Super fun little spot on the corner. Bright pink building. We ordered one chilaquiles verde. Huge plate, steaming hot, delicious!!!! Great value. Thank you! read more

La Esquinita has seriously become one of my favorite lunch spots because the food is AMAZING. Unfortunately, my issue is specifically with the two girls with black hair who are usually working the front register. Every single time I've come in and those two are working, the customer service has been disappointing. Neither of them ever seems welcoming. No "hi," no "welcome in," no smile, and sometimes barely even an acknowledgment that you're standing there waiting to order. When they do take your order, both come across short and irritated, almost like you're inconveniencing them by being there. Then you pay and there's usually no "thank you" or anything. The whole interaction gives off a "why are you here?" I'm not asking these girls to throw me a welcome party, but damn basic hospitality shouldn't be this difficult. When you're the first people customers interact with, your attitude represents the restaurant. At this point, the food has more warmth and personality than the two people standing at the register. And I want to make it clear that I'm specifically talking about my experiences with these two cashiers, because the food itself is DELICIOUS. Whoever is cooking in the back deserves their flowers. It's honestly unfortunate that such good food is being paired with front-counter service that repeatedly makes me reconsider coming back. Hopefully management addresses the issue because I genuinely enjoy eating here. Customers shouldn't feel like they're bothering the employees just for walking in and placing an order. read more

So delicious! Holy cow! I was just in the mood for a bean and cheese burrito, and I ordered the red one. The flavors and spices were vibrant, the tortilla was perfect and just the right amount of thin and chewy, very cheesy, and I asked for some hot sauce (I def would want way more than a small container but I am a hot sauce fiend) and their hot sauce was fire. The burrito is gigantic and I had plenty of leftovers! Friendly service, and cute interior and exterior. Places to sit inside and outside. So delicious. I also recommended it to my friend who lives in the neighborhood! read more

La Esquinita - Bean & Cheese Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Oakland, California

This is a cute little spot if you're looking for a relatively reasonable place to get some tacos. Seating is super limited so just be prepared to wait or snag a table if you can. Staff is really courteous and nice and customer service is amazing. I love that this place has a little kids menu and the burritos are pretty substantial for kids. I ended up getting guacamole and three different types of taco (the fried fish, the grilled fish and a chicken taco). I love that it was on the blue corn tortilla and it looks really fresh. I just found the taco flavors were OK. I was expecting to be a little more bursting with flavor but it wasn't bad. The guacamole was on point. We also got some Agua Fresca (strawberry) and that was just absolutely amazing. It's a great spot to go if you're in Rockridge area or you're going to the library and want somewhere to eat real quick. I would still prefer the tacos to have a bit more flavor or maybe salt? But it's still a cute spot and I'll probably check it out again cause the customer service was pretty awesome. Also be prepared to look for parking because parking is challenging sometimes. read more

La Esquinita - Mexican Near Me - Oakland, California

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Not worth it. This is an example of why I drive to Hayward for Mexican food! Not the friendliest person at the register either read more

the good: nicely decorated and clean. Good tacos (i had tounge and carnitas) nice taste. the bad: counter staff "don't ask me questions " look. Guys these are $5 + tacos act like it. Bonus: Desert Plantains have to be sweet, don't pass semi ripe as sweet read more

La Esquinita - special which i had to ask it's price and what it included."it's just like fast food" - Mexican Near Me - Oakland, California

La Esquinita in Oakland has delicious shredded beef tacos. The owners of this taqueria also own Xolo near City Hall in downtown Oakland and their food is just as delicious as Xolo. Their tacos are so good that's all I order. Can't seem to venture off and explore other delicious options because their beef tacos have me in choke hold. Their salsas are amazing with tons of flavor. This restaurant is not that big but does have seating inside and outside the restaurant. The staff is sweet and accommodating and can help you pick the perfect tacos. Perfect for pick up and takeout. They are located in the Rockridge area of Oakland and have limited parking but definitely worth a visit. read more

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La Esquinita is a vibrant, casual neighborhood spot with seating both inside and out. I went for their weekend-only steak and eggs breakfast burrito and appreciated that it didn't come with rice. The flavors were good, but the beans were really runny, which made the burrito a bit soggy overall. The service was just okay--we didn't have a bad experience, but we did feel like a bit of a bother whenever we asked questions. read more

Dope spot. Not gonna lie, they're not the cheapest tacos but those blue tortillas are so good. It's worth it. Trust me. I got 2 shrimp tacos and two carne asada tacos and they were all spot on. The shrimp was lightly beaded and honestly regretted just not going all in on 4 tacos de camarones Everyone on staff is really helpful, friendly and attentive. Chips and salsa while you wait :) They have indoor and outdoor seating although it's minimal, mostly 4 tops outside. I wouldn't say it's the best place for a large group. They had a constant flow of to go orders so it's clear the neighborhood loves them. 5/5 always a good spot to swing by for lunch read more

