Visited Cafe Canela while running errands at Plaza México... So pleased to see this coffee shop is still in business... it's located at one of the corners of the plaza, it has such a warm welcoming atmosphere, with super cute decor; telling a story of the business, with ample seating area inside and patio seating as well... The good stuff: I ordered Cafe de Olla iced with canela cold foam on top, the coffee had the perfect amount of sweetness, and it wasn't too much...the cold foam I give it a 8/10 as I like it to be more on the creamy-top. side.... Still it was delicious....they have pastries and other goodies to choose from.... The ladies were welcoming and friendly.... read more

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A must try duo. One is spread with beans and cheese and the other with butter and sweet dressing. A perfect sweet and salty mix on bolliyos. read more

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I must say... I was totally surprised at how delicious the cup of coffee I ordered here was. Service was amicable, place is clean and orderly, and seating is available both indoors and outdoors. read more

Cafe Canela - Mexican Near Me - Lynwood, California

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Delicious and amazing! I get the mazapán frappe, croissant with bacon, and hot dogs!! So so good! read more

Cafe Canela - Mexican Near Me - Lynwood, California

We keep coming back here! It's now a ritual Sunday before football starts . We now get breakfast burritos and coffee. As always the staff is great and helpful with your order and questions. I think the burritos are pretty big I only finish half and save the other for later . This have become one of my favorite spots and will continue to come back ! Thank you read more

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I go to plaza Mexico just for the coffee here, the horchata iced coffee to be exact. It is a life changer I've never tried an horchata coffee that can compete. The workers are really nice as well. read more

Cafe Canela - Mexican Near Me - Lynwood, California

First time here & the moment we entered~ the vibe was positive & decor was cute! Coffee was good & all our dishes were excellent! We had Chillaquellis, huevos rancheros & steak burrito. The portion were big too. This place will be our go to brunch spot! read more

Cafe Canela - Mexican Near Me - Lynwood, California

Giving it a 2/5 due to service and food management. While being there I noticed multiple health code violations. Cross contamination while cooking on the stove, scooped items from one pan to another. Open to-go food containers on counter top next to cleaning items Cashier was touching the cash register, money and then grabs a muffin (no gloves, tongs, or pastry bag) and walks it over to microwave. I order a strawberries and cream iced coffee and reg coffee. Strawberries & cream 3/5 Reg hot coffee 1/5 (bitter and strong flavored, tastes reused/old) read more

Cafe Canela - Strawberry and cream iced coffee. - Mexican Near Me - Lynwood, California

Had high hopes for this place. Wait time was INSANE. I get they're not fast food, but an hour to get our food is crazy. Staff was not professional when asked for update on order. People that ordered after us got their food first. Asked a few times for update and staff was rude. One worker had the nerve to say we had not been waiting that long. Another customer that arrived way after us even told us on his way out, now that you're no longer hungry you get the food. There's other places with better customer service. read more

This is my favorite place to eat breakfast! I live 3 minutes away from cafe canela. I love the torta de pierna and their horchata late. Service is always great! The girls working there are very sweet. This place is crowded so please be patient. Their kitchen is small so don't expect your food quick. Everything is always fresh and cooked fresh. Line gets a bit long so again... be patient. ;) read more

The perfect breakfast burrito does exist! I asked for a breakfast burrito without all the fillers (rice, beans or potatoes), they nailed it. It had veggies, egg and ham. Light and the perfect size. The hot sauce has a good kick. Their cafe de ola is delicious, even offered iced. They have offerings like choco flan and other pastries. Highly recommend swinging by this spot. read more

Cafe Canela - Breakfast burrito - Mexican Near Me - Lynwood, California

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I always thought this was a coffee shop with pastries only, but I was wrong! I tried the breakfast for the first time, and it was delicious! I had the #1, eggs, potatoes, bacon, beans and tortillas. It was fire. Will definitely be going back. read more

Cafe Canela - Mexican Near Me - Lynwood, California

Walked in and was greeted immediately from the crew here. It was a hot day so I got the Horchata Frappe and let me telllll you. PERFECTION. Perfect combination of sweetness and cinnamon. Great pick me up for the middle of the day and the medium size was a bang for your buck. Place gives me authentic coffee shop vibes with vaulted ceilings and Spanish style furniture around the walls. Has a cool little corner seat, but got my drink to go. Overall great experience. read more

Cafe Canela - Horchata Frappe - Mexican Near Me - Lynwood, California

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Love this place so much! Their coffee is amazing and fresh. My favorite is the vanilla caramel iced coffee.

