Los Pueblos Authentic Mexican Restaurant

After having a long day, I was really looking forward for some nice food around the Cascades.
So I found 'Los Pueblos', directly next to the stairs.
The interior is very nice and cozy without any decorative exaggeration.
The background music was typical mexican and not too loud.
The food and drink were very nice and hot and have been served very fast.
All staff I dealt with, was super friendly and helpful. Gracias!

This restaurant is recommended by me 100%.

Just one little recommendation: I would put up a sign at the stairs at eyelevel, that the restaurant is upstairs. I almost went into this bar which is located under the restaurant...

Since it is the patriotic month and in fact just a little more than a week before independencia, I, a Mexican who has just left Mexico less than a month ago, decided to try this place out. I've tried 2 other Mexican restaurants here so far. I have had Mexican food in all federal entities across hundreds of Mexican towns in all kinds of places (+ homemade ones of course).

The prices are obviously high, but it's in the main tourist area and it's international food in a proper restaurant, so of course it won't be cheap, nothing much to say here.

Looking at the menú, I felt it's more Tex-Mex than mexicano, but it does have several very Mexican dishes that normal international Mexican places may not have, such as the tamale, but no chilaquiles or milanesa or mole or barbacoa or arranchera and the likes. The tricolour tacos also suggest that it's more an international version of it, but once again, it can be said that it's more authentic than most, even if it's not what you would exactly find within the national territory.

There's no chile en nogada for independencia but I didn't really expect them to serve it.

The decorations, though felt touristy, are quite authentic. The wall paintings and the "papeles" hanging around definitely are nice touches. That's a positive.

The hochata was not the best I have ever had, but it was indeed something that one would be able to get in México - authentic for sure here. In fact, the mere existence of aguas frescas was already a surprise.

On to the tacos -

The flour tortillas were good. Made in an authentic way (in the north anyway), although would've liked 2 pieces for each taco instead of just one.

The sauces, when existed, were placed right into the tacos. The tomato thing the same. Flavours here authentic, but presentation perhaps not so much.

The most authentic one was the fish taco (although a lot of Mexicans would find having fish in tacos here, the Mexicas had them and today's fish tacos are found in many parts of the northwest region). Basically indistinguishable from what I had in Mexico. The same way of preparation and all.

Carnitas would come in the second place. The way to prepare them and the presentation both made the grade I'd say.

Carne de asada was where it began to feel inauthentic. It was not the typical oily, fatty meat, but I suppose since the idea of carne de asada technically could be quite unspecific, it's not really a problem.

Al pastor was the rather disappointing one. Looking at the photo, I already felt it wasn't going to be authentic, and it really wasn't. The way to prepare it, the cuts, the presentation, the flavour, the colour were all completely different from authentic al pastor. In fact, I couldn't really tell the difference between this and the aforementioned carne de asada. I actually liked it, but it simply wasn't al pastor. It's mindboggling actually, since al pastor shares the origin of kebab donor meat, which is of course very common in this country, they could've used the same machine to prepare it, but they obviously didn't. I think if they did, it would've felt a lot more authentic even if they couldn't marinate it the same way.

The frijoles were authentic. Would love to have salsas there though. I won't pretend I know how to make salsas myself, but most places in Mexico use in-house salsas so I'd imagine that it wouldn't be that expensive or difficult to imitate that, even if they are not planning to have the different colours as there are in MX.

All in all, I think I will try it again, possibly the birria, although I'm not sure about what seems to be birria with queso on the menú (I'm more used to having birria as a soup). México and Armenia really don't have much cultural, historical, or even economic connections, and there aren't that many Mexican immigrants here, so I really don't expect them to be totally authentic. I'd say they're more authentic than the other places here and I hope they can take this review positively and maybe see if they could prepare the al pastor in a more típico way.

A great Mexican place in Yerevan with a big menu. Nice atmosphere right next to the Cascade.
Most importantly, Dimitri, our sever is very professional. He gave us the best service!

