Price Guide (average entree): $ bargain - $6 or less, $$ inexpensive - $6 - $12, $$$ moderate $12 - $19, $$$$ expensive - over $19.
Quality Rating: Superb is the highest, considered the very best possible. Notes are qualifiers allowing insight into the reviewer's rating. Disclaimer
| Restaurant: | The Salty Iguana | Location: | 83rd & Mission [Corinth] center |
| Cuisine: | Mexican | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | tacky | Notes: | Yes, but that's part of its charm! |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | Tasty, authentic dishes |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | Although it will vary on occasion |
| Favorites: | Tamales, smokin' nachos, strawberry daquri |
| Comments: | I've tried the tamales at all the usual mexican eateries in town and none come close to the Salty Iguana's. Treat yourself to a plate of smokin' nachos while you wait, they're fantastic! Don't forget to check out the blue corn tortillas on the menu along with the strawberry daquris -- two things other "mexican" eateries in the area don't serve. Of important note to parents, this restaurant is very kid friendly. The little ones can spend all night looking at the silly iguana paintings. However, since the resaurant is small, be prepared to put your name on the list and wait. Our family likes to walk around the corner to the pet shop to see the puppies while we wait. |
| Reviewer: | Jennifer |
Date: | 2/19/00 |
| Restaurant: | Salty Iguana | Location: | Lee Summit |
| Cuisine: | Mexican | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | ** very good | Notes: | Paintings of cartoon iguanas on all the walls |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | |
| Comments: | The empanadas were great. The menu had a wider variety than most Mexican restaurants I've been to. The only thing I had that I didn't like as much as other restaurants were the beans. |
| Reviewer: | Linda |
Date: | 10/12/00 |
| Restaurant: | Salty Iguana | Location: | Mission Road, Corinth Square, Prairie Village |
| Cuisine: | Mexican | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | |
| Food: | substandard | Notes: | |
| Service: | * average | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | |
| Comments: | The meat was very greasy on our tacos. |
| Reviewer: | Ruthy |
Date: | 2/20/01 |
| Restaurant: | Salty Iguana | Location: | 83rd And Mission Rd, Prairie Village |
| Cuisine: | Mexican | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | paintings on the wall are neat |
| Food: | substandard | Notes: | greasy chicken, tough steak, rice bland and undercooked |
| Service: | * average | Notes: | a little slow, however it was busy |
| Favorites: | margaritas are really good |
| Comments: | IT was very loud and noisey, crowded. Our food came in a timely
manner, however it was not good at all. For a mexican restraunt, it isn't very authentic. However the margarita's are very good, the best I have had so far. Since Rio Bravo went out of business it is imposible to find a good mexican restraunt in KC. |
| Reviewer: | Kelly |
Date: | 3/31/01 |
| Restaurant: | Salty Iguana | Location: | Independence 40 Hwy |
| Cuisine: | Mexican | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | silly looking iguanas in sports uniforms |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | Excellent food! Best red sauce in KC |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | fast service, clean |
| Favorites: | Tacos, Red Sauce, Fajitas (combo) |
| Comments: | This is the best Mex Food i have found in KC. Great service, very clean, relaxed atmosphere, excellent food!Very reasonably priced. |
| Reviewer: | Carol |
Date: | 5/2/01 |
| Restaurant: | Salty Iguana | Location: | 40 hiway Independence MO |
| Cuisine: | Mexican | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | Fantastic Salsa! |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | Cheese Enchiladas |
| Comments: | Best Mexican restaurante I have ever tried. |
| Reviewer: | Hannah |
Date: | 6/22/01 |
| Restaurant: | Salty Iguana | Location: | 8228 Mission Rd. |
| Cuisine: | Mexican | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | **** superb | Notes: | |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | excellent |
| Service: | **** superb | Notes: | i liked the attitudes |
| Favorites: | every meal i have tried |
