"Wow." That's what I kept thinking as we sat down at our table and later enjoyed our meal. This is…read morea beautiful restaurant on the Kirkland waterfront, serving delicious Mexican food. We parked inside the hotel parking garage (later validated the ticket, which applies for 2 hour parking slots), and walked into the restaurant from the garage. We were seated indoors as there weren't any out door tables available but our table was close enough to the deck so we had plenty of sunshine. The rest of the indoor restaurant is beautiful with its tropical/island feel. Our server, Joanna, was super friendly and helpful at providing recommendations. We had margaritas, guacamole with corn, Mahi mahi tacos, potatoes with bacon and sour cream, and the frijoles/pinto beans. Everything was so flavorful and fresh, my favorite was the Mahi Mahi taco plate. Would love to comeback for more! Happy eating!

10 out of 10 experience across the board! First of all, the entire experience felt like I was in…read moreTulum, Mexico, or just on a vacation in general. The view, aesthetic, service, and atmosphere was incredible. I appreciated the little nods of homage to Mexico as well, there's plenty pieces of Latin inspired art and photographs in one of the hallways while walking towards the bathroom. It felt intimate and beautifully placed with care and love. Now the happy hour... one of the best I've ever had. I visited shortly after they opened to experience their happy hour from 4 PM to 6 PM. I enjoyed a well poured glass of red wine, guacamole and chips, & their smoked mushroom tacos. Phenomenal!! Everything is incredibly well priced as well (I almost want to keep this happy hour a secret!) I absolutely recommend this restaurant, especially their happy hour! I'm not sure about the rest of their menu items, but their happy hour hit it out of the park and they will definitely be seeing me back again for it.

I have to post about a special menu item they had. They call it "Release the Kraken". It was…read moreoutstanding. It's a fajita with shrimp and octopus. Shrimp and octopus were sautéed in a butter garlic pepper (ancho?) sauce. The octopus was incredibly tender and the shrimp cooked just right and pop when biting into one. If people keep asking for it maybe they'll put it on the main menu. Fingers crossed.

Went in for an early dinner on a Saturday afternoon. The…read moregood: The service was fast and friendly and the atmosphere was nice. The bad: My husband ordered the taco salad and I got an enchilada/tamale combo. I was surprised by how fast we got our food but it became understandable after we started eating. Sadly, the food was very bland. I honestly couldn't distinguish the tamale from the enchilada. The salad was ok..nothing was wrong but there is also nothing to comment about. For the price, I was hoping for more. Bottom line: We won't be back.

My partner and I were trying to find a place to eat in Kirkland we are not from the area and found…read morethis place I loved how we were seated almost immediately even though they had a wait list on a friday night and how fast the service was it was me and my partner first time there the food was incredible with a very amazing pricing I was so surprised when I got the bill the food quality seemed to be of like a high end restaurant we loved every bit of it and in the end got a complimentary flan and it was the best flan I have ever tasted I would highly recommend this restaurant

I don't know who needs to hear this but honestly if you are in the mood for American Mexican…read morecuisine, you cannot go wrong here, but not only that, their drinks and their desserts are just as good (especially that caramel cake with pepitas when its around). I ordered my fav which is the chimichanga in chicken (please be aware shrinkflation is real and this little guy has definitely shrunk lol) still tasty and plenty for one person. We also ordered the Burrito Lanera, which is ginormous and I believe a seasonal Shrimp Tamale as well, both were very flavorful, but between the two I think the Burrito won. As always the Hibiscus Mango Sour is a clear winner and favorite with the fam so make sure you try it out if you haven't already Shout out to the wait staff, you guys are awesome and just to note for whatever reason it's quieter at the bar than the family section so if your wanting less noise that's the place to be

The service was amazing the waitress were attentive never had any problems. I'm surprised that…read morethere was no wait the food was great the chicken was well seasoned and the meat was great a bit expensive but worth the price. A great design and art on the walls feels like a family owned restaurant with great service and everything would recommend.

The food and service was great. No complaints there. Ordered the trios fajitas and flavor was…read moredelicious and meat tender. Very friendly and attentive servers. Our main complaint and unfortunately reason for 2 stars was primarily due to overpricing on the menu as well as charging for sparkling waters. We've never been to a restaurant that has charged for sparkling (aka soda water) unless it was bottled. We still tipped graciously because of the service, but we do want the owner to know that this is not standard to charge for tap sparkling water. They took off 2 of our kids sparkling waters but still charged ours.

Trying a new place for some Mexican food. We were seated immediately, good service . Nice clean…read morerestaurant there were few other tables full but the service was quick. Chips and salsa were yummy, they have a roasted pepper spicy salsa it was fire but so flavorful. We ordered margaritas and michelada. The corn elote was really good. For dinner ordered the taco salad no meat, the wait staff was so nice she asked if I wanted rice in my taco salad. Good food hit the spot .

Best Nachos I've ever had !! Service is amazing and quick to bring out the food. I love this place…read moreas a Mexican I forsure recommend any day !

Better than a lot of fast food when you're looking for more than a good taco. The burrito was moist…read moreand flavorful and worth getting again...other places tend to be so dry they are worthless without salsa but not here which gets them a 4 instead of a 3 (meaning I do look forward to coming back for this) Churro wasn't great...I mean I'm not going to turn down fried sugar bread, but the filling didn't really pop and wasn't all that hot even though I ate it first. Shell was a bit hard but not crisp. Chips were...chips. Wish the salsa was more generous.

I went in for taco tuesday. I got 3 tacos; one carne asada , one carnitas and one fish. As well as…read morea small horchata. I need to caveat this review with I am a bit picky on tacos and awful at talking to people sometimes. Together that means, the fish taco is being compared to what I can get in San Diego and the latter is why I had all these tacos without salsa. All the tacos are fairly small so good snacking size. The size makes sense since the usual price is less than $3. The carne asada and carnitas are not bad. They would all benefit from eating with salsa. The fish taco was disappointing. I usually really like the sauce on a fish taco but this didn't stand out to me. It probably needed a bit of lime. Overall, it's good for taco tuesday. It's not somewhere I would go regularly. It is a local business that does encourage silly things, like a speed eating contest for the Totem Lake run club. Something that obviously worked because I spent money and watched.

I'm always on the hunt for good carnitas tacos. This truck was recommended to me by a few people…read moreand they were completely right! So good. No seating, but they are located in the Shell station parking lot across from Kirkland Urban, which means also across from Peter Kirk Park. Grab some tacos (and maybe a Happy Lemon - right next door!) and dine al fresco on a nice day. All their food is packaged for takeaway so it's also a great "grab on the way home from work" option. Highly recommend!

Tried out this taco truck since it was right next to the gas station. only ordered a beef and…read morepork taco to taste. It came in a nice clear box so the presentation was great for takeout. it is detailed with couple pieces of radish, lime, and a really flavorful salsa (mild in this case). It came was traditional 2 layer corn taco that was fresh. The pork was moist and flavorful. The beef can be more moist and needs a little more seasoning. Can't wait to try out their other items on the menu. Ate the tacos on the way home so didn't have a chance to take a picture!

This place has amazing food! A true hidden gem in Bellevue! You absolutely must try the homemade…read moreblue corn tortillas and try the extra spicy hot sauce at your own risk!

5 stars for everything...service, food, and vibes…read more... We came expecting decent mexican food and were blown away by the experience. We definitely will come back. Oh and the mole was really good. Try it!