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    El Michoacano

    3.9 (50 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

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    Sigh... Mehxi-can't food.
    Richard K.

    tl;dr: El Michoacan is an overrated Mexi-CAN'T restaurant. I probably have tacos once a week, and in my opinion, El Michoacan has to be one of the worst Mexican restaurants I've been to in a long time. It's one of the few restaurants where I ended up throwing away my food. Meh. Meh-xi-Can't. First of all, the design and feng shui of this place is all out of whack. When you enter via the main entrance, you face the kitchen. Then you have to make a decision whether to go left or right. I went right and it was the wrong choice because the ordering area is to the left. Having a restaurant split into two is definitely weird and very unwelcoming. I looked at the menu and noticed that the tacos were sold in pairs, two for $5. So, I ordered two carne asada tacos and two carnitas tacos. I added a piña Jarritos and the meal was $12.25. The unhappy looking lady working here brought out some chips and two sauce containers for me to get some salsa. The chips were stale. Look, I know they are free, but can you at least serve some fresh chips or serve none at all? The salsa was pathetic. The pico de gallo was sour and the salsa verde had no real flavor. You know it's bad when you start thinking Pace Picante or Chipotle makes better salsas. When the tacos came out, they looked promising. But I noticed that they were really oily. Too much lard in my opinion and the cut of the meat looked like lower grade beef and pork because both the carne asada and carnitas had way too much fat. And, there was hardly any onion or cilantro on my tacos. Also, the carnitas tacos were topped with avocado and canned carrots. Very strange. When I bit into them, I knew why. They were masking the overpowering porkiness of the carnitas. I made the mistake of blindly trusting the Yelp rating. With so many better Mexican restaurants in Sacramento, I cannot recommend this place. 1-Star, Eek! Methinks not.

    Chicken torta

    Chicken torta, was really good, the chicken wasn't dry and it had good flavor. The bread was crispy and overall was all delicious. The red salsa was better than the green, the horchata was a little watered down however, my mom enjoyed her menus and tacos de lengua, and my dad said his carnita torta was good also but could use a little more guac and seasoning. Overall good place, environment, and food.

    Two small pates for 44 dollars

    Pay $44 for 2 small pates also the lady is really bad customer service the owner just walking around and taking with not respect customers you have to ask for everything because the forget your order not coming back. La comida carísima y corriente el lugar cochino el dueño un mal ablando And they give you the plastic plate I feel like I was eating on a trailer and not on a restaurant Bathroom are disgusting Bad fo

    a restaurant with a flat screen tv
    Samantha L.

    I thought I wasn't hungry, but this all changed when my mom brought me to El Michoacano. This is one of those places you really can't judge from the outside. It's located in a small, run-down strip mall. It looks like it's in the process of being remodeled, so it really looks horrible from the outside right now, but I have hope that it'll be nice once it's all done. We went on a Saturday, about 1:00 p.m. and the place was pretty empty, except for the two ladies working there. My mom and I had: -Chips and salsa (free): These chips are pretty generic, but the salsas are really great. There was a green salsa, red salsa, and pico. The pico was nice and spicy and very fresh tasting. The green salsa was good too. The red salsa was my favorite. It had a very nice deep flavor to it, and as I was leaving, I saw someone order a tub-full of the red salsa. -Adobado (marinated pork) taco ($1.89): A small street taco filled with plenty of flavorful pork, lettuce, onion, and a bit of cilantro. The adobado was absolutely delicious. Since these tacos come with two tortillas per taco, my mom and I just each took one tortilla and split the meat up to make two smaller tacos. Delicious! -Adobado (marinated pork) burrito ($3.89): This burrito is my ideal burrito. It isn't filled with rice or beans or random fillers. It's filled with pork, lettuce, and onion. The tortilla is nice and thin, while still holding in all of the ingredients. Also, the tortilla is great because it has a nice crisp grill to it. These items were both made right when we ordered them and came out nice and hot. -Horchata (about $2): I don't really care for horchata, but my mom likes it and she said that it was pretty good, as usual. We also ordered an adobado torta (about $5.49) to-go. It was ready in about 5 minutes. The torta was made with a dense bread, lettuce, tomato, avocado, and pork. They also included a jalepeno pepper on the side. My sister had the torta and she said that it was pretty good, but that there was too much bread. Overall, the food tasted pretty good; some items are better than others. It is pretty out-of-the-way for me to visit this restaurant, but it's a good option for those in the area. Hopefully after the re-model, the place will be more presentable on the outside. Notes: -The ladies working there on the weekends only speak Spanish. -The strip mall has their own parking lot. -Try the adobado!

