Centro Botanero El Pariente

This is a stationary food truck near downtown, but it doesn't really seem like a food truck and rather an open air dine-in restaurant. The food truck is actually attached to a cute covered patio, with picnic style tables and seating, and lots of character inside, the decor with almost a hawaiian feel. They serve crackers and a shrimp soup, kind of like how some places serve free chips and salsa. The shrimp was good. I ended up ordering the shrimp quesadilla, and it was pretty unique, different than I've had anywhere. It was a really generous size, with the sour cream and salsa (kind of spicy) served on the side by request. The quesadilla was thick, stuffed with delicous marinated shrimp, melted cheese, and a mixture of fresh herbs and vegetables. You could see just how colorful the ingredients were, and I love how the tortilla was charred and crisp on the outside, everything served fresh. I absolutely loved this dish (if you wanna get hungry, see my photos).What I loved even more was the service. The owner/worker was extremely kind and patient with me taking my time to order, and with all of my questions about the ingredients, and letting me know how flexible they are, ie. they can put any meat/filling in the quesadilla, even fish. A couple different workers checked on me several times during my visit to make sure I had everything I needed. Everyone was very friendly and welcoming, which made an outstanding first impression. If I could change anything, it might be that the music was a bit too loud, the speaker blasting right behind my head as I ate... mexican music if that suits your taste. But that's just a small thing. From my experience, I believe they deserve 5 stars for the quality of food, good service, and inviting casual atmosphere. On top of that, they have the minimal things one might need at an eatery, they have a small parking lot in the back (plus free and easy street parking around the corner), a couple of porta potties right across from the dining area, and they accept credit cards.

La comida está excelente, comi un sushi llamado momia me encanto, tmb pedimos camarones zarandeados y el arroz it was a Bomb!!! Sometimes I forget take pictures about the dishes but definitely I recommend this place for ate mariscos!!!

Best marisco spot in the area hands down hidden gem. Don't let this place slip your fingertips nothing like it in the area.

The food was ok, looks better than what it tasted like. Drinks were not cold enough to really enjoy. Music was too loud, we actually ended up asking to sit on the other side of the fenced area. The area overall was very poorly taken care of.

As a frequent visitor of the Sinaloa state of Mexico known for the worlds best seafood this place was a wow. Everything was delicious from the drinks to the appetizers. They certainly live up to the expectation they set where on the menu they claim it is tradicional Sinaloa cuisine. I'll come here often and with an empty stomach.

I walked in and was grimly greeted by the cook who made eye contact when I walked in and as soon as the cashier came out she took over. Eye contact is good, when coupled with a smile or positive attitude... at that moment I felt like he hated his job and who knows what he could've done to my food. I ordered a simple quesadilla with avocado, which they'd changed to guacamole since they didn't have avocado. Got to work, the cheese wasn't melted and the "guacamole" was in fact just a green salsa. They didn't ask if I wanted it spicy, which I would have, but the level of service and cook's experience needs improvement.It's too bad because I spend most of my time near this place and would be a repeat customer.

Always a great experience in this cool place Oscar the Wolverine guy (taco guy ) very nice and professional and attentive seriously this place it's awesome the rock en español nites are great nexus in the house are the best every Friday my husband and I love to stop by and we always have a great time all the staff in general are always friendly and attentive the bartenders and the guys that are walking around making sure everything its ok.

Worst customer service ever. Do not come here. If I didn't know any better, this place is a front for other things. Food was some type of Asian Latino mariscos mix. Not the regular ceviche I thought it was going to be. When we went to pay I took out my credit card and they said they don't accept cards only cash or I had to use their ATM. I walked up to the cashier and she had two other credit cards she was running. Then I asked her and she waved my card to two guys sitting in a table across from the cashier station and they waved their hands saying no. She apologized and directed me to the ATM I had to use their ATM and get cash to pay for dinner. Horrible and all over it shows they accept visa MasterCard etc.

Great Food an great service from Alexandra I keep coming back and trying new tostadas from their menu so far the tostada mixta and culuchi are my fav...

Super friendly staff and great food with awesome presentation! The place looked super cute too