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4326 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90029 34.095145 -118.283349

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Neighborhoods: Los Feliz, Central LA

MALORESTAURANT.COM

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Last updated 6.08.11

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Cuisine:

Mexican

What People Are Saying About Malo

Featured Review

Tara Lis

Contributor

The Scene – Black tile and flocked, red wallpaper create a minimalist but hipster-friendly vibe that the former Cobalt Cantina could never capture. No longer predominantly gay, straight Eastsiders on first dates and oversized birthday parties comprise an equal percentage of the clientele. Service is competent, but it's surprisingly difficult to get extra dishes or silverware for sharing. – – The Food – A pan-Latin menu finds success with the basics, but often overestimates the kitchen's expertise. Made-to-order tortilla chips are softer than most, and come with a…

Editor's Tips

Know Before You Go:
Open for brunch and offering afternoon taco specials. Malo also offers a Happy Hour Mon-Fri 5-7pm. Every Monday is $1 taco night all night.
Parking:
Street parking is scarce, so use the $1.50 valet. Don't use the McDonald's or the Kitchen's lot--you'll get towed.
Where to Sit:
If you're looking for an appetizer, cheap drinks and festive atmosphere, choose the bar area. The ambience is quieter on the restaurant side. Smokers flock to the unadorned outdoor patio.
The Extras:
Extend the evening with drinks at neighboring Akbar, which offers a similar crowd, nightly drink specials and offbeat vibe.
ambiance
94.73999977111816% positive
  1. Fast service and great atmosphere.
  2. Everything on the menu is good, and I love the ambiance.
  3. think this would be a good place to enjoy with a group of friends as the atmosphere is pretty lively and fun.
  4. Great ambiance and good service.
  5. There is better Mexican food to be had with good ambience and for less money.
  6. c. To the great outdoor seating, with room for big parties, and cozy enough for two.
  7. sitting outside is nice, but the decor is very stark and a bit too cold for the vibe they're trying to pull off.
  8. There is a real comfortable bar adjacent to the restaurant which is usually pretty empty that you can sit and sip mojitos or margaritas at while you wait for your seat.
  9. Love the decor, the music, the food, the bar.
  10. love Malo, the atmosphere is hip, the food is great and very inexpensive.
  11. everyone i bring here loves the place for the great drinks, fun, hip atmosphere and the fantastic food.
  12. Love the food service and atmosphere.
  13. It was okay, the atmosphere was nice and the service was satisfactory.
  14. Gradually though, what was once a friendly and fun place to be turned into one of the most rude and poorly run restaurants in the city.
  15. Great food, great service, great atmosphere
  16. Great food, great services, great atmosphere, great prices!
  17. The bar is really fun but can get crowded very fast-also if you prefer eating at the bar-VERY loud.
  18. I'll admit, the atmosphere was nice and the sangria was good, but the praise stops there.
  19. Good apatizers, great ambience, fun place!
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. and the desserts (except the flan) are yummy.
drinks
73.26000213623047% positive
  1. wonderful drinks, best margaritas with a new tequila called Siete Leguas, matched with very tasty food, AND SALSA
  2. Since we are downtown loft dwellers we frequently shoot down Sunset Blvd and have some drinks and their famous pickle tacos.
  3. The bar is really fun but can get crowded very fast-also if you prefer eating at the bar-VERY loud.
  4. normally shy away from Mexican food because if they have a bar in Los Angeles that means they will have bad food.
  5. The crowd is the whole silver lake, alternative crew, the bar seemed like a decent place to hang out.
  6. You'll need a lot of drinks to wash down the dry chicken tacos.
  7. think the concept of a good drink was lost on the bartender.
  8. Love the decor, the music, the food, the bar.
  9. was here on Friday night in the bar and I had the best experience.
  10. Great drinks, great taquitos, can't go wrong.
  11. heavy pour does not constitute a good drink.
  12. The bar was hoppin' and the hard shell tacos were great.
  13. Great margaritas, amazing tacos, and a great bar and juke.
  14. Over priced drinks, very slow but great salsa.
  15. Funny enough, Id still recommend the place: it's cheap, the food's decent, pretty singles abound, and it even has a pretty cool bar in the back.
  16. Otherwise, I wouldn't have seen their impressive bar with all those great tequilas!
  17. Great drink specials, however the restaurant is very loud.
  18. Thanks to Malo for brightening my days with such great drinks and food
