El Pollo Loco

Absolutely love the food, Service and the ambience is really cool!…read moreI recommend the shrimp tacos!

Saw this place on IG and added it to our places to try list. Since we were in the area, we stopped…read moreby for lunch. ** AMAZING * AMAZING * AMAZING ** This place did not disappoint. We loved all the decorations. They were playing 80's music. Staff was attentive & the food was scrumptious. It was a total VIBE. You know you're in your happy zone when youre swaying to your childhood songs as you're eating. We came specifically to try their viral puerto nuevo style lobster..... The flavor was on point. Perfecto. We will be adding this place to our rotation. It's most definitely a must try place!!! #DiningWithTheAndersons #Foodies #ComidaMexicana #LakeElsinore #Lobster

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Chips and salsa

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Old Fashion drink and their Margarita drink are good as well.

Miches De La Baja

4.3(205 reviews)

3.5 mi

Family-owned & operated

Casual dining

The food is always excellent; I haven't had a bad experience so far. I buy my food there once a…read moreweek, but the problem is that I always order takeout, and when I call, they either never answer or hang up on me. When I go there in person to place my order and mention the phone issue, they respond nonchalantly, saying things like, "The phone battery is dead" or "The volume is off." It would be wonderful if they could do something about this and improve the cashiers' attitudes. Please.

Every Single Time!!!!…read more This place is such a hit in our family We've tried a few dishes but the fish tacos hit the spot!

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OG Taco Box

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Fish tacos

El Unico

4.6(221 reviews)

This small location is tied in with the local park just past downtown. My initial impressions were…read morenot that great because I saw that the park public restrooms were inside the location and fenced in. The initial odor wasn't so pleasant. The men's bathroom did not have hand washing soap and it was very dark inside. I was prepared to give a very unfavorable rating. However. after receiving and tasting the food and drinks I was very surprised. The food was amazing and much authentic. The aguas frescas were definitely fresh and delicious! I observed patrons enjoying their taquito plate and burritos. I will definitely return to try another entree. They do only offer outside patio seating but I think it's part of the ambiance. The service was very friendly. I definitely could tell that they use fresh products. Again, some of the negatives was the occasional restroom odor and that they charge a service fee for paying via credit card. Don't confuse it with La Única restaurant downtown

Food is good.chilaquiles are very good. Beans have lard. Vegetarian options are very limited…read more Setting is beautiful. Chairs are a little dusty. Service was good. The restrooms appear to be of the park and they were lacking maintenance. No lighting and no paper towels

Menu 6-27-26

Huevos Rancheros

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Gueda the cat who showed up, never left, loves being fed here too! The patrons love visiting her too.

Michi Tacos

4.3(965 reviews)

I don't really live near by but if I am craving some bomb Mexican food, I am willing to make the…read moredrive. This place has my favorite birria and I love their aguas because you can do a chamoy and tajin rim, yum! My go to's are anything birria but quite honestly, everything is good. There are many things that are shareable, and the carne asada fries are my favorite. Tried their new loaded guacamole and taquitos de papas, and wow so tasty and delicious. The micheladas are also the best out there, and is a big portion so I usually split it with my husband.

Service was great and food was delicious! Attentive staff and food was hot and ready quickly. We…read morehad the queso Birria tacos and Birria ramen ( is huge and you can totally share ) Also had the Mexican Jamaica which was very refreshing. This is our second time here and will continue to come back

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Don Meres Restaurant

4.3(268 reviews)

Still the best Mexican Food in Lake Elsinore! Great people great service great food!…read more Literally just made me fresh jamica!

While coming back from a Temecula visit my favorite food critic, (The Wife) became peckish and…read morewanted food with some heat. Our son recommended Main Street and we discovered 3 competing Mexican food spots closely situated. I saw this spot and they had me at the word authentic on the sign. We arrived around noon on a Thursday and the place was empty. The convenient drive through makes things easy but we went inside. She ordered Chile Relleno which came with rice and beans and I asked for a chicken enchilada and a crunchy hard shell machaca taco, (shredded beef) with double frijoles. Chips and salsa and 2 beers. It all came out hot and fresh and the beer was ice cold. The home made salsa Roja had the very best flavor and it had the habanero kick we were looking for...so look out. The chips were fresh but had a touch too much salt. If your in the mood for authentic Mexican food you need to visit this spot. The clean dining room has televisions and the booths are comfortable. Did I mention the handmade authentic tortillas? oh boy oh boy oh boy.

