Las Manitas Restaurant

12/12/09

CitySearch in Stasis

by kennihana at Citysearch

This wonderful emporium is NO MORE and HAS BEEN for 16 months now.

Terribly missed, it was simple, great food for fantastic value. Love in every pot.

WHAT KIND OF LOUSY WEBSITE LISTS OVER YEAR OLD, OBSOLETE DINING DATA?!?!?!?

THIS ONE?!!! CITISEARCH IS A WASTE OF TIME!!!!!! THANKS FOR NOTHING, AZZHOLES!!!!!!

• Pros: Ridiculously out of date data
• Cons: Ridiculously out of date data

04/08/09

CLOSED SINCE AUGUST 2008

by Austindry at Citysearch

This restaturant CLOSED permanently on August 31, 2008, and yet Citysearch is still listing it 8 months later as if it were still open!!! And there is no obvious way to report that a business has closed! Isn't the whole internet thing about current information? Citysearch - you are quite literally OLD NEWS.

• Pros: CLOSED
• Cons: CLOSED

08/28/08

Sadly, the one star posts are true.

by GG3654 at Citysearch

I do like the nachos but at what cost? I can forgive the overpricing, it is what it is, there is obviously a demand... What I can not forgive is the overwhelmingly rude staff. They don't care if you come back or not. My last waitress might just as well have spat in my food right in front of me. None of them ever smile; you get more customer service at a drive through window.

• Pros: When you finally get your food it isn't terrible
• Cons: The atmosphere and service brings you down

03/08/08

Las Blah-nitas

by Broseph1 at Citysearch

No stranger to the genius of Mexican food dives, I returned to Las Manitas recently after several months of opting for other, less rudimentary, Mexican food eateries. Upon arrival,Ii immediately remembered why I had sworn off this Austin "legend". The wait staff is rude and is clearly overworked. The restaurant appears dirty and run down more resembling a Matamoros flea market than a Congress Avenue institution. The space is cramped and the silverware is consistently dirty. I received a less than gracious response from a waiter when I dared to inquire where my lunch was after a 25 minute wait for a seemingly elusive order of crispy tacos. The waiter reminded me that the back patio was full of people. Oh yeah, the patio that sits under a plastic heat magnifying tarp that everyone has to walk through the kitchen to get through? I was so angry with his rude response that I considered sending back my chips and salsa and leaving.. .but that would have been a colossal waste of $2.50! You heard me. Nothing's free at Las Capitalistas. Maybe ownership/ management should focus less on maximizing profitability and many their financial imbroglios and focus more on improving their bland,disatisfying, and over priced Mexi-Gruel.

12/26/07

Rude

by chudy512 at Citysearch

I went to Las Manitas a few years ago while I was working downtown and was not impressed with the food. However, my fiance had never been and so the other day we decided to give it a try. When we walked in, it was almost like the staff was purposely ignoring us. There were three signs at the entrance. One said "Please wait to be seated," another said "Please seat yourself," and the third said "Please sign your name on the list for a table." We looked around, obviously confused as to which to do, but each waiter would make eye contact and then go back to what he/ she was doing. There was a woman behind the counter that was too busy conversing with somebody to take the time to acknowledge us. Since the list had names on it, we began to add ours. As we were writing, a couple came in behind us and a waiter told them to sit wherever. So, they took the only available table (not exactly a "Texan" thing to do). I can't say whether the food was good because we promptly left and walked to Manuel's and it was fabulous.

• Cons: Very rude and inattentive staff

08/17/07

CRY BABIES!!

by backroads101 at Citysearch

WELL IT'S ABOUT TIME!! THE OWNERS OF LAS MANITAS HAVE FINALLY THROWN IN THE TOWEL ON THE FORGIVABLE LOAN FROM THE CITY. THEY CAME UP WITH SOME LAME STORY ABOUT THE "fine print" IN THE LEGAL DOCUMENT. I THINK THEY WERE MORE WORRIED ABOUT GOING OUT OF BUSINESS DUE TO NEGATIVE FEEDBACK FROM EVERYONE IN TOWN. I THINK THEY ARE FEELING THE HEAT. THE WOMEN THAT OWN THIS BUSINESS ARE FINACIALLY CAPABLE OF MOVING INTO A BUILDING THEY ALREADY OWN DOWN THE STREET. THEY SHOULD QUIT CRYING FOWL OVER THE LOSS OF THEIR LEASE TO MARRIOTT (WHICH THEY KNEW WAS COMING) AND S U C K IT UP AND MOVE ON.

• Pros: THEY FINALLY WOKE UP!!
• Cons: THEY THINK THE TAXPAYERS & MARRIOTT OWE THEM LOTS OF MONEY!!

06/27/07

Here, your tacos are already paid for...

by missjayjay1960 at Citysearch

if your an austin tax payer that is...that 750,000 came out of somebodys pocket and you can bet it wasnt the sisters....

There are lots of Tex-mex restaurants, locally owned and operated who will appreciate your business far more than Las Manitas....the absolute BEST breakfast tacos are at El Borrego d Oro...they are a family own business who used to be on 1st street until a truck drove into the buidling and forced them to move...funny, where was City Coucil when this tragedy befell this independent business...the people who work there are friendly and accomodating !!

Sorry, las manitas...I will never reccomend you to anyone again...

• Pros: able to hijack city coucil over an alleyway
• Cons: able to hijack city council over an alleyway

06/11/07

Not up to the hype

by bae5 at Citysearch

Finally tried this much hyped local Austin restaurant and was severely disappointed. The food was bland, the service was poor -- definitely not what I was expecting. Our silverware was filthy, lots of food particles stuck on all of it, and when we requested clean sets we were treated rudely from that point on. I guess you are not supposed to ask for clean silverware here. I'd hate to think of what was lurking on the plates under all that bland Mexican fare.

Do youself a favor and try one of Austin's many other Mexican restaurants instead. I can't imagine why this place is talked up so much. I definitely won't be returning.

• Pros: Somewhat cheap for downtown food...
• Cons: Parking, food, service, cleanliness.... all very poor!

06/10/07

Thieves!

by xyzaus at Citysearch

Let's see they must continue to stay in business and pay minimum wage to sling tacos and they get 750k of public funds?! Unfreakingbelievable. Congrats city council on your lifetime supply of free queso.

06/09/07

Crazy Owners steal your tax dollars! Boycott this place!

by tkeeling at Citysearch

Boycott this restaurant! They are stealing your $750,000 tax dollars, while your taxes keep going up! They do not deserve your business!

• Pros: none
• Cons: crazy owners steal your tax dollars