Marisqueria El Veneno

This place is so good! The crab legs are some of the best I've ever had, the sauce they use is perfectly spicy and delicious. The shrimp empanadas are really fresh and tasty as well. If you like spicy fresh seafood, this place is the bomb. My partner ordered a ribeye steak and the chef came out and finished it on a salt block tableside, it was very tasty as well. The service was very friendly, the mariachi band was a bit loud but makes it a unique atmosphere.

One of the excellent sea food restaurant. Food was very tasty and served as hot. We ordered grilled Salmon plate and fried whole tilapia fish plate and the curry on the top of the fish. Wow both are so yummy. And the rice and garlic bread taste really good. Customer service was good. Affordable price for the quality of food. I strongly recommend this restaurant. Waiting time is there on the weekends. I would like to go every weekend.

BEWARE!!!!!!!! Be sure and tell them ahead of time to separate the bills. Because any party 3 or more they charge you what they want for tip!!!!!!! Bull crap!!¡ They charged us $30 dollars and said they couldn't separate the bill. Which the waitress never asked and when we were ready to leave we told them and it was to late they said?????? The food was good but the services wasn't all that!!! NOT FOR A $30 DOLLAR TIP!!! NEVER came 2 see if we needed any drinks or anything!!!

I had the cucarachas, DELICIOUS EVERY SINGLE TIME. The complimentary tostada is great. Michelada is nice and cold and well seasoned, Clamato. Had live music on one side and the other side was a more chill side but can still listen to the live music, there was a lot of people when i went on a Sunday, around 2pm almost full but still had availability. Perfect for large groups and even just two people, which was my kind of visit. This place strictly seafood dont expect them to have chicken tenders or wings. LOL they have a steak dish as an alternative if you dont want seafood. I've been coming here for years, but havent in a long time, and im happy to say the flavor of the food has remained the same. FYI, if you are at a table and have a lot of people, its good to know that THEY WILL NOT SPLIT THE CHECK, ONE CHECK PER TABLE.

We where visiting Ga and stopped by to eat and asked for stuffed fish fillet it had squid imitation crab and cheese the flavor was completely off like soy sauce type of flavor and mozzarella cheese on top I asked the waitress to removed my plate because it was salty and her response was she couldn’t remove my plate she had to wait to the chef to come out immediately he was confrontational and when I explained to him the fish was salty he said he never uses salt on his fish he only put cheese on top and he was going to put my food onto go box because I had no right to reject his food

Food was fair, overall rate 2 stars, 7 mares caldo was very watered down. Poor cleaning practices!! Mold everywhere. Please clean this place. Bleach is cheap. If there is mold obvious to the customers, I wonder what it looks back in the kitchen. Mold doesn’t happen in a week. This is several weeks of no cleaning or poor cleaning . Also noticed servers cleaning tables and bring drinks and food out without washing their hands. That is cross contamination. Place need cleaning and a little remodeling to the Lorax area would hurt, but even if it’s not remodeled, definitely cleaning goes far ways.

Mariscos El Veneno is "La Bomba!" Do yourself a favor and treat yourself to the experience. You'll thank yourself and me!! The portions are huge. The prices are small. The food is absolutely delicious and extremely fresh. I promise you that you will not be disappointed.

This has always been our place to go! Food is always amazing! But don't even come after 8 All servers are sitting down and took about 30 minutes just to take our drink order. And lets not even get to our food order, took another 30 mins. We would just keep asking for whoever would walk by to take our order. Just so unprofessional and rude. Walking away every time we would ask for something. And to top it off gratuity was added. To their poor service, I'm sorry but I don't praise laziness! Never have i ever experienced horrible service. And I sure won't ever sit to dine in! Oh and I went to complain to the lady at the front and she was talking on her phone!

Me and my family celebrate birthday dinners here every year. The seafood is fresh and the mexican style of of preparing is unique and unlike anything we've had. Nothing comes close and we've tried many others. We always order seafood platters because it provides variety, huge portions and we enjoy the family style sharing when eating together. The service is great, the hostess is always polite and the chef always comes table side to check on us and quailty of the food. Menu prices are "market price" so just ask and hostess will confirm prices. The ambiance could use a face lift, especially the rest rooms but honestly its something we overlook because the food is just that damn good!