| Comments: | I am a regular at the Salty Iguana. My wife and I eat mexican food only at the Iguana. Quality product and quality service for a great price. My grandchildren love "little lizard land" with an elaborate display of KC icons. My children enjoy the bar while I love the food and service. Everyone should go for the salsa, margaritas, fabulous enchiladas and burritos, and tamales, etc. 5 stars. |
| Reviewer: | Mike |
Date: | 10/15/01 |
| Restaurant: | Salty Iguana | Location: | Lawrence, KS |
| Cuisine: | Mexican | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | The murals were great, but it was too noisy. |
| Food: | * average | Notes: | The rice tasted blah, but the beans were wonderful. |
| Service: | * average | Notes: | Our glasses kept full, but appetizer came with dinner. |
| Favorites: | Pork Chimichanga--It's the best I've had. |
| Comments: | New to Lawrence, and has stiff competition here. Hopefully the service will improve when it's not brand new. The SALSA was WONDERFUL, and my new favorite Salsa. |
| Reviewer: | Anna |
Date: | 2/2/02 |
| Restaurant: | Salty Iguana | Location: | Independence, Missouri |
| Cuisine: | Mexican | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | *** excellent | Notes: | Really enjoy the lizard paintings |
| Food: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| Service: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | Mexican chili |
| Comments: | Best salsa I have ever had, though if you do not like cilantro you probably will not like this. Entrees have been mixed. It's worth the visit just to see the amazing, silly paintings of lizards that decorate the walls. |
| Reviewer: | Ed |
Date: | 9/8/02 |
| Restaurant: | Salty Iguana | Location: | 8228 Mission Road, Prairie Village, KS |
| Cuisine: | Mexican | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | tacky | Notes: | May be a bit tacky but very fun! |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | wonderful food!!! The iguana dip was a great appetizer!! |
| Service: | **** superb | Notes: | Awesome, friendly staff!! |
| Favorites: | smokin' nachos, double trouble enchiladas, house margaritas |
| Comments: | Salty Iguana has a great atmosphere for friends and
family alike. Great food with a wonderful staff. Everyone was so
friendly...expect to be greeted at the door by a smiling hostess!! I would
recomend Salty Iguana to anyone who likes great Mexican food or north of
the border favorites with a Mexican twist!!! |
| Reviewer: | Susan |
Date: | 9/20/02 |
| Restaurant: | Salty Iguana | Location: | 83rd & Mission Rd, PVKS |
| Cuisine: | Mexican | Price: | |
| Ambience: | | Notes: | |
| Food: | substandard | Notes: | BLAND, No seasonings. |
| Service: | * average | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | |
| Comments: | Even Prairie Villagers expect some MEX seasonings. Maybe they got a new cook. When we asked for HOT salesa with the chips, even it was completely flavorless. |
| Reviewer: | John |
Date: | 9/30/02 |
| Restaurant: | Salty Iguana | Location: | Lawrence,Ks. |
| Cuisine: | Mexican | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | The kids loved the iguanas on the walls. |
| Food: | * average | Notes: | |
| Service: | * average | Notes: | The people were nice and the food came quickly. |
| Favorites: | Salsa |
| Comments: | The food was adequate and the portions were good size. Tasted a little blah, especially the beans. I know we won't return. Just not up to our standards. |
| Reviewer: | Laura |
Date: | 1/4/03 |
| Restaurant: | Salty Iguana | Location: | Lawrence Kansas |
| Cuisine: | Mexican | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | **** superb | Notes: | This is an outstanding restaurant the pictures, INCREDIBLE |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | The best i've ever had NONE better |
| Service: | **** superb | Notes: | Always a lending hand and willing to do anything for you |
| Favorites: | EVERYTHING!!!! |
| Comments: | I think that this restaurant will be my favorite for years and years to come, the service is excillent and they are extreamly friendly to everyone. My children loved the drawings and i also enjoyed the brand new Projection system that they have in the bar so I can watch my favorite game, Kansas Basketball!!! |
| Reviewer: | Andrew |
Date: | 1/14/03 |
| Restaurant: | Salty Iguana | Location: | Lawrence Kansas |
| Cuisine: | Mexican | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | **** superb | Notes: | bomb digity |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | i like it alot |
