Samantha J Lozada

Not a dive bar as it appear, well maybe it still is but it has great AFFORDABLE apparently California style Mexican (well great for NYC). Been coming for years and have recommended to many people. Comfort food vibe, my fav is the chilaquiles. However the food isn't 100% consistent imo or maybe they got a new main line cook or something. Delicious free chips and salsa and super affordable for NYC. Great for food w friends and drinks, I like brunch the best because of the chilaquiles but do not go next door, this place has 10x better food though it looks nicer next door Check them out!!!

Max Aronson

Taqueria is one of the most underrated spots. It’s a hot spot for the Murray Hill demo, but the food and drinks are incredible quality. 10/10 recommend!

Through My Eyes

Tess and Marco's service was top tier! Some really good tacos! Tried the pescado, lengua, cabeza, and lengua. Amazing! Authentic food, great vibes!

Estefania Guzman

Best tostadas I have try, very affordable. For sure coming back . I had tacos de lengua, pork They charged a Restaurant fee that didnt catch on time to ask… maybe the processing fee? But in general I liked

L Smith

This spot really surprised me! I thought it came across a bit divey, a bit dark. I had a really great drink of their cocktail menu, switched to a margarita that I didn't like as much, and ordered tacos. The bartender explained the top three on the menu (chicken, fish, and something else) were the crowd-friendly ones and the really fun ones were at the bottom of the list. I went safe and it was fine, but his words echoed in my mind. You only live once so I ordered the beef tongue and the beef head or whatever it's called. The tongue was good, I would eat it again, but the beef head was *incredible*, so spicy, so good! A must-eat-again taco

George Daniel

Amazing service and amazing Tacos. I had cecina, carnitas and shrimp and it all tasted great. Another amazing thing is the price, great price for great food and service.

Kentaro Lee

Food is practically FREE compared to LES prices. Amazing eats that are cheap and Spicy! The vibes are immaculate feels like a hole in the wall California bar. The staff are incredibly friendly and service is fast. Must try are their beef tacos (very spicy) and their house Margherita.

Caroline Lewis

We devoured this flan, it was delicious! I ordered an egg and sausage burrito and it was so much food for such a reasonable price. They play fabulous 80s hits and the inside of the restaurant is filled with cute decor and is candlelit at night. 10/10 experience

Trey Burghardt

Craving delicious tacos? Amazing service? An LA bar in Manhattan?! Look no further than this spot. Great vibes during the Dodgers 2024 playoff run. 💙🍻 Shout out to Sonia and Edgar for all your hard work. 👏

Lizzie

no because let’s talk about it: the place is super cute, servers are attentive, and these tacos are sooo good!!! I sat downstairs and my friend and I ordered 3 tacos each and had to get one more afterwards because we couldn’t get enough! bistec and carnitas are life changing, drinks were decent, will definitely be back!

Nic Garcia

some of the best tacos in the city, and they’re so cheap! my favorite has always been the pork, but everything here is delicious. great chips and guacamole, and a surprisingly extensive tequila list with such good prices you’ll forget you’re in new york city. fun dive bar vibes. five stars!

Steph Russ

Cozy atmosphere. Adam was our bartender, attentive, thorough and kind. We ordered two rounds of watermelon and pineapple margaritas. Both created to perfection! We had ground beef nachos, it seemed to be an original recipe- delicious! Ate them before I remembered to photograph. The lamb and fish tacos were enjoyable, but not my favorite. I will absolutely return to experience more of the menu. Excellent experience!

Matt Brown

Absolutely love this place. They have great tacos for cheap and margs are only $9. Low key LA vibes at this spot and service is 👌 Recommend getting the suadero and lengua tacos if you’re feeling a little adventurous. Otherwise the classic chicken, steak or chorizo tacos are my go-tos. Have been coming here for years and never disappoints. One note - there are no reservations and can be a bit of a wait if you get there during prime time (especially during an LA sports game because they play it on the TV), so my rec is to just get there a little on the early side.

Matthew Kim

Best sit down Mexican restaurant I've been to in Manhattan! Love their tortas as they are full of flavor and quite large. Their chips and guacamole are full of flavor and their salsa is amazing as well. I honestly think their tacos are better than los tacos but it is pretty close. Would definitely give this place a try if you are in the area!