Wow! This place really knows how to season the food. The grilled fish was absolutely delicious. If you do not like to peel shrimp and take the head off yourself there is one dish that comes with the shrimp fully peeled with the head off that is very tasty. I like that they give you a ceviche appetizer when you walk in and sit. It is very tasty and the sauce that they give in a small black cup has a very nice kick to it. Our waiter was very friendly and recommended really good dishes to try. I will definitely keep going back here. I am so tired of ordering fried fish and it comes breaded with no flavor. They give you whole fish and if you like to eat the eyes and brain you will definitely get the fried fish experience you would get while traveling overseas in Asia. Note: If you do not like seafood they do not have anything else. The fries and fried rice is good though. Everyone mostly speaks Spanish, I do not speak any Spanish but was able to communicate what was wanted just fine in English.

Food was ok. Huge portion plates, the service is pretty average and a bit slow, drinks were ok but a bit overpriced a drink has the price of a plate of food there!. That just doesn't make much sense to me. There's no music playing so the ambiance is kinda quiet and boring!.

Mariscos El Veneno ofrece una experiencia deliciosa con mariscos frescos, un servicio rápido y amable, y un ambiente vibrante. La atmósfera animada complementa la comida deliciosa, haciendo de este lugar una visita obligada para los amantes de los mariscos.

Authentic seafood restaurant. Service was fine but not many servers speak English. Our food was well prepared and plentiful. We've been twice and the food and service is consistent.

This was my second time. The first time was great. This time, I feel like we were scammed. Food took forever and came out all at different times - like huge gaps of over 15 min. Also, the margarita was $18 which is luducrious and price is not listed on the menu. The most ridic was that I pointed to a picture of an entree with ONE FISH FILET and server brought the plate and it was three filets---and thus over $60 just for that. My meal was close to $100--for that much money, there are a million other places I'd rather eat. Sadly- I will not be back.

Omg the food is do delicious . One of the best seafood restaurants in Atlanta. Had the shrimp diabolo and the squid . Both were excellent

Everything I ordered was delicious. But make sure your Spanish is good. Parking is complicated but worth it! This is one of the best seafood places on Buford highway! I feel like after Covid, restaurants don't cook with love anymore. But this place does!

I really don't do reviews but this time I had to. First time going to El Veneno in a few years but definitely will be the last time. The food was good. Service was terrible from the time we arrived to the time we left. It's Father's Day we get that but when asked questions Priscila answered with an attitude, we got our food however my husband's food arrived when my daughter & I were half way through our food, the table next to us arrived after we did & got their food before my husband. We didn't get an apology til my husband cancelled his order & was told they were busy since it was Father's Day. I guess she realized her tip wasn't going to be 20% then she started to apologizing but it was too late. It's a small place so it got packed fast you would think if you're always busy you would make it bigger or move however we won't be coming back.

This place is amazing the food is delicious. I am from outta town and I only travel here for the food. But the customer service is going downhill real fast. I ask for something and they forget about me and I have to ask the cashier (whose always in a bad mood) that I need something and she always says they'll bring it to me and they never do. This is the 3rd time this has happened. The organization is terrible. They have enough waitresses to cover everybody. Any who the food is delicious but honestly the service is what makes the experience more delightful really.

This is a solid place for me for dinner celebrations (birthdays, promotions, etc.. ). It has a beach side vibe to it and the staff is usually pretty nice and attentive. Prices can be up there but that is to be expected in a seafood restaurant. Will say that the serving sizes are huge and the flavor is consistent. Not a fan of their parking though, near impossible to get a spot and in more than one occasion they have been out of something we wanted. Other than that, recommend to anyone in the mood for seafood.

This is a pretty good place! I would come back and get the same salad I got again. The atmosphere is like you stepped into another country and everyone is friendly. We even got serenaded by a man that was working the front door. The serving sizes are huge so if I were to go back, I would share my dinner with another person.

