La Paz

Great service. Seats were available without having to wait. I can't say that I have noticed all the extra taxes that were added to the bill. AL SPECIAL Tax, Liquor by drink tax. I enjoyed my meal!

Published 4 months ago

Just moved to Birmingham and wanted to try this place and we are really glad we did. Food was very good and the ambiance was great. Chips and all dips were great and so was the quesadilla! We will be back for sure!!

Published 9 months ago

I was looking for a great authentic Mexican restaurant, and LA Paz really hit the spot. I will be back! Great food, excellent service, and great location. Loved this place!

Published 8 months ago

Disappointed with the service after talking in depth of my gluten Allergy (celiac) the waitress assured me most things could be made gluten free with little to no crosscontamination.

Outcome she still served me flour tortillas and the rice that she already made a point of saying was NOT gluten free.

Two bites in i had to ask if the tortillas were the corn they dont tast right. When brought up she just walked away and sent a manager over to speak for her. Who just said " sorry but hindsight there's nothing we could have done. " I'll take it off the bill.

I corrected her and said alot could have been done including Number 1 simply checking the dish and the allergy alert b4 leaving the kitchen.

They never replaced the tortillas and ignored the table for the rest of the stay which only made things worse.

Thank God for the lovely conversation of my companions to not entirely ruin the afternoon as I went to puke repeatedly in the washroom from being poisoned without care by my server. Thanks 💔

Published 3 months ago

Been eating at La Paz since they opened. It gets worse every time. Waited 20+ minutes to get a beer, at 5:20 p.m. place was empty, waited 25 minutes to get food and it tasted like canned Dog food. Queso dip was so over spiced (I like hot) it was horrible. Waitress was very nice and incessantly apologetic. Almost went -0- tip because it is the last time I spend $185. on dinner for 4 adults & two children and have inedible food. Truly bad !! Only saving grace , I will never go back !!!!

Published 5 months ago

Usually like coming here but their Halloween decorations are a little much. I don’t really want to stare at pictures of bloody children while I’m eating. It made me lose my appetite honestly. I’m also seeing several reviews of bugs found in the food here. Won’t be back for a while

Published 6 months ago

We stumbled upon this place. We tried a variety of items and all were amazing and flavored perfectly. For us, Mexican food is pretty standard across the board but they just marinate and/or season and cook everything perfectly. I got the blackberry marg (pic below) it was made well and was a refreshing treat on a hot Alabama afternoon.

Published 3 years ago

Yep. That’s a rather large dead bug in my son’s steak fajitas. Alarming how many of these reviews have bugs in them.

Published 10 months ago

Disappointed with the service after talking in depth of my gluten Allergy (celiac) the waitress assured me most things could be made gluten free with little to no crosscontamination.

Outcome she still served me flour tortillas and the rice that she already made a point of saying was NOT gluten free.

Two bites in i had to ask if the tortillas were the corn they dont tast right. When brought up she just walked away and sent a manager over to speak for her. Who just said " sorry but hindsight there's nothing we could have done. " I'll take it off the bill.

I corrected her and said alot could have been done including Number 1 simply checking the dish and the allergy alert b4 leaving the kitchen.

They never replaced the tortillas and ignored the table for the rest of the stay which only made things worse.

Thank God for the lovely conversation of my companions to not entirely ruin the afternoon as I went to puke repeatedly in the washroom from being poisoned without care by my server. Thanks 💔

Published 3 months ago

Published 4 months ago

Great food! The San Antonio was perfect.

Published 4 months ago

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Published 4 months ago

Great service. Seats were available without having to wait. I can't say that I have noticed all the extra taxes that were added to the bill. AL SPECIAL Tax, Liquor by drink tax. I enjoyed my meal!

