My favorite Mexican restaurant outside of East LA. They double as a carniceria and restaurant. There are a few tables (20 seats?) if you're planning on eating in. The burritos come loaded with a 70% meat to 30% rice/bean ratio. The prices are ridiculously low for the quality and quantity that you get. My breakfast burrito with charred chorizo, eggs, and rice (see pics for basis of comparison) was just spot on. My only complaint is that the salsa bar is slightly lacking in variety and spice level. Other than that, this place is definitely worth the drive out to the east San Gabriel Valley. read more

El Pilon - It was as tall as a Monster can before I remembered to take a pic lol. The girth is obviously more rotund. - Mexican Near Me - West Covina, California

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Had an awesome experience at El Pilon! Came in to try their birria and it did not let me down! Workers were extremeley friendly and helpful as well. You could dine in or order take out. Great spot! read more

This little market is my go to place when I'm at work. Not only is it convenient and within walking distance, but the food is really good. I just want to order everything from their menu. The service is also great! They are always prompt. read more

4 1/2 stars. The tacos were soo good. I had the lengua and cabeza which were very flavorful and tender. The carnitas taco was ok. Service was good and the place was sanitary. Thanks guys for the review - loved my experience. Will come back again!!! read more

Here I am in the place of eternal lust and splendor. The sodom of West Covina. A place where everyone of your wildest desires is possible. I found myself lustfully looking at the menu, fantasizing about what I wanted. I order a ménage a tacos and because I wasn't in a mood for foreplay I order my burrito already wet. Upon its arrival my plate steamed with moisture yearning for me to eat it. I took my time as I was just as much into giving pleasure as receiving it. Now I lie here feeling guilty knowing what I just did. Perfectly good plate of food at home but here I am,betraying its trust. I need help. I need therapy. I think I'm a taco addict. read more

Trying to figure out what I want for lunch, found this place. Three star because i've been here a few times their credit card machine is unreliable, prices on their togo menu are not correct. Or they are over charging. Outside of that the food is good, the portions are usually enormously huge! read more

It is the Best food and service the menu is generous to choose to taste Al it may take like 2 weeks to taste each of the plates I love the menudo and the molcajetes it really tastes good thank pilon for existing. read more

This review is for their catering service. We hired El Pilon to be our taquero for my daughters first birthday party, and el pilon was excellent! The food was great. They are super clean and organized. Everyone was happy, and I know that all my friends and family took their business card so that El Pilon will cater their parties. They have my highest recommendation! read more

This review is long overdue! I love their sopez, they have some of the best asada I have ever tasted. Way better than King Taco. The meat is perfectly season not over cooked or under cooked, just right. The service is friendly and quick they really pay attention to detail. This is a market and food restaurant so they are pretty busy without sacrificing the service. They have a lot of good food variety and what I assume home made sauce. read more

Delicious, I gotta say that there's not alot of places where the food is on point but this place tops it. I would reccomend coming here if u need something delicious especially there large aquas drinks. I will be coming back for more, there is also a little market there so if you need something on the go they probably have it there as well. Go try it if you want something fresh! read more

Went to this place on Sunday with my girls and food was amazing very pleased and will definitely come back

We have been getting food here for a long time now, cooked and uncooked, sometimes eat in and sometimes take out. Finally getting a chance to write a review. The food is flavorful and the service is great. It's family run and it feels like a family when you walk in. Because all orders are taken manually, if you come when there is a crowd, it might take awhile. But the food is freshly made, and reasonably priced!! BTW, they cater too for your parties. We also buy the marinated chicken and steak for BBQ and the guacamole. It's a good place for an casual inexpensive meal. read more

Best deal for Mexican food in West Covina It has a full carniceria, Mexican beers, and aguas frescas, can't ask for anything more. Customer service is awesome, the people know how to show respect and value repeated customers. Always greet us with a smile and offer suggestions. read more

El Pilon - The best homemade salsa, well second best to my mom's!! - Mexican Near Me - West Covina, California

I am giving this place 2 stars because it could be a really great spot and the food was okay but I literally had to wait 35 mins to get my food when it wasn't busy at all and they served 5 people before us that had come after us because they knew them, the food was ok but it wasn't the best, honestly just them making us wait that long for our food was ridiculous and even if the food would have been really good it just wouldn't have even made up for that. Maybe one day I'll try to eat here again and update my review but for now I'm leaving it with 2 stars. read more