You can find Mariscos El Veneno at 5082 Buford Hwy NE, Atlanta, GA 30340- this is the free-standing building right to the left of El Taco Veloz and the former location of one of Atlanta's first sushi buffets. Parking is very limited out front, with a few spaces in the back - that's probably the greatest drawback to visiting this very good Latino seafood restaurant. This is my first visit to Mariscos El Veneno - I have visited on other occasions as it's transitioned through several concepts so I've been wanting to give it a try, on this night with our regular Buford Highway Restaurant Clawr group. The interior is rather cosmopolitan and simple with teal-colored walls, wooden tables and chairs and lots of green plants. There are tanks with crabs and other seafood towards the back wall. You're given a full-color glossy menu that's thankfully riddled with photos so you can see what you're getting - the options here are extensive and should satisfy even the pickiest seafood lover. Along with the menus were were a plate of lime wedges and a basket of fried tortillas and saltines - seemed appropriate being where we were. We also received a bit of delicious habanero salsa with lots of chopped red onion. We started with some tostadas covered in shrimp ceviche - this was fantastic and very fresh - look for "Tostada de Ceviche de Camaron" on the menu. We next ordered various entrees that propelled us into another world of delicious seafood goodness. The seafood was exceptionally fresh and cooked to perfection - I'd say that this place is on par with fine dining establishments elsewhere except with an improved selection and extra spiciness - right up my alley really. I personally went with a spicy seafood soup filled with seafood including a sweet langostino "Caldo Venedo" - I think John F got the Jalva (crab) soup. Actually everything we ordered (and we all tasted each other's plates) was delicious: "Salmon a la Parrilla" (grilled salmon), "Mix Brochetas with Cayo de Acha, Mahi y Camaron" your basic grilled seafood skewers, everything was fantastic. Service here was very good with a very attentive staff that strove to answer our questions. The portions here are also very large - I think the value, especially fort he seafood was exceptional. You can get some of the same items elsewhere but I think you'll be happy visiting Mariscos El Veneno. (also posted to my food blog)

The food is great. Beware of the extra cost that is added to your bill. Tips are added at an 18% which includes the tip. Is a way for employers to pay lower wages but scamming the customer in the process. The service is fI am not sure what's the deal with the bathrooms. I don't recommend using the bathrooms at all. Live music available at $25 per song.

Service outstanding and the crab legs were awesome... Will return without a doubt... Highly recommend

Parking can be tight and the English isn't great in this place but the food was fresh. They don't have any draft beer or a soda fountain so everything comes in a can/bottle and they don't appear to have a liquor license, however there was some frozen margarita looking thing (I didn't ask about it). This is first and foremost a seafood place. Not recommended if you do not like seafood.

This place gives me a weird vibe , and bad costumer service, they don't have enough parking place . Don't wast your time here, stay safe

This restaurant was on the way to one of the spots we were heading to so we decided to try it out. The food had huge portions! Luckily I was sharing with my boyfriend. The taste was okay. My food didn't seem fresh and it was too salty for me. I liked the rice it came with so it balanced it out. It came with a side of seasoned fries which was good as well. Also, they give you free ceviche. Overall the food was okay but the place itself needs renovation.

AMAZING PLACE. Highly recommended if you are looking for the real thing. You can judge this place by only showing up, full all the time. Este lugar es buenísimo. Cien por ciento recomendado si es que estás buscando mariscos 100% mexicanos. Puedes juzgar el lugar tan solo al acercarte, siempre lleno.

When I saw that one of my favorite seafood places in Chicago had a location here, I couldn't believe it! So here we go to see if it was similar... And yes, it's the same recipes. The place is what you call a "hole in the wall" but most traditional Mexican places are so that just an FYI, nothing to worry about. The food, oh my oh my, delicious. We had the Pulpo Especial, empanadas de camaron and the small ceviche de camaron. Warning portions are big! We brought a lot back home. Their Micheladas are amazing! Overall, if you have tried Mexican seafood and you're craving it, this is a place to go!

I had been to this place in Chicago, and loved it, so I decided to give it a try here in Atlanta, the place is as expected, nothing fancy, could have better ventilation, but the servers where super friendly, and the food was great, the shrimp empanadas were awesome and the pulpo especial was GREAT, a bit spicy just how I like it and plenty, took about half of it home, plenty of parking outside, will definitely be coming back.

