La Vida Cantina

A dog friendly Mexican restaurant count me in!I visited a buddy out in Irvine and was desperately looking for places that welcomes pups. We got sat outside on the patio.I got some chips and guac and some taquitos.Both were super good! You can get chicken or beef or one of each for the taquitos. I got one of each and both were yummy. The waiter was also very kind.There was an accident where a strong gust of wind flew and our parasol flew up. We got very lucky because the lights caught the umbrella and we were able to grab it before someone got seriously hurt with that thing. Maybe as visitors we should make sure to ask the waiter if the umbrella is properly locked in X.XThe restaurant staff were quick to apologize and fixed everything. Watch out on windy days!

Food - 3/5. It's not tasty. It's our 3rd time here and tried few items off the menu and the only thing that's good is their buffalo wings and salsa. everything else is just tasteless and okay for me.Service - Pretty good, not too bad. Just seems like they always have new people.Ambience - It's chill. The crowd isn't too rowdy or boring.

The perfect spot for after work happy hour. Monday - Friday from 3PM to 6:30PMALL margaritas & appetizers are 50% off. Clearly our team was famished that I only snapped a photo of the guac, but we had an entire spread of all the appetizers. We got everything to share. Our favorites were the taquitos (beef & chicken), the buffalo wings are a must, ceviche de camaron was good, the asada quesadilla & the carne asada fries are also delish. The margaritas were good and strong. Lol. Our favorites: watermelon mint, the passion, pomegranate, La Vida (Cadillac), & the Tito's mule. They sat us al fresco, which got a little chilly but they were kind enough to turn on the heaters. Fun place especially for a big group. Great service. Good food. We'll be back for our next happy hour.

I like the vibe of this place but the food wasn't that great. I thought the service was decent and even though we were a large group our food didn't take that long to arrive. I liked that they have a lot heaters for you to be comfortable outside. I wasn't a big fan of poblano pepper in my fajitas instead of bell peppers and the Margarita flight was okay. The nachos were delicious and the buffalo wings. Winter is low season for them not too busy compare to Tuesday.

The Birria Quesadilla is a signature dish! Comes with cilantro and onions, the traditional rice and beans and a side of consume.

There's a good reason why this place is in the 3's for rating. Atmosphere is built for teenagers and the food is awful. I'll keep it short.

Thank you Ash for the excellent service!! The margarita tower is to die for and she even got us a light up ice cube when we asked :)) BEST SERVER EVER !!

Ash was the best server ever! She was super attentive and super funny!! I got the birria quesadilla and it was a great portion size and tasted great

Great service, great food. If you come across Ash at La Vid, consider yourselves lucky ONG

Ash was very attentive and made sure that we were having a good time (: i got the breakfast burrito and i would rate it a 8/10.