Asada Tacos + Beer — Restaurant in Laguna Beach

Upon walking in we were greeted very professionally, We explained it was our first time here and we needed a minute to look over the menu. The gentleman behind the counter said he would be happy to answer any questions we had. I'm not an earthy salad person, So I went with the carna asada salad with romaine lettuce, my wife got Mexican Cobb salad & we also had the Asada bowl. The restaurant was empty and we visited on a Saturday night (1/13/24), We were shocked especially by the reviews, but after a few minutes, our food arrived fresh and hot. We had ordered our dressings on the side and my wife got some other dressing also. After tasting my wife's dressings I was all in and was about to have them bring me one or both of them, But then my wife tasted mine and said yours is good you may want to try first, So I did and OMG IT WAS FIRE 🔥 sweet savory maybe a raspberry vinegarette? Now after a while, we had seen people coming in to pick up their orders and then a few other couples arrived. My only problem was that we weren't checked up on especially after the small glass of water (so that's why I took off a star for that (google review), but the gentleman did come over after some time and ask if we needed a refill. Now let me get back to the food. We stopped eating our salads & hopped on the asada bowl, it was extremely delicious. My salad was FIRE, I tell you and not many places get this type of review or rating from me because the food is ehh. Either they are afraid to put seasoning on it or it comes out lukewarm or something but after eating this I wanted another (being greedy) Oh and let me mention we were eating good l, trust me I so wanted the burrito or hard tacos. Nonetheless, I left with my stomach full & angry at the same time. All the way home all I kept thinking about was that carna asada salad & that dressing 😋🤤🤤🤤🤤 (I'm writing this review 1/14/24 @10:53 am FYI) I'm sitting contemplating if I want to drive 1hr & 14 minutes to get another one 😅 🤣🤣🤣 you have no idea how delicious everything was. OMG so my wife had noticed that this couple sat at the counter and they two ordered salads with dressings on them and sent them back because they didn't like the dressings 😵‍💫😵🤯 we were floored and couldn't understand why they didn't just ask for it on the side but whatever. We will be back as long as you guys keep serving up fire food you have customers for life !!!!!!!! We parked in the back lot and walked down the stairs. It was a...

Stopped by here to escape the over priced options near Laguna Beach proper. Was a little hard to find, being tucked into a shopping area. Chips and salsa were great, with a warm roasted salsa roja. It happened to be a Tuesday, so we took advantage of Taco Tuesday and ordered pollo and carnitas tacos. Also had the Mexican Cobb salad. Food was really solid and I thought reasonably priced for a beach town. Nice margarita and beer options too.

We sat outside but the road noise proved to be too much so we moved inside. All the seating is elevated, which isn't a favorite of mine. It's counter service so you need to get up to re-order, which isn't a big deal, but you may feel ignored if you don't know this. Would definitely recommend and would try again...

Not impressed. The food was disappointing, to say the least. The chili relleno was undercooked and lacked any real flavor. If you're getting food to go, be sure to specifically ask for napkins and utensils—otherwise, you might end up eating a WET burrito with your BARE HANDS like I did on the beach, which was far from enjoyable. Prices have gone up significantly, yet the service hasn't improved. The cashier asked for a 15% tip just for taking my order, which is so unnecessary. Especially with so few customers in the restaurant you'd think they could double-check that to-go orders have everything they need. The short rib taco was especially disappointing—the meat was dry and tough, and the portions were...