We came in 15 minutes after they had closed and the kitchen still cooked for us (thank you and sorry!!). I got the enchiladas with the green sauce and my boyfriend got the Carne asada tacos. Both were incredible and they gave us chips and salsa while we waited, which were also really good. To me salsa, rice, and beans are extremely important to get right and they definitely did. We will definitely be coming back here. read more

Food is delicious, especially the cochinita pibil, our server was great. We will definitely be back here!

I called the business to see if they have any taco Tuesday special around lunch time, I was told yes but I guess it was misunderstanding that it does not start till 3 PM however they still had lunch specials. I got the Birria tacos plate which comes with the red rice and beans. I asked for black beans but got pinto which was fine. Still tasted good. Birria tacos were good, just not enough meat in my opinion. My husband had their lunch burrito and he liked it. Their chips and salsa were so good just like their other location DV. I would give them another try. Service was quick. read more

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This restaurant has beautifully carved benches and a unique style. I came in before the lunch crowd started coming in. Our server was very nice and friendly but he would not check in with us as much as we would have liked and we would have to ask him for most things. He would come back after long periods of time. Each table also gets chips and salsa. I ordered the asada fries but they were a bit too soggy for my liking. They did have good toppings though with sour cream, guacamole, cheese, and jalapeños. I ordered the quesabirria tacos and they did taste very good. A common factor I noticed though is that the plates were not presented well. Each plate or drink we ordered had spillage and was presented messy. I think this is something the kitchen can work on. Beans and rice were tasty as well. They offer a lot of Yucatan plates so if this is something you would like to try this is the place! read more

My husband and I love this place. Food is always good- very authentic Mexican food. My husband always says "this is the way my mom used to cook!" His favorite: the chili verde plate with their excellent homemade tortillas. I enjoy the shredded chicken tacos! And topping off our experience is our AMAZING server Chris- extremely kind, always with a smile, knows our order perfectly- we look forward to the food and seeing Chris! Thank you La Padilla! read more

Last year we stopped into this little hole in the wall restaurant. So glad we did! We have been back many times to try other dishes. Their food is always consistently very flavorful and good. The service is always great. read more

A RESTAURANT WITH NO MIDDLE GROUND. I recently went to a party that La Parrilla catered. The food was so good that a few days later I went there for dinner with a friend and it was the best food with cheap and delicious margaritas, i was on a roll and went to lunch there and the food was some of the worst ever. Chips were hot but stale, black beans were barely heated, the chili relleno was a tough chili wrapped in a soggy tortilla with no cheese, and the chicken taco was a few pieces of dry chicken thrown together with a little cheese and onions. I've been to plenty of just okay Mexican restaurants. This isn't that. This restaurant swings from great to bad. I'm left not knowing whether to go there again. read more

La Parrilla is hands down one of the best spots in Ventura for authentic Mexican food. The cochinita pibil and pozole are full of flavor, and the portions are generous. Friendly service and great prices make this place my go-to favorite. read more

We love La Parilla. We normally come for breakfast but we came for a Saturday date night when my girlfriend wanted girl dinner. Normally at breakfast time they'll have to go orders. But at dinner time there was a steady stream of them. We opted to shared sopes and the molcajete. The sopes had carnitas and asada in them and were a perfect appetizer. The chips are always good; and I asked for a green salsa for them and it was flavorful. We loved the molcajete. Perfect mixture of everything you want. The salsa it came in was nice and spicy and was nice and fresh. All the meat was flavorful and you can tell the chicken was put on the flattop and had a nice crust on it while still being juicy. The shrimps were fresh and had a lot of shrimp flavor. I had to get some pictures of the menu. read more

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Maybe we ordered the 2 weakest items on their menue but both the beef cocido and pozole were tasteless. My cocido was more fat than meat. I even sent it back and took the pozole which I didn't finish. I grew up on mexican food, have made it so I'd like to think I know something and this was not good. Waitresses were very nice. I interacted positively with customers. Being polite, the people I heard compliment the food were not the kind of people who grew up with it. I'm just saying. read more

