Puesto Los Olivos

4.6

1820 Reviews

$31 to $50

Contemporary Mexican

8577 Irvine Center Dr, Irvine, CA 92122

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2 people

4 Apr 2025

19:00

Booked 33 times today

Experiences are available.

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Great for happy hour
Hot spot

Owned and operated by a Mexican American family whose best memories all include tacos, Puesto is an award-winning Mexican Artisan Kitchen & Bar providing an innovative approach to authentic Mexican flavors. Puesto has garnered national acclaim for its Mexico City-style crispy melted cheese tacos, served on handmade non-GMO, organic, maíz azul stone-ground tortillas. In addition to tacos, offerings include a selection of fresh catch ceviches, guacamoles, starters and ensaladas, courtesy of Chef/Partner Luisteen Gonzales. The bar program showcases the best of Mexico City through the use of fresh ingredients in our hand crafted cocktails and housemade Micheladas, tequilas, mezcals, Baja craft beers, and Valle de Guadalupe wines you can’t find elsewhere We’re honored to have been featured by media outlets nationally and internationally, some of which include National Geographic, Huffington Post, Refinery 29, MSN, Insider, Zagat, Eater, Food and Wine, and LA Times.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Contemporary Mexican, Cocktail Bar, Mexican
Hours of Operation
Mon–Thu 11:00 am–9:00 pm Fri 11:00 am–10:00 pm Sat 11:30 am–10:00 pm Sun 11:30 am–9:00 pm
Phone number
(949) 608-9990
Website
http://eatpuesto.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive Chef
Luisteen Gonzalez
Private party facilities
Our semi-private room with a living wall, private patio, and art by Craig & Karl seats up to 26 guests. Our Full Patio, complete with a steel agave plant fire pit and separate bar, can host a 75 person fiesta. The entire space will entertain 200 guests for a festive reception.
Private party contact
Mikenna Doherty: (858) 788-3974

Location
8577 Irvine Center Dr, Irvine, CA 92122
Area
Irvine
Cross Street
Research Drive
Parking details
None
Additional
Gluten-free Options, Patio/Outdoor Dining

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Experiences

Taco Tuesday!
Multiple dates available
Come join the Fiesta. 1/2 Off all Tacos!

Private dining

What 1,820 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6

4.6 based on recent ratings

4.7Food
4.4Service
4.5Ambience
4.1Value

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Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Puesto Los Olivos offers a delightful dining experience with "unique and flavorful tacos" and a "festive patio ambiance." Customers rave about the "best service" and "amazing margaritas." Taco Tuesday is a hit with "great deals" and "delicious tacos." Despite some concerns about service speed and pricing, the food consistently impresses.

1,820 Reviews

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Patty
Orange County8 reviews
5.0
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent as usual. We usually go for the tacos and once again, they did not disappoint!!
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Rob
Los Angeles4 reviews
4.0
Dined 3 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Love the food however, noticed recently they charge a 4% "surcharge". Not sure if this is new or it's been happening for a while now. If it wasn't taco Tuesday, I would've questioned the charge.
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Katrina
Los Angeles1 review
1.0
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 1
2. Food 5
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Poor service, no acknowledgement of us when we arrived, waitress made no eye contact, bartender was rude
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Sara VIP
Orange County1 review
5.0
Dined on 26 March 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Love this restaurant, especially on taco Tuesday!!
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Robert VIP
Orange County2 reviews
5.0
Dined on 23 March 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Our server was awesome, thank you for serving us and our family out in the patio!
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Eva
Orange County1 review
4.0
Dined on 23 March 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
very cute set up and portions are good size. the chili oil in the ceviche is pretty overpowering but the food was good! our server anthony was helpful and got everything out fast!
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Mary VIP
Orange County62 reviews
5.0
Dined on 21 March 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Puesto Los Olivos has the most unique and flavorful tacos that are literally a party in your mouth. I love the chicken pastor and filet tacos, but tried the mushroom tacos for the first time and they were delicious. Puesto Los Olivos never disappoints and the ambience and service are top notch. I’d like to give a shout out to our server Ash for his professional, friendly and excellent service- thank you for making my birthday special.
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OpenTable Diner
Orange County5 reviews
3.0
Dined on 20 March 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 5
Food and drinks are delicious. The service was a little slow considering it wasn’t busy. They charge a 4% service fee which I don’t like but you can ask the server to remove it.
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DemiM
Orange County14 reviews
3.0
Dined on 20 March 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Normally is is so so good! I think they were short staffed last night! My chicken was soooooo overcooked. Total bummer! Drink was as good as always!
Puesto Los OlivosResponded on 20 March 2025
Thank you for joining us at Puesto, Demi! We’re so happy to hear you enjoyed your experience overall. Your feedback has been shared with the team and will greatly help us improve.
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David VIP
Los Angeles5 reviews
5.0
Dined on 17 March 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great food and fantastic service! Very personable and knowledgeable wait staff. Enjoyed our experience.
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FAQs

Puesto Los Olivos offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (949) 608-9990.

Puesto Los Olivos is rated 4.6 stars by 1820 OpenTable diners.

Puesto Los Olivos does offer gift cards which you can purchase here.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.