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   SamuelC

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Outdoor dining was incredible, Food was delicious

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   Lita

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Food was tasty and Paige was a great server. Love the lettuce cups for the tacos. Please take a receipt in order to get the discount on hotel parking.

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3. j

   jrwfromphilly

   Philadelphia

   5 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience4

   Service, food really great! Love Blue Taco!

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4. RF

   RayannF

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   overall1food1service3ambience3

   It’s very over priced for not having good food. Yes the place is cool and you have a good view but the food is not worth it, Taco Bell taste better. Waiter was nice.

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5. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

   overall1food1service3ambience5

   The place is lovely but the beans were sweet. The rice was not good at all. I will not be going back there.

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6. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Philadelphia

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 6 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Great service and delicious food and drink! The lobster tacos were amazing and the Hibiscus margaritas were SO good!!!

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7. t

   tiramisu

   San Francisco

   68 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   68 reviews

   Dined on August 7, 2022

   overall4food5service4ambience5

   Everything was delicious! Good service. Shared the 3 fish tacos and salmon salad. Would’ve been nice to have a larger piece of salmon. Love the lights and stars in the front patio. Nice view of the Santa Monica Bay and pier.

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8. AB

   AliB

   Milwaukee

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on August 5, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Loved it all! Great views, food, and service. Will go again!

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9. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   vip
   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on August 5, 2022

   overall3food3service3ambience4

   Okay food. Nice atmosphere. They were playing house & EDM that night

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10. EL

    ErinL

    Los Angeles

    6 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on August 4, 2022

    overall3food1service4ambience4

    Was not impressed with the food at all. It lacked a lot of flavor. Also the drinks were just average. I would not recommend this place.

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11. SS

    SaraS

    Minneapolis

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on August 2, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great food! Loved the Queso and the bowls

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12. BF

    BillF

    Hawaii

    8 reviews

    3.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on July 31, 2022

    overall3food4service3ambience3

    Our second time dining at the Blue Plate Taco was not as successful as the first. Our waiter was lackadaisical throughout, although he did turn the music down a bit at my request (the speaker was directly over our table and turned up to full blast, it seemed). Food was good, if not great, but water service was poor; and on this warm day I had to have my son grab a bottle of water off another table because no one came around to provide more water. Staff just standing around chatting with each other - that was quite irritating. Won't be back.

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13. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Detroit

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 31, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Favorite restaurant ever!

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14. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 30, 2022

    overall3food3service2ambience3

    It was just okay.

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    bostonvegetarian

    New England

    38 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    38 reviews

    Dined on July 29, 2022

    overall1food1service2ambience1

    “Farmers market” vegetable dishes turn out to be greasy, cheese laden affairs with a few tiny pieces of green pepper, tomato and, although too small for definitive recognition, what may once have been a jalapeño. Shrimp tacos, similarly, contained a couple of shrimpy shrimp, plus the grease and cheese. Prices were the only way in which these dishes resembled their namesakes. Don’t get fooled — this is overpriced fast-food with a view of the pier.

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16. HD

    HeatherD

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 28, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great food! Our food came out before our drinks. Will definitely go back!

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17. AG

    AstridG

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 25, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Best place in Santa Monica, food was delicious, nice size plates, our server was very attentive at all times. Definitely we’re coming back 😋

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18. DK

    DanaK

    Los Angeles

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on July 23, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The food was delicious as always and the view was beautiful. I suggest making a reservation, we were seated right away and our server was great.

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19. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    London

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on July 20, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    The host was great at seating our party and the waiting staff were friendly and funny. Food was delicious and the ambiance was great.

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20. EJ

    EmilyJ

    Los Angeles

    16 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on July 17, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience3

    My boyfriend had to help protect one of the hosts from having her hair pulled out by a transient who was jumping over the cacti-ridden planters, and then another transient marched in between the tables and proceeded to scream while the other poor host had to deal with him. Other than that, it wasn’t too bad.

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21. KB

    KatelynB

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 17, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    The food was good, our waitress was very friendly. the hostess was so sweet. The bathrooms were a little grody

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22. B

    Blake

    Chicago

    9 reviews

    4.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on July 16, 2022

    overall4food5service4ambience3

    When the first words you hear at a restaurant are "there's a 90 minute time limit", your impression drops. When you are next told to use your phone to view the menu, but the QR code is only available at the reception desk and not the table, not are guests offered the option of a printed menu, your impression drops. Food is great, prices are reasonable, ambiance is not welcoming.YMMV

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23. MG

    MelloG

    Key West

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on July 14, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience4

    Red snapper fish tacos were out of this world. Beautiful view if the ferris wheel at Santa Monica Pier. We loved it.

