Ixtapa Restaurant

The restaurant has such great food and great portion sizes! Our waitress was sooo nice and friendly and it was just a great time. It’s so much better than Monroe in my opinion!

Very disappointing, this is what is called the American version of Mexican food. Tasteless, mostly greasy foods, and shrimp cocktail was very sweet for my liking (gross). Does not come close to what median food tastes like. Had a margarita and it tasted more of a mix with a splash of tequila. Won’t be returning here.

Very disappointing. Fish tacos were over cooked and greasy, served with tartar sauce (?) lettuce and very old, dry salsa. Rice tasted off.

I had the best chicken «soup» at a Mexican restaurant that I’ve ever had, yesterday. It was more of a stew, and just perfect for a cool February day of riding. And to all those who complain that Ixtapa food is «heavy»: American-​style «Mexican» food is heavy! That’s the style! If you want light food go to a vegan restaurant.

Everything tastes very heavy at this place. I think they cook everything in animal grease. The only good thing on my plate of hot food was the uncooked tomato and lettuce. My brother had fajitas and even the sautéed veggies on his plate didn’t taste right and were very heavy. If you like heavy food, you might like it. I prefer fresh. Animal grease is even ok if it’s from clean animals raised in a healthy manner.

I’ve lived in Sultan just about all my life and for as long as I can remember my family has been going to Ixtapa. And to be completely honest not a lot has changed at Ixtapa over the course of that duration. We’ve received the same great service from mostly the same friendly staff over the last 15 – 20 years. I truly appreciate family owned restaurants, they just seem to care more than chain establishments. The prices are fair and the portions are huge here. I definitely recommend the enchiladas — the plate is huge and they are just so damn good.
Ixtapa isn’t flashy and not a lot changes. But it’s a reliable place to go to for good service and a great meal without waiting 25 minutes for a table. They’re practically woven into the fabric of this small town.

Convenient location, usually friendly, americanized Mexican food that won’t break the bank, nothing special but it fills the belly and not the dishwasher. I recommend fajitas, no name… Or an ixtapa burrito with chili Colorado filling. As long as your expectations aren’t set for real authentic perfection, you will be satisfied.

I stopped here for a quiet meal while traveling, and it was very pleasant. The staff does not hover and are very matter of fact, but I did not find them brusque. The mole on my enchilada was the chocolatiest, silkiest mole I have ever had, and I am likely to return the next time I am in town.

The food was OK, sort of greasy but plenty tasty. The service was pretty slow, but friendly enough. I’ve been here 3 times and it was enough to decide to go elsewhere from here on when I want Mexican.

The BEST American-​Mexican Mexican food in Snohomish Valley. Homemade salsa is great. And the staff is extremely kind. Try the chicken no-​name.

I’ve lived in the valley for over 20 years & have visited Sultan Ixtapa many times. That said, every time I go, I say I’ll never be back due to one thing or another. I decided to give Ixtapa another chance lastnight since I like to support local businesses. I think this very well may be my last & final visit.
There were three of us– myself, my boyfriend, & his teenage son. We got there at 6pm on a Friday night. The main didning room was about half full & the secondary dining room had one table occupied. I may be over-​analyzing, but to me it felt like the female that seated us (I think she’s the matriarch of the family) was very unhappy that we were bothering her with our business. She walked us to a booth & we asked if we could have a table instead. She kindof huffed a bit & said «well you can have that one, but not this one,» for whatever reason. So we went to the table that we were «allowed» to sit at. She flung the menus down in a pile & promptly took away the extra silverware & napkins from the table before walking away (because god forbid we were left with an extra napkin or utensil?!).
The next female came over with our waters & asked if we wanted something else to drink. My boyfriend asked for a side of pico de gallo. Her response was «DO YOU WANT SOMETHING ELSE TO DRINK?!»
I’m going to give her the benefit of the doubt that she wasn’t trying to be rude, but the way it came out could definitely be interpreted that way. We ordered two margaritas & a soda.
Our pico arrived & to me it looked old. Is making pico de gallo ahead of time & freezing it a thing? Cuz that’s almost how it tasted… only smothered in black pepper. I’m a self-​proclaimed pico connoisseur. I know there are special secret family recipies, but it should look & taste fresh. This pico did not.
We decided what we wanted & piled our menus up, which I believe is the universal signal for «I’m ready to order.» She passed by us a few times & then eventually made her way over to take our orders.
Our food arrived rather quickly, which should be expected with Mexican & the fact that everything was on the daily specials. However, it was all less than appealing to the eye. I am not exaggerating when I say that the plates are probably the originals from when the restaurant opened 20 years ago. The floral design on the plates was literally worn off in spots & the entire plate had a black film on it that I have never encountered on dinner-​ware before.
My side of mole, while it had great flavor, was served in a soup bowl & had a terrible grease layer on top & hastily slopped over the edges of bowl. The refried beans were bland & almost watery, while the rice was dried out.
All three of our orders were off the Specials, meaning they were $ 1 off regular price. Our total was nearly $ 80!
The last time I spent $ 80 on three meals was at a luxury hotel while on vacation.

