This is my old school location when I used to work in the building behind and lived in the…read moreneighborhood, but I don't get to this particular location often anymore. Still has the same charm to it, the salsa and chips are always super tasty and I can never figure out exactly what I want to eat because I always want four or five different things on any given evening, but easily always settle on something and always happy with the quality and flavor, not to mention being completely stuffed once I'm finished. I do also love the old school bar scene inside; makes for a good relaxing spot, whether your solo or with a small group:

The atmosphere is dark and cozy. Almost a little to dark when you're coming at 11:30am but I guess…read morethat's sometimes typical of Mexican restaurants. My fiancé and I started with the beef taquitos. They were extremely bland and somewhat soggy.

I stopped by Kalaveras while visiting the Jackalope Art Fair in Downtown Burbank. After walking…read morearound in the heat, I wanted somewhere with seating, shade, and A/c. I had passed by this restaurant before but had never been curious enough to actually stop in. This time their drink menu advertised outside caught my attention so I figured "hey, why not?" From the moment I walked in i was trying to figure out whether I liked the atmosphere or not. The music was excellent, but the décor took me a second to process. It felt like an 80s lounge crashed into a neon Día de los Muertos inspired art gallery. It's most definitely not a quiet, cozy restaurant. It has more of a loud, colorful, party style personality. I was seated promptly by a kind hostess but I wasn't attended to by a waiter for nearly 10 minutes. Once my waiter did come by he was kind, quick, and professional. Now, I'm going to be honest.. I'm pretty picky when it comes to Mexican restaurant food, so I didn't have the highest expectations. I ordered the potato taquitos, a Jarrito Loco made with watermelon purée, vodka instead of tequila, and chamoy on the rim, plus chiles toreados and one carne asada taco. Laugh all you want, but I was half expecting the food to come out looking like a cafeteria lady had splattered it onto a plate... I was genuinely impressed by the presentation instead. The potato "taquitos" were bigger than I expected so don't let the "itos" fool you. They were crispy, flavorful, filling, and honestly so delicious. Those get a 5/5 from me. My drink was also incredible. It was refreshing, especially with how hot the day was, and had just the right amount of alcohol. The presentation was so cute I almost felt bad ruining it. Easily one of the best drinks I've had in the Burbank area -- 5/5. The carne asada taco wasn't as impressive as the potato taquitos, so I'd give that a 3/5. The chile toreado was definitely spicy, it just needed to be salted a little more but otherwise no complaints! I need to remind myself not to be too quick to judge because I was genuinely surprised by this place. The décor wasn't fully my personal style, but the food and drinks more than made up for it. I'd definitely come back again, especially for the potato taquitos and drinks.

Hello Kalaveras in Burbank , CA . Very sadly I'm just in the end of May and please know that the…read moretop of my photo 10:32 PM, when it's listed online they were open and they admitted that they knew this... Till 11 PM considering it at least took me five minutes to get back to my car from parking I! very busy Burbank media district....... Yes of course means I was there at 10:20 PM long before... Sally...(Who took a little too much green in "thank you sir, thank you sir," when I simply wanted them to exercise the 11 PM closing hour, And that I would put this in my rating. Desiree , was kind enough to give me her name like Sally and again I have not seen people especially in the customer service room that I've also been involved working in... be so happy to say "okay thank you sir ". (i was calm , no yelling no insults and thwyre grin and sarcasm at my dissapointment they were not honoring their publicized closing hours ...not needed. Ironically I was not only born in this town but I worked out of the same building that this particular Calaveras is located when it was in the neighborhood of the former "Burbank Fuddruckers". I even pleaded to them I would take the easiest fastest to make this and wanted to just order one drink and again their answer "we already closed everything off at 10:30" and I again reminded that was at that 10:27 & Again pointed to the Google search they did not close till 11 PM though it's a weekday and that's a rare closing hour I'll be the first to admit because I'm also in the business still yet that's what it stated on top of that they had at least five tables occupied being served. in my experience in the field with the mini on top establishments you can see in my previous ratings that I won't put in the review here at the very least a quote can we welcome you back on another day with an appetizer" considering the Oxnard and even Lately in my current town Simi Valley where I'm personal friends with the manager but will not name here did not ever experienced this before. And they themselves said I will shoot post following polite but honest review... Are you talking to someone who wears the T-shirts probably promotes on media on great services but for this review and it only on Google TripAdvisor and obviously yelp . trying to be YELPFUL , hopefully this can be received as a learning curve and in the future Burbank Kalaveras can be more helpful . (enclosed proof in pic it still wasn't even 10:30 as google publicly stated cerrado 11:00pm). we had just gotten back from a sunset memorial service at that ...)-: til next time . -=c

I forgot exactly how I first stumbled upon Cafe de Olla, but I've come here with my family a few…read moretimes, and we've definitely decided this location is better than the Monrovia one. First, their cafe de olla is absolutely delicious. This remains one of the only places where I genuinely enjoy ordering cafe de olla. Second, their food is incredible. They serve excellent portions, everything tastes fresh, and the food is just so good. I've had their taquitos and chilaquiles, and both were delicious. The only downside is that every time I've come, there has usually been a bit of a wait, especially because the restaurant itself is pretty small with limited seating. The inside is cute, but small, so we usually end up sitting outside. This is where their Monrovia location does have the advantage because it has much more space. Parking can also be tricky. Good luck finding a spot close enough where you don't have to walk far. We usually end up parking in the residential area around the corner. That said, the staff are wonderful and always try to be as accommodating as possible despite how busy they are. Highly recommend this place if you're okay with possibly waiting a bit for seating. The food and cafe de olla are worth it.

