Frida Mexican Cuisine - Sherman Oaks

I really didn't love my experience here. The atmosphere was extremely loud, the food was bland (and I didn't get what I actually ordered), and the service was incredibly slow (food came out fairly quickly, but we were not checked on and we had to summon our bill after 30 mins of waiting). The table side guacamole was cool, but it really needed some salt and there was none to be found. That said, the glass enclosed patio was a nice outdoor space to eat.

Mariachis are awesome, but WAY TOO loud. No need for that microphone guys!!! Take it down 50% and you’d be golden.

We 'd hesitated trying Frida ahead of seeing a movie in the Galleria in the past because of a lack of vegetarian dishes, and because their pinto beans and Mexican rice are also not vegetarian. Some time had gone by since they had replaced El Torito Grill in this spot, and they added a vegetarian menu, so we thought well at least we won 't starve, let 's give it a try. The atmosphere is great and our server was really nice and took care of us.We were overall disappointed with the vegetarian experience with the items we ordered. Kudos for having a dedicated vegetarian menu but we think you can do better with what you delivered. The vegetarian option for beans is black beans. These tasted okay but a vegetarian refried beans for many is probably preferable to black beans. Also, as a vegetarian, we could only have plain white rice which, for most at a Mexican food establishment, is not as interesting or tasty as a vegetarian version of the more flavorful Mexican rice.I had the Taco de Champinon which came with 2 small mushroom-filled tacos and some melted cheese. It felt like not a lot for the price of the dish and overall seemed a bit overcooked and not as flavorful or nice to look at as vegetarian tacos I 've had at other places. (Served with black beans and plain white rice.)I also ordered a Mexican Sour which was heavy on the sour flavor and not so much on the Mezcal it was made with.The chips and salsa were good enough.Overall, although we were happy there were vegetarian options, nothing that we ordered was particularly good. The mushroom tacos could have been beautiful and more fresh and they really could do with a vegetarian version of refried beans and Mexican rice.We won 't be rushing back.Vegetarian options: They have them but they 're clearly the second class citizens to the rest of the non-vegetarian menu.

Food was great. Had Guac chips and others with me had tostada salad with chicken and Oaxacan Mole. Very good food and wait staff was very attentive and friendly. Unique thing was the coat rack at the table to hang whatever you wanted to take off while dining.Food: 5/5

We 'd hesitated trying Frida ahead of seeing a movie in the Galleria in the past because of a lack of vegetarian dishes, and because their pinto beans and Mexican rice are also not vegetarian. Some time had gone by since they had replaced El Torito Grill in this spot, and they added a vegetarian menu, so we thought well at least we won 't starve, let 's give it a try. The atmosphere is great and our server was really nice and took care of us. We were overall disappointed with the vegetarian experience with the items we ordered. Kudos for having a dedicated vegetarian menu but we think you can do better with what you delivered. The vegetarian option for beans is black beans. These tasted okay but a vegetarian refried beans for many is probably preferable to black beans. Also, as a vegetarian, we could only have plain white rice which, for most at a Mexican food establishment, is not as interesting or tasty as a vegetarian version of the more flavorful Mexican rice. I had the Taco de Champinon which came with 2 small mushroom-filled tacos and some melted cheese. It felt like not a lot for the price of the dish and overall seemed a bit overcooked and not as flavorful or nice to look at as vegetarian tacos I 've had at other places. (Served with black beans and plain white rice. I also ordered a Mexican Sour which was heavy on the sour flavor and not so much on the Mezcal it was made with. The chips and salsa were good enough. Overall, although we were happy there were vegetarian options, nothing that we ordered was particularly good. The mushroom tacos could have been beautiful and more fresh and they really could do with a vegetarian version of refried beans and Mexican rice. We won 't be rushing back.