Had the opportunity to try this fabulous restaurant today. WoW, total hidden gem. I no longer need to trek to East LA for some legit Mexican food. Everyone in our party raved about their dishes. I will definitely be back to sample the rest of the menu. It's been YEARS since I've tasted Mexican food that reminded me of my grandma's cooking. I'm hooked. The staff and owner are the best! So attentive and friendly. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The DECOR...WoW that's all I can say, just WOW[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

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De Oro La Puerta is a beautiful spot to enjoy! I took my mom out for her birthday to enjoy the delights! The meals were delicious and filling! The service was good and even helped with recommending food or substitutions for my needs. [[HIGHLIGHT]]It gives a warm ambiance for sure![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

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Though expensive but delicious n good Ordered a chicken burrito but just to add the Mole they added another $5 Additional read more

De Oro La Puerta has been on my radar to try for authentic Mexican cuisine. Popped in on a Tuesday afternoon and there was a decent lunch crowd - looks like a fairly good customer base from people working close by. Upon seating we were provided with chips and salsa very quickly and asked for drink orders. A few minutes later, our server came to check in on us to order food. Food cooked fresh as it took about 15-20 minutes. Carne Asada ($24.99): Thin flaps of carne asada with grilled jalapeños, pico de gallo, guacamole, rice, beans, and two tortillas of choice. Meat was a tad overcooked / dry. Used the salsa that was provided with the chips to help with moisture. Steak Fajitas ($25.99): Sizzling cast iron of cut steak, peppers and onions served alongside rice, beans, pico de gallo, guacamole, and two tortillas of choice. Really good flavors from the fajitas though some areas were quite burnt. The sizzling plate also came with a knife left on the side of the cast iron which partially melted due to the heat. Decent portion sizes for the price though it would have been great to get three tortillas for the size of the protein instead of just two. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Restaurant inside is a bit dark but they've decorated the ceilings nicely with hanging greenery. Since we went during December, there was also lots of Christmas decor around.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Ample parking in the shared parking lot - no issues with parking. read more

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If I could give 10 stars I would! This is the first time I dined here tonight with some girlfriends, and the only thing I'm mad about, is that I haven't been here sooner. Family owned business, which I love, kitchen ran by just women which I really love, and the food is so delicious and authentic, it's like home cooking from my grandmother. The staff is so nice and friendly, I met Maggie the owner who was very welcoming as we walked in. Mario was our server, and super attentive. I love the attention to detail down to the uniforms, he was dressed in a button up shirt and tie very clean cut. You could tell he was a server, and it just showed me they take pride in their business. The prices are absolutely beyond fair, and the service is first rate. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The ambience inside is so so pretty.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] I just can't say enough about this place. I did tell them to get used to seeing my face, because I'm going to be a regular!!! read more

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We've been coming here for years and it's hands down the best Mexican food in Orange County. We've seen this restaurant start out as a small place, but it has quickly expanded. The service is amazing, and the waiters will remember you if you come in more than once. We love La Puerta!! read more

I went to De Oro La Puerta on Friday to have their delicious Lettuce Wrap Tacos. My server was Laura. It was her first day and her service was outstanding! Thank you! read more

De Oro La Puerta - Delicious Lettuce Wrap Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Brea, California

Had such an incredible experience at De Oro La Puerta! We hosted an event and the staff was SO helpful and attentive! The hospitality was great and everyone was so kind. They helped with set up and attended to our guests. [[HIGHLIGHT]]This hidden gem is the PERFECT place for your special event.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]The ceiling decor is absolutely beautiful and the food was delicious.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Great portions too! I also appreciate how the owners were really flexible and allowed us to bring our own decor, tea set up, desserts, and balloon backdrop. [[HIGHLIGHT]]They even let us have a little craft table for the kids.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Overall I HIGHLY recommend for your special event or for your next meal. Love this place! read more

De Oro La Puerta - Special event hosted at De Oro La Puerta - Mexican Near Me - Brea, California

Authentic Mexican food here in Brea! Such welcoming and friendly service just like it would be if you were coming over to dinner at a friend's house. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Beautiful inside, decorated with lots of flowers and greenery.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Food was delicious and fresh. Can't wait to be back to try more dishes. read more

De Oro La Puerta - Carne Asada - Mexican Near Me - Brea, California

This is a really good place but their service is very slow. Having said that try the Platanos Fritos.

