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It’s Tuesday. Some call it “Taco Tuesday”. OK, not everyone calls it that, but at Marix in Santa Monica (and West Hollywood) they do. Every so often we head down to the Santa Monica location, just a couple blocks from PCH, for some cheap tacos and a couple beers.

Marix is Tex-Mex, so you wont get traditional street tacos here. The meat is shredded and bathed in a tomato sauce. Each taco gets a handful of lettuce and cheese on top. Add some pico de gallo and you’re done.

There are two options for Taco Tuesday. At the bar, you get taco tickets from the bartender at $1.50 each. Take your ticket to the end of the bar area and trade it for either a beef or a chicken taco. There is also a big barrel of chips that you can help yourself to. Add a happy hour beer or two before 7:00 and you have yourself a budget meal.

The second option is to pay around $8 and sit at one of the tables. You start with three tacos, rice and beans. After that, the tacos keep coming until you say “no mas”. It’s all you can eat.

I wont claim that Marix is the best food, but it does taste good. For a mid-week get together, it’s a good option. The bar area is on the small side and there is a miniature patio outside. The main dining area is usually empty on Tuesdays, so reservations shouldn’t be necessary.

If you’re coming from the Westside, it’s easiest to take San Vicente west until you hit 7th Street and take a right. Wind down the road and veer to the left at Entrada. There is usually a few street parking spots or you can cough up the $4 for valet parking in the Marix lot.

Marix Tex Mex
118 Entrada Dr
Santa Monica, CA 90402

By Jonah (see more of his posts). Jonah is the founder of la.foodblogging and also created Digesty, a food blog aggregator and Cheww.com, a spam free foodblog search engine.