  19. They have a vast selection of drinks that you will want to take your time before you order your usual, becuase going to Malo you don't want to be usual.
  20. first, it is the only bar in silverlake where there is a great crowd, but you can still find a seat.
  21. Thank you for the expeience and that Spicy Shimp dish made the drinks even more enjoyable.
  22. Overall, a friendly place to hang and drink great Mojitos.
  23. The Paloma Fizz was her second drink and I was even more mad that I didn't order cocktails.
  24. There is nothing I love more than getting a table here for large groups to have great chow and killer drinks.
  25. Every time have sat at the bar or in one of the bar tables (at least 20+ times now) I have noticed that the bartenders are rude.
  26. Malo is a great place to have a couple of drinks and chill with your friends.
  27. There is a real comfortable bar adjacent to the restaurant which is usually pretty empty that you can sit and sip mojitos or margaritas at while you wait for your seat.
  28. Overall, with the slow service considering the place was just getting started up and empty, the pricey and small drinks and the ala carte food which ain't cheap either, I couldn't say this place is worth a trip out of my way to go back.
  29. The bar is great - complete with an awesome jukebox that's updated frequently.
  30. menu full of high end tequilas of which half don't even exist at the bar, you feel they just put them on their for image sakes.
  31. Normally we end up going to a lame bar on the eve of a work holiday.
  32. My friend had the Medicina Latina; a drink with fresh ginger in it and I am kind of sorry I didn't order that.
  33. everyone i bring here loves the place for the great drinks, fun, hip atmosphere and the fantastic food.
  34. In summary, I will not go again to the bar, or most probably to the restaurant because of this bad experience.
  35. Malo offers a full bar of top=notch tequilas, mexican beers and a tasty fruit.
  36. My Bloody Maria was great but those other drinks were unreal.
  37. The bar serves a mean margarita and has a great jukebox.
  38. food is great, drinks are full, and manages to keep a smile the whole way through.
  39. The chips and salsa were very good but the drinks were like gasoline.
  40. Great bar, not so great restaurant
  41. great drinks, best salsa I have ever had north and south of the border.
  42. One gentleman who helped us was so knowledgeable about the drink that we ended up tasting 8 different types.
  43. They were tasty and the drinks we had were delightful.
food quality
88.36000442504883% positive
  1. The margaritas were also very fresh as was everything else.
  2. Great food, great service, great atmosphere
  3. Very tasty food and great service from a great looking staff!
  4. went to Malo last week for the first time and I must say that upon arrival I saw some amazing salsa flights on a table near the door.
  5. Thank you for the expeience and that Spicy Shimp dish made the drinks even more enjoyable.
  6. decent food tho.
  7. That combined with a fresh watermelon margarita puts this place over the top.
  8. Great margaritas, amazing tacos, and a great bar and juke.
  9. The chips and salsa were very good but the drinks were like gasoline.
  10. love the food, I love the restaurant, but please get a decent bartender.
  11. continue to come to Malo because I love the food.
  12. Thanks to Malo for brightening my days with such great drinks and food
  13. (BTW most amazing hangover food place) I fixed my Saturday morning by coming in and having a BLOODY MARIA and Eggs Toastada at 9:45am.
  14. The margaritas were good but the food took forever and was extremely average.
  15. the mixta ceviche was also quite tasty.
  16. Their margaritas are delicious and the cucumber water is a perfect compliment to any dish.
  17. Cola/carnitas. The shrimp diabla is good but beware if tapatio is too hot for you.
  18. We took some menu risks and were pleasantly surprised by the delicious food!
  19. love the shrimp diablo and of course the margaritas.
  20. Food was tasty with some unique dishes.
  21. There is better Mexican food to be had with good ambience and for less money.
  22. However, the one restaurant I keep going back to during my leisure time is Malo's for my favorites: their orginal and addictive Burnt Habaneros & Creme Fraiche Salsa, Ground Beef & Pickle Taco, "Indian curry-like" delicious, melt-in-your-mouth Carnitas al
  23. The food was awesome and the sangria, delish!
  24. Suffice to say that LAweekly and others get it right when they mention fresh chips and (excellent) salsas as highlights.
  25. suggest the beef and pickle hard-shell tacos, the "Valiente" pack, which is a can of Tecate and a shot of Sauza for $5.
  26. love Malo, the atmosphere is hip, the food is great and very inexpensive.
  27. great drinks, best salsa I have ever had north and south of the border.