The food was very delicious. I got the carne asada and it was very tender and flavorful. I would fully recommend the carne asada plate. The service was kind and very responsive. [[HIGHLIGHT]]There is a really nice and warm vibe in the restaurant.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

De Oro La Puerta - Carne Asada - Mexican Near Me - Brea, California

The food is quite tasty. But the prices have gotten out of co trol there. Not worth the high cost anymore

Authentic Mexican Food the service was fast and friendly, and [[HIGHLIGHT]]the restaurant is decorated beautiful[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]]. This is my second time eating here. read more

De Oro La Puerta - Green chicken enchilada dinner. Red enchilada, dinner, potato taquitos, and Carne Asada wet burrito with green sauce. - Mexican Near Me - Brea, California

Ordered off Postmates and the Abondigas was absolutely delicious. They give you hand made tortillas and rice to accompany the soup. I also ordered a side of beans and it came refried with cheese, kind of wanted more of a frijole de olla but the beans were still really good. Got some chips and salsa and that was delicious as well. Good prices, good food, will definitely order soup from here again. read more

The customer service here is very bizarre. There's a small handful of nice servers and then a BUNCH of very cranky women at the front who literally give you a death glare when you enter like "How dare you come to my restaurant and want to be seated!" I came in for take out and no one offered to give me a menu, no one came to the register for a while to take my order, and I got several weird stares from an older lady and a couple other younger women working there. So many people walked past me before I had to ask for a menu. Finally, a male employee helped and was kind. I also noticed that the female employees treated men differently who came in. YIKES. A change I noticed in this restaurant too was DYED red and green chips. They always used to just give regular corn chips. The ones they give now are LOADED with food dye garbage; I refused to even let my kids eat one. We also noticed the bean and cheese burrito was almost inedible because it just had way too much thick, stringy cheese. It was borderline dangerous. My two toddlers were struggling eating it so we finally took it away and took out most of the cheese. My husband took a bite and was choking on it too. Very weird experience. We used to come here very often, but stopped because of the several rude employees. We came back for a quick take out and now have decided we will never be back again. We should've taken the hint the first time around. read more

[[HIGHLIGHT]]This place is cute![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Had lunch with my dad here twice, did not disappoint! I got the fajitas & chicken mole. The fajitas was a large portion enough for me to have leftover for a 2nd meal. The chicken mole was a lot of chicken I did bring some home. I placed an additional order of tortillas to bring home with my leftovers. This place is delicious. Highly recommend. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Fun, cute atmosphere[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] . read more

De Oro La Puerta - Mexican Near Me - Brea, California

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Quando hay un bien hambre, no hay pan duro !!! Any leftovers are great for breakfast or lunch!!! Parking never a problem, bar always ready to create fantastic drinks!!! read more

A must try. We come here often. Love love the cheese enchiladas with green sauce. Also the fajitas are great. Combo burrito delicious. Albodigas is really the best. [[HIGHLIGHT]]They have revamped the interior to really reflect a garden flair.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] They add to it for each holiday. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Great for families and date nights alike.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The people here are super welcoming. Treat you like old friends and family. read more

De Oro La Puerta - Fajitas! - Mexican Near Me - Brea, California

Visited the restaurant around 7:30 on Monday and was seated immediately. The staff is so friendly and welcoming! The menu is what drew me to this restaurant, and I so badly wanted to love the food, but the asada burrito I ordered had so much fat in the meat that barely any of it was edible. I felt like any bite I took was just squishy. We also ordered a torta and taquitos, those also were okay. Hopefully this was just a fluke! I'll most likely give it another try and the staff really drew me in and I loved the causal atmosphere. read more

