Great food ! Authentic and delicious never disappoints, it's a small hole in the wall, locals favorite

Review of Karina's Restaurant I've been coming to this place for years, and it used to be one of those hidden gems--nothing fancy, handwritten menus, a true hole-in-the-wall--but the food? Absolutely incredible. That's why you went. Now? It's a completely different story. The first thing I noticed was the upgrade: a new sign outside with a crown over the "K," and a polished, redesigned menu inside. At first, I thought, "Okay, they're leveling up." But honestly, it feels like they upgraded the look and forgot the soul. I ordered the flautas, which used to be big, packed with flavorful chicken, and genuinely satisfying. This time, they were tiny, skinny, and filled with fatty, low-quality chicken. No flavor. No care. Just disappointing. My dad ordered birria, and that was even worse. Instead of the rich, thick, red consommé you expect, it came out watery and bland--like it had been completely stripped of what makes birria special. Service was fine--fast and polite--but that's not why anyone came here. People came for the food. And now the food is the weakest part. Something clearly changed--new ownership, new kitchen, something. But whatever it is, the quality is gone. Completely. $35 for that meal? Not even close to worth it. I hate saying this because this place used to mean something, but I wouldn't recommend it anymore. Not after this. read more

I had a bean and cheese burrito on my first visit and a breakfast burrito without meat adding cheese on my second visit ,both burritos were delicious. The salsa was delicious. The place is clean. They prepare the food quickly. There are six or seven tables to sit inside if you wish.I will be back to try more things on their menu. Pricing is reasonable. read more

We've coming to this place for years! The food is delicious and consistent. The staff is always sweet and kind. Whenever I'd ask the kids what they wanted for dinner it was always, "can we get Karina's?" They loved the bean and cheese burritos. It's a little place, with some really cool, colorful and funky paintings on the walls of a little village in Mexico. The booths are a little hard to sit in but I imagine this would be to get a quick bite to eat and get back to work, business or whatever. We mostly order it as take out. read more

The al pastor meat is super flavorful, as is the cabeza meat. I ordered the sopes, they deck em out with beans meat sour cream lettuce and queso cotija. I recommend the sopes, really good. The place looks small and old school, you can tell that the customers who stop by have been going there for years. read more

The bean and cheese burrito and the carne asada burrito were so delicious. The salsa is one of the best I've ever tasted. My only complaint is that the burritos are smaller than other burrito places I've tried. I'm surprised at the bad reviews the food and the service were great and fast. I went in at 5pm on a Friday and my order was done in about 5 minutes. I didn't have any problems. I'll be definitely going back. read more

Karina's Mexican Food - Delicious salsa. I forgot to take a pic of my burrito. - Mexican Near Me - Pico Rivera, California

I was craving taquitos with the whole works, lettuce cheese and crema. I ordered the taquitos and they were sssssooo good! I'm definitely going back to try everything else on their menu. read more

very kind people and food was amazing! restaurant was very clean and had a welcoming atmosphere. read more

Karina's Mexican Food - bean burrito, grapefruit soda and chicken flautas - Mexican Near Me - Pico Rivera, California

Great stop for when you crave Mexican fast food! I always call ahead of time and pick up. The service is always fast and friendly. The pastor and asada meat are always very tasty -- asada is my favorite. Always very tender and good flavored. The burritos, tacos and tortas are my favorite! However, don't expect a decent sized burrito. I would say they run on the smaller than average size. The interior is cozy and the staff are older señoras/ladies. That's when you know the food is delicious and authentic. read more

Service is horrible cook was eating breakfast in the dinning area she cooked and took my money never saw her wash her hands food quality is bad not terrible but not worth those prices read more

Mean lady's in the front bad customer service! I asked for 6 asada tacos just cilantro and onion and chili on the side they drenched my tacos with red chili I didn't want that and ruined the tacos read more

If I had the option I would give this a zero rating. Don't waste your money or your time. Tacos are pathetic, who makes tacos with black olives? When I called in saying the tacos were not acceptable the comment was, "we portion them all like that". Go to Los Comales, off Wells Rd, you will be very satisfied. read more

