Salena Mexicana

The only decent place left to get food at Westlake Center. Order a tamale.

Not bad food, but not the greatest either.
Salena Mexicana is the best choice left in the Westlake Mall food court, all of the other food vendors are moving out.

Never even got to try the food because the counter help was so intensely rude. I simply asked if one of the 2 meat trays was pork and got rudeness in return. There are better and friendlier options in this food court.

Worst burrito I’ve ever gotten before. The best part about it was the tortilla because they didn’t make it. The food it’s ale was very flavorless and the hot salsa wasn’t hot at all. Everything was super watered down that my burrito had a pool below it before I say down that only got worse. The only thin you could taste in it was the beans and the tortilla.
Not worth $ 7. Never going back

tostada salad is the DANK, under 6 bucks and I go like 4 times a week. dude that owns it is the man, and will hook you up with extras after you’ve gone like 37 times.
guys, its one of the cheapest lunch options you will find other than yoga-​mat bread sandos for 6 dollars made with bologna, what do you expect for under 6 bucks?

This is a good option if you want something cheap and light for lunch in the mall. They sell tacos for $ 2.50 each. The tacos come with a deluge of free toppings including hot salsa, raw onions, cilantro and a few other goodies all in a soft corn tortilla. I choose the chicken and the meat was moist and flavorful.
So all and all I’m a fan! And conclude this to be one of the better options in the mall.

For fast food, this place was amazing! The food was delicious and fast and cheap. For $ 6.99 I got an entire, overflowing, plate of food and a drink. Staff were friendly, fast, and hardworking. The food was better than expected. Awesome!

I was not impressed, it was about what I expected from a food court nacho, and taco. I have had better and I have had worse .
I will tell you you should get the food when they put out fresh stuff and not let it sit around to long or you will be eat ting something soggy. if you want something to just fill you up for the next hour then you are at one of the correct spots .
the taco I ate first so it was hot and did not get a chance to get the residue steam from the plate soaking back into the food, I advise season to taste no reall flavor other wise .
the nachos were ok like I said food court food. I did not eat all and had them in my car for 15 mins, no good after that .then again that is my fault.

U get wutchu pay for…6 bucks for a chicken burrito that’s soggy, kinda flavorless but not so bad at all… it was good since I was hungry but definitely not something I would ever go outta my way for… I’m finding a lack of words to describe this place… so I guess I’ll just sum it up with one word…‘Meh’…

It’s just a food court in Seattle’s Westlake Center. Expecting any culinary miracles here is simply not fair. Rather, what you’ll get here is a simple, standard, cheap dining experience. Nothing will blow you away. Nothing will amaze or impress you. You’d only be here because it’s fast, easy, and inexpensive. Maybe also because you just happen to be in the area.
From their very short menu, I ordered the beef nacho for $ 5.25 for lunch. It came to $ 5.78 after tax, so you’d be good with just six dollars here. So the meal arrives and its most striking feature is how little effort it must have taken to make it. Not like I should have expected anything more from a modest Mexican restaurant, but it was just a bunch of ingredients thrown together and presented as a dish. I could have made the same thing myself without that much difficulty. Just eyeing the food, I was able to identify:
— generic nacho chips. You should be able to find a bunch of these in grocery stores; they come in large bags. You know the ones.
— ground beef
— chopped white onions
— chopped tomatoes
— melted cheddar cheese
— cilantro
— a dollop of sour cream
And that’s basically it. With the exception of the sour cream, these things were all distributed more or less evenly atop a paper plate, made of the same kind of cardboard that you find a dozen of eggs in. And this was on a black plastic tray. There’s hardly anything out there that screams «budget food!» more than what I found here.
The food itself doesn’t taste bad. It just doesn’t taste like anything I couldn’t throw together on my own. This place thankfully doesn’t charge unreasonable prices for such common food, but it’s not like they deserved high prices to begin with. After finishing all this, I was still left a little hungry. But I’m not going to take off a bunch of points just because anyone could just save themselves the trouble and make the exact same meal. With a ton of competing restaurants just around this place, however, you might find something there that impresses you more.

The last four times that I went to Salena Mexicana, I got overcharged. I don’t think it’s a mistake anymore.
I order the viggie viggie for $ 4.50, but somehow each time I get charged for either chicken or beef, which is $ 5.75. That food is not worth more than $ 4.50.
Also, the portions have gotten smaller and the food has gotten blander.

Food court Mexican. A step above Taco Bell, a step below Azteca’s. The chicken chimichanga was all right and the salsa had a nice kick. The two guys working behind the counter were both very friendly, which was a nice surprise, and the portion to price ratio is cheap for Westlake Center.

Ate here to satisfy a Mexican craving. It’s just ok. Walked up on the weekend during lunch hour and it was empty. Probably for a reason. Two guys serving were too busy in their conversation to fully attend to my burrito. Woman behind the counter was unfriendly and slow. Chipotle or anywhere else could have been better. Mildly good food I could have made better myself at home. At least it was relatively cheap. I walked by on my way out of the food court and it was still empty later with more people there for lunch. Maybe another better Mexican place can come to this food court?

I decided to deviate from my lunch at Charlie’s Subs and try out this place. Now I love mexican food and it really irks me how Seattle does a northwest twist on it so I can never find true mexican food here.
This place wasn’t to bad looking from what I could see on the menu. Kind of like a taco time or something. I ended up getting a burrito and a taco and whoa talk about a lot of food for 7 bucks! Not to mention it was delicious but I couldn’t eat it all.
I’d definitely go here again but if anyone knows of a good REAL mexican place let me know.