AZUCAR RESTAURANT

To be honest, I am not a big fan of Latino cuisine, but it doesn't mean their food isn't good, I just didn't have much chance to explore them formally yet. I have tried some Mexican & Pan-Latin food many times before, but never from real restaurant. This is first time for me, and I'm already hooked now. This place is very close to my home but I just had paid attention on their menu and it looks so variety, yummy and interesting. I choose Carne Asada, that the famous one I heard among their food. It was really tasty with marinated and grilled perfectly, (medium), so that make me quite sure others their dishes will be great too. I ordered take out, so I can't say much about the service, anyway everything went smoothly, food was ready for picking up when I arrived and the staff knew their job right away. Moreover, I could see inside the restaurant, it is so charming and lively decoration. (As bar style) It is spacious dining room and some patio seats are available outside. Very convenient to stop by, and huge free parking lots at Layhill Shopping Center.

We brought out of town guests here. I have been there for a half dozen formal happy hours in the past but only sat down once to eat in 2008. Service was really really poor and the food was so so. Guest had to go to the bar to get a drink as we waited far too Long at one turn. A 14 oz skirt steak was not 14 oz. My wife did not care for her entree, seafood of some sort. Drinks are very expensive for Layhill, MD. With the extra drink and no appetizers, it was a $400 check, felt like half that. I had wanted to go back since 2008. There are way better Latin restaurants close by. Left over 20 percent tip so 440 lol

Usually get the Red Snapper but the Chef recommended the Borzini and even addedthe scallops and mussels. This Restaurant goes above and beyond to make the experience exceptional. Oh, the House Margarita is Fuego!

Walked in about 6 and music was screaching loud with a party in progress. Asked to have music turned down and basically refused. My app decibel meter registered over 90DB, earsplitting noise which can cause hearing loss and damage. We will never return. If you have this level of disrespect for customers, no business for you. Want loud parties, close your place to customers until the screeching loud music is done.

This restaurant describes itself as "fine Mexican and Latin American dining", so maybe I set my expectations too high based on the "fine dining". There was nothing wrong with the food I ordered, but it did not meet expectations. The Shrimp Tacos ($20) were meagerly filled, and served with white rice(?) and a small portion of beans. The atmosphere is lively and the staff was friendly.

Ordered food for pick up and came home to find the food way below what I expected. Called the so called manager and he mentioned that thats how they sell it and that’s all. Will never be going back to this restaurant again.

Stopped for lunch on our first visit; will definitely be back!! Friendly, prompt service in an unexpectedly pleasant atmosphere. Reasonable prices—very good food! And the salsa served with complimentary chips is superb!!

The food was alright but the quantity has shrunk since last year. The service was good. The singer's voice was like silk and he was a gentleman.

Highly recommended gem in the Glenmont/Silver Spring area. I have been going here for over a year and the service has always been excellent. The staff are very attentive. The menu is excellent...I've tried nearly every plate on the menu and the food is great. It's a friendly environment both for families and parties or to hang out. I do want to give a shout out to the bartenders Carlos and Keiry who do a great job of engaging with the guest and are great mixologist. Also...another shout out to the rest of the staff as they are all very nice. Special thanks to Kimberly, Andrea

delicious food and drinks! I've lived near azúcar all my life and their service & food is amazing. they deserve more great reviews!! they are worth way more then 3 stars

To be honest, I am not a big fan of Latino cuisine, but it doesn't mean their food isn't good, I just didn't have much chance to explore them formally yet. I have tried some Mexican & Pan-Latin food many times before, but never from real restaurant. This is first time for me, and I'm already hooked now. This place is very close to my home but I just had paid attention on their menu and it looks so variety, yummy and interesting. I choose Carne Asada, that the famous one I heard among their food. It was really tasty with marinated and grilled perfectly, (medium), so that make me quite sure others their dishes will be great too. I ordered take out, so I can't say much about the service, anyway everything went smoothly, food was ready for picking up when I arrived and the staff knew their job right away. Moreover, I could see inside the restaurant, it is so charming and lively decoration. (As bar style) It is spacious dining room and some patio seats are available outside. Very convenient to stop by, and huge free parking lots at Layhill Shopping Center.

