Mariscos El Costeño Mexican Restaurant — Restaurant in South Gate

I try not to review any business unless there are multiple visits, at least three, this is to reduce the possibility of catching a business on one of their less than stellar days. This place however moved me to write this review after two visits, this came to be because after commenting with some of my neighbors about this place (we live a few blocks away from the restaurant) they had the same experiences so here is the end result, a well deserved five star review. My family and neighbors agree that the food is delicious and the service warm and friendly, on top of that there are many items on the menu under $10.00 , which means that a couple can easily have a home styled meal with drinks (agua fresca) for under $30.00 including tip! Give them a try, I don't believe you will be...

we order food for delivery, a shrimp coctail with octopus, campechana and aguachiles. when we recieved the order the coctail come half cup with 10 small shrimps no octopus at all, in all the coctails, dont get me wrong the flavor was there but no the seafood, we ask the pico de gallo on the side and just give us so little, for the aguachile like a said the flavor was there, but no the shrimp, was 3 whole mediun shrimpd and 2 half shrimps with 4 little pieces of cucumber and onions. no tostada just a little bag of chips. all for 51 dollars and my dinner ruin. looks if left overs where send into my order, for the flavor maybe come back in the opening time to see if they...

I had a strawberry margarita and it taste like a shake with very little alcohol. I had chilaquiles and let me say these chips were hard as a rock. It wasn't an authentic dish. The steak was super well done. Couldn't chew it up. My son had camarones a la plancha and he enjoyed them. Their dad had shrimp wrapped in bacon he loved them. My daughter and I had steak and it wasn't what I had expected. The place...