Don Chente Bar – Grill & Lounge

Worst place to come for drinks! Food is ok. The ambiance is not that great!
The chile relleno was good

My review is based on bar and Lounge experience.
Bar is located on 2^nd floor along with the mariachi. I loved the music on the other hand the service was very slow at the bar.
Lounge located on the 3^rd floor is very big and open. Ideal for big parties. Tables are a little too close for me. I thought it was inconvenient that the bar closes at 12:30am. As well as the DJ is very random with his music.
All around it was a good experience.

They made my experience here the most comfortable from the hostess to the waiter. Will definitely be coming back often. The whole table was happy with the service and the food. The hostess that helped us out was YURI and our nice waiter was ALBERTO! Thank you guys! I loved the mariachi show and they also have DJ and Rock en Español the drinks are awesome and quite strong. loved it!!!

I am only giving this place a 2 because of their service. The witness was very nice and attentive. What they lack is favor in their food. We ordered enchiladas and quesadilla. The enchiladas had a sweet cinnamon taste to it and the quesadilla was 70% cheese and only 30% meat. For $ 10 I could’ve purchased a better quesadilla at Denny’s. The enchiladas were not worth $ 17. They only thing they got right was their rice and my Stella I ordered.

I was soooo thoroughly NOT impressed… Wow. I mean service was great and all and ambiance was nice… But the food seriously was NOT GOOD.
I’m not Mexican. And it wouldn’t be fair for me give you a breakdown on the best Mexican foods, but truly I’ve had waaaaaay better tasting Mexican food that did NOT cost me $ 17 a plate.
On top of that… I was buzzed. You know when you’re buzzed and almost everything tastes good? This was not the case…
This is one of those things that deter you from being spontaneous because… You REALLY don’t know what you’re going to get.
Again… Service was great… Food. Sad. Very very sad.

This place is Garbage. Service is Crappy and food is not with the Business. They over charge for food
And drinks. The drinks are weak they dont add liquor to it.
I drank 5 margaritas and never got buzz.
Dont come to this place. If you guys looking for some good Mexican food go to El Compadre the food and drinks are the Best. And service is excellent.

I have to say I came here before the night before a Kings game first time ever everyone always goes downstairs before the Kings games which was a 50 minute wait tonight which is ridiculous with all the empty seats they had in that place however we came here and the drinks are incredibly strong I’m nice easy hand and the food was really good tonight

This place is unbelievable. My best friend wanted to come here for her bday so we made reservations on a Saturday at 8. We were there on time and were seated. Our waiter showed up about 25 min after taking a seat and didn’t even take our order because he was doing drinks only (made no sense). He finally came back and took our food orders and this is where it went downhill. Our food took approximately 2 hours to arrive. We called a supervisor after like 1 hour and he apologized and blah blah he brought us chips and salsa which were supposed to have been served right after you’re seated and gave us a 30% discount off the check. The 1 positive star I’m giving is for the live entertainment because they were great and it’s not their fault that the service sucks.

This place has great mariachi!
But…
The service here is horrible.
My table/​party of ten waited for more than 45min. to get water.
This is after asking three times between two servers.
Environment is great for family. Atmosphere is fun and lively. It’s just a shame they lack in basic customer service skills with there servers.
For live mariachi awesome place!
To sit and have a meal-​horrible service.
I say choose Don Chente for the show and drinks skip the meal.
Eat before coming here.

