La Bamba

Great family owned mexican place. We have been going there for at least 10 years and I have never been dissatisfied. Friendly people and inexpensive food. Get the La Bomba burrito or the Chili Verde and ask for a fried jalapeño

The restaurant is located in the corner of a small strip mall. It is clean, the booths and chairs are in nice condition and not all worn out. The waitress was very nice. I ordered the pollo ala creama their version of the dish has chicken, mushrooms, onions, carrots, zucchini and celery. I get everyone has their own version but I have never had one with so many veggies. I asked for only the chicken, mushrooms and onions. The dish arrives with chicken, mushrooms and cooked diced tomato… where the heck did the tomatoes come from? ok whatever I can pick them out. I take a bite of the chicken the only word for it is gross. I can’t really describe it, it’s like frozen chicken that was then over cooked in a frying pan. My meal was my tortilla dipped in the cream sauce mixed with refried bean. My daughter had the beef fajitas which she thought were good. Long and short is I paid $ 35 for fajitas. It was over priced for the quality. I wish my food experience was better I had high hopes of finding a good Mexican restaurant in Kent.

Good service, good prices & great food. I like most of the meat dishes … Wasn’t sure what I thought of the vegetarian burrito, however; as I had never seen a burrito with cauliflower. Everything else was as expected, and recommended.

Wonderful customer service! Both of our servers were top notch. Extremely friendly and prompt! We will be back because of this alone! The food, however was just as great! Fish taco was tasty! Chile Colorado was delicious and the portion was huge! Annnnd now for the drinks! Try the «Lupita»! It’s a Margarita on the rocks with orange and lime and pepper! Fabulous!!!

Great food, friendly people, clean bathrooms’, good drinks. I wish I lived closer I recommended this place highly

Very good food. Im from Cali and we have thousands of good Mexican places to chose from and this one would compete well there.

Food was great, service was great, and dinning area is perfect.
I give it a 1 star because the business structure is to strike your pocket out. Unilocal review stated this place has good price under 10 $. Yeah, the lunch menu is. I ended up spending 20 with an intent to spend only 14 $ I was charged extra for things I didn’t request.
They also skimped me on the veggies and avocado on my dish.
This place is a real Mexican family restaurant, but their food coordination and per portion was off set to the American ways. More carbs, less protein, less natural minerals and vitamin food I.e. onion, tomatoes, avocado, ect.

This is on my lunch rotation. Staff is nice and friendly the menu is good. I’ve enjoyed the food every time I come. Not my top lunch place but when I’m in the mood for Mexican I come here.
Lunch specials are good and have a great price.

I’m surprised this place doesn’t have thousands of 5 star reviews!
I came here at least twice a month for 7 years and was never disappointed! I ALWAYS ordered the same lunch special meal for 7 years, La Bamba Burrito, beef!
Huge portions and delicious food, way better than other Mexican places I ever been to!

I like to get lunch here at least one a month. The staff, and possibly owner, are always quick and polite. There has always been a table open and is a seat yourself arrangement. Within seconds of sitting down the chips and salsa are delivered to the table, a few minutes later the beans are delivered. Try the chicken La Bamba burrito.

I looked at the reviews and the baseline was that the place was decent and worth the time if you are in the neighborhood. I’ve passed her many times and although the parking lot isn’t empty, I’ve never seen it full. Truth be told this sits at the end of a retail strip and parking is always available in front of this restaurant.
The chips and salsa were not to my liking. Salsa should be fresh and ultimately have a bite. This could have been fresh, but was way too tart for my taste buds. As usual, I asked the server if they had anything spicier. The server lit up and said, you like it spicy? I said yes, and she walked off with a grin like finally, we can use grandma’s recipe salsa. What she brought to the table was hotter indeed, but twice as tart as the last salsa.
That said, the food really wasn’t good. It wasn’t bad or gross, but not worth retail, I honestly felt like I was eating a TV dinner. If you haven’t heard of this place, there is a reason and the reason is it’s not worth talking about. I think they have been here for years, but the business won’t grow as long as the food is as bland as they currently serve it.

Went here for the first time today for lunch with a girlfriend. We normally meet in Renton at La Hacienda our fave Mexi restaurant but she didn’t want to drive that far so we met here instead.
The service was excellent. Very friendly pretty lady who seemed like a manager or owner was helping the waiter & busgirl.
My friend and I both had the #8 lunch special enchilada & taco. We both got the chicken enchilada with verde sauce & a shredded beef taco. Both items were lacking in the meat department. Could have used a little more verde sauce too. It did taste like there was tequila in the verde sauce which was not bad but I wasn’t crazy about it.
Good chips & salsa. Like the bean dip they give you with the chips too. $ 2.50 Sol & Bohemia beers are a great deal. Coke on tap & Pepsi in cans is a nice touch for soda specific peeps.
Got 20% off with my Entertainment Book key tag & theyre is a coupon in the book for buy one get one free. I would go there again if I was in Kent craving Mexican but I would prefer La Hacienda anyday.

I’m really surprised by some of the other reviews. My husband and I have been eating here since they opened and love the food. We live close by and come in for dinner frequently. I always find the food well spiced (and I like spicy food) and the portions are very generous — I always take home about half of my meal. I haven’t had lunch so can’t speak to the lunch portions. The service is always great and I can’t say that I have ever had a bad meal here.

came here for lunch. was not impressed at all. small portions of very bland food. I used both the little togo cups of salsa and some tapito that i had at work to try and make eatable. I did not even finish the food before throwing it in the trash and giving up. and the cost was like 10.50 for a tiny little burrito with beans and rice. dang for that price i would have thought i was in down town seattle. so no i will not be returning to this place soon.

I frequent this place for lunch, one of the best options in Kent.
Excellent, quick service. Very friendly waiters. Good food.
They always have soccer games showing on their big flat screen so I snag a table near the front and have a great lunch. Not sure I’d choose this place for dinner (if I lived near here), as there are better Mexican food options out there but for good, fast lunch La Bamba’s the spot.

I come to this place often for lunch. It’s far from the best Mexican food — it’s just okay, but the price and quality of service is great. Chips with salsa and beans comes immediately after being seated. Water or your choice of drink comes quickly too. The portions are good for lunch. They generally have one of their meals going for about 5 $ for their lunch special, so you can come and go without breaking the bank.

On our way to Winco for the cheapest groceries around (I mean, most cost effective)… Me and my buddy wanted to eat out one more time. Aaaaand we ended up at La Bamba.
We were immediately greeted and seated. Then our drink orders were taken and we had chips, salsa, and beans before we could blink. The service here was excellent and the food was very tasty.
Will be back!