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    Jerry G.

    Tortas de carne asada are awesome! The food is great but what tops it off even more is the customer service. The people there treat you like your family. What makes this place is incredible how the owner comes out to you and has a conversation making you feel comfortable and then he genuinely invites you back for dinner ( kind of like your uncle talking to you at the dinner table and when you leave he invites you back for dinner).

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    This is a great place to eat. The area that its in is not the greatest but they have excellent food, and friendly / professional service.

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    0.9 mi
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    I was really impressed with this place, it is beautiful inside. What really impressed me was as…read moresoon as I came in the door and started walking toward the counter and people that work there saw me coming they all said a greeting of hello or welcome, As they walked by. They didn't just walk by like frazzled, hurried workers like most restaurants pushing through the crowds. They actually gave me a nice smile and said welcome, and then walked by. And then I got to the reception area found that there was already a pretty big crowd at around the 5:30 PM or so I guess a lot of early birds come to eat there on Sunday. The receptionist asked for how many and said you'd be like a 20 minute wait and there was chairs where people were waiting but it was only like a 15 minute wait. The server was fast with the chips and salsa and ice water and then soon the waiter came and took my order. He was really quick and witty, fun to talk to. What I really enjoyed was as the noise of the table Near quieted down and they left. I saw a young man cleaning up the table and getting it ready for the next group of people. He was dressed really nice and had a tie on. Having been in restaurants most of my life I said to myself, I bet you he works with the owners or something. And I said to him, are your related to people that own the place ? he said my parents own this place. He was very friendly and polite. He told me a tiny bit about the restaurant and how everything had been since 1970, much older than he was, he was only a sophomore in high school I think. I never really got his name, but I was kind of proud of him because he was working hard at his family's restaurant. I ordered probably something bigger than I could eat because I had to take leftovers home, but it was really a tasty meal, and they're coming out with more chips and salsa without being asked, probably didn't help as well as a second lemonade. It's really impressive when you have a well oiled machine and it appeared to me that the people that worked there seem to be happy so that's always a good sign of good management. Several years back, I worked in the restaurant industry doing maintenance and repairs so I went to a lot of different restaurants and saw a lot of things so I know what to look for. I'm definitely gonna come back when my brother and his wife come up from the Bay Area my friend Ivan he'll wanna go there for lunch or dinner I know. He's kind of a picky eater and was born in Mexico, but I think he'll be impressed with this place.

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    3.8
    (930 reviews)
    4.3 mi
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    Came here for a 2nd time for brunch with my Mother in Law right at open. We were first here at 11,…read moregreated to beautiful music and it wasnt crowded at all so we were seated promptly. They have a brunch menu but we both ended up ordering from the main menu. She had Camarones de Borrachos and I had La Torta Gorda Carnitas. Both were extremely flavorful. The Camarones was a new recipe apparently. More chipotle flavored with a slight kick. From the looks the shrimp were very plump. My Torta was great. Bread was nice and butter and the carnitas were magnificent as advertised by our friendly waiter, Dustin. I also had a Horchatalada which was a sweet way to wash down this heavy food. Great experience and i cant wait to come back and try something else.

    The food at Polanco Cantina is genuinely solid, which makes the rest of the experience more…read morefrustrating. One of our entrees came out late, and another came out wrong. Our server was clearly stretched thin and even mentioned needing to close out other tables. He stopped by once to offer a refill, but it never came. I understand busy nights happen, especially near Golden 1 Center, but the pacing and attention made us feel more like a transaction than a guest. If you're grabbing a quick bite before an event, the food will do the job. If you're looking for a relaxed, unhurried dinner, I'd look elsewhere.

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    El Michoacano - mexican - Updated August 2026

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