Pleasant staff. Tasty ceviche. They have the best mole I've had in a long time. I recommend the chicken mole and the chicken mole enchiladas. This is a rustic Peruvian restaurant that makes one feel like their in Peru. read more

The soups are really good portions and the chorizo. Chorizo was good and enchiladas were very tasty. read more

La Parrilla - Clark de res , on point! Very good portion - Mexican Near Me - Ventura, California

Great food and friendly service. Have gone for breakfast, lunch, dinner and happy hour. Excellent every time. The seafood enchiladas are amazing! read more

2 weeks ago, we tried this place based on a recommendation from a friend. The service was amazing the guys were nice and they made us feel at home. The food was delicious. Especially the pollo with mole, yummy. I haven't had mole taste this good since my mom used to to make it. The fresh made tortillas were incredible. It truly makes a difference the taste of the food when you know the cook makes things from scratch. I can't wait to come back. The restaurant all was very well maintained. The owners and the staff put a lot of care into this business. read more

One of our favorite restaurants. The queso with chilis and mushrooms is excellent. Great fish tacos. Food always done well.

The chicken mole enchiladas were fantastic! Every bite was a delight. Our son loved the Zarape as well. Everyone was pleasant and prompt. It's a regular for us. read more

I had such a great experience at La Parrilla Yucatan. I started with some bomb.com wings! Then, I ordered the Relleno and enchilada combo, and my kids got the carnita tacos and fish tacos. EVERYTHING was so fresh and delicious. That food came out hot hot hot so you know it wasn't just sitting under a warmer. The flavors were so unique and not your typical Mexican restaurant flavors. It had a little something extra and was amazing! The Horchata, too. It was a different consistency than I'm used to, but it made for such a refreshing horchata. And even if it wasn't amazing, I would still go back just for the service. Wallie was GREAT! Right when we walked in, he greeted us us with a smile and was so welcoming and hospitable. He helped and answered questions about the menu. Even when my kids were changing their minds, he showed even more kindness. I was really impressed when he brought out wings WITH lots of napkins and ranch. That says experience. Usually we have to ask for that. Wallie knows what's up and how to make visiting La Parilla a great experience. Give them a try for unique, delicious Mexican food. read more

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My wife and i like to rotate between the small handful of restaurants in Ventura that offer molcajete as this dish is perfect for two people desiring a variety of delicious traditional mexican foods heaped in a skin-searing bowl made of pumice that used to be molten igneous material until it got too close to the crust, cooled, and crystallized somewhere near where the Yucatan Peninsula juts out into the Gulf of Mexico (currently Gulf of America at the time of this review on day 122 of Trump's second residency as POTUS, but i don't think it will last long) from whence i assume the owners of this fine establishment immigrated bringing their delectable regional entrees and peninsular style. I especially enjoy marveling at the carved wood booths that feature mariachi players and the word, YUCATAN, in relief on the sides as well as the unique paintings on the wall which seem to feature multiple images of the same woman sometimes in the same pastoral scene as if there are villages filled with twins and triplet females wearing the same traditional white mexican smock including one woman sitting impossibly on an Escher-esque donkey cart where the axle impossible aligns two offset wheels. read more

Best fajitas I've had in town! Great service and quiet restaurant! Menu had many options to choose from

Breakfast burritos w bacon. Huge. Enough for 2. Delicious. Great price. Welcoming service. Fabulous perfect chips. Savory but not too hot busy salsa. I'll definitely stop back when I'm near. Think I'll come sit down meal next time. read more

Food was mediocre. Service was 6/10. Ambiance was okay. We were placed in the back of the restaurant which wasn't ideal because it was hot.

Honestly does not anything to brag about this place there's salsa I give one star dementia lotta was decent the nachos were kind of trash though. When I say Carne Asada I don't expect to see the meat look like chopped up beef. Won't be coming here again read more

La Parrilla - Nachos - Mexican Near Me - Ventura, California

Chris at the counter is all smiles and service focused! super clean cozy restaurant with great food and prices! love this place!

