La Loma

La loma is a Mexican food establishment in the okolona area of Louisville Kentucky located right on busy Preston Highway. I would describe this establishment as kinda a hole in the wall. Waking in I was surprised that it has a large seating area and very cool and nice decor. The okolona area over the years has established a large Latino community and because of this there are all kinds of hidden Mexican establishments that are unknown gems. I was hinted off that la loma was one of them. I grew up in the okolona area and my parents and In laws still live in the area. My kids attend school in the area. So I keep in contact and am still constantly in the area. I've had a few people tell me that la loma has great authentic Mexican food that is very good. They also give the caveat that the service is bad and language barrier will be an issue. So I finally decided to check this place out for myself today after grabbing my daughters from school. We walked in Around 3pm with no wait. They do offer complimentary chips and salsa which is always a good sign. The salsa was very good. Great flavor. I preferred the mild as The spicy was very spicy. The chips to me weren't the greatest. But it's heavy corn tortilla which isn't my personal favorite. But others like that style of chip. The service we got here wasn't as bad as people say. Yes there was a major language barrier but with some good old fashioned finger pointing and made up sign language we got our orders placed and filled correctly. I got a chicken quesadilla with chorizo. Very good. My only complaint is it was loaded with peppers and onions. Which I don't like. So I had to do a bunch of picking. Which made it hard to eat. I will say it was the spiciest quesadilla I've ever eaten. It came with refried beans and Spanish rice. I wasn't a big fan of the beans or rice. They weren't bad. But not on par with other local establishments. My wife got the steak ranchero and it was very good. Very different from other steak rancheros she has had. She stated she would rank it behind popular local chain el nopal steak ranchero but this was totally different tasting so she wouldn't be opposed to coming and trying again. Two of my daughters shared a kids cheeseburger and seemed satisfied. My oldest daughter got a burrito deluxe and liked it. It was also heavy with peppers and onions. She did like it though. Overall I will say this is a legit Mexican food establishment. It lived up to its billing that was explained to me. Worth a shot. I will warn you. If you don't do spicy do not come here. Everything here that me and my family tried was extremely spicy. So we will all be eating tums for dinner. But it was worth it. Good lunch and cool looking place.

Came for lunch on a Friday and it quickly filled up right at noon. Service was quick and food was excellent.I got the lunch fajitas with shrimp- lots of food with the rice and beans. My lunch mate got the chimichangas and they were as good as they look. The ground beef was very flavorful and not greasy and the chicken was nice and tender. Excellent food and great service!

https://youtu.be/k44acksO6OAWe love La Loma, have been multiple times, even made a video for my Vlog Channel the last time I went. Their Margaritas are the best, I get their Fajita with Chorizo, shrimp and chicken!!

Food and drinks are authentic and good. Staff was super nice, good crowd. def will go back. Oh yeah and the guy singing was cute.

This is probably the worst service I've ever had in my life. Story time!I met some friends here to have a few drinks and a meal after work. When my friend and I walked in no one greeted us, no one was even at the front and it looked deserted. We walked over to the bar where (of course) no one was posted. Two men and one woman were sitting with chips and salsa and a few beers at the bar. We waited about 10 minutes, then my friend walked to the back to ask someone to come to the bar. After another 5 minutes a woman came to the front and asked us what we wanted. I ordered two shots of vodka ($14) and a sugar-free Red Bull, which they informed me they did not have. Instead of making our drinks, the lady walked off and we sat unattended for another 5-10 minutes. When a man came up to the front he finally got us our drinks right before our other friend arrived.As our third person arrived we headed toward the front to again try and get seated. Like the tables in the restaurant, the front of house was empty so we seated ourselves on ripped booth seats bursting with yellow foam. We waited about 10 minutes (again) and then we got up and found someone to take our order. She brought us one menu, so we had to share. When our food came out it was hit or miss. Mine was lacking in portion size and flavor, but my friends said theirs tasted decent although missing key ingredients. Nothing special. The entire meal was spent flagging people down to ask for our menus, silverware, drinks, and check. Not to mention the waitress took my $14 drink when I wasn't even half finished and spilled it on the table. Restaurant workers were all in the back doing something and only came out when it was time for us to pay. Again, worst service I've ever had. Wasted HOURS here just trying to have our orders taken and did not enjoy it at all. Over priced on drinks and most dishes. Not to mention on the way out, our rude waitress was more than happy to attend to a table of men who had just shown up. La Loma's is picky about which customers they give the time of day to and should be avoided at all costs.

I went here today first time in months and they charged. 99 cents on top of my meal and drink if you use a card to pay no one else charges. 99 cents on top of your meal guess I'm going to find another place to go eat

So it depends on who you ask when it comes to rating this place, my husband loves Mexican food and would give almost any place 5 stars, but i'm not a fan of Mexican food. The only way your going to get me to go to a Mexican restaurant is good salsa and margaritas! The food did seem authentic with corn tortillas and the salsa had pico in it which I love. It also smelled and looked very clean. The waitress was very nice and decently quick with everything we ordered. So over all it was an okay experience and we will most likely be back because of my husband!

The food is amazing the service is great they will really make you fell at home no Matter who you are or if you speak Spanish or English i my self have been go here since I was little some of my best memories are from this place i remember always walking around and always being greeted by Fernando/the owner he is one of my moms good friends the food is always hot and always amazing the chips are always crispy and the last time I was there the regular drunk guys were singing there hearts out over all it's just a good place to escape and have a hot meal or for adults a drink or two.

for me this is the best mexican food in the city. i go here once a week. EVERYTHING i get is always delicious! portions are huge. all the servers are friendly! great margaritas! this is one of my favorite places in louisiville! cant recommend it enough!

Two stars because the food was actually good, but as we were getting up to leave we noticed there was a roach crawling on our booth. The place is good, but definitely needs a good cleaning and bug fumigation.