La Paz

Great food! Made with fresh ingredients. Not your typical pre made ready in 5 minutes Mexican cuisine!

Having been to this restaurant twice, can’t say enough about the food and ambiance. A cozy atmosphere combined with fresh, delicious Mexican food makes this spot so great. La Paz nails refreshing margaritas. The fish tacos, pork burritos, and guacamole are must-​haves. Already looking forward to returning. So nice to have this addition in Greensburg, worth the trip if you aren’t from the area. Best Mexican in a long time.

Very impressed, and very pleasant — will go back.
We rarely go out, and when we do, we usually regret it — it just doesn’t seem to be worth the time and money. But La Paz gave us something different. Located in an anonymous corner in Greensburg (not where you’d expect a good restaurant, much less a Mexican one), the place is tastefully decorated. We arrive at lunch time on Saturday, and without only one server/​bartender, the service is nice, reasonably quick, and courteous. The chips and salsa (freshly made!) are ample while we wait for the food. The food was very good (we ordered mostly appetizers), was really huge in portions (even the Kids Meal), and we left satisfied without being overwhelmed by either the quantity or the grease (which happens in many places).
Overall, it is just very pleasant … and it’s the first place we’ve tried in this Westmoreland area where we all said right away — let’s go back.

Our first trip to La Paz will be the last. We received horrible service. On ordering hot tea our waiter told us that it’s too hot out to drink hot tea. I ordered vegetarian enchiladas, but received chicken. When I told the waiter he «just eat them.» Our water was not refilled nor were we offered dessert.

Just returned from my first visit to this restaurant and might be my last. Very cute Mexican décor. Got seated and next to our table was one that had not been cleared and wasn’t thru most of our evening. That can be a red flag as they were not busy. Margaritas were very good as was the salsa. We ordered dinner and the «new» waiter did not write any thing down. I’ve not seen that work yet and it didn’t tonight. My order was wrong as was our guest’s. I ordered tortilla soup and it was obviously forgotten till I asked. Came out after my meal was half eaten. I was full and took it home. Service was not good. Even though I had the shrimp tacos that I didn’t order, they were good but none of our tacos came with sauce, Pico de gallo, something, anything. Wait staff everywhere. …you do not impress me by not writing food orders down, especially when you get it wrong! Just write it and get it right the first time. Maybe we hit it on an off night.

Great service and great food. Our margaritas were nice and strong, not watered down at all. The food was so good but super spicy (although she warned us about that). Great atmosphere, nice and quiet at least when we went. Just all around great experience and we are definitely coming back!

Cinco de mayo… We asked if there was patio seating, hostess said“it’ll be about a 20 min wait” so we took a look for ourselves… More than half the patio was open. It took 15 minutes for a waitress to clear a dirty table and even ask us if we needed menus. Way under staffed! Bartenders acted like it was their first day bar tending. Horrible service left before our food came.

Eastern Time Zone Mexican food is suspicious to westerners by nature, especially in a small town, but La Paz does a surprisingly good job.
First, I’ll get the unpleasant part out of the way– service here leaves a lot to be desired. On the only time I’ve dined in, it took us several requests to get a glass of water, and it was overall very slow. We did at least get our chips and salsa quickly; when I texted a friend that, she was shocked, because they didn’t get any for the first hour of their visit. I tried to get takeout on Cinco de Mayo and they told me they were «too busy,» which seemed odd (and contrary to reports from other Unilocalers on that day). Maybe they’re just understaffed, but they need to get it together.
That said, I’ve actually been really impressed with La Paz otherwise! The interior is nice enough, and they have a pretty good patio in the back, with shade and angled away from Main Street to reduce road noise. The food has been good so far too. To date, friends and I have tried:
–chips and salsa: okay, the salsa tastes a lot like the one from Sam’s Club, but it’s tasty, and the chips seemed fresh.
–queso blanco: this was delicious– I’d definitely recommend it.
–carnitas: my friend said the pork was great, but the sauce was a bit one-​note.
–enchiladas suizas: a craving for enchiladas is actually what brought me to La Paz in the first place, and they were great! The sauce could be a little spicier, but has great flavor.
–black beans: this gets a separate line because although it’s just a side dish, these are really some of the best I’ve had.
–chile relleno: my husband had this and really liked it. The portion was huge and justified the price.
–short ribs with mole: really good mole sauce– nice and complex, without one overwhelming flavor like can happen sometimes. The short ribs were wonderful.
There’s not great Mexican options in Greensburg, unless you count Chipotle, so I’m sure I’ll give La Paz a couple of more chances. They have some issues but the food is good, so I can see them earning 4 stars in the future.

