Las Margaritas in Anchorage

4 stars for atmosphere and Mexican food, 3 stars for Italian food.

I ordered the chili verde enchiladas with rice and beans on the side. Enchiladas were bland and beans were alright a little too salty..it was my first time there, and I wasn't impressed. For me I wouldn't recommend this place.

Wow - the negative reviews look very suspicious.  I've been going to Las Margaritas for nearly two decades (I used to work next door at Alaska Computer Brokers) and some of the negative things posted in the reviews here are completely inaccurate.  You're not going to find three-star Michelin quality food, and I don't mean that as an insult, I eat there pretty much every night when I'm in town. It's a family owned joint, the margaritas are the best I've ever had.  Home made mix and their generous with their pours.  The staff are always on point.  The owners, Marco, Arturo, Gloria and Christina, are amazing people who take pride in what they do.  Their chicken chipotle dish is unique and very well done.  As different as it may sound, they also serve Italian - not classic authentic Italian, but a good quality American version.  Their pizza is solid and their calzones are epic. (if I remember correctly the restaurant space used to be an Italian joint and Las Margaritas kept a handful of items on the menu to please the regulars). The regulars here are a big draw for me.  They're friendly people, a lot of them have been going their for decades and I remember some of them from when they were still in junior high school.  This is my place, my version of "Cheers", they're not pretentious in what they do and they do an amazing job. Get a cadillac (or grande, if you like it less sweet) margarita with the house double-barrel and make sure to get some of Gloria's flan for dessert.