Great food and service. Best cafe de olla that I have ever had. I love this place! Muy rico menudo!!! read more

Service is amazing but the food just doesn't sit right had a couple of bites and automatically felt like throwing it up

Great customer service, food never fails and a good location. Makes you feel like you're in Mexico! read more

El Rincon Chilango - Mexican Near Me - Santa Ana, California

I was so excited about trying out this place but sadly I have to give it a 2 star . It was 4 of us , I noticed three tables were busy and so I figured we would be well taken care of with 3 servers on site a three cooks in the kitchen . Menu was very impressive and I wanted to try everything and we all did each order different dishes and we all shared , we asked for different aguas Frescas and I noticed neither one of our drinks had pulp or song that they were made with fresh fruit . All drinks were served warm not even cold or refreshing . . We got our food in partial visits . No salsas to wake up the flavors of the dishes , our tacos began to get cold so we had no choice other than wait another ten minutes for the remainder of the food and also for a servers presence to remind them about the salsas . The Tripitas tacos were delish that I will give em props for but unfortunately without salsa it just wasn't hitting as it should so I ordered another set of tacos but these last two tacos were not even close to the first set . They were very oily and the tortilla was dry and guess what ? No salsa . I asked for a Coke to wash down the bitterness .. it's a shame when we come all the way from yucaipa to meet our family to a place they raved about and it's a fail . . Servers were cool people and again it wasn't busy and we had 5 dishes 4 aguas , Mamey licuado, guanabana, mango , and a tepache.. there's no essence in the drinks .. I don't think we would make the one and half hour drive to meet and eat here again . Another downfall was when we left I read a sign from the health department and those are red flags to me . I should've started there and knew this wouldn't be good . I did tell our male server about the drink and he said oh maybe next time they can do it better . Smh opportunities come and go and this one's gone . Good luck . Hopefully the owner can be there to either help out retrain and to give this place a good cleaning in the inside including the restrooms those lacked attention . I'm sorry I really wanted to give this a 5 star .. I count even take a picture of our dishes since they were not even complete with its garnishments . read more

I was expecting the best!! The service is really bad , nobody welcomed me, I walked in and I have to take the menu myself, not even a good morning, they take a long time to come over my table and finally I order the pambazo and 1 taco de canasta and a soda , my mom ordered tostada de pata one taco and coffee, pambazo was burn , no flavor, they made the pambazo all glad and burn , the taco was all grease, they forgot my soda , on the tostada she just ask for no sour cream but , just pata and lettuce?? They forgot the coffee... sorry but you guy's need to improve the service . Maybe the owner doesn't know how is the service in his business. I don't recommend. read more

This is a hidden little gem of deliciousness. The tortas, tacos and menudo are super tasty, just to mention a few; similar to the flavors in Mexico City. Highly recommend it. There's available parking. And tables are continuously opening up in case it's busy. Every so often there's a musician stopping by to share his music. Enjoy! read more

Their quesadilla de tinga was soo flavorful and good. The servers are very nice and it was pretty busy. But the wait is a little long and sometimes when you ask for something they forget and you have to remind them. While the quesadilla was good, I would say their burrito not soo much. the green salsa is lacking that freshness and flavor and the meat and everything inside is lacking flavor too. We got the burrito mexicano & burrito chilango. I would go back but just for the quesadilla. Also I got flan after and it was good, loved the flan. read more

Muy amables las personas Siempre llamo para mi orden y recojo mi orden por la ventana nunca e entrado pero me gusta la comido read more

I came in for quick, healthy bite while I was enjoying how lovely Santa Ana's Downtown Area offers gems like this one. A simple menu with all the necessary Mexican usuals along with the standard soups that usually offered on weekends, primarily. I ordered a soup, and I got a cheaper off menu option that they must of made just for my price point. The owner was charming and we chatted about the classic 1960's videos playing on their TV. I was the only customer there and it felt like I was in their own American Dream. If you have a hearing disability, for this kind of restaurant, it's as good as it gets. It was minimal but I feel like they might have been quieter than usual. read more

Fui con una persona yo pedí un machete y lanotra persona dos tacos de canasta y me cobraron más de 70 dólares ni en un restaurante gourmet pago tanto y la comida estaba pésima, creo que el machete me lo cobraron como si fuera una sierra eléctrica de home depot, no recomiendo este lugar para nada en otros lados por eso que comí agi nompasa de 30 dolares, o se equivocaron en la cuenta o simplemente me robaron read more