Stopped by because I really like and support this local gem. Sunday morning around 9:30. Line was long. Service was fairly quick and cashier friendly. I ordered a chorizo burrito . I'm not sure if this is grease or butter or moisture, but. It makes for a messy experience. This has happened before. Last time, they drained the filling before putting into the tortilla. I know Cafe Canela reds these reviews... Can you please drain the filling before putting it in tortilla? Otherwise an overall great experience. read more

Cafe Canela - Grease drippings from a chorizo burrito. - Mexican Near Me - Lynwood, California

Amazing staff! Love the coffee all made with love. Food was amazing.ambiance was a 10.

I been coming to Cafe Canela for a long time, and the ladies that work there are always very nice, I love the Champurrado, all the food that I have tried is always delicious, fresh and made to order, I usually get the torta de pierna, chilaquiles , molletes and the cafe de olla is really good!! read more

Friendly service. Loved the coffee decor, best churro I've had in so cal all year and the coffee is pretty decent. Definitely give it a try if you are in the area. It's in plaza Mexico, so grab a coffee and get cultured by walking around the place! read more

Cafe Canela - Delicious Churro and Iced Horchata Coffee - Mexican Near Me - Lynwood, California

I stumbled upon this by complete accident. I was on the freeway starting a road trip. I searched coffee and found magic. There horchata latte is phenomenal! I got a cheese danish that was divine. There breakfast burritos looks SOOO good! I'll be back!! read more

Cafe Canela - Horchata latte, I couldn't stop drinking it to take a photo. Highly recommended. - Mexican Near Me - Lynwood, California

If I could give this place 0 stars, I would. I was so happy to find out that Cafe Canela was still open when I recently moved back to Lynwood. I first started going when they first opened when I was 15 years old an am now 39. I brought my fiancé and he loved it! He became a regular and would go often without me. The last time he went, he stated he overheard the baristas call him a 'maricon', which means fa**ot, in English as they made his drink. They thought he didn't understand Spanish and he was so upset when he told me the story when he got home. He asked me what that word meant, just to be sure because of how in disbelief he was. Never in my life have I been to an establishment that was so bigoted and unprofessional to a HUMAN BEING and in front of their face. This is so upsetting because I was so happy to introduce an old favorite coffee shop of mine and were looking forward to having little dates there. Management, please do better on the hiring process and ensure this type of behavior never happens again. read more

Customer service is great here. On my 1st visit the coffee was okay but started to get too sweet for my liking after a few sips. Decided to give it another try on my next visit and it just was not it. I do plan on coming back and hopefully give a better review based on the food because everything is literally made to order and looks like your abuelitas cocina. Love the decor but note it is a small place and they do have indoor/outdoor seating but I did not feel no AC going. To be continued.... read more

Delicious food. Great customer service! The coffees are great! The churros are to crispy and fresh!

DELICIOUS FOOD BUT!! The food is very tasty, the service is very good but the dishes where they serve for my taste are unpleasant. Personally, I hate that in a restaurant they serve food in this type of dishes, it makes it look like street food read more

Waited almost an hour for a burrito on my lunch. I never got it. I was told it would be ready in a FEW minutes, TWICE. Another customer apologized because she got her order before I did and saw me waiting before she even ordered. read more

Brought my dad here for his first time and boy was it a horrible experience. The delay. The wait. The food. Just was not worth it. I really love the hibiscus tea and my dad did also say he enjoyed his smoothie however, when we ordered the cashier took the money and then said it'll be a 20-25 min wait, in which myself and dad agreed to. Fast forward 12:33 we barely receive our food. Our food was really cold. It took about 45-55 mins for them to bring our food. COLD food. The waitress who brought our food kept rushing in, and didn't provide 2 utensils. We ordered two plates which we should've gotten 2 to begin with, my dad then got her attention and asked for a spoon and she gave him a fork. The tables were not wiped off. None inside or none outside. No restrooms. Crowded inside. read more

When I asked for a breakfast sausage burrito, I didn't think they would put hot dog sausage in it. I'm disappointed. Also they took half hour to make this & I was the only customer there :/ On a positive note, their white choc mocha iced coffee is good read more

Cafe Canela - They put hot dog sausage in a breakfast burrito - Mexican Near Me - Lynwood, California

