La Bamba Mexican Food

Family-owned & operated

Vegetarian friendly

We dined in on a Tuesday during the week, and the restaurant was pretty busy. We were seated right…read moreaway, though, and attended to by our fabulous server, Isabella. She was very nice and helpful. We shared a piña con coco cocktail, which I really enjoyed. It had a spicy rim and was sweet, but not too sweet. We ordered the guacamole, which was made tableside. I ordered the enchiladas al comal, which looked really good. Unfortunately, I didn't love the chipotle sauce on the enchiladas and wished I had ordered a more traditional red or green sauce. But it was still good, and I can see why it's popular. I did enjoy the steak and vegetables inside the enchiladas. I was leaning toward a 4-star rating since I didn't love my enchiladas and wouldn't order them again. But Isabella's service was so excellent that it alone pushed my review to a 5.

My usual place for Mexican food. I have been coming here for several years already because of…read moretheir great food, service, and location. Always feel welcome by their friendly staff and servers. My favorite is their Chile Rellenos, but their enchiladas, nachos, and tacos are also delicious. I recommend this place to anyone who enjoys a causal local restaurant.

Shrimp enchiladas al comal

Tequila flights

See all

Veggie Molcajete

La Mexicana Restaurant Y Birrieria

4.5(78 reviews)

1.5 mi

I'll get right to it... This place is great! However, if…read moreyou're a bit of a food snob - maybe a little particular (like I am...), you might not think so when you first walk in. I had hesitations. It was pretty empty, all eyes on sports, no one greeted me for a while, the table needed a dust-off. I had expectations - like that the vegetarian burrito should have vegetables (this one is just rice, beans, onion and cilantro...). I thought that maybe since they have shrimp and enchiladas, that they would make a shrimp enchilada - they won't. The have beer, no wine, no margs. I was a hungry pescatarian, getting more anxious - but I stuck to the plan, and I'm glad I did. What I didn't understand was the authenticity. The rest doesn't matter. Yes, I was having a minor melt-down, so I kept things basic. Just cheese enchiladas. I was resolved to be disappointed. I was NOT. The enchiladas were EPIC. I asked for more sauce because I wanted to take a bath in it. I usually skip rice, I ate it all - so much flavor. The beans too - too delicious to be vegetarian - so I didn't ask, and I'll never regret. This place is legit - and I am sorry I ever doubted. I also tried my companions chile relleno, which I usually don't care for - and I LOVED IT. My other companion had carne asada, which I did not sample - but he said it was delightful. Yeah, I've got some LA attitude from time to time, but this place beats most of my LA haunts on flavor. So stick to the basics, don't be a snob, and you'll be in for a real treat.

We have eaten here for breakfast, lunch and dinner , they were all really good , big parking lot ,…read moreplenty of seats, chips and salsa are delicious and fresh , the food is fresh and flavorful The music that plays in the background is authentic, the staff is friendly the food is fresh ! Recommend

Dining area

Flour tortilla

See all

Outside

Tequileros Cantina

4.0(206 reviews)

1.2 mi

Their tacos are AMAZING! The service was awesome, and the ambiance was so relaxing…read more Great food, great service, and a wonderful atmosphere--definitely worth a visit!

The food here is very good , you order at the counter and have a seat , The service is good , the…read morefood came out in a timely manner, the chips are fresh and the salsa is good , we could have eaten more salsa , the specialties tacos are not cheap, they are so worth it ! The meat is very tender and the spices are right on , the pickled onions and taco fixings are good . The bar is huge! The music was bumping, we really enjoyed our meal , I would in deed recommend this spot , parking can be a premium

Hanging with my primos and primas at the best Cantina within miles!!!