De Oro La Puerta - A Asada Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Brea, California

This review is meant to cancel out all the negative reviews!!! I have been coming here with my husband since 2018. My family has since grown to 6 members with super picky kids ages 7,5,3 &1. We all lick our plates clean because the basics- the rice, beans and homemade tortillas are so good. We're a tough crowd with so many little kids but the servers have always been the utmost friendliest and kindest. We're usually seated right away and are served chips, salsa and drinks immediately. We try to come at least once every 1-2 months and I cannot recall a bad experience ever. So that's a lot of visits and this review should mean something. Yes, the food takes a minute but it's cooked to order and comes out hot. As for the pricing- please tell me what is not expensive these days? We pay the same amount at Islands, or any sit down restaurant. It is not a quick, $2 taco spot, it's fine casual dining. Besides, nothing is cheap anymore. Even in-n-out costs over $40 for my family. In this economy, eating out is a treat and we always choose to come back here. Lastly, to that horrible review below- my family is Asian and I have always experienced wonderful, friendly service from every single server. Not only are they so friendly, but fast. I always recommend this place. Please consider a tired mom of 4 was outraged by the negative reviews and just had to say something! read more

Amazing food and service! Homemade tortillas were fantastic and the mole enchiladas were the best I've had!

My go to spot for tamales every holiday season. The staff is very accommodating and careful with orders and pick up times. Awesome entrees for children and adults. A perfect place to fulfill cravings for authentic Mexican food. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Seasonal decorations in the foyer make for perfect photograph opportunities with family and friends.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Excellent service, kept my iced tea always full. Food was also excellent, and I took an order home. I highly recommend this restaurant. read more

Why had I waited so long! This place is amazing. I had the best carnitas. They were so moist but crispy on the outside, plus their tortillas are homemade. My BF had crispy beef tacos which he also thoroughly enjoyed. read more

Delicious Homemade! [[HIGHLIGHT]]Get there early it gets packed.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] We only waited 5minutes arrived at 11:30am. Once you order it does take time to receive your food BUT it's worth the wait. Everything was fresh. We had caldo de res, flojitas and the asada plates. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The decor goes with out having to say adorable.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Everyone was welcoming and professional.reasonable priced read more

Over $60 for subpar chicken fajitas ($30), shrimp ceviche ($20), and two sodas ($4.99 each)!?!? This place is way overpriced for what it is. The service was pretty slow too. They only had two people working up front (a hostess and a waiter). We're never going back here. There's much better and cheaper Mexican food options out there. read more

From when two burritos to go cost $45!! Not giant sizes, not fancy tastes。 Can't afford to eat inside, adding 20% tips, two will cost 55

Best Mexican restaurant in the area. This is our go to spot for dinner and breakfast. Our server Lupita is the best. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Restaurant is clean and everyone that works there is very welcoming.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] It's a must try. read more

Just went there last night with a beautiful girl and a good friend. They are located on Kraemer Ave in Brea, somewhat close to Placentia. We ordered two dishes. I got three tacos with rice and beans, and she got something called the Caldo de Res which is sorta like a beef stew in soup with lots of veggies and assorted things like celery, squash, zucchini, and cabbage. She really loved the soup, and I enjoyed my soft tacos. I got one with chicken, beef, and shrimp. They were quite filling and tasty. It stayed until closing, eating and talking, then got to watch the Canelo fight for free :) Overall, a great evening and good food. Our waitress was very nice and attentive and my friend and her spoke a lot of Spanish for my humor, of course ! A good night! read more

