Love this place! 50 years still the same. New owners kept everything the same . So so good read more

We've been eating here for years, but after today's terrible meal, it'll be the last. We both had tostadas, mine beef and hubs' beans. Beans tasted off, the lettuce was wilty, and the tortilla under it all was old and stale tasting. The bright orange "cheese" didn't taste like cheese at all. It was pretty awful. But the chips and salsa were still pretty good. read more

The service is great, and they make the food pretty fast. They food is sometimes mediocre depending on the day but overall has a good ambiance and is a good Mexican place to eat at. read more

My quick go to lunch - Chicken Tostada with ranch on the side. They have the best ice in town too! Service was good and my food came out quick. If you dine in, you get chips and salsa read more

La Comida - Chicken Tostada - Mexican Near Me - Chico, California

So like people say it's not necessarily authentic and maybe it depends on what you order. I've heard the chili verde is amazing (haven't tried it!) My go to since I was in high school is a beef burrito small salad and a side of sour cream! Always the same flavors and cheaper than most food joints! The chips and salsa have always been amazing and the oil and vinegar dressing on the salad is bomb! Always loved putting a little of everything on a chip and enjoying the flavors! Simple yet yummy! It's worth a try and you might just say you will come back! I know I've been coming back for 30+ years! Also love that it's family owned - I know it sold a while back but looks like they have kept the same food and vibe which to me is important! read more

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We ordered a chicken and rice tostada with no beans - to go. When we got home it turned out to be a chicken and bean with no rice. Disappointing! I called them to let them know. No offer to make this up the in the future. read more

okay, if you want authentic Mexican street food? this ain't the place. you will not find Spanish-speaking Mexican immigrants dining here. you will find a lot of local plus-sized white folks enjoying the grub though... because you get A LOT of food for a reasonable price. as a kid who grew up in Chico in the 80s, La Comida was and is an iconic staple of affordable food that tastes great... from their "Super Burrito" to their signature chips 'n' salsa, La Comida is comfort! a caucasian version of Mexican food meets Fast Food in a sit down environment. Dear La Comida: Chico loves you exactly the way that you are -- stay the same, fail to change XOXO read more

La Comida - La Comida's signature chips and salsa (don't have too much before your entree) - Mexican Near Me - Chico, California

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I haven't been to La Comida since the summer after high school. It's pretty much like I remembered it. Quite a bit of food, inexpensive, salty as hell. It's certainly not authentic but if you understand, it is what it is when you're going in you shouldn't be disappointed. The decor looks exactly the same as I remember, but it was exceptionally clean. The service was fast and friendly and the salsa had a nice little kick. I wouldn't write it off the list for being unremarkable. The ground beef wasn't very good the day I went, though. Also if you order salad, be warned it's only shredded iceberg with Italian. read more

I hadn't been to La Comida since ohhhhh... 1991ish and kinda forgot what it was all about (besides Mexican food, duh). I was surprised they made it through Covid and are still open so I had to try them again. I went in on taco Tuesday and was pleasantly surprised with my taco, my enchilada, and the rice and beans. It's definitely not the best Mexican food I've ever had but it's not totally terrible either. It's somewhere in that mediocre range, but the price is right so "mediocre" is ok by me. I also really love that you can refill your drink, and chips/salsa as many times as you want (because no restaurants actually offer this awesome service anymore!) At 98.9% of restaurants located anywhere you have to pay for every little thing but La Comida keeps it 100 by not changing the never-ending sodas and chips/salsa. LOVE THAT! I'd have to say that taco Tuesday is probably the best day to go but beware, you are going to have to wait in line and you might have to wait a while for your food. Other than that, I had a pretty good experience and... If you know me, I'm a stickler for parking which happens to be super easy since their parking lot is ginormous. Solid three stars for me if you haven't been there in a while go check it out. read more

La Comida - Order here~ - Mexican Near Me - Chico, California

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I've been coming here for since it first opened . The food hasn't changed and I love it. Prompt service, friendly people, it's clean,good prices. What more could you ask for. read more

ordered a fiesta salad, no meat jut rice and beans with ranch on the side and no tomatoes. It says that on my receipt too. I received no rice just beans no ranch and tomatoes all on top. disappointed to say the least read more

La Comida - Fiesta Salad - Mexican Near Me - Chico, California

love this place. My favorite is the tostada with the fresh shredded iceberg lettuce and the house dressing. nothing has changed for me. its the best read more

I just ate there 10/16/25. I swore I wasn't going to eat there again. Today it was much better. I ordered the chili verde dinner again. Last time no salad came with the dinner. This time I made sure to order a salad. The dinner came with a salad this time. So I had two salads. The guacamole was delicious. The bean dip wasn't spicy. The salsa still didn't have much flavor. Definitely better than last time. The chili verde had lots of sauce and wasn't dried out. Maybe it was just made. Hopefully next time it will be good. It is a hit and miss these days. read more

