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   LizandFriends

   Washington DC

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 6 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Great food. The staff was very nice and helpful and service was awesome

   La SandiaResponded 3 days agoWe are so happy you took the time out to leave us this fabulous feedback. We're truly committed to delivering exceptional service and exquisite cuisine. It's customers like you that make our job so wonderful. We can't wait to have you back and we look forward to serving you again.

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   OpenTable Diner

   New York Area

   4 reviews

   3.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on June 17, 2022

   overall3food4service3ambience3

   Worst Margaritas we have ever had. It tasted like water! Food was good but not over the top for me.

   La SandiaResponded 7 days agoWe take pride in the quality of our cocktails and we're always working hard to make sure that everything is served up fresh and flavorful. It's rare when we hear this type of feedback, but we appreciate you sharing as it helps us improve going forward. We hope you'll give us another try, as we truly are committed to providing a great experience from start to finish!

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   OpenTable Diner

   Atlanta

   4 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on June 17, 2022

   overall4food5service4ambience4

   We had friends in town for the weekend and we all were excited to try La Sandia! We were terribly disappointed in the service and drinks. Granted, we had an 8p reservation and they closed at 9p so we thought maybe that’s why the service was so SLOW! They were trying to clean up and shut down and I get it but at the same time, you have paying customers to tend to. The margaritas were terrible and watered down so we sent them back. The food was delicious so that was the saving Grace! I had the shrimp enchiladas, my girlfriend said the steak quesadilla was good but too much cheese and fatty parts of the steak and her fiancé said the salmon was really good! I would go back for the food!

   La SandiaResponded 3 days agoThank you for taking the time to review us. We are happy to hear the food was very good! Our shrimp enchiladas, steak quesadilla and salmon are some of our most popular dishes! We are disappointed to hear that you had a less than favorable experience with our service and that felt rushed. We always strive for excellence and try to provide exceptional customer service.

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   JMoney

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on June 15, 2022

   overall3food4service2ambience3

   This is a fairly nice Mexican restaurant inside the mall. Not terribly innovative food. Mostly standard fare, but it was tasty. Service was farily slow. We had to ask for water multiple times, or waited a long time for a refill. We enjoyed our food, even if it was a little pricey for the value.

   La SandiaResponded 3 days agoHello JMoney, Thank you for your review. We put a lot of thought and care into every detail and we believe our pricing reflects that; as is evident in our fresh ingredients, food presentation, service, and ambience. We are grateful for your feedback and hope you give us another opportunity to serve you!

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   RalphJ

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on June 4, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Wonderful food and great waitstaff. We make this a regular dining experience when ever we have family or friends visiting the NOVA area.

   La SandiaResponded on June 6, 2022We love, love. love your 5 star review and we're so glad to hear that you and your family had a wonderful time at La Sandia! A lot of passion and expertise goes into preparing those delicious dishes you sampled! We look forward to seeing you all again soon!

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   OpenTable Diner

   Washington DC

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on May 30, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Gracias por su excelente atención gracias

   La SandiaResponded on June 13, 2022¡Gracias por el informe positivo! Son clientes como usted los que hacen que nuestro trabajo sea maravilloso. Esperamos poder servirle de nuevo.

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   Jco71

   Washington DC

   31 reviews

   4.0

   31 reviews

   Dined on May 12, 2022

   overall4food4service2ambience5

   Really cool bar area with punched metalwork, next time I go back will snap a few pics for Instagram. Sangria was good, food was good, nothing particularly outstanding or unique but would go back even though may seem slightly over priced for what it is.

   La SandiaResponded on May 16, 2022Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We're thrilled to hear you look forward to coming back! We put a lot of thought into every detail creating an ambience that is both energetic and upbeat. We're always happy when our guests have an amazing time with us.

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   OpenTable Diner

   Washington DC

   2 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on May 8, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Always delicious!

   La SandiaResponded on May 12, 2022Thank you for the 5 star review! It’s customers like you that make our job wonderful. We look forward to serving you again.

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   MarionW

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on May 7, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   The food was amazing! Guac fresh and delicious! Shrimp enchiladas sooo good! And watermelon cucumber margarita refreshing!