Nothing fancy about this little place, just plain good authentic Mexican food. Good size portions, friendly staff and reasonable prices. read more

Karina's Mexican Food - Carne asada sope and chicken flautas - both were delicious - Mexican Near Me - Pico Rivera, California

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Karina has been A place were my family has buy food for years But don't know what's going on with them they don't get your order right even if you place over the phone and lady there every rude they give you what they want I'm so mad cause I order a wet of asada and they gave lengua and I said no onion they put some on it. This is the 3rd time they do this I never said anything. I call and they let them and they get all mad about it that it was are fault. They lost a very good customer. read more

Karina's Mexican Food - Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Pico Rivera, California

The tacos de tripa are the bomb! I also enjoy the tacos Al pastor and their salsita. Yum yum yum!

As a local i thought i would give this place a try, in my opinion the value is not what i was hoping for. I tried the carne asada soft taco, the food was just ok and the size was on the smaller side. I also tried a green burrito, again just average and not worth the price. Although i live near by i will not likely be eating here again. I was really hoping to find another go to place but this one did not make the list. read more

Every time I try to give this place another chance, they always find a way to mess it up. I ordered a burrito mojado de asada, taco de birria, y taco de pastor. I didn't think she charged me enough but I wasn't going to argue. They took forever, she called out my order was ready, they had a regular burrito de asada and a taco de birria. When I told her she was missing stuff she put her head down and shook it like it was my fault. Good business would tell you to make the order right, apologize and move on. No, she gave me attitude and still charged me the extra money when it was her fault. And slammed down my change. SO RUDE!! NEVER AGAIN!!! read more

No Bańo aparte que estás consumiendo no te dejan usarlo y la empleada con mi mala actitud no recomiendo este lugar !!

Good food, we loved the flavors and seasoning of the food. It really tastes like Mexican food.

Love the crunchy tripas here. Service is good. My go to place . Everything I have tried is good. Portions are good too.

Nasty food so greasy bad quality . I have no words to explain this place, not even free I comeback to eat. we ordered beef tongue plate so salty and meat was red tasted as s.... I DONT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE. read more

Worst Place ever !!! I when to eat lengua tacos , tasted it so bad . So bad quality. I don't recommend this place . I was sick for two days . read more

The burritos, sopes, and flautas here are to die for. Hands down one of my favorite Mexican restaurants pretty much all their food is delicious and the staff is very friendly. I would give this places 6/5 stars if I could read more

Really good food especially the nachos!!!! Recommend for everyone that is in the mood for some good nachos !

Cheap tacos, cash only, and meh. Came here for some tacos to go and got some flautas--which are hard to come by for some reason. Nothing really specutacular or anything I'd go out of my way to get. read more

Not friendly. Child was craving chips and salsa. They had none. Though they said they could prepare some at a cost. Thanks, but they are free at other REAL Mexican Restaurants. We left. read more

Karina's Mexican Food - The outside. - Mexican Near Me - Pico Rivera, California

This place is pretty close to where I live and never really noticed it. Especially now since there is a 7/11 right next door. But this place is definitely worth the search. The first thing I got here was a asada/chorizo burrito. It was perfect! The asada has a good flavor and the chorizo is really good and not greasy. I've also had menudo here which is really good too as well as the Tortas. The salsa they give you is top notch! I'm not even sure if they have more than one, they don't need it. They got it right the first time. If you go here, please try the chicharrón tacos, omg! Heaven is all I can say. read more

A true gem in Pico. I've been going here since i was a little girl, and unlike bigger places like, King Taco, everything, including the quantity AND quality, has stayed the same. They have some of the best Tacos de tripas I've ever had the pleasure of eating. I have to mention that the only set back is that this place is CASH ONLY, which can be inconvenient most of the time, but right next door is a 7/11 with an ATM, which I suppose helps. read more

Karina's Mexican Food - They have 6 of these booths and a long table in the back that can fit about 5/6 people, if there are chairs. - Mexican Near Me - Pico Rivera, California

