Las Palapas

Worst place ever! Ordered the quesadillas and looked like a taco, completely missing the cheese!!! So I asked for tacos instead since apparently that is what I ordered. She walked away with the quesadillas then came back with them 5min later after apparently talking to the manager. Manager said they wouldn’t change it, so she was giving them back to me!!! Lol really!!! And they couldn’t give me my money back!.. weird! worst customer service for a place that’s not even good and expensive! They should be trying to keep their customers! Definitely NEVER Going again and for sure telling everyone I know not to go as well.
BYE LAS PALAPAS! looking forward to you going out of business soon… a chipotle would be way better in that spot ;)

Absolutely delicious. I had the carne asada quesadilla. They brought out the food right away. The meat was so tender and well seasoned. I definitely recommend this place!

They advertise «The original Baja fish tacos». I asked what kind of fish they use and they said pollock. The cheapest fish on the market! The original baja tacos are made with cod or halibut. Mostly cod. To expensive for using pollock!

The one on 16^th was my favorite. They didn’t seem excited to be here, the food is just ok, and it wasn’t very clean. The carne Asada is good, but if it’s even within an hour of closing they just seem uninterested.

It was decent. The shrimp tacos and the fish tacos were pretty good, the salsa bar is not as good as I thought it would be, and you can’t sub anything out in the kids meal (like have beans or rice instead of chips or the dessert). The staff was friendly enough and it was fast since we were the only ones here. So over all pretty decent but I wasn’t impressed.

My wife and I have been here a few times. Food and service is hit or miss depending on the workers. If you know really good Mexican food, this place falls short. Try Los Mariscos or Mi Rancho or try the Mexican food trucks throughout town.

I think this place is great. I honestly don’t understand why some people gave such poor reviews. Ive eaten here at least a dozen times and never had a complaint. The only thing I can see anyone have an issue with is its not fast. Its not fast because everything is made after you order. I usually order el pastor tacos, carne asada tacos, and bean and cheese burritos. All are great.

After I spent four hours driving around in Mexico, I crossed the border, bypassed Yuma proper and ended up at this place — which basically is a Taco Bell with corn tortillas and a small salsa bar.
I mention that because I’m partly to blame for my lackluster experience. I should have stopped at one of the numerous side-​of-​the-​road taco places I passed south of the border, but I was nervous about my Spanish-​speaking skills and devoid of pesos. I stopped here when I realized I was about to drive through a large expanse of desert with an empty stomach.
Neither the rice nor the beans was fresh, and I mixed them into a texturally troubling substance that resembled an unappetizing thing I’d rather not mention. That ended up being the bulk of my meal, as the shrimp on the shrimp tacos I’d ordered was breaded. I’ve never encountered that with shrimp tacos before; I guess it’s my fault for not asking whether the shrimp was deep-​fried. Because I was culpable, I didn’t complain; I just ventured back into the desert feeling hungrier than I’d hoped.
None of the other Mexican restaurants that show up in this area on Unilocal seemed to be open on a Monday. Fortunately, I found some authentic Mexican food in Parker, a little more than 100 miles to the north.

Walked in stood at the counter listening to the crew having a good time, after about 4 minutes one of them comes to the corner of the counter, looks at me, and goes about his business. I gave him an excuse me”, he looks at me and says give me a minute. Then some girl comes around and finally takes my order. They seemed nice enogh, but I think you should be greeted as you walk in, at least acknowledged that you’re standing there. But hey, it’s yuma, can’t expect much from customer service or here.

I always stop here on my drive from Tucson to San Diego. It’s a great alternative to the fast food options just off the I-​8. Their fish tacos are so good.

If you’re gassing up here on your way along the 8, just go ahead and eat here. You’ll be happy you did. Very good and very affordable.

Friendly staff. Shrimp tacos are delicious. Carne asada is nothing to brag on. Salsa bar is good and guac is available on request.

There is a sign that says voted Yuma’s best tacos 7 years in a row. I find that hard to believe I got three different kinds of meat on 4 tacos all of the meat was dry and cold. The refried beans we’re so old they were crusty and the rice was rice. You won’t see me in there again.

Stopped for quick lunch on a road trip. Excellent tacos, chips and salsa.

Stopped here on my way home to San Diego. My wife and I were really hungry being that we didn’t eat lunch. I order two fish tacos and a quesadilla withe carne asada my wife ordered carne asade tacos with rice beans and chips. Too start my fish tacos were OK maybe because I was starving. You could tell the fish breading had a burnt taste along with old cabbage that was turning brown. My wife’s tacos looked like a kid cut the meat with a butter knife. Fat and gristle in every bite the cabbage was also brown in these tacos. And I didn’t help that they came out cold. The only thing that tasted fresh were the chips. Everything else seemed reheated. My quesadilla had huge pieces of poor quality meat and a sprinkle of cheese. Honestly I couldn’t believe they would serve us what they did. I will never stop here again. Also on another note how about sweeping and mopping the floor it looked like it hadn’t been done in a long time. I would of throw my own trash out but I just left it on top of the can because the trash cans were practically over flowing. And there was only 4 people in the whole place. So not like it was super busy. You should really take down the sign you have outside because I don’t know how you were voted the best. Clearly it wasn’t recently.

Carne asada over done and poorly trimmed. Fish tacos clearly made with the worst fish possible. Terrible flavor and also over cooked and probably for good reason. Chips and the salsas were good though.
I will not be returning to this restaurant.

Two stars may be too much. It was almost ok. I had the fish taco’s and they looked great, but there was no flavor at all. It had cabbage and some kind of mayo sauce, but still no flavor. I added lemon juice and 3 salsa’s and cilantro and still, no taste.
My husband had the pastor taco’s and he said the same thing, meh no taste. I have to admit we had the churros for dessert and those all by themselves rated a star. Hot greasy donut, yum.
Don’t bother with the actual food.

Stopped in here on my way to San Diego for lunch. They had a decent salsa bar and I ordered a fish taco, a shrimp taco, and a chorizo quesadillas, and all three were delicious. A lot of other reviews say this is similar to Rubios, but I disagree. I don’t like Rubios and I liked this place! I wish there was one in Tucson to enjoy. I will most likely stop in on my next drive through town.

Quick stop on a road trip while we stopped to get gas at Chevron. The prices were high for what we got at this Mexican place. Cabbage in carne asada & pollo asada burritos? Yep, that’s what you get here. Not my style & I wouldn’t go back.

Las Palapas is kind of like a dive-​y Rubio’s in that they have small portions of Mexican food for fairly high prices but lack decent seating & their building is attached to a Chevron gas station. However, the carne asada burrito was pretty good, filling, and only $ 4. There is also a nice bar for toppings.
I wasn’t too pleased to find out that they charge $ 1.39 for tortilla chips. You’d think that you’d at least get one small basket for free. The fish tacos also tasted rotten and might have been made with meat from a skunk.