Arriba Arriba Sunnyside

Out of all the Mexican restaurants in sunnyside, this is probably one of the best ones. I have been here numerous times and have always been satisfied. The food is delicious and tasty. They have a wide variety of dishes! Just a warning about the wings: they are very spicy even if you say not that spicy. The drinks are also very good. Especially, the jalapeño margaritas! I’m giving this place four stars because of the service. Sometimes the waiters can be a bit rude or can take too long to serve you. Overall, this food has great food, drinks, and music depending on the day.

I ordered from this place last night at around 9:30 and NEVER RECEIVED MY ORDER. Maybe the staff was upset about working so late on a Tuesday??? Either way very unprofessional and UNACCEPTABLE. I didn’t even receive a phone call to let me know they weren’t bringing it. I starved and waited two hours and never received anything. When i ordered from this place last week, pastor tacos were great (they better be for the 20 dollars i paid). But the guacamole was brown and didn’t taste as good as it usually is. It was also placed in the evening so i suspect it has something to do with the management that is running the place in the evening. It is such a shame that this restaurant is being so poorly managed because i used to love the food here and don’t mind the ridiculous prices as long as the food and service isgood. GET NEW MANAGEMENT PLEASE!

When you go to a good place, you always come back to it. when you are honest on how customers service is or the food you will always leave an honest review. Nothing more, nothing less. great food, great, customer service. Sat at the bar and Kathy was on point. Been coming here for over 10 yrs, that says it all. since Sasha was a busser, lol

Food is so delicious and authentic, best place in queens to eat Mexican food
Good food, music, drinks and company.
This Sunnyside gem is located right on Queens blvd and has alot to offer. Thanks to SRW (Sunnyside Restaurant Week) for exposing me to this part of town.

They have good food and really good prices for groups.
If you planning to celebrate your special day with big family that would be good choice. I was here with my family members celebrated special day.
Waitress service was good. Guacamole with chips was included all other menu specials.

I have been on tuesday night and really love the tacos.
Staff super friendly and attentive too
I will be back

I Absolutely love this place. I have been coming here for years and everything that I have had is awesome. It is one of my go to places for dinner with my friends or having it for our Friday lunches. They have great deals too. They have a pre-​fixed dinner menu that is like $ 20 bucks, you can’t beat that. I mean a drink, appetizer, entrée and dessert. The portions are huge. I usually take home food every time i come here. The people are awesome especially Ivette. I love her! She is the best. Arriba arriba you have won my heart and my tummy!!!

I really can’t tell you guys how much in love I am with this place! After my initial first visit (check previous review) I really have made this my go to spot for Mexican cuisine. Also found out about TACO TUESDAY! $ 2 tacos! You can mix and match any tacos for $ 2 each! So if you’re feeling steak and chorizo taco you can get that, or you can get a couple of specialty tacos like the Baja fish tacos (love!) for less than $ 9!
Staff, SUPER friendly and nice especially the new manager, Payton, very attentive and hilarious! Made us feel like we were at home. Kept checking up on us from time to time to make sure we were well taken care of. Definitely guys, come and try this place. Ambiance, food, music, and staff are just amazing!

I don’t know. I have mixed feelings about this place. The customers are very nice and friendly. Some guy offered to buy me a drink although I’ve never met him in my life. Another beautiful Spanish lady offered to teach me salsa and led me to the dance floor. Very warm ambiance indeed.
My only take on the place is that I found it to be quite expensive given it’s in the backwards of Queens Blvd. a simple cocktail could run you at about $ 15 PLUS tax and gratuity, 30% more expensive than similar adjacent restaurants in the Sunnyside area. Yes the place is too dark as other reviewers have mentioned and the decoration is humble. My table was wobbling all night I had to stabilize it with one hand while holding my drink with the other. Nice vibe overall, particularly on Saturdays, but it doesn’t come out cheap.

Last time I was at the restaurant to eat was about a year ago and it wasn’t that good at all. I recently gave it another try a couple nights ago and the quesadillas were AMAZING! I will definitely go back for the food to try another dish since the people next to me said the fish dish was delicious!

The food was sub par. The waiter took forever, and the manager didn’t care that we had a horrible time getting food that wasn’t on the menu. I ordered something that wasn’t given to me. I’m mad.

I leave in the neighborhood great place. Unilocal try it out. omg the fish tacos are amazing got to try them new on the menu.