Published 4 months ago

I am a native New Mexican. It is hard for me to find decent Mexican food in Alabama. La Paz has become a complete non-starter. During Covid, we very much appreciated their outdoor tables and visited often. But the quality of the food has slid downhill. Far, far, downhill.
The staff has been hit (mostly) or miss with our most recent server a complete miss. I ordered a Combination plate with a relleno and a tamale. I said "relleno" several times. The server was completely confused. I opened the menu and then pointed to the relleno. "Ah! Rell-lenno," the server corrected me. It was then that i got that sinking feeling about the quality of our dinner for the night. Practice with me, r*e*l*l*e*n*o. (Ree-ay-no)
The tamales and rellenos have progressively gotten smaller over the years. Last night's tamales were stuffed with sour, canned, green chiles and were entirely tasteless. The relleno was as small as the tamale. You have to really work to find anaheim peppers that small. Gone are the Hatch green chiles. The relleno came with as many seeds as green chile flesh. (Hint to the chef.... you have to remove the seeds..... or is there a real chef at this restaurant? ) The green chile had zero heat, zero flavor, and was slathered in a nasty, cheap "cheddar" cheese instead of green chile sauce. If you request green chile sauce, you are ignored. I know. I have tried for a decade. The rice was completely tasteless. My entire meal was a waste of money. I hate that. I used to be able to buy somewhat good tasting food there. (Though I never got that green chile side.)

Published 4 months ago

Been eating at La Paz since they opened. It gets worse every time. Waited 20+ minutes to get a beer, at 5:20 p.m. place was empty, waited 25 minutes to get food and it tasted like canned Dog food. Queso dip was so over spiced (I like hot) it was horrible. Waitress was very nice and incessantly apologetic. Almost went -0- tip because it is the last time I spend $185. on dinner for 4 adults & two children and have inedible food. Truly bad !! Only saving grace , I will never go back !!!!

Published 5 months ago

Published 6 months ago

Usually like coming here but their Halloween decorations are a little much. I don’t really want to stare at pictures of bloody children while I’m eating. It made me lose my appetite honestly. I’m also seeing several reviews of bugs found in the food here. Won’t be back for a while

Published 6 months ago

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Published 6 months ago

Hit or miss here. I have had chicken here that was tasteless and tough, while other times it’s ok. Overall it’s about a 5/10.

Published 6 months ago

Great food. Enjoyed my visit.

Published 7 months ago

Great atmosphere, really good food. Very nice waitresses.

Published 8 months ago

Published 8 months ago

Best tamales ever!

Published 8 months ago

I was looking for a great authentic Mexican restaurant, and LA Paz really hit the spot. I will be back! Great food, excellent service, and great location. Loved this place!

Published 8 months ago

This is an awful restaurant I went with my family and I ordered a veggie burrito and found a cockroach in my food I was even embarrassed to tell the server but I don’t recommend at all I’m surprised the health department hasn’t done anything about it!! WHAT A WASTE OF MY MONEY

Published 8 months ago

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Published 8 months ago

It is always a special dining experience
I treat myself.
Papa grande margaritas are scrumptious.

Published 8 months ago

Published 8 months ago

Just moved to Birmingham and wanted to try this place and we are really glad we did. Food was very good and the ambiance was great. Chips and all dips were great and so was the quesadilla! We will be back for sure!!

Published 9 months ago

Great food, great service a bit pricy, if I hadn't had the kids in the next table it would have been perfect. Seat the family's in the back and grumpy old men way out front

Published 9 months ago

Some of the best service anywhere. Really outstanding. Mostly very good food. Guacamole is very high priced and not great.

Published 10 months ago

Published 10 months ago

Yep. That’s a rather large dead bug in my son’s steak fajitas. Alarming how many of these reviews have bugs in them.

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Published 10 months ago

Chips and queso and salsa and chips. Very good and delicious food. That's fine with me! Thank you and goodnight!

Published a year ago

I had a good experience here!

Published a year ago

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Published a year ago

We came in before they were closed and the staff told us they closed because they were too lazy to serve us. We've come to La Paz very often over the last several years, but their service combined with their poor health rating has become a serious turnoff.

Published a year ago

Great food and overall experience

Published a year ago

Best Mexican Over the Mountain

Published a year ago

Published a year ago

Food is amazing here, nothing like other Mexican restaurants.

Published a year ago

Published a year ago

The food is always good and service is spot on. It’s one of my go to lunch places.

