The table was dirty. Wasn't greated. They never cleaned I table and I was going to leave but my guest wanted to stay because of the cold to go somewhere else. It was a bad deal for me from the jump. The server never cleaned the table at all. Nothing was explained. It was horrible. It's just Mexican food nothing special but we go for the ambiance. I would never come back to this location. Run read more

Local Cantina Westerville - Mexican Near Me - Westerville, Ohio

Fun, lively place! Get yourself a Mustache Ride (it's a drink) Food took awhile, put delicious Prompt, pleasant, professional service Reasonable prices Awesome day for the patio!! read more

Local Cantina Westerville - FARMERS MARKET TACO - Mexican Near Me - Westerville, Ohio

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DESIGNATED DRIVER THE PROFESSIONAL - 7 Ritual Zero Proof Tequila, choice of Simple Times Blood Orange Blackened Fish (gf) Jalapeño slaw, slap sauce, cilantro read more

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Thank you Local Cantina! We had a great time! We had a group of 17 meeting at 6 pm. Since they do not take reservations, I called ahead to give a heads up that our group was coming in. When we got there, tables were set up and waiting for us! It was perfect! Thank you to our great server, Sidnee. Service was great! Looking forward to going back. Helen read more

It was a cool place with a lot of cool decorations. I sat there for a long time just watching all those decorations. The food was great too. It just became our newest hangout spot now. read more

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Best spot for casual Mexican food in Westerville. Great prices, excellent quality. Staff is friendly and attentive. We stop by frequently on Mondays for their $5 upgraded Margaritas. Awesome! read more

Celebrated a birthday with a large group and the staff handled our large group so well! Food and service were great! We will definitely be back! read more

Service is always fast and friendly! New items are delicious! We tried the new pot of gold dip. So good! And once again, I have proven I cannot be trusted with unlimited tortilla chips! read more

Local Cantina Westerville - Brunch - Mexican Near Me - Westerville, Ohio

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Taco Tuesday, tacos half off. Very good. . .

Okay place. Free chips and salsa. Went with the Nashville Hot Tacos. Not very hot. They have a lengthy beer list, but of course they were out of the Bad Baptist Stout. Went with the old favorite - Guinness. read more

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I love this place!! Love the interior with the big garage doors that they open up in the spring/summer to the patio. Tuesdays are a great day to go in and try a variety of tacos. They are $2 a piece dine in only. Think the hubby and I have tried about every one they. Haven't had a bad one but, we definitely have our favorites. And they have a special taco that we always ask about and usually give it a try. And they don't disappoint either. Love their margaritas too. Wish they were a little bigger for their price but, I guess you can't have it all.. Lol.. We have become I would say regulars on at least every other Tuesday to get some tacos and we haven't had a bad visit yet! Very consistent with everything! Oh and always great service!!! read more

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My husband and I like Local Cantina quite a but. Previously we had been to the Granville and Clintonville locations several times (several years ago). This was our first time at the Westerville location. The feelings is much the same. Warm, upbeat, low key, and friendly. The food is decent, a variety of beer on tap and cans, and the prices ate usually reasonable. We stopped by late afternoon/early evening. It wasn't busy but started to fill up a bit later. It was 614 Restaurant Week ($15 price point). Chips and salsa are self serve. The $15 meal included a dip (1st course, 2 tacos from a list (2nd course), & a dessert (either fried ice cream or an apple empanada). I ordered the corn based dip, it was ok. I think the salsa is better. My husband had the green chili dip, it had good flavor and depth. I ordered the bahn mi taco and the mango fish taco. I loved all the toppings on the bahn mi taco including the picled onion, cucumber, cilantro, and sauce but didn't love the carnitas in it. The mango taco was good. My husband ordered the Farmers Market taco (flour tortilla, refried beans, had corn taco, filled with veggies) and the chef's choice (this location had a spam/pineapple combo). Both were tasty, I think I liked the spam pineapple because it was so flavorful. The apple empanada was solidly ok. Local Cantina has their own lager on tap for $4 a pint. Overall assessment, everything was solidly ok. Giving 4 stars instead of 3 because we've really liked the food (better than ok) in prior visits. read more

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The usual thing about places expanding - lack of consistency. But I feel like I have hit every Local Cantina in town, and I get consistent service, and flavors. Yes, these are damn near the whitest tacos in town (I think Condado is the most gringo). But they're good. They have great flavors, great mixes, at a decent price. This location is where a few friends meet up for lunch due to location - and when we have popped in it's been post lunch, usually quieted down - it's easy to jump in, chat, munch on a couple tacos and take off. Westerville/Polaris is lucky to have this easy to get to/get out of location. read more

First time perhaps we didn't get the right thing for this menu. Maybe will try again because I see ppl going in a lot. so maybe I missed something. or maybe it was just not right for my tastes. read more

We like the Local Cantina restaurants... The decor is always unique and cool. The environment is always upbeat. The food is good for what it is - meaning this is a Mexican-themed bar that serves food, not a Mexican restaurant that serves drinks - We go there because it is a fun place. Wifie had the Taco Salad which she liked. I had the Chicken ranch burrito which I enjoyed. Baby Girl had 2 Nashville chicken tacos which were really good. This is a cool place to hang out and the food is good so it is worth a visit... read more

