Frida Restaurant

I managed to find out the Chef Orlando is the creator of such amazing Mexican food here at frida the plates are not only mouth watering just by the look but taste as good... I love the rib eye tacos, the garlic shrimp or anything shrimp is good here lol... the margaritas are excellent and the desert i recomend the dulce de leche crepas the best !! excellent would soo recommend it....The chef has done an excellent job he sure tackled the idea of authentic mexican food in the middle of luxurious Beverly Hills!!!!!! this place is just FAB!!

Pros: the best rib eye tacos in the world

Posted 10/13/09

Everyone if you want to eat some delicious and healthy mexican food, this is the spot, the salads are just perfect, the tacos is like you are eating in mexico and the steaks ..mmmm delicious i love the filete invierno you should try it. the best place to go in a romantic dinner or with a bunch of friends the margaritas you wont find any better in town.ps. lobster tacos are a 10.

Pros: Food, Ambience, Service, Liquour

Cons: Nothin!

Posted 01/27/09

Inconsistent. I have to say, I was impressed by the restaurant setting, service and food (amazing) at the Frida in Glendale, then when recommending it to a friend, I proudly took her to Frida in Beverly Hills, which was a joke. The setting was fine, but the hostess was grumpy, and we ordered salads recommended by our server which were absolutely disgusting. Don't order the mexican salads whatever you do.

Posted 12/19/08

Ok, I have to tell you something: If you want to have real mexican food of the highest quality and do it next to Leo Di Caprio Frida is where you have to be.

Everything is excellent, the guys working there, the food, micheladas, wow...as I'm writing I want to go back!!

bye!

Ps.- Rib eye tacos are awesome!

Pros: rib eye tacos and Tere

Posted 10/06/08

It's no contest -- this is the best place to eat in Beverly Hills and, for that matter, all of West L.A. It's very charming, yet not SO ridiculously over-priced like a lot of places in B Hills. You get what you pay for, and that's saying a lot. Starting with the service..........I eat here a lot, and they take very kind care of my wife and I everytime. But I also notice they pay the same terrific service to everyone who walks in, which is the way I think it should be. We tend to go on weeknights because the weekends get pretty busy, and the service is terrific. We're greeted at the door by a smiling young woman (beautiful, too, I might add), and escorted to our table. The waiters and waitresses take extremely good care of us, and no matter what we order, it's going to be the most tasteful and delicious mexican cuisine you'll find anywhere. Whoever bashes this place is either clueless, or goes through life impossible to satisfy, and inclinced to criticize everything they encounter. (Yes, you know who you are.) I've been coming here almost weekly for four years, and have never left disappointed.

Pros: Charming, candle lit ambience; great service; oh, and did I mention? -- DELICIOUS!!!!!

Cons: Nada

Posted 06/03/08

this is my first review ever, i am a regular frida costumer and im always pleased with the food. The ceviches are great, my favorite is the shrimp ceviche, and the desserts are the best you have to try the sponge cake and the cajeta crepes. The service can be a little slow, but no big deal. I will definitely be going back.

Posted 05/29/08

This place is a joke! DO NOT GO! No matter how badly you're craving chips and salsa, keep walking. I cannot explain how disappointing it is. It's everything that is wrong with restaurants: overpriced, overrated, under staffed. Terrible food, not worth a fraction of the price. The service is soooo slllloooowww. The food looks like it came from a can. I mean, Chipotle is a few doors down-- really, trust me, save your money, and go to Chipotle for semi-mexican that is at least edible. It barely deserves the one star I gave it-- even with an expense budget- I feel totally ripped off. Taco Bell would give this wanna-be a run for it's money!

Pros: Literally Nothing

Cons: Literally Everything

Posted 05/13/08

My husband ordered an entree and an appetizer to go. It took over 45 minutes for the food to even come out. We live 5 minutes from the resturant. He got home and opened the containers of food. The appetizer (a sampler) was ICE cold. The enchilada plate was missing its rice and beans which is supposed to come with the entree. I phoned the resturant and spoke to the manager (a woman) who was rude and told me to "just microwave it", and for the missing parts of the entree which I asked to be delivered since we don't live far she told me "we don't have any delivery". So I asked for a refund (unfortunately my husband paid cash for this $40 dollar meal) and she told me they do not give refunds. What type of customer service is this? The resturant screwed up and they will not take any responsibility for the meal that we paid for...CRAZY! I will never go back, I will never refer friends or family and I hope other people who have bad experiences keep writing bad reviews so no one else will waste their money at Frida's!

