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    Mariscos La Playita

    3.9 (164 reviews)
    Open 6:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Outdoor seating

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    Tostada Mixta was the perfect late night meal
    Dutches M.

    OK we can't say enough about how much we all lived this place! Mariscos La Playita are open late, the woman we met (who we believe to be one of the owners) that took our order and was absolutely lovely, and then the food came out... Wow, so yummy! Every thing was on point! We will definitely return any time we're even close to Lynnwood and try more items off the menu. Also it's good to know in the fall if you love tamales they have another restaurant that specializes in them named TAMALERIA Maria's. From the taste of everything we ordered we can pretty safely say their tamales are gonna be 100% on point as well and the service couldn't be any better either! 5 stars

    3 fish taco plate with beans & rice and a pineapple aguasfresca.
    Gib S.

    Fish tacos 8/10 Beans 8/10 Rice 6/10 Green salsa 7.5/10 Red salsa 7.5/10 I ordered 3 fish tacos with beans & rice and a large pineapple aguasfresca. Total $22.05. Friendly service, fresh food. Patio is pretty standard, nothing fancy. I recommend and would come back next time I'm out this way.

    Order on street side (to the right) & pickup window is on the left. (3/27/21)
    Jenni M.

    *** good spot for lunch in Lynwood, CA *** ENVIRONMENT Mariscos La Playita has it's own building on Atlantic Ave near Imperial Hwy in Lynwood. It's a bit run down, but there's a makeshift order window facing Atlantic because they weren't allowing indoor dining even though the place is fairly small. There are a few picnic tables and chairs outside under shade. The pick up window is just to the side. I got yelled at by the cook for not realizing the order window was on the other side. Eff, sorry! SERVICE The female server was cordial. The old Spanish-only speaking man cooking was a grouch. Geeze, if y'all would clean it up a bit and have legit signs directing folks that might help. (I wasn't the only customer who walked to the wrong window.) Otherwise, take that chill pill already. MY FAVORITE PART... The flavorful asada. Also, the free drink with a Yelp checkin. NOT SO FAVORITE PART... Lynwood. Lol. The grouchy cook. THE GRUB I don't recall having an asada plate ($14) with the steak only sliced into two portions. Usually it's all cut up, but whatevs. The asada itself as very flavorful, but not quite as tender as I expected. The rice was fine. The refried beans were a bit runny. I enjoyed the three soft flour tortillas. The salad was mostly fresh. While I enjoyed the separately bagged sliced radishes and limes, they could have been more fresh. There were three small containers of salsas - verde, rojo, and an avocado blend. The avocado salsa was the spiciest and had the best flavor. For my drink, I chose Jamaica. It was super sweet! PARKING Free parking on the side and around back. TIP Check in to Yelp for a drink (as of 3/27/21). OVERALL If I went back, I'd probably be more inclined to try some shrimp tacos and/or ceviche. Heard better things about those items. I'm not rushing back any time soon, though. | Food: 4 | Service: 4 | Environment: 3 | Price: 3 |

    Chicken salad

    My pops made the mistake in ordering a chicken salad. The chicken salad were chunks not strips. The salad was not cut right. I understand this is a seafood place but if you can't do this right then don't put in on the menu.

    Shrimp mush ceviche

    I used to come here back in the day. The ceviche was always on point. However I just went and it's terrible. You couldn't identify a shrimp if you tried. It was like shrimp mush. The consistency was disgusting. Probably won't be back , sucks.

    Burrito chon
    Ray G.

    I love burritos. Why because they are convenient and a way to eat something on the go. It's perfectly packaged for a person on the move. This burrito has everything protein ( my favorite al pastor) rice, beans, cheese, and sour cream. The burrito game is elevated by their preparation. They lay the flour tortilla on the grill and put the shredded cheese down so it can melt like a cheese quesadilla. They the fill it with the all fixings. Once rolled into the burrito package is topped with more cheese and avocado slices. Then on the side the best avocado salsa I have tasted in awhile. I will definitely be ordering a burrito from this place again. P.S. look at the picture!!

    Vachi Bon with Shrimp.
    Celeste G.

    Volcan with Polio and Vachi Bon with Shrimp. EXCELLENT+ Order was ready, social distance, everyone wore masks and All was fresh and yummy!

    Fish taco
    Edward P.

    Had fish & shrimp tacos on taco Tuesday & it was probably the worst fish taco I've ever had. Romaine lettuce and some mayo it was horrendous. I almost stopped talking to my friend for even taking me here. Disrepectful !!!!!

    Tacos (carne asada, chicken, birria)
    Nathandra W.

    Very satisfying! The tacos were amazing, especially the birria! Their burrito was pretty tasty as well. Their torta was ok, not a super fan but I'd definitely come back for some more tacos and their burrito

    Large cup with mostly juice and little seafood
    Eddie V.

    I ordered a campechana through Postmates. Upon receiving the order I noticed the large cup I ordered was mostly juice and about 1/4 of the cup was seafood. Mind you for a 20$ I'd expect there to be more than 1/4 of the cup of seafood. Contacted postmates and they credited me 6$ back. How ever for future people who use postmates beware. Would have given it 5 stars because the mariscos are great from here but that really bothered me.

    Star E.

    La Playita is usually busy but the service is quick. The aguas frescas are delicious. The strawberry drink is my favorite. It has a milky consistency. It's iced and sweet, delicious. The tacos are served well. I always order AL PASTOR. I top it off with the guacamole salsa.