You can find some of the biggest oysters in Atlanta here at Mariscos El Veneno. This is a Mexican seafood restaurant that has been on Buford Highway for many years. Since it's next door to the popular El Taco Veloz, it's easily overlooked. The restaurant looks like a small dump from the outside, but inside, it's actually a spacious venue. There are multiple dining areas, decorated with plants, big screen TVs to watch soccer (futbol), fish tanks, and live music. Inside and out, the place is painted in bright aqua blue colors. There's a casual and laid back yet festive atmosphere. The space works well with big groups and families or those who just want to relax, unwind, and watch a soccer match. This is an authentic Mexican eatery with a predominately Hispanic clientele. Mariscos El Veneno is a direct competitor to another Atlanta area Mexican seafood restaurant: Mariscos La Riviera Nayarit. While Nayarit is newer and nicer, I think Veneno has the edge when it comes to food and service. Both Veneno and Nayarit serve Nayarit cuisine, named after the 200-mile stretch of coast in western Mexico. Veneno has two other locations, both in Chicago. Fish, shrimp, crab, lobster, crawfish, oysters, mussels, clams, scallops, octopus... If you like seafood, you've come to the right place because Veneno seems to have just about everything. Dishes include ceviche, cocktails, baked oysters, raw oysters, seafood salads, seafood soups, and various platters and entrees. The menu is written in both Spanish and English, but best of all, there are helpful, accurate pictures of every dish so you know what to expect. For seafood, I think the prices are fair. Expect to spend about $15-20 each for most entrees, more if you plan on ordering one of the crab, lobster, or shareable platters ($25+). Portion sizes are ginormous. I'm allergic to shrimp (and other crustaceans) and there seems to be shrimp on a majority of the dishes. Fortunately, the kitchen can accommodate allergies and shrimp has been removed from the dishes I've ordered. That is nice of them. A basket of fried corn tortillas and crackers, a plate of lime wedges, and a serving of the restaurant's housemade habanero salsa is complimentary and served at every table. The habanero salsa includes minced onions and is spicy. Each customer also gets a free ceviche-topped tortilla. It's delicious. I believe fish is the only seafood used in the ceviche which also includes chopped cucumber, tomato, carrots, and onion. It's nicely cured with a good sour flavor. In general, the food and ingredients are fresh. A dozen oysters are $14.50 (half $9.50). The oysters are huge. They're the biggest I've had in Atlanta to date. The only place I've had bigger oysters is in New Orleans. It's like they're on steroids. Photo: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/mariscos-el-veneno-atlanta?select=ok6B6siB5G2QbFyj0zpv7Q#ok6B6siB5G2QbFyj0zpv7Q. Raw oysters are served on the half-shell on ice with a bunch of lime wedges. There's no cocktail sauce nor mignonette sauce. There are, however, five different hot sauces at the table plus ketchup and salsa, though I'd much rather have cocktail and mignonette sauces over those. The oysters themselves are plump and succulent, though they could stand to have more flavor and brininess. If you like fish, try the Huachinango estilo Nayarit ($17.99). I've had this dish at other Mexican restaurants around town and find Veneno's version to be one of the better ones. It consists of a whole fried fish (tilapia, I believe) served with sides of salad with sliced cucumber, tomato, carrots, and red onion, sliced orange, rice with chopped veggies, a buttered roll, and French fries. It's a lot of food. The fish is savory, served charred and crispy. The meat, served bone-in, has been pre-cut into sections. Another fish dish I've tried is the Salmon a la Parrilla ($17.99). This dish comes with the same sides as the Huachinango above (salad, orange, rice, roll, fries) plus three salmon fillets. The boneless strips of salmon have been chargrilled. I think the salmon is sufficiently fresh and is OK quality, though it could be seasoned better. There's just not a whole lot of flavor and therefore, I do not recommend unless you're going the healthy route. The sides are pretty generic and straightforward. Due to the large plates and massive portion sizes, many entrees have a nice wow factor to them. This includes the Pina Rellena ($16.99) which is half a pineapple stuffed with seafood and topped with melted cheese and the "7 Seas" soup which comes with a variety of seafood. Photo of the latter: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/mariscos-el-veneno-atlanta?select=ubZxlx-HD4H1BoLwsYk55w#ubZxlx-HD4H1BoLwsYk55w. Service is very good. If you have leftovers, the servers will package and bag them in sealed foil trays. The staff primarily speaks Spanish. Nayeli, who handles the register and takes phone calls, is fluent in English and is helpful. Parking is located in the front and rear.

Although the menu is in Spanish, this restaurant is a must try. We had Tilapia and Shrimp dinners and had lots of leftovers. We will be back.