As soon as you walk in there is no staff until you climb two flights of stairs. Once you make it to the top staff still fails to make a good impression.
Once seated waiter was quick to take drink orders and food. But after the food came out the waiter vanished! Waited around until I asked another employee for assistance.
Overall drinks were decent. Food was ok. If you get the molé get the green one. Be patient because you’ll be waiting around for a while. I came on a Saturday night and it wasn’t packed at all.

l wasn’t there for the food, this review is based on my lounge experience.
I went to the 3^rd floor/​rooftop lounge for a meet up. The view was great, the music was fun, the bartenders and staff were friendly. The lounge is perfect for large get togethers because there are many seats available and not overly crowded. The dj was very random in his music selection, expect to listen to anywhere from 80’s music, to Mana, to Celia, to Fetty Wap to 112, to Micheal J, and even the Grease soundtrack. The music was all over the place but I suppose thats what made it fun. Cool place to get together to catch up or meet up. Also they have vape hookahs.
The only downside was that they close the roof top around 12:30 but if you go downstairs theres another dj playing in the restaurant section. Its a bit small but if you’re with good company, you can have a good time.

Came here for happy hour with some co workers. The drinks are good, the margarita with the beer with the pacific o was good. Their menu was ehh. nothing special really. They Don’t have a big variety. The don chentes on Alameda is better. The only good thing about this location is the view. I will probably be coming back for some drinks but that’s about it.

I had the salmon with cream of zucchini and my girlfriend had the salmon with lemon. The salmon is fresh not frozen. The mash potatoes were creamy, next time I’ll order a side of their cream sauce, because it’s so good. I will go again and try their vegetarian plates.
Food is a 4 stars
Ambience 4 stars (live mariachi)
Beverages: I love their hibiscus margarita.
Service: needs work. Waiters seems be lost most of the time. This needs to be talked with the manager.

Overall, the less than mediocre food was overpriced, service was bad, the restaurant seems fraudulent, and the music was great.
There were two hairs on my dry green chicken enchiladas, my strawberry margarita tasted like sweet and salty Gatorade, and after I exchanged it for a Heineken I was charged for the margarita even though I only took one sip out of it and made it clear to our waiter Miguel I was having it replaced.
When I presented the issue to our waiter Miguel, he said he charged me for the margarita and for only one of my Heinekens (I drank two). I told him it didn’t make sense for him to charge me for a more expensive drink I did not drink and dismiss the less expensive drink I did drink. He followed by rudely telling me to only pay what I wanted that it was only «a what? 2 – 3 dollar difference.»
I felt like the waiter was attempting to take advantage of us.
Also, the waiter Miguel charged us the wrong amount to top it off. (He charged two extra drinks from another table.) My party and I waited for more than 20 minutes to clear everything up.
My sister did not like her Cadillac margarita and a small serving of guacamole with chips was $ 11.
Other than that, the live music groups played great music the night of the «Posada Rockera» event. It was a pleasure hearing them play some of my favorite songs. It is unfortunate our service was not up to par with the great delivery from the bands that night.
Also, it is unfortunate the event was advertised as free when in reality the restaurant made it mandatory for visitors to spend $ 25 worth of food and drinks per person.
Interestingly, the menu was also fixed so visitors had to spend $ 30 or more instead of the $ 25 minimum the restaurant required visitors to pay.
In addition to all of the above, parking that night was $ 20.
Again, the less than mediocre food was overpriced, service was bad, the restaurant seems fraudulent, and the music was great.

Great & quick customer service. Delicious and affordable drinks and food! Absolutely love the restaurants ambiance. Looking forward on returning next week! :)

Location is wonderful. Mariachi show was Great. Only bad thing about it was the service was awful. My party of 25 and I where first timers. And we won’t ever come again. We arrived around 7:30pm on Saturday 12/​12/​2015. Orders around 8:00pm. Our orders didn’t arrive until 10:30pm. Not only did they take so long to serve us but the drink seem to be water down a lot. I’m not talking about the soda but the alcohol mix drinks. And the manager was nowhere to be seen. Couldn’t even give us the courtesy of giving us a excuse or apologies for the food taking so long. The very next day Sunday morning. More then half of the people of my party got sick from the food.
So bottom line. Worst service and food/​drinks i have ever seen in a restaurant. I wouldn’t recommend this place for no one.

