Fiesta Mexicana

Robert McElroy

Best Al pastor I’ve ever had. The pineapple is a nice touch. Quesadillas, tacos, doesn’t matter, I’m going with Al pastor. I’ve had plenty of authentic Mexican, but I’ve never had anything like this. They are very generous with their portions and also really nice people. Big fan of the service and food here.

Ericson Mar

Adorable culturally themed atmosphere with fantastic decorations, fancy sombreros, intriguing art pieces and a cool light-up sculpture mural. Cozy area in back can be reserved for parties of all sorts where they can even book a singer, karaoke, etc. I’ve seen many parties hosted there including ones with a mariachi band and it looked like a blast! First, they bring you awesome fresh homemade tortilla chips with salsa. I fed leftover chips to birds in the nearby park during the pandemic and even the birds loved them! They fought over them; one-on-one, brawls, territorial defense, and even aerial combat! Live National Geographic in Woodside! Interestingly, they were so spoiled they barely wanted to touch Doritos I gave them, no joke. Anyways, back on topic… The menu is vast. They have lots of stuff ranging from traditional Mex to Tex-Mex, with some American as well for party members that favor something “plain” for the moment like American breakfast, steak, or chicken soup. The “Birria” line is soooo awesome! I’ve never had anything like that before where you dip a unique taco or torta akin to French Dip, except the “soup” is way better and heartier. I finished off the dip at the end and the waitress was like, “um…you’re not supposed to eat that by itself”. lol Definitely give the birria line a try at least once. Another memorable experience was the chicken flautas. The meat inside was so soft and tender with the outside a very crispy wrapping. I first used a knife and fork and sent parts of it flying! haha The tasty tostadas are fun as well since they are overflowing and will end up all over the place if you’re not careful. Kids would love these, maybe not parents so much? hehe When I want to be neater, my go-to dish is the fajitas. This sizzling plate arriving preps your appetite for a perfect blend of meat, peppers and onions. It comes with tortillas too for taco moments. It’s also huge and I wind up bringing home like half of it. Like the Bistec Rancheros (seems a classic diner breakfast equivalent), I ended up packing half of it even though it was great. Even the tortas and cemitas are stuffed and I often can only eat half. I ate so many of these (over a dozen to choose from like Tortas Locas) during the pandemic in the park and then ate the leftover halves during isolation when I caught Omicron. Best “frozen food” I had in my life! I’ve even witnessed a customer saying to the waitress that his torta was the best sandwich he had in his life! Wow! And let’s not forget the tacos. In addition to traditional Mexican tacos, they sport “hard and soft shell” varieties that gives you Taco Bell flash-backs, but with fresh meat of your choice which always makes it better as well as healthier. Like all their tortilla based dishes, you can choose various seasoned meats. My faves are the fish and shrimp tacos as they are very yummy and give a twist to the staple. The marinated pork with pineapple (makes the sincronizada akin to Hawaiian pizza), and goat selections are also something very interesting and worth a try. I like the spicy pork the best, but there are just so many to choose from to suit all tastes. They even have what seems like a “breakfast taco” of sorts with jalapenos, eggs, and rice. Be sure to top your taco meal off with one of their fantastic homemade drinks. My fave is the tamarindo out of like 10 to choose from. It’s very unique and has a memorable zing to it. Overall, I give this restaurant three thumbs up as it not only suits Mexican craves, but also accommodates the borderline appetite of Mexican and American foods. The servers are friendly and work fast to rearrange tables for your party’s comfort. They keep the place very clean and organized and are very detail oriented and flexible when taking your order. You want something customized? No problemo. I’ve had enough “egg white tacos” and such here when I’ve ehem…already had my saturated fat allowance for the week. Do try one. It’s surprisingly good for a low calorie option. Anyways, hope you enjoyed this review and find it helpful. Stay Safe! :)

sandra santiago

Went to this Mexican restaurant as woodside natives. We have seen them come and see them go, last restaurant there was really good too.back to Fiesta mexicana. We went late Sunday after weeks of passing by, there was a kareoke which was a little loud but definitely worth it, servers were welcoming and entertainers were charming as well. We ordered the molcajete which had all types of meat and cheese, cactus. My mother, a Mexican born chef and picky eater said it was delicious. My brothers ordered nachos, a cemita(Mexican sandwich) and steak. I ordered a shrimp cocktail and for my baby a chicken soup. Everything was amazing. As Mexican I can tell you this is not Tex-Mex but authentic Mexican food. We had red sangria and horchata water. They were also on point. I sang a few Karaoke songs and we all went home happy. We are so happy we found a great place. I hope they keep up the good work and improve what they need.

