Best Mexican food in town great service great people we go there often always the food is hot there menudo is to die for if your craving great Mexican food this is the place read more

My husband loves this place, his favorite is cabeza burrito, he says it's very chewy and delicious , the price is very affordable, the portion is very generous read more

I love this place. The food is amazing and the prices are incredible! Just a little hole in the wall but it's great. We drive down from Big Bear a few times a month read more

this place is a gem in the middle of the desert. menudo is good and service was good chile verde is good corn tamales delish

Great food the taste was amazing Great customer service Everything was clean They wore fast for our food order read more

Delicious! Homemade tortillas ,very authentic and plentiful. Big portions, glad to be a local. Great prices too. It's not fancy but very clean. Everything that matters. I had shredded beef enchiladas and the sauce is so good, my friend had sopas that was stacked a mile high with really good asada, and my guy got a good big burger. Today my mom got cheese enchiladas from pick up and really loved them too. There is a lot of pop up Mexican food along side the road lately in town but I would come here all day everyday! read more

Finally found some AUTHENTIC menudo in town! Service was great, ambiance was homely, and food was delicious They do need to get a new billboard, I almost passed it up and I wouldn't have known they were there. Parking was good, maybe use the dirt lot if there aren't any parking spaces available. Overall I will be returning to try their other items on the menu. read more

Decided for take-out tonight while visiting family. I ordered the Enchiladas Ranchero with a salad. Very tasty! read more

El Coyote Loco - Enchiladas Ranchero with rice and beans - Mexican Near Me - Lucerne Valley, California

The best restaurant in Lucerne Valley! Everything I have ordered has been delicious! Their breakfast is great!

New owners had the best chief teach them his recipes. Now they are not using those. It seems like my carne asada burito is filled with Sysco course ground beef roast. Not the flavorful beef roast i was used to from this mexican restaurant. It is a gray color meat now with lots more beans and lots of almost white rice to fill the flour tortilla. Very little flavor also. I need to find a new place to get my mexican food. Menudo is not so good. No flavor. Not the same place read more

Came down the hill on the way back to Vegas for brunch after finding on yelp !! Very friendly family oriented! This place has So much flavor I had the pastor torta it was huge and full of meat and flavor ! Husband had the chicken quesadilla I don't now how a quesadilla can have so much flavor but it did !! The green sauce was really mild so we tried the red and it was perfect !! Salsa with the chips were amazing too !! Can't wait to come back will definitely go out of the way for this diamond in the rough !!! Service was amazing ! read more

Lucerne Valley has few choices when it comes to food. We wanted some authentic Mexican food, and the ratings were slightly higher here than the other Mexican food place. Overall, it was good but not great. The good; most of the ingredients tasted authentic. The tortillas and beans were awesome. I ordered the carne asada nachos, and the portion size was good, and they tasted like love and hard work went into them. Our food was made in a timely manner, and the price was pretty reasonable. The not so good; Never in my life have I had nachos without cheese. Nacho cheese? Nope. Cheddar cheese or some other type of shredded cheese? Nope. That yummy crumbly Mexican cheese even? Nope. Nada. Something was missing from my nachos, and it was painfully apparent that it was the cheese. My wife ordered the "crazy tacos." We tried to figure out what made them so "crazy," and we decided that frying taco shells and putting chicken in them was so much work that they decided it was crazy and used store bought shells. That was the few things that didn't taste authentic. The restaurant itself needed some tlc. Cracks, poor paint, and a general feeling of needing a face-lift throughout. The tv had some garbage playing on it, and the paintings on the wall featured what looked to be scantily clad women being carried to an altar by scantily clad men awating a sacrificial death. Maybe my interpretation was off, but it was just a little odd. Overall, I would consider eating there again, but I would probably try the other Mexican food place first. read more

I ask for well dont sunny side up and hey got upset when I asked them to give me the eggs well done bad service maybe less attitude next time. read more

Best Mexican food in Lucerne Valley. They have really great service and the food is consistently delicious and great prices! They can be busy in the morning but you usually don't have to wait too long for a table. Breakfast is always on point and they have great nachos! And I don't eat menudo but there's is always someone eating it for breakfast here so it must be good. read more

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The service was okay i wasn't happy with my wet burrito, the second time I went there to get it.It just was not the same as the first time. Now my husband like his burrito, but we both agree, that the meet, was too tough for us, so I have not been back read more

We stopped by for breakfast and really enjoyed the authentic fare. My wife and I both enjoyed huevos rancheros while the kids enjoyed something more basic (can't remember what.) The service was top notch. The coffee was only Ok. Would definitely eat here again. read more

This restaurant! Go there often good food a relaxed environment and very friendly staff make eating there a plus in my book thanks El Coyote and staff for a beautiful relaxed and good food made me happy I ate there injoying this place over others around it thanks for always serprising place to enjoy and fill up with good food happy people and never had a bad time there surprised as I may be it's consistent every time nice people and food couldn't ask for better than they always provide a good environment for someone alone and hungry nice to go there every time as for brunch I've went there whenever they were open good relaxed invorment and their mixed drinks are worth trying always thanks read more

Wow! Fresh, tasty Mexican food, nice setting and budget friendly! Definitely on our list of places to return to!

Are there Saturday. Was back to Awsome like usual. Great food. Friendly staff. Super clean. Best restaurant in Lucerne Valley. Possibly the best deal for Mexican food in the high desert read more

This was awful. I had a chicken torta and it was reheated old shredded chicken on sandwich bread. I would definitely avoid this place.