This restaurant is awesome. My first time coming and it was delicious. Highly recommend this marisco restaurant. Prices are amazing as well. Food is fresh. If you order a hot plate , it is hot. From the outside it doesn't look like it would be that good. But like they say don't judge a book by its cover.

I debated whether to give this 3 or 4 stars. After getting my food, I resolved to give it 3 something, with service bumping it to 4 stars. Our one lone waiter was very efficient with bringing complimentary tostada starters, orders, food, and checks. There were about 10 of us. He was very professional and pleasant. Other than the cashier, he spoke the best English. Not fluent, but enough to take note of allergies. Menus come with pictures. The pictures should be an indicator of portion amount. These plates are massive. Warning, share it with someone or you will have several meals to bring home. I ordered the pineapple dish which was a half pineapple cut open and filled with a hodgepodge of seafood (octopus, etc). Cheese was melted on top. I wasn't too impressed. I was impressed, however, by the seasoned fries. Oh boy. I would come back just for these. I'm just a sucker for potatoes, especially soft, hot, and seasoned ones. So what brought the ratings down to 3 stars? The (women's) restroom. Even before walking in, I can smell it from feet away. It was so dirty I didn't dare touch the door knobs without a paper towel. I used it only to wash my hands. After our meal, I was going to use the commode but unflushed paper and .. another solid surprise .. led me to try and flush it. The flusher rotated 360 degrees and barely flushed anything. By that time, I could barely hold my breath any longer and I just had to flee. I don't even want to imagine the staff using that restroom and cooking our food.

I've been going to this restaurant for years and nothing ever affected me. Recently, I tried shrimp again and I got food poisoning. It wasn't severe but I had excruciating stomach cramps, diarrhea, nausea, and nearly fainting when I stood up. The only positive thing was the natural orange juice, it was amazing. If you are still willing to go here, I recommend the natural orange juice.

I get my car serviced right across the street from this place! I hit El Taco Veloz at least once a month! I've been wanting to try this spot for years and today was the day!! It is BUSSIN!!! Reminds me of the Seafood we age in Puerto Vallarta!! I'll definitely be back!

Came here early for father day, but half of the room was not available for us to sit.. do not know why.. but some people from the available side was able to go to the other side.. which was very unfair?? So what? Did they rent the whole room to the people who is on the empty half? But whatever.. This place is the best place i known for seafoods, my favorite place for Mussels! If you love mussels, come try it here, its kinda expensive but its worth it, $22.99 for a big plate. If you want a cold meal, try the Cocktail Shrimps, also very good too, its very cold and served in a glass cup, but can also serve hot if requested, put some crackers inside for crunchy taste! Everything on the menu is expensive but well known price for seafoods prices! The orange juice here are made from real orange juice but taste different from other orange juices i have ever tried, i am in love with their orange juice! I want more!!

This was our first visit here even though I have driven by it hundreds of times. We happened to go on Cinco de mayo but it wasn't that packed. When we arrived, we were quickly seated. The restaurant is what I would have expected for a Mexican restaurant on Buford highway, colorful but not too clean. Overall the food was really good and fresh. The main complaint I had was the pricing. Overall the prices seemed very high but we had a two menus that showed the crab legs on one menu at $40 and on another at $65. When we asked which one was the correct one, they said $40 was the old price and they just changed it. A $25 increase on one plate seemed a little crazy too me, so I avoided it. I got a shrimp plate that was cooked in some buttery seasoning sauce. The shrimps freshness and flavor were really good. After a while, the amount of salt in the seasoning was bothering me. I would suggest a smaller portion with a side. The plate was $45 for about 1.5 lbs of shrimp with nothing else. Again I thought this was a high price. The second dish we ordered was the shrimp kabobs, which came with rice, salad, fries and priced at $21. This seemed a better price for the amount of food you received. The shrimps were large and fresh. Overall the food is great but plan to spend some money there.

Really good food and drinks. Authentic Mexican seafood. Friendly staff and reasonable prices.

Food is very good but NO ONE there speaks English. Its hard to find parking. Bathrooms is always filthy Last couple of times I've ordered to go.

Really enjoyed my experience and discovered I really love seafood when the right ingredients are applied. I hade the Pina Rellena and greatly enjoyed, the pineapple and seafood was fresh and flavorful.

Alcohol is limited to beer. Bright overhead lighting. Menus were dirty. Not what we were looking for on a Friday night after a long week.