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Not only is their food fantastic, their service is exemplary!! A family owned business, they make you feel like you are a part of their family!! [[HIGHLIGHT]]You will NOT be disappointed in this shangri-la atmosphere!!![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Please check them out-you will become a part of this incredible family! read more

can't believe i've driven past this plaza my whole life & had no idea this gem was in here. [[HIGHLIGHT]]so clean[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]], very fair prices, the food is amazing & the service is great. looking forward to coming back many times! read more

Can't believe I haven't written a review for De Oro! This is our local go-to Mexican joint that we frequent very often. It's a favorite for folks in Brea with a good selection of food, good quality/taste, and great customer service. We had friends from Yorba Linda that would drive here for their fill of Mexican bc it was their favorite spot. My husband's go to is a California burrito wherever he goes and the California burrito here is very good. We get it with Al pastor instead of carne asada here since their Al pastor is more juicy and tender. My go to is the Mr. Garcia burrito which is a shrimp and steak wet burrito with enchilada sauce on top. I do half green and half red which gives you a little more versatility of flavor. It's such a generous portion! Some other favorites are the pozole which I loveeee to get when I want a warm, deep soup. When I'm trying to eat less carbs/calories, their carne asada plate has really hit the spot. They have a great selection of dishes from tacos to enchiladas to fajitas to quesadillas to mole. You should be able to find a dish here for anyone that enjoys Mexican food. Cherry on top is the sweetest women that work here that greet us consistently with a bright smile and wonderful attitude! read more

Disappointing to see the food go down hill here. It seems like there is a lot of premade to freeze type situation happening here now. I remember when I would walk in and you could smell the food cooking. I no was no longer greeted with the smell of homemade Mexican food and the menudo and breakfast burrito I had was mediocre. The asada was very chewy and cut up so small so I wouldn't have to work at it. Bummer. I use to love eating here. The staff is always a 10/10 otherwise but the cook(s) can do bettter. read more

A few years ago, my parish stopped selling tamales. I found that De Oro La Puerto offers consistently good tamales at a fair price. I also appreciated that they were open on New Year's Eve when I ran out early. read more

Service was amazing and very nice but food was just okay unfortunately. The ceviche was bland and too fishy for me and the Chilaquiles my sister got were just okay as well. Cute place. read more

De Oro La Puerta - Tostada de Ceviche - Mexican Near Me - Brea, California

Yummy Authentic Kind Fast workers Go to stop for me Taquito plate is delicious Overall 10/10 read more

Estoy un poco desepcionado antes la comida estaba bien rica como si mama lo hubiera cocinado bien autentico. Hace un mes fui i no se si cambiaron de cocineros o cocineras ordene mi regular caldo de res ya no era igual como que sabia a caldo de albondigas esta amarillo la carne estaba amarillo de afuera como que parese que usan una base para todo los caldos no se que paso las camareras bien buen servicio atentas . Tendria que esperar un tiempo para volver a ir . I'm a little disappointed. Before, the food was delicious, as if Mom had cooked it authentically. I went a month ago, and I don't know if they changed cooks. I ordered my regular Caldo de Res, and it wasn't the same anymore, like it tasted like caldo de albondigas. It was yellow. The meat was yellow on the outside, as if they used a base for all the broths. I don't know what happened. The waitresses were good, good service, and attentive. I'd have to wait a while to go again. [[HIGHLIGHT]]As for the ambiance they invested alot of time and effort looks really nice[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Came here spontaneously and wasn't disappointed. Great flavor and friendly customer service! read more

De Oro La Puerta - Chicharrones en Salsa Verde with beans and fruit on the side - Mexican Near Me - Brea, California

This place is a local gem! They have authentic Mexican food; I have had the enchiladas - green and red - green are spicy, heads up. I also really like their Albondigas, very authentic and they give you a huge bowl. When I order it to go, it's really two bowls. I also love that they love the Dodgers (unrelated) read more

We ordered the steak picado, carnitas, and oreo pancake on a Saturday morning around 11am. Service was good with everyone working together to make sure we had everything we needed. read more