This place is a little market with a restaurant inside. The staff is friendly and will answer any questions. I was craving mexican food and wanted to try a new place. I tried the chimichanga and was good but it needed a little more salt. I will definitely be going back and trying other things. They also have tamales which I will try next time. read more

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4/5. I previously thought solid 5, but had a slight hiccup that affected my review rating. Our to-go orders are the chicken, carne asada, and el pastor tacos. Small batch orders (not catering sizes) are usually ready within 10-15 minutes of calling them and are always of consistent quality and as usual, delicious. Probably one of the best authentic tacos in West Covina! Hubby and I sometimes order a side of rice or refried beans if we are feeling extra hungry and want an extra something with those amazing tacos. Time comes around for our baby shower, and we decide that ordering from here would be a great experience for a crowd of 30 people! Keep in mind that their staff will come out to events/parties of 50+ individuals, but not less than that, which was not an issue, as we already had some heating equipment for food safety purposes. A positive is that, they were able to accommodate our order about 2-3 weeks in advance prior to our event and the price was great (under $200 to feed 30+ people). No issues placing our order and paying a small deposit fee. On the day of, hubby shows up at the scheduled pick up time of 10:30 AM for our start time of 11:00 AM, but found that our order was not made and our order papers were "misplaced in the kitchen." I was understandably very upset of the situation, but staff worked hard to provide our order, offered additional items, and delivered the food items to our house, which were all ready by 11:30 AM. Food as usual was amazingly good, but I had wished that staff had a better organization system on where to place catering/large batch orders to prevent mishaps like this from occurring again, as having guests just standing around for 30 minutes without our scheduled early lunch was admittedly a bit awkward. I don't know if I will consider ordering again for a large event or a party, as this mishap did cause stress, which is not good for any party involved. But because of the consistent quality of the food, we'll keep coming back for take out orders whenever a taco craving arises. read more

Food is good. The wait was like 20 to 30 mins for me with only one person ahead of me. I had the Al pastor quesadilla($6.99). It was great because the cheese was melted perfectly. When I ate it with the guac/sour cream, it was bomb! Big explosion of flavor. I also had the carne Asada fries ($7.99) It taste good as well. Enough to feed 2 people. It has nacho cheese at the bottom which is interesting. Otherwise it's the same as anywhere else that sells carne asada fries. Overall, very good place for some Mexican food! I will come back again. read more

El Pilon - Carne asada fries - Mexican Near Me - West Covina, California

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Love this little restaurant/market. Food is delicious and the service is great and friendly

Good mex food, should dine there only but DO NOT order takeout by phone!! One of the male cashiers is boarder line retarded. Ive placed my orders in both English and Spanish and this is the third time in a roll my order got all jacked up.. order Cameron/shrimp tacos and got fish instead.. specifically told him NO beans and the burrito i bit into is full of beans. Asked for guacamole in the burrito and got none... perhaps I'll try to speak to him in Swahili next time.. read more

This market sells authentic Mexican groceries and food. I was craving carne asada fries so I decided to go here. I didn't like how they added this really watery nacho cheese to it. That's the reason why I gave them three stars instead of four. read more

Real hole in the wall, hidden in shopping center. Family of picky eaters agreed that the tacos were really good. Real authentic, walk into the place and feel like your somewhere in Mexico! read more

This is our go-to place! Delicious $1 fish tacos all day everyday!!! Can't beat that.

This Local gem in West Covina is my favorite Mexican togo place. I've ordered burritos, chilaquiles, quesadilla, huevos rancheros, etc their foods never disappoint! I also love the mini meat market for their chorizo. Staffs are super friendly and price is very affordable! read more

Definitely one of my favorite spots to get the real authentic Mexican food. Their dishes remind me of home and my own childhood when my mom used to cook for me and my brother. The portions are really good and the taste is amazing, very authentic. The mole is my favorite and the Chiles rellenos as well as the Camarones a la diabla. Everything includes rice and beans. Love it read more

Ohh ma gawd!!! The Al pastor meat is so bomb! So flavorful and tender. I got a torta and they stacked it with delicious meat, cheese, avocado, tomato, lettuce and onion. I was in love at first bite. The cashier was very friendly as well, awesome customer service. Definitely will be coming back. read more

El Pilon - Mexican Near Me - West Covina, California

Local meat market that tuck away in a small shopping plaza. Food maybe a bit on the salty side if you are just trying to enjoy your lunch. A sport bar is next door which I can imagine if you go to HH and get hungry, food will taste excellent with any alcohol beverages. read more