La Esquinita - Busy with togo orders but always at the front ready to serve your needs! Great staff - Mexican Near Me - Oakland, California

I moved up the street from this place several months ago and have been wanting to try it but didn't get a chance to until last night and holy moly have I been missing out! I love burritos and would say I eat one at least once a week and this place did not disappoint. I got a pollo asado wet burrito and a regular carne asada. I am not typically a fan of wet burritos but this one was delicious and definitely worth a try. The carne asado burrito was my favorite and will easily be in my weekly burrito rotation! They didn't skimp out on the meat and everything was so well flavored and the burrito has a delicious crust on the outside. I'm sad it took so long for me to try but I am also so happy that this place is just a short walk away. The store itself is a bit small on the inside but they have lots of outdoor seating as well. So excited to try all the other yummy things on their menu! read more

La Esquinita - Carne Asada Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Oakland, California

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Was craving Mexican food on the drive home and stopped here. Ordered a salad, wet burrito and crispy beef taco along with an agua Fresca. Order at the counter and we sat outside. The Agua Fresca was great- I don't know what flavor it was but it tasted like strawberry peach maybe. I was craving a taco salad so I added chicken and rice to the salad- they definitely looked at me weird when I ordered it but they didn't have a taco salad on the menu. However despite the perceived judgement it ended up being delicious! Overall I was really impressed with the food- I honestly didn't expect much just based on the location but they delivered on their promise of the best wet burrito- I couldn't stop stealing bites from my husbands plate! The crispy beef taco was delicious though there were no cucumbers as listed :( the chicken and rice with my salad were great, the asada in the burrito was great- flavors and textures all fulfilled our cravings and I am so happy we gave this spot a chance! read more

I had two tacos and a Jamaica agua (hibiscus). My friend had enchiladas. We shared chips and guacamole. And sat outside. Service was fast and polite. The tacos were very tasty. Blue corn tortillas, one was asada (marinated, with onion), and one was Pescado (sautéed and crispy, with a tomato topping). Both were fantastic. The guacamole was some of the best I've had in a long time, as was the Jamaica (not too sweet). And the serving size of that and the chips were both huge. We had leftovers. Would definitely go back. read more

earns a star for: 1. great food at a fair price 2. service is always fast and friendly 3. indoor and outdoor seating 4. central location, easy to get to read more

Ordered takeout and I liked my tacos but my husbands burrito had a penny inside it which made us a little concerned about the preparation. So I have to dock a star for that. From what I ordered though I liked the chorizo taco best of the pollo and crispy beef tacos. The flavors were good of the food we had just feel conflicted about the penny read more

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Good chilaquiles !! As a Mexican lady I can tell the salsa and tortilla chips were great. Nice atmosphere. I'll definitely try to come back again read more

I live a few blocks away and everything I've had here is good but the breakfast burritos might be best of time. All eggs and beans /mushrooms whatever you order. No fillers like potatoes or rice. Tortilla yummy and the whole thing gets grilled so it's hot and the cheese is melty. Oh, breakfast is only on weekends. Breakfast menu is kind of hidden, on the right wall by the water when you walk in read more

This is one of my favorite veggie burritos in Oakland! I feel like a lot of places that are highly rated generally don't have a good veggie option, that is not the case here. The staff is super friendly and it's cute little restaurant with outdoor seating. read more

La Esquinita - Mushroom wet burrito - Mexican Near Me - Oakland, California

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5400 College Ave Oakland, CA 94618 La Esquinita is a small neighborhood restaurant located in Oakland's Rockridge area. I have enjoyed the food here twice now, and have found it to be fresh and delicious. I expected to like the food since I read that the owner of La Esquinita is also the owner of Xolo in downtown Oakland. So far, I have tried the Crispy Taco, Fried Camarones Taco, Carne Asada Taco, Carne Asada Burrito, and Breakfast Burrito. The only complaint I have is the carne asada meat is a bit chewy and fatty. read more

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I stumbled upon this restaurant on here (Yelp). Since the original place my boyfriend and I wanted to go to was having a Mother's Day buffet, which neither of us wanted, we took an uber to La Esquinita. If you LOVE real, authentic, MEXICAN food, come to La Esquinita, you will not regret it!! Even my boyfriend (el gringo) loved it!!!!!! He had a steak burrito, I had frijoles pintos with cheese on top and a chicken quesadilla, todo fue delisioso!!!!! You order at the counter and can either sit inside or outside, the service was fast and the musica Latina was lit af! read more

Really good tacos. Reasonably priced. Much better food than Cactus Taqueria closer to BART. Well worth the slightly longer walk to get to this neighborhood gem. read more