I loved going here for their Pupusas and drinks My last to go orders werent the same as what ive previously experienced. That said, id probably recommend dining in vs to go. Its a much different experience

Ada was very impatient and kept asking about my tab, which made me uncomfortable. She even added someone else's items to my check. Thankfully, the bartender fixed it right away. Big thanks to Daniela for helping me choose a great dish with the carne asada her customer service made me feel comfortable again I would of gave it 5 stars but Ada made the experience not very well

Representing dreaded 2020 for the letter A is Azucar. This was a bright spot in a lousy year. I went a couple of times during Covid took the food all the way home and hoped it wouldn't get cold getting back to Wheaton, but I could always microwave to heat up. Staff was nice and had an efficient setup for all the to go orders. I got the carne asada steak, which was very good. I never had the opportunity to actually eat in the restaurant, but it looked like a nice place with nice big bar area and plenty of space for dine-in. I moved away from Wheaton in November 2020, and Layhill area is a lot further from me now, but it'd be a good consideration if I was over here.

We came here for drinks and snacks on our way home from Baltimore and sat at the bar. We got the skinny colada, and three pupusas. The drink was $12 which I found to be a bit pricey for a general drink with rum and pineapple juice. The pupusas were pretty good; cheese was the favorite. The salsa and chips were amazing and come with the meal. The salsa is one of the best I've had at a Mexican restaurant. It was warm and had the right level of spices. We will come back in the future for a proper sit down dinner experience.

My husband and I moved to this neighborhood 8 years ago. We discovered Azúcar while just driving around, waiting for the moving vans to bring our furniture (yep...it's been that long)! The food is always wonderful...the margaritas are perfect...the staff members are fabulous!!! Ada, Andrea, Kimberly, Sahi, Elias and all of the other people who are involved in making Azúcar such an inviting place are like family to us. Hands down, my favorite spot...for the food and especially for the people.

Besides being a Latin restaurant, they don't serve people well. The service is terrible. I waited almost an hour for a seafood soup that didn't even have any flavor. I really don't recommend this place.What disrespectful people

Love this place! Half pitcher of mojitos and churrasco Argentina really excellent. Also love the seafood chimichangas!! The service is wonderful! Regular customer! Kimberly was our hostess.

A random find but so delicious!! Came here early evening and was pleasantly surprised with the large seating and very well put together place. Love the salsa dip. The fajita platter was especially yum. I would come again and it would be a great place for a large party too.

The main problem here on my visit was service. Had to ask for chips, water, salsa several times. Not sure what happened to our orders, but it took 45 minutes to get the food. The food was generally good at our 6 top, however portions were smaller than average and expensive for what you get, and the food just Ok. I would come back to try something else, just carry out next time.

I've been to Azucar twice and it's very good. I love that they have Latin cuisine and not just Mexican food. The refried beans and black beans are SO tasty!

The service was not great, waited 25 minutes for our meal to be served. The restaurant only had a few tables seated as it was early evening.The waitress was possibly new and lacked basic understanding of customer service. The food was subpar, two tiny tacos and beans, rice for $20. Mediocre at best. Chicken soup that was awful. Never returning here.

Azúcar is a a Restaurant in my neighborhood that hay is been here for along time - the beef soup is my favorite-

Awesome all around. Comfortable. Great service. Tasted great. Even some good live music. We will be back for sure.

Celebrating with Live music by Mauricio ! Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful father present and gone

Three stars because of the food but would have given them 1 star for the terrible service. This is a local place and I love specific items on their menu. We sat at a table in the bar because the place was packed. First set of drinks were quick but quickly went downhill from there. 20 min later we finally ordered another drink and asked if they could take our dinner order. We ordered the combination fajitas and the seafood chimichanga. About 15min later we received our food but the fajitas only had shrimp. So had to ask for the steak to be added. Their food is really good it's just sad their service was so bad that night.

Great food. Ordered beef burrito, and steak frajita, everything was fresh and delicious.

