Los Molcajetes

Wow! Get the combo molcajete! If you’re a fan of meaty goodness. That is the one to go!

The food was extremely good! The only downside was the wait other than that we had a pleasant time!

First time here service was good. Breakfast was a pricy. But other than that very authentic place.

YES, I was gettin my BROWN on…
I came here after a long day of doing a whole bunch yard work. The sun had set and I was thinking about my mama and her deliciously comforting cooking… ah, but I am so lazy after busting my back en la yarda… what ever shall I do? — – it’s a good thing Los Molcajetes is JUST around the corner from my place (Hey, and for those of you Downtown looking for a fun environment to grab some Mexican food — come on down, I say).
I would personally say the food is overpriced or more a $$$ than a $$ BUT it is DAMN good. There are some specials that would fit their price description but if you want an entrée or anything seafood– you’re gonna be looking at a hungry check later.
Being a Latina I was raised having some very delicious food both inland and on the coastline, so If you are used to having some coastline food time in Mexico done right– THIS is your place!
The environment is SO MUCH FUN. Next time I check in I will do the spot more justice so STAY TUNED! The place is completely painted and decked out with ocean life style kinds of things– which is SUCH a comforting thing given that we are all located in between two valleys/​the desert. Dive in at the best ocean themed #divein north of #downtown.

The food here is super good. The Macho Molcajete was delish! The salsa in the dish is tasty and hot! On the weekends they have live music– grupo of four guys. Cold beers good food and tunes — Great Vegas trip! Will definitely be back!

Mi familia y yo tenemos como 8 años visitando este maravilloso lugar… muy buena comida y servicio… claro algunas veces hemos tenido que esperar un poco pero bien vale la pena …:-)

Super busy during dinner, come early, but it’s worth it! So delicious. Staff treat you right; never seems to be in bad spirits. The food was delicious. I would come more often if I lived on that side of town. I’d say it’s a dive, but whatever, food was BOMBtastic.

This place is frigging AWESOME! The food is to DIE for.
Be advised: this is a serious DIVE. The floor was filthy, the tables came from the thrift store, the music was deafening… I checked out the kitchen, though, and it was SPOTLESS!
Not a bit of the «dive» atmosphere mattered the moment I bit into my sope. The chicken was juicy, seasoned to perfection and delish. The tortillas of my enchilada were slightly sweet and buttery. And the refried beans and rice were LEGIT!!!
Hardly anyone speaks English (staff or patrons), and the menu only has cursory translations (but lots of pictures). It doesn’t matter — everyone is ridiculously friendly and patient!
Know this: this is serious DOWN HOME, abuela’s cocina, shut up and tuck in, kind of food. Nothing fancy, just a super-​authentic, meat-​and-​rice kind of joint. Definitely the best Mexican kitchen food I’ve had in YEARS, and definitely the most authentic I’ve had in Vegas.
You must eat here!!!

I fell in love with this place on a recommendation from Unilocal and couldn’t wait to return to get the signature dish (combo) and salsa. I’ve tried to find other places back home in the Midwest and nothing compares. It’s also extremely roomy and clean.

Holy Crap, I love this place! I had the Shrimp and Octopus Molcajetes. Not at all what I was expecting but probably one of the best Shrimp and Octopus dishes ever. The dish comes in a boiling hot lava rock caldron that can barely contain all of the flavor literally bursting out of it. One of these can easily be split between 2 people so you can try any one of a myriad of other delicacies this place has to offer. One of which is the Fish Ceviche Tostada. Which by the way they literally PILE the ceviche on top of a tostada. If I was at home I would be able to make two tostadas for as much fish as they pile on one… but who am I to complain! If you are in the area by all means stop in this place and prepare for a feast!

Wanted some authentic Mexican food while in Vegas. This place was recomended and was as good as we were told. My wife and my two kids went and we all had different dishes, all was excellent. We had ceviche, campechana (seafood coxktail) carne asada huarache and chicken enchiladas with green sauce. Servings were big and service was great. Saw alot of molcajetes served at other tables, will try them next time we come to Vegas.

I had the coltel de camaron and on the side I also ordered 2 tostada de ceviche thinking I wasn’t going to be full. And boy was I wrong I was stuffed. When my tostadas came out I couldn’t believe how big they were I’m used to getting little ones and this was big. They put alot of ceviche! Worth the money. I’ve never been here since I’m from az and I had a good experience

Food was good. fried fish kind of small but what do you expect when ur in the middle of the desert. .the menudo was very very good… waitresses are very helpfull and keep checking up to see if everything was good… it was to early to drink beer… my only issue i had is that one of the waitress … not the waitress that was helping us… was chewing gum mexican style… i was waiting for her to pop it while she walked.

