La Ristra New Mexican Kitchen

"My wife and I are in town visiting Phoenix for the the first time. We are staying at the crown plaza and decided to walk around to find a place to eat. We first came across another Mexican restaurant but we are so glad we came. The whole experience at La Rista was great. We had a wonderful server Naudia who took great care of us! But I do want to shout out to all the staff. We had about 4 people come refill our water. We also sat out on the side patio which was wonderful. They turned the heaters on for us so we were nice and toasty. House margs - 10/10! They came so fast and tasted amazing. Green chili burrito - 12/10! The flavor was out of this world. Mexican pizza - 7/10 - it was good but I think I like green white sauce better than the red sauce that came (the burrito was so big did not really even need it) Overall a great restaurant and do recommend! TLDR: in the mood for Mexican just go."

"James was wonderful and the unlimited mimosa was great! Alyssa was so welcoming as we came in. And the red sauce layered plate with chorizo was amazing"

"Restaurant is beautiful and in a great location. We sat outside which we learned was a mistake as someone was smoking and we were down wind. Service was consistent but the food was very disappointing. Ordered the stacked enchiladas in the white sauce that the server recommended. Chicken had no taste, tortillas were mushy and the beans were cold. I was bummed out because it looked delicious."

"Came here on a whim because we didn’t want to cook and it did not disappoint! Loved the ambiance and the restaurant was super cute! It was 6:45 on Sunday night and we had a quick wait but we’re seated within five minutes. The football game was broadcasted on a bunch of tvs and played on the surround sound throughout the restaurant which made for a really cool Sunday night football viewing experience (and I’m a “go sports” kinda girl about football lol)! We were greeted promptly and were given complimentary chips and a salsa trio! All three salsas were absolutely fantastic! I ordered a prickly pear enchanted marg. I couldn’t taste the tequila (because it was made so good) but it was really really good! It’s their double marg and one did the job lol. I ordered the shrimp rice bowl and my fiancé ordered the stuffed sopapillas with rice and mashed potatoes! Food was fantastic. Great service by Sampson! They also surprised us with chocolate stuffed churros for our engagement and it was the cherry on top of a perfect weekend!"