It's a small Mexican spot but I felt that it wasn't lacking. It was clean and the service was good. Our food came quick (about 10 min after ordering). It tasted fresh and made to order. My order "camarones a la diabla" were surprisingly not spicy. But that could've been my fault because the waiter offered me the medium spiciness version. I was afraid they'd be just as spicy as the habanero salsa they bring out with the complimentary tostadas de ceviche. My mouth was on fire with just a spoonful. Either way I enjoyed the shrimp. & FYI they give you so much food! I will complain that they did not have piña coladas when I was there (Saturday around 6pm). They were only serving beer and aguas frescas. It did give me the chance to try their horchata which is delicious & fresh made.

Atlantans are missing out on one great Mexican place if they miss out on Marisqueria El Veneno. There are no pork or barbacoa tacos here. This outpost of a Chicago based small Mexican chain is a true seafood lover's delight. Once seated, each diner at your table is presented a large complimentary tostada covered witrh a mountain of marlin ceviche, mixed with carrots, a vinegary spicy sauce and chopped celery. The portion is huge and might well be enough for dinner itself if you don't have a big appetite. It should be noted that much of the staff at El Veneno doesn't speak very good English. While the menu does have Englsih translations, it may be best to take a spanish speaker with you (or a spanish dictionary) so that you can effectively communicate what you want. El Veneno specializes in seafood cooked in the style of Nayarit, a western state bordered by the Pacific Ocean. There are three primary sauces/preparations that one can order on any variation of seafood. In Estilo Nayarit (in the style of Nayarit) is a preparation in which the kitchen may deep fry a huge whole red snapper (pictured above), then cover it with a sauce of shrimp and sweet red onion sauteed in butter, vinegar, chili sauce, spice and garlic. One of my favorite dishes here. The fish is scored and deep fried to moist succulent perfection, then, its criswpy skin is topped with the mouthwatering Nayarit style sauce. Al mojo de ajo (a marinade of garlic) is a preparation in which the kitchen may serve giant head on langostinos sauteed in butter, garlic vinegar and spices. Absolutely delicious. Generally anything on the menu can also be ordered a la diabla, which is a hotter version of the Nayarit sauce sans tomatoes. Menu items are priced from a very reasonable $15.99 for a giant whole red snapper to $90 for a seafood sampler or a 4 lb lobster cooked Nayarit style for enjoyment by the whole table. The restaurant has a bar and there's plenty of cold Modelo to go with your seafood feast. The food at El Veneno is as fresh and authentic as one will find in Atlanta. Its a real treasure that Atlantans are fortunate to have in their fair city.

Often overlooked by the place next door El Taco Veloz, people generally stop there, get amazing tacos and always come back for more. However, if you're willing to spend a little extra, this place is only a few feet away. A large interior decor with fishnets on the ceiling and nice seating by the window. The first thing before you even order your food is the amazing appetizers. Tortillas literally covered in all kinds of tuna and other vegetables. With at least 5 assorted hot sauces ranging from fire to straight up jalapeno mix, your taste buds are in for a hellishly good ride. Had i not just watched a seafood edition of Bizarre Foods, i would not have scouted this place out, but the craving was unstoppable. The plates here have all kinds of seafood so I tried the shrimp and octopus (Copa Veneno). It arrived in a large glass with crackers on the side. Let me say I have never had octo so delicious in my life. I was actually expecting to be chewing on the often rubbery texture but surprisingly it had a very soft one and broke away as i ate it! This is how octupi should taste like! From one of the food banners in the restaurant we saw this amazing cornucopia of food that was actually served inside of a hollowed out pineapple. Now this was to be a task and luckily we had three people with us. The price was a good $15 but man what a lot of food! The Pineapple was very fresh, with its insides cut along the side. Inside of the pineapple was melted cheese with assorted seafood inside. Heavenly aroma and even better taste. Its rare you will ever get such a mix as melted cheese pineapple and seafood in one bite. We did not manage to finish everything but were completely satified with our goal to find real seafood. While El Taco Veloz is nothing to shrug at, if you're willing to spend the extra buck, make it a point to stop right next door at this place, especially if you have a craving for seafood and spice.