   La SandiaResponded on May 12, 2022Hello Marion! Thank you for your feedback~ it's spot on. We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed your experience at La Sandia. The guacamole and the shrimp enchiladas are some of our most popular dishes. We agree~ our watermelon cucumber margarita is outstanding. Can't wait to have you back!

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    AndreaS

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 5, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience5

    I would give the overall experience a 5, but it was SO LOUD in there. They clearly had read that study that said that if you keep the noise level at a certain decibel, the customers will not stay too long and they took it to HEART. The music was UNBEARABLE from OUTSIDE the venue and I thought that maybe they were just trying to attract people to the restaurant who were walking by. No. It was the same inside. We had to shout our orders to the waiter, ate our food, and left. It was not what you would call an enjoyable experience. The food was good, I think. Not the best Mexican food I've had for probably twice the price of the good stuff, but the staff was nice, and I have NO IDEA how they were able to work a full shift in that noise.

    La SandiaResponded on May 12, 2022Hi Andrea! We appreciate the feedback and we're happy you enjoyed your food! La Sandia is a hot spot so expect to hear people enjoying a good time! We hope you give us another opportunity to serve you.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Richmond

    6 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on May 3, 2022

    overall3food3service4ambience4

    Salsa flavor was not good. Chips were much too salty. Fajitas were fair.

    La SandiaResponded on May 12, 2022Thank you, Ralph for taking the time to review your experience at La Sandia. We're surprised; our chips and salsa are loved by so many of our guests. Our team would love to earn a few more stars on your next visit! Come by again soon and try some of our other menu selections.

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    RalphB

    Raleigh

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 1, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great food, service was very good! This place is truly unique and the menu is fantastic. Don’t miss it if you get a chance to go.

    La SandiaResponded on May 12, 2022Hello Ralph! Yes, indeed we put a lot of thought into every detail to provide an exceptional La Sandia dining experience. Thank you for the fabulous 5 star rating and we can't wait to serve you again.

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13. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Richmond

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on April 9, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Seated as soon as we arrived. Server was efficient taking drink orders while leaving us gone to check the menu. Food quality is very good. The appetizers were tasty and the entires as well.

    La SandiaResponded on April 12, 2022You made our day...Thank you for your 5 star review! We're so glad to see that La Sandia is a favorite of yours. We take pride in providing you with an experience that you'll remember! Visit us again soon.

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    CameyO

    Washington DC

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on April 1, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience4

    The fresh fish tacos were very yummy. Margaritas and churros made for a great birthday celebration with girlfriends.

    La SandiaResponded on April 4, 2022Hello Camay! Thank you for coming in to celebrate your birthday with us! We're so thrilled you enjoyed the fresh fish tacos , margaritas and churros, ~ a fun, fabulous La Sandia dining experience! Our team appreciates the 5 star rating and we look forward to your next visit with us!

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    BA1A

    Washington DC

    4 reviews

    1.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on March 21, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience3

    Usually love the restaurant and the enchiladas. This time the food was cold and the rice was like mashed potatoes. The manager wanted to argue that this was as it should be. I would have accepted this as a one time issue but couldn't get over the manager wanting to argue. Then when I tried to explain to him, he said he was too busy to listen.

    La SandiaResponded on May 25, 2022We're disappointed to hear about your experience and frankly very surprised as our managers go above and beyond to accommodate our guests' requests. We take feedback from our guests very seriously and we will be sure to address any discrepancies you experienced. Our goal is to always give our guests exceptional service and we apologize if there was a miscommunication.

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    aemirfa

    Washington DC

    61 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    61 reviews

    Dined on March 21, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience3

    Decent place to grab a casual dinner with friends.

    La SandiaResponded on March 25, 2022Hi Aamirfa! Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We're thrilled you enjoyed your casual dinner with friends. We are grateful for your patronage and look forward to your next visit with us!

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    MSB1

    Richmond

    11 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on March 10, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Fish tacos were delish but spicy. It’s a fun place, a bit loud but friendly and tasty.

    La SandiaResponded on March 13, 2022Hello and thank you for your 5 star review, we're so delighted we were able to provide a great experience for you. We always want guests like you to have fun, feel at home and enjoy yourselves when you visit La Sandia! We're thrilled you enjoyed our delicious fish tacos. Thank you for taking the time out of your day to share your thoughts.

