La Fiesta

Name: La Fiesta
Address: 628 5th Avenue, San Diego, CA, United States, 92101
Telephone: (619) 232-4242
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 3.7

3.7 (183)

$30 and under

Mexican

628 5th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101

About this restaurant

Kid-friendly
Good for groups
Neighborhood gem

La Fiesta offers traditional Mexican Cuisine including popular regional favorites. Our local fresh seafood, house made sauces and perfectly seasoned meats make us a hidden treasure of the Gaslamp. La Fiesta also offers guests its collection of over 50 tequilas and as well as specialty margaritas.
The festive décor captures the fascinating heritage of nearby Baja Mexico. Located on the Gaslamp Quarter’s main strip, Fifth Avenue, you may choose to enjoy our patio dining watching passersby or come on inside to our window seating or join us at the bar. Large groups have the option to dine in the main dining area or to be set up with private dining. La Fiesta is a great venue to celebrate special events or to host corporate meetings. Just walking distance from the San Diego Convention Center and downtown San Diego’s hotels, La Fiesta will have the right accommodation for you.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Mexican, Seafood, Steak
Hours of operation
Lunch: Daily: 11:00pm - 4:00pm Dinner Sunday through Thursday: 4:00pm - 11:00pm Dinner Friday & Saturday: 4:00pm to 12:00am Brunch: Sat & Sunday: 10am to 2pm
Phone number
(619) 232-4242
Website
http://www.lafiestasd.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Private party facilities
La Fiesta is ready to accommodate your every need. Our refined wait staff will provide the ultimate value-oriented and memorable dining experience for any occasion. From corporate dinners to birthday parties, La Fiesta encompass the perfect combination of atmosphere, amenities, and menu options.

Location
628 5th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
Neighborhood
Downtown
Cross street
Between Market & G Street
Parking details
Valet service offered Thursday through Saturday.
Public transit
San Diego MTS Trolley:Blue Line, C StreetOrange Line, Convention Center
Entertainment
Our Happy Hour food menu is offered Sun-Thurs from 3 to 6pm. We feature $2 Fiesta Tacos, $3 Ceviche, and a variety of our famous burritos; California (Steak, Cheese Fries, Guacamole) Surf-n-Turf (Shrimp, Steak, Avo & Cheese) Pescado (Grilled Mahi with Cilantro Lime Salsa) and Camaron Esenada Style (Shrimp & cabbage with Cilantro Lime Mayo). The La Fiesta Happy Hour Drink menu includes $3 Mexican beers as well as $4 house wines & select spirits. Served Monday - Friday from 11am to 6pm
Additional
Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Chef's Table, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Dancing, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, View, Weekend Brunch, Wine

Chips and Salsa$2.50
Nachos$10.00
Topped with melted cheeses, pico de gallo, jalapeños, sour cream
Chicken Flautas$10.00
Chicken filled rolled tacos, served with cabbage slaw, sour cream, queso fresco
Guacamole$11.00
Classic guacamole served with corn maize tortilla chips
Queso Fundido Con Chorizo$11.00
A blend of creamy cheeses with chorizo, poblano pepper, mushroom, served with corn or flour tortillas
Shrimp Chile Relleno$14.00
Grilled poblano chile stuffed with Mexican rice, shrimp, cheese, salsa diabla
Ceviche De Acapulco$13.00
Mexican white Shrimp, and fish marinated over night, with fresh citrus juice, jicama, avocado, tomato, jalapeno, onion, cilantro, served with house chips
Chicken Quesadilla$12.00
Grilled flour tortilla with Mexican cheeses, bell peppers, onions, served with guacamole + sour cream
Lobster Quesadilla$16.00
Lobster sauteed with brandy garlic sauce, three cheeses, peppers, onions, + sour cream

Soup & Salad

Add chicken - $4, steak - $6, or shrimp - $7 to any salad

Tortilla Soup$8.00
Shredded chicken with roasted tomato chipotle broth, topped with dried guajillo chili, cilantro, corn, tortilla strips + avocado
House Salad$10.00
Mixed greens, jicama, cucumbers, mango, toasted pepitas, lime-mint vinaigrette
Mercado Salad$10.00
Mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, queso fresco, jicama, avocado, toasted almonds, corn, herbal balsamic vinaigrette