My Check-In was so positive because I was greeted with such a warm welcome by the bartender! But, I have waited over 30 minutes for my carry-out order! People that arrived later than me were served their food before me! I had to ask for an update on my order... It seems like you get special treatment/ extra nice conversation if you speak Spanish but not so much if you only speak English.

This was my go to restaurant because it is a nice clean place, has great service, and food has always been delicious, that was until last night. We were celebrating a new home for a friend, we were ignored for 15 minutes, then a server that said he was assigned to us, was less than attentive the entire dinner, our food took a long time and when it arrived, it was Lukewarm. The server was disrespectful to my husband who complained twice to the hostess and manager. We asked for the bill and he walked right past us, therefore, we went up to the manager to pay. The manager was apologetic again and said we did not need to pay. We were willing to pay but wanted to withhold a tip. The manager said he would take the bill. Three people who loved this place are not to eager to return.

I came to Azucar with a group of 3. I ordered the lobster special. My company ordered enchiladas and churrasco. Average price for any dish seems to be 20 or over. My dish was $44. I My lobster was tasty, but did not wow me. My sides were vegetables and rice. The sides were very bland. The rice was sticky and flavorless. The churrasco was bad. They didn't give us chimichurri sauce that's a big no no. The enchiladas were tasty and the sauce on top of the enchiladas was delicious. Service is great. We were seated fast on a busy night. Our waiter and manager kept checking on us constantly. The staff was friendly overall. Ambience is great. Saturday night They have live music. Other nights are fairly quiet. Finally, I probably come back to Azucar, but this restaurant is not on top of my restaurant list.

We ordered shrimp in a garlic sauce with the bread appetizer (I can't remember the name). The piece of bread was so tiny and pretty sure was still raw. I got the chipotle shrimp; I've cooked with chipotle before and it was no where to be found in my dish. In conclusion very mid. Disappointing especially because it was my birthday.

I made a to go order. I didn't mind that it took long despite their being very little people but the waiter was staring me down because I didn't tip on a to go order. She might of been offended also because I put a line through where you write the payment amount. I don't trust a soul when it comes to stuff like that. The entitlement is crazy, on a to go order?!? She was staring at me like she wanted to hurt me smh. I was going to not even write a review or give it 3 stars because at least the foods edible. I got the spinach and mushroom chicken. Taste like hospital food. For 26 dollars I could of had a ball at Panera. That's what I get for trying to support a local business smh. Never coming back there again.

On my latest visit during COVID, I ordered ahead as usual. I waited 45 minutes before I drove over to get my food. It ended taking them 1h15m to 1H20m to prepare my order. When my order came out, it was missing several items. This is the 3rd time this has happened since January. My experience in dine-in service is better. For take-out service, you may want to consider longer than usual wait times but definitely check your order before leaving so you don't have to make two trips as I have in the past. On a good note, the food is very flavorful and colorful. Bon Apetit.

The food at Azucar is okay - nothing special. Their bar area, however, is really lacking. It's too small, has no table service, and has a very limited offering. I wish they would expand into some of their very large dining area and improve their selection.

One day I buy a cheviche, next day is 1/2 side. I do not have to write to much just look at the picture.

Super disappointed with my experience here from the premixed margarita to the fajita plates that i paid $24 for where i got 2 pieces of steak 2 pieces of chicken and 3 butterflied shrimp! The plate didn't even come sizzling to the table. I will not be returning they are ripping peoples heads off with this.

Happy Hour is only for outside sitting FYI! Something their website does not mention. The Food & Drinks are Great! Ceviche is amazing.

The prices here are ridiculous! $150 for two pitchers of margaritas. It's ridiculous. Don't dine here. We spoke to the manager and she was unwilling to resolve this. When I mentioned she was losing 4 customers she didn't care. We're never coming back!

