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El Siete Mares
Categories: Restaurants Seafood Restaurants Mexican Seafood, Mexican [Edit]
3131 W Sunset BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90026
Neighborhood: Silver Lake
(323) 665-0865
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
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159 reviews for El Siete Mares
Review Highlights
"My husband and I love their shrimp burritos."
(in 5 reviews)
"I ordered fish, al pastor and carne asada."
(in 6 reviews)
"...that experience each time I take a trip to the Seven Seas."
(in 4 reviews)
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159 reviews in English
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Review from Tina J.
Los Angeles, CA
2/2/2012 1 Check-in Here
Love this local roadside seafood place. My faves are shrimp cocktail, shrimp burrito, shrimp ceviche.
They have daily deals which are hard to beat. I don't remember what they are off the top of my head, but you can search for them in other reviews.
There are always people at this branch, so you know it's good when there's a line!
Yum, I'm craving it now. -
Review from Tony T.
Downtown, Los Angeles, CA
2/1/2012
I've always love this prominent echo park place
Roadside essentially but yummy
There ties night fish taco specials for 99 can't be beat
Shrimp burritos are crisp n delicious
And they pour Orange bang
Yea -
Review from Chris L.
Los Angeles, CA
1/12/2012
Great local seafood joint for those less than $10 cravings in Silver Lake.
Love the daily deals (copied this from another reviewer)
Monday - Shrimp Tacos - 1.50
Tuesday - Fish Tacos - $1
Wednesday - Dorado Tacos - $1
Thursday - Tostada Ceviche, $1
Friday - Tacos Marlin, mini fish quesadillas, $1
I went Wednesday so I had the Dorado which was a deep fried shrimp taco. It was amazing!! Ask for sour cream to really top off the meal. Watch out for the toothpick they use to keep the taco closed.
My boyfriend got the fish burrito which was delicious and filling. When I sampled it, it felt like biting into a fisherman's wharf.
There's a parking lot and some crazies that roam around. Coming back fo sho. -
Review from danielle n.
Los Angeles, CA
2/8/2012
Delicious & cheap- I love their shrimp tacos.. and pretty much any other item they have with shrimp. The ceviche is spot on; really good on a torta. This is my favorite fish taco place around Silver Lake. The food is delicious, there is always a booth to sit in, and service is fast & friendly.
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Review from Lucky V.
Los Angeles, CA
2/2/2012
Ok, this is about the sit down El Siete Mares restaurant to the east of the Fish Taco Stand. Maybe all the great reviews are about the Taco Stand and not the sit down place. Overall we were disappointed. Sure the portions were good, and the vege chile relleno was edible. My fried Tilapia (whole fish) was pretty good, and a bargain for $6.99 lunch. The iceberg lettuce salad had a piece of cuke and something else on it. It was okay. Really. It went down from there. The scallops in a red sauce were nearly inedible. All fire, no taste, mushy salad size scallops. The clam chowder was pasty, and not many clams. However, the booths are comfy and the server was very pleasant. So go for the beer, and the comfy booths, but forget the food.
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Review from Leslie C.
12/16/2011
The fish tacos at the El 7 Mares stand are phenomenal. I stopped by last week around 9pm and ordered 3 tacos and a horchata. Surprisingly, the tacos are pretty large and filling--so next time I'm ordering just two. The tacos were so good I took my friend on Tuesday night around 10pm --unfortunately, they ran out of fish?! So we decided to order the ceviche and shrimp tostada. The tostadas were really good--fresh and well-balanced-- but you'll need to soak up the water from your plate to avoid a soggy tostada. I'm pretty sure I'll be frequenting El 7 Mares on Mondays for their fish taco special!
NOTE: you'll have to pay inside the restaurant if you don't have cash. -
Review from Dave K.
Beverly Hills, CA
2/3/2012 1 Check-in Here
Great roadside Mexican seafood
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Review from Amy S.
Los Angeles, CA
11/7/2011 1 Check-in Here
This is a great place to head on over to if you're in SilverLake and you don't want to pay $7 for a beer. Yes, it's a cheesy Mexican place complete with Marachi singers on the weekend, but the beers are only $3.75 (not printed on the menu)! You can have your chips and salsa and chug a beer too!