Posted 04/16/08

Not much to say, pretty much the same as a lot of the reviews, OK food horrible service. If you can get your food to go, do it. Because it will not be a good dining experience. Oh, not that authentic atmosphere either.

Pros: OK food

Cons: Horrible Service

Posted 02/11/08

I went in two weeks ago like at about 8:30ish. The place was clearing out when we got seated by a very nice hostess. The chips were good the salsa was good until our waiter arrived. We ordered our drinks and waited a ful 15 minutes in an almost empty restaurant. Our waiter disappered for another 10 minutes until we spotted him chit chatting at the bar. We flagged him down and we finally ordered. The food was very good. My Margarita was not. I had the frida Margarita? I dunno but it was purple and not good. Overall my first experience there was awful, But I shall return and give them a second shot

Pros: ok food

Cons: awful service

Posted 01/15/08

The food are Frida is mighty good, but the real reason I go is the Salsa!!! THE SALSA IS TO DIE FOR!!! There are 3 plentiful kinds , some roasted pepper one, the green one (MY FAVE) and pico de gallo!! The lunch menu is insanely cheap for the amount of food you get too!! I love this place am glad that I work and live walking distance so I can eat it a bajillion times a week! YUMMY!!!!

Pros: salsa, service, drinks

Cons: can get busy, food is good but not GREAT

Posted 01/09/08

Frida's is a regular spot for us. Its consistently delicious. Servers are friendly. Can be a little slow when the place gets packed but so what, order another margarita while you're waiting and enjoy yourself. I love everything about this place. The Mole is the most authentic I've tasted in LA. Their salsas are absolutely delish. Margaritas are strong. Steaks and chicken melt in your mouth and are full of flavor. What else could you want.

Pros: Helloooo....the food and drinks

Cons: limited seating in bar

Posted 01/09/08

Fresh ingrediants across the board. Understated but elegant presentation. Everything is amazing from the guacamole to the carne asada burrito, the chicken fajitas, the cheesy chorizo appetizer -- once you've tried their food you'll wish it was this good everywhere.

Posted 01/03/08

I had a steak here, don't remember exactly what it was but it involved truffles and some sort of cheese (it's probably the only steak on their menu) and it was Delicious. Otherwise, I don't like Mexican food at all so I'm not one to judge the other entrees.

Pros: Ambience, Yummy

Cons: Expensive

Posted 12/18/07

because the interior of this restaurant looked cozy, the location is beverly hills and the reviews impeccable, i expected to be blown away by the tortilla soup i ordered at frida, like i was when i had my first spoon of sonora cafe's complex tastebud tickler - yet, frida disappointed.
there is no hostess station, so you just kind of walk in and wait awkwardly: we did luckily get a nice window seat, but the romance was disturbed by the blaring pop music that did not suit the idea of mexico nor frida kahlo. my tortilla soup tasted like melted pork rinds, instead of something resembling even the delicious soup i get at el cholo's. my shrimp ceviche felt like it was drenched in maggi sauce and my sangria was a bit on the fruit punchy side. i was not impressed after having passed this place numerous times and seeing it always busy. the price tag was kind of outrageous and the service was lackluster. it almost felt like there was a chef who designed a five star menu one day, but couldn't manage to follow through on the execution of his mind's plan. pass.

Posted 10/18/07

I went on a Friday night with 3 other people for my birthday dinner. We had 8:00pm reservations, and were seated fairly promptly at a nice table in front. However, we had to wait FOREVER for everything... drinks, refills, our order, our food, our check. We didn't end up getting our food until after 9:30 and had to ask for everything we needed. I understand they were busy, but we still felt it was on the side of unacceptable. The food was wonderful, though, and good drinks, too. Even if the service was slow, it was courteous and friendly at least. Overall we had a nice time.

Pros: great food, friendly staff, wonderful ambience, easy parking, clean bathrooms

Cons: very slow service

Posted 06/25/07

Absolutely Delicious Food. Not the normal Mexican food that you expect. Try the shrimp dishes and the ribeye tacos. Good service too.

Pros: Delicious Cons

Cons: Sometimes you have to wait a little

Posted 06/23/07

Simply the best mexican food. The service is exquisite, I felt like a million bucks the way i was treated. Small and romantic, candle lit dinner. Valet is available or you can park around the corner. I recommend this to everyone. You'll will not regret it!

