Es Tas

Great place to grab a drink and meal between classes. It‘s just to bad it‘s so crowded now, best bar in Ames. And for the guy saying it‘s not authentic...it‘s BAR food...

They do have good drink specials but their cuisine is not even close to being authentic! I do not care for the tacos or their chips and salsa. I do like their drinks...but the food is below average, in my opinion.

Large portions and being in campustown make Es Tas a 1/5. Sounds like the last poster drinks way too much haterade.

Large portions and awful customers make this the best of the best in Ames - how SAD.

I like Es Tas. They have great tacos and cheese balls and beer and shots. Its not high class and but when you wanna drink and eat cheap food its good. I also have them deliver sometimes. Its a nice change from pizza. Never eat Golden Wok, while I‘m on the subject of delivery options.

Yes, I am sure Es Tas is proud to have puking customers. It is sad to see, that large portions and cheap drinks already qualify you in Ames to be in the Top Restaurants rating!

I puked all over the bathroom and was able to get more shots. 5/5!

The girls and me had such a fabulous time on my birthday! If my friend would buy a shot or a drink, mine would be FREE!!!! Heck ya!!!!

We love the tacos especially the mahi mahi. The variety of beers is great. The Dos Equis and Smithwicks goes great with the food.

This is not a good restaurant. Maybe have cheap drinks but the food is horrible!

Food was not very good. There are way better mexican places in Ames. The food is ok if you are drunk and it is 2am, however I would not take my family here.

Es Tas is the best bar in Ames by far!! They have a REALLY good selection of shots, my personal favorite "oatmeal cookie." The drinks are REALLY cheap, but they don‘t taste like cheap drinks you would find at other bars, theirs are actually really tasty and they will mess you up if thats what you‘re looking for. The food is also REALLY great and most of the food actually has a spicy kick to it which is a pleasant surprise because a lot of the food around this area has slim to no spice. Es Tas, keep up the good work and keep up the great drink specials!!!

I love the food here the quesadillas are great I wish they had more parking

The food was not so great and the service was terrible.

Absolutely love the food here. The tacos and burgers are delicious. The new location is awesome!

Nice atmosphere, food is a tad slow but good music

Cheap drinks, excellent food. Where else can you get served cheese balls with your jager bombs at 2am? The staff is friendly, the atmosphere is great, and you don‘t leave smelling like an ashtray.

Es Tas is the best bar in campus town, especially if you like shots. Their selection of shots is huge and very viable. At first the place may seem more expensive, but that is because you get more alcohol for your money. The staff is amazing and incredibly friendly and the tacos are the best in Ames.

The best place in campustown/Ames for sure. You can get a $6 pitcher on a Friday night, not smell like smoke, and get their full menu of food until 2AM. Why go anywhere else?

The food is wonderful, especially the Quesadilla‘s. I could eat them for breakfast, lunch and dinner! The owners are pretty sexy too, which is definitely a bonus!!!

Mmm apple pie shots are the BEST shot in town!!! plus, i love leaving a bar and NOT smelling like an old, clogged, chimmney.

I love the buffet, I don‘t know why the bartender that worked at Indigo Joe‘s and Red Lobster didn‘t like it. I hope they keep it cheap at $5.99 too

Couldn‘t believe how good the buffet was. The best tacos I have ever had!!!! Can‘t wait to come back.

Before you read my full review, know that I have served and bartended in 2 nice restaurants for the last three years. I was invited to eat the taco buffet, the normal lunch-time special. Now I realize that buffets usually dont have much service, and I would never expect a place to be at my every beck and call. However, the tables in this place were sticky, there were a ton of flies everywhere, and the service was frankly awful. There were four of us that day, and it took us 50 mins to get our food. Also know that the food served here is very simple, and shouldve been done within 10-15 mins after order. At first only I recieved my food, and my 3 friends recieved theirs 5 mins later. I‘m sure the bar atmosphere is great on weekend nights. Honestly tho, Es Tas should remove all of it advertising for food, and close that crappy kitchen down. Just be a bar, then you dont have to pay a waitress who does a terrible job. Drunk people dont care about great service, but if you cant get anyone decent during the day, then just open at night.

One of my favorite bars in Ames. They pour the biggest shots of any bar on Welch and they serve food until 2am. What‘s not to love?

