Love the food and ambiance!! Definitely would come back! And got some photos from a photographer!

good good good food ! seriously good ! get any seafood dish !!!! cocktails = no notes read more

Sol is a more upscale Mexican restaurant located in the Runway Playa Vista shopping center. The food was delicious but on the pricier end. We really appreciated the warm chips which come with salsa and a yummy bean dip! Our server was so helpful and patient with us and provided great recommendations. Parking is street parking or in the nearby garage. - Chicken flautas ($16) - pulled chicken rolled tacos served with plenty of guacamole. Comes with 3 and is great for sharing - Shrimp dorado taco ($12) - loved the flavor and juiciness of the chipotle shrimp and the mango salsa - Short rib taco ($16) - this taco was overflowing and comes with a generous portion of meat read more

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came during happy hour and got the frozen house margarita, animal taco, chicken street taco. total for everything, including tip, came under $30. the margarita was GOOOOOOOOD food was good, not quite the best i've had, but for happy hour pricing, it's worth. chicken street taco tortilla fell apart bc of the juices but flavor was yummy. read more

SOL Mexican Cocina - animal taco, chicken street taco, frozen house margarita - Bars Near Me - Playa Vista, California

Good neighborhood spot for happy hour! Aesthetically, pretty venue! They have TVs if you're looking to watch any games but beware no sound. Service has recently gotten a little slow -- might be understaffed. Service is a lot faster when I'm sitting at the bar. I've waited sometimes 15-20 minutes just to place my drink order. If you park in garage, free validation. Also lots of free street parking. read more

This place was pretty good! They give you fresh chips as starters which were sooooo addicting. I will say their octopus leg was a bit salty but everything else was delicious! read more

SOL Mexican Cocina - Bars Near Me - Playa Vista, California

I've been coming to Sol for many years now 6+). . It's generally a great place to meet friends and work colleagues. The food is tasty and well prepared. The servers are super friendly and welcoming. Today I hosted two of my work colleagues for lunch our bill was $138 and I noticed there was a $5.98 service charge on our bill. I asked the waitress what the service charge was. She didn't know. I asked if it was to contribute to the employees healthcare expenses (which I would support)! She said that the service fee was implemented during Covid to cover additional costs but hasn't been removed since. She informed me that the employees don't get the service fee monies - corporate does. HUH? Why is SOL charging customers a service fee 6'years past Covid? Wouldn't it be better to just include any additional fees into a higher menu item price? I'll support your employees because they work hard and earn their paychecks. But don't charge your customers random service fees. read more

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we have been coming to Sol for many years. Great food and great service. The peel and eat shrimp is my FAVORITE!!

Happy Hour on Cinco de Mayo on a Tuesday? Cucumber Jalapeño, watermelon Hibiscus or frozen Maggie's all night long! A little light on the tequila but the lively atmosphere made up for it. Although it was crowded, our server was still smiling and the hostess, kind. Felicidades!! read more

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We celebrated my daughters graduation here and the food and service were amazing. We tried various dishes including the Branzino . Grilled Octopus, queso Birria tacos and Barbacoa short ribs. They were all terrific. Their drinks were on point with the jcanrarito and sol margarita rhe faves. The only negative was they ran out of churros and tres leeches which was disappointing. Why they're get 4 and not 5 stars. read more

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I like this place! It's a bit pricey but the ambiance is upscale and the service is usually great. The last time I went with my family I ordered a shrimp quesadilla which was tasty and a couple of their margaritas. It's consistent and accommodating to most diets so I'll probably be back. read more

SOL Mexican Cocina - Shrimp quesadilla - Bars Near Me - Playa Vista, California

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Came here for happy hour & we had such a good time. The service was great, the food was yummy & the drinks were delicious & reasonably priced! I highly recommend the ceviche that is on the happy hour menu, but everything we ordered was great, you can't go wrong. We will definitely be back here! read more

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Went to dinner with friends before the holidays and the staff and food blew me away. Everything was cozy and we truly enjoyed ourselves. I don't remember what everyone ordered but they were all delicious! read more