Great place, we try the birria pizza 🍕 was really good

I order from this place very often and so far the food has been very good Delicious! I’m Mexican so I know Mexican food But today wow! I was surprised I order a pipián de pollo and as far as I’m concerned it comes with pieces of chicken like a thigh wing not chicken breast! I’m sorry but that changes the whole taste I was very disappointed ☹️ atleast they could have called me to Inform me idk if I will be ordering again 😞

Yasmin Villares

I order from this place very often and so far the food has been very good Delicious! I’m Mexican so I know Mexican food But today wow! I was surprised I order a pipián de pollo and as far as I’m concerned it comes with pieces of chicken like a thigh wing not chicken breast! I’m sorry but that changes the whole taste I was very disappointed ☹️ atleast they could have called me to Inform me idk if I will be ordering again 😞

The restaurant was a little empty when I came but it was very cold outside. The food was delicious. The staff was ok with English which is a major plus not being able to speak Spanish. I took the food to go/pick up so I don’t know about the table services. Would definitely come back.

Kinda loud but food was good! Mango smoothie was actually really good, not too sweet nor too bland and it comes in a big container. Serving size was good too. They play classics or whatever you’d want them to, just have to write it down on the sticky note they give ya. You can request either to do karaoke or just hear the song itself.

I ordered some flautas and Pancita Soup and flavor was great but the quality of the product seems unfair. Let me explain myself, the pancita soup container was filled much more with bones than actually soup. I ended up drinking 1/4 of the container, the rest was just bones. The flautas, I have understood they're supposed to have shredded chicken or any other meat but the pieces of chicken inside the flautas were like whole pieces of chicken breasts. Out of everything, good taste but don't seem fair the amount of food.

Michael “Inappropriate Stone” Rivera

The restaurant was a little empty when I came but it was very cold outside. The food was delicious. The staff was ok with English which is a major plus not being able to speak Spanish. I took the food to go/pick up so I don’t know about the table services. Would definitely come back.

Jose Nostades

I ordered some flautas and Pancita Soup and flavor was great but the quality of the product seems unfair. Let me explain myself, the pancita soup container was filled much more with bones than actually soup. I ended up drinking 1/4 of the container, the rest was just bones. The flautas, I have understood they're supposed to have shredded chicken or any other meat but the pieces of chicken inside the flautas were like whole pieces of chicken breasts. Out of everything, good taste but don't seem fair the amount of food.

Javier A.

Kinda loud but food was good! Mango smoothie was actually really good, not too sweet nor too bland and it comes in a big container. Serving size was good too. They play classics or whatever you’d want them to, just have to write it down on the sticky note they give ya. You can request either to do karaoke or just hear the song itself.

Waited over 40 mins for two dishes while other people got served who’d just walk in. They blast music to the point that we can’t have a conversation. Remove the karaoke Saturdays!!!!!! Its just a bunch of grown men screaming. Food is okay.

The food was good, but I didn't like how when I asked them to split the bill, they asked me what tip to leave on their POS system. Normally, the POS device would let us select the tip, as with every other restaurant, but when they asked us for the tip, they also asked how the tip should be calculated. I told them in Spanish to add 20% from each half, not from the total check. They still charged us tip from the total amount instead from each half of the check. If they don't follow your request in either English and Spanish, then they're playing ignorant just to squeeze as much money from you. No wonder that place was empty.

Food was okay, very overpriced. They automatically charge you a 15% SERVICE fee. Even when it’s a small group. A one time thing.

Jennifer Hernandez

Waited over 40 mins for two dishes while other people got served who’d just walk in. They blast music to the point that we can’t have a conversation. Remove the karaoke Saturdays!!!!!! Its just a bunch of grown men screaming. Food is okay.

