“ Best Mexican place around. I grew up near this place and all three of my kids and wife love it. It is now our restaurant we all can go to. Even after moving 25 minutes away we still find time to go here. Chips and salsa are fresh and great. The sopa is wonderful. Great family recipes and a steal of a price. The entrees are amazing and in Sundays the brunch has a great variety of things. The mole sauce is amazing and I love it on any of the dishes they have. Great family friendly atmosphere. ”

“ Decent TexMex food! This place is super popular in west St.Paul and I can see why. It's simple and decently priced. 100% recommend coming for the AYCE buffet but they also offer great main dishes too! The servers are very sweet and the place itself is so cute. Tons of seating and they offer outdoor seating as well. ”

“ This was a trip! Boca Chica reminds me of the kind of tex-mex restaurant you would go to in years past. Not fancy, but generous portions and great service. A family kind of place. This was the first time I had my meal on the patio, and it was so pleasant. The waiter was great, the food was served quickly (we were hungry!) and there was a Margarita menu that was lengthy. I was with a group, and we all ordered what would turn out to be our new favorites. Before we got far with our chips, homemade salsa, and margaritas, the food arrived -- we're not talking fancy and persnickety plating here -- generous portions and great food like you are eating at a traditional tex-mex restaurant. We had a great time. There is parking on site. Oh, and inside, the place has a fun atmosphere: again, more traditional than fancy, a good place to bring friends and family. ”

“ The food was delicious and just what I wanted. The Serive was good and efficient. The organization was clean , and food wasn't a mess. Carefully placed in the to go container. ”

“ One of my favorite Mexican restaurants in the cities! My go-to for the dinner menu is the Los Dos Amigos ($16.50)--the sopes (thick corn tortillas) are so tasty and filling, and I love being able to choose an enchilada to go with (usually, an enchilada guajillo)! Perhaps it's kind of basic, but my favorite thing about Boca Chica is their salsa and sopa (which is an appetizer-y soup, not to be confused with the sopes!)--both are very simple but have really great flavors where the tomatoes really shine. While you do pay $3.25 here for chips and salsa (as opposed to some other places where it's complimentary), it's 100% worth it to me and I never skip ordering them. The staff is always super attentive and quick to refill drinks, clear plates, and otherwise check in, even when it's busy (which, it usually has been when I've gone!) I think the weekday lunch buffet ($14.95/pp, M-F from 11a-1:30p) is also a great value for the price with a great selection of enchiladas and mains like chimichangas, tacos fritos, and flautas, along with the sopa and salsa that I love so much. ”

“ Good basic Mexican food. Attentive wait staff! Those working help out others tables to keep patrons well served. Great with refills on chips salsa and beverages. Birthday guest gets photo with fancy mariachi sombreros. Would like to see more vegetarian options, especially on enchiladas. Good for larger groups of 8 - 12. ”

“ Incredible food! Every part of our meal as somehow better than the last. We started with Chile con Queso and were blown away. It's exactly what you would expect and want from a cheese dip. Next up was steak fajitas and Quesabirria tacos. The Quesabirria (on the appetizer menu) was phenomenal, but did feel a little salty after a bunch of bites. It's still up in my favorites in the cities. The fajitas were sizzling and so good! To wrap it up we had the churro bites - they melted in your mouth and were sooooo tasty. The waiter said it's not usually as busy as it was tonight, but reservations wouldn't have hurt! ”

“ Food was yummy, service was great once a server was assigned to us, and ambiance is wonderful. We came for happy hour and dinner today and arrived around 4:30. We were seated and someone gave us waters and menus at 4:40. We wanted to order before 5pm to take advantage of the happy hour specials so we asked the person who gave us water if we could order. He said no because he wasn't our server. At 5:00, we were tired of waiting for a server so we walked to the front desk and asked for a server. Once a server was assigned to us, service was great. But... I took away one star for the inconvenience of waiting 30 minutes to be served. All the food was delicious, even the kids menu items. The ambiance was amazing with huge murals on the walls, cultural decorations and a beautiful outdoor patio area. ”