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Very unique, and perfectly done vegetarian Mexican food. The orange salsa + the sour cream is top. GET THE CORN TORTILLA! I would skip the tres leches, wasn’t great. Guac was top, chips were fresh, quesadilla great.

rachael kearns

Came today for lunch for the first time, it was also their 3rd anniversary. They had a Mariachi band and tequila tasting to celebrate. We had an excellent meal, drinks were buy one get one free until 4pm, and service was outstanding. Queso fundido (not pictured), shrimp, pollo asado, and carne asada tacos, enchiladas campenchana, and tres leches for dessert. Everything was delicious!! I love going to a restaurant where I feel welcomed and not rushed. Can’t wait to come back!

Talia Karasinski

Amazing staff and service! Came here with a group of six on a Saturday. The chips and salsa are amazing, and everything I tried tasted so good especially the desserts. It was super loud in the restaurant so don’t expect to have easy conversation at peak dinner time. I ordered 3 different tacos and one of them was incorrect when it arrived, but that’s likely due to the noise.

Jee Eun Jang (Esther)

Ever since watching Chef’s Table episode with Enrique Olvera, I wanted to try mole. Realized it’s not easy to find a mexican restaurant that serves mole, so def excited to try it for the first time here! I ordered La Chingona margarita with Pechuga con Mole. Amazing. It was my friend’s birthday so we tried their Tres Leches, coffee flan & mezcal tiramisu. I KID YOU NOT — must order mezcal tiramisu. Ended the night with chapulines (fried grasshopper) & mezcal. Never had the delicacy before, and it was the highlight to our Mexican experience. It wasn’t food; it was an experience. Quality all the way.

diliara malikova

This was my second time visiting this restaurant, and it didn’t disappoint! My friend and I accidentally found this place a few months ago, and since our first experience was great, we decided to come back today. everything was wonderful—the waitresses were friendly, and they even gave us a complimentary little bowl of chicken soup, which was a nice touch. The menu has a great variety of food, and the drinks are delicious. This time, I got a mix tacos, and it was just as tasty as I remembered. Overall, a fantastic place with great service and food. Highly recommend!

LoMo Phillips

We had a fabulous time at Ruta! The restaurant was open and airy, and had lots of fun, bright decorations. We were seated immediately and we were given complementary chicken tortilla soup. I ordered the Chilaquiles, which were delicious and had a great blend of flavors. My partner ordered the mole enchiladas, which had a lovely savory and smoky flavor. We’ll definitely come back to Ruta and highly recommend to anyone!

Jennifer

This place has great Mexican food! Even the salsa they start you with had great flavor! We started with the Ruta Nachos for our appetizer, and we loved them! They were the best nachos we ever had! It was packed with black beans, jalapeños, chihuahua cheese, and queso fresco! They did not skimp at all! For dinner we had the steak enchiladas, mixed seafood enchiladas, and chicken quesadillas. The best out the three was the steak enchiladas. My sister loved them, and gives this place 5 stars! I had the mixed seafood enchiladas topped with a habanero cream sauce. I thought it was very good, but I thought the habanero sauce could have more flavor. My husband had the chicken quesadillas. The chicken in it was well seasoned and tasted excellent! It was a little different than quesadillas we had at other Mexican places because it had more meat than cheese. We had the platanos for a side and that was DELICIOUS! We will definitely be back. I recommend Ruta Oaxaca in Astoria!

Christopher O'Connor

It was a good experience to finally visit the first Ruta Oaxaca since I've visited all, but my favorite is still the one of all would be the location in Patchogue because of the staff. The food was the same authenticity at all locations. The chips and salsa were okay, but the Patchogue roasted tomato option is top tier. If you are going to drive, it will be difficult. It is best to use Uber or take the train...it is a busy restaurant filled location. Sorry for not having images of the food. It was good and I wanted to dig in but if you check my other reviews, you dish presentation are the same.

+6

Jazz Chomboon

Overall, it was a decent spot. Service was okay—nothing to rave about, but not bad either. The shrimp flautas and esquites were definitely the stars of the night—super tasty and well done. Unfortunately, the tacos didn’t quite live up to the hype; they were slightly underwhelming flavor-wise. BUT — and this is a big but — we asked for their hot sauce when we realized the tacos needed a little help, and wow. That sauce was a total saving grace — spicy, flavorful, and brought everything to life. We might go back just for that hot sauce alone, haha.

+1

Alicksa aa

When I arrived, I was received by the hostess with rudeness saying “digame”, kind of “yes”, without smile or saying “good morning” or welcome. I was international flight attendant, I studied in London and here in NYC, and I have attended many times to “Ruta Oaxaca”, I have lived in Astoria for many years, I have not experienced rudeness like this or perhaps it is his personality. When you order Ceviche, the bartender didn’t not mention lactose was in the guacamole sauce in the ceviche. Sunday ceviche (chef’s plate special), it was a salmon toast with guacamole sauce (tastes like chile poblano with milk, didn’t taste like avocado), the sauce was extremely salted. I told the bartender. They just came with a toasted with salmon and cuscus, saying the cream was avocado and it was chile poblano, milk and lot of salt. Then the bartender tried to make a joke and saying me “guapa “ = “pretty” as if we were friends, asking me where I was from and I was north mexican and Spanish but long time in Astoria as film director and writer. I have visited many times Oaxaca. I studied and worked in Mexico city many years. Anyway, I didn’t like the salty salmon toasted nor the service. CEVICHE: at any presentation it is with lemon and one type of fish (fillet, shrimps, clams, octopus in squares). The presentation of the dish was good but not the taste. Definitely, not a dish from Oaxaca. Not staff friendly as people from Oaxaca.