Learned about this spot after reading about it in a local publication. It's a Mexican restaurant that specializes in seafood. My family and I drove over to the Buford Hwy location on a Sunday for an early dinner. The parking is difficult. There are a few spots out front, and a few in the back. We were lucky to find one in the back. The exterior of the building doesn't look like much. The interior is a bit better aesthetically, but nothing fancy. It's larger inside than you might think. We were seated fairly quickly (no reservation) in a booth. There was a small band playing rather loudly in the dining area, but it was cool to experience some different cultural flavor. Our server, to put it bluntly was not that great. There was a bit of a language barrier, but I know a bit of Spanish, and he knew a bit of English, so the language barrier didn't seem to be the major issue. The dude was just inattentive. As it was our 1st visit and the menu is rather large, we were not sure of what we wanted to order when he came by initially. When he finally came back we were more than ready to order. Before he got back to the table, another employee brought us a complimentary app (everyone gets this) which was a tostada de ceviche. This was fresh and tasty and saved us from being hangry. We sampled many dishes including: caldo de camarones - very fresh shrimp, w/ veggies, and a lot of broth. for me, this needed more flavor but I couldn't figure what was missing.; broiled oysters w/ melted cheese (not sure of name on menu) - STAR of the show. simply delicious! surprisingly had other seafood including shrimp. Hot, cheesy and tasty. ; Also had camarones huicholes - shrimp in tomato-based sauce served on a large platter. loved the way the sauce complimented the fresh shrimp. Overall, we enjoyed the food. The server was difficult to find when we wanted the check and I stopped another employee who helped us check out. Price seemed fair for the amount of seafood, but was not cheap. May go back, but will try to find a less busy time, and another server.

If i could do 0 stars I would. I'm not hard to please at all and this is the very first bad review I've left in my life. I'm from Los Angeles where there's one of these restaurants in every corner. We are living in Alabama at the moment and we drove all day and stopped here for food. My family and i were starving and we ordered a bunch of food. I start eating i even posted a video of the food on my Instagram because of how excited i was and after i had already taken about 3 bites i look down and there's a DEAD ROACH ON MY FOOD. I'm not someone who makes a big deal and I've been a waitress before so we calmly called our waitress and told her. She apologized took my food and asked if i wanted something else. At this point my husband was absolutely disgusted but we are not rude at all and i didn't want to make anyone feel bad. When she asked me if i wanted to order something else i honestly thought it would be complimentary, WRONG. They brought us our bill and only deducted the food with the bug in it. We asked if there was a way we could get some kind of discount since we only ate about 25% of the food. They said all they could do was take 15% off. We left from there so upset. My husband with a bad stomach ache and me with a headache. Horrible service and the food was mediocre. this is a screenshot from my video i posted. Sick and disgusted.

My favorite place Best mexican seafood restaurant they do not over price and give big portions unlike other Mexican seafood restaurants like las costas and Rivera's Nayarit.

I think I ordered the wrong item. That's the main reason for my 3 star rating. 3.5 for parking - a few in the front and more in the back. We went during the day and it was fine to park in the back, but I can totally imagine it being night and being paranoid about my car.... good news: you can also park next door where Quickly's/Little Sheep is. Well, I did. It's only a 5 second walk. 5 for Space & Environment - WOW this place is big. On the outside, it looks run down and tiny, but when you walk in/around the tables - there's so many tables and chairs. I was surprised. They play lots of festive music and even decorate. It was cool! 4 for Service - we had 10ish people with us... and 1 server. He tried his best to help us. But near the end, it kind of faded. (he kind of disappeared when we all finished & we tried to figure out how to pay/needed our receipts) It was nice to get a complimentary item. It was delicious. Forgot what it was called, but it wasn't too hardcore on seafood. Food - I'm not a big seafood person. So, I ordered the Salmon dish. I should note: The portions of each dish my table had were HUGE. Some were like DAMN, that's definitely worth the price. However, mine wasn't worth $20 :( Tbh, it should have cost 13ish dollars. My plate had rice, salad, fries, garlic bread, and 3 piece of Salmon. The rice & fries were good. Probably the best items on my plate. Salad kind of looked old... and our server gave us mayo as dressing. UM.... I guess they didn't have ranch? Wasn't sure how to respond so I didn't really eat my salad. :( The Salmon tasted ok - not too bad nor amazing. Seemed like one of those items that were deeply frozen and heated up. I didn't get sick of it, so... that was good. The garlic bread was your typical bread. Nothing too special.