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24. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    11 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on July 13, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience5

    Great meal - service was slow

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25. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 12, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Super netter Service, direkt an der Promenade. Draußen sitzen ging super, da es Heizpilze gab. Auf jeden Fall für nen entspannten Abend zu empfehlen.

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26. JV

    JonathanV

    London

    10 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on July 12, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great Mexican food at a affordable price.

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27. SW

    StanW

    Los Angeles

    36 reviews

    5.0

    36 reviews

    Dined on July 11, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Getting together with long time friends for a great early dinner! It was, as usual, great food and a great evening!! Thanks

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28. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 7, 2022

    overall3food3service3ambience4

    Food took a really long time to get there. Our server was really busy and we didn’t see her for awhile. Other tables around us that had ordered right before or after us had their food but ours took a really long time for some reason. The food was ok.

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29. JW

    JudyW

    Minneapolis

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 5, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Food was great. Prices right and great patio with ocean view.

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30. A

    Amanda

    Los Angeles

    25 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    25 reviews

    Dined on July 4, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We enjoyed spending our 4th of July lunch dining at Blue Plate Taco. With a beautiful ocean view, drinks and meals packed with flavor and amazing waitstaff, we will definitely continue coming back.

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31. BG

    BrianG

    Toronto

    1 review

    vip
    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 4, 2022

    overall3food2service5ambience4

    Excellent service, fun atmosphere, but the food was very bland. If you’re looking for Mexican with more flavor, try red-o Cantina a couple doors down.

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32. PL

    PLinLA

    Los Angeles

    16 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on July 2, 2022

    overall4food5service5ambience3

    Great place been going for years. Sad to see the street peeps taking over the park across the way. Will not take my young one there again till area is cleaned up!!!

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33. JK

    JakeK

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 2, 2022

    overall3food2service5ambience5

    The staff was very pleasant, the salsas were tasty, the rest of the food was mediocre

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34. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 29, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great for taco Tuesday!

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35. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 27, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The service was great , the food was great .

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36. JB

    JordanB

    Dallas

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 20, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience4

    Great food. Service was initially slow as we waited about 10 minutes after being seated for a server, but after the server introduced himself everything went quickly. Will definitely go back.

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37. A

    Ashley

    New York Area

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 19, 2022

    overall3food5service2ambience4

    Great spot, but I think they are understaffed. Everything took forever.

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38. LB

    LaurenB

    Atlanta

    4 reviews

    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on June 15, 2022

    overall3food3service2ambience4

    Ambience was great. Drinks were delicious. Food was just ok nothing amazing. Server

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39. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    vip
    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 13, 2022

    overall1food3service1ambience3

    Our reservation was 6:15pm, and we ended up being taken to our table at 6:30pm while we waited to the side. We had a good dinner, and got a pitcher of margs. We paid for our food and we’re enjoying the pitcher. At 7:45 ON THE DOT, someone came up to our table and told us we have hit the 90min mark and they are sorry to do this but could we please get up and leave as they had reservations waiting. We weren’t even at the table for 90 min yet as we had to wait 15 min for our table to sit, and weren’t given any notice or anything. He stood there and watched us until we started to get up. One of my friends said oh we still have some of our pitcher left, we’ll finish that real quick. The guy told us he can get us paper cups to take it to go but we’d have to get up and leave. We said we’d be really quick and as we were pouring the drinks he started clearing the table in front of us and took the drinks we just poured. She pointed it out and said she was finishing it and he apologized… but overall we were in shock! Not even 90min, and even if it had been it was so rude the way they went about it. If they needed the table that badly they could have asked for it back and for us to start making moves. We would have gladly finished our drinks quickly and gotten out of there. I’ve never experienced that in a restaurant before. It was such poor management, we live down the street and stop by Blue Plate all the time. Very disappointed and won’t be rushing back after that awful service.

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40. WT

    WaltT

    New England

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on June 13, 2022

    overall3food4service4ambience3

    Service was good , food was ok but nothing great. Hostess wanted to put our party of 3 at a table designed for two even though plenty of other larger tables were open - reluctantly moved us after request. Don’t plan on speaking to anyone at your table either. The music is cranked up so loud it’s impossible to have a conversation. While you might not be across the steer from the ocean, there are plenty of other Mexican restaurants in Santa Monica with better food and the ability to speak to your friends.

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