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    rebeka

    Washington DC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 5, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Excellent food that is fresh. Fresh guacamole & the quesadillas melt in your mouth. Excellent service Beautiful atmosphere The seating is comfortable & spacious

    La SandiaResponded on March 7, 2022Wow! Thank you for the 5 star review. So delighted you enjoyed the absolutely excellent service, great food and beautiful ambience at La Sandia! Our guacamole and quesadillas are uniquely fresh and exceptional in flavor and some of our most popular menu options. Thank you for sharing!

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    Fishmom

    Washington DC

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on March 5, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    A group of work friends getting together for a lunch to catch up. The food was great. The service was great. And the atmosphere was great.

    La SandiaResponded on March 9, 2022Wow! We're so grateful to hear you enjoyed your time at La Sandia. We try our best to make sure that we're not only providing an exceptional experience, but also a memorable one. Looks like we hit the mark with your recent visit. Looking forward to serving you again soon!

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    Elotro

    Baltimore

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on March 4, 2022

    overall5food4service5ambience2

    Great food, good service and good prices. It’s a shame it’s in a shopping center. Ruins the effect. Makes you feel rushed. Highly recommend for lunch or dinner!

    La SandiaResponded on March 7, 2022Hello Elotro! We are so happy to see that you enjoyed your experience at La Sandia. We're proud of the quality of our food and want all of our customers to enjoy it as much as you do! No need to feel rushed, we're here for you. We are grateful for your patronage and look forward to your next visit with us.

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    kdbrown9

    Washington DC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 27, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Can't say enough good things about La Sandia at Tyson's Corner Center. The restaurant confirmed our reservation for 10 on a Saturday afternoon. We were seated as soon as we arrived and greeted immediately by a server. Our drinks were continuously replenished without us having to ask, and our meals came out on time, together, and were delicious. I will happily eat here again!

    La SandiaResponded on March 3, 2022Hello Kdbrown! Thank you for your 5 star review. We strive to give our guests the best possible dining experience from start to finish. Looks like we hit the mark with your recent visit. We appreciate you!

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22. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 26, 2022

    overall3food3service4ambience4

    The quality of the food has gone down. The food looked plopped on the plate - it was much more presentable before. The server had her thumb in my beans. She had to have noticed because she had it all over her finger when she took her hand off my plate. I should have said something but I just let it go. Still grossed me out especially at a time like this. It’s no longer worth the money.

    La SandiaResponded on March 2, 2022Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. Our servers are always striving to give an exceptional experience and we believe it was not intentional to make you uncomfortable while serving you. We appreciate your patronage and hope you give us another opportunity to serve you.

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    JenniferR

    Washington DC

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on February 20, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience3

    With a picky eater in tow, I think I’ve not had a better Mexican food experience. We were both completely satisfied. The chips were fresh, the salsa was great, and then we got to the main course. The carne asada had great flavor, and my date moaned with his first bite of his burrito. Being inside a mall, the noise level is high, but I would definitely go back.

    La SandiaResponded on February 24, 2022Hi Jennifer! Thank you for your 5 star review, we're so delighted we were able to provide a great experience for you and your picky eater! We're thrilled you enjoyed our delicious chips and salsa, carne asada and burrito. Thank you for taking the time out of your day to share your thoughts and we look forward to your next visit with us.

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    OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    6 reviews

    4.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on February 3, 2022

    overall4food5service3ambience3

    The food and drinks were especially good. The server was especially polite, but appeared to have too many tables to take care of. I understand the staffing shortages, but we went 15-20 minutes after asking for refills on our drinks before getting refills. Not a game changer, but it made the meal less enjoyable to be without any drinks for 1/3 of the meal.

    La SandiaResponded on February 4, 2022We're so delighted to hear your food and drinks were especially good! We take great pride in the quality of our food and drinks, and our customer service. We look forward to making sure your next visit with us is perfect!

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    MariaS

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 23, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience3

    German was really nice, we celebrating my daughter and husband birthday was perfect.

    La SandiaResponded on January 24, 2022Hello Maria! Thank you for coming in to celebrate your family's birthdays with us! We're so thrilled we could make it a perfect La Sandia dining experience! We welcome the shoutout for German and we'll be sure to pass it on. Looking forward to your next visit with us!