Service was friendly it does take a little bit longer than most places. But everything is fresh and delicious ! The decor is also really fun and cute ! read more

Cafe Canela - Chilaquiles Ricos y crujientes - Mexican Near Me - Lynwood, California

Chilaquiles are the bomb here and the price isn't bad. I rather come here to get my Chilaquiles and beans. The Staff is amazing and sweet. Great ambiance when you walk in read more

Went on New Year's Day Located in plaza Mexico. Super cute location. The service was fast and easy. Horchata frappe and chorizo con huevo burrito was delish ! read more

The best chilaquiles I have had in years. It was so full of flavor with every bite. The tortillas on the side were a nice touch to make a lovely little taco of beans, eggs, and a fried tortilla marinated in delicious sauce. The cafe de olla was the perfect mix of coffee and sweetness and I appreciate that they had an almond milk option! I cannot wait to keep telling people to try this place and taking more people. The staff was also so sweet and made the place feel like home. read more

Cafe Canela - cafe de olla (iced) - Mexican Near Me - Lynwood, California

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The food and drink were amazing. I got chilaquiles and a cajeta iced coffee. The wait time was not bad at all. They even brought my food to my table outside. The ladies working there were nice. Although, I will say that I asked for my food "for here" and it was still served in a box. Not a big deal because I was alone. However, I did notice a family in front of me sitting down waiting for their food and their food was also served in boxes. Again, not a huge deal to me because I was alone but if I went with family plates would have been nice not sure if they offer plates. All in all, I'd definitely go back. read more

Cafe Canela - Chilaquiles & Iced coffee de cajeta - Mexican Near Me - Lynwood, California

I will be coming back for that horchata latte! It was one of a kind. I also ordered a bacon breakfast burrito. It was very fresh and loaded! I was full with just one half of the burrito. The only thing it was missing was salsa. They only had 1 type of salsa which was VERY hot, so if you wanted a slight kick you would be out of luck. Same thing goes for the wifi, they won't give it out. And even if you're a paying customer, you still have to put a quarter in to use the restroom; which I find ridiculous. However, the surrounding area makes up for anything that could be wrong with it. It definitely feels like a piece of Mexico got ripped out and plugged into Lynwood haha read more

Cafe Canela - Horchata latte - Mexican Near Me - Lynwood, California

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Don't even go here this place is not even all that the wait time is crazy . They always have an ugly attitude mas que eastan feas las pendejas. The fact that this stupid lady charge me 50 cents for the spicy sauce because the sauce does not come with tortas. When l saw that they gave the other lady a free sauce . Save y'all money . By the way don't eat their beans if you don't want to be stuck in the toilet. read more

The horchata drink was amazing and their chorizo burrito is the best! I use to come here all the time when I worked at the jail. The women who work there are so nice! read more

And the food wasn't All That. You need some black cooks to put some flavor to it because the food was horrible.

Came for breakfast. First time here, and would definitely recommend. I had the huevos a la mexicana, and She had the chilequilles both came with a side of beans and tortillas. Simple but delicious. They have a large selection of coffees and atoles, So i ordered a small cup of cafe de olla and champurrado. Both were flavorful. It was cold and we had to sit outside because of covid, but they had a outside patio heater which really did help. Overall a simple, yet nice experience read more

This was our first time and it didn't disappoint. I had the barbacoa plate. It was so delicious! Taste was amazing! Pricing was perfect. My friends each had a breakfast burrito. They were huge and the guys loved their choices. Will definitely be back. This is a hidden gem! read more

Cafe Canela - Barbacoa Plate - Mexican Near Me - Lynwood, California

It is a good place to eat and drink coffee food is really good! But there is no WiFi or no public restrooms. They should update the information on here... read more

Venimos cada año a Los Angeles California. Después de unas conferencias venimos a este lugar para tomarnos nuestro atole de cajeta. Buenísimo. Hoy en la mañana estaba recién hecho y era una ricura. Las trabajadoras tienen un servicio al cliente muy bueno. El ambiente también muy bien. El champurrado muy rico y el café de olla riquisimo read more

They have unique drinks to offer and they're delicious! My hubs had Atole de Cajeta and I had a Champurrado. The service was okay. I wanted the Atole de Fresa but they didn't have any and when I asked the lady HOW sweet the Atole de Cajeta was she just said "sweet." . The cafe was super cute though. They have a famous visitors wall that was fun to look at too. read more

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