I was really disappointed with this place. I saw people leave good Yelp reviews and since it was close I decided to try it out. A small hole in the wall but these are always the best places to eat. Well in this case it wasn't. I ordered two tacos. One Al pastor and the other carne asada. The Al pastor was very greasy! My corn tortilla was soaked and it was sitting in oil. I didn't even take a bite. The carne asada was dry. Like it had been cooked before and had been sitting there for hours and they reheated it when I ordered it. I could tell it wasn't fresh either because normal places when you walk in you can smell the food. This place there was no smell. I will not be coming here again. read more

I've eaten every type of burrito and eaten all over the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The establishment makes the best burritos par far. Better than any place in Southern California. Try it for yourself. The best kept secret in Pico Rivera. Try anything on the menu. You won't be disappointed read more

First time here based on curiosity and reviews. I got the lengua plate. A customer suggested taco tripas which I ordered one piece just to try. Wow, I should've ordered more. It did not disappoint. It was really good compared to bigger restaurants. I'll be back again. Only downfall is it's "cash only" They said they have fish but not listed on the menu. I'll get that next. read more

Doesn't look like my much but my girlfriend recommended it. Said she's been going here since she was a child. She ordered the birria for both of us and we both enjoyed it so much we are definitely going to make this our new spot. read more

Karina's Mexican Food - Birria - Mexican Near Me - Pico Rivera, California

My friends and I have been addicted to burritos for a long time now. Over the past few years we have been traveling all over the LA area trying to find the best Al Pastor burrito. Ive tried many upon many places so far and the best from what i have had is this place. The Al pastor meat is seasoned very well and the beans are freshly made all the time. My friends have this motto of sorts where we say there are 2 types of people. One being that go to king taco and accept their high prices and manufactured bland food and think thats the REAL mexican food (honestly i think its just a name sake.) and then there are people that will go to little places like this where they prepare their food with care like they would at their own homes and it shows in their food. I would advise you to ask for your beans "FRITOS" which means re-fried. Its less than 5 dollars! You have quality and quantity! Go and try it out! read more

This spot is the best authentic mexican taco/burrito joint in the Pico/Montebello area by far! The burritos are bigger than those at King Taco and at a fraction of the price. Not the nicest place so you might want to take the food to go. The food is very fresh and the salsa is flavorful. I recommend the al pastor and birria burritos. My uncle raved about this place for a year before I finally went to go try it. The food puts King Taco and La Barca to shame with respect to food quality. read more

My wife stopped by for some tacos about 6:30pm, after she got home this is what I opened up the foil to, burned carne asada and for what they charge you think they could spare the onions and cilantro?? My wife ordered the Flauta plate and the beans were literally cold and the rice was probably from this morning dry and flavorless, will not stop by again! read more

Karina's Mexican Food - Tired taco, burned carne, no cilantro and could they spare the onions? - Mexican Near Me - Pico Rivera, California

Worse place to come here ! The ppl are rude asf and the current cashier I had was a bitch !!!

I was craving some good tacos. I decided to try Karina's Tacos for the first time and it did not disappoint me at all. I had two Carne Asada tacos and a sope de pastor. DELICIOUS! I highly recommend trying Karina's Tacos for some great Mexican food. I think I'll go back for some more tomorrow. read more

Karina's Mexican Food - Sope de pastor and a Carne Asada taco. Delicious! - Mexican Near Me - Pico Rivera, California

Doesn't look much from the outside and the parking lot is small but the chile verde burrito and chicken flautas were delish! The portions are not that big but the taste makes up for it. read more

Karina's Mexican Food - Menu - Mexican Near Me - Pico Rivera, California

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place is just ok not the nicest looking joint but hey when you have great food it should not matter, but the food here is found at any other mexican joint down the street, it was very tasty but nothing really great about it for me to rave about. The prices where very reasonable. read more

It has unfortunately turned into the middle of the pack. There are better spots nearby: Baja Mar and Maria's Tacos are both leagues better. Karinas was a great quick option but with the dwindling quality and nearby competition it just isn't worth going there anymore. read more