| Service: | **** superb | Notes: | quick and polite |
| Favorites: | Chimiganga |
| Comments: | the salty iguana is and awsome resturant and i will return on a regular basis |
| Reviewer: | Jacob |
Date: | 1/14/03 |
| Restaurant: | Salty Iguana | Location: | Independence, Mo |
| Cuisine: | Mexican | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | *** excellent | Notes: | Colorful and entertaining |
| Food: | ** very good | Notes: | excellent cheese dip and enchiladas |
| Service: | **** superb | Notes: | We have always had friendly and jovial waiters. |
| Favorites: | cheese dip ... enchiladas |
| Comments: | Not impresses with the tacos or burritos, but love the spinach cheese dip and enchiladas. We have gone several times as a group (10 or more) and have been treated excellent by our waiters. |
| Reviewer: | Linda |
Date: | 2/22/03 |
| Restaurant: | The Salty Iguana | Location: | Independence, 40 Highway |
| Cuisine: | Mexican | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | Iguana murals-primative grade school sort |
| Food: | substandard | Notes: | American yellow cheddar in enchiladas. Tough wraps. Dry rice |
| Service: | **** superb | Notes: | Jennifer |
| Favorites: | None |
| Comments: | Poor food. Our server Jennifer could have asked me why the food was still on the plate. She was at a dead run when she came by the table. No chance for discussion. No managers in sight. My mother needed a knife and we never got one so she finished at home. |
| Reviewer: | Carl |
Date: | 3/21/03 |
| Restaurant: | Salty Iguana | Location: | Independence, MO - 40 HWY |
| Cuisine: | Mexican | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | *** excellent | Notes: | Fun atmosphere - love the iguanas |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | Love the Salsa, and Iguana Dip |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | great even with large parties |
| Favorites: | Sancho Iguana Burrito - Chicken, Iguana Dip, chicken fajitas |
| Comments: | This is my favorite Mexican Restraunt. We are regulars, and now many of our friends are addicted to the salsa as well. It's great for large parties, and children as well. Great fun, and great value. |
| Reviewer: | Cindy |
Date: | 4/23/03 |
| Restaurant: | Salty Iguana | Location: | 83rd/Mission Rd., Prairie Village, KS |
| Cuisine: | Mexican | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | |
| Food: | * average | Notes: | |
| Service: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | |
| Comments: | Although the cuisine is not authenic Mexican cooking, it is
tolerable. Service was average. For real Southwest style Mexican cooking
in the KC area, Manny's on SW Blvd in KC can't be beat!!!! |
| Reviewer: | Katie |
Date: | 4/26/03 |
| Restaurant: | Salty Iguana | Location: | Independence |
| Cuisine: | Mexican | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | ** very good | Notes: | I love the murals!! |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | |
| Service: | **** superb | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | Spinach enchiladas |
| Comments: | I love this restaraunt. The murals on the walls are so cute and I notice different things in them each time we eat here. Our food is
always perfect and the service is outstanding. |
| Reviewer: | Shannon |
Date: | 7/12/03 |
| Restaurant: | Salty Iguana | Location: | 40 Hwy, Independence |
| Cuisine: | Mexican? | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | tacky | Notes: | kindergarden lizards on the walls. |
| Food: | * average | Notes: | Some say authentic. Ask for spinach enchiladas in Mexico. |
| Service: | ** very good | Notes: | quick and attentive wait staff |
| Favorites: | none |
| Comments: | Hard to describe how you can get Mexican food prepared with Velveta or canned nacho cheese sauce and still enjoy it. Tasty, but nowhere near authentic. Chips were great! |
| Reviewer: | Michael |
Date: | 9/20/03 |
| Restaurant: | Salty Iguana | Location: | Independence |
| Cuisine: | Mexican | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | *** excellent | Notes: | Iguana murals, not "high art", but very enjoyable. |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | Prarie Village burr. & Hot Salsa - bst evr. |
| Service: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | Hot Salsa, Prarie Village Burrito |