Muy buena comida, el servicio también muy buena atención incluso si pides para llevar pero uno poco elevado en precio aun así creo que calidad mata precio y creo eso es lo que pagas, sin duda voveria y mas por su carne en salsa verde excelente read more

Para my mal servicio por parte de los meseros estuvimos mucho tiempo sentados y no nos atendieron tuvimos que enseñar en la ventana y a otras mesas si le preguntaron que necesitaban read more

Yum Authentic food from Mexico City The long tacos are addicting would be nice if they had an English menu outside with prices 1000% recommend this place to anyone read more

Quesadillas de Flor de Calabasa con tinga de pollo And... Quesadilla de chicharron! ALL DAY!! read more

El Rincon Chilango - Mexico - Mexican Near Me - Santa Ana, California

There are not a lot of places which have chicharrón prensado in the menu. And even less restaurants have good tasting chicharrón prensado. El Rincón Chilango got it right and serves delicious chicharrón prensado tacos and quesadillas. read more

Yummy. I could eat her everyday. I love to get the choriburro no chipotle sub green salsa add sour cream.

Riquísima la comida 100% DF me encanta las tortas , chilaquiles,sopes,gorditas y las salsas muy ricas un poco tardado porque la comida la hacen al momento y platillos tmb con tortillas echas a mano read more

I've been coming to this restaurant since I was young with my family. The food is authentic and very delicious. The pambazos aren't greasy at all compared to other restaurants. I love to get tacos de canasta (they are bomb) The ambiance is very chill. The service is amazing. They greet you and make sure you are taken care of. There's enough parking spaces. It does tend to be super busy on the weekends for breakfast. I keep coming back. read more

I just came out of this restaurant very disappointed. The white pork pozole had no taste. Very little pork but plenty of chunks of fat, they give only onions and lettuce as sides for it. Not good at all. The asada fries.... I wish I had taken a picture. Fried, refried beans and very little pieces of "shaved Carne asada" with no taste to it. When I asked about the sides or sauces on top she said that's how it comes. That's it. I asked for some cream and salsa at least to put on top and she charged me a dollar for each extra thing on the fries. So, no good taste on the food, wrongly prepared, no sides unless you pay extra. Not a good place to eat al all. read more

They make a good food but they going crazy in the price. Like I'm going to CDMX for my lunch Ok is Santa Ana California but no Malibu or Newport Beach read more

The Quesadillas were lit asf the Horchata lit as well and the Fresas con Crema was so good and they got my order correct first try. The service was awesome. read more

The food is too greasy and spicy they dont tell if the food u ordes has chile or not... They take long time to serve read more

El Rincon Chilango - two plates of mexican food - Mexican Near Me - Santa Ana, California

The food is amazing all the food has a home made taste ! Nothing has a frozen taste. They do take a little too long to get your food but it's only because it's freshly made . Totally worth it ! Been going there since my daughter was 3 months old and she is now 21 . Great food read more

We had come to this restaurant many times before but recently with a new management there's terrible service. And we found a hair in two of our orders, after we couldn't even eat our food, we were disgusted. Once we told employees what was going on they acted terrible. No apology and acted as if it was our fault, trying to put the blame on us when you could clearly tell it wasn't our hair. And we still had to pay full price, regardless of the hair in our food. On top of that, once we paid, they were about to charge us more, for losing our bill until they found it, and again didn't apologize. Do no recommend. This place should be shut down, unsanitary and terrible employees. read more

Been coming here for years. Love this place. Food is great. Great quantities for the price. They have a lot of classic Mexican dishes from Mexico City! They make a lot of things fresh to order. read more

El Rincon Chilango - Torta Chilanga - Mexican Near Me - Santa Ana, California

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Muy buena comida,buen servicio,ricas aguas naturales,todo delicioso lo que más me gusta son las Quesadillas de chicharrón prensado

The first time I tried this place I got it to-go and the food was bland and soggy. I gave it another chance but dining in this time. And the food took over 40 minutes to come to our table. All that waiting to then get 1 tablespoon of meat per $3 taco. Insane and unacceptable, I would have made a complaint but I was afraid they would do something to my food. Since the person who took my order already looked pissed off. Will not be coming back. read more

El Rincon Chilango - Unacceptable - Mexican Near Me - Santa Ana, California

I just ordered the pollo poblano burrito with mole rojas. So much flavor and very generous portion. Nothing dry about this chicken. I will be walking around the corner from my house to sample more things from their menu. read more