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Authentica! This was tasty and filling.

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Taquitos !

Compas Tacos

4.7(233 reviews)

4.6 mi

Food was amazing !! We where looking for a local taco catering I'm glad they where close to home my…read moresisters and I took the drive to test them and they where amazing . The flavor on the tacos where great the agua frescas where delicious!! Customer service was amazing after we ate we ended up booking with them for our event!!

The food here is really good. I wish it was in MY neighborhood. Incidentally, I must've met seven…read moredifferent people from Lake Elsinore in the last two months since going, and I've made sure to tell each and every one of them about this place. Many of them had not been and only a couple had heard of it. It's a family owned single location. We found it while camping at the Launch Point RV Park located nearby. I tried the birria and the brisket but the highlight for me is the Carne Asada. It's great in the tacos, burritos, and especially on their french fries. Something about the cut of meat that they use or the way that they prepare it is different from most places and really flavorful. They have a really good assortment of sauces and the staff was super friendly. We went here three times in three days because it was that good. I highly recommend you check it out and I hope you have as good experience as I do because I've been craving these ever since I left!

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Birria Pizza

El Comal Cocina y Cantina

4.2(507 reviews)

4.7 mi

El Camal Covina y Cantina, has decorated very festive and welcoming. Full bar serving wonderful…read morecocktails. Complementary chips and salsa are served immediately after you sit down. I ordered the taco Chile Relleno plate. The chili ran was poblano pepper stuff with Monterey Jack cheese, fried golden brown topped with a delicious rancheros sauce. The taco was my favorite deep fried corn tortilla stuffed with very tasty shredded roast beef. Very, very tasty refried beans and tasty rice. The Tamarindo cocktails were delicious! Wonderful customer service.

Don't blink you'll miss this place. It's really easy to pass. Parking is a bit tight. Luckily we…read morecame when most of the neighboring businesses were closed. As far as ambiance this place definitely gives the Mexican ranchero vibe. With murals on the back of the bar chairs. Lots of space for waiting with 3 benches. Small patio but they were not seating on the patio. And expect a wait because this place is popular. The food was good the service was good. There was a bit of a confusion as my uncle did not articulate what he wanted correctly. What he ordered and what he wanted were not the same. He wanted carnitas enchiladas what he got was the carnitas combo plate and a side of enchiladas. I ordered the carnitas sopes which were delicious! Highly recommended. The chili releno that my mom order did not look good to me. It looked like they spread onions, peppers and tomatoes on top of the chilies instead of blended into the sauce. The taco salad that my aunt ordered looked basic. Drinks amazing!!!

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Emilio’s Mexican Restaurant & Cantina

3.8(268 reviews)

0.2 mi

Nice clean facility with high ceilings, kind of feels like a church.*…read moreFor my dietary needs, I had a vegetarian taco which basically consisted of a flour shell with whole pinto beans, pico de gallo, sliced avocado, and lettuce.(*pray) Washed down with a cold AMBER DOS EQUIS, hit the spot! Excellent service. Note: all items will be fried in some sort of animal fat, including the complementary chips if that is a concern to you, thus my special order.

Food is not much to write home about for the price…read more We sat in the bar area. Some of us arrived later. Waitress was meh. Like she didn't care. Had to ask her for a menu. She told me all the beer on tap was IPA's, while I could see they had lagers. So all in all good time with friends was a good time, but wasn't enhanced by the food/service

********** Ten stars for the queso dip. Everyone loved it! Staff is great, too !

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The Margarita Flight

Aguacates Mexican Food

4.2(43 reviews)

3.0 mi

First time here and already looking forward to coming back! I tried the Wednesday special --…read morequesabirria for $11.99, which came with 3 tacos and a drink. Everything was SO good! Such a great deal, and the food was delicious. Plus, they have a nice view of the lake and Ortega Highway, which makes the experience even better.

I first started going here they had the car drive thru with prices on the menu the burritos made…read morewith fresh guacamole. Good deal They were only $13 then they took them prices off their menu. when you drive-through you don't know the price their going to charge. Same order a week apart burritos much smaller and not real guacamole Charged me $18 Beware I will never go there again for price gouging a shame because they were good prior to their price, gouging and change of how they reduce quality

Sample Menudo. Delicious!

