Mercado - Santa Ana

4.5. 5. Increased Mexican comfort food with increased prices. Guacamole with tortilla chips: well presented, pieces of avocado, crispy baked chips. Tacos: Pig meat was good, Steak was better. Beware of the ceviche spicy carrot. At about $9 USD per Taco (2 per order) it could be a little hard to wrap the mind, especially the 4 tacos mentioned above will give you $37. Mezcal Margarita: decent.

My wife and I and my dog Leo had a great dinner tonight. Some of the best food we have? ve had during in the city. Mike was also a big server. I will definitely come back.

TL;DR: This is one of the best high quality Mexican restaurants in Southern California. This is an excellent quality craftsmanship Mexican culinary experience that is hard to beat. Order the guacamole, this is a must. I also recommend the fillet cup on Tacos or the Mol enchiladas. Absolutely one of my favorite Mexican restaurants experiences, hands down. Food and drink are unlike many Mexican restaurants I've ever had. At the beginning, the drinks are carefully prepared with good amounts of alcohol, or once again, and they are away from many artificial fillers. Delicious! The food is on another level. Everything seems to have been done from scratch. It is also well presented. The guacamole is the best I've ever tried in a restaurant. The food is well maintained and the aromas reflect the high quality that cooks in the production of the duck. The service here is also excellent. At first I thought maybe this place was a bit too nice for our family when we stroll around in sandals and holiday clothes. Not at all. They were friendly, helpful and fast. Excellent service. Many casual people here are just looking for amazing food. One of the best Mexican restaurants I've ever had. I thought I was pampered by eating in NorCal. I was wrong. 10/10

Santa Monica's hidden jewel! Great service, delicious food and certainly the best refined Mexican food in the whole area. Authentic and tasty from beginners to desert, with the best margaritas! On 5 days stay in the area, it was a must to come and enjoy this place at least twice! Mercado, we'll miss you!!

This is a wonderful Mexican restaurant with good options for every type of water carnivores, omnivores, vegetarians, and vegans. I tried the Chile rellino and I was pleasantly surprised because it came in soup/broth. The guacamole was fresh and excellent. The chips were perfectly salted. Next time I will have to try dessert here, because apparently it has the best flan in town!