Salsa was awesome, margaritas were bomb… And I do realize it’s Cinco de Mayo… But a 45 min wait for a bill… After asking for it 4 separate times is ridiculous. Service was terrible the entire night. The peeps sitting next to us said that this was their third time there. And it’s the same every time. This place was so cute and nice but come on… Get with it. Greensburg needs a great Mexican place… This COULD be it!!!

We tried again and it seems nothing has changed. You enter the restaurant facing the bathroom and there is no one there to greet you. Eventually a severely panicked man reluctantly took our name and said it would be about 25 minutes. There were three visibly empty tables at that time. 25 minutes is a perfectly respectable wait time but in the 10 minutes we uncomfortably waited in the bathroom hallway nothing really happened. I saw no food come out of the kitchen I couldn’t smell any food and I believe I witnessed a discussion about starting to turn people away. Strike two… we won’t try again.

Mole was fantastic. Salsa was fresh and layers of flavors throughout. Great mint and just enough sweet in the Mojito. The beans had just enough kick. Super meal and venue.

Better than any other Mexican Restaurant in town. The food and atmosphere were amazing. The only thing I would say is that my food was lacking seasoning. With that said, I will definitely be back!

Excellent traditional Mexican cuisine. The meal was fantastic and delivered on a timely manner. My bartender, Ariel, is a delightful ray of sunshine. I give this establishment 5 stars!!! We will definitely be back!

La Paz is alright.
The bar is really good. My margarita was well balanced and fairly priced. The Mexican beer selection was great.
The food was bland. I could tell it was well prepared, it was diappointing it was so bland. The steak fajiitas come out perfectly cooked. The tacos used curd cheese rather than shredded cheese. Everything was properly cooked and looked appetizing, but the flavor wasn’t there.

Great cocktails! Yummy margaritas! They use freshly squeezed juices. Cute little place and it’s not like a chain type. Good food and very friendly staff!

The margarita couldn’t be better! Great taste, cute presentation, awesome price and high quality! The homemade salsa and nice warm chips were a great start to the dinner. Then we had a yummy cheese quesadilla and chicken taco salad for dinner along with chicken tacos. Everything was great and the prices are very friendly. It’s new in town so stop and give it a try !! Yum, can’t wait to go back !!
On Unilocal,it says they’re closed on Wednesday’s, but that is not true. I’m pretty sure they’re open every day…

La Paz is not your typical chain Mexican restaurant. It recently opened and replaces the old Corner Bar, Legends and another restaurant. The entire inside has been redecorated and is very cozy and warm. The menu is relatively small and goes beyond the typical enchilada and burritos, although they are on the menu too. Our party had the fresh guacamole as an appetizer, and for entrees the fish taco, beef short ribs with mole sauce, and chipotle braised pork shank. The guacamole was superb. Nicely seasoned and chunky. All 3 entrees were well prepared. The meat was remarkably tender with both the pork and short ribs and nicely flavored. The fish tacos were very good, but probably would have enjoyed more in the summer since the cold toppings overwhelmed the warmth of the fish. The portions are definitely large. The margaritas were great. Even though it had been open only a few weeks, there was a nice crowd of people who all seemed to be enjoying their dinners. This is definitely worth a return visit.

Had steak fajitas to go. The entire dish screamed for seasoning. The corn tortillas had great flavor but the blandness of the peppers, onions and flank steak made the fajita just terrible. The steak was char grilled to perfection. It just had zero flavor. The salsa verde was spot on, that and a bit of sarachi made it eatable. Oh add some tomatoes to the dish.