This is one of the places in LA that had the potential to be a great place but just fails.
Cons:
The music is always off. The DJs may try but are second rate at best. The guys that spin at small venues like CANA run circles around these people.
The food. Mediocre at best, is it authentic? Not at al. If your like to overpay for crappy food — you’re at the right place.
The customer service. This place is on par with Sears or a third world country with human rights violations.
Parking — is always an issue. Unless you’re getting dropped off — good luck.
The crowd — mixed. Why are there kids in a bar on a Saturday night at 9pm? Who wears sweats out?
Smokers. If you enjoy coming home smelling like an ashtray — great. I personally don’t, this place will force you to take your stuff to the cleaners.
The over capacity. Came to watch the fight and couldn’t watch it on any of screens because people were so packed in. Someone should call the fire Marshall because this place was clearly over capacity.
Pro:
Easy access for under 21 year olds. Lack security for sure, they don’t card.
All in all — a place to be avoided at all costs.

My carne asada was rubbery :(
I took a bite of the beans and stopped eating :(
My friend got carne asada too, but her dish looked completely different :(
2 of my friends didn’t get their foods when I was almost done eating. I didn’t have utensils and they forgot my tortilla.
The workers were super nice though…
1 star!
Don Chente Bar is not yummylicious!

Huge huge huge restaurant. Took Pops to the Sunday Brunch for Father’s Day, as he’s a fan of the other Don Chente locations and enjoyed his previous visit to this LA Live location. I was impressed by the size, variety of food, and live music. Here’s the rundown:
*Make your reservation on Open Table. We were seated in no time.
*Don’t use the parking lot at the location. Use the lot across the street from the back of the restaurant. Payed $ 15 when we could’ve payed $ 5. Live and learn.
*Tip the guy at the omelette/​crêpe/​pancake station. They were all outstanding!
Overall, the experience was positive. Glasses were rapidly refilled and used plates were picked up in a short amount of time. It would’ve been nice to have the option of outside seating, but maybe they opened it up later on in the day. Lots of space not being used.

No se merecen ni una Estrella por el mal servicio que tienen, estuve con mi Esposa por lo memos 15 minutos esperando que alguien nos atendiera y nadir se acerco siquiera para preguntarnos si queriamos un Vaso de agua esta en buen lugar pero tiene un pesimo servicio Los empleados parecian gallinas descabezadas. Horrible servicio.

As my mother said it herself, «Que pena que tengan un buen lugar pero mal servicio. Lo unico excelente es el mariachi.»
Sadly, this seems to be true. The service is terrible. Most of the workers don’t know what they’re doing or how to cater to customers. They don’t even pay attention to them. It’s so difficult to flag down someone like what does a person have to do to get some service here.
The food looks less than appetizing as well. The tables are messy, they didn’t even bother to clean it when they saw it.
This place needs to be worked on. It has a GREAT location, an absolutely amazing one with an incredible view of the Staples Center and the skyline. However, the food and service kills it.
I would give this place less than one star and would not recommend it to any of my friends.
Get it together, Don Chente. You have so much potential.

Pretty cool spot located right next to the Staples Center in the heart of DTLA. This was kind of a last minute decision, but I went here this past weekend after watching game 7 of the Clippers/​Spurs to watch the Mayweather fight and this place was not at full capacity yet, which was awesome. This place is actually really freaking massive complete with an upstairs bar and outdoor rooftop bar as well. I can’t really attest to the food but I will say that the alcohol here is on point and flows pretty frequently. There are TVs everywhere which provides fantastic vantage points throughout the whole facility. I would recommend this place to anyone looking to watch a fight and/​or a game while throwing back some frothy alcoholic beverages.
Pros–
Ample seating
Lots of TVs
Rooftop bar
Appetizers
Plays boxing matches
Ambiance
Located across from Staples Center
Cons–
Service a bit slow
Loud atmosphere

Este lugar tiene de todo. Mariachi en vivo (Amazing), las bebidas están deliciosas. Hasta lugar para bailar tienen le mas quieren.