  28. and the desserts (except the flan) are yummy.
  29. But the top shelf stuff like Don Julio 1942, Abondonado Extra Agave, etc. are so smooth and tasty even tequila haters can enjoy them.
  30. am always amazed that so many people flock to this overpriced faux Mexican joint when there's real Mexican food to be found all over the east side.
  31. normally shy away from Mexican food because if they have a bar in Los Angeles that means they will have bad food.
  32. best margarita's - best chips - best frickin' salsa - service - eh.
  33. food is great, drinks are full, and manages to keep a smile the whole way through.
  34. If you want an incredible meal and a lonely, lack-lustre European dining experience, go to Malo; you will be left sitting - helpless and parched for as long as you wish.
  35. The guacamole was so freakin' fresh and the server that recommended it was the best.
  36. Tasty food but a tad pricey and margaritas could have been a better value.
  37. We love the environment, the food, and the service.
  38. Terrible and overpriced food.
  39. the harbenero salsa with creme is absolutely amazing, as is the shrimp al mojo de ajo.
  40. The chips were good, because they were hot and fresh.
  41. love the beef and pickle tacos !
  42. Love the decor, the music, the food, the bar.
  43. food good service bad
  44. great food!
  45. For me, the quality of the food outweighs the fact that I expect poor service.
  46. favorite tacos $5, and get a hand made margarita $7 all for $16!
  47. everyone i bring here loves the place for the great drinks, fun, hip atmosphere and the fantastic food.
  48. best taco (beef and pickle fried perfectly), best margarita (oro azul repo) and best chips and salsa (world class best)
  49. Love the food service and atmosphere.
  50. I've been a big fan of Malo in the past but the food has been off lately.
  51. love the habernero salsa!
  52. Best meal in Los Angeles = Shrimp Diablo!
  53. the al pastore melts in your mouth, the fish tacos are always good and the veggie sides are great, especially the savory plaintains and the squash.
  54. my favorite is two beef & pickle tacos with rice& beans and fried eggs.
  55. we just go fo the good food.
  56. terrific food, great wait staff.
  57. Our bloody mary's made with tequila were both refreshing and spicy, so crazy good that we had a couple each.
  58. But I love the place for the best shrimp diablo, its hot and spicy, really hot and spicy is good if you like it that way and us chile lovers like it that way so get over here if you like a blast of heat and can't stand that plain food that screams tex-mex
  59. for some reason a few friends have had parties here and the service is always slow, the food does not fill you up so it is overpriced for such small portions and those lobster tacos that people seem to say are great are saltier than the dead sea and the l
  60. Best chips and salsa, burnt habanero with creme fraiche salsa is too good to allow the heat to stop, gotta just have more (and anyone who likes it hot knows what I mean); plus fresh chips made to order are hot and delicious.
  61. Since I LOVE gourmet Mexican food and G.
  62. The chicken flautas are delicious, the sangria is great, and the chips and salsas are good (albeit a bit expensive).
  63. the pastor tacos and the ground beef tacos are addictive.
  64. Great tacos, great margaritas and a friendly (not over bearing) waitstaff.
  65. You can get just as good food from a taco truck anywhere in the city and have a much more pleasant experience.
  66. also enjoyed the side order of plantains but wish they had a combo order of beans and rice instead of pricing them separately.
  67. best street food while sitting at a booth
  68. had the chicken yucateco which was mediocre at best.
  69. amazing food, mediocre service
  70. Since we are downtown loft dwellers we frequently shoot down Sunset Blvd and have some drinks and their famous pickle tacos.
  71. Overall, with the slow service considering the place was just getting started up and empty, the pricey and small drinks and the ala carte food which ain't cheap either, I couldn't say this place is worth a trip out of my way to go back.
  72. She took great care of us and suggested the ground beef and pickle tacos.
  73. Over priced drinks, very slow but great salsa.
  74. Apparently, Malo is trying so hard to be hip it forgot about the need to serve good food.
  75. The main reason is that you can order some darn tasty tacos that come as if they were ordered on one of the fine taco trucks all around Los Angeles.
  76. The food is mediocre at best and the service is awful.
  77. I'm sure the food would have been great, but bad snobby service makes it that much worse.
  78. The salsa was good in my opinion but I asked for spicy so not sure if they had more than one type.
  79. We ended up staying longer than expected as everything we ordered was tasty and our server was super nice.
