In summary: OVERCHARGE, OVERCHARGE, OVERCHARGE. YOU WILL PAY HIGH PRICES FOR LOW QUALITY FOOD. YOU WILL BE DISAPPOINTED AND YOU WILL FEEL RIPPED OFF. Food is not good. Ambiance not that good either. Want more details? After a long shift, I saw an ad for a big chicken deal--twenty bucks. Sounded perfect. Drove over, pulled up to a place that looked rough from the outside. Inside wasn't much better, but we gave it a shot. Asked for the special. "Sorry, we're out.". So we scanned the menu. Three plain tacos, almost five dollars each. A 500-ml Coke? Nearly $6. UNREASONABLY, UNPROPORTIONATELY EXPENSIVE. Whoever chose how much each item was going to cost doesn't have any understanding on what they're serving compared to what they're charging. My 3 tacos, my friend's burrito and 2 sodas pushed the total to fifty bucks! We figured: okay, if that's the total price, it'll be worth it. Chips came first. Pico de gallo tasted flat. Salsa was off--too spicy, weird tamarind tang. That same salsa was on the tacos. They arrived fast, looked prepped, but... tiny. Barely any onion, barely any anything. Just meat and that salsa. My friend's burrito? He asked if they served them with a fair amount of meat--they said yes. It didn't. Barely any meat and it tasted lifeless. We ate in quiet disappointment. Paid fifty dollars for what felt like amateur street food, but worse. We drove home furious--talking about how much money we'd lost, how street vendors do it better for half the price. We were expressing how much we regretted staying there instead of just walking out when our guts had initially warned us. Not attacking. Just... let down. Hard. read more

The place is in the midst of a renovation which feels a bit booby trapped, with ladders and buckets blocking pathways, but the staff are very friendly. The barbecue outside is what drew us in, and it was relatively tasty but dry...nothing that would make me want to seek it out again. In a land filled with Mexican restaurants, I'd go for another option next time around... read more

El Brinquito Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

I don't know why this place has a three star. They definitely deserve a four at least. Before this place was El Brinquito, it was El Sombrero number two. They kept the food very similar and especially the salsa's. This place has one of the best burritos in town, hands-down. The service is good overall. The food is pretty consistent I would say. The outdoor area is pretty nice to sit at. I highly recommend this place and hopefully people start realizing that they deserve more than a three star. read more

Good quality at reasonable prices. World cup playing in Big screens was a nice addition

I've been here before, but I think there may be a new change in ownership as the menus were altered. (See the pictures) I mean C'mon! At least switch to a paper menu, but to use old school white out?!? In my eyes, it's always about appearance so when I received my water, it was in a plastic cup with a lid and a straw, making me feel like a child. Upon waiting for my dinner, a large party of eight were receiving their food. There were two waitresses bring each dinner out, one by one. This family waited to dip in until all were served. But I must say, I did enjoy my meal to say the least. If I should bring someone here, it's not to impress them about the overall appearance. read more

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Asada & pastor dry like the meats have been sitting for hours. $4.40 tacos so not worth it. Shrimp tacos are not good just the guacamole on top so save yourself $7.50. Burritos have too much lettuce & no cheese. Staff not the most friendly. Will definitely not be returning. Would recommend they use better tortillas for tacos & burritos. read more

We had a wonderful going away party here, the food was delicious. We had wonderful attentive staff, they made the party perfect. Thank you

I always like trying new places and ordering a super burrito. I believe if a restaurant can make a good burrito, usually everything else is also pretty good. El Brinquito had a great burrito but Service was not the best and I found a hair in one of the salsa's. The Carnitas burrito was a decent size and tasted delicious. The atmosphere of the place was a bit odd, it seemed under staffed and the staff didn't seem super engaged, overall the experience and food was good. read more

El Brinquito Restaurant - a burrito cut in half - Mexican Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

This used to be my go to for Mexican food. The last 2 times I went, there were no prices on the menu. The first time I thought they were changing prices but the second time confirmed it was a permanent change. The burrito was $18 and they tried to charge me $6 for a fountain drink. Nope. There is far too much competition in Santa Rosa to pay those prices and accept the lack of transparency in pricing. read more