Published a year ago

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Published a year ago

!!!!!!! RUDE MANAGER !!!!!!
My daughters food was terrible and she only took one bite, when my wife asked a manger if we could change the meal for something else, he told us there was nothing he could do AND we still had to pay for it !!
The intent was not to get a free meal, I just wanted my daughter to enjoy her meal.
I’ve never experienced anything like this at a restaurant!!!!
I’m very disappointed in the way this was handled.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!RUDE AND DISMISSIVE !!!!!!!!!!
I usually enjoy this restaurant. My wife and I have been patrons for 14yrs. But today’s experience was extremely lackluster. I am mostly disappointed in the manager . The culture is changing .

Published a year ago

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Published a year ago

Consistently good, love their chicken zappan. After going here for over 20 years they never disappoint.

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Published a year ago

Great Mexican food. We have had a number of things on the menu and are always happy with our meal. Service is always friendly and fast.

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Published a year ago

We happened upon this location. Everything we tried was fantastic and had the perfect flavor.

Published a year ago

Very professional working team

Published a year ago

Walked in at 2:00pm on a Saturday afternoon and stood at the front hostess desk for about 20 minutes. Finally, walked around to the bar and saw three employees behind the bar watching college football on the tv. Asked one of the guys behind the bar if I was supposed to seat myself and he rolled his eyes and barked “give us a minute.” Sorry Buddy—you already wasted 20 minutes of MY TIME waiting for someone to do their job. I’m sure the food was good—but I’ll never know…ever!

Published a year ago

Nice waitress. Rude manager (not sure of her name).

Published a year ago

Over price & Wasn't good!

Published a year ago

Published 2 years ago

One and done. Won’t be back for the food or the drinks. Most of our party of 5 got the combo plate. It’s on the dinner side of the menu but it’s available any time of day. The rice was so so and the enchiladas were kind of bad. The taco was decent but it should be right. Our margaritas were okay. Not the best by far. Even for Tex-mex, this was a drag and waste of money. Who is cooking??? This restaurant is all for show. Maybe the other locations are much better. The best thing we ate was the chips, salsa, and queso. Go figure.

Published 2 years ago

The food is great . This place some choices and flavors that were more varied than most Mexica restaurants

Published 2 years ago

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Published 2 years ago

Best Mexican restaurant in town.

Published 2 years ago

Got delivery. Food was ok, a little cold but that can be expected with delivery. Didnt give chips with queso and no utensils/napkins.

Published 2 years ago

The food was great. However, there was not a host available to greet or sit us during lunch on 8/3. I went to look for someone to assist us in which was a bit of tacky to me.

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Horrific service. We never received two of the apps we ordered. Our server forgot one of our guest’s drinks. She then didn’t bring out one of our guest’s entrees. We all waited TWENTY minutes for the last entree. We waited to eat until the last entree came, so everyone’s food was cold. No apology. There are so many great restaurants in Birmingham. Don’t waste your time here.

Published 2 years ago

Been here a couple of times now and really like this place. Great food and service. A quality restaurant for sure.

Published 2 years ago

Absolutely delicious food!! The grilled fish is incredible, one of the best things I’ve ever eaten. Staff is super friendly and overall vibe is pretty good

Published 2 years ago

Pretty standard experience for Mexican restaurant. Food was decent. Very clean establishment. Service was prompt even for the Sunday lunch rush.

Published 2 years ago

Get the Baja fried fish tacos. You will not be disappointed!

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Published 2 years ago

Good Tex-Mex. This restaurant has been proudly serving the Mountain Brook area for a long time. I would highly recommend. It is some of the best Mexican food East of the Mississippi. Now that Inferior Grill is gone. This place should have no trouble staying busy. Their staff is fantastic.

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Bought lunch for the office. They left out half the food. The food they did manage to give us was sub par. Over rated.

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Published 2 years ago

My favorite Mexican restaurant for years. We celebrated my 49th bday!!!

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visited April 2023

This place is located in a fancy area of town, but the prices don't reflect it. They have a substantial outdoor seating area, and tons of room inside. They are dog friendly outside.

The food was great, especially the chips and salsa. Would go again.

