Mariscos Za Za Zá — Restaurant in Los Angeles

Man, what a let-down. Not sure how this place has such high ratings.

Ordering system is wack: you wait on a long line where just one poor employee is taking all the orders and mixing all the drinks. Its slow. Once you order, you enter the courtyard to see a plethora of unbussed tables and tons of employees standing around looking bored.

We took an unbussed table and when we asked the guy who dropped our first dish politely if he could buss it, he had a total attitude.

Food is incredibly mid. Overpriced. My $9 fish taco felt cheap and tasted incredibly bland. $14 michelada (with pacifico) was also very bland. $15 auguachile had some lime and a few cucumbers. Guess what? Bland.

Time between plates was like 20 minutes. They kept coming back with the wrong dishes and looking confused when I said we didn’t order that.

Overall, this is trying to be a high end mexican spot like Salazar or something but all the fod it mid, I think everyone is just confused by the nice courtyard. Go support a taco truck in this...

the food is shockingly mid for the service and price.

first of it’s counter order where just one girl is making drinks and taking orders. even just 2 people ahead of you is at least a 10 min wait.

after i ordered, all the empty tables out in the courtyard were unbused, and it wasn’t even busy. i sat there for at least 10 min before getting the attention of a food runner who seemed to imply it was a self bussing restaurant? (with these prices??)

food came out super staggered. got my tostada then waited another 30 min after finishing for flautas. both were fine but nothing worth coming back for.

the drinks are also premixed and nothing to write home about. if you want another drink during your meal, you have to go stand in line for at least 10 min.

this place has a beautiful courtyard which is its best selling point. food, service, and THE PRICE ($9 for one taco, $19 per cocktail) for a super inefficient counter order spot is just really frustrating.

this spot is buzzing all over the internet and i just don’t...

Very cute spot, that I would return to if I had a random weekday off. When we went there were hardly any other parties so we had no issues finding a seat.

The menu has something for everyone. It didn't take long for our order to come out. Portions were bigger than what I was expecting (I was worried they were going to be tapas sized portion, but the yellowtail tostada was quite filling), so I would say that dishes are reasonably priced. My friend and I felt the flavors hit the mark with each dish.

In retrospect, I could have ordered just the tostada with my americano and be satisfied. But I am glad to have tried more things on the menu. I would say that the dishes, while savory, leaned more light which I think is perfect for brunch.

During our visit, I got the yellowtail tostada, fish taco, and flautas. All were delicious. They also have a milk punch/clarified cocktail that my friend ordered (which are hard to find in LA) and it was also a well...