Los Bravos

My husband and I really enjoyed this restaurant. The food was delicious, prices good and it was very clean.
We had a good server and overall the experience was great. Will definitely be returning.

Salsa was a tomato vinegar base with some spice, but very little flavor. One small bowl of chips provided (which we devoured quickly). We were never offered any more chips. Similarly, our drinks were never refilled after we emptied them. Food was below average for atlanta, my enchilada and burrito tasted identical. Ground beef inside tasted like store bought mix flavoring. We wont be back as a result of terrible service (0 stars) and not so special tex-​mex (1 star).

Quintessential Tex-​Mex place. Located in the Kroger shopping plaza at Ponce and DeKalb, this place sits quietly at the corner.
The service was frustrating and the place was not even that busy. Once we were finally ably to order food, it was quickly delivered to the table. The waitress seemed genuine in all of her interactions, but yet seemed to be stretched a little thing amongst the dining room… and half the place was closed down!
The food itself was basic, nothing special. We all got basic items such as enchiladas, tacos and rice/​beans. While there was nothing special to anything we go, there was also nothing terrible.
When in the area and looking for the basic Americanized Mexican food, I will not hesitate to swing in Los Bravos.

Fantastic service! Love the chicken chimichanga and everything else. Pico de gio is always fresh! Wait staff is great! Sorry for the misspelling! Spanish was never my best subject! Best Margarita’s in town!

Food was very delicious and fresh! I enjoyed the food and would come back again because of it. However, the service was lacking and our waiter wasn’t as attentive as hen should have been. It took him the longest to bring the tab. Other than that no complaints.

What can I say? It was a cute restaurant. The food is not good. Plain and simple the food is not that good. It’s really a shame too because I live so close. Even the chips and salsa are not that good. The salsa is similar to tomato sauce. Service is decent. Food is just not that good.

I use to love this place. Management and food has went ALLLLLLL the way down. I would never recommend this place ever again. They can never decide who the true manager is. Save your money and go to Moes.

So, the choice was between a 1 or 2. I erred on the high side because I didn’t see the bathroom myself, but heard it was disgusting, Because it was hearsay (my friend who was with me, told me that the bathroom smelled like dirty baby diapers-​yuk!), I’ll cut Los Bravos some slack and not say more about the toilet. On to the atmosphere: When you walk into the restaurant, your shoes stick to the floor. Need I say more? The seating area consists of old, tired décor in need of a serious update, and looks like a cross between a 1960’s waffle house and a sports bar. After giving the place a ‘once-​over’, I quickly decided to play it safe, so I ordered 1 (yes 1!) fish (fried) taco and a margarita. The fish taco was just oaky – not good. It passed as food. It might have been better had it not been smothered in– what appeared to be – tartar sauce. I’m always leery when the sauce completely covers a dish – especially when it’s a small dish. It gives the appearance of covering old or poorly prepared food. The margarita was very good – not great, – but certainly above average, and it was only $ 5 because we were there on a day when small margaritas are discounted. The service was very good. The waiter was polite, jovial and cordial. I’m tempted to go back for the margarita, except, Los Bravos is one of those places where, you get up to leave the restaurant and feel really lucky that you’re not gushing in hives or feeling really sick. I don’t want to try my luck. I’m not going back. Adiós los Bravos!

Good value, we do take out more than eat-​in and have always enjoyed the food quality.

fresh ingredients and friendly fast service. Love this place. Wish I lived closer to it

The sever said ‘they weren’t able to put shrimp in one of their enchiladas’…really? They have shrimp… those enchiladas aren’t pre mixed. We’ll pay the upcharge. Disappointed.

Got to the door and the guy was too busy playing on his phone to greet me. After 15 minutes of being ignored at the bar I left. Terrible service.

This is our Mexican food spot. It’s always good. I’ve seen complaints about the service, but in 3 years I’ve not experienced any problems. Like any team, you have the stars. If you get Rafael or Jorge, the service will be great. But maybe you get one of the guys just learning the ropes, and things will be a little rockier. But again, even those guys do a pretty good job. Life is good, so just wait a little longer. Or at worst, get the waiter’s attention. No need to cry about it.

When we lived on Scott Blvd., we would either get our Mexican food fix from Buford Hwy. or this place. Because we all know how horrific that Mexican restaurant across from Publix on Clairemont is… they can change their name all they like, they still are unsanitary. Unless you want a bad night spent in the bathroom, I would avoid it at all costs.
Well, the last couple times we ate at Los Bravos, it was nearly the same experience. Cramp town in bathroom city. Obviously they’ve gone downhill or have cut corners on their cleaning routines, maybe done something different? All I know is that we all have gotten sick from this place the last few times we ate here, and its a shame because we used to LOVE this place. I even had a phenomenal shrimp salad from here once! But after our gastro experiences, this place is another Mexican joint that we now avoid like the plague.