Published 2 years ago

Published 2 years ago

My waiter was awesome food was good my quesadilla was stuffed to the max with chicken

Published 2 years ago

Published 2 years ago

Everytime I've ordered the Chicken Quesadilla from La Paz, it has Never disappointed! It's always fresh, tasty, and seasoned to perfection! It's also the perfect portion! 😊 I definitely recommend 10/10!!! ❤️

Published 2 years ago

Published 2 years ago

It was my first time eating there and I really enjoyed it. The food was delicious and the atmosphere was pleasant. It seems to be a popular place to eat because it was so crowded we had to wait 20 minutes to be seated and even after we were seated people kept coming in. That speaks volumes about La Paz.

Published 2 years ago

Published 2 years ago

Uber eats delivered cold food from here and would not make it right. Neither would the restaurant. Regardless of who delivered the food, the restaurant offered it for sale through Uber eats and should stand by it. Kelly, the manager seems to not understand that.

She admitted that often Uber eats has multiple orders to deliver and people get their food cold. If that’s the case, they should not offer delivery through Uber eats. Regardless of how you put it, they are offering delivery through Uber eats if I can order food from their restaurant via Uber eats. They even recommend you order delivery via Uber eats on their outgoing voicemail.

The restaurant gets paid whether or not the food is edible.

My order was not edible. It was thrown in the trash so we did not get sick.

Published 2 years ago

Published 2 years ago

Always a step above the rest. upscale Mexican restaurant with regular Mexican restaurant prices. La Paz has been my personal and our family favorite for over 20 years.

Published 2 years ago

I was just there to meet a friend for appetizers. Our waiter was so kind and patient with us considering we weren't spending much money and we visited for quite a while. We asked if it was okay to stay at the table for an extended time and he said it was fine. The only down side was that the queso is thicker than I prefer so it stiffens up pretty quickly.

Published 2 years ago

It has been a while since we visited and always delicious 😋

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I enjoyed their Tropicana marinated chicken entree. They were very attentive to my dairy allergy. Also enjoyed a tex margarita; salty, just like I like it!

Published 2 years ago

Entrees are great and I love the tomatillo salsa is awesome. I’m not the biggest fan of the red salsa.

Published 2 years ago

Best food I ever have had

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Great food. I’ve been coming here for 25 years. Went on a Friday night, 11/18 after working approximately 14 hours. Ate at the bar. Was served by two angry battle axes. Food was great, but served with hostility. I would’ve killed for a smile

Published 2 years ago

One of the best Mexican restaurants in Birmingham area.

Published 2 years ago

It’s important to list ingredients you put in on menu. Some people truly cannot eat certain foods.

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Published 3 years ago

It's difficult to say exactly which Mexican restaurant in town has the best cheese dip, but La Paz would be a strong contender. Get the queso with spinach, or with added meat. I also recommend the burrito Gordo if you are really hungry.

Published 3 years ago

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The food was great.

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Consistently good Mexican food. The cheese dip is usually a little too spicy for small kids but very good nonetheless.

Published 3 years ago

Very good Chilli Relano

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Green sauce is really good

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Best queso in Birmingham 30 years running. Also, the Tropicana Chicken slaps.

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Good food - a little different twist on "Tex-Mex." Nice atmosphere.

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Nice servers. Ordered a chicken enchilada plate with no beans. Tasted bland. There wasn't anything spectacular about it.

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We stumbled upon this place. We tried a variety of items and all were amazing and flavored perfectly. For us, Mexican food is pretty standard across the board but they just marinate and/or season and cook everything perfectly. I got the blackberry marg (pic below) it was made well and was a refreshing treat on a hot Alabama afternoon.

Published 3 years ago

Where to begin, I ordered for the first time on Cinco de Mayo for my husband's birthday which is the same day. Yes that's not relevant but I ordered the taco and fajitas bar for 8 people and added on 3 quesadillas. At 1st glance I'm thinking this is not enough food but when got to eating it was MORE than enough and we had leftovers for the next day. The guacamole was fresh and delicious, the queso was also great. All you have to do is serve the food because they give you everything you need from the food to plates and napkins. I will definitely use them again for any size catering order.

**Update 5/01/2022
Went in today for dine in and services was good, drinks were delicious. I got the street tacos and I really wasn't impressed with them because it was flavorless which is so not like them.

