Gonzalez Y Gonzalez Restaurant

Five stars for the amazing tableside guacamole. Five stars for our server Damon, who was super-​friendly. He knew what we meant when we said «We’re vegan» and made several trips back to the kitchen to check on ingredients for us. Two stars for the lack of vegan options in pretty-​vegan-​friendly Las Vegas. We were able to eat the guac and chips, and then we had to cobble together tacos that ended up being pinto beans, slices of avocado, lettuce, and tomato. Rice? Made with chicken stock. Black beans? Made with chicken stock. Refried beans? Made with lard. A cute place, and it’s worth making the trip for the tableside guacamole if you’re in or near New York New York.

I guess if you’re from part of the country that doesn’t have decent Mexican food in your town that this would be super delicious and exciting, but, when you’re from LA… no. Charged for chips and salsa (chips were good though), basic rice and beans, and carne asada tasted of A-​1 sauce. No joke. Oh, and I know this is Vegas and price gouging is the norm but good lord that bill hurt. Normally I write much longer reviews but I’m not going to continue wasting my time on this place.

Just grabbed a great lunch at the bar, the food is so fresh and the employees have a fun sense of humor and are really nice and helpful! The Tortilla soup is the best! Yum

Our server, Oscar, was amazing! We just stumbled upon this bar in NYNY and as soon as we sat down, Oscar made sure we had everything we needed. He chatted with us and kept our drinks full all night. He was so great, we went back the next night just to see him! We will definitely be back. Stop by and ask for Oscar!

Very good! Food is very good! Fajitas and carne asada tacos are the way to go!
Staff is very kind and friendly and funny! I definitely recommend coming here :)

I know I’ve only checked in here twice, but I’ve been at least 10 times. It is a must-​do on my list every time I go to Vegas.
Good Mexican food, great chips and salsa, good margaritas, great sizzling fajitas, and nice pozole soup. It is easy to get to (NY NY food area) and the staff has always been great.
Highly recommend if you’re a fan of the food style!

I was with a friend and we were looking for a place to eat that we hadn’t been before. New York New York was our usual stomping ground so we had tried many of the restaurants in the area. We decided on some Mexican and stopped in at Gonzalez Y Gonzalez.
We both ended up having the same meal, the beef fajitas, and they tasted, looked, and smelled like any other fajita you have ever had. We also had some margaritas that were solid but a little light on the alcohol. The fajitas were okay, but they did not outmatch any other Mexican restaurant in the area. The service was very good, however. The prices were not outrageous, with the whole meal costing about $ 20.
This is a pass in my opinion, but if you’re craving Mexican then this will do.

Good choice to grab something quick and affordable. Came here starving from walking around the strip. Guacamole was freshly prepared for us from Haas avocados. Ordered enchiladas pork, shredded beef and chicken. Would recommend chicken, while pork would rank last.
Overall good food, very good service and great prices.

Great service and beautiful ambiance. The New York New York hotel has a beautiful theme to aid in your eating experience.
The servers were friendly and even took our pictures for us (not for money) and the food was generous portions (tacos came with 3 tacos and rice and beans).
A bit pricey but overall great experience and the hostess is really down to earth and chill.
Eat here to find healthy Mexican cuisine.

It’s a little bit hidden in New York New York casino, but it’s a gem. The drinks are strong and the portions are both high-​quality and generous. Our waitress was also very friendly.
I would recommend sitting on the «patio,» which is still inside (there is not exterior patio), but you get to look at the NY NY roller coaster and «sights,»

Good! I had the Ancho Chile Halibut. The Halibut was perfect! The service was spectacular!

They have huge Margaritas for only $ 20. Not bad! We came here to watch the Vikings beat out the Raiders, winning me a nice $ 53 bucks. While watching the game, we ordered some food and drinks.
The drinks were great but the food stole the spotlight. We had a huge plate of yummy chicken nachos and table-​side guacamole. Not just regular guac either, no King Crab Bacon Guacamole. It was the best of all worlds coming together. And do you want to know how you make sure your guac is fresh, get it table-​side. Our kind waitress made it right in front of us. It was soooo goood.
Great place, good prices, and right on the Strip.

This place is inside the New York New York hotel, friends in town for a visit picked it or I don’t think I would have ended up there as I have my favorite Mexican places here in town without fighting the Strip traffic… nonetheless here goes.
The service was great, it was a Saturday night but Jose was right on top of everything.
They specialize in half yard margaritas, I had a regular size one… Blue Beach Bliss margarita was very tasty. No complaints.
They charge $ 3 for chips and salsa, call me naïve but I have never been charged for that before.
I had the chicken chimichanga, it was good I didn’t find it fantastic. Just good. Rice and beans were good, slightly bland.
Atmosphere was ok, the roller coaster noise was noticeble but not a big deal.
All in all the service was the shining star of this dinner.

