BuenoMalo

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   Nikolaos

   VIP

   Greater Boston

   17 reviews

   5.0

   17 reviews

   Dined on 21 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food and drinks! Great environment and service
   

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   Victoria

   VIP

   Greater Boston

   33 reviews

   5.0

   33 reviews

   Dined on 19 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   After 7 years, bueno malo just keeps getting better and better!
   

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   Robin

   New York City

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 18 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I love Buenno Malo The food and cocktails are excellent The service is always great . Really fun atmosphere and wonderful owners.
   

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   Tiffanie

   VIP

   Greater Boston

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on 7 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great experience for our 2nd time at bueno malo. We sat at the bar the bartender made great drinks! Food was delish! We recommend the tuna sliders and corn appetizer and you can’t go wrong with any of the tacos ! Enjoy!
   

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   Janine

   Greater Boston

   7 reviews

   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on 23 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent food, fun vibe and great service! One of my favorite places
   

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   Jillian

   Greater Boston

   20 reviews

   5.0

   20 reviews

   Dined on 23 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Unbelievable food and experience from the staff all the way to dessert! We can’t wait to come back!!!!
   

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   Victoria

   Greater Boston

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 23 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Awesome as always. Food was great and service was excellent. The churros come with the BEST hot fudge sauce ever!!!
   

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   Sigita

   Berlin

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 16 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Neighborhood spot we had not visited in a while but were happy to have picked it for an early dinner. What stands out the most is the consistently excellent service. The young staff is clearly trained in how to provide attentive service without hovering. The service was so good , it highlighted the mediocre service of other restaurants we normally frequent. Bueno Malo management clearly have a mission to train their staff. Food is on the pricey side for Cal/Mex but portions are generous and delicious . The beans and rice for the table are a nice touch but lack flavor. Chips and salsa are an up charge but the chips get refills. We were happy to have rediscovered this local gem and will be coming back soon.
   

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   Linder

   Greater Boston

   3 reviews

   2.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 9 November 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   Maybe we hit an off-night. There was a private party that appeared to impact the other diners, as service was slow. The early part of the meal was fine - cocktails and the queso dip were yummy. We had also ordered the spicy shrimp to go with the chips/dip, which did not appear for at least 20 minutes after the chips/dip. The shrimp were burnt on the outside, and some were quite undercooked on the inside. In addition, the spice level was over the top for something like shrimp. When we let our server know, she talked about sometimes it's spicy, sometimes not (so, in other words, quite inconsistent), and because of the party they were delayed (explaining the burnt but uncooked aspect). We then got our main meal, burritos and tacos. The tacos were stuffed, so much that it was not possible to keep much of it from falling out. Midway through the meal, I was about to go back to the carnitas taco, when I noticed a hair sticking out of the meat. I pulled it out, and just then our server came to check on us. I showed it to her. She held it up and examined it, and took it back to the kitchen. When she returned, I was in the ladies' room, but my husband reported that they insinuated that I planted the hair as "no one in the kitchen had blond hair". My hair is not actually blond, but whatever. They comped us on the tacos, we paid and left, as we had both lost our appetites. Overall, not a good experience. The restaurant underwent some renovations and appeared to have upped their game a bit. They did not. It is still just a taco/burrito joint - and a pricey one at that.
   

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    caitlin

    VIP

    Greater Boston

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on 9 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Excellent service and fresh food and drinks. Highly recommend.
    

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