Salsita Drinks & Tacos

Ok, this review requires an update, and it's a good news, bad news situation. This place used to be called Santa Diabla, and it was a very different culinary concept than what the new Salsita is. Let's start with the good: The crazy tasty three way chips and salsa from my Santa Diabla review are still there, and are still great. The service and overall quality of the food are also still of a high standard. As for what's changed, well... almost everything else. The original was a very avant garde and "bleeding edge" place, with fusion flavors and daring combinations of ingredients, which I dearly loved. You might see sweet and savory mixed, pomegranate pearls as a topper on a mole dish, things like that. The decor matched that vibe. It was a place to go if you wanted to try something new and different. With the switch to Salsita, the menu has changed to a much more traditional tex mex fare, although there are still some off-the-beaten path dishes. The decor is like a south of the border taco stand, with bright colors and less "sophistication". The mixologist curated cocktail menu that was as thoughtful and creative as the food, is pared way back or non-existent. But there are still some good, if familiar, cocktails of high quality. Bottom line: If you're expecting Santa Diabla, I'm going to be very frank: you may be disappointed. It's not that place with a different name, it's a whole new place. But as I said from the beginning, it's still a quality restaurant that's serving good food. so don't pass it up.

Food was a good, the chips were a bit too hard and the second batch was soggy both batches tasted stale. The tacos were delicious, maybe a little too expensive because they were two tacos for $11 but inflation, I get it. 2/3 salsas were really good, be careful of the salsa that contains peanuts, that was weird - not really my favorite but I can at least say I tried it. Think of peanut butter and salsa had a baby...do with that what you will. Not sure if that's a regional Mexican thing or not. I've never heard of it. The drinks were good, we were there during happy hour and their margs were $5 so that was nice. Both of our specialty drinks were tasty and the pink drink pictured came in a blender with chamoy and gummies on top, that was a great way to dress up the drink. If yelp had 1/2 stars I'd give this place a 3.75 overall. The only reason I'm knocking off points is because my server did her best but we ordered drinks and it wasn't until we asked about them after we already got our food, is when so put the order in. There were literally only two other parties in the entire restaurant so not sure what the hold up was. We also had to track her down for our tickets and to ask for a few things. I'll give this place another try soon and see if my rating changes xoxo Gossip Girl

Coolest. Effing. Drinks. Ever. My cocktail was AN ICE CREAM CONE!!! And it was also insanely tasty. But then again literally everything was insanely tasty. We had guac and queso for an app, and the chips were fresh and thick. It's that satisfying crunch!Entrees were a little more varied but even the "Caesar salad with arrechera" was heavy on the steak, which was a nice surprise. I had the molcajete de arrechera, which did not disappoint. There was SO much food! Honestly the drink menu was super standout to me and not because I'm a lush (I'm not). It's because they classified the drinks by Roman numeral to indicate if it was sweet, spicy, sour, bitter, floral, etc. It was an ingenious way to help someone as indecisive as I am to figure out what I really wanted to drink. The vibe was calm and laid back, and we were able to chitchat without service being overbearing (but they were really attentive) or the music being too loud. I recommend it for a big group - they were able to handle 15 girls with no problem. We had a great time, with great food, and you really can't ask for more than that.

A m a z i n g !! Ive been looking forward to eating Mexican food from San Antonio for the longest time and this place truly satisfied my craving. I ordered the quesabirrias and they were delicious. It came with a side of Charro beans and THOSE beans had to be the best beans I've had in my life. We ordered practically every drink off the menu, although they were super strong -- everyone enjoyed them!

Santa diabla now know and found on Yelp as salsita drinks tacos Hidden gym by far I don't know how more to explain it besides, the food is amazing. The ambience is great. The customer service is hands-down amazing as well. Location is a little bit unique to try to find and try to pull into parking a little bit limited, but definitely worth it. I would make sure that I try to find a parking space to be here again. Don't miss out this opportunity. Definitely come check it out. Tell me what you think. I would love to hear your opinion and if you don't agree with me, go ahead and reach back out to my comment disagree agree I don't really care. I just love to hear back And see you guys yelp as well.

Another great Yelp find! In town from Fort Worth for the weekend and wanted to experience some south Texas Mexican food. Luckily this was around the corner from our hotel and took reservations on a Saturday night.We arrived at 8:45 for our 9pm reservation. They sat us right away and we loved the ambience and interior. It definitely came across as an upscale restaurant but get the employees were so friendly and down to earth. I love to dine in a restaurant where they greet you quickly, bring your drinks and chips and don't make you sit forever. We had no less than three different employees stop by and make sure we were being taken care of. That's top notch!The chips and salsa are complimentary. Loved those fresh chips. They're thick and crispy. The three different salsas were amazing! I opted for Birria enchiladas and then added rice and charro beans. It wasn't until later that I realized those were additional. Worth it though. My wife oddities quesa Birria. We were both impressed with our meals. The charro beans are definitely made per order and I waited about 7-8 minutes after receding my order to get them. They come out piping hot but unfortunately my tacos were just slightly under hot and more just warm. The rice was just barely warm too. It would have been better to bring everything out at once. Unfortunately they lost the last star with serving just warm food. The taste was good but that little difference means a lot. Especially when it's fine Mexican dining prices. I would come back here and try it again for sure.

Santa Diabla changed its name to Salsita drinks and tacos with a whole new drink and food menu. To begin with, the service was outstanding, the server was helpful in recommendations for both food and drinks and a little history on the restaurant. For drinks there was a margarita sampler which as you can see by the picture that its enormous! Definitely one you can share but also drink all to yourself. The margaritas were delicious. There was a strawberry, mango, spicy pineapple and a grapefruit one. I also ordered the cantaritos which was full of flavor and tequila. The Birria tacos were filling. Do t let the fact that you get two fool you...two is plenty with a side of their charro beans. Overall I highly recommend this place for a night out and bring your friends

Second time here in two days. Highly recommended. Food, service, design -- all exceptional. Rodrigo, Alex, and crew will take care of you. (And loved the watches boys!)

We had some of the best margaritas (Jamaica based) and the tacos de pastor with beans were great! Great service and enjoyed our experience.

Great service. Wonderful value for the price. Will be back soon to try other dishes. Mole was great.