Las Chicas Locas

(646) 502-7299

160 w. 25th Street (Between 6th and 7th Ave)
New York, NY 10001 40.7449 -73.9936

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Neighborhoods: Chelsea, Midtown

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Price:

$$

Last updated 8.07.11

Category:

Restaurants, Lounges

Bar & Pub Special Features:

Happy Hour

Restaurant Special Features:

Breakfast, Late Night Dining, Margaritas, Group Dining, Happy Hour, Dine At The Bar, Bar Scene

Cuisine:

Tapas / Small Plates, Mexican

Bar & Club Special Features:

Specialty Cocktails, After Work

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What People Are Saying About Las Chicas Locas

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Modern Mexican cuisine with a twist, this Chelsea restaurant and lounge offers a unique ambience and delicious food.

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Fun Fact:
The music for this Mexican restaurant was created by Grammy winning music producer DJ Premier.
Decor:
Classical designers Eames and Knoll & Paulin used modern furniture pieces in the lounge area to evoke the feeling of a Soho loft residence.
ambiance
90.0% positive
  1. “For a non assuming location and simple decor, the food was extremely delicious.”
  2. “Chill little spot with comfortable chairs [brown buckets delight”
  3. “We were pleasantly surprised when we saw the lounge area, which had really comfortable seating and a relaxed atmosphere.”
  4. “Service was fun and friendly.”
  5. “Nice decor - food wasn't that great”
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. “but the queso fondito is superb and the chef's churros with spiced hot chocolate is amazing.”
  2. “We didn't have room for desert but we really enjoyed the food and sangria.”
drinks
90.0% positive
  1. “work down the street and heard about a great new spot with an awesome happy hour on draft mexican beer.”
  2. “njoyed the free drinks had too many and the mixture was not good I didn't get a chance to enjoy my dinner.”
  3. “The happy hour apps were very delicious and our sangria drinks h*t the spot.”
  4. “Had a couple beers and the manager Chris recommended his favorite app from the menu.”
  5. “Amazing specialty drinks and the Guacamole and Shrimp Diablo were incredible.”
food quality
83.92999649047852% positive
  1. “We didn't have room for desert but we really enjoyed the food and sangria.”
  2. “and had no sour mix filler--it was full of fresh lime and not too sweet.”
  3. “The happy hour apps were very delicious and our sangria drinks h*t the spot.”
  4. “Nice decor - food wasn't that great”
  5. “They hide behind the guise of being 'authentic' but even the food in Mexico has 100 times more flavor than these overpriced tacos.”
  6. “Apparently they use fresh limes - well worth it and the nibbles were good.”
  7. “The food was good too.”
  8. “The steak quesadilla is great!”
  9. “The food was not that good and the portions were very small!”
  10. “We searched for any authentic or familiar taste that we could appreciate but were left hanging and at $15 a pop, definitely skip them.”
  11. “There are so many authentic, beautiful Mexican restaurants in NYC that it is absolutely crazy to even think about Las Chicas Locas.”
  12. “highly recommend this place for the margaritas and can't wait to go back to try the food!”
  13. “I'm an avocado freak, so I usually start with either the queso and avocado salad or the gazpacho salad - both are fantastic, but i especially love the rich balsamic drizzled on the queso and avocado salad.”
  14. “The margaritas are really good, but I'd say the banana bread pudding is the best thing to happen to me in Chelsea since I met my husband, Dave.”
  15. “suppose living in Southern California naturally exposes you to some of the best mexican food north of Mexico.”
  16. “The steak was burnt and for the price they charge, you better go to a nice restaurant and get some decent food.”
  17. “The lunch menu was short, which in my opinion is a good sign; the chef focuses on a few good dishes.”
  18. “For a non assuming location and simple decor, the food was extremely delicious.”
  19. “Filled with rice and dry chicken.”
  20. “Needless to say, if you're looking for great Mexican food experience, I would skip Las Chicas Locas.”
  21. “went there for lunch with some friends, expecting to have a nice margarita and some good mexican food.”
  22. “My favorite is definitely the gaucomole and chips, the shrimp diablo and the chicken tacos.”
  23. “The food is fantastic!”
  24. “recommend the guac and shrimp.”
  25. “The waitress recommended the steak burrito which I ordered and wasn't good at all.”
  26. “However, Las Chicas Locas, is trying to hard to be trendy without backing it up with good food.”
  27. “The Sangria is great, but the food is just okay.”
  28. “tomato/cilantro/onion. . . my friend doesn't even like tomato/onion in her guacamole and she is addicted to this stuff.”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “The lunch menu was short, which in my opinion is a good sign; the chef focuses on a few good dishes.”
  2. “Had a couple beers and the manager Chris recommended his favorite app from the menu.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “The steak was burnt and for the price they charge, you better go to a nice restaurant and get some decent food.”
  2. “it's a great place to go and have a descent mellow time.”
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. “highly recommend this place for the margaritas and can't wait to go back to try the food!”
  2. “The music is great the service was good and i will go there again!”
service
100.0% positive
  1. “The music is great the service was good and i will go there again!”
  2. “Everyone at the restaurant was exceptional friendly and sweet.”
  3. “Chris the manager went out of his way to ensure a great party.”
  4. “Service is great, everyone is very friendly and makes sure that you are taken care of.”
  5. “Had a couple beers and the manager Chris recommended his favorite app from the menu.”
  6. “Service was fun and friendly.”
  7. “The service is always friendly.”
  8. “like this place the staff is great.”
  9. “The waitress recommended the steak burrito which I ordered and wasn't good at all.”
  10. “We had great service from the staff at Las Chicas Locas.”
value
50.0% positive
  1. “They hide behind the guise of being 'authentic' but even the food in Mexico has 100 times more flavor than these overpriced tacos.”
  2. “The steak was burnt and for the price they charge, you better go to a nice restaurant and get some decent food.”
  3. “Apparently they use fresh limes - well worth it and the nibbles were good.”
  4. “The food was not that good and the portions were very small!”
wait time
0.0% positive
  1. “Worst lunch I've had in a long time”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

