Restaurant Review - Los Tres Amigos - Livonia, MI

Los Tres Amigos - Livonia, MI

A Restaurant Review

Saturday Date Night!

After driving past this new restaurant for over a month, My Fiancé and I decided to give it a try! We love Mexican food and while my favorite Mexican restaurant is a bit a ways away, I thought it'd be nice to try it out and have a little date night! I was very excited when I saw the initial building of this location a few months ago. While we lived in Canton, we visited a Los Tres Amigos but we were not pleased with it. It was very cramped and the music was completely muffled by the sound of every other couple's and family's conversations.

More recently I had also visited the Plymouth location with a friend and enjoyed that one much better. They had a very nice outdoor patio area to eat and awesome drink specials! While that location wasn't too far away, the traffic of getting there was awful.

Location, Opening & Building Appearance

This location of Tres Los Amigos is located in Livonia, MI on Middlebelt Rd at Five Mile Rd. It took us about ten minuets to reach the restaurant from our house. Since we went for a date night, it was quite dark but it was very easy to locate the restaurant due to it's brightly lit sign & patio area!

The Livonia location recently opened this past September and has been quite busy since. Although the current reviews on google were mixed, we still wanted to give it a try. Because this location is also located in a strip mall type area, there was plenty of parking and we even scored front row parking!

Upon entering the restaurant, we were promptly greeted by a friendly hostess who took our name and gave us a buzzer to notify us when we could be seated.  We took a seat at a very comfy bench that had cute tigers for arm rests, and only waited about ten minuets before we were able to be seated.

There were mostly booths along the walls and centers of the restaurant until we reached out table. The first thing I noticed was that this particular area was very cramped and seated large groups of people. It ultimately made it hard for the servers to get through all the tables with out bumping into ours. Also our table was the only round table in the area; all others were long rectangular tables. I think a small square would have been a much better option, not only for the atmosphere of that area but it also would have made it easier to walk through the area. Our table was also very wobbly and moved around so much while we tried to eat our meals. Putting our arms on the table made it lopsided, and I was very tempted to ask to be moved to a different eating area, but I didn't.

Google Image of the area we sat in; the round table is located right at the arrows

After eight minuets we were finally greeted by our sever. He was very friendly, happy and always had a smile on his face. He took our drink order and gave us time to look over the menu.

Very cool lighting around this stone design. It set the mood and was a nice authentic touch to native Aztec/Mexican culture  Very cool lighting around this stone design. It set the mood and was a nice authentic touch to native Aztec/Mexican culture

Super cool lighting behind the decor

Menu, Specials & Pricing

Daily Happy Hour! Drink Specials!

It was a nice surprise to see that the restaurant offers a daily Happy Hour special that runs from 3PM to close. They're website states that happy hour is from 3PM - 6PM and then again from 8PM - Close. We had arrived at 7:18PM so based on the website information we did not think we would make it until the next happy hour. I ordered the 18oz house margarita, frozen with a salt rim. It was a very generous size and  although I had contemplated on ordering the 38oz, I'm glad I didnt. This drink was delicious, refreshing but also had a nice punch of alcohol, unlike other places where the margaritas are mostly drink mixer and a "splash" of alcohol. So I definitely feel like we got our money's worth.  They also offered complimentary chips and salsa! The chips were nice and hot, and very fragrant! There salsa was okay; I'll admit that I'm spoiled because my mother, who is Mexican, makes the best salsa, so no others have ever came into comparison with hers (She won second place at the Dearborn Homecoming a few years back for her salsa!)

Traditional house margarita, salt rim & frozen with Chips & Salsa!

While looking there the menu, we noticed that there were a lot of items to choose from, each page was filled with many different creations and combinations; from chicken, seafood, beef and pork based meals, to vegetarian options as well. It definitely took us time to look over everything even though we viewed the menu prior to arriving. I ended up ordering the Fajitas Amigos. This meal came with sauteed peppers, onions tomatoes and a mix of chicken, steak and shrimp grilled meats. In addition to the meal, it also came with guacamole salad, sour cream, pico de gallo, flour tortillas (3) and small sides of beans and rice. It was very tasty, and while I had more shrimp (6) that I had previous got at many other places, I had about 4 pieces of steak and 5 small strips of chicken and an overload of the peppers. Although it was very tasty, I did not feel like I had got our money's worth with my dish.

My dish: The Fajitas Amigos: Steak, Chicken & Shrimp
Side of rice, beans, pico de gallo, sour cream
 and guacamole salad

My Fiancé ordered the Super Platter. His meal came with grilled shrimp, chicken and steak as well, but also had four cheese quesadillas plated around his dish, but no beans, rice or guacamole salad. He enjoyed his dish very much and was overall pleased with the quality of it.

My Fiancé's meal: The Super Platter: Grilled Shrimp,
Chicken, Steak & Cheese Quesadillas

After finishing our meals, we sat and talked for a bit until our server came back to check on us. We decided to look at their dessert menu and see if there was anything we'd like to try. We decided on the Churroitos with Ice Cream. It was very colorful, with chocolate and strawberry syrup drizzled over the dish, sprinkles, warm mini churros, whipped cream and a very generous serving of vanilla ice cream for us to share. This was my favorite dish. The churros were nice & warm, and eatable. Many of the past churros I've order from other places have been scalding hot with no warning, and the ice cream with this dish was a perfect, mellow compliment to them! It was definitely a treat since we normally limit our sugar consumption with our ketogenic/low carb lifestyles. 

Dessert: Churroitos with Ice Cream

Final Thoughts

For this date night meal, we spent a little over $50 with two drinks, one diet coke, both of our entrees and dessert. We also chose this place for date night because we had received coupons in the mail for three different offers. We were able to use a coupon for 15% off our total bill which brought the final total down to around $42 & change. We really enjoyed the service from our service and made sure to leave a nice tip! Overall it was a nice experience, and when we do go back I think I'll try something different due to their huge selection! On a scale of 1 to 5, I would give this restaurant 4 stars out of 5. Better seating arrangements, and more protein and less peppers in my dish would have given this a 5 star review.  

Additional Information

Address: 29441 Five Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48154

Phone: (734) 466-5281

Hours: Monday - Sunday 11:00AM - 10:00PM

Website: lostresamigosonline.com

Happy Hour: Daily from 3PM to Close

Cuisine: Mexican-American

Payment Types Accepted: Cash, Credit Card

Dress Code: Casual, Semi-Formal (Date Night)