¡Muy delicioso! Order at the counter then find a seat OR sit and be served. They recently remodeled their outdoor patio and it is very accommodating. It has been a little cold for me but it'll be a great spot when the weather warms up a bit. Service is always friendly, goes at a very relaxed pace. Chips and salsa are a great start. Modelo on draft. Carnitas is hubby's favorite. Carne asada for our son. Chile relleno and cheese enchiladas for me. Red sauce. Simple. Delicious. Telenovellas, mariachi karaoke or news playing on the TV. Nothing fancy, just everything comfortable about this place that has become our go-to spot. read more

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The food was awesome, I got their super burrito and it's on point and a pretty big portion. Their michellada was really great too. Service was fast and friendly. Overall this place is an amazing restaurant with great food and people. read more

The food is soo good here and has been consistent. My husband and I frequent this place when we want some good, inexpensive Mexican food. I'm giving them 3 stars today because when I ordered an Arnold Palmer (which I've done every time before) I was brought a can of Arizona Lite Half & Half Iced Tea Lemonade. I can't understand this. They don't have Iced Tea and Lemonade to put together in a cup? Again, that's what I've gotten in the past so I'm taken aback that I received a can of Arizona this time. Then we asked for ice water and were brought cups of ice. I'm thinking they were just distracted by a larger table of people, but still very weird experience today. But I'll still come back. The food is still excellent. read more

El Brinquito Restaurant - Brought this when asked for an Arnold Palmer...very weird - Mexican Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

There was a Seinfeld episode where Jerry and George discussed salsa being the #1 condiment in the world. They said it's because people liked to say "salsa." I say people must have ate at El Brinquito. The salsa is amazing and better yet, they serve two! One is a bit on the fiery side and the other is just chunky goodness. The chips are served warm and have just a hint of salt. And let me tell ya, it goes quick because they are so addictive. Salsa isn't the only thing they serve that's good. I had shrimp tacos and they were killer! The shrimp were big, cooked perfectly and topped with a fantastic guacamole. The corn tortillas were oh so fresh too. Service is very polite and food comes out quick. Defined check this place out. Go for the tacos and stay for the salsa, I say. read more

El Brinquito Restaurant - Shrimp tacos! - Mexican Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

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Big portions at reasonable prices! My brother and I ate here as a mid-thrift store shopping spree break. We were hungry, we were looking for deals, and this hit the spot. Doesn't look like too much from the exterior. It's just off the highway at a busy intersection, so while there is outdoor seating with some cool chairs, it can be a bit loud. Small parking lot. Not sure if cook time was on the slower side or they just didn't let us know when our order was ready for pickup. Either way, not a big deal. I got the veggie burrito and really enjoyed it. It's a tough item for restaurants to make right, as some just add rice and beans, other include vegetables that make the texture weird. El Brinquito nailed it. My brother got a meat burrito which was also huge - he took half home for a second meal. I don't have such self control! read more

No cheese on the nachos! Very disappointing dish. So loaded with peppers & not much else.

While I was choking. Not on the food because I had stuffed too much food in my mouth. This gentleman working at 10:00am today Thursday rushed over to help my son revive me. Thank you sir for helping save my life read more

Arrived around 6pm , plenty of parking and indoor seating. Ordered : Asada Quesadilla 5/5 Flan 4.5/5 Asada 49er burrito 3.5/5 Tacos ( El pastor) 4.5/5 Horchata 5/5 We got three bags of chips and salsa with Utensils and napkins all set to go . Extremely wonderful. The service was also a 5/5 our Order was complete with no complaints. The flan was really good . Nice thick and creamy . Delicious flavor. I would buy again Asada Quesadilla was absolutely the best . The asada is marinated very well . Stuffed completely with met and cheese . The best thing I ordered besides the flan . 49er burrito was HUGE ! Stuffed with meat lettuce rice and maybe beans I seen lots more meat . Definitely filling. Topped with sour cream and guacamole. Red sauce was a bit salty . the meat was full of flavor with a hint of lime . Definitely a 50/50 with Meat and Rice . I don't think there was cheese in it just on top of the red sauce . Tacos: 4.5 The pastor meat was very tasty. All the meat here is full of flavor, nothing is bland . Horchata was very good and I love that's it wasn't to sweet . Looking forward to trying out more on their menu. read more