The food is good but nothing spectacular. I was more happy about everything being so cheap.I had a combination dinner and I was filled to the brim for $9.99. I'm not a huge seafood fan so I skipped it. But my boyfriend had the Halibut stew...he liked it but it was WAY too fishy for my taste, yuck.
I'm sure I'll be back for the specials, as in $1 fish taco Tuesdays. I may not be a huge fan of seafood, but if it's battered and fried then sign me up! -
Review from David M.
Los Angeles, CA
11/15/2011 2 Check-ins Here
I am hooked. I have been here a long time ago for Fish Tacos. They were good, but honestly... they didn't make me come back. Fast forward to now. A good friend of mine comes here all the time and swears by the shrimp burritos. I have been back a handful of times since and I will probably go back tonight. I really liked the burrito.... A LOT. I tend to pick places I like for one or two items only and frequent them only for that one item. Well... this place is my one stop for Shrimp Burritos. I may one day get adventurous and try something else... but for now. The shrimp burrito is it.
Be sure to also ask for the hot sauce behind the counter. It's gooood. -
Review from V L.
Manhattan, NY
12/15/2011 9 Check-ins Here
CREDIT CARDS 10+
PARKING YES
DELICIOUS YES
Talk about a melting pot. Everybody is at El Siete Mares, with the exception of a few everybody is here. The people watching here is spectacular.
The food brings comfort , i give it five stars based on my favorite choices.
TOSTADA DE CEVICHE: I get it mixto, on Thursdays its 1.00 a tostada thats a deal.
SHRIMP BURRITO: The shrimp is deep fried and battered but remember i said its comfort food, also inside is a white fluffy rice with a hint of creamy goodness and thinly sliced cabbage. I ask if the could please put some salsa inside 2 little cups.
FOUR TACO SPECIAL: The four taco special is 4.99 it includes a drink go for the agua frescas, if you find that it is too sweet just pour some water in there, back to the tacos, asada is a favorite, these are delicious authentic tacos, so they come in a little tortilla served with lime wedges, dont forget to saeeze.
SHRIMP TACO: The shrimp is fried but its filled with yummy goodness, -
Review from Francine L.
Los Angeles, CA
Parking sucks, the seats are super old, the outside looks shady but the food is pretty good. If you ignore all the bad things about the place and just sit and eat some of the food you might actually enjoy yourself and get taken off onto a beach with your fish tacos in hand and some good shrimp cocktails.
I came here on a late night hunger pain. I was hungry and was craving some seafood so I looked on yelp to find out where I could possibly go to get some. So it brought me to this shack called El Siete Mares.
I was a little bit scared to try it at first because I'm not one of those people that really enjoy eating outside when it looks super shady!
Got a lot to try and our total ended up being $35.00!! OMG we were hungry!! When we got the food I was knowing and expecting that we would not finish all of it but at least we got to try a lot!!
Fish Tacos- Pretty good yumminess piece of deep fried fish. No complaints about this one.
Shrimp Cocktail- Add some tapatio, lime and salt and we were heading off with bliss!! Also the shrimps were delved soo it didn't have that black stuff in the middle. Loved it!!
Shrimp Ceviche- I wouldn't say it was the best ceviche I have ever had but it is pretty good. I enjoyed the onions and tomato and soo much shrimp.
4 Carne Asada Tacos- A lot of meat but it was just alright.
Horchata- Drink was really good but needed a tad bit more ice! But this is one of my favorite drinks to order when I'm eating some good food!
As you can see way way too much food !! But I had a great time and I loved this little shack. My top favorites out of this list to order would be the fish taco and the shrimp cocktail.Listed in: Los Angeles, Mexican/Spanish, Seafood
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Review from a b.
Jersey City, NJ
12/13/2011
The low rating is more relative than absolute - it's not bad food, there's just no reason to visit considering with the abundance of excellent seafood and/or Mexican food in the region.
Shrimp cocktail was on the sweet side, as in sugar, not as in Gen Y descriptor of quality. Not tasteless, just pointless.