Best menudo and homemade corn tortillas in the high desert! Their bean and cheese burrito is also one of the best around, customer service is great! read more

El Coyote Loco - Menudo - Mexican Near Me - Lucerne Valley, California

This is the best Mexican food in the High Desert. Period. There are a couple close contenders, but they are far more expensive. Everything at Coyote Loco is excellent. Breakfast, superb. Veggie burritos, superb. Shredded beef, superb. Even their cheeseburger meal is as good or better than any burger place. read more

Small hometown Mexican restaurant with the best flautas I've ever had. I get them quite often and they are perfect each time!

Great customer service and the food is amazing! Excellent customer service every time I visit! Give it a try if your in the area

Great Food and Customer Service was Great ! The place has a Mom and Pop quality about it and the Homemade tortillas were excellent !

The 4-star rating is well-earned by the food! But the service was slow, not because the server was unresponsive. She just did not have any help. while It was not crowded, there was only one person on staff to serve 4 tables, answering the phone and handling take out service orders. clearly a popular place by locals - something we always look for! If you want good home cooking Mexican style this is your place. please know that huebo rancheros con chile verde comes with pork. delicious and plentiful. but if you're not a meat eater or do not eat pork, then order the huevos rancheros regular. also great unsweetened iced tea. (Issues that make this more of a 3 to 3-1/2 stars are non-food factors: bathrooms are clean but dingy; windows are dirty with grimy child-size handprints) Still well worth eating here!!! read more

The chicken burrito, chile relleno, and chile verde are delicious. The prices are good. The hot salsa is delicious.

Nice little place in a desert setting at the bottom of the hill north of Big Bear, this is a nice spot to stop for authentic Mexican food while making a run to Home Depot, etc. We had the chicken enchilada combo that includes fluffy rice that would be abuela approved, very good. Also chose the "small" tacos which were plenty filling and heaped with terrific cabeza, lengua, and slightly dry but tasty al pastor. I chose the "hot" sauce and wonder if they keep the truly hot stuff away from the gringos? We stopped for lunch having noticed earlier that the parking lot was packed for breakfast. Daily specials, friendly service, fair prices. We'll definitely be back. read more

El Coyote Loco - Four "small" tacos each under $2, heaped with meat: cabeza, lengua, al pastor. Slightly crisp tortillas held together beautifully. - Mexican Near Me - Lucerne Valley, California

While travelling between national parks we went looking for a place to take a break from driving and get a nice lunch. We pulled into this parking lot and it was packed with people, as were the tables inside, plus a steady stream of people picking up takeout orders. Excited to see why this unassuming spot was getting so much attention, we headed in and were able to snag the last available table. All around us patrons were happily tucking into plates and combos and bowls of steaming hot menudo soup. The menu has breakfast and lunnch items with lots of variety to choose from. We had the enchiladas (shredded beef for me, chicken for my companion). They were served hot and fresh, with delicious sauces and excellent ingredients prepared perfectly. The service was excellent. I highly recommend this restaurant. read more

Great food and service huevos rancheros were great love the homemade corn tortillas

Not the best Mexican food available, but it is tasty, always fresh and very reasonably priced. The chili relleno burrito with green sauce is really good. Staff is very friendly as well. read more

We got back from roads being closed..... Disappointed we went back and decided to wait at this not soo good lookIng restaurant. But... don't judge the book by its cover. The food is delicious, fresh, clean, super friendly servers, they went above and beyond to pleased us. Top two best Mexican food I tried. Highly recommended. read more

Sometimes the staff is a little mean but I'm just writing it off as them being busy because they are most of the time. But I love the food and the restaurant as a whole and I'd go there everyday if it wasn't so bad for me to eat out all the time lol. But the place is great. read more

Best most authentic food in town. I love this little place. It's very clean and the staff are friendly. The food comes out quickly and always fresh!! Iv eaten in every little whole in the wall out here in Lucerne, el coyote is Delicious!! read more

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Very good food ! I had the burrito when I came down , My grandpa gets the wet burrito Parents love coming here (: Cute small "town" . You can never go wrong with these family owned restaurants. You'll always get taken care of read more

I went to Coyote Loco last week with my wife and we both enjoyed a bowl of Menudo, I had to get a bean and cheese burrito because they are the best in town as well as the Menudo. I just wanted to say thanks again Coyote Loco for being in Lucerne Valley, it is a blessing to have great food and service so close to home. read more

Best menudo for a local desert spot. Customer service is great. Tortillas are fresh. Feels like home.

I hit this place up rather than go to my normal place for a quick bite. I can say the prices are reasonable and the food was really good. I ordered the chili relleno burrito and it was a treat. It was filling and tasted fresh. Not too heavy like most burritos are. Also tried the carnitas nachos and they were good. They have a large breakfast menu and I look forward to trying a breakfast burrito on the way out to Johnson Valley. If you happen to pass them up and are looking for some grub, you might want to give them a try. read more

Excellent and authentic Mexican cuisine, they urgently need an AC but other than that. Chile colorado is the best in California, no kidding. No canned sauce flavor on anything, the Caldo de Res is also a favorite. All fresh, all good, too bad Im far away from there. PS the breakfast burritos are a bomb! read more

A casual and quite place. Clean family atmosphere. Can't really compare to anything else around because there isn't and it seems like it been here forever. I think we eat here once a year as we travel thru the area over the past seven years. Nothing has changed. read more

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