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Saw this restaurant on the way out of a visit to the Harbor Freight store that's nearby. I'm always on the lookout for new restaurants and experiences. This place was ok. The service was ok but attentiveness could improve a bit (considering there were only about five people in the restaurant at the time around 1:30 pm). The food was ok as well. The ingredients were fresh and tortillas were homemade and fresh as well. read more

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Worst food ever. I will never ever come back to this place. I ordered a super burrito. It said it had sour cream among other things. No it only had meat and that was nasty as heck. It was marinated pork. It tasted like it had gone bad. I have given this place a chance in the past and it failed then too under it's old name. I should of known this was the same food. All bad. Heck Taco Bell has better food then this place. So save your cash and go elsewhere. There are a ton of other GOOD Mexican restaurants. This is not one of them. Congrats you are banned! read more

There are so many Mexican restaurants in Santa Rosa, but this one stands out to me the most because of how good their salsa is and the flavors. By far the best crispy taco al pastor there is. I love their bean, rice and cheese burritos too. They make the food fast, staff is friendly, and they def give off a family restaurant vibe. I couldn't ever get tired of this place. I'm confused why they don't have more stars. They pretty much check everything off on my list for delicious Mexican food. Whenever I'm craving Mexican I come here. Even their pico is really amazing. It goes on everything. Lastly, the cantelope Agua fresa is incredible. I really love their Jamaica too. They always sell out! Forsure try this spot. There's tons of options on the menu and you can't go wrong here. read more

Honestly this place has gone down hill. I use to love eating here but lately the quality of their food hasn't been that great. The meat has more fat than actual meat, it's crispy, dry, hard and crunch. I feel like I ate the scraps of meat off the grill area. It was disgusting. Also the horchata isn't even authentic real horchata it's literally just the powder horchata that you can get at a store. I've been a customer for years and after todays experience I'm never going back. read more

I fear it's my last time here! $24.00 Single Chile relleno with no beans and a small horchata! Chips and salsa extra! Let me say there were no other diners in the restaurant at lunch time! The menu is hand written with brightly colored chalk without prices! The food is great, ambiance none, servers not friendly either! I tipped them, being polite, so lunch for 1, $30!! Sorry, I can eat elsewhere for far less$$$!!! Maybe at The French Laundry? Good bye! read more

This is I believe an up and coming place. This is our second time coming here in a week. The inside is needing some updating, the order from the counter is something of a drawback, but no big deal. The tacos I feel were spot on, I got a couple tacos the fist time, carne asada and then carnitas. Was flavorful... had plenty of meat (they were the crunchy tacos)... all and all very delicious. The chips they give are fresh and warm..a big plus for our family. The salsa was spicy, enjoyable. My son got the carne asada regular burrito and very much loved it. They got fountain drinks, which to me elevates it ;). I also noticed they have a few beers on tap, for when we come back. It looks like they are working on upgrading their outdoor area, parking can be somewhat of a challenge when busy. Definitely a place we will be trying other items. read more

I just ate the very best veggie quesadilla that I've ever had. Marvelous flavors with spinach and mushrooms. Yum! I live 1.25 hours away, and am glad I found this place! read more

Beware - Smaller portions double prices I used to love this place. I think that they recently sold out to somebody that must've been promoted from Dell taco... I just can't understand where they find 3 inch corn tortillas. I paid three dollars for the smallest taco I've ever seen in my life, and it was rolled up in a piece of tinfoil. At first I thought it was three lime wedges. I told the manager/owner I couldn't find my taco in my delivery and he said no that's it, LOL apparently he didn't like my demeanor and told me to go eat at Taco Bell. This restaurant has no margaritas only beer and Crane Lake wine. Come on now. I would highly recommend keeping the smiling happy girl at the register instead of that ill tempered recently promoted manager. So many fine reputable Mexican restaurants around that are pleased to serve you. read more