The Mac and cheese taco was really good and had a good flavor, the carne asada was too overpowered by the chimichurri sauce and I didn't care for it. read more

Local Cantina Westerville - Mac attack and carne asada tacos - Mexican Near Me - Westerville, Ohio

Very nice place. Great music selections. The food was good. My tacos were just a little smaller than I expected. But good nonetheless. Serve yourself chips and salsa was new to me, and we definitely took advantage, lol. We'll be back at some point. Keep up the good work read more

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I really enjoy Local Cantina! It's self service for chips and salsa - which is a positive and a negative --- I tend to over eat these, so for me it's still a positive and negative ;-) I really enjoy all the tacos I've had here, but LOVE the hot chicken one. Can never go wrong with LC! read more

Sammie is out favorite tender of the bar, and Magnum PI is WHATCHUWANT. Yay Westerville Cantina! Also he reminds us of our dead brothers. read more

Local Cantina Westerville - Emptied Magnum PI - Mexican Near Me - Westerville, Ohio

Decided on Local Cantina for Happy Hour with a friend. Like I haven't had enough Mexican food this week (that's a silly phrase, there's no such thing as too much Mexican food). I've been here a few times and always seem to have a mediocre experience. I decided to give them another chance, more so to redeem themselves. We started with queso and guac. The queso came out piping hot and was good, but as we all know I can't handle spicy food. There were chunks of jalapeño in the queso, but if you like spice, you'll love this queso. My mouth was en fuego people. It was a five alarm fire and the only thing to extinguish the flames was an ice cold Modelo Especial with a lime, which was delicious by the way. The guac was delicious and you can tell it's made fresh. Large chunks of avocado mixed with cilantro, tomatoes, and onion. It's creamy and flavorful and delicious on their crunchy tortilla chips. Please note, tortilla chips are self serve, along with the salsa (if you're not a fan of germs, ask your server if they'll get you some chips from the back). Next up it was time to make a decision on tacos. To my surprise it was Taco Tuesday. You know what that means? Taco deals. Most of their tacos were $2 due to it being taco Tuesday, except a few were $3 and $4. I opted for the roasted carnitas taco with charred pineapple salsa and the crunchweezy taco sin frijoles salsa. Our server was pleasant and attentive, always coming up to us to refill water, or see if we needed another cerveza. Our tacos came out quickly. The roasted carnitas taco was good, but lacked overall flavor. It just kind of tasted like an under seasoned pulled pork, which was disappointing. The pineapple salsa was good, but didn't taste charred. No smokey flavor. I was hoping for a taco chock-full of flavor. Next onto the crunchweezy. I had high hopes for this taco, I mean two different shells (soft and hard), brisket, chipotle crema, guac and queso? Yes please. Unfortunately again, this was lack luster. I was expecting an explosion of flavors, instead it was under seasoned and disappointing. The brisket was cooked great, just lacked spices. Total sad face. Pros: -Taco Tuesday deals are awesome -Big variety on the menu -Drink variety is great, lots of beer on tap and delicious margaritas and handcrafted cocktails -Queso is delish, but spicy -Guac super flavorful and fresh -Ambiance is chill and relaxing, has a nice patio -A good amount of parking lot spaces Cons: -Meat and tacos lacked overall flavor -If you're a germaphobe, serving yourself chips may not be up your alley (although I bet if you ask a server if they'd get you some from the kitchen, that can be arranged). Tips: Get here for happy hour specials and Taco Tuesday if you want a good deal. read more

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LC in Westerville is a great place to hang and chill. Food is always great, drinks are awesome and atmosphere is casual laid back fun. Weve never had a bad experience here. Get the nachos...the best! read more

Local Cantina Westerville - BBQ Nachos & Strawberry Margarita - Mexican Near Me - Westerville, Ohio

Online...Take out...Dine in Amazing!!! Crunch Weezy & corn appetizer are my go to!!! Sooo addicting!!! read more

Local Cantina Westerville - Crunch weezy & corn!!! - Mexican Near Me - Westerville, Ohio

Great ambiance and good chips and salsa. I applaud this place for making the chips and salsa a self serve option because refilling those is a daunting task when in the weeds. However, that was all we liked. The birria tacos were overpowered by the cheese. The kids' quesadillas were not good. Again, what is with this cheese!?!? Also, I had three tacos myself and.....THE TORTILLAS WERE COLD. you cannot serve cold tortillas at a taco place. The margaritas and hot sauces were too sweet. This is not at all a representation of good or even decent tacos. Tacos are simple. These are anything but that and the flavors combos are weird. We will never be back but thank you for the coupons from the summer reading challenge via CML. read more

I get there are staffing issues and they are still working to get up to capacity. They were working hard and comped us a bowl of Queso to hold us over and go with the three containers of chips. The chimichanga was packed with tender chicken, cheese and fried to perfection. The Baja Burrito was not any of the above. A dry tortilla covering dry white rice and beer battered fish. It was an odd and disappointing combination. read more

Local Cantina Westerville - Chimichanga - Mexican Near Me - Westerville, Ohio

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Ordered takeout and this will be a permanent fixture in our Saturday night takeout rotation from now on.

