Ixtapa

Highway robbery. Decent, average food. great waiters. The prices on the otherhand, rediculous $7 for a carona $19 for carna asada, the prices have been steadily going up for the last couple of years. We used to go here all the time But I refuse to pay elgoucho prices for taco time food.…

The best salsa, period!. Few years ago, before having gone to this Ixtapa, someone living in the Woodinville area told us that the Duvall Ixtapa had the best Mexican food, especially the salsa - on hearing that we joked that this person has probably not eaten out a whole lot. However, on eating there, we were shocked to find out such a fantastic Mexican restaurant existing in the 'burbs. We eat a lot outside, and no other Mexican restaurant in the entire Seattle area even comes close to this place. All you fans lining up outside Mama Mia's in Belltown take note. The only other Mexican restaurant which I liked over this place was El Portal, which unfortunately shut down.

The salsa is simply awesome!!! San Diego's #1 Mexican restaurant's salsa was barely a match for the one they serve up consisently every day in the Duvall Ixtapa - it is fresh, spicy and great with the warm homemade tortilla chips. The service is so good that they are never rarely waiting for a refill of the chips/salsa.

Other favorites are the DLux Shrimp enchiladas (pesto based - very yummy), the Chicken Fajitas and a bunch of others.

The staff is pretty polite, friendly and above all, prompt. Rarely, you have to wait for a table as the place is pretty large. The ambience suits the Mexican fare.

Overall, I highly recommend the Duvall Ixtapa and havent found any flaws yet - beats every other existing Mexican restaurant in Seattle easily.…