Fajitas

Served with beans, Mexican rice, sour cream, guacamole, tortillas + house salsa. Choice of:

Marinated Steak$18.00
Chicken Breast$17.00
Shrimp$20.00
Vegetables$16.00

Entrees

Taco Flight$17.00
Your choice of (3) tacos, (choose from fish, grilled steak, grilled chicken or short ribs) served with refried beans + Mexican rice
Enchiladas Suizas$17.00
Corn tortillas in green tomatillo sauce, stuffed with shredded chicken, topped with melted cheese, sour cream, served with refried beans + Mexican rice
Chicken Mole$19.00
Free range grilled chicken breast, topped with a three chile mole sauce, queso fresco, charred corn + Mexican rice
Enchiladas Mariscos$21.50
Lobster, shrimp, grilled onions, shredded jack and Oaxaca cheeses, creamy jalapeno pepper sauce, avocado, Mexican rice + black beans
Short Ribs Barbacoa$23.00
Tender short ribs braised with guajillo peppers, avocado leaf, nopales, tomatoes, garnished with diced onion + corn tortillas
Vegetarian Burrito$15.00
Whole wheat flour tortilla filled with our house vegetable blend, Served with black beans + Mexican rice
Fiesta Combination$19.50
Chile relleno, steak taco, chicken enchilada, served with Mexican rice + black beans
Carnitas$20.00
Slow roasted tender pork served with grilled spring onions, nopales salad, black beans, poblano rice, tortillas, limes, salsa verde + salsa roja
Carne Asada Tampiqueña$22.00
Charbroiled house marinated steak topped with poblano chili strips, served with cheese enchilada, refried beans, Mexican rice + flour tortillas
Fish Burrito$16.00
Large flour tortilla filled with fresh grilled Mahi Mahi, cabbage, pico de gallo, avocado, cilantro lime mayo, served with black beans + Mexican rice
Carne Asada Burrito$16.00
Large flour tortilla filled with grilled steak, guacamole, pico de gallo, shredded jack and Oaxaca cheeses, served with Mexican rice + refried beans

Weekened Brunch

We proudly use organic eggs and local organic greens and vegetables

Mexican Skillets

Served with pinto beans + yukon potatoes

Machaca Con Huevo$11.00
Shredded beef + scrambled eggs + tomatoes + grilled onions + jalapenos
Huevos Ranchero$12.00
Two fried eggs + oxaca cheese + ranchero sauce + corn tortilla
Chilaquiles Verde$12.00
Eggs any style + crispy corn tortilla + salsa verde + crema + queso fresco + onion

Fiesta Specialty

Classic Breakfast$11.00
Two eggs + bacon + italian sausage + yukon potatoes
Breakfast Burrito$12.00
Scrambled eggs + bacon + oxaca cheese + topped with salsa verde + crema + yukon potatoes
Shrot Ribs Hash$14.00
Yukon potatoes + eggs any style + homemade braised short ribs + chipotle mushroom cream sauce

Three Egg Frittatas

Build Your Own Mexican Omelet$12.00
With choice of four ingredients. Served with fresh seasonal fruit. Extra ingredients: ham - bacon- peppers - onions - tomatoes - mushrooms - jalapeno - oxaca cheese

Benedicts

Served with fresh seasonal fruit

Fiesta Benedict$14.00
English muffin + pinto beans + poached eggs + carnitas + oxaca cheese + chipotle hollandaise
Classic Benedict$14.00
English muffin + smoked ham + poached eggs + hollandaise
Lobster Benedict$17.00
English muffin + poached eggs + lobster meat + avocado + caramelized onions + chipotle hollandaise

Sweet Crepes

Strawberry + Whipped Cream$11.00
Nutella + Banana$11.00

Pancakes

Served with fresh seasonal fruit

Original$10.00
Fiesta$10.00
Walnuts + caramel
Fruit Bowl$10.00
Seasonal fresh fruit + cottage cheese + organic honey + granola
French Toast$12.00
Nutella + candied walnuts + maple syrup + strawberry