We decided to try La Esquinita on a whim. My partner has seen in while passing by before and thought it was cute so he suggested it as lunch today. I was feeling for some tacos so this was perfect. There's not much seating indoors from what I remembered, but plenty of seating outdoors. It can get kind of hot though, so just an heads-up, a cap would be useful, or it would have been nice if they provided umbrellas or something for shade. Food has to be ordered at the counter first, then you're given a table number, and food will be served when they're hot and ready! For myself, I ordered a Carne Asada Taco and one of their Sopes (omitted cheese) that was on their special menu. The rest of my party ordered a Veggie Poblano Taco, two Lengua Taco, a Chorizo Taco, another Sope, and their Horchata. Food came pretty quickly. I like that they have different toppings for all the tacos. I believe my Carne Asada came with just onions, cilantro, and their house made salsa, but I saw diced yams on the Poblano I believe. It's also nice how you get different tortillas for different taco fillings. Mines look similar to maybe a blue corn tortilla, but I'm not entirely sure what made the tortilla brown instead of the usual yellowish color. My taco was pretty darn good though! The meat isn't too fatty, good amount of filling, and flavor was there! I enjoyed it. I sampled a Lengua and that was deliciously tender as well. As for my Sopes, I kind of wish they asked if I wanted to omit sour cream since I asked to omit cheese, but it's okay. The Sopes came loaded with toppings. It's similar size to a taco, but it's almost like a little circular pie crust. It came topped with some of the garnet yams, plenty of meat, beans, cilantro, and sprinkles of other ingredients. I thought it was pretty good. Flavorful and delicious, but I feel the masa base was a little too crunchy/hard. It was a bit difficult to cut through. It's definitely fun, and messy to eat, so do expect to get your hands a little dirty. Aside from that, my partner also loved their house made salsa and their Horchata. All in all, a good Mexican place. Expect the price point to be higher than your normal street taco. All of our tacos was about $5-$6 each, but I suppose in exchange, you get a little more variety and their twist on Mexican food. There isn't much service since it's kind of self serve for water, utensils, etc, but based off of our limited interaction with them, they were friendly people. read more

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After our nearby hike, our group came here for lunch after a group member suggested this newer Mexican restaurant. Arriving around 1:45 and after finding parking in the neighborhood a block away, we arrived at the restaurant at 1:45. I recall this was the former location of the Filippo's restaurant. Inside there is two 4 seat counter seating. Outside, there are about 8 tables of two that can be combined if necessary. Menu consists of tacos, burritos, specials and seasonal items. After ordering at the counter, we got our water and utensils at the station and went outside to combine two tables. The server brought our orders served on round metal pans. I got two tacos: Pescado, with battered and fried fish and salsa veracruzano consisting of tomatoes, capers, olives, parsley and lime on a soft blue corn shell. The fish was moist and the salsa was tasty and complemented the fish well. Crispy beef, which has shredded beef marinated in guajillo puree, lettuce, shredded cheddar with a cucumber and tomato salsa in a crispy shell. This was good but did not wow me as much as the pescado taco. With friendly service, the food here is fresh and tasty. Would like to try other tacos and a burrito in the future. read more

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Solid tacos with good portions, so although they seem expensive it's not unreasonable. Meats were well-made. They had very little indoor seating but pretty expansive outdoor seating on the side walk with heaters, so go take advantage of the good weather! My one complaint is that the shrimp taco had way too much sauce, I will ask for less next time! read more

La Esquinita - Mexican Near Me - Oakland, California

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Such a perfect Al pastor taco, very well seasoned and brimming with meat! Also love the plantains cut like fries and drizzled with crema fresca. And their horchata is unique, a little sweeter than I'm used to, but very delicious. A lovely spot to stop in any day. And outdoor seating for the dog days read more

La Esquinita - Plaintains - Mexican Near Me - Oakland, California

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I ventured here for their popularized wet burritos. You cannot miss this joint, near Broadway with an outdoor patio blasting with heaters and barbie pink pillars. Their burrito was so deliciously hardy, I saved half for later. I love that the wet sauce is like a broth versus a thick sauce. It wasn't too salty, and it wasn't too spicy, it was perfectly done. read more

Hongos burrito and Taco ruined my night with my girlfriend. The combination of goat cheese, mozzarella, and jack cheese made me wretch. My girlfriend had to go the bathroom instead of watching survivor with me. I'm gonna throw up and I'm freakin sad read more