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    Ntha31

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 15, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Great place! We reserved a table for my wife’s birthday for dinner. Our server was very friendly and they allowed us to bring our own birthday cake! They even gave us candles and let us sing happy birthday. Food was great and the drinks were incredible. Not very noisy and just a great place to have dinner. Would definitely recommend! The only minor thing I would say was I was seated on the booth/couch seating and I’m 5’11 and I felt like I was sinking in the seat. After sitting for 3 hours it was a little uncomfortable. But other than that a great place!

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    BFriars55

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 10, 2022

    overall2food2service1ambience3

    None of us enjoyed our entrees. Seemed overly tart and acidic, without other flavors to balance out. Server was borderline surly, quite rude to my Mom when she reminded him she’d please like more salsa to go with the tortilla chips. Overall, a “meh” experience that literally left a sour taste in my mouth.

    La SandiaResponded on January 12, 2022Thank you for taking the time to review La Sandia. We’re disappointed to hear that your experience was less than amazing and that your server was not engaging. We prepare our dishes with expertise and high quality ingredients so they are flavorful and enjoyable so it's rare when we hear this type of feedback. We appreciate you sharing as it helps us improve going forward. We hope you'll give La Sandia another try, as we truly are committed to providing a great experience for all of our guests.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    4 reviews

    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on January 1, 2022

    overall3food3service3ambience2

    Okay experience. I will go back anytime soon.

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    DCInsider

    Panama

    10 reviews

    2.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on December 11, 2021

    overall2food2service1ambience2

    Slow service and the food was just okay. I have given this place se eral tried and don’t plan to return.

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    In2goodfood

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 11, 2021

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Great food and service!

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    SamuelR

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 4, 2021

    overall3food5service2ambience3

    The was great service not so much. We had empty bottles and glasses half way through our meal and the waiter was no where to be found. We got up to order our own drinks with the bartender. Sadly that’s were a tip reflects on.

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    KrupalS

    Washington DC

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 30, 2021

    overall5food4service3ambience4

    Gave us chicken enchiladas when we had requested the vegetarian ones and didn’t apologize for it

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    MOMar

    New York Area

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on October 23, 2021

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great food. Wonderful service

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    JKai

    Salt Lake City

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on October 12, 2021

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    The steak tacos are really good and worth it. Food was served very quickly and there is nothing to complain about anything.

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    AndrewW

    Washington DC

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 10, 2021

    overall3food3service2ambience3

    Service was very slow and you could tell food was sitting under heat lamp for awhile.

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    PrestonW

    Washington DC

    7 reviews

    4.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on October 9, 2021

    overall4food4service5ambience5

    Great service, unfortunately for some reason even though they had numerous tables open they decided to put guests right next to us. So instead of us ordering dessert and a second round of drinks we decided to leave.

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    KatyLady

    Washington DC

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on October 2, 2021

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We had a party of seven including two children. We had excellent and quick service and everything was delicious. We were glad to be able to make a reservation as other places in the neighborhood would not allow us to make reservation for more than six people. We did not feel like we were a problem for the restaurant.

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    MAUREENS

    Washington DC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 28, 2021

    overall5food4service5ambience4

    The staff were lovely. I will return just for the people there. I had the shrimp diablo and it was good, but I don't think it was worth the price.

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    Sonia

    Washington DC

    36 reviews

    5.0

    36 reviews

    Dined on September 7, 2021

    overall5food3service5ambience5

    We loved the fact that the waiter wore a mask and we could sit anywhere we liked. Food was good. My Berry margarita was terrific. The only item they could improve is the lemonade that came with the kids meals. They didn't like it because it was watery. I tried it and didn't think it was even lemonade. The staff were friendly and the place was really clean.

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    MikeD

    Washington DC

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 28, 2021

    overall3food4service2ambience3

    I used open table to book and specifically asked for a good table for a special event (birthday). I asked to be away from any serving areas and kitchen. A sullen teenage hostess seated us right next to the servers area. The day was saved with a decent waiter and excellent food. Would I return? Maybe but competition is fierce with good restaurants so why put up with so-so customer service? You can do better La Sandia.

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