Terrible terrible service and atmosphere... had to wait a long time to get seated and sat on the most uncomfortable benches possible ALSO music is and tv is very loud and annoying atmosphere HOWEVER food was above average at least on my meat plate but overall mediocre and HORRIBLE dine in experience also waitress had a bad attitude read more

Service was terrible, the wait was so long. The food wasn't good at all and tasted weird. The tinga was too salty

As far as hole-in-the-wall Mexican joints go, El Rincon Chilango is probably my favorite in Santa Ana. That's quite a complement considering there are like a million of 'em in that area. However, the food at ERC is excellent, cheap and the restaurant is located just a short drive away from the court house so it's makes for a nice little lunch spot. I highly recommend their tacos! For just under $2 each, you get a double layer of flour tortillas stuffed with your choice of meat, cilantro and onions. These are authentic Mexican style street tacos, not the crap you get at Americanized places that's stuffed with cheese and lettuce! Both the carne asada and carnitas are delicious. I'm not a big fan of their burritos though. They put a bit too much rice and beans in it for my tastes. However, you just try their auga fresca drinks. They are made by blending fresh fruit with water, ice, sugar and milk (optional). My favorite is strawberry. Indoor seating with waiter service is available complete with a television that is usually playined futbol (soccer). However, I prefer to just order at the walk-up window and sit outside. Whether you eat inside or outside, they give you free chips and salsa. The chips are just so-so on their own, but are kinda addictive with salsa they give you. Careful though, it's really spicy! read more

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This place has gone down hill! The booths are sticky dirty and the smell. The workers wipe them tables down with the same dirty rag! The food is not fresh how it used to be I have seen it microwaved many times now and always get attitude from the workers when I let them know my food is cold in the middle! This place is not worth it anymore! And their prices have gotten ridiculous! I wish I could rate 0 starts! I do not recommend! read more

I order a torta hawaiana and the food honestly was disgusting, it didn't take long for it to arrive at our table which was surprising buuuuttt once it arrived the bread was all soggy and the ham was extremely salty didn't taste like much but salt and the pineapple was cut in huge chunks and didn't taste right! Never coming back this was a total waste of money! read more

El Rincon Chilango - Torta Hawaiana - Mexican Near Me - Santa Ana, California

Ordered a carne asada burrito and got a rice burrito instead. This is all on the owner- not the staff. Customer service is on point, everyone doing their best given the current situation. But if you are charging folks for a steak burrito, give me my money's worth so that I continue to go back. I live walking distance from this location, but do you think i'd go back to a rice burrito for 7.92 after taxes? read more

El Rincon Chilango - Carne asada burrito (or should I say Rice Burrito) - Mexican Near Me - Santa Ana, California

It's overpriced and the food isn't even good. I constantly asked for sauce because they wouldn't bring it. The girl with the red hair flirts with all the guys and I had to wait for her to finish talking to the guys to pay. I definitely won't be coming back ! Es demasiado caro y la comida ni siquiera esta buena. Constantemente pedía salsa porque no la traían. La chica pelirroja coquetea con todos los chicos y tuve que esperar a que terminara de hablar con los chicos para pagar. ¡Definitivamente no volveré! read more

Haven't been here in a while, the place has really gone down hill as far as Quality of meat. We were visiting this place at least once a week with friends and family, just was not tasting good anymore, too bad because we really enjoyed the food. read more

It took 45 minutes to get our food we ordered 4 bean, cheese & rice burrito and 3 cokes. We only received a bean and cheese burrito and it was nasty. Do not go here again. read more

I always order food from here , but this time it's let me down . I found a big piece of plastic inside my food today . read more

El Rincon Chilango - Mexican Near Me - Santa Ana, California

don't come here unless your ready for an hour wait and rude customer service i had let the cashier know i found hair in my food and she tried saying it was mine and about how i have hair in my face??? and then i compared the hair i found in my food to my hair and then she continued to debate overall terrible customer service after that the food we had received was cold not even warm my spouse had ordered enchiladas and it's like they were barely microwaved or something like that the "mole" sauce they put on top wasn't warm and my spouse also ordered a bottled sprite and when she received it, it wasn't even frosty cold it's like it had been sitting outside the fridge for a while. when i asked an employee if it usually takes an hour after sitting to be served the first plate of 4 she said "it's like this all the time it's always over an hour wait especially on sundays" i had said "really even at 10am it's that busy that the wait is 1 hour read more

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My favorite place for delicious DF food!! Pabazos are good!! Birria tacos, they have a torta with different foods in it soo good give it a try read more