Edgar Arevalo

The food was good, but I didn't like how when I asked them to split the bill, they asked me what tip to leave on their POS system. Normally, the POS device would let us select the tip, as with every other restaurant, but when they asked us for the tip, they also asked how the tip should be calculated. I told them in Spanish to add 20% from each half, not from the total check. They still charged us tip from the total amount instead from each half of the check. If they don't follow your request in either English and Spanish, then they're playing ignorant just to squeeze as much money from you. No wonder that place was empty.

Bryan h

Food was okay, very overpriced. They automatically charge you a 15% SERVICE fee. Even when it’s a small group. A one time thing.

I always try to avoid certain restaurants because of my experience when I was a child. This is one of them. I remember I came into a different restaurant at 12 years old and they took a glance at me and walked away for 20 minutes. I stood there with no menu or anything for that time as if they didn’t want me there. I’m yellow in a Spanish area and I was never concerned about my race. But this was the first time I felt hate from another minority group for no apparent reason. This service here gave me the reminisce of the past I never want to be reminded. The food was good because the meat I chose for every taco had flavor. Sometimes the chicken is usually very bland. The food took a while but that wasn’t my main concern. If it was the food I would say 3 to 4 out of 5. I ordered a side of rice and beans and from the menu there was no cheese on top of the beans. Dairy being one of the top 10 allergies, it should be the restaurants main concern to switch it out because I can’t consume it. The beans had cheese on top of it and I told the waitress I can’t eat any dairy. She told me to take it out of the beans or if I need it switched they will charge me. This got me furious. On top of that, they forced us to pay a tip of 15% mandatory. Definitely need to change the service snd possible this restaurant. This location has been replaced many times before and prior there was an amazing seafood restaurant. Hope the service gets betters

Jay Wong

I always try to avoid certain restaurants because of my experience when I was a child. This is one of them. I remember I came into a different restaurant at 12 years old and they took a glance at me and walked away for 20 minutes. I stood there with no menu or anything for that time as if they didn’t want me there. I’m yellow in a Spanish area and I was never concerned about my race. But this was the first time I felt hate from another minority group for no apparent reason. This service here gave me the reminisce of the past I never want to be reminded. The food was good because the meat I chose for every taco had flavor. Sometimes the chicken is usually very bland. The food took a while but that wasn’t my main concern. If it was the food I would say 3 to 4 out of 5. I ordered a side of rice and beans and from the menu there was no cheese on top of the beans. Dairy being one of the top 10 allergies, it should be the restaurants main concern to switch it out because I can’t consume it. The beans had cheese on top of it and I told the waitress I can’t eat any dairy. She told me to take it out of the beans or if I need it switched they will charge me. This got me furious. On top of that, they forced us to pay a tip of 15% mandatory. Definitely need to change the service snd possible this restaurant. This location has been replaced many times before and prior there was an amazing seafood restaurant. Hope the service gets betters

The worst place. They say they take credit card but they don’t!!! They make you use their app and then they “never get the order”. I waited an hour and 15 and no food, so I called them and they pretended that the order had just gotten there. I heard over the phone saying that she didn’t realize the order was there and then she got back to me and told me that it was just there, and she said that it was sitting there for 25min. So she tried to lie to me twice. The worst part is that this is not the first time something goes wrong with this restaurant.

Family order of 6. Took 40 minutes to get 5 dishes done for take out. While waiting three different people came in and ordered yet got their food first and left. This service is garbage. Plus the lady welcoming us told us the menu is on the counter since we were ordering take out. No menu was found and she pointed to it as we knew where to find it. It was a pamphlet. So disappointed as a first time customer. It wasn’t even busy only four people seated.

The worst tacos I’ve ever tried They used ground meat on chicken tacos!!! No flavor at all! And for the price unbelievable! Just go to the truck down the block, you’ll save yourself some money and eat actual tasty food. First and last time buying from that place

Came here with my wife many times bc the food is very good… BUT the service is terrible. There is one female server that has the worst attitude. I once ordered a pickup for 6 tacos and when checking my bag, I noticed they only gave me one green sauce. I asked for an extra one bc it wasn’t enough for 6 tacos and the server refused! I paid $30 for tacos and they can’t even give you an extra green sauce?! Refuse to go back since.

