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    El Oaxaco

    3.6 (20 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Closed 8:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Chicken mole with watermelon drink
    Laura M.

    I arrived hungry and ready. Inside a small cozy spot with warm welcoming. My first time here, and the staff was pleasant in explaining the different types of dishes. I ordered a freshly made watermelon drink to start, it arrives quickly and it was perfectly refreshing - not too sweet. I order the Mole Neigro "Dark Mole", and to my delight it was the perfect spicy note. I was making yummy sounds.... it was that good. It comes with fresh made tortillas, a side if rice, and a salsa cup of additional heat if needed. My tongue and lips are buzzing with the heat, but i can't stop eating. Sipping my watermelon drink with this delicious mole, i am in very happy right now. This might look like a hole-in-the-wall, but i am in heaven. I see myself dangerously visiting this awesome Restaurant multiple times and week. I highly recommend everyone to give this Restaurant a chance, you will not be disappointed.

    First tlayuda I've ever had. Delicious and all natural. They deliver this giant pizza sized delicacy to your home as well.
    Mauricio G.

    I've never had food from Oaxaca and this was a great experience. The service was fast and friendly, the food was fresh and delicious... and they deliver. Every on the menu looks good and apparently most of the food is imported. I enjoyed a tlayuda and an agua fresca de chilacayote, which is like a sweet stringy squash, made from scratch and they use piloncillo to sweeten, which is like compressed brown sugar. I didn't give the place a 5 star review because they don't have a bathroom and it could be a bit more lively inside. I didn't even know this restaurant existed until I found it on Yelp! I will definitely be back

    John S.

    This is a good change of pace if you happen to be in the neighborhood. It is a very traditional Mexican regional restaurant with no Americanized frills. No one speaks english here, but the menu has good pictures of what you are ordering. And yes, the Chapulines are real crickets! I'll save them for my son's lizards. If you are with me so far, the mole sauce is very good. I ordered the chicken barbacoa and found it to be quites tasty. Everything made here is fresh and next time I go, I will probably order one of the many mexican soups on the menu. Still, I think the Establos Meat market is a better bet in Canarillo. Although Oaxaco is worth a visit.

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    Ignacio V.

    The restaurant is nice and welcoming, not intimidating what so ever, clean, open, colorful, well decorated, not overly done, who ever designed it knew how to edit. Small place, enough to fit about 25 people, so very personal. I don't know if this place has wifi, but I was able to connect to a network (and play words with friends... hehe....) while I was eating there! Plus star for that. :-) I went around the end of lunch hour, so while i was entering, there was a couple of people who were leaving. I ordered two memelitas, a chorizo memelita, and a cezina memelita. Memelitas are kind of like sopes, howeve the texture of the tortilla in the bottom is a little different, it has a soft crunch to it. Ok so each memelita comes with pinto beans, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, queso fresco (really has flavor) and choice of meat, like I said I ordered chorizo and cezina. Presentation was also good. They also have caldos, enchiladas, chapulines, and other meals in their menus. Oh and it's also a small bakery. I thought the food tasted almost identical to my moms cooking. I don't know what to think, was it a good thing or a bad thing. However, the more I thought about it, the more that I came to the realization that most of the times I try to avoid eating at Mexican restaurants, for the simple fact that my moms cooking is 20X better than any Mexican restaurant that I usually go to. The execution of the food is probably as good as Mexican food can get in the US. I say that because the cezina was probably as good as it gets in the US. The cut of meat is different in the US and also the process of drying the meat, the simple fact that carne seca depends a lot on the humidity and the heat that Mexico has, which makes it close to impossible to mimic the art of making carne seca here in coastal CA. The ingredients are also very close to what my mom uses in her cooking (plus star for that), and the cheese, so good, and they are not shy on the portions of it. The only disappointing factor about El Oaxaco was the fact that there was not the sense of extra exotic-ness, or maybe I'm just being too judgmental on this. I mean chapulines, for me, are daring to try, and they did have them, however that's about the only dish that separates this restaurant from other around Oxnard. I wish I would have been able to see more Native food from that region. Because of that I take a star off.

    chipolinos
    Ana M.

    tiny little place that specializes in Oaxacan regional food, including chipolinos, tlayudas, spicy mole (including tamales with it, wrapped in banana leaves). Horchata was pretty good too- not very strong on the cinnamon, but creamy, with walnuts and cantaloupe (I think). Cash only, our server did not speak English which was cool way to practice my Spanish. Also, the menu they hand out has pix so if you're not comfortable with the language, just point :)

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    I give this restaurant 5 stars I would give it more if I can. The food is great savory fresh!

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    This place is the real deal. You want real Oaxacan food, this is the place. We love this place and it is the real taste.

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