La Olla Mexican Cafe

Quaint restaurant on silverbell Awesome baja spicy shrimp 🦐 🥵 Calabacitas and enchiladas! Friendly service and clean restaurant. Thank you from your Tucson friends 😎😇🙏

I am so glad we found this place today. The food was amazing and our waitress was great. Unfortunately there is no sign facing the street so can easily pass off as a doctor’s office. The place is not too big. But that’s okay it has a more relaxed family environment. I had the chicken flautas and the picture doesn’t do justice they were huge and I had to use my fork . There was also some type of sauce under the guacamole that gave a little sweet and savory to the dish. I can’t wait to Go back and try more dishes!

Let's start with the horchata (see photo) it was served in a small cocktail glass and was over filled with ice for $4.50 with no refills. With what was in the glass I feel I paid $1.00 an ounce. For dinner I had Manchego shrimp for $26.99. there were only 5 shrimp. There was a surf and turf that had 3 shrimp and carne asada for $22.99 that may have been a better option. My partner had a carnitas wrap which was just ok. We had to ask for a refill of the chips. Our waitress disappeared from when she took out order to when we got our food.

This apparently is the only way I can communicate with you even though I would prefer not to voice this openly. Regardless, my wife and I arrived at approximately 6 Pm and it was raining and we were told there would be a wait for a party of 2. We said we would wait at the bar but we're informed that the bar was only for customers who would be eating at the bar. We then agreed, reluctantly, to go to the bar for our dinner. A few minutes later another couple came up to the bar with the same intent to have a drink waiting for a table. When they were told about your rule they managed to persuade the staff to let them wait there for their table along with another couple they were waiting for. They were eventually seated. This was not a way to treat a customer. We paid up and left without order

We’ve been visiting occasionally but mostly getting takeout for about 4 years. We’ve during that time ordered a lot of different stuff and never had a bad meal. Out of town friends we’ve brought have all been happy. Service is great even when crazy busy because it is small and family run so they care. Ordered online for 1st time just now and it worked great. Food was packaged up and waiting on the bar exactly when I had asked for it.