Reviews for La Mesa Mexican Kitchen in Stockton, CA
La Mesa Mexican Kitchen in Lincoln Center, Stockton, California is a lovely restaurant in the former Tio Pepe space. The... employees are super helpful and friendly. The enchiladas were some of the best I ever had. One of the employees said La Mesais owned by the same group that runs The Market Tavern. We received complimentary chips and salsa. You can substitute theblack beans with the refried beans on the entrees -- just ask the server. We all ordered the enchiladas. I had the beefenchiladas and the meat was very tender. The service was attentive. We learned that every fixture in the space is brand new,from the flooring to the ceiling to the tables and chairs to the bar and bathrooms. We liked the glassware. If you are atMarket Tavern, you can buy Mesa Enchiladas from the market side of the restaurant. I did this in August and connected the dotsonly now as I didn't realize Market Tavern runs La Mesa. Read more
Came here for the first time with bestie to catch up. So happy that we did! We ordered light due to not being too hungry and... ended up eating every bite because it was so delicious and flavorful. The watermelon salad was so refreshing that I had toreplicate it at home. Cocktail was made fresh and wasn?t at all skimpy on the tequila, packed the perfect punch. Chips areaddicting, quac was flavorful, salsa had nice kick. Will be back! Read more
I really can't get over how good this place is!! The food is so unique, fresh tasting, and incredibly tasty. It doesn't just... taste like ever other Mexican spot.The decor and vibe is great and every inch of this place is spotlessly clean including thekitchen. Service is great on top of it all, Ysenia was so freindly and the young hostess was really pitching in when she haddown time. Went here on a whim cause we were hungry and happened to be near by, did not expect to be so blown away by thisamazing restaurant Absolutely going to make the drive out to Stockton just to eat here again. Read more
The food here is absolutely fantastic! They have a very simple menu which means they are experts at the foods they make. Every... plate that left the kitchen looked delicious. I plan on going back and trying everything on the menu. The prices are veryreasonable and the food is definitely worth more than they charge. If they switched to white plates, they could charge $10 moreper dinner and still would be acceptable. The atmosphere is cozy and comfortable even though the establishment itself is small.I wouldn't mind seeing them upgrade to a larger place. There was constant chatter but not enough to disturb our ownconversations or causing us to raise our voices. The staff was courteous and friendly. They were quick to start us and were veryattentive to our needs. We never felt that we had to wait for anything too long or ever felt that we were being ignored. TheirSpecials constantly change so that keeps it fresh even with the small menu. I can't complain about one aspect of our visit andplan on making this a regular destination for "date night". We didn't get the deserts. That will be next time. Read more
Small menu, but everything was fresh and delicious. I love a spicy margarita. They did not disappoint.
What a surprise! Fresh, tasty Mexican food. Can't wait to visit again
I was in need of a tasty Bloody Mary and this one hit the spot. It was spicy with lots of goodies. The marinated chicken tacos... were an added bonus. The tacos are deep fried and the sauce was tasty yet not spicy. I can?t remember their specific name butthe tacos have a clothes pin so they?re easy to eat. Read more
Went for lunch, just before noon. We were given the menu which didn't show any lunch specials and we're not offered or told they... had lunch specials. Ordered cheese, potato with chorizo empanadas which were 2 per order as app first. They were tasty, but abit greasy. Were given chips with green salsa. Chips were very good, salsa was mild but good taste. Didn't see or taste anycheese though. My son had the birria quesadilla, 2 in order with consomé, looked delicious and I had the menudo.... I had neverseen or had menudo as thick as this. It was served in a shallow bowl. The picture shows the amount before I started eating. Itwas pretty spicy which I normally wouldn't mind but I like adding the amount of spice to my own bowl normally. For the price, Iexpected more. Not much hominy or tripe, although the tripe was at least decent in that it was cooked well and not too chewy.Still I couldn't finish it for fear of having heartburn issues later on from so much spices in the broth. It came with 2 handmade corn tortillas but when I tried rolling one up in my hand, it didn't roll...it broke. They were a bit too thick and notflavorful like a fresh hand made tortilla should be and they were served without a napkin or tortilla holder with cover to keepthem warm. The staff was friendly and attentive and the restaurant very clean. Food was fresh. Party of 2 was $40, no drinks,just water. Was a bit disappointed bc we had their family pack or specials to go earlier in the year during restaurant week andeverything then was very good. Read more