| Comments: | |
| Reviewer: | Shawn |
Date: | 12/11/03 |
| Restaurant: | Salty Iguana | Location: | 83rd and Mission |
| Cuisine: | Mexican | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | tacky | Notes: | Tacky decor, but clean! |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | The Iguana dip is the BEST!!! |
| Service: | ** very good | Notes: | Friendly and timely. |
| Favorites: | Iguana dip & enchiladas!!! |
| Comments: | |
| Reviewer: | Christy |
Date: | 1/22/04 |
| Restaurant: | Salty Iguana | Location: | Independence, MO |
| Cuisine: | Mexican | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | *** excellent | Notes: | Very fun relaxed atmosphere |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | Very cheesy, not the most authentic but still wonderful. |
| Service: | **** superb | Notes: | Jessica was my server and she was perfect. |
| Favorites: | Love the Iguana Dip and Fajita Quesadillas. |
| Comments: | Loved my visit, will return again soon. Great place to go if you are looking to have a fun relaxing time. |
| Reviewer: | Wayne |
Date: | 1/30/04 |
| Restaurant: | Salty Iguana | Location: | 83rd and Mission |
| Cuisine: | Mexican | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | tacky | Notes: | Mexican McDonalds |
| Food: | substandard | Notes: | |
| Service: | * average | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | N/A |
| Comments: | After many suggestions from friends, my family and I went to Salty Iguana. Expecting good Mexican food, we were very disappointed. The place is not very clean or large. Our chips were hard and cold and the salsa was average. Our meals were overpriced and the rice leaves a lot to be desired. The only tolerable item was their service which was very speedy and polite. |
| Reviewer: | Jim |
Date: | 3/7/04 |
| Restaurant: | Salty Iguana | Location: | Prairie Village |
| Cuisine: | American/Mexican | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | tacky | Notes: | Dirty,old and smells offensive |
| Food: | substandard | Notes: | Poor presentation, Never consistant, cold, greasy, lacks alot |
| Service: | poor | Notes: | I dont care attitude,always have to ask |
| Favorites: | Margs if its not the house kind |
| Comments: | Hello Management What happened to the Salty How you remain in business is a question many of us have. GET IT Togeather or move on What a waste of money and time |
| Reviewer: | JC |
Date: | 6/16/04 |
| Restaurant: | Salty Iguana | Location: | Corinth Square, PV,KS |
| Cuisine: | Mexican | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | _ |
| Food: | * average | Notes: | Lackluster effort for too many years. |
| Service: | * average | Notes: | Loads of, "I am in H.S. and why you here?" |
| Favorites: | Cheese and grease. Plenty of it. |
| Comments: | The chips win the award for the worst in town. How could a server or busperson not grab a chip and run to management and SCREAM these taste... like cold greasy nothing! Lack of effort all the way around. They must be complacent serving the kiddie crowd and serving food with a lack of creativity. However, all is not lost, the salsa is good and if you drink enough margaritas the food and the noise from all the snotlings can be drowned out along with your taste for quality mexican food. |
| Reviewer: | Fritz |
Date: | 9/8/04 |
| Restaurant: | Salty Iguana | Location: | 83rd and Mission |
| Cuisine: | Mexican | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | ** very good | Notes: | The iguana murals make for a good game of I Spy with young kids |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | _ |
| Service: | ** very good | Notes: | can be hit and miss when they are busy |
| Favorites: | salsa, enchiladas, burritos, and sancho iguana style |
| Comments: | My family eats here about once a week, even the kids love it. About once every four months we will have a bad meal, but overall the quality is very good. They have the best mild salsa in town. Very flavorful, and not watery like the usual offerings. Try to arrive a little before or after the general meal times to avoid a wait in the cramped lobby. Service can be spotty, but once your order is taken your food will arrive quickly. If you are dining with children ask to be seated by the mural. You can entertain fidgety pre-schoolers by playing "I Spy" with the mural. |
| Reviewer: | Mari |
Date: | 2/1/05 |
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