Pros: Service, Food, Seating

Cons: None

Posted 02/14/07

Best mexican food I have had in L.A. a great atmosphere and great prices another great date spot and you will always be satisfied !!!!

Posted 11/16/06

This restraunt was good. Nice atmosphere we were seated quickly. The staff was very attentive to your needs and brought food promptly. Ordered the lobster tacos yummy!

Posted 11/14/06

Frida catered a wedding we went to, which the food they served was so good, it made us want to try the restaurant. I think this will be our new favorite mexican restaurant.

Posted 10/18/06

Great food; wonderful ambiance and decor.

Posted 07/18/06

Food was excellent with generous proportions. Good presentation. I had the non-frozen version of the Frida (signature) margarita and it wasn't too tasty.
Still it was a satisfying meal and we might return when it's less busy. It seemed understaffed as everyone was just a bit behind. We never saw any management presence (it was Sunday night).

It just has the feel to me of a restaurant that's done well, gotten very popular and now needs to decide to step up and continue to exceed expections - or people will start asking, besides the food what's the fuss?

Pros: food, coziness

Cons: understaffed, a bit grimy

Posted 06/04/06

At Frida, my wife and I had one of the most distinctive, interesting meals we've ever had. New flavors, interesting combinations -- every bite bursting with flavor. The service was a little disappointing (never saw our waiter after he brought our food, man did I get thirsty!), but it seemed others around us were getting good service, so maybe we just got unlucky. This place has GREAT food and, if you can swallow the price factor, you will really enjoy it.

Pros: Interesting food, Distinctive recipes, Margaritas

Cons: Iffy service

Posted 03/28/06

This is not your average Mexican food menu. While it certainly has solid Mexican influences, the dishes are quite creative and hardly standard fare. Several menu items include mole sauces and sounded very intriguing. I opted for the "Tacos de Autun", (tuna tacos). I was pleased with both the freshness and flavor of the ingredients, as well as with the presentation. The "taco" shell was actually a concave leaf of crisp iceberg lettuce, upon which was a layer of guacamole. Resting on the guacamole was a rectangular block of seared, sushi grade tuna, seasoned with a chile de arbol sauce. One order includes 3 of these delicious and healthy tacos.

Pros: Moderately Priced, Creative Menu, Fresh Ingredients

Cons: Non Standard Menu

Posted 02/02/06

The food here was really good! I really liked the sponge cake for dessert. The atmosphere was comfortable. The service was a little slow, but no big deal. I will definitely be going back.

Posted 01/27/06

I absolutely love this restaurant. I went here for dinner and I have nothing bad to say about the experience. The waitstaff was very friendly and attentive. The ambience is incredibly romantic, with dim, warm amber lighting and a very cozy feel/vibe. We ordered one dish that was large prawns over rice- delicious and filet mignon- also delicious. The margaritas were very good- sangria was quite good also. We started with the carpaccio which was very similar to the ceviche- the fish and shrimp were incredibly tasty and fresh. Flan was also amazing for dessert. Highly recommend this place!

Pros: Great food, Romantic, Excellent Service

Cons: Parking- get valet

Posted 04/24/05

Slow Wed night. Host tells us to wait at the bar while our table was cleared....And she forgets us. Finally seated, one server took our drink order, another our food order. Plus there were various water boys and manager/owner types floating around. Food arrived and was wrong, had to flag down manager who corrected it. Once we got the right food, it was very good. Margaritas were lousy. No one ever checked on us, or asked if we wanted more drinks. Finally, I waved the manager over for the bill and asked "just who is our waiter?" I was starting to think I should tip the manager since he'd done the most for us! He said there was a confusion as to who our waiter was....He was kind of apologetic. So I dunno...Good food...But basically no service...We really had to work pretty hard to get help when we needed it.

Pros: Food, Ambience

Cons: Service

Posted 03/19/05

This is a great place! The food is good, the decor is cute, and the service was great. The dishes are priced well, so it doesn't cost an arm and a leg to eat there. I went there on a weeknight and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. I am definitely going back there!

Posted 04/30/03

Had a nice lunch here...sat outside watching the Hills humanity stroll by. The sauces were really quite delicious but the portions were small.