  80. hours past happy hour and a cab ride home all I can think about was that amazing guacamole and salsa.
  81. Great food, great services, great atmosphere, great prices!
  82. especially love the burnt habanero salsa, the ground beef and pickle tacos, and the enchiladas.
  83. put it this way, my girlfriend and I had 2 Margaritas a piece, I had 2 of the famous beef and pickle tacos (not bad), and she had an order of beef taquitos.
  84. the green tomatillo salsa is good.
  85. The bar was hoppin' and the hard shell tacos were great.
  86. The food, which is "good" in the way that greasy Mexican food is, does not enough to make up for this.
  87. love the food and so does my entire family.
  88. When you are there you have to order the beef and pickle taco.
  89. The ever changing menu always has a new surprise that's never boring, and the fresh, cold cucumber water is great at assuaging the distress caused by mixing spicy food and four kinds of tequila.
  90. The food overall was good but definitely not the best plate of mexican food I have ever had.
  91. Funny enough, Id still recommend the place: it's cheap, the food's decent, pretty singles abound, and it even has a pretty cool bar in the back.
  92. But my new love is the red chicken enchilada.
  93. You'll need a lot of drinks to wash down the dry chicken tacos.
  94. Great food at a great value.
  95. wonderful drinks, best margaritas with a new tequila called Siete Leguas, matched with very tasty food, AND SALSA
  96. Malo has the best authentic Mexican food.
  97. And the food has been delicious every single time.
  98. Great food and "priced to move" tequila shots and margaritas make for a happy marriage!
  99. This place is delicious.
  100. but the food was AWESOME.
  101. If any other restaurant made fresh chips they would be the same.
  102. The hostess was super friendly, the music was perfect and the tequila margaritas, phew delicious.
  103. The carnitas had decent flavor but the chicken enchilladas were plain and dry.
  104. my shrimp was nothing fantastic, the tacos were cold and the "yellowtail" had been substituded for salmon (which was raw), the waitress fulling knowledgeable about this the whole time but never coming out to inform us.
  105. Anyhow, the food was decent.
  106. the food is affordable, and the juke box is stellar.
  107. The food is consistently amazing.
  108. Malo offers a full bar of top=notch tequilas, mexican beers and a tasty fruit.
  109. Love their tacos!
  110. My friend had the Medicina Latina; a drink with fresh ginger in it and I am kind of sorry I didn't order that.
  111. They were tasty and the drinks we had were delightful.
  112. So to sum it up, Malo indeed stands as a shining beacon to mediocre restaurants everywhere that they too can get great reviews despite lackluster service and food!
  113. The tacos are good and not too expensive, they also serve reasonably priced entrees and the Habenero salsa is definately worth trying.
  114. Awful wait staff but good food
  115. Average food, great margaritas
  116. The tequila menue is extensive so if that is what you are after then go for it, but if you want good Mexican food then beware.
menu variety
74.07000064849854% positive
  1. She didn't know what to recommend off the menu and couldn't speak to vegetarian options at all.
  2. Every time I visit the bartenders are very helpful with new selections for me to experience.
  3. We took some menu risks and were pleasantly surprised by the delicious food!
  4. The tequila menue is extensive so if that is what you are after then go for it, but if you want good Mexican food then beware.
  5. They have a vast selection of drinks that you will want to take your time before you order your usual, becuase going to Malo you don't want to be usual.
  6. The ever changing menu always has a new surprise that's never boring, and the fresh, cold cucumber water is great at assuaging the distress caused by mixing spicy food and four kinds of tequila.
  7. the host and staff is super nice and make you feel right at home, and always helpful in making the right choices.
  8. menu full of high end tequilas of which half don't even exist at the bar, you feel they just put them on their for image sakes.
  9. Everything on the menu is good, and I love the ambiance.
overall
100.0% positive
  1. But, overall, great place for a first date if you want to impress your date by showing her or him you are not the typical "LA trash
  2. Great bar, not so great restaurant
  3. When it opened, this was my favorite restaurant and for the following year or so I was there at least once a week.
  4. Malo is a great place to have a couple of drinks and chill with your friends.
  5. In the past month Malo has quickly become my favorite Mexican restaurant in Los Angeles.
  6. think this would be a good place to enjoy with a group of friends as the atmosphere is pretty lively and fun.