The fish taco had potential - the fish itself had a good flavor but was not hot. And why the mayo sauce?
The best item was the salsa which isn't exactly hard to find. -
Review from Crunk G.
North Hollywood, CA
1/12/2012
I don't recommend the oysters on the halfshell. They didn't make me sick, they just didn't taste right and a couple looked so gnarly I didn't eat them. And my shrimp burrito was bland and boring. Too much good food in L.A. to waste your time here.
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Review from dude food G.
Santa Monica, CA
9/13/2011
Good thing it was tuesday when i went by this local spot, El 7 Mares, because the tuesday special is fish tacos. How stoked was I to discover this?
These fish tacos, of which I had 4, certainly qualify for the list of "Top 5 Best Fish Taco in Los Angeles".
Muchas gracias El 7 Mares. Hasta miercoles. -
Review from Corey M.
5/8/2011 5 Check-ins Here
Can I get a QUE QUE for ballin Mexican seafood??
This place is as cheap as they come and they have half gallons of tapatio on every outdoor table. I don't think you could pay me to stop smiling while I'm eating here.
i've yet to experience the indoor dining next door, but the outside location has dollar fish tacos every Tuesday. I'm complete.
Most of their combos don't exceed $6.
Shit is the bomb digs. -
Review from Sam N.
Los Angeles, CA
11/8/2011
The fish tacos are amazing..it could only get better if they had beans and rice at the walk up window!
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Review from TRIATRINH V.
Los Angeles, CA
10/9/2011 1 Check-in Here
El siete mares(on sunset)had short staff. We waited 20mins for our drinks and another 15 to place our order. My brother was craving for their oyster and once we got our hands on it, it lead to lack of flavor due to excessive rinsing. Their fish tacos was nothing I had never had before. It was buried with veggies all over I couldn't seem to find my fish! I'll just stick with my sweet cocktail next time.
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Review from Haven H.
Los Angeles, CA
8/5/2011
El Siete Mares in Silverlake is good. I haven't had a bad experience and the shrimp and fish tacos are tasty. I've had almost everything on the menu. The food is tasty. I've ever only eaten inside but today I'm hitting up taco Tuesdays at the outside stand.
$1.50 Shrimp Tacos on Mondays!
$1 fish tacos on Tuesdays!
Update:
Taco Tuesdays at the outside stand..........two words....Do....It!!!
So good. -
Review from Stef B.
Los Angeles, CA
4/30/2011
The spot for the best fish tacos.
I especially like the diner-style outdoor booths right on Sunset Blvd.
You can eat cheap fish tacos and watch the buses roar past. It's the most typical L.A. experience next to getting fat injected into your lips.
The restaurant part next door is pretty crappy, but the taco stand is the best. -
Review from satig s.
Anaheim, CA
8/29/2011
Was there on Sunday/8-28-11/ had 2 "xx lager" beers in the patio it was cool, and the service better.....
check it out... -
Review from Aram D.
Los Angeles, CA
4/28/2011
I've been here 5 of the last 6 tuesdays for $1 fish tacos. Pretty bangin' deal. Crispiest fish taco in the land! Not the best tasting, but certainly not the worst. Love that they use two layers of corn tortillas that are kinda fried and crispy.
Pro Tip: skip the crema on the tacos, and ask for those awesome semi-fried chili's on the side. The yellow ones.
Can't do 5 stars though...bigger pieces of fish perhaps? I think the reason they're so crispy is that the pieces of fish in the taco are tiny, so you taste that more than the fish? Eh...this is all fish taco theory...but there it is. 4 Stars. Will keep comin back.
also, worth noting that I haven't been back to Best Fish Taco since I started coming here... -
Review from Lalo G.
Los Angeles, CA
10/17/2011 1 Check-in Here
Best baja style fish taco in town. Don't let that "Best fish taco in...." place fool you. I love dollar taco tuesdays too!
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Review from Jorge G.
Burbank, CA
10/29/2011
Best mariscos in Silverlake.
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Review from Brian I.
