This hole in the wall has birria I've ever had! I'm coming back for the menudo (Fri- Sun or until they run out)

First time in this place service was bad literally waited 30 minutes for a menudo until I asked for my money back and the lady in the back says " it takes long cause it's not fresh and we have to reheat it" not cool they kept the tip I gave but at least got my money back.. read more

Don't listen to that bum Cecilia that gave a one star. This place is amazing. I'll admit their chilaquiles is not the best but other than that I've tried everything else and the food is on point! Their service is great and are always friendly, I promise this place is worth the try. read more

This place used to taste authentic but my last visit wasn't so good. The masa on the homemade tortilla for my quesadilla was really dry and the carné asada meat tasted really old. It cold and dry and there was not enough cheese on it. We had no issues with the staff. They were friendly as always, but their food quality has gone down a notch. read more

New ownership gd menudo handmade corn tortillas new look new brand pretty good! aaaaaa

Good only if you are really drunk and hungry. Otherwise choose a different spot. Asked for an asada quesadilla and got a plate of grease with a side of quesadilla lol (picture attached) read more

El Mero Mero - This slanted table saved me. lol - Mexican Near Me - Pacoima, California

Great food and service. Pozole was delicious and love that you can choose grano or no grano.

Very good menudo. Tortilla are freshly made with your order. Place can be deceiving, but food is good.

I'm still hospitalized so hunbun brings what I ask for. I got the deep fried quesadilla combo mmmmm. Perfect with a nice thick slice of avocado in each one and that tasty but mild green salsa, beans and rice. So happy they made it thru this pandemic. read more

My favorite go to for real home made mexican food. Never had anything here that didnt exceed my expectations. And they are open really late which is a great bonus. Our favorites are the sopes and the home made taco shell tacos. If the place would take credit cards we would come way more often but we make the time to take money out for it if we have to. read more

The birria tacos with consommé were bombbbb! I will def be returning!! So fresh and delicious. Highly recommend!

This little hole in the wall joint serves up some bomb ass quesadillas. And don't even picture one of those flour tortilla ones where they slice it up like pizza or even them empanada style type. Naw, heyll naw! These are made for you on the spot out of masa with meat & cheese. When they serve em to you, they look & even smell like you're in the mother land. The little old lady that makes them even calls me "mija". Paired with an horchata, it's some good late night munchies. Your Homegirl, Violy read more

El Mero Mero - Tell me this isn't one delicious looking quesadilla!! - Mexican Near Me - Pacoima, California

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We ordered two huaraches de asada It was not good the masa was super dry and the beans dry! Bad flavor read more

Amigos la neta aquí te gustan a servir puro tortilla si orden un burrito tengo 2 anyos que cada rato paso a comer un burrito quando lavo mi ropa sercas de esté resurante chiquita nunca te dan un buen burrito y ahora andan cobrando 11 dólares se pasan la neta quien saven si dan tratiemento special a unos y a de mas no pero yo digo que si. They always give me the cheapest burrito all tortilla hardly any meat and now they went from 8 to 11 dollars get out of here who knows if they serve certain locals different from non locals but I come here often and they still always do this to me I honestly come to support I'm Mexican and just cause I'm young I think they tryna play me for my money cause all I buy is burritos and they don't make em good all tortilla and rice hardly any meat I hope they read this and figure me out cause it's not right read more

Best dang Mexican food that's been around for a very long time. You know you're eating the best stuff when you see Mama and family cooking in the back. Delicious! read more

Worst pastor I've had. Very dry and flavorless. Carnitas were over salted. Lady working there was meh. Only good thing about this place was the prices read more

These tacos and other food are so good! The restaurant is very clean. I liked the live music a lot as well! The horchata is the best over ever has as is the tamarindo is amazing! read more

I go across the street to Me Gusta for the best gourmet tamales anywhere. On their recommendation, I decided to try this place for their beans and hand-made tortillas. Since I used to cook for a living, I can usually tell if a place will be good. It's a vibe - the pride people take in the food the prepare. Anyway, once there I decided to try the Birria as well. I could not believe how delicious everything was. Nothing was greasy. Everything tasted freshly made. The tortillas were so thin, the beans had a vibe, some subtle spice to them. The Burris was REALLY good! This little hole in the wall is so much better than it looks. I will definitely be back. read more

