La Costenita

One thing that sets this place apart from other Mexican restaurants in town is the seafood. Very good.  That's really the only reason to come here.

Food: 5/5
Location: 3/5
Service: 4/5

Very new.  

The dining area was recently remodeled and immaculately clean. It's a large dining area.  I was one of only 2 customers from about 12:30 to 1:00pm.  The men's room was very very clean, recently remodeled. But it was not a professional remodeling job, which is sort of typical at this style of Mexican restaurants. So that sort of stood in contrast to the impressive dining area. (Impressive in relation to what you normally expect at small authentic Mexican places.)

There were two large screen tv's in the dining area.  There was an all electronic touch-screen juke box on the wall, with mostly, but not entirely, Spanish-language music.  $.50 per single play.

Waitress spoke English well.  The plastic-encased menu is bi-lingual.

The chips and salsa served up front were excellent.

My chicken salad was EXCELLENT!  Juicy grilled chicken breast strips served on very fresh shredded lettuce with fresh tomatoes and really good avocados.

I ordered a side of guacamole which was also excellent.

They serve beer (and maybe wine, but not sure.)  The beer signage was minimal, so it's family friendly.

This place will probably not last long because of the bad location. But if you're reading this, trust me, if you've got a hankerin' for Mexican food, this is definitely worth the 8 block drive here if you are otherwise travelling along West 38th, or Lafayette Road, or High School Road, or Georgetown, or West 16th or Crawfordsville Road.

Man, I love discovering places like this.  I hope the Indy 500 or Brickyard 400 traffic is enough to sustain them.