Usually their food was great and the service was ok too. except for one day that I have ordered late like around 7:00 pm I had my food delivered ,it was their adobo special of the day platter it was spoiled we didn’t want to call back ,my husband just ate the meat the sauce was bad . But still I wanted to give them a second chance , another day coming back from work and craving a frozen margarita ,my husband and I decide to go there in person we had 2 margaritas one maracuya (passion fruit)flavor and one tamarind for him I tried both I didn’t like the tamarind one We were having a good time there So we decide to order a second round ,so We call the waitress ,the music was loud ,they had karaoke going on that day ,this time i I ordered 2 mango flavor frozen margaritas I repeated my self a couple times to the waitress for the mango flavor . We waited at the table the drinks were delivered by the other waitress when she put the drinks on the table I ask her if this were mango flavor frozen margaritas,”she said yes “ The color was odd ,this is why I ask I had the first sip and they were tamarind flavor so I told the same waitress who delivered my drinks that we ordered two mango ones, she asked if she could change them and bring me two new ones but I guess my husband felt bad ,so he decided to keep his like that ,but I ask if they can change at least my drink , After leaving the table she came back to the table apologizing and saying she couldn’t change it because apparently the other waitress has said that she was right and we two were wrong,I got up my seat ,went to speak with the other lady apparently the owner and explained the situation but she refused too claiming that her waitress was right and my husband and I were wrong . We went back to the table ,I ask my husband if he heard when I ordered he said yes . So we know what we ordered . I just told them to give the check ,we paid and left leaving my drink at the table and the other one half way drink .

Airamana Mar

Usually their food was great and the service was ok too. except for one day that I have ordered late like around 7:00 pm I had my food delivered ,it was their adobo special of the day platter it was spoiled we didn’t want to call back ,my husband just ate the meat the sauce was bad . But still I wanted to give them a second chance , another day coming back from work and craving a frozen margarita ,my husband and I decide to go there in person we had 2 margaritas one maracuya (passion fruit)flavor and one tamarind for him I tried both I didn’t like the tamarind one We were having a good time there So we decide to order a second round ,so We call the waitress ,the music was loud ,they had karaoke going on that day ,this time i I ordered 2 mango flavor frozen margaritas I repeated my self a couple times to the waitress for the mango flavor . We waited at the table the drinks were delivered by the other waitress when she put the drinks on the table I ask her if this were mango flavor frozen margaritas,”she said yes “ The color was odd ,this is why I ask I had the first sip and they were tamarind flavor so I told the same waitress who delivered my drinks that we ordered two mango ones, she asked if she could change them and bring me two new ones but I guess my husband felt bad ,so he decided to keep his like that ,but I ask if they can change at least my drink , After leaving the table she came back to the table apologizing and saying she couldn’t change it because apparently the other waitress has said that she was right and we two were wrong,I got up my seat ,went to speak with the other lady apparently the owner and explained the situation but she refused too claiming that her waitress was right and my husband and I were wrong . We went back to the table ,I ask my husband if he heard when I ordered he said yes . So we know what we ordered . I just told them to give the check ,we paid and left leaving my drink at the table and the other one half way drink .

jennifer chuva

The worst tacos I’ve ever tried They used ground meat on chicken tacos!!! No flavor at all! And for the price unbelievable! Just go to the truck down the block, you’ll save yourself some money and eat actual tasty food. First and last time buying from that place

Lizbeth Ayala

Family order of 6. Took 40 minutes to get 5 dishes done for take out. While waiting three different people came in and ordered yet got their food first and left. This service is garbage. Plus the lady welcoming us told us the menu is on the counter since we were ordering take out. No menu was found and she pointed to it as we knew where to find it. It was a pamphlet. So disappointed as a first time customer. It wasn’t even busy only four people seated.

King Zizou

Came here with my wife many times bc the food is very good… BUT the service is terrible. There is one female server that has the worst attitude. I once ordered a pickup for 6 tacos and when checking my bag, I noticed they only gave me one green sauce. I asked for an extra one bc it wasn’t enough for 6 tacos and the server refused! I paid $30 for tacos and they can’t even give you an extra green sauce?! Refuse to go back since.

alejandro jimenez

The worst place. They say they take credit card but they don’t!!! They make you use their app and then they “never get the order”. I waited an hour and 15 and no food, so I called them and they pretended that the order had just gotten there. I heard over the phone saying that she didn’t realize the order was there and then she got back to me and told me that it was just there, and she said that it was sitting there for 25min. So she tried to lie to me twice. The worst part is that this is not the first time something goes wrong with this restaurant.