Mariscos Las Islitas

Reviews

• Carlos F.

  star star star star star 7 September 2026

  In a town where Mexican restaurants abound, this place is a gem among restaurants that specialize in mariscos (sea food), Las Islitas is definitely among the top contenders.
  
  As soon as you walk in, you're greeted by the staff and told you're free to pick any seat.  For me, that's a huge plus.  I hate being assigned a seat in an area I might not like or care for. Once seated, the waitress brings you the menu and the customary chips and salsa. They give you time to look it over before taking your order. On this visit, I knew exactly what I wanted. My niece and I were there for the Tuesday special - the shrimp tacos.
  
  My niece ordered the regular shrimp tacos, the shrimp was bread to her liking, the tortilla was warm and tasty, the cabbage slaw was nicely cut...the one thing she didn't care for was the side of mayo used as a condiment...other than that she enjoyed it. I on the other hand ordered the crispy shrimp tacos. My shrimp was breaded to perfection, the tortillas were fried to a golden crisp....a medley of lettuce, tomato, purple onion were set on top of the tacos.  It was as if you were getting a taco "salad".  The food was excellent, hands down the best Taco Tuesday deal in town.
  
  If you want to experience a great meal at a Mexican seafood restaurant, do yourself a favor and venture to this east side gem.

• Gabriela A.

  star star star star star 3 September 2026

  Highly recommend the fish and shrimp tacos! Bother are battered and deep fried. But it's definitely not frozen. Only outside dining, and cash only

• Iris H.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 1 September 2026

  Customer service was horrible. The lady that took our order was just very rude, in a rush, and didn't have time for your questions on the food. I won't be coming back to this restaurant due to the horrible customer service my family and I received.

• Bob W.

  star star star star star_border 28 August 2026

  My wife has always enjoyed going to the Mercado Latino and this restaurant does hurray across the street from there. I had the disk tacos and they were decent. Atmosphere was loud but fun

• Cheryl G.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 24 August 2026

  The service was terribly slow, even after the place had emptied out from lunch, and she didn't bring our check.  I had shrimp fajitas, and the shrimp was cooked to a rubbery rock, the veggies were over cooked and floating in some sauce- it was not real fajitas, probably the stuff in the bag that some restaurants use.
  
  My friend ordered us some of the shrimp empanadas and were okay, but greasy. My friend had the pasta which I didn't try, she said it was good. The Margarita that I had was just okay, not nearly as good as Don Perico's.  Boy, sorry I sound like Debbie Downer, but not every place is for everyone and that place isn't for me.