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Serving authentic Mexican food and only 100% blue agave tequilas. We also cater and have a weekly happy hour!
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What time is happy hour? What does it include? (ex. Half off appetizers/drinks)
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9 am to 2 pm includes bottomless mimosas $23 per person.both locations
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- 552432246Jan 16, 2022
Always great service and delicious food. The fresh chips and salsa are craveable and their cocktails selection is pretty good. Great place to stop in for lunch or dinner. One of our family faves...
Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 2Oh no 0 - Jan 5, 2022
Freshly prepared food that I am hoping to eat when spring/summer weather approaches in Harbor Bay Isle. Take home meals are well prepared and hot by the time I drove home. Easy to order in person, and the containers are well packaged. Sorry no drinks. Will be coming again as the weather goes from Winter to Spring. This was my Birthday dinner amidst the Omicron pandemic.
Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 1Oh no 0 - Nov 25, 2020
Happy hour margaritas are lovely, a must try! The view is lovely also for a lunch date. Great stores to also visit neighbor the establishment.
Plenty of parking. Quiet beautiful little neighborhood.
My sissy and boyfriend comes here so much they're also regulars.
You can have your margarita blended or not. Depends on how you like it.
Cadillac margaritas are our first order most of the time other times I enjoy the watermelon margarita.Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 1Oh no 0 - Brandon S.Alameda, CA251513Apr 21, 2023
Solid lunch per usual. Long time servers, quality food, a bar and some outdoor seating. I am grateful this place exists and is near me in a somewhat rundown, out of the way, small shopping center.
Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Janet C.Alameda, CA05321May 16, 2023
This used to be our go-to place. But for the past few years quality's gone down as prices have gone up. Had the shrimp fajitas today. The shrimp were not deveined. Gross.
Last few times I've had the street tacos they were soggy.
I really want to stay in the neighborhood, but they're making it hard.Helpful 1Thanks 1Love this 0Oh no 1 - Cory B.Oakland, CA1178Sep 15, 2022
House Margarita's and tacos... you can't go wrong.
Fried fish is awesome here as well.Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 2Oh no 1 - Sep 25, 2022
La Penca Azul is a pretty lively place with music and tv entertainment throughout the restaurant. Drinks are very good here and have a wide selection to choose from. I do enjoy the ambiance here but the food here is average at best. I would still prefer El Toritos over this place. Food here is too seasoned and little salty compared to other Mexican restaurants. To go orders need much improvement though. I have ordered to-go about 3 or 4 times and have yet to get my order correct. I recently ordered a salad here and the salad was soaked in Caesar dressing by the time I came home (see pic). Number rule 1 for restaurants serving to go orders is they should know not to add any dressing or sauces to salads or fried items. Last thing you want to come home to is to have a sloppy mess on your table. It's just a waste of time and money when these orders are not done right. Please make some improvements La Penca.
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Stefan H.Alameda, CA94168May 17, 2022
Love this place, but last two times the service has been horrid. First visit had to go up to the bar to get water while eating as servers avoided eye contact when attempting to flag them down. Today, ordered a beer. Food took a half hour. When it came, still had to ask for the beer. Then asked for water, it again never came.... Again. I've been here since the La Penca has been in business on Bay Farm. Not sure if they have staffing issues or what. Hope they get better. No offer for additional chips, but with lack of beverages, I didn't even try.
Helpful 3Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Chloe C.San Francisco, CA217072Oct 8, 2022Updated review
Chicken taco is Very dry and the it is not eatable. I believe they microwaved the food??!!! I wouldn't recommend this place.
Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0Aug 18, 2019Previous reviewI have been going to this place often, but the food quality keep going down every time I went back. I wish they can improve quality of food because I like the customer service and the location. Probably will not go back until the food Quality improve. I would recommended not to order burrito and American food (burger), like 1-star quality, poorly assembled and do not taste fresh, hopefully it is not microwaved. Would Only recommended tacos, more like a 3.5 stars quality.
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