La Cabana

One of my favorite Mexican restaurants. The food is authentic, the atmosphere is cozy. The staff is very friendly. My favorite is Caldo de Res (spicy beef soup) and the guacamole with green sauce that they make themselves.

I've come here a week ago for the first time when I came across it on Groupon, and ordered the Cuban torta and my friend had a couple tacos. Everything was fresh and delicious. We loved it enough to return again.Being that I've had real deal Cuban sandwiches in Miami, I'm a bit spoiled. So this Cuban torta did not live to its name. It was fresh and decent, just not what you'd expect from a Cuban sandwich. (It has what looked like hot dogs on it ‍)The staff here doesn't understand much but conversational English, so make sure you order the first time around when you have your menu in front of you. The second time we came back, I had the fried fish, and wow was it delicious! I'd highly recommend trying this fish out! (Mojarra al mojo de ajo) you won't be disappointed unless you don't like garlic. This place also has Spanish karaoke, which is entertaining especially since I don't understand ;)The atmosphere is very welcoming and the staff are very friendly.

Service was fantastic - fast and friendly servers. Food was delicious too. We had a burrito, shrimp tacos and shrimp taco salad. Plenty to eat with reasonable prices! Margarita was good and not overly sweet. Highly recommend. We'll be back!

Delicious pollo en mole. Cold Modelo. Wonderful service. That's all you need. I'll be back.

Fast service, friendly staff, and amazing food! Will definitely be coming back. Great horchata. I had the carnitas platter. Large portions that won't leave you hungry.

The food was delicious. Super spicy like I love. The shrimp was perfectly cooked. I would have gave 5 stars but I didnt really care for the flavor of either salsa. The chips were fresh. The server was attentive and helpful.

This was one of the weirdest lunches I have ever had.My wife and I had a Groupon for $30 and we were in St. Paul. We entered La Cabana and the Mexican music was blaring! We could barely hear each other talk during the whole meal.The place was full of locals towards the end it seemed and the menu was expansive. I ordered a Michelada, sort of a Mexican Bloody Mary with beer instead of tequila. I love them.I would have given the place 4 stars based on the food, but let's get into the details.The Good:The Michelada was AMAZING! One of the best I have ever had. Perfect amount of spiciness with a bottle of Dos Equis. Lots of chili salt around the frosted mug.I ordered shrimp in cooked in spicy salsa. Also AMAZING! My wife got some corn tortillas, and it was like eating off a taco truck in Nogales. Great stuff. The salad on the side had some avacado on it and the shrimps were large. My wife tried a couple and loved them.The chips were solid and the red and green salsa were pretty good as well. I would have liked a bit more spiciness.My wife got the tongue torta, which was wonderful. The tongue wasn't greasy at all. The bread was the perfect torta style. Lots of jalapenos and the Mexican cheese was beautiful. The corn tortillas were small, but in the small, perfect taco size kid of small.The service was great, kind of disappointed we used a Groupon it seemed (Later on this) but nice enough.The very bad:The decibels were outrageous! We could barely hear ourselves. Imagine the loudest Mexican music you would ever hear in a restaurant and double it!Some dude started singing super loud karaoke at noon on a Saturday. I think it was the owner or something.There were like 4 of us in the restaurant, and no. we did not ask him to sing karaoke.Our bill had an extra "Open Food" for $7 that magically got added on it. I am sure because we had a Groupon, it just "Happened" to show up on there hoping we wouldn't check. That really made us angry. She said, "Oh, I put it on there by mistake. That was for someone else." "Someone ordered "Open Food? Yeah, right."So I can't give the place 4 stars because I would never recommend it to a friend, maybe for take-out, but my friends would never forgive me if I told them to dine-in.The food was amazing though.

Who knew one of the most authentic Mexican restaurants in Minnesota was hiding right underneath my nose this whole time?Came here on a Friday night. The place was bustling but we still found an open seat. Turns out it was Mexican karaoke night, so the clientele were having a great time belting out tunes in Spanish. (Be warned.. karaoke night is LOUD, but they have two separate dining rooms if it's not your scene.)Anyway, I tried the empanada, taquitos, and fajitas. The empanadas and taquitos were seriously standout. Just spectacular. Bonus points for being one of the only Mexican places in the cities that gives out free chips and salsa.

This place is unbelievable!! Best authentic Mexican I have had in the Twin Cities, on par with anything I had in Los Angeles for the many years I lived out there. The salsa and chips were delicious and kept coming. The empanadas we're EXQUISITE, such gorgeous presentation with tomatoes and avocado on top, served beneath a mountain of Greens and a little mayo to keep from being dry. I am a big relleno fan and I know they are not always the easiest to pull off, but they nailed it with flying colors!! Service was excellent with attentive thoughtful staff, and the place is clean and has a nice inviting atmosphere. Can't recommend going here highly enough, I can't wait to visit again!! :D

The service is good but apparently the cook was hungry!! because they gave me a well-bite dish.