I’ve eaten here several times in the past year and have never had a bad experience due to the staff. I never order combos off of the menu when coming to a mexican restaurant because those tend to be more bland. I did once here and sure enough, it was just flavorless. Everything else have been ⁷⁄₁₀. It’s hard to rate this higher when I know that La Hacienda is 5 miles away in Gold Bar. I’ve been here when I was the only customer and yes, the staff are hanging out at one booth, carrying on and laughing. Hell, I’d get a sign holder out there or something to bring in more customers. Heck, clean the walls or something.

Amazing food amazing service for these tired pct hikers! Such a nice family, it never disappoints!

I live in Sultan and after eating at Ixtapa a number of times I have been pushed to the end of crappy service and food. Very rushed service, salsa is made with pizza pepper flakes?, time and time again the food has been poor and lacking FLAVOR. Also a bit overpriced for mexican. Wake up Ickstapa your restaurant is sucking!

Terrible food. Terrible customer service. Terrible prices. Stay far away from this Ixtapa and if u must have Mexican go to the one in Monroe. They are so rude and hang around the restaurant with there kids and family members at tables and are so unprofessional. Makes it very uncomfortable to eat there. Also very pushy when u order and make u feel like they are pushing u to order, pay, and get the heck out. I hate that!

What happened to this place? It used to be amazing until my fiancé and I went in the other day. It was about 5’oclock on a Friday and it was absolutely EMPTY. All the staff were hanging out at one of the tables up front just laughing and not caring that two customers just walked in. I asked if we could get a table and a lady sat us down without saying three words.
The service sucked. The food took forever and it was TERRIBLE. My beans tasted funny and my rice was all mushy. I ordered chicken tacos and got «chicken» in store bought crunchy tacos.
Never going back again.

Food is good and the staff is always friendly. With that said, Gordon Ramsey would die if he walked in and saw the filth in this restaurant. Enjoy your meal — just don’t look up.

After writing a few reviews it turns out I eat Mexican food a lot. The food is always really good here. Typically when I come to this location it is the half way point on one of our motorcycle rides so just being really hungry may be a factor haha. The service is usually ok. But over all it is a good place to stop

I’m not sure why the other reviews at this point are so low (a 2-​star and 3-​star.)
I’ve come here off and on — at least a few times a year — for years. The service is always warm, the place is always clean.
The food is typical of Ixtapa — which is to say it’s Freakin’ Awesome! You must try their Chile Colorado (with extra lime and onion on the side!)
Cheap too — you can split most plates.
I’ve never ordered a drink at this one, so I can’t vouch for their bar tending abilities. Beer is a reasonable price though.
Yum!
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My standard rating disclaimer: I rate places as compared to other similar places. In other words a hot dog cart or taco stand can easily be five-​stars when compared to other carts and stands.

We were stuck in traffic on Hwy 2 (real surprise) coming down to city for first time a couple weeks. In stop/​go line-​up, a friend and i decided to stop in this Ixtapa for once. It’s been some years since going there for no reason other than I am always in a rush to get back out of city. Food was perfect. Betweenmy meal and two other orders, the standard solid flavor of Ixtapa local chain was on par. Completely full, great taste and ready for the road again, traffic began moving after we walked out. My only complaint with the place, my margarita seemed to have no alcohol in it… might be i just pour my drinks more on the worthy side… just maybe…