Good food honestly. I've been there a couple of times and I have no real complaints from them. I work at a similar restaurant and so all of the "annoyances" that people may complaint about such as waiting a bit it orders being wrong once are completely understandable. It happens. Overall the food there is great, service is respectable, and the area is very convenient especially if you go to church. (It's right next to Mary immaculate church.) read more

Doesn't look like much when you walked past but I was practically dying of hunger when I walked in. The definition of a hole-in-the-wall. I got their chicken tacos and cajun fries and WOW...there are no words! Classic Mexican food done right! There's a lot to pick from, but trust me you really can't go on with any of the food choices. Not really much else to say but go see for yourself! TRUST ME, you WON'T be disappointed. read more

Great food, burritos and tacos. Al pastor is delicious. Great prices for delicious food

Best Mexican in Pacas! The whole kitchen is nice and polite. Bathroom is supa clean & try the horchata!

Their food is AMAZING to say the least I've been going ever since I can remember. The staff is very friendly and very clean! Overall amazing place their quesadillas with asada and chipotle sauce is to die for. read more

Cash only so come prepared. This food is the best Mexican food anywhere! Never charge u taxes. :) that's a plus. Employees are so sweet & polite. Food is absolutely delicious!! Horchata is out of a machine but still tasty! Soooo yummy. read more

Went here today after church too see my old friends and the same familiar faces were still there with delightful faces! A hot champurrado lifted my spirits as i overlooked the menu. I've never really been disappointed here. I opted for something low in fat maybe steamed (lengua), boiled, (chicharrones), and oven baked (Cabeza). So i opted for three tacos since they really didn't have a vegetarian choice that was the size I wanted. Each of the small $1.25 tacos came loaded with the meats I chose and cilantro/onion and topped with green salsa. Each went down great with a squeeze of lime, a few radishes in between to cleanse the palate and a pickled "raja" in between for a little fire. The meats lacked a little salt but we all could go without a little sodium. The champurrado lacked a little body. But it was hot and chocolaty. The familiarity of employees and the consistency of food make this place a good choice for some late nite eats or an occasional taco while staying out of the cold. read more

Best quesadilla hecho de mano EVER!! Especially at 1:30am after a long night at the club. read more

El Mero Mero - Asada quesadillas with everything made with handmade tortillas. BEST IN CALIFORNIA! - Mexican Near Me - Pacoima, California

This place surprised me. For a hole in a wall it gave a good overall flavor and authenticity. I loved the Carnita and pastor tacos. read more

El Mero Mero - Chicharon taco. Good different. - Mexican Near Me - Pacoima, California

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By far one of the best and most authentic Mexican food in the San Fernando Valley! The tortillas are freshly made as you order and the food is cooked right in front of you. Can it get more authentic than that? read more

This place is straight fire. Best Mexican joint in Pacoima, hands down! The quesadilla' and Menudo is my favorite especially when I am hung over. Really cool Mexico vibe. They make their tortillas hand made so they are fresh and tasty. Highly encourage you to stop by and treat yourself a good hood meal. read more

My favorite carne asada burrito ever!! And their red salsa is to die for. Craved this so many times throughout my pregnancy and it never disappoints. read more

I like in East LA and I drive out to Pacoima to eat here, its THAT GOOD! and it's HELLA cheap! yess i just said "hella" lmao. Well the pt is that it's BOMB! and it's cheap and they open supper late, and the quesadillas are made with that yellow corn, the lady make's em for u on the spot! nice and hot! :) I go all the time and spend like 12bucks for two people. Horchatas are HUGE and their only like 2-3$. The fluatas and quesadillas are the best. OH and the guarachiiis! The guarache's come with a nopal on top! ha :D p.s CASH ONLY! BOMB x 10000000000! read more

It was a Sunday evening and my hubby and I were on a mission to find tasty hotdogs wrapped in bacon with diced tomatoes, onions and maybe even jalapenos. We drove around different parts of the Valley looking for one of those food stands that typically set up shop in the evenings but there were none to be found.Fail. We were about to go back home when we decided to make one more try. El Mero Mero is yes, a hole in the wall but with a whole lot of delicious food. Menu item #1: the infamous hotdog: warm and topped with onion, tomato, ketchup, mustard and jalapenos. Delicious! Menu item #2: Huarache prepared with freshly made dough (masa). The lady's pitter patter of the masa in her hands took me back to visiting my grandma and hearing her make homemade tortllas! Ahhh! The memories! The huarache was plentiful and stuffed with meat, cheese, and other goodness. Yummy! Menu item #3: Horchata. Not watery, just right with sweetness. The perfect accompaniment to my meal. In regards to the location, yes, the area is questionable/sketchy and the restaurant itself is very very low key, so don't expect anything fancy. read more