Posted 02/15/03

We had an incrdible time at fridas, is the most romantic place in town, the candles look AMAZING.
The food, very good, I can put an A+++, the ceviches are the best I had a Tuna ceviche , they call it ceviche Oasis and was excellent, and the presentation very good.
The only thing is that took us forever to got there because the adress they give here at citysearch is 236 North Beverly Dr. and is SOUTH, please check that, because we spend 15 or maybe more, minutes looking for a place until we stopped and call the restaurant and give us the right adress. I hardly recomend it, try it and you will love it.

Posted 02/14/03

Frida is the best mexican restaurant in Los Angeles, is authentic. I had the best mole in my life. Since you arrived the service is great, salsas with real flavors, chips and a pretty appetizer or botana that the house/chef sent us. The mole very good, the margarits mmmm!!! (chamoy)and to close a great evening CREPAS DE CAJETA!!! what else should I wanted!! Dont even think twice to go and visit it, you will love it.

Posted 02/12/03

It´s the best mexican place in town, even better than many mexican restaurants in Mexico!! Excelent overall. It´s a place you can´t miss

Pros: excellent food, excellent location

Posted 02/10/03

I HAD AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCIE TONIGHT AT FRIDA, THE FOOD IS AMAZING , I FELT I WAS AT HOME. INCREDIBLE PRESENTATIONS, FLAVORS MMM!! THE BEST RESTAURANTE IN USA. THE SERVICE AMAZING, THE MANAGER ALL THE TIME ASKING US IS EVERYTHING WAS OK. AND THE CHEF (VERY YOUNG GIRL) TAKING HER TIME TO SEE HER CUSTOMERS MAKING SURE EVERYTHING WAS OK. THE PRICES VERY GOOD. I EXTREMELY RECOMEND FRIDA IS THE BEST RESTAURANT , BELIEVE ME.

Posted 02/08/03

I loved the restaurant, i think it´s grat a will go mant more times, i will recomend it to my friends.and famiy, and everyone i can.

Pros: atmosphere, good parking, food

Posted 02/06/03

A "cool" mexican setting for the autentic regional dishes makes this restaurant the perfect place to spend the evening with friends.
Just plain "adorable"

Posted 02/06/03

Best Mexican food in town.......
Amazing staff.....
The best place to enjoy all the lifestyle of Mexico

Pros: Food, People, Ambience

Posted 02/04/03

I'm mexican an eas visitng LA, with the desire to eat mexican food, that is how i ended up at Frida and i was surprised with the variety of mexican dishes. All we ordered was great giving a great resemblance of a very good mexican restaurant. The service was really good as well as the ambience. I really recommend it.

Pros: great food, not expensive, fun

Posted 02/04/03

True Mexican Food at is Best
For real Upscale Mexican food, this is the place to go.
Ambience is great
Food is spectacular, Try filete Chichen Itza or the
Pescado a la talla.
I travel a lot. This one's going on my favorites list whenever Im in town.

Posted 02/04/03

last summer i visited frida and it was one of the best expiriences i´ve had yet , great food great ambience, and friendly service, in short "perfecto"

Posted 02/04/03

Excelent!!!!!!!!
I strongly recommend it!!!!!!!!
Do not miss this place in LA!!!!

Pros: MArgartias, Food, Drinks

Posted 02/04/03

I just visited Frida with my girlfriend and we just loved it. We were told that everything was brought from Mexico, including the Bar. The food was different than other Mexican restaurants we've visited and we both liked it a lot. People were very nice and even the chef came out to check on the tables to see how everyone liked their dishes. Up-scale Mexican food at its best. Highly recommended!

Pros: atmosphere, food, service

Cons: relatively small

Posted 02/04/03

Great atmosphere and friendly people. A true replication of an elegant yet casual Mexican restaurant.

Pros: Food, Ambiance

Cons: Slow service

Posted 02/03/03

I highly recomend this restaurant is the only one serving real mexican food in LA, the restaurant is beautiful specially at night, the servers are really cute and nic. The best margaritas try the chamoy. Deserts are great.
Had a wonderful time

Pros: very good food

Posted 02/03/03

The food was exceptional and beautifully presented.
Be sure to try the "Pescado a la Talla" and the "crepas de cajeta".
The service was very friendly and the atmosphere was beautiful, all around we highly recommend it.

Pros: Large tequila selecti, Friendly service

Posted 01/18/03