Believe it or not these are the burrito bowls we ordered completely untouched. This is how we received the order and the burrito bowls are not even halfway full! The "sauce" was just grease. This place is a SCAM! AVOID!!!!! read more

Local Cantina Westerville - Burrito Bowls - Mexican Near Me - Westerville, Ohio

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Beware, they stack the margaritas with so much ice there is barely any in there. I ordered one with no ice to even it out and they would only fill it half way. Rip off. I asked if it would be half priced since it was only half full. They said no. read more

Need to be able to customize tacos and burritos easier. Good street corn. The service was fine not great. The ambiance is fitting of a cantina but a little dirty. read more

I ordered the fajitas entree and my son ordered a couple tacos. All the food was very bland and the tortillas tasted freezer burnt. I've been here before and told myself I'd never come back but my adult son has never tried Local Cantina so I thought, sure I will give it another chance. Sorry I did. $100 later, I again I say, will never come back. read more

My wife had been wanting to try this place for a bit and we decided to go. Over all experience with the food was good as was the service. Ambience was pleasant and friendly. I'm guessing Sammy was the gentleman that greeted us made me smile and he was respectful. Even asked about my military service. The one thing I had an issue with was the location of Sammy's pants belt line which showed his boxers and more than just a little. I told him that I wasn't meaning to be an a**hole but that in a food service environment he shouldn't have them so low. He had to think about his reply to remain courteous. But said he hoped he hadn't ruined my experience. I told him he hadn't. The next time I saw him he had pulled his pants up to where they should have been. read more

To date: Customer service wrote back after this review. Never got a response. Figures. read more

Local Cantina Westerville - Steak nachos. - Mexican Near Me - Westerville, Ohio

Great location and open for lunch! This works out since I work really close. I suggested it for a team birthday lunch and we all (7 of us) had a great table on the patio on a sunny Thursday. None of my teammates had been to one before and everyone loved their food. I suggested the new Nashville Hot Chicken taco and we all thought it was amazing. My co-worker Carmen declared her tacos the best she'd ever had. I agree and always say that LC makes the best tacos in town. We will be back for happy hour after work one day soon. read more

We come her to see Sammy the Tequila Dr. Tacos are good too tho. But he is definitely the most fun!! read more

Local Cantina Westerville - Gardenweezie, tempura shrimp - Mexican Near Me - Westerville, Ohio

The salsa and chips are amazing -- and free! I've been a couple of times now on Taco Tuesday and this place is busy! But it isn't so busy that you want to avoid it for lunch. Definitely give yourself an hour though. It takes about 30-40 min to get your food...and 5 minutes to eat it My favorite tacos so far are the Crispy Pork, Roasted Carnitas, and Tempura Shrimp. Definitely worth the $2 (and the full price, too) as they are filled with meat and flavor! Definitely going back. read more

Local Cantina Westerville - Mexican Near Me - Westerville, Ohio

Sammy provided great service and I was having a horrible day from getting laid off, I forgot all about it because Sammy just kept the mood up! had me look on the bright side! food was amazing! chicken quesadilla was huge! read more

Love Local Cantina! The food and service were amazing as always! Thanks Sammy! We'll see you again soon!

I will never come to this location again. The bartender who is also the server is wacky, butt crack showing, yelling across the room, uses the same jokes to every patron - "holy water crafted from many generation" "would you like 15 patron shots", just an overall weird environment. read more

$2 Taco Tuesday!!! Amazing Fried Fish and BBQ Beef Brisket Taco!!! Patio was awesome! Touch Tunes for some sounds! I'll be back. read more

Local Cantina Westerville - $2 Taco Tuesday!!! Amazing Fried Fish and BBQ Beef Brisket Taco!!! - Mexican Near Me - Westerville, Ohio

Small tacos that are just ok. We came on Taco Tuesday where just about all the tacos are $2. There are a couple that are $3. Normally the tacos are priced between $3-4.50. The flour tortilla is small so it doesn't make way for many toppings. The tacos are ok, nothing to write home about. The flour tortilla is chewy. I would prefer them to be soft. Order: Nashville Hot Chicken Hong Kong Phooey Bbq beef brisket, sans jalapeño slaw Migas There is a chip & salsa cart by the bar area that is all you can eat. The chips are pretty good. The salsa is ok. I would like to have seen different kinds as well as different levels of heat, but they only had one and it was hot. A hot only salsa is no fun for people that can't have spicy. For $2/taco on Tuesday it's an ok deal. There are better, higher quality, and more filling taco spots in Columbus. read more

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The tacos are ok, but not super. The price is right on taco Tuesday: $2 for most of them. Unlimited chips and salsa is nice, too. They have quite a few different tacos on the menu, and substitutions are fine if you don't want jalapeño slaw, for example. I had the bbq brisket sub pineapple salsa for the jalapeño slaw and the migas, which is meatless. The migas was good but very sloppy. The brisket was too juicy and made both tacos in my basket soggy. The tortillas are also chewier than I would like. Overall, meh. read more

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