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Booked SOL for a team holiday lunch and had a great experience. I've been to this Playa location before and it's always solid. The guacamole and chips are a must, and we also tried the Hot & Raw Tropical Ceviche, which comes with delicious sweet potato & red beet chips. I ordered the SOL fajitas with chipotle shrimp, perfect if you like a little spicy. They come with rice and beans or coleslaw. A coworker had the agave shrimp fajitas and liked those as well. Drink menu is good too, I had the berry mocktail and it was refreshing. Service was attentive even though it was busy with other large groups, and it never felt crowded. Parking is easy with free street parking nearby or a parking garage close by. read more

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The food was okay. Light on the seasoning. I ordered a carne asada wet burrito with green sauce. Root beer for beverage and it was good. read more

SOL Mexican Cocina - CARNE ASADA BURRITO - Bars Near Me - Playa Vista, California

I've been here several times and just realized I never left a review--long overdue! This place consistently delivers excellent Mexican food, delicious drinks, and a welcoming ambiance. My usual order is the shrimp dorado with rice and beans, plus shrimp taquitos and plenty of chips and salsa. Everything is always flavorful and fresh. My go-to drink is the mezcal margarita with a tajín rim--perfectly balanced and smoky every time. Service is always great, too. The staff and bartenders are friendly and attentive. Highly recommend for anyone craving great food, drinks, and good vibes. read more

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Brought my parents to dinner for their first time to Sol as I love it here. Nancy straight away offered to speak to us in Spanish or English, she was very knowledgeable, kind and friendly. I truly love coming here every time because it's always such a vibe! read more

The food here incredible, the cocktails are for real and Jenna made the whole night awesome! She gave us the best recommendations all across the board! ... go Delco. read more

Cure Mexican restaurant. Can accommodate big groups. The bean dip appetizer was good and so were the giant chips. I got the beef fajitas which were decent but you can tell they were definitely Americanized. The tres leches was basically vanilla cake but it wasn't all drenched in milk so a bit disappointing there! It's dark and loud inside because they play music. read more

The restaurant had great service and the staff were nice. The strawberry margarita is really good! The carne asada quesadilla is my favorite. The salads were fresh and excellent. Great food over all. You get a free photo with your dinner, which is really cool. The papas bravas are always sold out. read more

SOL is a great trendy restaurant in the playa vista area, and the food and drinks are amazing! Its's perfect for a date night with your loved one! read more

I love Sol! It's my go-to Friday happy hour spot. You can't beat the food, service, or atmosphere. The bartenders, G, Kevin, and Brenton. are always friendly, attentive, and provide outstanding service. The management team is fantastic as well. I have dietary restrictions, and they consistently go above and beyond to accommodate my needs. The food is always fresh, comes out hot, and is consistently delicious. I highly recommend Sol to anyone looking for great food, drinks, and exceptional service! read more

sol is amazing and we had such an amazing time. The staff was so friendly and the food was so amazing. We got the best photos from the photographer. love this place!! read more

just wanted to start by saying how much we LOVE brunch at your place. Me, my wife and daughter go often. However, we don't think you guys were prepared well for Mothers day. We couldn't order coffee, most of the menu items were not available and we waited over an hour for mediocre food. And what was more disappointing, it's very hard to mess up a torta, but stale bread with the eggs over cooked kind of killed it. We feel there can be a lack of consistency here, and hopefully they can get it together. read more

SOL Mexican Cocina - A very sad breakfast sandwich.... that they called a "Torta" - Bars Near Me - Playa Vista, California

*Delayed post from April '25 My experience at this Mexican restaurant left a lot to be desired. While the environment gives an upscale feeling and the menu is vast, the quality of the food, service and overall experience was only slightly better than mediocre. It felt more like a big chain restaurant than a unique Mexican spot. Their complimentary tortilla chips were really delicious and I appreciated that they were whole, so you know exactly how much you're eating. I also enjoyed the salsa, which was smoky and spicy, tasted freshly made, and wasn't too chunky. We also had the grilled corn, which was great with the creamy sauce and fun to watch them cut in front of us, though it hurt to see so much corn left on the cob. The Shrimp Dorado Taco at $11 was a disappointment. While the size was slightly larger than your typical street taco and the chipotle sauce had a nice kick, there was hardly any shrimp (3?) and the mango salsa was off. The pieces were way too small, almost minced, and they didn't taste ripe, so there was no sweetness to balance the spice and salt. The Short Ribs Barbacoa had super tender beef that fell apart easily, but it was very salty and really needed the sweet potato, which was caramelized with sugar, to help neutralize. The rice and beans were nothing special and the guacamole didn't have enough lime in it. The tortillas for this also didn't seem homemade, but rather a stereotypical supermarket purchase. The toppings were nice to have on the side as options however. read more

