Mariscos el Malecon
a sandwich on a red and white checkered paper
Copa de Ceviche de Camaron
a menu for a mexican restaurant
Lunch specials
two people standing outside of a restaurant
a receipt for a pair of jeans
a menu for a mexican restaurant
menus on the wall
Hot sauce!
sushi and sashimi, menu
Shrimp Cocktail and Fish Ceviche
menu
interior
Menu
outside
Lots of spice options
Menu
Chille Relleno Brito Tuesday special
Don taco taco plate $10
tacos, food
Fajitas
Maricos taco plate $12
Too good to wait
$14 tacos
Maria C.
Apr 21, 2022
Found this place while looking up Mariscos after a long night out. Unfortunately the food was not good. I ordered the Camarones A La Diabla which came with mushroom for some reason. The mushrooms were not listed on the menu so I was a bit confused. I hate mushrooms so I did not eat my plate. My boyfriend ordered a Tostada de Ceviche de camaron which wasn't that great either.
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Jason V.
Mar 26, 2021
My wife learned of Mariscos el Malecon from a co-worker, who spoke highly of the ceviche. To that end, she ordered the tortilla version, instead of the traditional cocktail style. Her appraisal was modest: pico-style veggies (tomatoes, onions, etc) accompanying raw (or lightly-boiled?) shrimp: crisp, fresh and tasty. Her only real critique was that adding avocado would likely perfect the dish. Not bad!I had three "loaded" steak tacos, which...certainly were loaded! Adding some habanero sauce kicked them up a notch, but they were so stuffed with toppings that they were unmanageable to pick up. I ended up using a knife and fork, and the resulting juices soaked through to the paper tray cover underneath, making it soggy and easy to tear. Pretty sure I consumed some red-and-white checkered fiber along with my tacos!The kids had a ham torta and a chicken quesadilla, neither of which they could finish due to the portion size, but they did some significant damage, which is saying something, because the torta was pretty ridiculous.Decor is pretty standard for a hole-in-the-wall Mexican place. A small bar offers a limited selection of drinks, with fútbol playing on the TV above it. The music, mariachi by default, oscillated between too loud (well, we *were* right under the speaker) and nearly silent, not sure why. Service was excellent, though - our waitress was quick on the draw from the get go, friendly and attentive, and our meals were served lightning quick. Not too shabby, especially when the entire family can fill up for $28 bucks! Didn't knock our socks off, but it was a solid effort for a pretty great price. May have to venture out here another time and check out some of the other menu options. Apparently the Torre Culichi is something else, and while seafood isn't my forté, my wife would probably enjoy the heck out of it! Next time, maybe?
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Rigo R.
May 13, 2023
This my favorite place to eat seafood!! Those marlin tacos , also shrimp tacos, the best!! And friendly stuff, from the cooks, to the girls!!
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Andrew A.
May 28, 2019
I've lived in the area for 15+ years just noticed their bright colored building for the first time. The menu is vast, but if you're thinking super cheap (per another Yelper) you'll be unpleasantly surprised. I can't think of a more expensive casual Mexican food place!It's definitely NOT Americanized here. More significantly, this is a Mexican seafood restaurant, not a restaurant that has some seafood.I guess the chips are homemade, but they're not warm. By the looks of the salsa I expected disappointment, but it was actually good.The fish in the fish taco was excellent and ample, not some low grade pre-fab cut. The tortilla and sauce were unmemorable though, and worse, the lettuce was iceberg. Oh what could have been if they used cabbage instead.Ah, I see the allure now as the shrimp tostado was loaded, they definitely don't skimp on the protein. The Tijuana Taco was a pleasant discovery for me: shrimp, steak and gooey cheese.Love me a California burrito, and while it's very good here, it cost 50%+ more than where I normally go. I have no idea what other Yelpers are referring to when they say the food here is cheap.Happy Hour drinks are well portioned, but the ceviche seems smaller than the regular priced one. Tacos are a good deal, but only steak or chicken during Happy Hour.Trendy Portland has not infected this place: have a seat, here's a menu, and of course you don't bus your dishes silly. The salsa bar is top notch and even includes a spicy peanut sauce. Places that only offer boring Red and Green sauce are behind the times.So set your expectations: come here for the seafood (well, the steak in the combo taco was scrumptious though.) Don't look for Chad in a sombrero to greet you at the door, go to Beaverton for that.
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James Y.
Oct 21, 2022
YumI love this place. I'm not very knowledgeable but I call it a mix of traditional and Tex-Mex. Check out that seafood menu. I'm serious. I think last time I ordered here, maybe even every time, the prices were actually higher than the menu that you can see in yelp, but it's worth it. Go here
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Rob R.
Jan 24, 2022
Dude. This is the real deal. The hot sauce selection alone would convince you, but if that doesn't, the chips and salsa are legit, and it just gets better. Mole burrito was killer. Fish tacos amazing. Music aces. Just support this place so it keeps going.
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Andrew H.
Aug 26, 2017
Holy frijoles this is the best Mexican seafood period and all of you have never ventured up here to try it. Well why would you when there are so many taquerias dotting inner Portland and downtown. Mariscos is just south of the airport with mostly industrial businesses surrounding it, so yeah the location is very much out of the way. But, other than me and my buddy Padd, there were only Mexicans here. Futbol on the TV, horchata, jamaica and one other beverage on display, and yes, a salsa bar plus the occasional accordion music from the jukebox.The specialty is seafood. Ceviche, tacos, burritos and whatever else you can cram shrimp, octopus and other treasures from the ocean into. Yes, they have all the meats including lengua but you want seafood.Karla, who was running the show, suggested a shrimp and octopus ceviche and it was probably the best I have had in a very, very long time. She also made a few other suggestions that were greatly appreciated. A Tijuana taco (shrimp and steak) and the green salsa with chunks of avocado in the salsa bar. Both were amazing and the salsa was the perfect accompaniment to a shrimp burrito. and the shrimp were cooked perfectly. I had the horchata which was great but it was made with barley instead of the usual rice. So that was unique.Padd described the shrimp burrito perfectly in that it wasn't a burrito with some shrimp, this was a shrimp burrito. I asked Karla about it on the way out and she said that they measure out everything because they want people to enjoy the food she grew up eating. If I could afford to eat here daily, I'd consider it. As for all of you? Head up to the northern parts of the Cully neighborhood, you will thank me.Enjoy.
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C M.
Mar 30, 2021
Visiting from Arizona and it was our first time trying this place and it had Amazing Food and huge portions! We ordered Chilaquiles Rojos w/ eggs Sunny side up, a sope de Carne asada and aguachiles verdes ! Great service, our server was amazing and very friendly, she kept checking up on us if we needed anything. Will definitely come back again!
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Zig Z.
Dec 29, 2022
My new favorite Mexican food in town. Everything I have had is soooo good. Very fresh & the cheese they use in Britos is very tasty.
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Shanice P.
Jun 12, 2021
I came here for the first and last time yesterday. The food thats advertised on the building looks delicious but it's not at ALL the food that was served to me. I ordered quesabirria tacos and got soft tacos surprise instead. You couldn't pay me to come back to this place. Awful food aside the cashier was really sweet. But yeah don't get the Birria tacos. Seriously
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