Really good home made corn tortilla tacos, not greasy and good flavor, only thing Cathay could made this better is if they take plastic, they only take cash. Still a good place! read more

PLEASE do not go here! I went yesterday (5/10/17) around 7pm and ordered 2 sopes and 1 carne asada quesadilla (the masa one). 1st thing I see is the lady re-heating the asada so it was not fresh. When I got my order, I took one bite out of the sope only to find out the meat smelled like it was already going bad. I wanted to barf and it taste horrible too, dry and hard (yes, old meat). I told the lady the one that always takes the orders up in the front counter that i will be throwing away the sopes because meat is not good. All she said was oh no and continued to help the next customer that happens to order 10 sopes de asada!! Didn't apologize or even offered to get me something else. Meanwhile I remembered my quesadilla de masa was being made, I went out there and told the lady the issue and instead of her making a new one with a different meat she scrapes off the asada meat and gives me the quesadilla with no meat. That's when i threw my sopes away and told the lady not be selling that meat to anyone. Honestly that's how we sick and we don't even know how we got sick in the 1st place. it was pretty gross and i will call the health department to investigate. Never will i go back and i will pass the word so everyone can find what kind of place this is with NO customer service whatsoever!! read more

my mother and I just want to go eat and it was really tasty I got a burrito they be packing tf out that burrito and the tortois be smackin the bread was crispy not to burnt just right.I recommend this place and the drink was good too read more

Well I was craving some Mexican food and I was looking for a little joint, I was in Mero Mero neighborhood, not a great one, wink, wink! I has two asada tacos and a cheese and asada quesadilla, all above average, so I'll be back! Probably wouldn't go back at night...at least not by myself. read more

I am mexican and my mother makes the best mexican food. This is thee only place that makes home-made Mexican food. You will never catch me paying money to buy "mexican" food at some wanna be restaurant. This place is the real, they have hand-made tortillas which they make right in front of you! :) so take the advice from a mexican who eats real mexican home made food, this is the best mexican food in the valley! Plus all the ladies that work there are sweethearts! read more

Food smelled and tasted funky. Below average flavor IMO. I've had better tasting Mexican food for sure. Ordered pastor tacos and pastor burrito both had that weird stench but I somehow managed to finish my burrito probably because I was very hungry. Not sure if it was old stale grease or if the meat had sat out for too long but something was off. That's the main reason for the low rating. Salsa was red and green in small containers tasted okay. The limes and fresh cucumbers made things better..however an hour later I still had that funkiness lingering in my mouth..not so pleasant. Even my wife agreed it was nothing special. Relatively cheap. Typical hole in the wall vibe especially with cleanliness and crowd. Good local pacoima following out on a saturday night. Employees were nice and I didn't have to wait long. They had a side kitchen with bacon wrapped hot dogs and peppers but i wasn't sure if it was the same business. I know this place has been around for a long time since i remember my parents telling me about it. They even upgraded and moved down the block a few yards from their original hole in the wall location which still stands vacant, however this was the first time i ever tried eating there. I know people like this place but to me its flavor doesnt scream special at all. On a side note I saw somebody else's super flautas come out while I was waiting and they looked really good. LOOKED is the key word but i dont know if I'll be back take the chance to try them. read more

The food was delicious. Dangerous area at night but good food. I guess we took the risk for some good ole tacos.

yes im a fan...I try not to eat too much red meat...however i still eat chicken and lacto products like cheese. That being said my friends you must must try the chicken tacos at Mero Mero. They are prepared in a kind of red chili powder. I think they called that Tinga in Mexico not sure if it qualifies. Nonetheless they are to die for and dont forget to ask for green salsa. Also, if you dont want to eat any kind of meat but you eat cheese then you absolutely must eat the quesadilla de hongo or mushroom if you dont speekee spanish. Its like eating meat! They are so good and ask for the works which include lettuce sour cream,tomato,salsa and of course mushroom and cheese melted within a pretty thick hand made off the grill yellow corn tortilla!! OMG!! Trust me on this! In a way id rather that this place be kept a secret..Also if ya go there after 12am expect to see a bunch of drunk partiers in there making a ruckus. That used to be me! lol Other than that it is the bomb!!!!!!! PS. I know it to be true cuz every friend that i turn this place on to loves it!!! read more