Our dodgy overnith airport hotel in LA was on a busy street in El Segundo. We could see the flouro lights of a takeaway Mexican restaurant through our window. When we crossed the road we spied the sign to Maristos and decided it would be a better bet than the unnamed flouro restaurant. Good decision.
The service was ... Mexican. Cute Spanish speaking staff kindly served what we ordered by pointing at the menu. Everything was served quickly, mostly becuase we were the only people eating at the restaurant.
The food arrived after a wait, spent sipping Sprite, and was a revelation. It is without a doubt the best mexican I have had. I had a dish with two types of prawn salad, one cooked and one raw. The raw prawn was drowned in lime and came with a concoction of tomato, cucumber, avocado herbs and light spices. The cooked prawns were fine as well - perfectly cooked but lacking the bite of the lime. The salad stuffs on both prawn selections were fresh.
The service was ... Mexican. Cute Spanish speaking staff kindly served what we ordered by pointing at the menu. Everything was served quickly, mostly becuase we were the only people eating at the restaurant.
The food arrived after a wait, spent sipping Sprite, and was a revelation. It is without a doubt the best mexican I have had. I had a dish with two types of prawn salad, one cooked and one raw. The raw prawn was drowned in lime and came with a concoction of tomato, cucumber, avocado herbs and light spices. The cooked prawns were fine as well - perfectly cooked but lacking the bite of the lime. The salad stuffs on both prawn selections were fresh.
Cassy had a wet grilled fish burrito. We always share everything we eat at restaurants. This is the best burrito I have ever tasted. The fish was grilled and served with the standard sauce, rice and beans. The flavour and texture was sensational and we polished off the entire burrito. I can still taste the flavour and want some more even though I am writing this review at breakfast.
Dinner cost us $30 including a tip and a free beer courtesy of the local mexicans perched at the restaurant bar. I am not sure why we were the only people eating there. We were made so welcome with fabulous food and free beer.
J
Dinner cost us $30 including a tip and a free beer courtesy of the local mexicans perched at the restaurant bar. I am not sure why we were the only people eating there. We were made so welcome with fabulous food and free beer.
J