Eye Openers

Flavored Mimosas$6.00
Strawberry, mango, peach
Classic Mimosas$4.00
Bottomless Mimosas$12.00
with purchase of breakfast entree
Fresh Red or White Wine Sangria$6.00
Micheladas$6.00
Beer + lime + salt + spice
Chabelas$7.00
Beer + bloody mary mix (or try our hand crafted mix)
Mexican Bloody Mary$8.00
Tequila + hand crafted mix + vegetables skewer + cube of smoked ham
La Fiesta Bloody Mary$8.00
Vodka + hand crafted mix + vegetable skewer

What 183 people are saying

La Fiesta reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

3.7

3.7 based on all time ratings

3.8Food
3.8Service
3.5Ambience
0.4Value

Noise • Moderate

183 Reviews

OT
OpenTable Diner
San Diego2 reviews
3.0
Dined on November 13, 2016
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
Service was horrible. We went to La Fiesta for my 30th birthday and booked a week in advance for 20people. It took forever to get both our drinks and our food served. I ordered enchiladas suizas and it came with rice and beans but the rice was undercooked and the beans tasted like they came right out of the can. Definitely not going back. We had one server for a group of 20.
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CHristinaS
San Diego5 reviews
5.0
Dined on November 12, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great food and service! I loved the salsa and the queso fundido!!!
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JeniferA
San Diego4 reviews
1.0
Dined on September 17, 2016
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Food was disappointing. I had carnitas plate and it tasted like limes. My friend had enchaladas which were not good either.
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OpenTable Diner
San Diego67 reviews
1.0
Dined on August 20, 2016
1. Overall 1
2. Food 4
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
The food was good but everything else was TERRIBLE!!!!!! We went for my husband'd weekend birthday celebration and did not have a very good time. The food , although good, was overpriced for what you got. The waiter was loud and abusive and hostile-- he got the orders wrong, the drinks wrong and even messed up how I wanted my credit cards charged!!! And when he was asked about any of those things he got aggressive say such things as, "I did't give you those drinks!". "I didn't know that, what am I a mind reader?" He also was't very attentive. Needless to say, I will not go back or recommend this place to ANYONE!!!!!!!!!
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OpenTable Diner
San Diego1 review
4.0
Dined on August 4, 2016
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Food was good but the Children's menu lacked enthusiasm. My two niece's ended up with a cheese quesidilla and that was it! There was nothing to accompany it...just a cheese toastie!! The adults food was very nice though. Spicy, just the way I like it.
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coreyb
Los Angeles2 reviews
2.0
Dined on July 25, 2016
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Overall, it wasn't the best. The food was over priced for quality and the beans and rice came out hard and you could tell it had been sitting there for a while. The drinks were cheap so that is one positive. The service was lacking - they did not pay very good attention to us. It was actually our bus boy who helped us the most. Just not a good experience and weak food
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StephanieM
San Diego2 reviews
1.0
Dined on July 24, 2016
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
Honestly I went here about 2 years ago and got the same thing I got because I remember it came with potatoes and beans and it was so good This time it was alright Service was aright Food was bland Did not get what the menu states Over priced for what it was The server messed up on the split transaction He was alright whole experience was not great won't come bac
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OpenTable Diner
Chicago / Illinois8 reviews
5.0
Dined on June 27, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Great location in the Gaslamp area, very friendly staff and servers. Our waiter Manny did an excellent job with recommendations on margaritas and menu options for some of our party with very particular taste! Overall an really nice evening and great dining experience!
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OpenTable Diner
San Diego1 review
1.0
Dined on May 15, 2016
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
The receptionist is very rude, and the food is terrible
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AlexC
Las Vegas2 reviews
1.0
Dined on May 15, 2016
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Made a reservation about 4 hours prior, when we arrived the list the hostess had did not have us on it. Showed her the Open Table confirmation, she was fine with that and we were seated. Server came within 4 minutes, great. Ordered drinks, and an appetizer of Tortilla soup. Drinks arrived, put in order for 2 fish taco plates. Soup app arrived within 10 minutes, delicious tortilla soup. Noted the waiter was very friendly. Waited about 35 minutes, waiter came by to check on drinks, asked if the fish tacos were coming soon. He checked, did not really know when they would come. Now 40 minutes invested, we waited another 15 minutes and still no fish tacos. At this point, 55 minutes after seated, we told waiter we needed to leave for concert at Petco. He brought the bill for drinks and soup, paid and left hungry and disappointed/amused. Not sure how good or how long fish tacos take to prepare, wondered if our order was even placed!
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La Fiesta is rated 3.7 stars by 183 OpenTable diners.

