Desperado's

  • 2090 Saranac Ave, Lake Placid, Adirondacks, NY 12946
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Size: 154 x 38

Phone:

+1 518 523 1507

Website:

www.mexiquinn.com

One of the most popular restaurants in Lake Placid, this Mexican ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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13 reviews

100% of guests recommend this place.

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But the food is good (not terribly authentic but not terrible either). more on Restaurantica

Love the food. more on Yahoo! Travel

It had a classic chicken enchalada on the side with a green sauce that was similarly excellent. more on TripAdvisor

We paid a decent amount of money for our dinner and being treated this way as a paying customer was absolutely unbeleivable. more on Yahoo! Travel

The food is cheap and very good. more on TripAdvisor

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2 reviews

Top Reviews From Yahoo! Travel

Very nicely decorated. Too bad they didn't spend some money on a decent chef.

Go to Cafe ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Really great guac, friendly service, many tasty tequilas. more on Yahoo! Travel

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10 reviews

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Visit LP from Toronto for past 30 years and have always liked going to Desparado's. Went two nights in row in Nov 2011 and both times the food was excellent. 2nd time in we were greeted by owner who s ... more on TripAdvisor

The food here is excellent and margaritas are even excellenter! That's the way you will be talking after two! The cook here, Murphy Ryan is excellent at both the mexican classics and those he puts his ... more on TripAdvisor

Desperados is always the first place we go as soon as we check into our hotel. The food is delicious and very reasonably priced. If you are a Tequila drinker, they have quite a selection of different ... more on TripAdvisor

I have mexican from all over and never have I found a better baked tortilla soup than at Despos. I have moved away from LP for a long time now but MAN I always can't ... more on TripAdvisor

I eat at Desperados every time I'm in lake placid!!! I lived in Colorado for 6 years and traveled all over the West and still never found Mexican that could beat it. The enchiladas with red and green ... more on TripAdvisor

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Top Reviews From Restaurantica

This place is always crowded. We have gone back numerous times and rarely walk in to instantly get a table. But the food is good (not terribly authentic but not terrible either). The place is ... more on Restaurantica

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