  7. Good apatizers, great ambience, fun place!
return potential
50.0% positive
  1. Overall, with the slow service considering the place was just getting started up and empty, the pricey and small drinks and the ala carte food which ain't cheap either, I couldn't say this place is worth a trip out of my way to go back.
  2. It was an amazing experience and we cannot wait to return.
service
64.16999816894531% positive
  1. Firstly, our waitress was slow and didn't give two sh*ts about us.
  2. amazing food, mediocre service
  3. Overall, with the slow service considering the place was just getting started up and empty, the pricey and small drinks and the ala carte food which ain't cheap either, I couldn't say this place is worth a trip out of my way to go back.
  4. The margarita was good but the waiter tried to charge us full price for the special.
  5. That being said, I'd like to point out that the service is HORRIBLE.
  6. Every time I visit the bartenders are very helpful with new selections for me to experience.
  7. Great food, great service, great atmosphere
  8. The bartenders(2 women) were not particularly helpful about finding them which made them very suspicious.
  9. Overall, a friendly place to hang and drink great Mojitos.
  10. my shrimp was nothing fantastic, the tacos were cold and the "yellowtail" had been substituded for salmon (which was raw), the waitress fulling knowledgeable about this the whole time but never coming out to inform us.
  11. the host and staff is super nice and make you feel right at home, and always helpful in making the right choices.
  12. Great tacos, great margaritas and a friendly (not over bearing) waitstaff.
  13. Well, we knew she was simply a rude idiot, so we tried again, WITH a reservation.
  14. best margarita's - best chips - best frickin' salsa - service - eh.
  15. Man, the service and portion sizes were so disappointing.
  16. The wait staff was friendly and we were served in a reasonable amount of time.
  17. I'm sure the food would have been great, but bad snobby service makes it that much worse.
  18. The guacamole was so freakin' fresh and the server that recommended it was the best.
  19. However service was poor.
  20. I've recommended this restaurant to a few people before, who came away wondering why I rave so much about it
  21. Correct me if I am wrong, but gratuity is for great service right.
  22. the service is good & the prices are great and the crowd is very hip.
  23. but my cocktail waitress was great.
  24. Warning - don't go there on the weekend nights as it has bad service like most restaurants.
  25. Lately, the service is lacking and their specialty margaritas which are very good have become small portion-wise to the high price.
  26. Fast service and great atmosphere.
  27. The hostess was super friendly, the music was perfect and the tequila margaritas, phew delicious.
  28. am always amazed that so many people flock to this overpriced faux Mexican joint when there's real Mexican food to be found all over the east side.
  29. Great ambiance and good service.
  30. 2) The bartenders are RUDE.
  31. It was okay, the atmosphere was nice and the service was satisfactory.
  32. Very tasty food and great service from a great looking staff!
  33. food good service bad
  34. Best Tequila Bar, 7 Leguas Tequila best story ever in booze, what a recommendation from the hottie bartender, sure beats that big name stuff called Putron.
  35. Love the food service and atmosphere.
  36. sat by myself on the patio, enjoyed some amazing music, and the server was wonderful.
  37. not mediocre service.
  38. love the food, I love the restaurant, but please get a decent bartender.
  39. Every time have sat at the bar or in one of the bar tables (at least 20+ times now) I have noticed that the bartenders are rude.
  40. Awful wait staff but good food
  41. Not Malo; I had the best enchiladas with my margarita, and the server was so quick not only to help us choose our tequilas, but also with bringing them to the table.
  42. We love the environment, the food, and the service.
  43. think the concept of a good drink was lost on the bartender.
  44. The hosts were not very friendly or welcoming this time either, but we got a seat,
  45. let me start with the only positive, the bartender had a good knowledge of tequila.
  46. So to sum it up, Malo indeed stands as a shining beacon to mediocre restaurants everywhere that they too can get great reviews despite lackluster service and food!
  47. The food is mediocre at best and the service is awful.
  48. Gradually though, what was once a friendly and fun place to be turned into one of the most rude and poorly run restaurants in the city.
  49. The service was great, attentive but not overly so.
  50. Service, although friendly, was annoyingly slow; everything took 5 minutes.