Al Pastor super burrito

See all

Mango slushie margarita and regular slushie margarita

Las Islitas Lodi

4.0(275 reviews)

0.9 mi

Las Islitas has delicious Mariscos, huge miches, and fish ceviche with tostadas instead of salsa…read moreand chips- I love this restaurant. I found out about it around 2017 and have eaten here so many times since. The momias (shrimp and cheese wrapped in bacon and fried), all of the ceviches, camarones ala diabla, everything is delicious. And the micheladas are huge with shrimp and sliced cucumbers on the rim. Service has always been very warm and friendly. Today we walked over from Safelite because we had to fix a crack in our windshield. Ordered two regular miches and devoured the fish ceviche. Everything was great like it always is!

This is such a good place for mariscos/ seafood, specially during the summer when the temperature…read morecan get real high in the 209 area. Food: they have a vast variety of seafood plates and options. The mariscos/seafood tastes fresh and they are open to work with you for special request on your plate of choice. Location: there is plenty of parking space. The place is kind of small in my opinion, it get crowded over the weekend. My recommendation is for you to get there early. Ambiance: the music was loud, therefor be aware of possible complications to have a nice conversation without feeling that you gotta turn up your voice volume. The place could benefit from a little extra cleanliness, I understand it's a seafood place although it does give a sense of needing extra cleanliness. Team/staff: they are were attentive and ready to assist when needed. We had a little complication since two of our family members did not get their place fast, three of us had our plate ready and the other 2 waited a good 10 extra minutes. Maybe more organization over how to distribute table tables as a group. Nice experience and they also have alcoholic drinks which seem tasty and fresh. Their aguas frescas were delicious and super refreshing. Highly recommend visiting them ASAP! :)

Inside

Special fajita with chicken, shrimp and steak. So huge!! Very good

See all

El Chaparro

4.9(11 reviews)

1.0 mi

We just went to El Chaparro and ordered, Tacos, Asada and al pastor, ordered a chicken burrito and…read moreasada torta..everything was super delicious. Highly recommend this place.

The food was delicious, fresh, and flavorful, with generous portions! The owners were very kind!read more

So much food I don't even know but it's effin

Birria Mulitas

See all

A chicken huarache with mild sauce Huarache de pollo con salsa verde

Tequileros Taqueria

3.9(255 reviews)

0.3 mi

Great foood!! Quick service! Al pastor super burrito. You can never beat. Bought from this place…read moremultiple times. Quick easy service. Friendly staff. Highly recommended! Parking is in a gas station area. So close by.

Chicken taco, pastor taco, asada taco tequilero. All amazing. Worth the wait, hanging out in a gas…read morestation parking lot at 9:30pm.

Bar

See all

Horchata

Habanero Hots

3.5(402 reviews)

1.6 mi

I have always been very happy with the Piñata Salad which is HUGE! I decided I wanted to try…read moresomething new today with something smaller in portion. I thought that the shrimp tostada sounded like it would be just about right. Boy was I wrong! It was huge and so good! It will be enough for 3 meals for me. Hubby got the 2 taco dinner and was very happy too. We will both have leftovers for at least another meal.

Dropping the rating down from a 5 to a 2…read more Last 2-3 times I've come here over the last 2-3 weeks, the portion size lacks consistency. Bar is still the same place to go. Good service. Portion size has slipped though. Check out the recently uploaded images and see if you'd tolerate paying $5 - $7 a taco for what you're getting in the photo.

Deco

Chili Colorado plate

See all

Mariscos Frescos Al Estillo Mazatlan

4.4(66 reviews)

1.0 mi

We were on a family visit from the L.A. area and decided to stop by this establishment for lunch,…read moreand we were not disappointed. The customer service was great, and so were the menudo and garlic butter shrimp, which came with beans and rice. Also, the prices were very reasonable. The interior has plenty of tables to sit down and enjoy your meal there's also a small store adjacent that has Mexican items. When in this area again we'll be sure to stop by.

Great selections - seafood is the best! Twist to Mexican cuisine. Love the homemade tortilla - so…read morefresh and soft! Service - very friendly. Ambiance - more of a to go place vs dine in. But food quality is great, bit on a pricey end but worth it!