I have been eating here for over 30 years. The bean tostada with ranch dressing is honestly my favorite food in the whole. I drive 3 hours to order! Chips and salsa is yummy and its a very easy atmosphere. read more

Sort of an upscale fast food place, only the food isn't all processed. Not quite what I was expecting, but it was good, relatively cheap food. Thumbs up. read more

I've been coming to this restaurant for years. It's been a part of Chico's restaurant scene for decades. It's still around for good reasons. It has a cafeteria-style environment. You walk in, go to the order counter, say what you want while they write it down, you pay, get a ticket and go find a place to sit. Upon sitting, someone will come by and give you chips and salsa to eat while you wait for your food. The food always comes out at a rapid pace, so you won't be waiting too long for your food. Also, the salsa pairs excellently with the dishes. The restaurant is roomy; it has a relaxed atmosphere and you don't feel overwhelmed by anything, even during lunch hour when every table is being observed. The food isn't bad; nice, simple, tasty, plentiful dishes at reasonable prices. I usually order a #1 when I come here. It's a 2-item meal that comes with rice and beans and a salad. I normally choose the Super Burrito and the Tostada as my items and get the food to go, but of course, if I have the time, I'll eat here. I also like their Tamales and their Guacamole Dip is great to buy and eat at home. If you're looking for a place that serves reasonably good, economically priced food, then look no further. This is it! read more

La Comida - Bean Tostada with dressing on the side. - Mexican Near Me - Chico, California

I wanted to give the employees at this location a shout out!. I rolled in at about 7 minutes to 8:00pm on a Friday night & they were trying to close. I asked if I could place an order to go and they were extremely pleasant and efficient. Love this place and food. read more

The quality is still the same, but the prices on their website are WRONG! Expect to pay much more. I get a Fiesta Salad with chicken side dressings of oil & vinegar small guacamole chips and salsa now $25 read more

My Family & I love La Comida! Been eating there for over 35 years! Great prices, great food & Great people!! Highly Recommend!!

I've been eating and ADORING La Comida for over 32 years. Not in any way authentic, but filling and delicious and -FORMERLY- cheap food. However, the prices have doubled and have actually just gotten so insane I can't even believe it along with major service and quality downgrades. Super burritos that were $4 are now nearly $9. And inflation excuses don't cut it. Too bad :( read more

Very dirty... cafeteria style ... food is really not that good. Clean your bathrooms .. service was ok. Sad this place was nice in the day.

The food was ok, but I'm not anxious to try it again. The price was inexpensive for the amount of food they give you, and the restaurant was clean, staff were friendly. read more

Lots of food - cheap - notice I did not say good - salad is a plate of shredded bagged lettuce - tostada is fried tortilla with some beans, rice covered with lots of shredded, bagged lettuce - chips probably from cheapest place they can buy them, dumped in a bin everyone helps themselves from - 'salsa' in squeeze bottles next to bin - order cafeteria style, help yourself silverware, soda. Place was packed with large families - not for us - but plenty of people like huge plates of cheap food. read more

I really like the food and go there several times when I'm in town; however during this visit I've placed two orders to go and they were both incomplete. From now on, I will ask to watch them bag the orders. read more

Lunch Room quality for a lunch room price. Do not expect authentic Mexican food. Dated and depressing. 2 Stars due to appropriate pricing.

I've been going to La comida since I was 10 years old, so 38 years! It used to be great when Mike the original owner was there! Unfortunately I have to say last night Friday 7-2-24 my family and I were there and a baby roach crawled across the table so we got up and left and will never go back! That was the last draw....in the last year we've had so many mess up on orders in and for take out its a wonder they are still in business! We were there about 4 months ago eating in and I ordered a tostada and I got a super burrito, the young man with long curly hair and a mustache wasn't to happy to find out he had to make me a tostada I watched him throw it together all pissed off but the worst part he did not have gloves on! I complained but nothing happened SADLY WE ARE DONE WITH LA COMIDA FOREVER! Bad service, unsanitary service and a baby roach crawling across the table and it's a no brainer! Bye bye La comida you had a good run but now...... SEE YA! If I could give it ZERO reviews I would!!! read more

7-10-24. ordered the #1 chile rellano and chicken tostada, extra chicken with oil & vinegar. Then a beef and bean tostada, extra beef with ranch. NO DRESSINGS, SALSA OR SMALL SALAD!!! I called for 13 minutes trying to get through. I finally go through (my cell phone in one hand and my landline in the other. I could hear people in the background on my cell phone. Was talking to a guy on my land line and I could hear him TALKING TO ME on my cell!!! He said they were having phone problems, YEAH!! you don't want to take phone orders!!! This lace is going downhill. read more

Come on! Great Americanized Mexican food. Been going there for over 40 years. Still keep going. Love the kiosk when checking in.