Now I know why this place always has a long wait. Hot tip: You can join the waitlist on Yelp before…read moreyou get there! I came with a friend who is a regular and she gave me a lot of good recommendations of what to order. The menu is quite large, filled with tons of delicious Mexican breakfast options! I'm a big machaca fan, so that's what I ordered. As an appetizer, we got the molletitos with chorizo and OMG! It was absolutely delicious. I got to taste my friend's huevos divorciados and the sauce was so delicious. My machaca was different than what I have had at other restaurants, a little on the dry side, but I enjoyed it. Loved the rice and beans it came with! Another highlight was the Cafe de Olla itself! I think I downed like 4 cups of it, it was so delicious. Service here was fantastic. Highly recommend!

Love this place! Customer service is always good and their tacos are amazing. The array of salsas…read moreis also good.

As all of you who follow me know, I like going to grubberies on the recommendations of others -…read moreespecially those of you who truly enjoy and know food. I was getting a haircut at my friends POB and as it was Tuesday and she's a Burbank local I asked her where I curls go for some tasty tacos? She ran down a few places but the first was this spot. So I went with it. It's a hole-in-the-wall place - which is meant to mean literally small. But don't let that throw you off. They offer an impressive array of salsas, chopped onions, chopped cilantro, pickled jalapeños as well as FRESH WHOLE jalapeños! The menu is pretty extensive. Good variety of options. The service was apropos. Friendly enough.

Wife and I try to get here, now and then, but it's been a long time since we moved from Glendale to…read moreCulver City.. We finally got there, today, 4pm (on a Saturday) and the food and the staff were excellent. We ordered the Queso fundido for appetizer and as long as you're in the mood for bubbly cheese and chorizo, this is great with chips, but they also give you a choice of flour or corn tortillas with it, as well. For main, we tried the Molcajete, which we haven't had, anywhere, since we lived down in O.C. It turned out to be better than what we had in O.C., from the sauce to the meats and cheese to the peppers. Also, their chicken tortilla soup was good (as a side with the Molcajete) with lots of veggies in it. The staff were wonderful, though.. From the first waiter who allowed us to change from a table to a booth to our waiter, Jose, who was friendly and looked after us (also quick on getting back to us, every time). And a special thanks to Yennie (possibly, spelled with a J', if so, "lo siento") who also helped us and even when *someone* (me) had a party foul with a margarita, she quickly helped out and was super nice about it. After a trip to the dentist (for a crown replacement) and a long week, everyone at Don Cuco's allowed us to relax and the food (and margaritas ;-) ) made it perfect.

Gorgeous place, they gave us prime seating right in front of the fountain on my date night. Our…read morewaiter was super attentive and quick to get us what we needed. Chips were warm and hot out of the fryer. Salsa is on hot side, not mild. Both free refill and we had to stop ourselves after refill because we haven't gotten to the food yet. Ok for the food - Meatballs in soup had lots of cumin, I liked it but if you hate cumin then skip it. - Strong margarita drink that my gf got drunk off of one lol they sure load it up - Zarapes, one chicken one beef. beef was really good. - Lobster Enchiladas: ok i have a lot to say about this one, it was different, but not in a bad way. The garlic rice and black bean side was really yummy, better than the sides on the zarapes. I ordered it because i needed something different and yes it was. Now there is one problem with this dish and its that they don't use real lobster, its a imitation crab/lobster meat like product shaped differently and made from fish and nowhere on the menu says that which is not ethical business practice. That said it didn't taste bad but its not real. Overall I would comeback, overall the food was good but not groundbreaking. The Mixed alcohol drinks is definitely get your moneys worth and is better than the other place across the street. Steak is good for the fajita like dishes, Seafood dish tastes good but not real lobster chunks, i would probably try the regular fish next time.

Can't go wrong for a fast, casual spot…read more This location gets quite busy, but it's a pretty well-oiled machine. Everyone is friendly and they make food to order. Wait isn't too bad. They regularly clean the areas and check on the dining room. Tiny lot in the back and some street parking surrounding, it's not really an issue. My favorite location I've been to.

People are really nice there. I enjoyed my tacos. I use to live down the street that was in the…read morelate 90s and had to stop by on this trip. Place has not changed since then. It's doing something right as many of the other places have ling closed.

Absolute fire Clean food and very delicious…read more We had the breakfast skillet and bistek de ranchera and we absolutely loved it And they have Amazing coffee!!!!

I got my food 10 minutes before the rest of my family got their food…read more The 3 dishes we ordered had no seasoning. Ambiance was awesome, the servers were excellent. The manager was very fair when we gave him feedback. This place was not meant for us.

I spent years in San Diego and became a huge fan of finely chopped carna asada and rolled tacos…read more(taquitos) with quac. And Alfredo's does them exactly the way I like. So at least 2 to 3 times a month this is my go to for lunch. Tip, while 3 rolled tacos are on the menu you can ask for 5.

This place was built up to me by a friend of mine so when I was in the area I stopped by…read more Now I am not going to lie the food was good but I am always disappointed when I go into a place with such limited protein selections. I am lengua, tripas, cabeza kind of guy. For me that's what brings me in. I go for the stuff that not everyone has.