Vecina

5 stars!!
First of all, our server Blake was AMAZING! His energy made our experience.
The food was phenomenal. Our favorites were the karaage and the white bean puree w/ short rib. We will definitely be back!!

Really enjoyed our evening here. I think the establishment does a great job of balancing a nice and upscale setting with a fun and non-pretentious vibe so that you feel valued as a diner but also comfortable and able to enjoy. We sat outside and liked the surrounding flowers. Our waitress was very attentive and took care of us--would hope we get her again.

Food was great, can order dish by dish and got some of happy hour benefits too. We will 100% be back.

The food was very tasty.
The service was very great!
The music was great
This desert was delicious

No salt and pepper is needed on the table when all of the food you order is seasoned beautifully. The dishes are gorgeous and taste even better than they look.

The server was attentive but not overbearing, the ambiance was enjoyable, music not too loud. The patio provided one of the best views in the valley.

The salsas in the trio appetizer, I could eat those on a flip flop. The broccoli dish is a must!
I can't wait to come back and try the other menu items.

Vecina was great! With tapas and ordering many plates, I feel like you're bound to come across something you don't like very much, but we really enjoyed all our dishes.

The pork chop was fantastic. It was cooked well, with a good crisp/char on the outside and I liked the sauce with it (though the pork chop itself was delicious so not needed).
I'm not normally one for salmon in tacos but the dish looked popular online, so I had to try, and I'm glad I did! The salmon was SO tender and oily, which I like.
As for the ceviche, I understand people's comments about the sauce being more curry like than ceviche. For me, I really like coconut and am not a huge fan of traditional ceviche, so I loved this dish! I actually dipped the chicken karaage in the ceviche sauce too.
I'm a big fan of Japanese food so I was skeptical about seeing chicken karaage on this menu. This also did not disappoint! Very crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. Liked the sauce on this dish a lot too.

The service was pretty standard. Our waitress was friendly and they were very apologetic when our reservation was slightly delayed (the people before us stayed longer than anticipated). Dishes coming out were paced well and it was nice that they frequently refreshed plates and silverware due to the variety of foods we had.

The restaurant itself was small but cute - a little intimate and dim lit spot for a date night. Only commentary on the location would be that the parking lot is small, so we had to wait a bit to squeeze into a spot.

Location: 4.5 STARS
The location is great! The restaurant has multiple tables. We didn't need a reservation on a Wednesday night but it did start getting busy after 7:30. Parking is kinda limited up front. Not sure if you're able to park on the other side.
Ambiance is kinda romantic with dark lightning. The music was top tier. They had on all the Latin bangers.

Service: 5 STARS
Our waitress was really nice, friendly and attentive. She checked on us multiple times and made suggestions to the menu and was very helpful with drinks.

Food: 4 STARS
the food was tasty but not everything we tried was worth coming back for.

Elote: 4.5 STARS - great! Creamy, roasted! I really like the green sauce on the plate.

Brussel sprouts: 3 STARS - we were warned that this was in salad form. It was a bit hard to eat because it was basically like shredded cabbage. It was also dry. Just felt like it needed more dressing

Ceviche: 4 STARS - I liked this plate but I felt like it was missing some spice or more fish.

Empanada: 5 STARS - this one was a fave of the night. It comes with one empanada but it's large enough to share

Pork belly tacos: 5 STARS - these were delicious. The pork belly was very tender.

We had a large group for a bachelorette & Vecina was the perfect choice!
The service was impeccable & so helpful in guiding us through the menu. They are primarily a tapas style restaurant, and we loved getting to share dishes while exploring a good portion of the menu!

The place has a delicious smell from down the road. Cocktails were tasty and very imaginative. The karaage was delicious. The mussels with shaved jalapeños and chorizo were excellent. The steak tacos were a very nice treat with a good dose of spice. Service was top notch. Questions were answered and suggestions were made. Waitress was absolutely sweet. There's nice seating both inside and out. Can't wait to get back soon.

Great good. Good drinks . Great services. They have pretty decent happy hour pricing . Definitely on the pricey end but totally worth it . We will be back . The place isn't massive yet very cozy and a very outdoor patio.

Great ambiance! Great intimate & cozy setting!

Chips and salsa were solid with 3 different spice levels. My favorite had to be the Cruda; had a hint of sweetness and didn't burn my palates! It's the green one in case you're looking at the pictures haha!

I didn't care for the HIramasa Ceviche since I felt the coconut flavors were over-powering. Almost like I was eating curry instead of ceviche.

My entree was the Carnitas Empanada, which was cooked to perfection! It had crispy shell wrapped and within was warm and moist carnitas! The manchego brought a cream bite while the salsa gave it an extra pop with two different options served with the entree.