Exterior

Camarones shrimp ala cora

See all

Noriega's Chicken Grill Family Restaurant

3.9(107 reviews)

1.0 mi

I don't really write reviews unless I was very impressed. This place is amazing! You must try. The…read morefood is delicious, salsa and chips were fresh. I have the Plato De Pollo and was so good with the right amount of slice. Tortillas are the best I have ever had and the service and environment was great. Will return and you should come and check it out.

The BEST burritos! From the not too thick tortilla to the unusually tasty sauce (moderately hot),…read moreto the way the ingredients (including sour cream) and flavors blended...bravo!

Grape Day Catering event

Decisions, decisions. Where do I start

See all

Menu inside

Carnitas El Rincón

3.7(30 reviews)

0.6 mi

Great food,fast service and very clean establishment. Very friendly employees. Would recommend to…read moreothers pricing for food well priced..

We pre order the food and eat at home everything was okay until I almost choked on my food Hair on…read moremy food never going again . Don't recommend anyone going here

Bar

Carnitas tacos and a cold IPA

See all

Seating

Why does Yelp recommend reviews?

Hundreds of millions of reviews are posted on Yelp, and our automated recommendation software works in the background to showcase the reviews that it …

9 reviews that are not currently recommended

The reviews below are not factored into the business's overall star rating.

Derrick A.

6 years ago

First time trying this food truck and I'm very happy we went. The quesadillas I bought were so delicious and tasty. The line was long and rightfully so. I highly recommend if you love good Mexican food. read more

Qamar S.

10 years ago

This place has the most delicious fresh grub at an affordable price. I've been coming here for a long time and my favorite is the grilled shrimp burrito bowl. Will be back real soon! read more

Jeremy C.

9 years ago

This place has the most delicious fresh grub at an affordable price. I've been coming here for a long time and my favorite is the grilled shrimp burrito bowl. Will be back real soon! read more

Mark W.

6 years ago

Mmmmm mmmm yum! Give me some more of that wet grilled shrimp burrito with mild sauce. This is the BEST shrimp taco/burrito in Lodi. Delicious and freshest ingredients. read more

Barbara L.

6 years ago

What a delicious little food truck. I just loved the chicken burrito that I ordered. The nachos were tasty and the salsa was fresh. I will be back for more. -Barb read more

Shirley I.

3 years ago

The truck is not always there, but food is good. I do not know if you can call before you drive there. read more

Bella P.

1 year ago

Food was delicious! Excellent customer service. Food was light, fresh and delicious.

La B.

16 years ago

We are now serving Portobello Mushroom Quesadillas, Burritos and Burrito Bowls.

lauren b.

16 years ago

good not great

La Bamba Mexican Food - mexican - Updated September 2026

People who viewed La Bamba Mexican Food also viewed

Penas Taqueria

4.7

(31 reviews)

I LOVE Peña's!!! One of the BEST taco trucks around. The Pine Street location is my favorite (they…read morehave others), just know that they are only open in the mornings and afternoons Monday - Friday. The truck is located in the parking lot of Kludt & Sons on the corner of Pine Street and Cluff Ave. I haven't had a bad meal from Peña's. They have an extensive menu to order from but a few of my favorites are their asada tacos, burritos and chilaquiles... you really can't go wrong with anything on their menu. They give you grilled jalapeños and onions with their taco plate orders. Limes and jalapeños are available if you ask. Do yourself a favor and visit their Pine Street location. You'll know that you're in the right spot when you see the small gathering of people either eating their grub or waiting for their order.

Their cabeza was chewy with too much fat. The flavor and prep was good but I'm a stickler when it…read morecomes to meat quality off trucks.