While walking down the cascades, we noticed this restaurant. Even though it was pretty empty during lunch hour compared to the rest of the restaurants around it, we wanted to eat Mexican, so we went for it. The food, service, drinks, ambience, everything was amazing. The menu has many veg options and the food is delicious. Must try cocktails. If you are looking for Mexican in Armenia, you can't get better than this. Loved it.

Highly recommend stopping by this restaurant if you’re ever in Yerevan! Everyone was very welcoming and friendly and the food was delicious!!!

It might seem impossible to find a great Mexican restaurant about 20,000 miles from Mexico 🇲🇽.
Great location with a good view of cascade from some of the windows.
Foods were amazing.
Tacos were original and fresh and tasty.
We tried the steak burrito, which was original and delicious.
Baked potatoes were crunchy with a good deep on the side.
The staff were well trained and friendly.

Viva Mexico, Cabrones!!!

Este Mexicano Americano le da 5 estrellas. The carnitas tacos were delicious (I would suggest 2 tortillas per taco). The guacamole estaba sabroso y también la sopa Azteca. Had been traveling for 2 weeks and missed my food. I’m now good for another 2 weeks!

The one thing I would say needs improvement was the salsa, but hey, you can’t have everything perfect.

Legit authentic food. Just come here if you miss Mexican food like I did.

We moved here 2 years ago from Los Angeles and being used to Mexican cuisine in LA, this place is thus far the best we had tried. Their burritos, fajitas and tacos are great. Their guacamole is awesome and their tortilla chips are great. We are not much carnita eaters, but anything we have tried with chicken or beef has been great. Their staff are so friendly welcoming and accommodating. They will need some Chollula sauce on their tables for that extra kick of spice, and possibly their own salsa instead of catsup flavor that is so common in Armenia.
Overall we love this place and we are frequent visitors.

What a beautiful place, absolutely amazing 👌
In the middle of the elegant, sophisticated plethora of cafe sits this colourful and lively restaurant.
I was chilling at the cascade stairs when I saw this place and fell in love with the ambience the moment I stepped inside. I called up my husband and told him that I have found a gem, come fast 😄
We had the corn chips, guacamole, potato wedges, chicken fajitas and the tres leches cake.
Food is good, ambience is great, staff is awesome 👌
Its a shame it took me so long to find this restaurant ❤

Had an excellent dinner experience. 10/10 service, and the guacamole and fish tacos were so delicious. Great margaritas. I have eaten many times in Mexico and this dinner matched them all. Highly recommend for the food, atmosphere and service! Thank you!

A nice place with a good atmosphere makes you wanna go to Mexico. We tried chicken tacos and they were very tasty. Service is good.

Great atmosphere with good food and large options of drinks. We really liked the place!

I wanted Mexican food and I succeeded. Dimitri seved me in good English.I had a delicious meal and if I am in Yerevan again I will eat here again

Nice atmosphere, tasty food and very kind waiter🌮💯

Nice authentic Mexican food. Definitely recommend this place for Mexican food, in Yerevan.

Loved the visit to Los Pueblos restaurant right next to the Cascade Complex. The food is delicious and the staff is very hospitable. Special call out to Armen!

Best Mexican restaurant in Armenia. Every other place seems botched. They actually have authentic meals here. Cocktails are very tasty and the prices aren’t outrageous. The atmosphere is also very nice. You almost feel like you left Yerevan and ended up in a favela. I recommend the patio for the best experience.

Super tasty Mexican food... The carnitas are as they should be, the Michelada has a great kick, and the Tre Leches dessert was perfect. Thanks for the incredible food and the great service!

The atmosphere is great, Mexican music makes you feel good. Food is tasty! Service - brilliant!

As a vegetarian it is hard to find vegetarian and vegan dishes however Los Pueblos surprised with the tastiest and flavorful dishes.