La Bodega Mexican Restaurant & Bar

This review is specifically the ODESSA location.This is how La Bodega is supposed to be. Mr. Munzer is smiling down from heaven on the food and the service. I was happy to see that this location was different from the "other" one, as I was terribly missing my chile rellenos. I was not disappointed at all. The food was HOT and tasty. Service was great. Drinks were great. The whole package was great.I can honestly say that the ODESSA location is the BEST Mexican food in the area (Midland/Odessa). These are eats to drive out of your way for!Get here NOW!

My #1 spot when I come home! I always have to get the supreme nachos with no beans. I love this place.

I ordered from door dash and the food came quick and hot. I got large cheese enchiladas with verde and a single taco. The taco was great. It had perfect amount of ingredients and not greasy like some are. The enchiladas were good but wasn't a huge fan of the verde sauce as it was sweet. I'd give a 5 out of 10 for it. The rice and beans were normal rice and beans. Would I order again from here yes. Just wouldn't get verde sauce.

I had ordered the nachos to go and when I get to my car to grab a bite I noticed that there was hardly any meat. All they gave me was lettuce, sour cream and jalapeno. I don't recall ordering veggie nachos! Then they have the audacity to charge me to use my own debit card. This place used to be amazing back in day it's not the same anymore.

The food can be a hit or miss, but lately it has been a hit for us. The Alas de Puerco in the sweet chili sauce are tasty. The Beef Chile Relleno with the raisins and pecans are to die for. The enchiladas are spot on. The atmosphere is a family friendly establishment with an enclosed patio in the back and a full bar upstairs with a sports bar feel. You can also enjoy having a birthday party with cake that you provide. They are easy going!! The staff are friendly and very attentive to your needs as you dine.

We came in around 4:00 and the restaurant only had a few tables taken. The food was subpar and that's being generous. When ordering the server mailkel did not give options for sauces or types of enchiladas so I had to ask what our options were. he spoke so softly to the point that we had to continually ask him to repeat himself. Truth be told it seemed as though he didn't even want to take care of us. We had to ask about our appetizers which came out after our meal and of course we did pay for them and did not complain to the manager. He never came to clear out plates. The only saving grace for the restaurant was the ambience. I would definitely recommend the patio if you were just doing appetizers and margaritas but don't come with too many expectations (or any) You will just be disappointed.

I was so utterly disappointed with this place. It looked pretty clean when we walked in and the decor was cute and quaint. They serve you chips and Salsa as soon as you sit down - it was pretty good. The gentleman who took our drink orders did not speak a lick of English, which is fine - unless you're taking orders from people who likely won't speak any Spanish. Anyway between my cousin's and my limited Spanish, we ordered our drinks. I had a classic margarita. When I tasted it, it was horrible. It was so syruppy sweet and kind of tasted like kid's cough medicine. I couldn't even try to keep drinking it. I asked them to remake it and was told it was made in a batch and put in some machine that kept mixing it. The next one however was less sweet, so I'm not sure how that happened. Anyway, I ordered the chicken chili relleno. When the plate came, I wasn't sure how to react. It looked like a mess. ZERO plating finesse. The red sauce was very bland which I was so shocked at, seeing as Mexican food is usually very flavorful. Cutting into the batter was just sad. It was so thick and soggy. But the absolute worst part?! The chicken inside the chili. Imagine grilled chicken breast with no seasoning and no color. Yup, that is EXACTLY what was inside that pepper. It wasn't even shredded, just bland like what extreme dieters would eat except a tad dry. I was really hungry so I had just the chicken from deep in there and some of the cheese from the top. I was really grossed out. Needless to say, I won't be back.

DONT GET TAMALES. The tamales were extremely dry on the outside and tasted stale. The rice was no better, it was dry and had no taste to it. The service was bad and took us about a hour and a half to get food. The one thing that was good about the restraunt was the ambiance and it still wasnt that good.

We love La Bodega! Normally!! Today, August 8,2024 was not a good experience I'm sad to say. My husband and I ordered a margarita to go with our lunch. First my husband's was wrong, second they served them in tiny highball glasses, third they were very watered down. So we just ordered a shot of tequila to add to it. No biggie. The shots of tequila were watered down. Still we drank and ate. It happens. I thought I'd address it with the manager when we left. Well that was a mistake. When I requested some understanding on this I was told "It is what it is" followed by a smirk. He never even looked me in the eyes to talk to me. He told my husband "there's no reason to be mad" seriously??? We will not be going back sadly. This has been a lunch spot for us for a while. But no more. Do better!!

Best dang supreme nachos ever anywhere in town as they DO NOT use the liquid cheese that pours out of a metal can - Mexican plates are delicious too - can't go wrong here