The food doesn't have a flavor the serving portions are super small on a molcajete all you get is 3 little strips of steak and 5 shrimp and some nasty chipotle sauce and some nasty cheese for $24 dollars plus tax, damn this is a scam so I don't recommend this at all. La comida de aquí no tiene nada de sabor especialmente si pides un molcajete te dan 3 tiritas de steak y 5 camarones y un poco de pollo bañado en una salsa chipotle que sabe horrible y un queso quemado que casi vomito definitivamente no recomiendo este restaurante llamado el brinkito. read more

El Brinquito Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

I used to come here all the time , I recommend to all my friends. Until recently, the food experience is so underwhelming it's not real. Food prices have skyrocketed, food quality has dropped dramatically. Chips stale, salsa watery, meat dry, tacos prepared as if in a hurry. Sad , I used to love this place. Lucky for I have plenty of other choices. read more

I really love this place, the salsa is piquant, it's spicy and sprightly! The chips are the best, not greasy or over salted , and warm. Their street tacos are great with two fresh tortillas per taco. As it should be. Their chili relleno is fantastic, try it. Real agua fresca too. read more

They always get the order wrong. Unfriendly workers. I think they really just don't like white people in here. Many other good taquierias in Santa Rosa. read more

I normally don't write reviews.... But i saw how many bad reviews this place has and it's low score and don't really understand why as I am sitting here enjoying this place. Let's start with I am not from this area, my visit here was merely luck. I saw El Brinquito as I was driving by, quickly decided Mexican food was going to be my refuel meal after my workout. I walked in the door, and several employees greeted me and said "welcome". I said hello back. They have a sign asking you to wear your mask and use the hand sanitizer they have provided before coming in. The establishment looks very clean and welcoming. There is really unique art work scattered throughout the restaurant, that I ended up taking in after I ordered. I have been on birria and consomé kick for awhile now, so I went with three queso birria con consomé tacos with a coke. Once i was done appreciating the art work and took a seat, a server brought me chips and salsa and pico de Gallo. My opinion of the salsa was really good! It had a good level of spicy and flavor, on the verge of wanting water, but not quite there as the flavors soothed it all out. The chips are good, and they gave me more salsa and chips when I asked the staff at the front. The birria tacos came out looking gas! They where laid flat, (tortilla, queso, tortilla, birria, tortilla, queso, tortilla.) I am not sure they normally do consomé with the tacos, but I am grateful they did for me because it makes the whole experience better with this style. So it's messy, but grab that taco and fold it in half, dip it in your consomé, and enjoy my friends!! Bomb!!! In addition!!! My tacos were stacked with steak!!! It was truly the perfect refuel meal, heavy in protein, carbs, and fat! It was delicious. I was having such a good experience that once I cleared my plate, I ordered a strawberry margarita and asked if they had an Instagram, which the staff let me know they didn't have one. So I rarely look on yelp, but wanted to share my experience some how to show my appreciation... and to my surprise... so many people have left really bad reviews. I read a good amount of them, not all 134 of them, but enough to see it doesn't really seem to be about this establishments customer service, food, or it's cleanliness.... And maybe some other reason?!? That is for the users to discern I suppose. I can validate that I am having a great time... the queso birria tacos with consomé... it smacks... the consomé doesn't have meat in it... but there is so much meat in the taco already... three was solid for me, and I'm a fluffy guy. It's worth checking out, and I'd come back. read more

It would be 5 star if the customer service was better. The gentleman seemed to have an attitude with me right from the start. The food was excellent, I'll come back just for the food, nice size portions for a good price please keep it that way, and Remember tips are given if you're going above and beyond your job description expectations to ensure customer satisfaction read more