Published 3 years ago

Published 3 years ago

One of the best taco salads around. Don't miss out of the queso.

Published 3 years ago

If you're looking for authenticity, this is not it. The flavors are bland, the portions are small. The restaurant is not horrible but boring and forgettable. It is surprising that it is labeled as a Mexican Restaurant as it definitely does not even meet the standard. Customer service was terrible, we got our checks wrong 2 times and she even yanked the receipt from one of us (total of 3 people).

Published 3 years ago

Loved the Buffalo Chicken Tacos with lime cream. They had no issue switching to corn tortillas for a gluten free option. My new favorite Mexican restaurant.

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Highly recommend if you are looking for good Mexican food.

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Highly recommend this place, staff are very courteous and the food is incredible

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Great place

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Delightful dinner with family. Each item presented as ordered. Pretty food. Most of us had some to take home.

Published 3 years ago

Service & food was great!

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Service was very good. We always enjoy a meal here. Parking is limited but the neighborhood is very walkable

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Super cute restaurant. I didn’t have the opportunity to enjoy the large bar area but my dinner was excellent. I had the fish tacos and appreciated that they were willing to sub corn tortillas instead of flour for me and let me have one grilled and one fried so I didn’t even have to choose.

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Delish!

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Good food, good prices.

Published 4 years ago

I eat here all the time. Food and service is worth 5 stars. Chips and red salsa get 1 star. Chips are thick and stale and the red salsa doesn’t have much flavor.

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Great food, very heavy on the onions, however. Just be aware if you don't like them. (Which I don't, but still ate the food because it was that good )

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Great atmosphere and food. A little pricey bit not too bad.

Published 4 years ago

GREAT. . . experience food so good and our server adam took care of us like we were family. We will be regulars and spread the word, La Paz is great for food and fresh high quality. Thank you Adam and back of the house for good experience.

Published 4 years ago

Good atmosphere, good family friendly place with good drinks and good food.

Published 4 years ago

Susan Nad cheese dip are great. Main dish was ok

Published 4 years ago

Best queso in town! More expensive than your normal “cheap Mexican” food, but delicious nonetheless

Published 4 years ago

Way overrated. High price for food that is equivalent to what can be found down the street in irondale for 1/4 the price at el cazador and forget flavor you wont find it here

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Love the quesadillas

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We went there at lunch time and had a great meal. Chips were warm and refilled as soon as partly emptied. All the meals at our table were great and served hot and pretty quickly. I have no complaints other than my chicken was a little dried out in my enchilada but the beef in my taco was excellent and very tasty. Staff was fast and efficient, filled our drinks, smiled, and we had no problems with our order. I highly recommend this restaurant.

Published 4 years ago

Taco Tuesday street tacos are good.

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Published 4 years ago

fabulous food! each one of us was more than pleased with our experience. I've eaten here numerous times but many years ago... new ownership makes the difference

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Absolutely amazing!!! I will be back soon.

Published 4 years ago

Musid was entirely too loud

Published 4 years ago

Excellent food, good service, roomy.

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Awesome frozen margs, free chips with red and green salsa, shrimp fajitas where excellent.

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LaPaz is classic and consistent. They’ve got great drinks, reasonable prices, the best queso in town, and food that is tasteful and simple.

Published 4 years ago

Salsa needs to be turned up a notch. Red salsa boring.

Published 4 years ago

The Baja Fish Tacos were amazing !!

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The restaurant had beautiful murals on the wall and a wonderful atmosphere. Food was very good and the wait staff was nice. They seem to be understaffed at the moment so be prepared for what comes with that. The food still came out fast and the queso was the best I've ever had. Definitely recommend.

Published 4 years ago

Tortilla soup like the menu are consistently amazing 👏😋

Published 4 years ago

Awesome experience. Great food. Fast, friendly and perfect service from our waiter Adam. Queso, fish tacos, and queasadillas were perfect. We'll be back.

Published 4 years ago

This isn't a great restaurant. The food is pricey and very meh (your average American "Mexican food") and the wine list is pretty hideous. Friendly staff and nice location though.

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