Mercado Hollywood — Restaurant in Los Angeles

Legal Disclaimer, this is my recount of my evening at this location. Yes this is needed, it was That Bad. Jeez. Atrocious, Horrible, Disgusting, Overpriced, Terribly "Managed", Prejudice!? No this isn't the description of a New York times bestseller.. yet it reads like one. Just a few words to sum up my experience here this night. It starts in the parking lot I've noticed that a lot of other customers share similar stories, one even of valet wrecking their car and management blaming the customer! Shocking! But i'm not surprised, here is why. . Start: Before i can even get inside I pull into the parking lot casually. I was ignored by one fellow working the lot, but fine, a nice lady directs me to a spot near the door someone is pulling out of. This tall unkempt grumpy Hispanic male, with poor language skills, comes shouting at me through my window. "Go BaCk! Go BacK". Pointing to the back of the lot. I oblige, figuring the lady steered me wrong accidentally, it happens, fine. As he scolds her i hear her say "its so far". I obey his commands, confused yet calm, i notice him following beside my car on foot, perfect. I ask "where", referencing the full lot. Again he shouts at me, a stranger who has not yet said more than one word to him i may add.. "I Don Know! I Don Know! I Work here! Go Side StREET!" I AM APPAULED, but not completely shaken. What I thought to be a language barrier, was actually just someone very rude. I knew how to handle this, or so i thought.. . I park beside a dumpster, lock my doors, yes, and proceed inside. I am currently in awe, understandably, yet collected, thinking of how to word my experience with the boss quickly. As i walk in, I notice a man looking me at me oddly, as if to say "This, coming in here?" I ignore it. . Again. I ask the two young ladies at the front for the manager, as they both sheepishly point to the man whose gone behind them. Oh gosh, it was the man i just saw walking inside. I knew where this was going.. I suppose he figures he did too. I start by asking the obvious, "Do you hire the people outside?" He doesn't reply, yet asks what is wrong I say my piece, exactly what has happen, and what you all have read _ There is nothing to make up. The truth writes itself, no? _ When i am done, he stares at me. With the biggest doofus grin i have ever saw. Sorry but there is no other way to describe it. A tall white male, greased back black hair, extra grease, extra tight clothing. Just staring at me. I didn't know where to look. I just began to stare at his lips. I begin to say what has happen again, figuring i wasn't clear enough in my hurt state. He then escorts me outside, carrying the same grin, under the guise he was going to be helpful. Nope! He chews me out He says "What im getting from this is youre a very flustered and very aggitated being over something" Ummm... ok.. I proceed to try and tell the story again, because as of this point, I have nothing against him. He cuts me off "No! I don't know what has happen, but as of this point i see you are a very flustered, very agitated being, who has come into my restaurant complaining during my shift" Wait.. what? Yep.. as expected .. king douche runs this restaurant. At least around 6pm fridays he does. Sep/15/17 . Never Going Back!

Chipotle is cheaper and...

Really hip place, small (not a huge bar section) and its highly recommended to make reservations ahead of time for a table. Certainly a spot to indulge in after work happy hour or just mange on some Latin bites. Whatever you fancy there are just a couple of tips you should know.

This place is located on Cahuenga and although it's not in the center of Hollywood, this Hollywood Hills location has just as much traffic! I went on a Wednesday and it took me almost 2 hours to get here from Westwood. It was during peak traffic hours so plan accordingly during the week.

There's LOADS of street parking and the meters end at 6pm. After 6 you're good! No confusing signs and hidden tow zones, you are golden if you luck up on a meter nearby. Its valet parking only and its $5. Didn't see any free parking beyond the meters and the valet.

Happy Hour runs until 7pm during the week so try and get there on time.

Food here is $$ especially for the small plates. The chips and guacamole are amazing and more than enough to share. HIGHLY recommend. I also had the Mexican Kale Salad (kale, arugula, queso fresco, candied pepitas, pears, dried strawberries, cotija pesto croutons, agave-lime vinaigrette) off their small bites menu which was amazing. The candied pepitas were so sweet and crunchy certainly a lovely addition to the bitter kale and salty queso fresco. Although it's a small bite it was mighty filling.

Bar area is sort of small so if you are looking to watch a game with a group of friends make sure to call in advance.

Get separate checks in parties over 2. We split the bill three ways with three different cards and gratuity was automatically factored in. We didn't notice until I did the calculates and was wonder why for 3 ppl with a $130 check it came out to 50 bucks each. It's fine and saves on calculations but just note its factored in the price AFTER you pay.

Overall cute place...

Food was okay, we didn't get to order much of anything because we got there 30 minutes before happy hour ended, we ordered two drinks, got HEAVILY pushed by the waiter to order this expensive appetizer which we did. Then 15 minutes til HH ended, we're looking around for the waiter to order a few more items but he's nowhere to be found. Finally he comes back exactly 5 minutes til 7pm, and we ask to order more drinks and food and he rudely tells us HH has ended. He claims he can't get our order into the computer (that is 10 feet away from our table) in under 5 minutes. I just laugh and say okay, assuming this waiter is just having a bad day and wants to take it out on us. He suddenly says "let me run and order it for you" (order ends up being wrong too) ignores ordering for the rest of the table, when he comes back it's still 4 minutes until happy hour is over, he takes the rest of our tables order (not HH stuff) and is able to take and place ALL the orders with 3 minutes to spare til 7pm. It's just absolutely ridiculous. If you don't want your patrons ordering HH, don't have HH! But refusing to place an order and having a major attitude about it is definitely NOT the way to go about it. He ensured we'll never...