You get what you pay for. Cheap prices mean cheap food and quality. Attitude from guy ginger cashier.

Okay...so I've been coming here for over 20 years and it's always been consistently good, for "that" style of Mexican food lol. Great salsa. Etc. a classic spot that I'll never stop coming to. BUT, I walked in and got looked up at by FOUR different employees and not one of them said hi or smiled, so much so that a male employee walked up that wasn't behind the counter and said "is anybody gonna help her" and I said I guess not, and then still hesitant and with no smile, one finally steps up to take my order. Then, my cashier that was being trained, well the trainer was friendly and nice from there. But geez... I've never been looked at by so many employees and so blatantly ignored and un-acknowledged when I've entered an establishment in my life. Please train your front house staff better! They need to smile and be welcoming. But my food was 10/10. read more

I ordered via Door Dash, with specific instructions to leave the order at the studio behind the house. Ignatio completely ignored that to leave it on the front porch of the main house. I'm disabled and to climb 7 steps is incredibly difficult. I have to take them one at a time using a cane. He didn't have the courtesy to actually read the location instructions and leave it at my front door. Food was mediocre. I won't be ordering from La Comida again, and I used to go there regularly. read more

I love this place, it's not the fanciest food but an 8$ super burrito is literally my favorite "Mexican" food meal ever

I have not had La Comida since they closed in Medford Oregon in the early 90's and I was not disappointed. It was a walk down memory lane. From the most polite employees to gracious other customers and food to die for. You won't be disappointed. read more

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I took my mother here a few months back, and she tripped on the tack strip between the carpet and the tile going to pick up a saucer for salsa at the pickup area next to the drink station. I was paying and I heard a loud thud and it was my mother !. Her head slammed against the drink wall and she was flat in the floor and employee said oh my God someone just tripped on that last night thank God there were a table of Enloe nurses there one of them well most of them and a few gentlemen help my mother get up. She had just had a visit to the cancer center for her chemo treatment, she loves the Paige burritos . The nurse and I got her to the table and she suggested she go to ER my mom being stubborn said she will be fine. She ended up going to her doctor she was bruised badly and I have pictures of them all. She is 85 years old. What's crazy to me is when we had home health aide come to my mom and dad's home. We were telling her the story because she had asked if she had fallen lately and she said I tripped over trip at La Comida and showed her her bruises. She said oh my God I've tripped there as well. I know many people that have I have as well, I called the city of Chico to find out if we could have La Comida make the tack strip, not such a tripping hazard throughout the little restaurant. They said the only thing we could do is file a civil lawsuit which we did not want to do we would rather LaComida go to Lowe's and get some flat tax strip, I sent a couple of my family members in about a month and two months later to see if maybe they fixed it and take pictures there was a Mat put over that area because obviously other people have fallen. I'm hoping that somebody from La Comida reads this review and hopefully to save some elderly person or younger because there are a lot of elderly people that eat there the food is fair priced and they have great food, I would gladly go to Lowe's myself to buy new tack strip to enjoy their burritos or tacos and wonderful salads. Please be aware of tripping hazards It can be prevented if somebody would just do something throughout the rooms at La Comida . read more

Well for one thing they have doubled their prices and laid off their best employee after 29 YEARS because they couldn't afford him anymore, I know this guy and he was a valued employee with the previous owners but with the new owners, its all about the money, think twice about eating here they don't value their employees... read more

Chico staple!! You can't go wrong with the tostada, chips and salsa!! Great prices too!!

Really surprisingly good, compared to the price! Think comfort food, not fancy food, and you won't be disappointed. Lots of flavorful sauces and cheeses, as well as acceptable ratios of produce to proteins in their entrees. You absolutely get your moneys worth. It's a landmark of memories for long time residents, and a memorable stop if visiting Chico. Be sure to check it out, but consider having the following day one in which you have been planning on staying in anyway... read more

It has always been great food, even with astronomical price hikes. A taco was $1.25 just a couple of years ago, and now $2.99. But when i see a "COCKROACH" in an establishment. I will not go any longer. Which is sad. I said to the employee cleaning the dining area. "What is that?" Knowing full well, it was a COCKROACH. She then took it to the gentelman, putting food on trays. My wife and i heard him say, "Not again?" Very unsanitary and unacceptable. What kind of new owners are running this place? Is that where the piece of taco shell went that was missing 80% of the time???? read more

I grew up on La Comida since 1968 when they opened. I still stop in every time I'm in town. If you are not from Chico you may not get why it is such a treasure. La Comida is Chico. It reminds me of my mom (her favorite) and lunch with friends in high school. La Comida may not be authentic Mexican food but it is authentic Chico food. read more

Service is great and so is the food. This has been a staple for my family since the early 60's!