Tried this place after my nail technician recommended it and I was craving for some Mexican food so here we go. Parking: Street parking was decent. The time I went there was plenty of space so no issue with that. Food: Chips & Salsa: It was fresh, and the salsa had a little spiciness to it. Camarones Tacos: I wasn't a big fan of this because the shrimp was coated and had a sweet coating sauce on it. I would've preferred for it to be grilled shrimp. Crispy Beef Tacos: really good beef crunchy tacos. If you do order this make sure you eat this first as it makes the shell soggy. Asada Tacos: The best tacos out of all the tacos I ordered. The meat was very tasty and overall this was the best tacos for me. I would definitely come back and try their other tacos and other items in the menu. This is a pretty good new spot that I highly recommend trying. read more

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Generous and delicious chilaquiles! Food came out so quickly and really it the spot. Will try the pozole next! read more

La Esquinita - Mexican Near Me - Oakland, California

La Esquinita in Oakland is a gem! The food is bursting with flavor, and the cozy vibe makes every visit a delight. Highly recommend! Pozole Verde Veggie Taco de Frijoles read more

Charming space; creative, delicious taco menu. Great veggie options. Outstanding standards like guacamole and refried beans. Totally reasonable prices. read more

Great burritos and tacos. Small corner shop with limited seating but very helpful staff.

I ordered a super burrito and it looked like a regular burrito and the meat was asada it was more fatty than meat, very bad, I don't recommend it. read more

La Esquinita - Burrito Carne Asada Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Oakland, California

We were happy to have this establishment open near us, offering more boutique items than the existing shops that we would order from and take to McNally's bar. You can also order on online and pick it up for an easy transaction. Otherwise, order at the counter, you can pay with Apple Pay, you will get a number and your order will arrive to your table if you are sitting in or bagged if you are taking it to go. Dogs can sit outside, there are a few tables with heat lamps under an awning. A few seats exist at the counter window seats inside. There is a unisex restroom towards the back there is a water station. You can also grab your napkins and utensils here. I always use a fork for their tacos because the stuffing is too much to eat taco style. Be sure to ask for salsa for more flavor! read more

La Esquinita - Hongos and poblano tacos. - Mexican Near Me - Oakland, California

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Food was incredible, service was efficient and we got our food fast for pickup, and the vibes were good! Cute pink restaurant on College Ave

Delicious, go-to neighborhood spot for tacos. I've been here at least 4 or 5 times since it opened and it's always fire! It's a small restaurant with limited indoor seating. There's a number of small tables outside. You order at the counter and they give you a number and you seat yourself. Food always comes out quickly, and is always delicious. I always get the chips and guacamole and usually a few tacos, but I've also tried the salad and the burrito. The meats are super delicious, cooked perfectly & super tender, so it'll taste good no matter what you order! My favorite meat is probably the al pastor, but the pollo and carne asada are delicious as well. The tortillas always taste great & fresh. read more

La Esquinita - Chips and guacamole, pollo taco, pastor taco, and carne asada taco - Mexican Near Me - Oakland, California

I'm giving 5 just for the salsas, kudos to the prep cook! Fresh and zesty, not just spicy. The Morita salsa with the Caramelo is a highlight. Not only is the food great, they've got unique plates which are hard to find elsewhere. Some of these dishes like the Vampiro Taco I haven't seen outside of Mexico before. read more

Ordered Crispy Beef Taco and Pescado (fish) Taco - both were delicious!!!! Ingredients were fresh. Friendly staff! Will be back to try other menu items! read more

La Esquinita - Inside - Mexican Near Me - Oakland, California

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La Esquinita is unlike any other taqueria I know of. Delicious fresh food!!! Unique menu. Unique fare, nice proportion size (meaning I am satisfied w/ 1 item for lunch), great service and they use real plates, glasses, cutlery - so it seems like they generate very little trash - especially plastic read more

$60 for 2 meh burritos and a salad??? WHY...? The stars are for the service, which was friendly and prompt. Zero stars for the food & cost. :( We decided to try this place out because it's relatively new. Cactus has been a staple and a local favorite for a long time, but always open to try a new Mexican joint. We ordered a rice, bean and cheese burrito; a fish burrito; and a Mexican salad. The steep price point (for a very simple meal) was dealbreaker number one. Dealbreaker number two was that the rice, bean and cheese burrito was MISSING RICE. Dealbreaker number three was that the salad, which boasted a variety of ingredients on the printed menu, was really just lettuce with a couple of tomatoes sprinkled in. The fish burrito was missing half the fixings, and the fish portion was so small we only got to it halfway through the burrito. I could've made a better salad - and burrito - at home for 1/100th of the price. Cactus has better food, and serves more of it, for a lot less. Booooooooo. Won't be back. read more

This is a hidden gem in Rockridge. The food is excellent: my BF gets the yams and poblano burrito and I get the vampiro taco with chorizo. My favorite is their sopas nicely seasoned and large portions. On the weekends they have churros which are delicious. They don't have a ton of seating, and most are outside tables. The service is great. You order at the counter and the young woman will bring it out to you. read more