La Bohemia Mexican Food Truck

3.8

(28 reviews)

I avoided coming here for years just because they don't have refried beans. But since very few…read moreplaces in town actually do, I've been making the rounds and trying them all out. What caught my eye with La Bohemia is that they serve shrimp. And I love me a shrimp burrito. What they don't tell you is that if you order a shrimp burrito, you are actually ordering a shrimp fajita burrito. So I have to specify that I want a normal burrito but with shrimp, and not the peppers and onions since I'm not a fan. They have been very good about getting my order right. I came a number of times before writing this for consistency. I thought the carne asada was really poor quality, it was almost like old minced meat, not diced steak. The burritos are big portions and I often can't finish mine. The people are friendly. But they are cash only. This is something that has stopped me from coming back. I don't often carry cash, and most other taco trucks accept card payments.

I have tried like 95% of the taco trucks in Lodi, and I can say that this is the worst one hands…read moredown. Saw the prices and thought they were really well priced. The food was terrible. Avoid this truck.

La Picosita

3.9

(182 reviews)

I love the tacos here! They are so delicious. Not stingy with the meat either. If you're hungry,…read morethis is a great affordable spot. The gals working here are always nice.

Last week, I went and got a chicken supreme burrito from this taco truck. It was actually the first…read moretime I'd had a burrito from a taco truck in over 10 years. This burrito was the best thing I had ever tasted. It was so good, every day after that, anytime I was eating, I was just wishing it was that burrito. At one point I actually wished that I could un-taste it. Because now everything else just seemed flavorless, or lacking in comparison. It ruined all other food for me. It was easier not remembering how good it was, since I'm sure it's not very healthy and I would be better not knowing. That was until last night. I finally gave in and decided I would get it again. I hadn't eaten all day so I was actually starting to feel nauseated from being so hungry. I went around 9:00pm. Ordered the same exact thing. The woman who took my order was friendly, and my order was ready surprisingly fast! I grabbed my food, went home, turned on a movie, and started digging in to what I had waited so long for, and thought so much about. I ate about 1/5 of the burrito before I started thinking it tasted kind of funny... I couldn't figure out what it was, but something was wrong with it. I kept eating it and decided I recognized what it tasted like- fish! I do like seafood, so I just figured, maybe they just finished making some fish, and didn't clean the grill off well enough before making mine. I wasn't sure if I was crazy, or if it really tasted like fish. So, I asked my boyfriend to take a bite and tell me if it tasted fishy to him. He took a bite and said "that's fish they accidentally gave you fish instead" and went and spit out the bite in the trash. Well, I looked up the menu, and it turns out, they don't even serve any fish or seafood! I googled why my burrito might taste like fish, and it said rancid meat. Anyways- I'm really, really disappointed. Because last week was the best burrito I have had in my life, whereas last night was the worst. It's quite a gamble.

Tacos Ochoa

4.2

(13 reviews)

There's a reason why they usually have customers stopped here, they are GOOD! I like a good chicken…read moretaco every now and then and most other trucks don't flavor their chicken, or it's too damn salty! Not this truck! The chicken is so flavorful, but not too much and to hear that it's the great-grandmother's recipe is awesome! Girl obviously knew her stuff lol! My husband is an asada guy and he loved it and he's a taco truck snob! There's plenty of room for parking, so don't let a crowd detour you.

This taco truck has good food. I got tostadas de asada tonight and the meat was delicious…read more Everything tasted super fresh. My daughter had the asada fries and she said they were delicious. I ordered a super burrito de asada for my son- that he devoured lol. And I ordered tacos de asada for my other son. They give good size portions and everyone was full for about $37.. definitely worth it!

Tacos Azteca

3.2

(35 reviews)

Not the best truck in town, but the closest to my house. Prices are average, but they are…read morerelatively inconsistent. Sometimes the meat is fresh-ish, sometimes it's old and dry. I say ish because only a couple places cook to order, the rest cook it, steam tray it, recook it, and re steam tray it until they have to make a new batch. Sadly I've never been here to try a new batch. Cash only. Depending on who's working will depend on their attention to detail and friendliness. Mostly alright. No refried beans sadly. Breakfast burritos all day, so a plus there, and also open fairly late. I do like their salsas. This place is easy to miss if you don't know where it is. It is on Turner behind the Shell station all the way to the west of the street just before Lower Sacramento. Not too many places open late in that area so it's a good place to grab something later in the evening. I mostly just get tacos and quesadillas, but I have had their asada fries. They use that "queso" nacho cheese sauce which I am not a fan of, so ask for what you want. Not totally hating because we need places in this area, but they could step it up a bit and probably have a lot more regulars.

