Mariscos El Vallartazo — Restaurant in Hickory

Industrial interior design, spaciousness all around and between each table, which I love.

I ordered the stuffed lobster plate "Langosta Rellena". The price was marked "Market price", which turned out to be $80 on my bill last night. If you love seafood, this place in Hickory is a MUST TRY.

My plate was delicious! Fries were crispy on the outside and perfectly firm. The sourdough roll that they garlic-buttered and toasted?? AMAZING.

Btw, the stuffed lobster plate is HUGE. You can easily feed 3 people with this plate alone. I ended up packing 2/3 home.

Great service by the senorita behind the bar. Prompt seating. HUGE menu, with beautiful pictures of each plate, and the food comes out exactly as pictured haha. I will return to try other dishes!

Great place for family dinners or date nights.

EDIT I took my parents and 2 kids back to this place for dinner on 9/1/2025 and the bill came to me with 18% TIP added to my total. I'm NOT okay with this as the waiter only returned to refill our waters one time. SO READ YOUR RECEIPT in case...

If you love seafood you will love this restaurant! I noticed there was a couple really poor reviews about the service. I didn’t experience that at all. The service was professional and friendly- they were just super busy. If you’ve never worked at a restaurant, it’s very easy to make a poor judgment about the service just because you don’t get a server to rush over to your table the moment you snap your fingers. I would say the service was a little above average. Oh, but let’s talk about the food! If you love seafood and delicious fresh Mexican cuisine, this is definitely the place for you! The shrimp cocktail that I ordered was an extra large and I could barely finish it- it was Huge! I had three other friends with me so I sampled their sautéed shrimp dishes and they were mouthwatering and delightful! Overall I give this new restaurant five stars and I think you’ll really...

Came here for lunch for the first time yesterday and it was the waste of 100 dollars. The starter plate they give you was the highlight of the meal. My wife order the shrimp tacos and why you put iceberg lettuce on a taco and for two tacos I felt like they put the whole bag the shrimp was decent but missing some kind of spice. I order the stuffed lobster and I was very disappointed. It had imitation crab which was a downer because they have crab legs more shrimp which was still plain and the lobster was so over cooked I couldn’t even eat it. the lobster itself was big but if you can’t cook it right then it’s a waste. If it’s your first time here expect to pay for individual drinks NO Refills. I won’t be coming back but do wish...