la margarita

my favorite mexican place of all time! i went there at least monthly when i lived in irving. it has been 5 years since i last went bit looking forward to going next while visiting the area. great food and great drinks!

just ok. this was your typical tex-mex place if you ask me. service was good, everyone was friendly and food was out in a timely manner. i had the beef and chorizo tacos which were good, but could have used some type of sauce to go with them. the chips were good, guacamole was ehh..ok, but the salsa was bad. the salsa tasted like tomato soup, definitely one of the worst salsas i've ever had at a mexican restaurant.

lunch - good choice. lunch time spinach enchi's are very good as is the accompanying tortilla soup. looking forward to a return during the dinner hour - will see if their name lives up to the libation!!

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i've returned a couple of more times since my original visit. very much enjoy the menu item "build your own plate" with tacos, enchi's, tamale, burritto, flauta, choice of beans. good value, great flavors.

the only plate i've had that was less than enjoyable were the duck tacos. not really what you'd expect to see at a mexican food restaurant, which is why i ordered it. the duck meat was shredded and dry. however, if your interest is piqued, i would suggest asking the server if you could do a taste test before ordering. i'm so impressed with this restaurant, i'm of the opinion they would probably oblige your request.

the food wasn't too bad, definately not worth the money. the place is way too crowded for lunch hours. would not recommend this place to anyone. service was bad. try danal's mexican resteraunt down the street, much better food, price, and service. la margarita is overrated and they try to be too high class for the nasty city of irving

delicious! very unique diamond in the rough!

it's good. nothing amazing. prices seem a bit high, but everything seems to be pricier the last couple months. the salsa is warmed. the dinner i had was tasty. standard strip mall mexican restaurant. nice staff and didn't seem to be slow service others complained of.

i was pleasantly surprised. i use this app quite a bit when traveling so chose this place due to proximity to where i am staying and the % rating. being from out of town, i almost didn't go in due to the sketchy nature of the area. glad i stayed and ate here. very good.

ayee. i've been to this place numerous times for the past 2-3 years. never had a bad experience. the staff has always been polite and timely, and their enchiladas are the bomb. their chips and salsa is always great too, i'm glad they don't tone down on the spice of it like some of the other places i've been to.

prejudice staff. the restaurant staff is very prejudice against their own kind and i bet even other races besides white people. i've eaten here twice and today i ordered something to go. both times i ate there our waiter was very dull and rude. my spouse asked for a margarita and he gets carded which is fine we don't mind. but he couldn't find it, and the waiter just looked at us with a smirk (this was our first time) and he left but said he'd be back. well my spouse found his id in his front pocket which is fine to laugh at but when we showed him the id he kept being rude and dull. he didn't even want to explain the menu to us. the second time it was the same thing all over again except we didn't order a drink. i still left the waiters 20% both times because i am a server at mi cocina. i know what good service is. and today i decided instead of receiving prejudice service then i'll just avoid it by ordering to go. i ordered my food at 2:37 and got there at 3:00. they said it would take 20-25 minutes which is fine i didn't mind. i waited until about 3:10 and i still didn't mind but the one thing that was aggravating is that nobody said hi or even acknowledged that we were there (i went withy my brother). two white males entered and they sat down at the bar and got greeted and taken care of right away while we were still standing in the front by the hostess stand. finally someone (the hostess) came out of the kitchen at 3:14 and charged us. i was rude and i don't even remember if she asked us "how are you" or even said hello. i just heard her voice and right after she was done talking i said "order for 'name'". it took her about 5 more minutes to get my order out which during that time she came out and went back because she probably forgot something. bad bad service. not even the servers came near us, they just avoided us. so this is my deal, they have great food and i probably would have tipped her if the service was faster. it took over 30 minutes for my food to get done and get out and this is not acceptable for a tex-mex restaurant, i know, i work at one. another thing, no matter what race or how they act towards you, the server, hostess, or any other worker in the restaurant must give their best service with a smile to every customer that comes in. the only reason i tipped those two waiters is because i know how it is, this is how they make their living but that hostess has no excuse. i wish the managers at this place could teach their staff a thing or two about customer service skills.

steak & relleno. grilled skirt steak topped with a poblano relleno stuffed with cheese and topped with a red and green sauce. excellent

great food, service and presentation. non descript shopping center hides a jewel of a restaurant. very busy and loud because everyone was enjoying the food. we had the shrimp enchiladas with alvacado sauce and the salmon with garlic mash/vegtable slaw both signature dishes. superb presentation and perfect serving size. great tasting. if you want something besides everyday tex-mex try this place out!

$30 for shrimp enchiladas and the vegetarian quesidillas. neither were very good. the shrimp were overcooked and both were smothered in questionably-colored sauces. the quesidillas were especially foul, bland and yet bitter. unfortunately, we came here on a recommendation and won't be back. the wait staff was attentive and we were seated promptly, but even the salsa sucks. warm and full of what we assume is cornstarch. i would avoid this place in the future.

awesome staff very friendly.very clean restaurant. food excellent. we are from alabama and we highly recommend this restaurant.

after finding this place on urbanspoon we decided to give it a try. we didn't want to go to any of the chain restaurants and we weren't familiar with the area. after arriving we were kind of nervous as the strip mall it was located in seemed kind of less than attractive. anyway after going inside we noticed the decor was quite nice, the music was fun and at a nice level, and it was very clean. we were a little apprehensive as we were the only ones there but it was early. we were quickly seated and brought chips and salsa. our waiter was quite friendly and knowledgeable. when our food arrived we became more relaxed as the presentation was lovely. the food was amazing. i personally had the applewood smoked bacon chipotle fajitas while others in my party had the traditional tacos, duck carnitas, camarones al mojo de ajo, taco salad, and chile relleno. it was all very delicious! we finished the meal with creme brûlées. after we were done we realized the place had gotten quite busy as only a few tables were empty. wonderful experience and definitely will return the next time we're in irving.

from worried to amazed. six of us went sat, april 14, 2012 around 12:30pm. we almost did not even go in because we were unimpressed with the outside of the restaurant. then, after going in, almost left again - there was not a single customer inside. we decided to stay and ordered 6 different meals. we all agreed that this was some of the best mexican food that we ever experienced. between the orders, we had duck, shrimp, chicken, and beef. to a person, we were blown away. also, the creme brulee was very good.

the drive from east dallas will certainly be made again in the near future.