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    Vallarta Mexican Restaurant

    3.2 (96 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    VALLARTA MEXICAN RESTAURANT ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Loud
    Happy hour specials
    Good for groups

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    Margarita pitcher

    [[HIGHLIGHT]]We loved the food, the service, and the ambiance.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] BUT if you are going to charge me $36 (which I had no problem paying) for a pitcher of Top Shelf Margarita you should NOT displace 1/3 of my pitcher with some kind of freezer thing. If it was a pitcher of beer I can see trying to keep it cold. Margarita has ice in it. Really felt ripped off.

    Chips and salsa
    Brittney B.

    We came here for lunch during our girls trip. We all 6 got something different and all gave our meals a 3/5. Not the best but not the worst. Our server was nice and the inside looks like a typical Mexican restaurant. Service was pretty slow, especially considering no one else was here during lunch time. My aunt got the fajita salad and it came on chips (pictured below) which she thought was weird there was no actual salad with it. Although the steak on it was amazing! Overall we probably wouldn't come back.

    Margarita menu
    Rebekah C.

    The food was so good great service [[HIGHLIGHT]]I was so impressed with the decor it was really pretty in there![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The cheese dip salsa and even the bean dip had such good flavor! Definitely recommend I will be back! Oh yeah the margarita menu was so cute definitely have to try next time!

    This was ridiculous for steak fajitas nothing like last ones. Raw peppers and onions and no tomatoes..
    Jana B.

    Not sure what happened ..[[HIGHLIGHT]]this restaurant is remodeled and gorgeous[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] and we went a lot..but the last 2 times it was awful for my husband..this time mine was good but he got big chunks of tough meat on top of raw bell peppers,a few onions and no tomatoes.. we won't be back as prices have gone up and quality down..sad cause mine was better more taste and not so bland this time..very disappointed

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    Charles P.

    [[HIGHLIGHT]]The inside looks fabulous[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] and the food was great! The staff are friendly and we will definitely be coming back!

    Mexican Martini
    Bart J.

    Maybe more like a 3.5 for us. Had a late lunch and too late for lunch menu. It was HH so my wife got a house marg for $4.00. Two of them. Nothing special to them. I ordered off the specialty menu and got an espoloma and tequila martini. Both were very good. Wife had a burrito and I got three street tacos: carnitas, pastor and lengua. Two had dried out meat. I ate all three though. 3.0 rating. Chips, salsa and queso were all good. Service was 4.5. Will go back to try more. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Very festive atmosphere and lively Mexican music.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]]

    Gratuity?

    This was our second time giving this place a try but after tonight we made the decision not to come back. We had 5 people at our table tonight and split the bill in two. Luckily I happened to noticed an extra 18% charge on my bill, which I assumed was gratuity? At least I assumed because we did not leave the "additional gratuity" listed on the card copy. (KINDA SNEAKY) Don't get me wrong the food is OK, service was good just not really authentic Mexican and is overpriced with smaller portions than elsewhere.

    This is the green aguachile it's really good I recommend if you like really spice stuff. Really love it

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    Good food, very sour margaritas and highest prices in town. Not worth it. Many choices around.

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    Bland. Good portion size and good service. Food very very bland. Below avg food. There are better places to eat

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    We where pleasantly suprised. This is authentic Mexican food. Service was great and food came out fast. Plenty of parking. We will return.

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    Not sure how to eat a wedge salad but I did mange to.  Homemade blue cheese dressing and crumbles. Got to find a way..

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