Mexican comfort food & margaritas, plus a weekend brunch menu, served in family-friendly surrounds. Based on 113 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.0 stars. Price $$
Address:
1175 Solano Ave, Albany, CA 94706
Phone: (510) 647-9999
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Matt Wyss
What a nice addition to the street. We have needed a comfortable Mexican restaurant on Solano forever. We stopped in for happy hour and we were very happy with drinks and snacks. I usually expect happy hour tacos to suck but the carnitas tacos were overstuffed and tasty. All together we had tacos, chips and salsa, and queso dip. Along with a couple of beers we got out the door for under $25
Ray Stuckey
Went for brunch. Very laid back. Food was good and I was very excited about it.
M S
Tasty shrimp. Complimentary chips & salsa were good. Rotating red wine was good. Rotating fieldwork was good. Host was nice & one of the servers. Other server was fine, but not as warm. It was pricey & for the mains, 2/3 of us were not very happy. Super burrito was weird with guacamole served on the side & not in the actual burrito. It was odd having the veggies in the burritos, the corn was sweet & I think burritos should be savory. Also, I didn’t enjoy the chicken tortilla soup. It was really thick, not much flavor & I don’t know what was really in there except shredded chicken (this was fine). I was thinking it would be a clear broth with lots of flavor, onions floating around, black pepper, a bit of oil on the top with really crispy tortilla chips on top. Nope. Well, it was definitely not what we expected.
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Mark Evenson
First, the place looked nice going in, and the wait staff are nice. Second, the chips and salsa were good. That’s where the good stuff ends. I was with my wife, son, and two grandkids. We all ordered different items on the menu. I’m almost 60 years old, and I love Mexican food. I’ve been eating at Mexican food restaurants all of my life all over the country, and I have to say this was the worst Mexican food I have ever eaten. It had no taste to it, and the food was just outright bad. Everyone in my party agreed, and we won’t be going back here again. I can’t imagine this place will stay in business very long. My only suggestion to the business is find new chefs who know how to prepare Mexican food. Yikes, it was bad!
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Yvonne Priaulx
Delicious food, spicy salsa, and great drinks. So happy we tried this place!
Travel Trekker
The chips and guacamole were delicious. I ordered the the enchilada and taco combination, and really enjoyed it. The Cadillac margarita was so so. This time i gavr it 4 stars. I returned 2 weeks after my first review and had a really delicious beef taco and veggie enchilada, and also the strawberry margarita. Everything was spot on, and this time around they deserve 5 stars.
Daniel Myers
We’ve lived on the block for a few years and were very excited for a new place to try. They are still getting a few things tightened up but the dip trio was fantastic and the house margaritas were delicious! They even threw in an extra margarita as they perfected their recipe-customer service: A+
Chris Saavedra
We’ll definitely be going back. They still have to work out a few things, e.g., service, food presentation, ambiance, drinks, BUT surprisingly those kinks didn’t ruin our time there. The good was tasty, and they have complimentary home made tortilla chips and salsa, which were delicious.
Brooke Turpin
Food was pretty mediocre. I’m confused about why they opened another Mexican restaurant on Solano, especially when they aren’t doing anything differently. La Creme is right down the street which is much better or Talavera is my favorite up Solano. Nevertheless, the place was packed…lots of white people…its just like another Cactus but the food is even less interesting. The service was rough too – they were clearly understaffed. Our waiter was running ragged.
swetha prashanth
Looked at the reviews and newly opened restaurant have to go there! But will choose cactus/chipotle for burritos!
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