03/11/12

Best mex in NYC

by EmilyCoughlin

love this place!

authentic mexican food is hard to find this place has it!

1 Star Rating: Poor

06/07/11

THIS IS THE WORST, & I wanted to like it

by LisaSs

So...I read the reviews, most of them from a year ago, but it sounded good enough and looked like it had ambiance. OMG...the boast their tequila...I asked for Cuervo Gold.."we're out," I asked for Petron, "we have a house tequila"...are you kidding me, it's a Mexican "hip" supposedly restaurant. It's like a bad night club scene with a bunch of 21 year olds drunk in the lobby and their version of a night club. But I didn't get to the food yet, umm, the portions were so small, I never saw tapas served on tea cup saucers before, I think they ran out of dishes...and it was terrible! Like the frozen stuff you make when you're too tired to cook. I just apologized to my bf the whole night since it was my turn to pick the retaurant. CHOOSE ANY OTHER MEXICAN IN MANHATTAN, truly awful!

1 Star Rating: Poor

04/03/11

Las Comidas Horrible

by K Sax

I went to Las Chicas Locas with 3 of my girlfriends last night. We go out to restaurants in the city all the time. I haven't reviewed any in the past, but now realize I need to if i love/hate one.

WE WERE BEYOND DISAPPOINTED. We ordered guacamole, 8 dishes and 4 pitchers of Sangria. ALL the dishes were TERRIBLE, the guac was extremely mild and none of us had a buzz.

We left completely unsatisfied. The service was ok and the atmosphere was eh, not chelsea cool at all.

Would never go back.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

03/24/11

Great happy hour and Mexican food!

by CityGirlL1

Las Chicas Locas has an awesome happy hour and yummy Mexican food. central location too and lots of new bars have opened nearby so you can make a night of the area!

1 Star Rating: Poor

11/15/10

I am aghast!

by amosks

I will never go back. the food was decent enough. BUT we had an 8pm reservation and at 9:30pm the "maitre'd" literally asked us to have the dessert and coffee we just ordered at a table in the bar area since he has a 9:30 reservation coming in. We cancelled our order, and were AGHAST that we were not even able to finish the meal at the table. For an overpriced mexican restaurant, I would expect better service and accommodations.

The Details on Las Chicas Locas

Place Categories:

  • good mexican food
  • like place
  • great service
  • incredible white sangria
  • really good margaritas
  • incredible shrimp diablo
  • nice restaurant
  • especially love rich balsamic drizzled
  • great music
  • great mexican food experience
  • beautiful mexican restaurants
  • incredible amazing specialty drinks
  • sweet everyone
  • not that good food
  • familiar taste
  • nice new spot
  • great new neighborhood
  • recommended chris
  • comfortable chairs
  • dry chicken
  • amazing churros
  • perfect regular margarita
  • awesome happy hour
  • favorite app
  • great staff

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