El Pilon - Mexican Near Me - West Covina, California

Just discovered this place as I have driven by it so many time they make the best chorizo and egg burrito I have ever had anywhere! I have not tried the rest of the menu it is also a small market good for when you need something and don't want to go to the supermarket. One of these rainy days I will try the menudo! read more

There arent many places where you can find authentic Mexican food with good flavor but this is one of those places. Its a covenience store and meat market; so you may not be thinking of buying a meal here. BUT WAIT A MINUTE...along comes the TACOS DE BIRRIA....makes you "shut your mouth and eat up". Plenty of choices but the BIRRIA(beef) TACOS are beyond reproach. 3 good salsas and choice of AGUAS FRESCAS and there's a flavor party in your mouth. Just go there and you'll thank me. ;) read more

I love coming here. The food is always fresh and the staff is always friendly. I highly recommend their bacon cheeseburger, tortas, and their wet burrito! Their steaks and carne asada is always fresh...better than Stater Bros. And, if you like menudo, they serve it on the weekends. Give them a visit...you'll love it! read more

Really good customer service Food really good the Menudo is one of the best I ever ate And I have eat Menudo everywhere

First time here got 2 sopes (2.49 each) asada no onions and a Mexican coke and honestly it was good liked the beans asada was good also would come back to try out more stuff read more

El Pilon - Asada sope delicious - Mexican Near Me - West Covina, California

Thank you for showing me this hidden gem, my fellow yelpers! I was craving chilaquiles and this place totally hit the spot! The portions were big enough to share, it fed myself and my parents. We liked the fact that it's not salty and you can tell its home made by the quality of the sauce. I chose the red sauce for my chilaquiles. The prices are really reasonable. Not gonna lie, I might be back there tomorrow to try other items! read more

This is my first time here, and I was craving for ceviche. I ordered a pound of fish ceviche; their son (I believe) didn't hear me and got me a pound of shrimp ceviche. Maybe they didn't have any fish ceviche, but I would've liked to know beforehand. I didn't know it at the time until I got to my car, I'm a bit disappointed because I'm allergic to shrimp. Yea, I wasted money on something I'm allergic to! I tried the ceviche once I got home, removing the shrimp, and it's really good! Thank goodness the ceviche has imitation crabs, it substituted for the shrimp. MAKE SURE TO CHECK YOUR ORDER BEFORE YOU LEAVE! read more

Great staff. Good delicious and most of all authentic. Glad I found it. I highly recommend this family oriented restaurant.

We tried this place for the first time for breakfast. I had seen the YELP rating and we finally made it. We are happy we did. We had the huevos rancheros and it was very good. The service was very good also. We will definitely be back soon. Their high rating is well deserved. read more

This is my favorite place to get my marinated carne asada, it's a bit pricey but taste good! Best salsa and guacamole......Everyone is friendly read more

Good food, just a bit overpriced, specially for Mexican food. We had the cheese burger- excellent with crispy bacon. Burrito - very meaty and the rice and beans were excellent. Torta - great choice with nice portion of cheese and avacado. Note: the money symbol should be changed due to recent price increases, $$ read more

I come here at least 2-3 times a week and the reason being is that they serve AUTHENTIC Mexican food, homemade as its gonna get to say the least. Everything on their menu is good, especially their shrimp tacos and Cotel de camaron, YESSS, shrimp cocktail is BOMB!!! Every bite has a shrimp in it. My other usual is chilaquiles with queso fresco on the side. Their carnitas is delicious in a torta or burrito too. Like I said, I come here cause I enjoy a good homemade dish and since my Mothers passing, this is the next closest thing to her cooking. read more

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I waited 20 minutes for a "chamango" after I ordered it. No one was there, just me waiting. After I got the attention of someone I was being charged again, I had to tell the lady I paid the guy already. The chamango was not good at all, tasted watered down. read more

El Pilon - 20 minutes waiting.... where's my drink?? - Mexican Near Me - West Covina, California

Wow came for breakfast based on Yelp reviews; and I gotta say it was the best authentic fresh homemade Mexican food I've had in a long time! We tried the menudo(yummy), chilaquilles w eggs(awesome), 2 tacos - Asada and Pastor. Excellent and full of meat!, one beef tamale and two coffees! Everything for 23.00! read more

El Pilon - Chilaquilles w egg! $4.99, they were the bomb! - Mexican Near Me - West Covina, California

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