Antiguo Lobo

First of all, who doesn't love free chips & salsa? Many Mexican restaurants don't do this anymore so I am very appreciative when one does! Antiguo has been one of my go to spots when I don't have time to cook. It's majority whole foods depending on what you order, and it's tasty. The carne asada (steak) burrito is the best burrito I have ever had in my life! Although this is the only thing I get (haha), the other menu items do look great. Staff is always welcoming no matter how empty or busy the restaurant is, and the vibe is just always great. Love this little spot.

Food 10/10. I had shrimp tacos and my mom had the barria tacos. We had cheese dip and chunky guacamole as appetizers. The salsa was great and flavorful. Chips and salsa come to the table when you arrive. A little spicyFor me, but I'm sure for the normal person just fine but it was so good I couldn't stop eating it :) Jamie was our server and he was excellent. Bartender made the best drinks! You can tell he takes pride in what he does. If we're back in the area we will definitely be coming back!

I had a good experience at Antiguo Lobo Mexicano & Agave Bar in downtown Chamblee. Simply put, this place has good food, good drinks, good service, and a fun vibe.Antiguo Lobo opened in July 2021. It's from the same family behind a bunch of Mexican restaurants in metro Atlanta over the past several decades including the Monterrey and El Ranchero restaurants. Antiguo Lobo is Spanish for ancient wolf.The restaurant doesn't have dedicated parking. My friends and I parked for free on the street. A couple of us parked around the corner on Chamblee Dunwoody Way. Another parked on Peachtree Road. The Southbound lot across the street is off-limits to Antiguo customers.This place is popular. I don't think they generally take reservations. It's first come, first served. However, during our visit, I saw them combine two tables in the back and put "Reserved" signs on them. Maybe you can make a reservation if you have a large group. The tables are small here.We visited on a Thursday night for dinner. It was busy and at one point, the dining room was completely packed. The atmosphere was fun and lively. It was loud, but not too loud. This isn't a big place. The bar and dining room are colorfully decorated with neat artwork and fixtures and cool ambient lighting. To me, it's a well-done, modern version of a casual Mexican restaurant.The food and drink menus offered a nice variety while at the same time were relatively streamlined. Along with an assortment of tacos and burritos, Antiguo also featured small and large plates with items such as Esquites (Mexican street corn, $9) and Cochinita (pibil, Yucatan-style slow-roasted pork, $18). Drinks included cocktails (margaritas, mostly $9-12 each) and beer.$10-13 lunch specials are available Monday-Friday, 11:30am-2:30pm.Three of us split an order of the Steak Nachos ($14) and the Molcajete El Monstruo ($40) and it was more than enough food. The portion sizes were large and filling. The Steak Nachos were delicious. You can ask for the steak to be cooked to a certain temperature. We asked for our steak to be rarer because the last time one of my friends had this dish, the steak was too well-done and tough for their liking. It turned out great. The strips of steak were savory and tender. There was plenty of steak along with queso, guac, crema, pico de gallo, lettuce, and tomato. Overall, this dish was fresh, flavorful, and satisfying.The Molcajete El Monstruo was perfect for sharing. I've ordered molcajetes at various Mexican restaurants over the years. They're all a little different. What made Antiguo's molcajete unique to me was its relatively-compact presentation (but still, a lot of food) and the large amount of tomatillo cream salsa in the molcajete itself (it looked like a soup). Maybe the compact presentation is due to Antiguo's smaller table sizes. I'm used to molcajete spreads taking up a lot more room.Antiguo's molcajete came with strips of steak, grilled chicken, and grilled queso fresco plus grilled shrimp and slices of tomato draped around the edges of the molcajete. Corn tortillas, wrapped in foil, were underneath the molcajete with a plate of rice, refried black beans, and chorizo on the side. This dish also came with green onion and nopal (cactus). Everything was delicious. Like the steak that came with the nachos, the molcajete steak was tender. The chicken could've been more tender, but it wasn't bad. I think they used breast. Decent smoky flavor. The tomatillo cream salsa went well on everything. My favorite part was the chorizo (flavorful) and I also really enjoyed the rice and beans (appetizing). Overall, this was just a solid-quality molcajete.One thing they could do is throw in more tortillas with the molcajete. I think there were only four. We went through them quickly and had to order more ($2.50, I believe for four as well). You have the choice of corn or flour. We ordered more corn.The complimentary chips and salsa were really good. They have a refreshing and mild-tasting salsa that's just the right balance of chunky and runny. The chips were fresh and medium thickness, so not too hard and crunchy and not too delicate either.I ordered a house margarita, La Loba ($9), and I loved it. It was nice and strong, but it didn't taste that way. It was ice cold, refreshing, and hit the spot. La Loba is made with el Jimador Tequila, lime, agave, and Combier liqueur with a Colima Sea Salt rim. It was a really tasty margarita and I was very happy with it.One of my buddies got a Dos Esquis Ambar Especial draft beer ($6). When we visited, Antiguo had six beers on draft including a couple local brews from Contrast Artisan Ales (Chamblee) and Tucker Brewing Company.Service was great. Our server was Jimena and she was terrific. So was everyone else we interacted with. One of the staff noticed my friend didn't have a place to put her purse and my rain jacket. He grabbed a rack for us and brought it to our table.