Probably one of the lower rated restaurants that I have ever been to. I don't get why when I enter with my husband either the old lady or the other female waiters always speaks in Spanish to us.. it makes no sense to me. I barely speak it and just because my husband does doesn't mean you need to assume. Like treat every customer equally. You wouldn't be speaking in Spanish to a white person if they came in. They only make eye contact with him and never with me.. it's the weirdest thing in the world. Even when I reply in English it's like they are mad about it. I don't know why they have waiters that barely speak English let alone don't know the drinks. I was there and asked for a Bombay Sapphire with sprite and the waitress didn't even know what a Bombay Sapphire was and told me they didn't have it and then had the Josh (who is in fact the best waiter/bartender/ I think manager there) come to the table and he asked me what I wanted. I told him and he was like yeah we have it. He wasn't sure why she was confused. Get this, then she came back to the table and was like oh you pronounced it wrong. I did not, I have been drinking this for 12 years. She told me it's pronounced MUBUMBUY and I was like it's pronounced BOMB-BAY not MUBUMBUY. She literally had the nerve to tell me that when she didn't know what it was? Nice coverup but no. I'm part Indian, I think i would know how to pronounce BOMB-BAY. It's Bombay. Its not hard. It's ok to learn but don't play off like it was my problem. Then she went to the other table and the guy order a jack and coke and she didn't know what Jack Daniels was... she had to go ask Josh again. Like all she did was try to speak Spanish with my husband and ignore me because she didn't speak good English. Like literally Josh shouldn't do her job because she's useless... I would also like to say this place used to be great. But they got cocky and now the food quality went down, the service went down, I mean I wish this place was like it used to be.

They ignored my son's order and they took 1 hour to deliver the food. The waiter walked by several times without even making eye contact, and then after promising the food would be out soon, left us sitting another 15 minutes. The loud music made it hard to talk. The food is good, but the staff is pretty clueless for these price points, which are not cheap.

If I could give this place 0 stars I would. My party & I didn't get our orders taken till an hour of sitting down. Then my friend didn't get his appetizer till an HOUR later & it was just guacamole & chips.. didn't get our food till almost TWO hours later when it was almost closing time. Mind you the servers also never came to check up on us, we would get up & order our drinks from the bar. Horrible experience

I was there last night with a golf group. Not only was the service horrible (took forever to get drinks, food, or water), but they brought the wrong pitchers of margaritas--pitchers which were also filled 3/4 with ice. The excitement came when the checks arrived. The regular margarita pitcher was priced at $45, but on our checks were for $65. When questioned, the staff brought out the manager who was immediately confrontational. It's interesting that as we walked into the restaurant, an older couple leaving told a member of our group to watch out because they overcharge on the check. We chuckled that one off, but I guess we should have listened. The manager took $10 off my check, but made it known that she was doing it begrudgingly. Still...it was more than what we ordered. Oh well.....we didn't leave a tip (which I've never done before....that's for how irritating the manager was) and let them know we'd never be back. Oh....and as I left....I told the other patrons to watch their checks because they were overcharging. It was an unnecessarily ugly scene.

I visited this place several weeks ago with a friend who said their nachos and drinks were great. I was certainly not impressed with their service. The food was mediocre, the hospitality was lackluster and the waitress was not attentive. Our food arrived over and hour late, our appetizers were also late. The chips and cheese....... the CHEESE! Was horrible. My head was throbbing because the cheese was high in sodium. I ordered the steak and it was sitting in a pool of oil. I was so nauseous the next day. The waitress seemed to be annoyed anytime I asked for silverware, beverages and an ETA on our food. I will never go there again

I ordered the Lomo Saltado: My dish arrived hot, plenty of onions, fries, meat, etc. Very tasty - five stars *****

I have eaten here several times and it's always been pretty good (a little overpriced) but we had only dined in, this was our first time doing take out. The take out was ridiculous, their FIFTEEN dollar nachos were less than 10 tortilla chips with melted cheese that was already cold even though picked it up as soon as it was ready and we live 5 min away. Most of the food was cold and the guacamole was already turning brown. The foods packaging was also leaking, needless to say their way of packing takeout sucks. For having spent over $70 I think the amount of food and how it was served was prosperous. On a more positive note, this is the ONLY time they have gotten the doneness of the meat in our order right. All the times we've dined in, they had overcooked the meat but this time it was on point. If we do decide to give this restaurant another try though I doubt it, it will only be dine in.

