Lupitas Restaurant — Restaurant in New York

Superb. Some of the best nachos I've had in New York City. $13 with a bottled Victoria Lager and I am almost as happy as I've ever been.

The nachos start strong with a generous layer of hearty, freshly fried tortilla chips. And! They didn't get soggy! Not even with all the buttery black beans! Or the decadent, juicy carnitas! The cheesy top layer was a stringy combination of Oaxaca and mozzarella so it had a really sexy pull to it.

I will also say that the nacho plate had a great ratio of chips to creaminess to acid for freshness. However, I drowned mine in their house tomatillo salsa because it was good enough to bathe in.

Finally, it is responsible to advise that Lupita's won't likely be the most graceful dining experience. I loved walking in to a full restaurant at 3 pm - a definite good sign - but the server was clearly overwhelmed. While the food came out fast and hot, everything else was a challenge. Who cares though I'm so happy.

Happy hour...

Typically I’m not so harsh with ratings, this place however was Horrible. The moment my sister and I walked in, the music went off (coincidence). We were not greeted not even with a smile, so I said hello to the waitress and she placed the menus down and said nothing with NO EYE contact. That was my Que to leave but we didn’t. We received Nachos with dip as appetizers with a straw wrapper/ trashed and found at the bottom of the appetizers. I informed the waitress and she apologized and brought a new one out for us. We get our orders taken and brought at this time and not once checked on, the people were not welcoming at all unless you appeared to be the same ethnic background. Look if you want to try this place, give it a chance but my experience was a disaster. The food was not that good either, I really mean that. I was hoping to say 1 good thing but there’s nothing positive about this place, my sister even agreed and she’s usually very Positive...

I loved this place. "LOVED" until the food came out not great and the live music was often too loud. I ordered esquites and got corn soup instead. Esquites isn't supposed to be so wet and soupy. Another time there was too much fat in my pork taco. If they educated the chef better then the food would be better. They have live music which is always cool but often put the volume soooo loud that you can't even talk to the person you came with. Often I see the other patrons leave shortly after the music starts. People would probably stay longer if the volume of music and singing wasn't so loud. Other than the food and music, the service is really good and sweet too. I have eaten here often and my partner said to stop eating here...