Fiesta Mexicana Restaurant — Restaurant in New York

Adorable culturally themed atmosphere with fantastic decorations, fancy sombreros, intriguing art pieces and a cool light-up sculpture mural. Cozy area in back can be reserved for parties of all sorts where they can even book a singer, karaoke, etc. I’ve seen many parties hosted there including ones with a mariachi band and it looked like a blast!

First, they bring you awesome fresh homemade tortilla chips with salsa. I fed leftover chips to birds in the nearby park during the pandemic and even the birds loved them! They fought over them; one-on-one, brawls, territorial defense, and even aerial combat! Live National Geographic in Woodside! Interestingly, they were so spoiled they barely wanted to touch Doritos I gave them, no joke. Anyways, back on topic…

The menu is vast. They have lots of stuff ranging from traditional Mex to Tex-Mex, with some American as well for party members that favor something “plain” for the moment like American breakfast, steak, or chicken soup. The “Birria” line is soooo awesome! I’ve never had anything like that before where you dip a unique taco or torta akin to French Dip, except the “soup” is way better and heartier. I finished off the dip at the end and the waitress was like, “um…you’re not supposed to eat that by itself”. lol Definitely give the birria line a try at least once. Another memorable experience was the chicken flautas. The meat inside was so soft and tender with the outside a very crispy wrapping. I first used a knife and fork and sent parts of it flying! haha The tasty tostadas are fun as well since they are overflowing and will end up all over the place if you’re not careful. Kids would love these, maybe not parents so much? hehe When I want to be neater, my go-to dish is the fajitas. This sizzling plate arriving preps your appetite for a perfect blend of meat, peppers and onions. It comes with tortillas too for taco moments. It’s also huge and I wind up bringing home like half of it. Like the Bistec Rancheros (seems a classic diner breakfast equivalent), I ended up packing half of it even though it was great. Even the tortas and cemitas are stuffed and I often can only eat half. I ate so many of these (over a dozen to choose from like Tortas Locas) during the pandemic in the park and then ate the leftover halves during isolation when I caught Omicron. Best “frozen food” I had in my life! I’ve even witnessed a customer saying to the waitress that his torta was the best sandwich he had in his life! Wow!

And let’s not forget the tacos. In addition to traditional Mexican tacos, they sport “hard and soft shell” varieties that gives you Taco Bell flash-backs, but with fresh meat of your choice which always makes it better as well as healthier. Like all their tortilla based dishes, you can choose various seasoned meats. My faves are the fish and shrimp tacos as they are very yummy and give a twist to the staple. The marinated pork with pineapple (makes the sincronizada akin to Hawaiian pizza), and goat selections are also something very interesting and worth a try. I like the spicy pork the best, but there are just so many to choose from to suit all tastes. They even have what seems like a “breakfast taco” of sorts with jalapenos, eggs, and rice. Be sure to top your taco meal off with one of their fantastic homemade drinks. My fave is the tamarindo out of like 10 to choose from. It’s very unique and has a memorable zing to it.

Overall, I give this restaurant three thumbs up as it not only suits Mexican craves, but also accommodates the borderline appetite of Mexican and American foods. The servers are friendly and work fast to rearrange tables for your party’s comfort. They keep the place very clean and organized and are very detail oriented and flexible when taking your order. You want something customized? No problemo. I’ve had enough “egg white tacos” and such here when I’ve ehem…already had my saturated fat allowance for the week. Do try one. It’s surprisingly good for a low calorie option. Anyways, hope you enjoyed this review and find it helpful....

I always try to avoid certain restaurants because of my experience when I was a child. This is one of them. I remember I came into a different restaurant at 12 years old and they took a glance at me and walked away for 20 minutes. I stood there with no menu or anything for that time as if they didn’t want me there. I’m yellow in a Spanish area and I was never concerned about my race. But this was the first time I felt hate from another minority group for no apparent reason. This service here gave me the reminisce of the past I never want to be reminded. The food was good because the meat I chose for every taco had flavor. Sometimes the chicken is usually very bland. The food took a while but that wasn’t my main concern. If it was the food I would say 3 to 4 out of 5. I ordered a side of rice and beans and from the menu there was no cheese on top of the beans. Dairy being one of the top 10 allergies, it should be the restaurants main concern to switch it out because I can’t consume it. The beans had cheese on top of it and I told the waitress I can’t eat any dairy. She told me to take it out of the beans or if I need it switched they will charge me. This got me furious. On top of that, they forced us to pay a tip of 15% mandatory. Definitely need to change the service snd possible this restaurant. This location has been replaced many times before and prior there was an amazing seafood restaurant. Hope the service...

Went to this Mexican restaurant as woodside natives. We have seen them come and see them go, last restaurant there was really good too.back to Fiesta mexicana. We went late Sunday after weeks of passing by, there was a kareoke which was a little loud but definitely worth it, servers were welcoming and entertainers were charming as well. We ordered the molcajete which had all types of meat and cheese, cactus. My mother, a Mexican born chef and picky eater said it was delicious. My brothers ordered nachos, a cemita(Mexican sandwich) and steak. I ordered a shrimp cocktail and for my baby a chicken soup. Everything was amazing. As Mexican I can tell you this is not Tex-Mex but authentic Mexican food. We had red sangria and horchata water. They were also on point. I sang a few Karaoke songs and we all went home happy. We are so happy we found a great place. I hope they keep up the good work and improve...