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I can't begin to express my disappointment in my last experience at Sol Cantina - I've probably eaten there a good 10 times and I may never again. The food has always been good, I even recommended this place to a few friends - I won't be recommending this place again. My major issue is with the management. If you don't have good managers, then everything else will eventually fall apart. This goes back to Christmas Eve 2025, we celebrate with family on Christmas day so we decided to catch a movie and drop by Sol for dinner and it literally ruined my night. Food was awful...starting from the chips to the soup and the entree. The lack of care the staff showed was shocking, especially since the restaurant was quite empty. The server we had was nice but I'm not sure if he isn't proactive enough but the manager never came around when I mentioned to him how disappointed I was with my meal. The chips tasted like it was fried in old oil - not sure if it was just sitting too long but it was gross. I've never experience this type of chips in my life. Then the chicken tortilla soup was so chickeney...you know when you use leftover chicken and sometimes it has a weird flavor, this is what I tasted. I told the server it was unedible. My 2 taco dinner wasn't good either - the rice was hard, the beans were flavorless and the tacos were whatever. I called the waiter over to express my disappointment in my meal and asked if they have a new chef. He laughed and said the sous chef was working that night, the head chef was off for the Eve. He said he will let the manager know. He came back to tell me the manager will speak to the chef...never checked on us. Did not provide any credit or apology for the awful food. On my way out...I saw the hostess and manager just chatting away. The restaurant had about 5 tables full, why in the world would the manager just be standing around rather then walking to check on their customers and wish them a happy holiday and definitely should have stopped by my table since I complained not once (chips), but twice (everything else). Since I gave them a poor review on open table - they reached out to me so I'm going to point them to this review. read more

Met a friend here for lunch and went for their lunch special--great value and very fresh flavors. The restaurant wasn't as busy for an afternoon and the place was beautiful. I had the carne asada tacos (tender, juicy, loaded with pico) and my friend had the chicken tacos (good, but could use a little more kick). We shared one taco each of each others. Both came with rice and black beans. We split the Mexican street corn and wow--sweet, smoky, creamy, with just the right spice. Don't skip out on it! Easily my favorite bite of the day. Generous portions, friendly service, and a beautiful plate that tasted as good as it looked. :) I'd come back for the carne asada or try the fish tacos next time. read more

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I used to really enjoy SOL, but lately it feels like the quality has slipped. The carnitas duck taco was disappointingly dry--not what I remembered. That said, the corn elote is still as good as ever, and I appreciate the free warm chips and salsa. Overall, it was just an okay experience. Hoping they can bring back the flavor and consistency they once had. Service is very good though. read more

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Always good food and decent happy hour for LA. My favs: shrimp cucarachas and regular ceviche read more

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The mangers response to my previous review proves my point of him not wanting to listen to us. Every time I went to say something about our experience he quickly replied with "ok." Yes he took the 7 dollars off the bill which was still 112 dollars for food we barely touched. I saved people from the last review of mentioning wires being in the bean dip at the server station. I wasn't going to waste my breath telling a manger who obviously didn't want to listen everything I was saying. Isn't that the purpose of yelp. For guests to be heard when a manager wont listen? read more

Dinner was wonderful! 4 of us had dinner here last night and the food, service and atmosphere was just wonderful! We love this place. The food is so fresh and tasty! We always enjoy ordering the Elote that gets cut fresh off the cob. So delicious! My son ordered the quesadilla, daughter's the short rib, lovely wife had the salmon salad and I had a hot spicy chicken dish. All dishes were so yummy! Please look at the pictures and let your eyes do the feasting! read more

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Stopped by for dinner with friends. Great decor the staff was friendly and the food was delicious. Everything we ordered my friends and I loved. Definitely will be back soon. read more

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If you're looking for a cute date spot with your boo, SOL Mexican Cocina is a great place to go. Not only is the food fresh and the drinks are spot on, but at night the ambiance is very chill and romantic. I highly recommend finding a spot outside next to the fireplace. The service is also great! The servers are very attentive and the timing of drinks to appetizers to main meal is perfect. read more

