Los Arcos Mexican Restaurant

Best queso dip in the Southeast! Our server’s name from my most recent visit was Chelsea and she gave us wonderful service and was very sweet. I highly recommend this restaurant if you’re looking for delicious food, great atmosphere, and excellent service.

We love everything here. Their fusion rocks! My wife and I eat here at least once a week and have ALWAYS had great food and service. By far the best in Mobile. Ive travel quite a bit, with Mexican being one my favorite cuisines, and this is by far one of the best. My favorite here, if I had to narrow it down, is the brisket taco.

Was highly impressed with the menu as well as the service from all the staff; the owner came by and asked if all was well; very polite. Erica and the Brit girls were amazing!
Now for the food!!! One word! Delicious!!! Absolutely fantastic with the fusion! A treat for your palate! Thanks guys for bringing some good food to this side of the state! Cheers!

Waitress was adorable, she was from Britain and her accent was so cute! Awesome service, I think she asked me 10 times in 5 minutes for a refill. That shows how dedicated to the customers satisfaction they are. I’m defiantly going back.

I swear this is the best Mexican restaurant in Alabama! I am a vegetarian, and the menu has a large vegetarian menu which is hard to find, especially in the south. The queso, salsa, and guacamole are excellent. The portions you get are huge! I had to take a to-​go box. The prices are very reasonable, and their happy hour is the best! My server Chelsea was fantastic! I will definitely eat here any chance I get. I am looking forward to trying more menu items! I really hope the owner will open more restaurants, everyone needs to give this awesome place a try! ¹⁰⁄₁₀!

The fusion menu is hit and miss. The Somosa was excellent and very light and crispy. While the tiki masala taco was overladen with onion and chimichurra. The meat seamed to have a boiled texture and seemed to have had most of the yogurt marinade boiled off. The Mexican fate is typical Americanized garlic and lemon marinated ground beef and pedestrian cuts of meat.

The boys and I decided to try out a new place for my birthday lunch, and this is where we wound up. A part of the reason we chose this place is because they advertised Costa Rican, Indian and Mexican cuisine.
The inside looks like a typical, somewhat divey Mexican restaurant with a few live plants hanging up, which I thought was a nice touch. I noticed they have an adorable outdoor patio with a lot of pretty plants too.
We were promptly seated by a very friendly and attentive waitress. We looked over the menus and placed our orders. It didn’t take long for our food to come out.
Spencer ordered a humongous burrito, and ate every bite of it. Stanton decided on two beef enchiladas, which were $ 7.50 and didn’t come with rice or beans. I decided to try the Tico taco platter. It was a fusion plate. The rice with beans was a Mexican style dish, the taco (which was about 3″ in diameter) was Costa Rican, and the potatoes were Indian. I loved the taco. It was carne asada meat with shredded cabbage and carrots on a little (very, very little) homemade cornbread style taco shell and drizzled with a thin white sauce. They were kind enough to put the habanero sauce on the side so I could chose the amount I wanted. The sides were good, but I really wish they had a dish with like 2 or 3 of those tacos without sides. We didn’t intend to order dessert, but when one of my boys mentioned it was my birthday, the sweet waitress brought out a complimentary piece of cake. That was much to the dismay of the boys, who were hoping she’d throw a pan if whipped cream in my face. The cake was soaked in milk and topped with whipped cream and sugar and cinnamon. I regret not asking what it was called because it was delicious.
Our total bill was less than $ 40, which is pretty average for us. We will definitely go back again. I’m already craving more of the Tico tacos and that cake.

This place is an incredible find in Mobile. Haven’t had much of the Mexican food, but the fusion menu is brilliant. Don’t bother with anything else. The atmosphere is typical of the local Mexican places but the food is not even in the same ball park.

I’m afraid this place isn’t what it used to be. I really don’t like how they have about 10 servers and employees just sitting around in the corner booth waiting on tables. It’s really unprofessional especially with most of them on their phones and screwing around. There is one female server who’s been there for a while — I believe she is from Europe — who is really great. Very attentive and friendly.
Also the food has gone down hill. It’s like this fusion stuff has taken away from the Mexican dishes.
To sum up my review:
Get back to basics and drop the fusion meals.
Please do something about the number of employees in the dining area.
I really want this place to succeed

Granted Los Arcos is off the beaten path of your Americanized Mexican restaurants but it’s worth the drive to get away from the Taco Bell type of food. They serve Indian, Spanish, Costa Rican and yes Mexican food. If you’re timmed try their pulled beef or diced chicken tacos wrapped in a soft shell… delish! The owners, Shah (husband) or Rocio (wife) will gladly explain the different dishes that are available if you have any questions. I went back for my second trip last night and was not disappointed, I did the Costa Rican route. My next trip will be to try their Indian food but will have them cut back on the hot stuff as I’m not a fan of overly spicy food and Indian can be rather spicy.
Pre main course: their salsa is home made and great! Nothing like that stuff that comes out of a jar.

