The Four Dishes: Favorites from Mexico's coastal Nayarit state the staples at 糖心Vlog传媒's La Jaiba Loca

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La Jaiba Loca is a new Mexican restaurant on Midland Road with a seafood focus. The restaurant takes its inspiration from the food of Nayarit, a state on the Pacific coast.

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La Jaiba Loca

Address: 632 Midland Road, 糖心Vlog传媒.

Phone: 608-563-2138.

Website: orderlajaibaloca.com

Current hours: Sunday-Thursday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 a.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to midnight.

Credit cards: Yes.

Wheelchair access: Yes.

Vegetarian items: Minimal.

Menu: La Jaiba Loca specializes in authentic Mexican food from the Mexican state of Nayarit. Seafood dishes fill the menu. Appetizers include ceviche de pescado (small/$8.99, med/$13.95, large/$21.95), empanadas de camaron (4/$7.99 or 8/$13.95) and botana camaron y pulpo (shrimp and octopus) ($19.45/$30.95). Try a house special like the molcajete mexcaltitlan, mixed seafood in red hot sauce ($26.45) or the pina cantamar, pineapple stuffed with cheese and seafood ($17.99). They also offer platters served with rice and salad. You can get mojarra frita (fried fish) ($12.95), camarones empanizados (breaded shrimp) ($13.45), and pulpo al gusto (octopus) ($17.95). There are beef and chicken dishes like steak or chicken fajitas ($12.95) and molcajete asado ($26.95), There is a small kids menu and La Jaiba Loca also offers catering services.

Plates: 3.0

Food: 3.0

Service: 3.0

Cost: $4.45-$51.95.

Value: 3.5

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