Los Angeles, CA
9/2/2011
Here's something you don't hear a lot about this place: They have an amazing carne asada burrito. I order it "solo carne" the way do it it at King Taco. They don't charge any extra and they STUFF the thing with meat. The asada itself is very moist and the best way to describe it would be like Mexican pot roast. They also have my favorite french fries in the area. They taste exactly the way McDonald's fries tasted in the 70's when they were awesome before the whole "beef tallow" thing fell out of fashion. Wash it down with a Mexican Coke and it is like you are transported to a much tastier era in time.
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Review from Meghan R.
Los Angeles, CA
7/17/2011
Hella, hella, HELLA good fish and shrimp tacos. Superior. So good I almost cried. The only thing preventing 5 stars is how JESUS.H.CHRIST long it took to get them. We were the only people there and it STILL took a full ten minutes to get them after ordering. We ordered one fish taco and one shrimp taco--that's it! And it took a phenomenally long time to get them. My (apparently very patient) friend assured me that "it always takes a long time for some reason."
So don't go there in a big ass hurry to eat. But be comforted that IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT!. -
Review from Dan C.
Pleasanton, CA
6/28/2011
My brother-in-law dad the worst Shrimp Burrito experience ever.
First off they served his burrito with white rice... And he had like 5 different prawns in his burrito.... as if they used left over scraps from the bus-tub.
The place gave me the "yuks" eat at your own risk! -
Review from milo a.
Berkeley, CA
5/24/2011
The Tuesday Special: Baja fish tacos for .99¢ each is impossible to beat.
FYI: a Baja taco in the Bay Area runs between $3.50 and $5 bucks...and not nearly as good. -
Review from Louie C.
Los Angeles, CA
7/9/2011
Go to the walk-up window and get the special of the day.
Shrimp taco's for like $1.50 are you kidding me? BOMB!
Stick with the seafood. The regular stuff didn't impress me (carne).
Try the ceviche tostada's or fish or shrimp, and you'll be happy and eating cheap! -
Review from Scott B.
Los Angeles, CA
5/15/2011
I am addicted to the shrimp ceviche!!!!!
It's an aphrodisiac.. -
Review from Ernest T.
Los Angeles, CA
3/23/2011
I really like this place...
Monday - Shrimp Tacos - 1.50, there ok...forgettable
Tuesday - Fish Tacos - $1, aweseome, taste great
Wednesday - Dorado Tacos - $1, mini Shrimp Quesadillas...good
Thursday - Tostada Ceviche, $1, good
Friday - Tacos Marlin, mini fish quesadillas, $1, good.
Overall this is a great place to go to eat inside or outside...They have good oysters, and a large variety of food that is not seafood so it will work for a variety of people.
Close, convenient and tasty...I am fan. -
Review from Emily P.
Los Angeles, CA
11/2/2010
When I moved to Silverlake around my birthday last year, my friends and I stumbled here for hangover burritos. I couldn't have imagined how integral this taco stand would become to my Los Angeles happiness.
I go here every single Tuesday for 99 cent fish tacos--they are a party in my mouth. THE best fish tacos I've ever had, and that's a fact. They're massive!! I swear they've gotten bigger since I first became addicted. The fish is deep-fried to perfection, hot sauce and a white sauce go perfectly together, tomatoes, onions, and cabbage top it off. My boyfriend doesn't like fish so he gets tacos al pastor every week, and he says they're the best al pastor he's ever had too.
They have specials every weekday I think. Support your local businesses! -
Review from Lakwanza W.
West Covina, CA
7/24/2011
While searching for the best fish tacos in LA, I decided to give El Siete Mares a try. I dun did fucked up cause they made a sista wait 15 minutes for a damn fish taco which ain't even that good! First of all, they dun goof'd by having a semi-crunchy but semi-soggy tortilla and the fish was cold and barely had any batter as well as cream sauce. (Which makes me wonder - WAS IT EVEN FRIED???) How they gon' do a sista like that?
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Review from Aaron M.
Hollywood, CA
1/20/2011
This is in reference to the outdoor, take-out kitchen:
Pros:
Pretty tasty fish tacos
Fairly cheap
Open seating
Cons:
Over-hyped
Ceviche is mushy
Takes too long to get food at times
Food has been over-cooked at times, and under-cooked at times -
Review from Danny K.