Food was INCREDIBLE, service wasn't... Prices are high and severs aren't fluent in English so be prepared to do the menu research on your own. Again The food was INCREDIBLE! Worth a visit.

I should have known better when I placed my order and the waiter said my selection was spicy. That was a complete understatement. I got shrimp with a side of fries and it came with this really hot sauce that they put a ridiculous amount of on including drowning my fries and the rest of the plate. After being in pain from trying to eat all of that sauce, I wanted to salvage a little bit of my meal so I picked out the remaining shrimp, took them back to my office and ran them under water to get rid of that sauce. If the manager is reading this, I'd like to ask that you put the sauce on the side please, not everyone likes hot sauces.

The service and food here SUCKS. The server never came back after taking our order. They simply disappeared and no one even bothered to check on us. We had to get up to pay our bill, because no one brought it. The food was horrible! Never coming back.

Best mariscos in Atlanta!! I thought Nayarit in Norcross was the best, but El Veneno contiene más sabor! Don't be scared by how it looks outside and inside because the food is on point! No matter what you order, you won't be disappointed! Ignore the other reviews about the service and all that. Yes, parking could be better but I'd park elsewhere and walk for this food! Buen provecho!

Honestly, i used to love this place. i'm from out of town but i would always come here when i was in town. Multiple times... they have swindled me into paying with cash (probably to do something sketchy with it). anyway, the guy with silver hair!! YES that guy, was trying to explain the situation to my mother. i saw the situation was getting heated and i tried to intercept to call everyone down. now that guy, told me to F off basically. he began to make fun of me because he said he was talking to my mom. AS the person who was paying a portion of this meal, I WAS OFFENDED. because honestly, who is he to talk to me, AN ADULT, like that. anyway, he realized he was in the wrong too late. Don't come here. all you'll do is make yourself angry.

This place definitely need to train their server how to treat their guests. We went there many times befofe Covid, the food was good but service was never their strong suit, but oh well, we went there for their foods. We went back sometime in August during Covid, the server didn't wear the mask when they were walking around the restaurant but at least my server had the decency to put it on when he was trying to take our order. Until last week, when we walked in, one of the server was prepping the frozen drink, he didn't put on any mask while he was doing that and actively talking to one of his coworker. I really hope he doesn't have any Covid, otherwise i feel sorry for whoever order that drink. Anyway, we got sat down and that same guy walking towards us trying to take our order, and i ask him where his mask at and why he didn't put it on. His answer " where is your mask?" With an attitude. 1. We already sat at our table, we don't have to put our mask on, if you don't feel comfortable with us not wearing mask when you're taking our order, stand back a little bit. 2. We shouldn't even need to ask you, where your mask at if you do what you have to do in the first place. Put your damn mask on. You're in food and beverage service, put your mask on at all times while you're at work. After he put his mask on, after we asked him to, he asked what we want to drink, i told him we just want water, he said "we only served bottle water, no tap water" LOL. It wasn't our time time there and we always got tap water, at this point we know this guy is just acting like a douchebag, even fancy restaurants in Atlanta are serving tap water, who are you guys?? Well, save to say you lost some customers that will never go back or refer you to our friends, because we will only go to restaurants that care about their guests well being by taking pandemic seriously and also restaurants that not only serve bottle water but also tap water. Adios

I really don't understand why Atlanta Magazine still puts this place on the best Mexican restaurants in Atlanta list. Here is how I score them: - Client relations: 0 of 5: I know it was Monday night, but if you're not in the mood to serve, just close the place down on a Mondays. Not only that they gave us half-hearted answers to our questions but they are liars and cheaters: they changed my plate for one that was DOUBLE the price. And when we complained they basically started arguing trying to prove they were right, over one word in Spanish (disclaimer: I speak Spanish fluently). When I asked for the manager, they called our server instead, the one who cheated us. - Cleanliness: 1 of 5: the restrooms are horrendous, the table was sticky, the painting on the wall peeling all over the place. No wonder their health inspection score is only 91 (as of Aug 2018) - freshness of food: 4.5 of 5 - quality of food: 4.5 of 5

Amazing food in huge portions. The piña rellena is so good. I've been thinking about it all week. All of their seafood is high quality and cooked really nicely. Love this place highly recommend!

By far the only marisquería with good quality seafood and non exaggerating prices .... my top fave are the "cucarachas" "caldo de marisco"