Worst food I have been served in years. Gaucamole was mostly onion and mayonnaise. Comments to management dismissed
Totally awful including filthy menus (first ones refused)

We decided to give it a shot after buying a bike at the shop next door.
We were seated quickly and asked our server what he recommended. His response was that he «didn’t really know because he had never eaten there».
I went the Indian route and unfortunately cannot remember what I ordered. that is due in part to the server spilling an entire bowl of sauce in my lap.
Aside from the most cliché restaurant accident on earth happening, my food was unremarkable… likely another reason I cannot recall what I ate.
My family enjoyed the Mexican food although you should understand that my family is about as Hispanic as the Swiss Family Robinson.
Still, despite the crotch covered in curry, I am willing to give these guys a second chance.

After moving to Texas 18 months ago, one of the first restaurants I started to miss was Los Arcos. Sure, I can get Mexican food in TX. Same goes for Indian food. But Mexican AND Indian/​Costa Rican fusion all in one place? That is quite unique!
My absolute favorite is the Tandoori Taco Platter. A wonderful combination of flavors on a large flatbread. I’ve never managed to actually eat one as a taco, though.
The Indian style potatoes and Costa Rican rice and beans are great sides as well.

I am just basing this review after one dinner experience with my husband just FYI.
We moved from San Diego, Ca to mobile about 6 months ago and are loving every minute here! On Saturday night I was seriously craving some Mexican food (since that’s san Diego’s specialty). I Unilocaled and googled the «best» and most «authentic» Mexican restaurant in the area and we found Los Arcos. We heard it was a Springhill favorite, so decided to give it a try.
We both ordered Margaritas and snacked on chips and salsa (complimentary) before our food came. The chips were decent (a lot better than store bought and warm!) but the salsa was lacking. It tasted as if it came from the jar or they used canned tomato paste to make it? So not authentic tasting.
We got our food (mine a chimichanga, his a flautists combo). They looked VERY appetizing and great so we were excited to dig in! Upon first bite I was SO DISAPPOINTED. I’m used to a chimichanga being made with shredded beef NOT hamburger meat. Also the refried beans were from the can and the guacamole was store bought– not fresh. :(
I also think they used regular canola oil to deep fry and not lard, which made the tortilla get soggy.
Overall it was decent enough to satisfy my craving for a week or so… lol. But remember, this review is based on the fact that I’m a native San Diegan and am a bit of a Mex food snob!

Great fusion menu. It was kind of neat to see a couple of the items they put together. Their Mexican food was ok. Service was great for a large group of 11 at lunch on a Friday.

Always order off the fusion menu! You can’t find the variety or quality anywhere between Texas and South Florida.

I enjoyed the Indian dishes! Great atmosphere, good service! I will have to make another visit!

I was planning on eating Indian food but the place was closed so we decided on Mexican but little did I know I was still going to get Indian food. First time ever having fusion food and it was great. Great choice if you like Mexican or Indian food and a must eat place if you are tired of boring food. The managers (owners?) were very nice, as was the wait staff. I will be going again and again.
Edit: I went again and had different «fusion» items, the ceviche and my dad had the paella. The fish in the ceviche was tough and the paella wasn’t really paella but was tasty. Both meals were disappointing but the ceviche was barely edible. I haven’t had their Mexican menu so that could be great and the manager was very nice about us being disappointed and gave us a free desert. I will go again but it moved down my list.

Don’t let the name ‘Mexican Restaurant’ fool you. This place has some funky cool Indian and Costa Rican food you must try. I am the first to admit, I’m not a big fan of Indian food but I was feeling adventurous, and determined to try something besides the standard boring Mexican food.
Tandoori Taco platter was ordered by at least 4 of us in our large group, and we all loved it. Crazy flavor combinations that won me over quick. The potato and bean sides were just OK — sort of bland. But who cares when the tandoori chicken was so yum. Others in our group had the tico taco platter and tico tamales. Both said they enjoyed their food. It’s always fun to try something different, right?
Sangria and margaritas were delicious, as a matter o’fact I think our bar bill might have been as much as the food bill!
And let me just say something about the owner. I called ahead to see if they accomodate our group of 18+ on a Saturday night. We arrived early and the tables were set up and even decorated with festive stuff. I was pleasantly surprised. The owner came to check on us a few times and to ask what we ordered and how we liked it. That says a lot, Unilocalers! Give this place a try. I’ll be back!

Second trip here, I was intrigued by the fusion menu on my first visit, but played it safe and went with the enchilada. No complaints there; it was a clean interpretation, and a large portion. The chips and salsa are quite good — fresh, homemade flavor.
On my second visit, I had to have a selection off of the fusion menu. That’s what makes this place special. The seafood paella was on special for $ 13, so I went with it. The rice was cooked perfectly, not over done which can be a pit fall. A little light on the seafood, but no big deal there. The «Indian chutney» was fabulous. It’s like liquid cilantro, which sounds strong, but it isn’t. I’m not a huge fan of strong cilantro notes. This was just right, not overpowering. I’m definitely going back for a third visit and I’m sticking to the fusion menu for now.
The only negative thing I can bring up is the ambiance. This is a family restaurant. There were a lot of families there, thus a lot of kids. I can see having a bad night, being surrounded by snot nosed complaining brats, but I haven’t had that bad luck fortunately. I wouldn’t want to risk a first or second date here. It’s a good place to get loud with a group.