Stopped here with my wife as we ran errands. From the outside I was not expecting it to be as good as it was. My wife ordered a 3 taco plate and I ordered the 49er burrito and as a Cowboys fan that was a tough call. Both portions were huge and I would like to see someone finish the 49er burrito in one sitting as it was stuffed with goodness and covered in guacamole and red sauce. I have to say, besides the ice tea which I suggest you stay away from, the food and service were excellent and I would definitely come back. read more

El Brinquito Restaurant - 49er Burrito after one bite I had to yelp it - Mexican Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

Ordered one night via door dash, only received half the food, I called as soon as it was received and they stated the tan out of the items we ordered and blamed the door dash driver for not calling us and informing us that they were out of multiple items. Would not refund or offer alternate items, just said to ask door dash for a refund. Asked for manager contact and they stated they don't have one.... So many taco shops in Rosa now we will just find another new place to eat, the carna asada fries and chimichanga plates were not anything spectacular with the globs of toppings it looked like a bowl from Safeway robots. read more

We ordered through Doordash. My son got their chicken enchiladas and I got bean enchiladas. I will be ordering from here again! The food is very good! No complaints! read more

El Brinquito Restaurant - Chicken Enchiladas - Mexican Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

Best Chili Verde super burrito! Amazing Nachos! The chips and salsa are absolutely delicious! Whenever someone asks where to find a great Mexican food, my first recommendation is El Brinquito! read more

I shopped around Mexican restaurants this afternoon on the web and found the burrito I wanted to get. The Burrito El Brinquito, a carnitas and chorizo burrito with chipotle sauce and the usual rice and beans with sour cream and a small amount of quacamole and a little pico de gallo, too. The standard additions for what a super burrito anywhere else would be. I saw the price of $15.95 on the website and decided to get it. I got there and ordered and paid, but the total came to $19 and change, which seemed a little steep and made me wonder what kind of charges were being added in addition to my food. So I grabbed a menu and found that the price for this burrito was now $17.95, not $15.95 like the website said. (Sigh). I know prices can go up, but how much trouble would it be to get your menus and the website to agree on the price rather than surprise the diner when they get there? The burrito wasn't bad. It wasn't any larger than the burrito I get at Los Arcos called the Burrito Loco with five kinds of meat for the $15.95, the same price I was expecting here. I came here because Los Arcos is closed on Mondays, sadly. read more

El Brinquito Restaurant - The web price vs the 17.95 price charged in the restaurant. - Mexican Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

I came here a few times with a friend and needless to say the food is a bit mediocre, and it's pretty spendy, also the chips seem a bit stale. I never had an issue with the wait staff, as they were always nice, I probably won't come back by myself, needless to say there are other establishments that are a tad better. read more

Went in on a Tuesday afternoon around 3:30. Ordered a side of beans and rice and waited 15 minutes for it. The beans tasted like nothing. No flavor. And the rice was hard. $7.50 and the portion was small. Would not try again read more

Just ok.....ordered the Chicken Chipotle burrito.....was missing the guacamole...or if added was very little......I did let the server know and he brought me a side but the burrito is still lacking....probably won't be back read more

Six of went there for something to eat after the Analy graduation and before our graduate went to his Project Grad at the Epic Center. It was a convenient location and one we had all remembered seeing but had never gone to. Perfect, right? No. I was going to write this review as a revenge post, but I am opting for constructive criticism instead. First, let's get the service part out of the way: our server, Ariella (sp?) was friendly and gave us good service. The ambience: it was dark and uninviting. This would have been okay, but... The food was pretty much terrible. My wife's shrimp was dry, flat and very overcooked. Maybe it was cooked several times? I tasted it, and I agree with my wife: horrible. My burrito. I had the super burrito with carnitas. There was carnitas in is but it was really just a massive mound of refried beans. Now, the constructive part: make a radical change in how you prepare the food. Have standards and insist and supervise those responsible to make ure they adhere to those standards. Mexican food is California food. I have eaten in probably over a 100 Mexican restaurants. This was my worst experience. When you have made some radical changes, get a hold of me and I will come eat at your place again. Mexico, your great location, your employees and your customers deserve it. So do you!! read more