Best drinking spot in Ames. Strong cheap drinks. Great food too.

The Burgers are the best in Ames. I just learned they deliver too so no excuses now to settle on food that just ok.

The shot board with the prices clearly marked is great. I couldn‘t believe how much better the service is compared the usuals even though the place was packed.

the booths rock and the dollar bottles on wednesday are like a gift from the beer gods

This is bar FAR the best bar in Ames. The tacos are the best food in ames and the $3 angus burgers on wednesdays are the best burgers on the planet and they are huge. Shots may seem expensive but they are all huge and made from quality booze. Great place to socialize with friends and talk.

The best place to start and end your night.

plus is definitely the smokefree atmosphere, but the girl bartender was rude/snotty. some good drink specials, but nothing to write home about. good atmosphere, nice to have somewhere to sit and talk

I love this place!!!! The guys who work there are totally sexi!!!

The dollar tacos on Tuesday are pretty awesome, but their beer is really expensive and you can‘t get service unless you have huge knockers hanging out of your shirt. F this place.

Margaritas are great here although they can get a little strong, but that‘s not necessarily a bad thing sometimes...The tacos are greasy and kind of gross and the atmosphere is a little lacking, but it‘s in a good location and like I said, the drinks are good.

I LOVE the food, beer and great people at Es Tas. It is my only regular establishment in Ames. Their tocos are outstanding, and the DOS XXX on tap washes it all down. Be sure to say Hi to Jo Jo and the rest of the gang. They are super friendly. Great for Mexician Food lovers of all ages.
Buck

I have never had a better taco anywhere, let alone in ames. Strongest and best priced drinks around, the bartenders know what they are doing. Try their drinks/shots off the wall, they have great ones that you will not find anywhere else.

Amazing tacos, great service, most friendly bar staff in Ames, awesome drinks and shots!

The best tacos in Ames, great service!

Come see and hear THE DOONERS on their TOOR stop @ Es Tas, Thurs. June 8 @ 5pm. Acoustic style set. Then off to the Bali House later that evening for a full show with two other travelling bands. http://www.myspace.com/thedooners

i discovered their tacos about a month ago and i mothereffin luv em. nate dogg knows what i‘m talking about!

Tacos are to die for, and cheap!!

Es Tas is the best bar on Welch.. the laid back atmosphere is awesome and I always find people I know there. And of course the tacos are the best drunk food ever

best tacos.

i love es tas! they have the best food and the best service anywhere! AND cheap jag bombs!!

es tas is our bar. They have the best prices and everything is amazing. The best part is that they have all female bartenders and it is smoke free. The place rocks.

I love Es Tas. The bar has gotten really busy, but only because of cheap prices! They have the best egg rolls in town...yes I said egg rolls! And their shrimp tacos are amazing

I don‘t know of any place else that delivers delicious mexican food until 3 am!

I have no interest in it as a bar, so I can‘t speak to that.

The tacos are excellent. I don‘t know anywhere else around where the shells are crunchy and tasty in the same way, and the ingredients are fresh and well-chosen (for example, romaine lettuce instead of iceberg, and cilantro instead of nothing).

Beyond the tacos, the other stuff is pretty good, but I usually maximize the value of the trip by getting the tacos.

Es Tas rules! The bartenders make the place fun- especilly that short one w/ blond hair! She makes delicious jager bombs- and they‘re cheap too! Definitely a great hang out- and good music too!

It‘s a Great Place, I love the people, the food is DELICIOUS! mmm! ever get the time, drop in, take a good look at those people... they are juss as delicious! ;)

If you are going there for the bar, then you will have a great time. I don‘t know why it is listed as a cafe.

awesome homemade food I loved it! wait staff served me with a warm smile not the prompt‘est but the food made it well worth the wait the pink taco is delicious I rate it a 4 the food is great trust me if you dont mind a slight wait!

Not a good place to sit down, but for cheap delivery tacos it rocks! A great place for cheap food for a midnight cram session.

Absolutely disgusting. Quality of ingredients was poor, food took forever, wait staff seemed more interested in sitting around then actually serving.

I went there during an hour break between classes and it took so long to get my food I was almost late.

Food takes forever to get and is rather bland and tasteless. Avoid at all costs. You can get mexican food at a lot of other places.