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628 5th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101

Additional information

Cross street
Between Market & G Street
Neighborhood
Downtown
Hours of operation
Lunch: Daily: 11:00pm - 4:00pm Dinner Sunday through Thursday: 4:00pm - 11:00pm Dinner Friday & Saturday: 4:00pm to 12:00am Brunch: Sat & Sunday: 10am to 2pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Mexican, Seafood, Steak
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Valet service offered Thursday through Saturday.
Public transit
San Diego MTS Trolley:Blue Line, C StreetOrange Line, Convention Center
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Entertainment
Our Happy Hour food menu is offered Sun-Thurs from 3 to 6pm. We feature $2 Fiesta Tacos, $3 Ceviche, and a variety of our famous burritos; California (Steak, Cheese Fries, Guacamole) Surf-n-Turf (Shrimp, Steak, Avo & Cheese) Pescado (Grilled Mahi with Cilantro Lime Salsa) and Camaron Esenada Style (Shrimp & cabbage with Cilantro Lime Mayo). The La Fiesta Happy Hour Drink menu includes $3 Mexican beers as well as $4 house wines & select spirits. Served Monday - Friday from 11am to 6pm
Additional
Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Chef's Table, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Dancing, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, View, Weekend Brunch, Wine

Website
http://www.lafiestasd.com/
Phone number
(619) 232-4242
Private party facilities
La Fiesta is ready to accommodate your every need. Our refined wait staff will provide the ultimate value-oriented and memorable dining experience for any occasion. From corporate dinners to birthday parties, La Fiesta encompass the perfect combination of atmosphere, amenities, and menu options.

La Fiesta

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Shared Plates

Chips and Salsa$2.50

Nachos$10.00

Chicken Flautas$10.00

Guacamole$11.00

Queso Fundido Con Chorizo$11.00

Shrimp Chile Relleno$14.00

Ceviche De Acapulco$13.00

Chicken Quesadilla$12.00

Lobster Quesadilla$16.00

Soup & Salad

Tortilla Soup$8.00

House Salad$10.00

Mercado Salad$10.00

Fajitas

Marinated Steak$18.00

Chicken Breast$17.00

Shrimp$20.00

Vegetables$16.00

Entrees

Taco Flight$17.00

Enchiladas Suizas$17.00

Chicken Mole$19.00

Enchiladas Mariscos$21.50

Short Ribs Barbacoa$23.00

Vegetarian Burrito$15.00

Fiesta Combination$19.50

Carnitas$20.00

Carne Asada Tampiqueña$22.00

Fish Burrito$16.00

Carne Asada Burrito$16.00

Weekened Brunch

Mexican Skillets

Machaca Con Huevo$11.00

Huevos Ranchero$12.00

Chilaquiles Verde$12.00

Fiesta Specialty

Classic Breakfast$11.00

Breakfast Burrito$12.00

Shrot Ribs Hash$14.00

Three Egg Frittatas

Build Your Own Mexican Omelet$12.00

Benedicts

Fiesta Benedict$14.00

Classic Benedict$14.00

Lobster Benedict$17.00

Sweet Crepes

Strawberry + Whipped Cream$11.00

Nutella + Banana$11.00

Pancakes

Original$10.00

Fiesta$10.00

Fruit Bowl$10.00

French Toast$12.00

Eye Openers

Flavored Mimosas$6.00

Classic Mimosas$4.00

Bottomless Mimosas$12.00

Fresh Red or White Wine Sangria$6.00

Micheladas$6.00

Chabelas$7.00

Mexican Bloody Mary$8.00

La Fiesta Bloody Mary$8.00

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