Las Margaritas Downtown
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However, this restaurant wasn't owner Francisco Esquivel's first attempt at a Mexican restaurant. In 1997, the original Las Margaritas opened its doors in Poplar Bluff, MO. Esquivel's cuisine was so popular at his first restaurant that he later opened a second Mexican spot nearby called Mayas.

Knowing that we had a lot of fans here in Columbia and after hearing about a potential restaurant space opening up in the Corporate Lake development we decided to expand to Columbia.The space features a large patio and sits adjacent to a manmade lake, which makes our restaurant an ideal spot for relaxing happy hours.
Reviews (10)
Martha Doney
Martha Doney
Jan 18, 2022
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I was stopping by got two soft chicken tacos and a bowl of cut up tomatoes to go. And chips and salsa. It was slow time id say, 3pm, noone was in there. Got it home , which was less than 2 miles. It was not edible. Worst I've ever tasted. I didn't eat it. Never saw chicken look like that before. The soft taco was hard and cold. Couldn't hardly tell they put lettuce and cheese on it . The chips were cold and the salsa wasn't good. Dont eat here! Its terrible.
Chris Butel
Chris Butel
Dec 27, 2021
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Great spot for lunch. They have a quick lunch menu, or you can order off of the regular menu if you're not in a rush. Food is good and service was great. Friendly and attentive staff.
Amy Klein
Amy Klein
Dec 20, 2021
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Had the shrimp tacos. I don't know what the sauce is that they serve with it, but it's outstanding. The crumbled cheese, salsa fresca, and avocado slices on the tacos made a delicious lunch.
Brittany Wright
Brittany Wright
Nov 30, 2021
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Me and my family get Las Margs once every couple weeks to go. Food is AMAIZING! It's always delicious every single time. Staff is very polite. Food is always fresh and correct. And its not too expensive. Love it! ❤
Megan Geiger
Megan Geiger
Nov 19, 2021
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We go here all the time and usually have the a great experience due to one waitress. The last two times we’ve been there, it’s been terrible. Last time our waitress, the one with red hair, was so disrespectful it was unbelievable. She left us unattended for 30 minutes to talk to a table that wasn’t even in her section. She got our order all wrong and never checked on us after she dropped the food off. THIS TIME there were so many gnats. We were drinking our margarita pitcher and close to the finish, we find gnats IN the margaritas. We explained to the waitress and she said “yeah, we have
Melissa Counts
Melissa Counts
Nov 19, 2021
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Great food and service. They have a child's menu and the grandkids really dug in. Sid loves the chips and salsa and he can be kind of picky about food. Taco salad was great.
Shawn Edwards
Shawn Edwards
Nov 01, 2021
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I don’t normally do this but here comes a rant……today some coworkers and I decided to eat lunch at Las Margaritas, at Lake of the Woods, like we have done numerous times. Normally we enjoy ourselves but today we had the WORST experience ever, which has definitely has caused us to decide to never go back. The food was fine, and our waiter was fine….BUT the constant swarming gnats were much to be desired. We dealt with it until some embedded themselves into the salad of one of the ladies I was with. When she attempted to say something about it the “manager”, Angelic Lopez (and I apologize
Rachael
Rachael
Nov 01, 2021
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Every experience I've had here has been bad. The food is alright, but the restaurant itself is flawed. The dining room is almost always really loud since it's so open. The waiters/waitresses aren't the kindest. The main issue is the BUGS. There were dead flies in the windowsill, and fruit flies EVERY WHERE. They were getting in our food constantly; we were swatting them away the entire time. Couldn't even finish our meals. We used to go to the other location on the lake, and rarely had issues there. I wouldn't recommend eating here.
Stephen McBee
Stephen McBee
May 29, 2021
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Love love love it. The place looks fantastic! The help really hustles pretty pretty much all night long. And the food is delicious we love the fact that there are three locations in town. They are always busy when I go, take that the consideration. Las Margaritas Mexican Bar and Grill opened in October 2012. However, this restaurant wasn't owner Francisco Esquivel’s first attempt at a Mexican restaurant. In 1997, the original Las Margaritas opened its doors in Poplar Bluff, MO. Esquivel’s cuisine was so popular at his first restaurant that he later opened a second Mexican spot nearby called
Marla Le
Marla Le
Jun 25, 2019
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Overall this restaurant was good. The south side Columbia location on Southampton is much better at making the dishes and I do like the atmosphere better. The staff was very friendly and attentive, it was just the food that lacked in quality in comparison to the location I am accustomed to.