Christian Carter-Marrero

Stopped in with some coworkers based on one of their previous dinning experiences and it was not disappointing at all. Nice festive atmosphere, food came out quick drinks were served fast, wait staff friendly and good vibes among diners. Was told the guacamole was amazing and it absolutely was! Chips and salsa very tasty as well. The tacos had different ingredients based on the type of taco you ordered which was exciting to taste. Usually, most places have the same ingredients and just change the meat. Will definitely be back to enjoy everything again!

Roderick Rodriguez

We came with a group of 13 and they were able to accommodate us very nicely. Overall everyone enjoyed the food. The portions were just enough. Chips and salsa were brought to the table and the salsa was great. I had the Cheese Enchilada Verde, Rice and Beans and Torta Milenesa. They all had good flavor. They do charge extra if you use a credit card.

+7

It’s ironically called big bar even though spaces are very limited in here - it’s definitely a vibe though with its cash only and overall divey atmosphere. Lots of disclaimers all around but if you know what you want and can be expedient about it, you’ll be well served here.

Super cozy and cute. No wait despite NYE weekend but still busy/lively. Love the red lights. Bartender was alright / weird vibes. Maybe they were tired / had cruddy customers before me. Just had a glass of a house red

Well... I don't know how I never came here before but what a vibe. Soaked in red light, cash only, a very chill, eclectic crew, all of that made it for me a perfect later night after dinner spot, even if the back bar is unsurprisingly thin and I low-key hate carrying cash on me these days unless I'm a regular somewhere. As an old head with a kid, I'm not sure when I'll be back but when the opportunity presents itself, I'm down.

Kevin Markman

The food was good and fast. Cool eclectic music and vibe with old school posters and better than average guac. Just loud enough to enjoy your family.

+7

Laura Jones

Lots of seating. Service was good. Food was fine. The restaurant refusing to take $100 was so inconvenient. There are lots of ways to tell if a bill is counterfeit. I wasn't able to pay with cash and then had to pay the service fee for using a card. Won't be back.

At the end of the day it's a bar.... The bartender and bouncer are the singular most offensive and pretensous people I have ever met in my life. Full of self importance and a vibe like they are keepers of all. They essence of the place has great bones and a good vibe overall... Just hope you catch the bartender on a night she isn't feeling like being rude and stuck up.Its far away from a premium bar and has an attitude problem equal to the snobbiest bars in all of Manhattan.... It's a hard Miss.

I stopped by Big Bar while visiting New York, and it was one of the most disappointing experiences I’ve ever had. The bartender was incredibly rude from the very beginning — no greeting, no smile, just an attitude like I was bothering her by even being there. She clearly had no idea what she was doing and couldn’t answer the simplest questions about the place. I didn’t even end up ordering a drink because the atmosphere was so unpleasant and unprofessional. I left after a few minutes, completely unimpressed. For a city like New York, where good service is everywhere, this was a huge letdown. I definitely wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone.

I had a very disappointing experience at Bog Bar in New York. We asked about the recipe for a Whiskey Sour, and were told it’s just whiskey and lemon juice. When we mentioned that a classic Whiskey Sour usually includes egg white, the staff became rude, told us not to “teach the bartender how to do their job,” and we were basically kicked out shortly after. Instead of a friendly conversation or a simple explanation, we were met with disrespect and attitude. Customer service matters, and no one deserves to be treated like that. Would not recommend this place.

I would leave zero stars if I could— I work service too and never leave reviews, this case was extremely bad and deserves to be shared. Absolutely horrible experience with the femme presenting bartender on a pretty empty Saturday. Extremely rude, condescending, unbearable and had to leave pretty immediately, it was ageist and very unpleasant to be around. The two lonely men sitting there were also questionable and she seemed way kinder to them, than to us fellow non-men with a kind demeanor. Will not come back, thank you for making us feel horrible. Thank you!

Looks like some bartenders take tips for granted, expecting tips while being so rude to customers with the excuse of “being busy”. Wow, what a good reason for being disrespectful of customers. Reminder of the principle of a tip (which unfortunately has been forgotten): tips are here to reward good services for bartenders who deserve them, they should not be taken for granted. So just one thing busy bartender: if you want some tips, just do your job properly by being just slightly nicer, and not just demand “give me tips “. For your pride at least!