The food drinks and atmosphere were great but the service was even better! Jose was the best bartender and made some amazing margaritas! Can't wait to come back!

Great lunch specials Mon-Fri 11:30-2:30pm - great food, nice service, fun atmosphere. I'd like to come back for Taco Tuesday so I can overindulge :) MAYA - $13Flame-grilled skirt steak (soft, great flavor - not chewy like most skirt steak), mixed greens salad, rice (very good - maybe cooked in chicken broth?), beans, tortillas. FYI they need to update their online menu which says the dish is $11.95; my friend ordered the El Speedy OG for $10 (online menu says $8.50). COMPLIMENTARY CHIPS & SALSAOk.FYI parking available on the street and behind the building - however do not park across the street ... clearly marked signage. And stop by the Personify boutique store next store - cute gift ideas, jewelry, and clothes.

My experience at Antigua Lobo was disappointing. I went on a Thursday evening. It was packed and crazy loud inside, so we sat outside. Someone came over and brought us water after about 10 minutes. It took another 10 minutes or so for our waitress to come over to take our drink order. The bar was so backed up that we finished our app before our 1st round of margs made it to the table -- we ordered the "infused skinny" margs (cucumber and strawberry) which were delicious, but seemed like they had very little tequila in them and were basically juice. It took an hour to get our food and the tacos were truly pitiful (see the pics). Our server was nice - she was clearly doing her best - but it seems like the restaurant just sits waaay more tables than it has the capacity to serve, and the customer experience suffers as a result. I will not be back.

Got the birria tacos and a steak burrito. The seating outdoors was lovely, and the service was very quick. Birria is delicious, came with all the fixins for someone craving a juicy taco, it was a little oily but overall hit the spot. The burrito on the other hand was not as good. There was something wet inside that ruined the entire bottom half, unable to finish it.

Great outdoor setting, making my way inside to great music! TV's with different sports/ news channels. Friendly bartender and waiters. I asked for suggestions, recommendations and help with the menu and was finally able to make a decision. I chose correctly! I was warned, but I chose this spicy drink Peach Vato & Shrimp burrito! Everything was great! I'll be back for lunch again!

The food here is great! It was absolutely delicious. It is a very small space and it's incredibly loud. You'll have to pretty much scream over people if you're going to have a conversation. I don't know if it's because it was a Friday night, but the wait staff forgot a lot of things. They brought our food out and they did not give us silverware-we had to ask for it. My husband had ordered a second beer and it had been a hot minute since we saw our waitress. We were able to flag her down and she told us that they didn't have anymore. So we just didn't get a second beer.If you're going on a Friday night-get there early. They have parking in the back but it's extremely limited. There is street parking but with the other places near by, there's basically no parking.

So the tacos here were pretty good, I am 101% going to come back. I've been on a regular day, and then I came back on a Tuesday. Tuesday was so worth it! The tacos are street taco size, but they are awesome. Well at least, I enjoy them.The spot is decently sized, but if you go around the back there's a patio that shares a bunch of the establishments that you can sit at. Has a TV, has a bunch of picnic tables, enough seats if you want to sit outside. They have a full bar, a lot of tequila obviously lol. They have some outside sitting in the front, only a few seats there, but if it's a nice day it's worth it I believe. Street parking is pretty much the way to go so just keep that in mind.Birria ... These were super solid! The consome was Rich in flavorful, the tacos were cooked very well and had a soft crisp to them if that makes sense. Super flavorful!Octopus... These were okay, I really wouldn't order them again though. Had a little too much of the octopus flavor there, not what I expected but I had to give it a shot!Carnitas ... Thoroughly enjoyed them. Even though they were street taco size they were pretty median filled with flavor.Cochinita ... Not what you would expect, but they were good. I actually ordered another one while I was finishing the first one they were that good. This one's a pork based one so if you're not into that, probably don't want to do this.Chorizo ... The chorizo was really good. It was tangy and spicy and had a little bit of a bite to it. Not too much to where you want to enjoy it but just enough to know that they seasoned it very well.Picadillo... This one was pretty tasty as well. Look kind of weird, but it was beef that was season. Only difference between this and the regular tacos is the fact that it comes on a different shell.Everything I've had here Taco Wise has been good. I would definitely make this a regular spot for Taco Tuesday for me.