I have been meaning to try this place for a long time. Thai is a food truck that parks right by my…read morehouse behind a liquor store. I should've known this would be great because I always see people lined up to eat there whether early morning or any time of day. I was in a pinch the other day and just needed a quick bite while working on my condo so while refueling drove by and ordered a Al Pastor quesadilla simple item. The lady lady taking my order was so nice and my food came out super fast. Even though this truck is at the back of a gas station the ambiance and cleanliness is super on point. This quesadilla was so delicious and maybe the pic didn't do it justice but it was packed with delicious pork Al Pastor meat and I ate the entire thing. I will for sure be back and I would look at some of the other great other items including all day breakfast burritos. What a great find!

La Güerita Taqueria Restaurante & Nevera

4.0

(31 reviews)

Absolutely love this taqueria with all my heart, the food is always genuinely heavenly and is very…read moreaffordable. Their customer service is great, and the restaurants ambiance just brightens your day.

Top 5 and maybe top 3 places in Lodi for a taco. Highly reccomend checking it out and order your…read moretaco with handmade tortillas. The prices are very good as well.

El Vino Taco Truck

4.5

(15 reviews)

I decided to try out El Vino Taco Truck today after seeing the photos and reviews here on Yelp. I…read morehave to say that I was pretty surprised at the over all quality and portions of the food. I ordered two carne asada tacos and a birria quesadilla. I ordered them without the onions and cilantro so that you can see the meat in the photos. As you can see, the asada is much better quality than most places around town. And there's a lot of it in the hand made corn tortillas, which were delicious. The quesadilla is huge and absolutely stuffed with birria. It was a fair amount of food for $15. I took one star off because I wanted to get some refried beans but they only have whole beans, and they didn't give me salsa on the side like I asked for. Otherwise the food was really good and I would definitely come back.

This taco truck is more than sufficient, but not great…read more The people are friendly and we conversed in Espanglés. They have the usual selection of tacos, burritos, tortas, gorditas and more. In this location, you have several other close choices, but you don't need to go far. $11.00 for two people isn't bad, including 2 carne asada tacos, a burrito, and 2 bottles of Jarritos. The taste was good and they included radish slices and limes, along with a jalapeño pepper. There were two small problems: chewy meat and only one tortilla per taco. It wasn't really a problem and the price was good. The tables were reasonable, but a bit unstable--an unstable table? Having chairs and tables with umbrellas are great, though the umbrellas didn't shield us from the sunlight. There didn't seem to be a tilt control. All in all, it's a good solution for the area, as Lodi has plenty of expensive food, and it's not always delivered with such enthusiasm. If you're worried about sitting in a parking lot, this isn't for you. If you're worried about taste and a good value, you should try this food.

La Morentia Taco Truck

3.6

(21 reviews)

This is my go to location!!!! Love this place. Food and service is great. They even gave me their…read morecard so o can call my order ahead of time.

Solid 3/5 truck. Their asada is pretty good. Their cabeza wasn't all that though. Worth trying out.read more

Luna's Tacos

4.5

(36 reviews)

WOW...I have never had consistency like I've had here. Lunas ALWAYS taste the same...never a hit…read moreor miss. No matter what I order...tacos, tortas, burritos, they're always full of flavor and rarely, if ever, have large chunks of fat. It's so hard to find a place that has a good amount of seasoning. Lunas if definitely that truck. Both husband and wife? Are super friendly. The location is easy accessible as well. 1000% recommend!!

I love buying tortas from lunas tacos so good. The red…read moresauce is spicy Whenever I crave a torta, this is the spot

Tito's Mexican Grill

4.2

(20 reviews)