very rude. Would not go back.

Excellent little place. Everybody working there very friendly and very efficient. I'm a California boy, and didn't know what most of the things on the menu were. I picked something that sounded good, and it was delicious. It was a quesadilla gringa. I had a couple of lime Margaritas which were also excellent. Great little place. read more

Ho-leee-cow! The happy hour here is awesome! I don't know if it's because I'm from out of town or if I come from a city that has terrible happy hours but I was definitely impressed with this place. We couldn't believe that everything was $5 bucks. It felt like we had struck gold or something. So we ordered a ridiculous amount of food and drinks -- to like, you know, get our money's worth. The food was good, and I thought the quesadilla's were on point. The drinks were great too. They had this horchata cocktail that was a big hit at our table. We actually didn't have anything here that we didn't like so that's a good sign :) Basically, GO TO THE HAPPY HOUR, 3-7pm. read more

Licha's Cantina - Quesadilla - Bars Near Me - Austin, Texas

Came here for happy hour on a Friday evening with some friends. After looking over the HH drink menu, we had to try it. I got one margarita (try it with a chile rim instead of salt!) and the Bonita which is an alcoholic horchata (cinnamon rice milk). My guy friend got 2 rounds of their mexican mule. All drinks were strong and delicious! For food, we got street corn for the table and it was SO YUMMY. Reminded me of the street corn I would get in Mexico. Flavorful and filling. The only weird thing is that eventually, we stopped being checked on. We would see our waitress and she was wonderful and attentive but after our 2nd round of drinks she stopped coming by and didn't offer another round...it was kind of odd. Overall, yummy food and strong tasty drinks! read more

Licha's Cantina - Verdura tacos - Bars Near Me - Austin, Texas

Oh my god, the ceviche is to die for! Loved this adorable eclectic place, close in, great margaritas, delicious food and attentive wait staff and management. Can't say enough good things. read more

Real, authentic Mexican food in Texas. It's such a treat. The Mole Poblano is one of the best I ever had in any restaurant. Try it with the duck. It's huge serving but every bite is mouth watering. Great selection of wine, beer and first class cocktails are served at the bar. It's in a small, old cottage and has a real intimate family feel. Early spring nights out on the porch are dreamy. We'll keep coming back for more! read more

Great food. I tried the suadero tacos and I enjoyed it. They're very flexible with the reservations, and they text you when your table is available. For a first timer that's a 5star place. read more

I came here for dinner when I was in Austin. First off, this place was super crowded so there was definitely a wait. My friends and I ordered a few spicy margs and sat on the patio for a bit until a table was ready for us. Luckily, the patio was huge so there was plenty of seating outside. The menu was much more authentic which was nice. I ordered the cochinita pibil tlacoyos and it was delicious. The masa was slightly crispy on the outside and definitely soft in the middle. The filling was delicious. The braised pork was tender and so flavorful. The pickled onions, avocado salsa, and cheese definitely lightened up the dish a bit. Overall, this place was good. I'd definitely come back when I'm in town! read more

One of my favorite places in Austin! My boyfriend and I live down the street and come here all the time. Fantastic spicy Palomas. We always order the chorizo queso fundido, the quesadilla tocinada, and carnitas gorditas. All amazing! The ceviche is really good too! Even their salsa they give you at the beginning when you sit down is some of the best I've ever had. Super cute patio and service is exceptional too! They've always done their best to fit us in even when we come at 8pm on a Friday without reservations. One time they got my number wrong when we were on the waitlist and they couldn't get a hold of me on the phone so the manager came looking for us to tell us our table was ready!! She literally found us at the bar at Latchkey and let us know which she obviously didn't have to do at all, but that's the kind of friendly service this place has. Highly recommend this place to everyone! read more

Cool & eclectic restaurant with great food! I've passed by this place numerous times and it always seems busy. I was in the area recently and was able to try it out. I have to say, I can see why this place is so popular. The food was very tasty and was pretty different from traditional Mexican cuisine you're probably used to seeing and eating. I had the Chorizo & Papa Pambazo. If you like gorditas, papas, and chorizo, then you're going to like this dish. I've never had or even heard of. Pambazo before but I took a chance on it and I'm glad I did. I would definitely get this dish again. For those of you looking for Mollejas and Tacos de Lengua....you're in luck! They serve both here. I'm looking forward to trying both for sure! As for the restaurant itself...the inside is cozy and intimate. Kinda feels like eating in a relative's dining room. Good relaxing environment. The outside has a bit of a "fiesta" vibe. Music is turned up a bit, waiters dancing, people slamming down drinks. To me this restaurant has the best of both worlds; cozy inside and party-like outside. Good place for drinks, a bite for lunch, or to grab dinner before bar hopping. read more

I'd give 6 stars if I could. I've been wanting to come here for over a year but it's always so busy (a good sign). Sat outside on the humble but cozy patio, great ambience for a date night. The operations were adapted well for COVID, felt safe going out to eat there. I'm sure all the cocktails are great, but I recommend the Anejo Manhattan. The food though was absolutely delicious and will keep me coming back. One of my fave spots in Austin, and close enough to the East side bars to have a nightcap. read more

This place is absolutely amazing! They have the best jalapeño margarita I have ever had in my entire life! Their Chilaquiles are to die for, and I also would recommend the Queso Fundido! read more