Los Molcajetes is wonderful we had an event catered and everything was amazing! We all love the food and the flavor of home!

This place is on THE list when I visit Vegas.
The food is AWESOME, make sure you try the Namesake-​Molcajetes… Shrimp, chicken, beef, dip it in the juice… the Ceviche tostadas and chicken Kabobs are Bomb-​Diggity!
Wash all that goodness down with the Micheladas!
Make sure you tell the owner that Johnny & the Homie from San Diego recommended it!

Food was really good, I enjoyed it very much. The service was a little slow and the parking is horrible. As far as everything as a whole, it was lacking that wow feeling but I will be back for a 2^nd run at it.

a little out of the way for me. met a friend for lunch. I had no idea what the menu had so she ordered the combination. it was wonderful! well more then enough to feed a family of 4!

Awesome Molcejetes! Salsa is also bomb. Chaveles are out of this world good. One of my Vegas favorites.

Had Cinco de Mayo dinner here. Quickly found a parking space. No host, just seat yourself. Served chips n Salsa within 30 seconds n quickly greated. Offered drinks. Loved the Modelo Michalada with spicy salt. Gr8 seafood options n other suggestions. I enjoyed the Mojara frita (deep fried fish). Also bought 5 bootleg DVD’s n yes, they all work n have both English n Spanish language options. Had a nice Mariachi band playing. Basic ambience. Clean n very modern bathroom. Had a push button to flush. Never seen one before.
I hate leftovers but I actually finished them the following morning. They also gave my daughter some funny occasion glasses n a lollipop. Gr8 family run restaurant.

On the hunt for molcajetes in town, we spotted Los Molcajetes in the LV Weekly a few months ago. We kept putting off our meal here due to things coming up, but finally I insisted that we eat here for Cinco de Mayo. I arrived around 6, sat down and was immediately greeted by a server with chips, salsa, and a menu. She started speaking to me in Spanish so I did my best to answer but then she alternated between Spanish and English with me the rest of the evening. As a native Texan, I took Spanish from 1^st through 11^th grade but unfortunately am better at reading and writing it than speaking it, a travesty. However, it was fun to practice.
I got a giant frozen strawberry margarita, which was rimmed with salt and something like Tajin (the fruit seasoning that is chile-​limey), a water, and a tostada con ceviche de pulpo (Octopus tostada) while I waited for Eric R. to get there. The ceviche tostada was huge for $ 5, and piled high with octopus, tomato, onion, cilantro, and a half avocado garnished the plate. I sliced the avocado onto the tostada and enjoyed it crunching along. I think I was there over an hour before Eric R. arrived, so I watched the mariachi band play at tables and had several visitors from hawkers (a child selling snacks, a man selling DVDs, a woman selling jewelry) but they left me alone when I did not show interest.
The server came and checked on me multiple times while I waited. Eric R. finally showed up and got a frozen strawberry margarita too. The server gave him a fresh basket of chips and we ordered the molcajete de combinacion (shrimp, beef and chicken). It came with nopales (cactus), a tomato, radishes, queso fresco, a half avocado, 2 chiles, roasted scallions, and a side of tortillas (we ordered flour and got corn so we ended up with both)! The molcajete was bubbling over when it arrived. The tortillas were almost too hot to handle!
We really enjoyed the meal, but the beef was quite tough. The chicken was melt-​in-​your-​mouth tender and the shrimp was fine. I am not sure if the fajita molcajete would have different meat, so next time I would probably order a chicken molcajete. The restaurant is also known for seafood and offers octopus, oysters, shrimp, fish, and scallop ceviche, tostadas, cocktails, and platters. There is a $ 1 charge for paying by card instead of cash.

We were looking for something new and different and we found this place Los Molcajetes means Mortar as in mortar and pestle which their signature dish is served fresh from the oven in a big Mortar. Unique!
We drove quite a way to get here there was a line out front, always a good sign. We found out it was one family waiting for a big table and we were seated right away. We were greeted with a Mariachi band singing for a table nearby and a friendly waitress came to out table very quickly. She was super nice and seemed like she really wanted us to enjoy our food and have fun! We each ordered a margarita and we got a small taco to split to start (that was a mistake). When we got our dinner the Mortar is for two people and with the chips you munch on with a really spicy salsa. Tons tons of food no appetizer needed! The food was awesome and it had more ingredients then the normal to add to the taco you make out of your mortar. Soso good very happy girl.
They had a clown walking around doing ballon animals a mariachi band the spanish music awards on a guy selling CDs came thru another selling candy bars and a woman selling stuffed animals! A LOT going on! It didn’t bother me they do not bother you unless you call them over so it just kinds reminded me of laying on the beach in mexico! LOL