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    Fish and shrimp tacos are the best with crunchy tortilla. Also had a taco Ala diabla and a asada burrito

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    All the staff give excellent service. Food is great and specials are even the the best.

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    Go to place for Fish Ceviche and fish tacos . Love the flavor. Can call it in and it will be ready upon arrival .

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    Great food just had their fries carne asada shrimp and bacon n cheese with guacamole and salsa omg delicious

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    The super chon fries are amazing!!! The owner is so nice and friendly and the hook it up when it comes to food. BOMB.COM!!!!!!

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    Came in for the first time, it wasn't packed but the appetizers did take a bit to come out. The…read morefood and drinks were good but it was a bit odd that when we received the bill the tip was not printed on and the waiter wrote it in on the bottom and 18%. I have never seen this before which I didn't really like because I didn't see anything about a gratuity percentage for parties larger than 4 or 6. We still paid the bill in full including the tip but we still left unsure of it. Update: I was contacted by the owner and after the issue with the waiter adding his own tip, I was refunded that money back. Thank you for correcting this and hopefully it does not happen to others. We will definitely come again.

    Today was great day to come in for brunch! Not packed but a few diff parties were seated…read more 1st time here! So when we walked in I was super impressed with the quality of decor and quantity of seating! **just be careful of their swinging door- swings fast & both directions -DONT STAND TOO CLOSE ** We were seated almost immediately and then assisted by Carolina who was nice , eager and knowledgeable. We got YUMMY drinks , kinda reminiscent of Aguas frescas ! I recommend the cucumber lemonade!! Then we ordered our food also pictured! The French toast I got well done and it was so yummy like a hint of vanilla or something! The omelette was yummy fresh and perfect! Thanks to the chefs !! ** they have a large bar with tvs and drink specials (I saw all the fifa specials) - they also have outside seating and I can totally see them getting packed during games ** Thank you to everybody who brought our food and welcomed us in. It was very pleasant !! I'll def be back!!

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    I came during lunch time and it was packed. The host was so sweet and handed us some menus to look…read moreover while we waited for our entire party to arrive. Once we were ready she had our table already prepared. We have to order inside first before you can be seated. Once seated our food came out not too long after. Everything looked and tasted delicious! We ordered the chilaquiles verde, short rib omelette, tropical pancakes (seasonal), and the mango curd french toast (seasonal). The chilaquiles verde was savory and tangy. It wasn't soggy at all and definitely one of my favorite dishes. The short rib omelette was savory but didn't give me any wow factor compared to the other dishes I ordered. The tropical pancakes were so pretty. I only tried a piece of it without the syrup which I think was a mistake because the kumquat syrup was my friend's favorite. I definitely need to try it again with the syrup. Best for last, mango curd French toast was my favorite! I fell in love with sweetness and tanginess of the mango curd. The French toast was soft and you can taste the butter. I wish it was a main menu item. I'll definitely be sad to see it go. They have lots of seating inside and outside.

    Dining While Black…read more Location- Great setup, half indoor & outdoor. I was curious about the level of accessibility and clearer directions on where to stand when the line passes the framing of the restaurant. But Great Downey location! Diversity score 1-5: 1.5 As a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the workplace professional, in order to garner financial success of any business is to be intentional about representation in your business. Money is green and people of all backgrounds have access to it. In an effort to reach a larger marketplace, your staffing is the first step towards reaching financial goals and attracting more business. Diversity is not just about color but it also includes accessibility for the handicapped community, Braille menus, and possibly more signage that displays the type of service a customer can expect. Please contact me for consultation services. Service/Ambiance/Environment: The service is where my issue lies. I did appreciate that as we were waiting in line to enter, we were given menus to assist in deciding what we wanted before we reached the inside. The cashiers were both super nice and even offered a taste of the Rose' slushy which was phenomenal. When ordering at the register, the sweet service was continued and we chose where to sit. It was bright and busy inside and we sat right in front of the expo station. I was truly enjoying the environment and it had me reminiscing of my brunch days in New York City. My guest and I were chatting and enjoying our Mimosa's and then my guests food arrives first. Not that it matters but in service certain things do and the female presenting person SHOULD always receive their food first. That was a surprise to me but I didn't read into as I expected my dish to arrive right behind. It did not. My guest and I continued to chat and sip until 20 mins later, as I'm watching dishes leave the expo station, did I say "where is my food?" The young server at the expo turned and rolled their eyes and then finally gave me my food. This was a buzz kill. I only went down a rabbit hole about it until I noticed I was the only Black person present. First, why would it ever been ok to not have dishes arriving to tables separately without saying "ma'am we're a little behind.." or to my guest "do you mind if we hold your dish a bit so we can make sure the food arrives together?" Being a previous server in high pace restaurants, communication, apologies, and ensuring perfect service is the goal. Poached is not a store front or even a little diner type of place. It's a casual, upbeat, bright breakfast/brunch spot. And yes, on busy days things happen but to not offer a reason, or apology, and giving the customer attitude is unacceptable. Food: The description of the food is well written. The prices are reasonable. I ordered the short rib omelette with whole grain toast and house potatoes. When I Finally received my food it looked great and I was eager to dig in. A first bite of the omelette I was sadly underwhelmed. The seasoning left much to be desired and it seamed to be more of a birria short rib flavor and I thought I chose the dish based on being excited about the combination of meat and cheese (which was barely there). I enjoyed the bread and potatoes more than the omelette. Go again score 1-5: 2 I really think this restaurant and it's operation needs some massaging, the cooks need to be trained, and a REAL chef needs to help improve the quality and taste of the food.

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