SOL Mexican Cocina - Outside patio area - Bars Near Me - Playa Vista, California

Decided to try SOL again for my birthday today, and I think that my 3.7 rating stands. Chips and salsa is top tier for sure. I selected steak fajitas as my entree and was not impressed. The flavor of the meat was there but the steak definitely has a weird gummy-like consistency (which had nothing to do with the way it was prepared). I'm used to a fajitas being served on a cast iron platter or skillet. SOL's version was served in a large deep bowl. Veggies ended up sweating out at the bottom of the bowl and they were too soupy. Our server Diego was amazing, attentive and took very good care of us. Watermelon margaritas very good. Overall this place is okay, but not a regular. read more

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Greta place to bring family or friends who are visiting. Close to the marina and LAX. Staff is always accommodating.

Great food and ambiance good for families. Good customer service and plenty of tequila options!

I feel terrible for leaving this review. I used to frequent this place because I worked across the street. Since then, I moved and a couple months later came back on a business trip. I told my friends about it and had the most horrible service and the food was really off from the last I went. I came again this evening (another business trip) thinking it was a one time occurrence. It took 1.5 hours to get appetizers. And the taquitos literally came with zero stuffing. It took another 20-30 minutes to get another serving. We stuffed ourselves with just chips because the food was not coming out. Once the food came out it was over 2.5 hours and some of it was actually cold. At that point, we just wanted to leave.We had to get most of our food to go. Once we got our check they over charged for the taquitos and didn't apply the Taco Tuesday specials. I wanted to speak with the manager but he never came out. I am ridiculously disappointed in the evening and at 9:40 we actually left the restaurant when we had been seated at 6:30. read more

The restaurant is in a great location. We often frequent this area. This place was recommended and we decided to try it. The decor and ambiance was nice. It took a few minutes before we were greeted. We were not asked if we had a preference for seating. The hostess lead us to a table outside. After seating us and handing us our menus she walked away. Our waiter disappeared after we got our food didn't show back up for over 30 minutes. After requesting the check he was gone again and Never returned. We had to flag down another waiter who was kind enough to help us. Our food was good but everything else ruined our anniversary dinner. Partner got the Asada burrito and it was mostly beans and I got chipotle shrimp fajitas which was good. Would I go back? Yes, because I feel like they have the potential to provide great service. read more

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I dropped in with some colleagues last week to watch a World Cup match. We had a large group and the team at SOL were extremely accommodating and helped the group find a place we could all comfortably watch the game together. Their happy hour menu offers a great selection of small bites and beverages. I enjoyed a house margarita and the firecracker quesadilla, both of which were delicious. I was jealous that I didn't think to order the watermelon margarita like my colleague, who let me try a sip and it was incredibly refreshing. I will have to return to try a more complete dinner experience, but the glimpse I received during happy hour was promising. read more

The food just was not very flavorful and fairly bland. In a town full of so much great Mexican and Latin cuisine, it's rare to find a place where the flavors are so muted. However, the service was good and they do have a wide selection of options. It could be that this is a place that's geared towards people that normally can't handle authentic ethnic flavors or spices. The ambiance is not bad either. Here is everything we tried: 4/5 - El Vocán: chicken & red bell peppers sautéed in spicy arbol sauce, scallions, en cazuela under a blanket of melted Oaxaca cheese. Probably the best of the dishes, but still not amazing. 2.5/5 - Chile Poblano Relleno con Ellote: roasted & fried chile poblanos, grilled corn, calabacitas, goat & mexican cheeses, kale, ahogada sauce, crema, and cilantro. Barely had any flavor at all, but the corn was a nice touch inside the chile. This was probably the most mild of all the dishes. 3/5 - Carne Asada Taco Plate: 3 carne asada tacos with grilled with garlic, pico de gallo, avocado sauce, cilantro, and onions. Pretty average, nothing noteworthy. 4/5 - Kid's Chicken Quesadilla: not bad, the kids seemed to enjoy it. 3/5 - Kid's Chicken Tenders: pretty standard, nothing noteworthy. Food: 3/5 Service: 4/5 Ambiance: 3/5 Value: 2.5/5 Overall: 3/5 read more

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