Los Angeles, CA
10/16/2010 13 Check-ins Here
I suppose being the Duke would require me to write a review. What I like the most about El Siete Mares is that it reminds me of Puerto Vallarta and Sayulita. I had some great Mexican seafood dishes there, and I get to re-live that experience each time I take a trip to the Seven Seas. The pescados ceviche tostada is 99 cents on Thursday. Soaked in lime, it is cheap and delicious. I also like the pescados and camarones burritos. The tacos are okay. I think the lettuce kind of kills the vibe.
The menu inside the dining room is great in terms of variety and value. You can get a coconut full of ceviche, shrimp enchiladas, asada and ripe avocados on a bed of lettuce. If you're with your buddies, just chill outside. If you're taking a date, go inside, have a few drinks and partake in the whole menu.
El Siete Mares gives me hope that Mexican food in LA can compete with that of San Francisco's. Still haven't had a burrito in LA that rivals Papalote's Camarones or Gordo's boiled chicken. My mouth is literally watering thinking about SF's burritos. -
Review from Max C.
Los Angeles, CA
7/10/2010
The fish tacos, fish burritos, shrimp tacos, and shrimp burritos are EXCELLENT! I also went to the restaurant-side, where they serve camarones empanizados (breaded shrimp with fries) for 9.99... The breaded-shrimp was excellent, the fries were solid. Comes with a nice rice/corn dish and a salad. Not bad!
I also liked that right off the bat they served super fresh and warm chips, good salsa, plus a bowl of cut up limes. I love limes. I used the lime in my water. It's weird to bring an unasked for bowl of limes to the table, but I appreciated it.
nice place! -
Review from Leon V.
Los Angeles, CA
6/7/2011
Strong contendor for ceviche, fish and shrimp tacos. They dont accept debit cards so you'll have to go in the resaurant and pay. You sit outside so hopefully when you're eating some dumbass doesn't bumb his speaker system like when I went. Anyway, if Senior Fish in Eagle Rock is still better but this is closer so that settles that.
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Review from Estef C.
Los Angeles, CA
1/22/2011
Worth it to drive out here just for their fish tacos! It was filling & crunchy with each bite. Definitely going back on Taco Tuesdays when the fish tacos are only 99 cents!
Do not waste your money on the carne asada tacos... definitely not good. It was too salty and def not as good as I expected it to be... but anything would have been hard to eat after the fish tacos!
Only downfall was the extra $1 charge for card transaction.. and I had to walk over to the sit-down restaurant to pay. -
Review from Kristin H.
Los Angeles, CA
12/16/2010
I think they have the best carne asada I have had at any taco stand in LA. It's no wonder there's often a line including blue collars, professionals, and young men with mustaches, 70s resort wear, sunglasses, and kind of a stance where they're sort of leaning on one hip and tossing their head back like they just don't give a shit, perhaps boat shoes with no socks, a thin physique, a sexy hair-do, and somethingorother from American Apparel.
The Tuesday special is Fish Tacos and those are especially delicious as well. -
Review from Aunny D.
Los Angeles, CA
7/22/2008
Ceviche: muy bueno
Fish tacos: muy malo
That is what I have to say about this place. I have driven past this little taco shop and have come close to giving myself whiplash trying to figure out what so many people are waiting in line for. Turns out they are waiting their turn to eat some mean ass ceviche. This taco shop has a very streamlined menu, which is made up almost entirely of seafood items with the exception of a burger special and a few taco options which include a seriously yummy Al Pastor and chicken of course. I wasn't too impressed with the fish tacos, especially since I had my heart set on Best Fish Tacos in Ensenda (closed on Mondays). Nevertheless, I got to check out El Siete Mares and I'm glad I did because know I know where to go for some authentic ceviche. They sell Mexican coke (coke in the bottle) and the service is top notch. Definitely worth a visit if your in the mood for some Mexican comida de la mar. -
Review from Jessie M.
4/2/2010
A 5 minute walk to get a tasty fish taco and a shrimp ceviche tostada for $5?
Fine by me.
