La Pescadora - Whittier

I’m in town for a long business trip and thought I’d try La Pescadora on Saturday night, so I made a reservation. Totally unnecessary; the dining room was empty, though the bar was full of basketball fans loudly watching a game. My seat was so low in relation to my table, I could barely reach over my plate. My margarita came in a metal cup which gave the drink a nasty metallic taste. And my fajitas came with two small tortillas, not nearly enough, and shrimp with the tails on and no knife to cut them off. Everything tasted fine, except the drink, and the price was good, but it was a low-end experience.

I chose this restaurant based on my daughter saying it served good food. However, before our party of 5 left to eat and celebrate my birthday, we read a review about this place and how it had bad customer service, but we still went to try it out. Oh my goodness, I was embarrassed and disappointed that the bad review was actually true. Our service was horrible. We were first ones there at 1130am and it took very long to get served. My co workers did not enjoy their food. My boss didnt eat his shrimp because he said it tasted funny. My other coworker ordered shredded chicken taco and got beef. Needless to say, we will not be returning.

We arrived a bit early for our reservation, and ahead of the friends we were meeting. Both dining area and bar were nearly vacant, so we were skeptical; but within a half hour the place was hopping, apparently a favorite among locals. Would recommend the restaurant with a caveat: service and food were excellent, but once the Mariachis arrived it was nearly impossible to converse. Good musicians, but overpowered the room.

We were not happy with the seating. They gave us a bar table in the restaurant area.

The food, customer service and atmosphere is fantastic, I took my good friend there for the first time last week and he 's already wanting to know when we 're going back. I had a party of 8 people and every single person loved there food and drinks. from the Bacon wrapped shrimp to a drink called Lick my Chile with cucumber vodka. and our waitress Shirley was the best. if your looking for good authentic Mexican food....This is the Place. I highly recommend it for anyone. located in uptown Whittier with plenty of parking in the back. See Ya there.