  51. For me, the quality of the food outweighs the fact that I expect poor service.
  52. We ended up staying longer than expected as everything we ordered was tasty and our server was super nice.
  53. d. To super friendly folks that work there.
  54. terrific food, great wait staff.
  55. When it gets busy the service can be a little slow, but nothing to really complain about.
  56. The only drawback can be the service, which has been annoying about 50% of the time (waited on by emo hollywood hipsters, who annoy me to no end), but it's worth it.
  57. personally like my chips on the crispy side so I make sure to tell my server.
  58. for some reason a few friends have had parties here and the service is always slow, the food does not fill you up so it is overpriced for such small portions and those lobster tacos that people seem to say are great are saltier than the dead sea and the l
  59. but when you leave, you'll fall asleep content and well-nourished, your dreams alive with friendly memories of a 'Salsa Flight'.
  60. the bartenders are knowledgable and friendly, and the margaritas and mojitos are great!
value
71.0099983215332% positive
  1. The margaritas were also excellent but a bit pricey.
  2. Tasty food but a tad pricey and margaritas could have been a better value.
  3. Great food, great services, great atmosphere, great prices!
  4. The margarita was good but the waiter tried to charge us full price for the special.
  5. The chicken flautas are delicious, the sangria is great, and the chips and salsas are good (albeit a bit expensive).
  6. The tacos are good and not too expensive, they also serve reasonably priced entrees and the Habenero salsa is definately worth trying.
  7. Funny enough, Id still recommend the place: it's cheap, the food's decent, pretty singles abound, and it even has a pretty cool bar in the back.
  8. Our margaritas were also amazing and affordable.
  9. for some reason a few friends have had parties here and the service is always slow, the food does not fill you up so it is overpriced for such small portions and those lobster tacos that people seem to say are great are saltier than the dead sea and the l
  10. Overall, with the slow service considering the place was just getting started up and empty, the pricey and small drinks and the ala carte food which ain't cheap either, I couldn't say this place is worth a trip out of my way to go back.
  11. The only drawback can be the service, which has been annoying about 50% of the time (waited on by emo hollywood hipsters, who annoy me to no end), but it's worth it.
  12. the food is affordable, and the juke box is stellar.
  13. Great food at a great value.
  14. The prices were decent, no complaining there, but you get what you pay for.
  15. also enjoyed the side order of plantains but wish they had a combo order of beans and rice instead of pricing them separately.
  16. There is better Mexican food to be had with good ambience and for less money.
  17. the service is good & the prices are great and the crowd is very hip.
  18. am always amazed that so many people flock to this overpriced faux Mexican joint when there's real Mexican food to be found all over the east side.
  19. My wife ordered carnitas and the postions were less than satisfying (especially for the price).
  20. Lately, the service is lacking and their specialty margaritas which are very good have become small portion-wise to the high price.
  21. love Malo, the atmosphere is hip, the food is great and very inexpensive.
  22. Always ask the price of the tequilla becuase they have really expensive tequilla!
  23. Terrible and overpriced food.
wait time
44.43999767303467% positive
  1. Malo Brunch was the best Mexican Style Breakfast that I have had in a long time.
  2. Overall, with the slow service considering the place was just getting started up and empty, the pricey and small drinks and the ala carte food which ain't cheap either, I couldn't say this place is worth a trip out of my way to go back.
  3. When it gets busy the service can be a little slow, but nothing to really complain about.
  4. Over priced drinks, very slow but great salsa.
  5. If you want an incredible meal and a lonely, lack-lustre European dining experience, go to Malo; you will be left sitting - helpless and parched for as long as you wish.
  6. Firstly, our waitress was slow and didn't give two sh*ts about us.
  7. Not Malo; I had the best enchiladas with my margarita, and the server was so quick not only to help us choose our tequilas, but also with bringing them to the table.
  8. Service, although friendly, was annoyingly slow; everything took 5 minutes.
  9. for some reason a few friends have had parties here and the service is always slow, the food does not fill you up so it is overpriced for such small portions and those lobster tacos that people seem to say are great are saltier than the dead sea and the l
4 Star Rating: Recommended