I’ve been here twice, the first time i walked in the place had maybe three customers in the entire establishment… Score… I’m not a fan of bumping elbows with someone I don’t know. The food was O.k. i had the steak tacos and i ordered a margarita and a mojito. The drinks were good, the male bartender obviously knew how to make a mojito. On my second visit, the place was packed, which is fine. It’s just the service was lacking, it took the waitress sometime to get back to my table and I asked her for water three times before I finally got it. The drinks this time around tasted like watered down bug spray. Ugh i dont know, it tasted like someone took a can of raid and sprayed every glass and bottle behind the bar, then proceeded to make my drink. It was either that or the measured ingredients were off. It was drinkable though, apart from the buggy after taste. ;o

The meals are delicious. They come in huge portions! The clincher is that they accept reservations and large groups! It has a great vibe with decorations and a theme. I like the music and the food. I find that lighting in the restaurant is not bright. Hence, my food coma kicking in right after the meal. The waitresses are really nice and patient. The drinks are about ten bucks. The meals are a bit on the expensive side, but not crazier than Manhattan prices. They are worth it, since each dish is really equivalent to that of two meals.

I was hesitant to go in. The restaurant is dark. Looks like a club from the outside. But my husband wanted Mexican food, so we gave it a go, without reading reviews.
My first experience with coconut frozen margaritas. Woowee! Delish and strong, plus you get a couple of dollars off during happy hour.
Our meals were great. I had shrimp ajillo: nice sized shrimp in a delicious garlic sauce served with beans, rice and salad. (Nothing was left on my plate.) T, always on the quest for good chili rellenos, ordered it here. He liked it better than our usual place in Georgia. Even the salsa was an upgrade from what we get at home: chunky, flavorful.
Yum.

Bartender Sasha and jennifer are the best ! This place will not be the same without them. Gerardo the manager is rude! Arriba Arriba will not be the awesome place without these bartenders! Good job guys’ we love u in woodside queens! Management sucks! They terrible !!

I’ve been going to Arriba for two years now. The main draw is the music and ambiance; if you go there often enough you’ll know sasha, jennifer, Cristina, et al.
I would suggest the California burrito for food, and for drinks something that’s of menu: The Viviana! Ask sasha for a Viviana and you’ll love it.

Good food, music, drinks and company. What more could you ask for?
This Sunnyside gem is located right on Queens blvd and has alot to offer. Thanks to SRW (Sunnyside Restaurant Week) for exposing me to this part of town.
We dined in on a Friday night about 10 pm and the place was packed. They had the music pumping playing lots of Top 40, reggaeton and old school joints. The environment was live and everyone was definitely having a good time. After a few drinks the DJ had us dancing in our seats lol Since its around Halloween time, they had the entire restaurant decorated festively; ghouls hanging from the ceiling, blood splattered walls, spider webs etc. It was pretty cool and you could tell they put a hell of alot of work into decorating the entire restaurant.
The SRW prefix menu we were offered was a great deal. There were atleast 5 appetizer and entrée options for us to choose from, two for dessert and two complimentary drinks (sangria/​margarita) for only $ 28 pp! The portions were large and we all were pleased with the food. The calamari, chicken soup and quesadillas were perfection. My shrimp with garlic sauce was great, rice and beans good, the churros and flan for dessert were classically amazing. My fellow diners mentioned the crab in their shrimp and crab enchiladas was non existent but overall they were delicious.
The margaritas were strong (my friend could only finish one of hers lol) and the constant flow of sangrias had me feeling good. Our waitress made sure that we never had an empty glass, which was awesome. She was a bit slow though with picking up dirty plates and bringing out our food. We didn’t mind as the drinks and convos kept us occupied. Overall she was very friendly and made wonderful suggestions to us.
Their regular menu looks extensive and I can’t wait to come back and try other things.

My friends and I come here for one reason. strong frozen margaritas!
The location isn’t bad since it’s right off the train so if you’ve had more than one of those margaritas, you’ll be safe getting home. The food isn’t bad as well. A little pricey for the portion that you get but the quality is great. You can tell it wasn’t pre made or microwaved. They have plated dishes as well as tacos, quesadillas, and nachos for those who want to drink and have something to pick at.
It wasn’t on their menu but I got an Al Pastor quesadilla. The presentation was above average and it was just the right amount. It comes with a side of guacamole as well. The meat could have been seasoned more but it didn’t take away from the quesadilla itself. It was topped with queso fresco so it has a nice touch to it.
The service was good as well. Even though there were only a few tables seated, they made sure to refill out waters and check up on us. And like all young people do, they didn’t mind splitting the bill with cash and 2 credit cards which would annoy any waiter or waitress.
I would come back with a group of friends but I probably won’t be going solo.

Can I give them zero stars? Went in for happy hour, first watery mix margarita is free, second one is $ 20! What sort of happy hour is that? Lousy drinks and a total ripoff.
Steer clear!