Bartender was very nice and also engaging. I like the fact that you can walk by and just order a drink on your way by in the NY NY casino. Nice looking eatery among many other delicious looking options. Vegas really is a food mecca.
I will say though, even with my $ 12 top shelf Patron tequila choice (Silver tequila option was $ 9), I had the weakest margarita of my life here. It came in a large cup with lots of ice, salted rim. Refreshing but not boozy whatsoever to justify the price. I would be shocked if it had a full ounce in it.
Hubby had a beer and stated that the temperature of that was perfect.
Will come back for sure to try the special on the daily board — King Crab Leg tacos!

This was and OK stop after a night of drinking. Tamale bites were disappointing. It was very loud. Chips and salad and margaritas were pretty good.

Decent place nothing special.
The service here was good and the food was just mediocre. We all got s variety of different things and a few of the items just were kind of bland like my moms steak salad? (Don’t know if that’s what it was called) the chicken enchiladas that I had were ehhh ok. I was hungover and hungry so I ate them lol.

While killing some time in between shows on that side of the strip we stumbled up this Mexican gem! Had a seat at the bar to people watch and enjoyed frozen margaritas. Our bartender Oscar was great and fun. We also had guacamole with chips. I love that they have a cart come around to make it fresh in front of you! It also allows for you to customize what you want in the guacamole. It also comes with this fresh mild salsa that was delicious. Menu looked like it had a lot of options, would check it out another time for lunch. The food smelled amazing!

Must visit!!!
Steak tacos, fresh guac, awesome drinks and dancing at night! Not into getting out at night? They have HAPPY HOUR too. Hurry up and come here. This spot is awesome and located in NYNY next to Vegas strip exit and Tom Urban.
I came here on my second day in Vegas and was still trying to figure everything out. The staff is amazing 5 stars. Got the deets on Vegas strip and cool spots around NYNY.
Food:
— Steak tacos. The meat was juicy, tender and seasoned well. Almost melted in my mouth. ~$ 11
— Guac. It was nice, fresh and chunky. Served in a traditional bowl and had a jalapeño kick to it. ~$ 8
Drinks:
Washed all this awesome Mexican food down with 2 ice cold beers. Forgot cost.
In total with tip I probably dropped $ 33-​$ 36 bucks. All well WORTH it. Hand downs this was one of the best meals I had in Vegas. Also at night the Spanish music comes on and it’s like Latin Quarters Lounge in here.
Stop in, have some food, have a drink, enjoy HH or come late at night and dance the night away. If I return to Vegas, Gonzalez and Gonzalez is in my top 10 of things to do! Enjoy folks.

Gonzalez Y Gonzalez is located inside the New York New York Hotel and Casino. It is a Mexican themed restaurant. I didn’t really know what to expect after reading the reviews so I decided to take a chance and eat there.
Our waitress was very friendly and let us know what the popular dishes and drinks were. At first I had ordered the steak nachos but our waitress was quick to point out that the portion was really small and it was more of an appetizer. I truly appreciated her honesty. I ended up ordering the chicken quesadilla which came with pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole. The shredded chicken was very tasty however I was quite disappointed by how small the quesadilla was. My friend ordered the Gonzalez nachos which consists of nacho, cheese, ground beef and guacamole. I was able to try some of it and it was good.
While my experience at this restaurant was very positive, I thought the restaurant was a bit pricey for the amount of food served (both our bills added up to $ 26). If you are really craving or wanting to eat Mexican food while vacationing in Las Vegas, I suggest you look for a place away from the strip.

**This review is ONLY for the Gonzalez nachos and El Grande Helado!
We came back to our hotel after a Cirque Du Soleil show and wanted a nighttime snack so we settled for this place.
The Gonzalez nachos were FANTASTIC — some of the best nachos I’ve ever had! Nothing was too overwhelming and I found myself digging in despite my pretty full stomach. It was huge and great to share among the 3 of us. Not only were the various toppings really fresh, plentiful, yet not too heavy, but the chips themselves were really delicious.
El Grande Helado is basically a giant ball of dense and creamy vanilla ice cream deep fried in a flaky cinnamon shell served with deep fried cinnamon pita strips… It’s death but SO unregretfully amazing. My parents don’t have much of a sweet tooth so I ate basically the whole damn thing. I normally don’t like fried ice cream because the fried shell distracts from the ice cream, but in this case, the shell was thin and flaky like cereal and offered great texture to the dish! And of course, how can fried cinnamon strips with vanilla ice cream not be amazing…
These two dishes were the best things I ate at Vegas, and I’ve been trying tons of places! I don’t know how the rest of the food here is, but definitely come in if you wanna try the appetizers and desserts. :)