05/12/12

Great Service

by jamesmcgraw

Great place for having special dishes. I just loved the place.

2 Star Rating: Below Average

05/08/10

SUPER OVERPRICED FOR MEXICAN FOOD!

by thehotterthebetter

You have to pay for chips and salsa :( Which defeats the purpose of the whole Mexican hospitality!!! The drinks are good but way over priced!!!

  • Pros: The habanero sause is pretty good! My moms is better!
  • Cons: Service is hit or miss!!! Mostly miss.
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

04/02/10

DOLLAR TACO MONDAYS

by esthalg

Need I say More?

  • Pros: Great Margaritas
  • Cons: NONE
4 Star Rating: Recommended

02/12/10

FANTASTICO

by Paul Larson

Great place! Love the decor, the music, the food, the bar. My only wish is for a few more items on the menu. I'd love to try their versions of some more Mexican dishes. But greta place to take a date.

  • Pros: Great location, cool folks
  • Cons: menu could offer a few more options
4 Star Rating: Recommended

01/20/10

Good Food, Good Atmosphere

by LoveLAEats

I have only been here once and would say my experience was good, not great. I have trouble trusting any mexican restaurant that does not have complimentary chips and salsa but I must say I really enjoyed the habanero one. It set my mouth on fire and had really great flavor with the creme. The margaritas were also excellent but a bit pricey. I also enjoyed the side order of plantains but wish they had a combo order of beans and rice instead of pricing them separately. All of these individual items add up and end up being way too much food unless you are sharing between 3 or more people.

The food overall was good but definitely not the best plate of mexican food I have ever had. The wait staff was friendly and we were served in a reasonable amount of time. I think this would be a good place to enjoy with a group of friends as the atmosphere is pretty lively and fun.

  • Pros: atmosphere, margaritas
  • Cons: need reservations, valet parking, chips are extra

The Details on Malo

Place Categories:

  • great gourmet mexican food
  • great fun place
  • mediocre snobby service
  • best chips
  • love ground beef tacos
  • great killer drinks
  • amazing harbenero salsa
  • great bar
  • great food service
  • favorite mexican restaurant
  • great hip atmosphere
  • incredible lacklustre european dining experience
  • rude bartenders
  • overpriced ala carte food
  • suggest ground beef
  • bad malo
  • famous pickle tacos
  • great mojitos
  • awful wait staff
  • pricey drinks
  • great amazing music
  • great cold cucumber water
  • great specialty margaritas
  • great prices
  • wonderful server

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