We ordered the nachos al carbon appetizer. We got 4 chips for $8, which I found to be an insulting price for the portion. The second disappointment was the margaritas. The menu says "many varieties" of margaritas, half pitchers for $19.95. When we received our bill, our half pitcher was $34.95. We asked the waitress (not our original waitress probably because she knew she did something very deceptive) why the price was so much higher than the advertised price, and she told us it was the upsell to Patron. Not once during the conversation about margaritas, were the following words spoken: "Patron," "top shelf," "upsell," "34.95"or "more expensive."

Went during lunch. I was surprised they didn't have a lunch menu with smaller portions. A friend had the Caribbean salad, which could have served two. I decided on two side items; the taco and corn tamales. Both were excellent! The service was attentive and prompt.

Terrible place expencive and the food is not that good i hope to never comeback to that place

My wife and I went to Azucar and had a great time. The ambiance in the restaurant is very welcoming, the walls are very colorful. The chips and salsa are excellent, the chips are thin and salty, and the salsa is warm, which is how salsa should be served, as if it just came off the stove. The food here is really good and the portions are large. This is not really tex/mex, it's more of a South American feel, but they also sell pupusas. The carne asada here is very good whatever meal you get, you definitely want to have rice and beans come with it, the rice here is white rice, but it's excellent. The lomo or pollo saltado is really good here too and the French fries and portions of meat or chicken are big too. If you come here, you're going to get good quality food, you may have to wait a little longer than you'd like for your food to come out, by the food is great. Also, if you like flan, they have excellent flan here, and I mean excellent!

This restaurant is a mile from my house, and I've visited occasionally over the last several years. The food has always been good, but the service has been hit or miss. Sometimes I'll get a good server who checks back almost too often. Other times I'll get a server who can't be bothered. On my last visit, I waited a long time before a server ever appeared. He didn't speak any English, and after he took my order, he never returned. A runner brought my food, and I had to flag down a manager to get my bill. Sometimes when I've been there by myself, I haven't gotten chips and salsa, unlike every other table around me; I assume they think it's not worth it for one person. And sometimes there's live music that's so loud it drowns out any attempt at conversation.

I've been here back to back for the past few dayss now just for the frozen margarita and chips and dip! Today, I tried the mussels , steak quesadilla and wings and waS not disappointed! I look forward to coming here again and getting entertained by Joshua! He's so sweet and funny!

What a gem! I passed by this neighborhood and no pretentious restaurant many times but I never stopped by. The beef tongue stew brought back my childhood memory. It was so tender and well flavored. The ceviche micro was excellent with good size mixed seafood. The house made Tres Leches was a nice touch too delicious meal. The interior is nice, open, and clean. The service and wait staff are professional. Good things do not have to come with a price. Two thumbs up.

Sorry I do not feel comfortable ordering from here again. One person even paid $5.00 for a large and still only received 4 chips.

Love this place. My family and I come here once a week. The service is first-rate and the food excellent.

I have been visiting this restaurant for 10 years and recently is a big disappointment. The wait time for 3 people on a non busy day is ridiculous. We arrived here at 2:30pm order our drinks and food right away and by 3:30 we ended up getting our food. Other tables that order after us end up getting their food fast and the attention to them was impeccable. The food was cold, the carbonara pasta with chicken was too salty specially the bacon pieces. Never the less we will not be returning.

They don't deliver so I placed an order on the phone. I ordered a chicken chimichanga and a tortilla with cheese for my granddaughter. Also 2 bottles of coke. It wasn't ready when I went in. It was Friday night and they were busy. I waited at the bar. They forgot to give me my sodas so good thing I checked before leaving. The food was bland and lacked flavor. No chips/salsa. The upside was that it was fresh. For $30.00 plus , I wasn't t impressed.

I've been coming here since August, and they have the BEST chips and salsa !! The chips are thin , crispy with the perfect amount of salt. We always get the shrimp and chicken fajitas and they are delicious. Definitely worth coming.