Big Bar is hard to miss with its bright red interior lights shining onto the sidewalk, but when you walk inside you’ll have wished you did miss it. I recently had the displeasure of stopping by this ‘dive bar’ and it was an experience I won’t soon forget; unfortunately. This bar harbors a particularly rancid vibe. Everything from the bar tender’s hall monitor attitude, to the Gen X clientele sitting at the bar top, to the bald man in a bright blue sweater standing outside holding the door looking to start arguments. It all meshed into a miserable, spoilt, and rank experience. This self touted ‘dive bar’ is a total disaster from start to finish. The atmosphere is dreadful. The space is cramped and awkward. The decor is tacky and lacking grace. It is all too evident that they tried too hard to come off as this trendy, relaxed, dingy dive bar but you can feel how incredibly gauche and trite the ambience really is. The supposed "dive bar" charm was nowhere to be found. Instead, it felt more like a sterile and sanitized version, where an older crowd can live out their dreams cosplaying being a patron at a dive bar. Without actually having to step foot in one. The raw authenticity of a dive bar is nowhere to be found here. Instead what you will encounter is a travesty of such magnitude that it defies the very essence of what it seeks to embody. Stripped of any genuine character, it is a desolate void. Big Bar’s ambiance is a facade. A cheap costume masking a soul devoid of grit or character. Stepping inside, the sterility of the place struck me immediately. But it was the customer service that truly revealed the rot at the core. At the helm of this charade was a bartender whose demeanor is a chilling specter of authoritarianism. Her presence fills the room and adds to the festering of a putrid environment. We did not get her name, but she is a heavy set brunette woman with glasses and nose piercings. She made comments that were teetering on discriminatory and seemed to convey a covert racism. She was abrasive with a patron over a seemingly arbitrary qualm. I wouldn’t be surprised to hear other patrons share a similar experience. The libations, one might hope, would salvage some semblance of a good experience, but they were as soulless as the decor. The drinks are underwhelming and bereft of any skill or care in their making. They didn’t seem to have any thing of substance worth drinking. All the bartender had was well liquor and flat beer. And in a location filled with other options that have better drinks and a more refined atmosphere, we did not stay long. In sum, this Gen X haven is truly a pit of despair and disappointment. This establishment is a blight upon the landscape of nightlife. A soulless simulacrum devoid of the grit, grime, and charm that define a dive bar. It feels more of a sterile tomb and I would implore seekers of a genuine experience to look elsewhere.

Bouncer dressed like where’s Waldo for Halloween tonight is a problem for a small business like this. I walked in with a few girls and he was hitting on the customers inside I did not see anyone in the front of the door so I walked inside. I thought he was just some big goofy Halloween dressed older over weight guy talking to younger girls. As I got though the door he started getting aggressive super weird because he’s a lot shorter than me and I’m not an aggressive person. He asked for ids I thought he was being funny but still reached in my back pocket to accommodate him. That’s when things got really weird he started acting aggressive so I turned around to leave because I don’t want to hurt this bully so I said I’m gonna just leave.. That’s when I asked the girls I was with to come he decided to follow me out screaming have a good day just so we are clear it’s night time! This place should really watch who they hire because clearly they don’t! You have been warned stay away from this place!

I really regret to change my review here. I really liked the place and used to go there. There is a specific bartender working there that is absolutely rude. She made a whole scene because some people tipped only $5 for 5 cans of beer. She was ringing some bells and her friends were shouting 'you should tip your bartender and blah blah..' and pointing to those people (that had actually tipped). Let alone that she earlier did lift me from my seat for her those friends of her to sit... When we told her that we understand that you are busy but this doesnt justify you being rude she took our drinks from us (had just bought them and i had personally tipped $3 for a jin) and asked us to leave the place. She just ruins that great bar and the nice vibe.

Rafael CHAOS

Sorry, but not sorry. I came here because many reviews said you could watch the Lakers games, and the place is full of Lakers and Dodgers decorations, so it looked like the perfect spot. I ordered a beer and asked if they were showing the game. They said yes and told me they would put it on. In the end, they didn’t have the channels to broadcast it. So if you’re coming here hoping to watch the Lakers, this is not the place. Nothing against the staff, but I came here specifically for the game and ended up missing it. Really disappointing.