I’m a new Georgian. I grew up in Texas. My main food group is Mexican. I learned how to order food in Spanish otherwise it was just «tex-​mex». Searching for home style flavor we happened upon Los Bravos. We stood in the lobby without service for entirely too long. We eventually wandered into the main area of restaurant to seat ourselves & the server met us halfway to seat us. He was busy eating his lunch at the bar. Once seated we got promptly served our salsa. Salsa tasted like tomato paste & jalapeño. Food came out fast. Ground beef in burrito & tacos was seasoned well, but the sauce on top was dreadful. There’s not much authentic flavor. Not even much Tex-​mex about it. I knew this would be one of the reasons why it would be hard to leave home, I just didn’t know how far away I really am. No bueno.

Moved to Atlanta from Houston and sadly… the Mexican restaurants just don’t cut it. However, in a pinch, my daughter and I went in for a bite & were pleasantly surprised. Yes, it’s not fancy in there, and the menu has a bit too many options… But the food was good, fast, and appropriately priced. I was able to order Caldo de Pollo, just like mom used to make! The servers were courteous, and being Mexican American, I judge Mexican food by their rice & salsa. Their rice was A+ but the salsa was not spicy or salty enough for us. Still, this place is close to my new neighborhood & we will be going back. Much closer & better than that «other» place on the West Side/​Howell Mill that everyone raves about.

I couldn’t decide whether to give Los Bravos two or three stars. I started to give them three stars, but after reflection, I am giving them two stars.
We were promptly seated and our drink orders were taken right away. We had to ask for water. I ordered lunch 3 — huevos rancheros, rice and beans. My boyfriend ordered lunch number 1 — guacamole salad, chili rellenos and beans.
The chips and salsa were very good. My huevos rancheros were okay, but far from the best I’ve ever had .The eggs were raw in the middle (as they are supposed to be), but the whites were rubbery and charred. The sauce wasn’t great, but it was edible. The rice and beans were really good, but the flour tortillas were inedible. They seem to have been heated in the microwave, since they were rubbery and nearly impossible to cut with a knife. I ended up tossing the tortillas aside and eating my huevos rancheros without them. I was bummed. My boyfriend tasted my tortilla and proclaimed that he had never had a bad tortilla until today.
On to his dish. The chili rellenos were not stuffed in a pepper, but rather they were encased in some sort of flour battter with a few slices of pepper included in the stuffing. He was extremely disappointed. Otherwise, he was mostly satisfied with the salad and rice.
The volume on the television was very loud, as was the music and the women sitting in the booth in front of us. VERY annoying.
Don’t see a reason for returning.

I visited Los Bravos twice this month after a ten-​year hiatus and I can see why. Los Bravos has and seemingly always be a huge Mexican restaurant with average food. The chips and salsa are mediocre at best; the service when busy is always slow; and the food is just average. Everything seems to scream «mass-​produced Mexican» with little or none of the spices that Mexican food so wonderful, and the food always seems to congeal together on the plate so your burrito becomes your taquito, which blends into the beans and so on.
I can see why people come here at lunch time — it is cheap and there are not a lot of Mexican restaurants in this area — but seriously people! This restaurant needs a makeover and quick.

I went with my boyfriend for a nice low-​key Mexican dinner.
I had to ask the waiter for water 4 times, and there was a Mexican band playing obnoxious music to every table.
I ordered a Bahama Mama that was really good, and not strong. I also ordered Chicken Fajita Quesadillas. The first bite was amazing, totally changed my mood about the place. After a few bites of digging in, there was a gross sauce on the veggies that I really wish they left out. The food was amazing without that sauce; with the sauce it was not too appetizing.
It took forever for them to ask for our drinks and order, but then the food came fast. The meal was cheap too.

Went to Los Bravos last night because I was craving shopping center Mexican food with numbered menu items. I actually told my boyfriend that and he was like, «I know just the place!»
The décor is delightfully Mexo-​cheese; painted orange and teal with Spanish-​style, curved awnings and paintings of Mexican children kneeling before a garden of humongous sunflowers. Awesome.
I ordered the Hawaiian fajitas because it sounded really interesting. It was a new item; a tiny piece of paper describing it had been inserted into the front of the menu. And interesting it was! Half of a pineapple had been hollowed out and they had filled it with pineapple chunks, chorizo, onions and your choice of beef, chicken or shrimp! I got the beef, but I should have gotten the chicken. Then, of course, the tortillas, lettuce, guacamole, a slice of tomato and rice. Yum! It would have been nice if they would have cut up the tomato for me, though. That’s too much work., so I didn’t even use it. :p
I also got a JUMBO (which is really just the medium) lime margarita. It was really too big for me; I should have gotten the regular (which is the small). I can’t imagine how big the MONSTER margarita must be…
It ended up being alot more expensive than I was expecting, but then again I DID order something really unique and got way more margarita than I needed. It was super alcoholic, too. :)
Service was great, very nice dude.
I’m submitting my photo of the pineapple, too, so check it out! :D