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Building looks like it was previously a Weinersnitchel, lol!!

El Ranchito Taco Shop

3.5(357 reviews)

0.4 mi

First learned of this spot from my aunt, it was her favorite place here…read more Plus I remember they had a solid breakfast burrito. So my experiences vary depending on how I'm experiencing them-if delivery, not too pleasant because they don't secure their packages. If dine-in, they have yet to disappoint. Certainly recommend dining in I've had their flan, their super nachos and their huevos rancheros. The latter two, were perfect. THIS is my new go to spot for nachos-hard to find a place where you can get loaded nachos with nacho cheese and they have both shredded and nacho cheese sauce here. Just amazing. The huevos rancheros...well look at them. Doesn't that look delicious? It was. I won't speak on the flan because, well, I don't think I like flan much. The dining area is roomy. Service was prompt and friendly. Tvs going, arcade machines. This is a great spot with great food-just be weary of ordering delivery.

We keep coming back!…read more El Ranchito has cheap, Mexican food that is easy to love. The food is pretty good. My husband and I love it. The price is fair. You walk up to order and they bring it to your table. I enjoy the cheese quesadilla and cheese enchiladas plate. The French fries with nacho cheese are a good option too. My husband loves the flautas and breakfast burrito. Ambiance is kind of bar like on one side and restaurant on the other. The tv is usually loud playing some sort of sports.

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Carnitas Super Nachos

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Kristal J.

63

14

4

6 years ago

Ok I'm writing this review with this score NOT because I had a terrible experience with food quality BUT because I have been witness to several of store employees not following COMPLETE proper hygiene including this one. Let me explain the scenario/problem... I order my food with the cashier and YAY they have gloves on. I pay cash and the cashier accepts WITH THE SAME GLOVES. It's busy and cashier then goes about helping team members with food and all that touches food WITH SAME GLOVES! *MONEY is probably the 4TH DIRTIEST thing to touch besides a man's beard, the toilet and the sewer. That is completely DISGUSTING and DISTURBING to witness. Its simple, little step thought processes like this that are neglected and germs like COVID 19 and many others continue to spread. CHANGING GLOVES should be happening just as FREQUENT AS HAND WASHING. All I'm asking is for corporate AND for managers to not only get in the HABIT THEMSELVES of PRACTICING ALL steps of hygiene, NO SHORTCUTS; but to train and MODEL at all times cleanliness to their employees. Please help take care of us so we can help take care of you. read more

Cindy V.

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8

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13 years ago

BRC burritos are my main food item. Used to be bigger and cheaper, but what isn't/wasn't. The avocado chicken burrito is good, but not 7 bucks good. I do say I enjoy the chocolate dipped cone.... grrrrr $3.23 with tax...... However, if I buy a 1/2 gallon and the super market I will eat it all. So, it is the lesser of two evils. Pico de Gallo or Red Salsa is all about the same. Speak loudly, politely and clearly is the key for the drive-thru. :-) read more

Holly L.

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42

7

8 years ago

If I could give less then one star I would. Had a problem with an online order and the manager was rude and could not care less. refused to help. and overall did not care about her customer. Do not order from or go here! read more

Adrian P.

150

18

13

2 years ago

I came in to ask for water cup and i was denied. Like what the actual fuck is wrong with employees here?? Like seriously? Olivia R. Learn how to discipline your employees for piss poor customer service. What a joke! read more

Diana H.

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3

0

11 years ago

Great pollo loco store! We always stop there to eat dinner with our family and the service is great. The food is always good. We have been to different pollo locos and chicken is way better at this location. read more

Alecs M.

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35

2

1 year ago

Why are gym members parking directly In front of your location making parking next to impossible to find. Put up signs for el pollo loco stop being dumb. Won't be back we had to park insanely far read more

Eduardo F.

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2

0

2 years ago

The food was delicious and fresh. The staff was very friendly. The store was very clean.

Juan D.

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8

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7 years ago

Good place its is very important that the food is fresh and it is.. Love it.. read more

Ray J.

21

4

0

9 years ago

jus ate the 3 piece combo ..bomb as bomb can get

Shawan B.

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9

0

7 years ago

good place and also very fresh food..

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