I have been coming here for a few years... and feel very ambivalent about it now. The food is consistently good -- the portions are generous and all plates are presented attractively. The staff is very friendly, but the service is really disappointing -- it seems like they always have enough personnel, but there's usually only one (or two) people actually waiting tables. I wish they would address this issue, because I'd like to continue coming here. read more

Awesome menu, fabulous icy Micheladas and excellent Chile Rellenos! Friendly staff, do lot of take away orders. Family friendly, has back room for groups too. Yucatan food hits the spot for me! read more

To start with, the salsa that comes with the chips was too watery. The guacamole (appetizer) tasted like it was made with the older avocados and the ceviche mixta (appetizer) was dry. The grilled maji maji tacos lacked flavor that was remedied with lemon juice and salt. The STAR of our meal were the tacos de cochinita pibil! And the black beans and rice were delicious and comforting. Would come back just for these tacos. Service was friendly but a little slow for food to come out so you need an appetizer if you are hungry on a Friday evening. Also, stick to their traditional Yucatán dishes. read more

Wonderful breakfast, my husband had the huevos rancheros. The ambience is nice, beautiful music , we've come before and the food is delicious, we order the family meals about once a month too read more

I've gone here twice now and both times I got burned. First time I ordered the Poc Chuc. Menu said it was new and it sounded great. Check out the picture I loaded. Thinly sliced? It was a big fat gristly pork chop. And the side of the roasted red pepper and avocado...??? Almost non-existent. The pic doesn't lie! Seriously, read the menu description and then look at what they served. That was the first time. The second time, I ordered the Chili Colorado plate. Had them sub veggies for the beans and rice. I got a lukewarm plate of bone and fat. Hardly any of the meat was edible. Very disappointing. Again, pics don't lie. Check it out! The menu at this place is amazing. They have such a unique selection to choose from. Maybe it would be better for dine-in, where the cooks know you're likely going to send your food back if it comes that way. I'm trying to order from local restaurants during the pandemic to help keep them afloat, but this place DOES NOT CARE. They are not even trying. Everything has been so half assed that it's frustrating. I could have given my business to a restaurant that's actually still trying to put out a good product. For now, stay away from here! read more

La Parrilla - Chili Colorado-bone and a ton of non-edible fat and gristle. For a cook to scoop this up and serve it tells me they really don't care. - Mexican Near Me - Ventura, California

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Have only been here for lunch, good service for the lunch rush. I get their lunch special chicken wrap! Their chips are made fresh and are always warm when they serve them! Definitely want to eat there but if your in a hurry they do offer to go. read more

Just to start, this the second negative review I have ever written in seventy six years. Last Tuesday (7/15/2025) we went to La Parrilla Yucatan. We have been regular customers for over twelve years. It has been the best Mexican restaurant in Ventura-Oxnard that we have found, we loved the place. Last Monday we took our Grandson for dinner and what a disappointment. This is not the La Parrilla we frequented. I ordered the Enchiladas Del Mar, a favorite that I have ordered many times. The menu had recently changed so I was not prepared. It was awful. Pablona sauce on tortillas and when I opened the second one there was one shrimp cut into small pieces. Where was my wonderful dish I had enjoyed so often? Also my Grandsons steak and asada-chicken fajitas had so much grease that I used three napkins to pat it off his leftovers to take home. Also left a good amount on the plate. My husband ordered the Zarape Asada that he's had before and could never finish because there is so much meat inside. This time he finished the entire thing because it had so little in it. So disappointing, this is not the La Parella we remember. The wait staff, chef and the menu has all changed and totally different. I doubt that we will return. read more

Well I don't know where to start but here we are!! This Place Needs to be upgrade a little bit!! I order panuchos was 5 , I order poc-chuc was great! The meat and beans only (the tomato sauce was expired the rice was old and hard ) and the other hand the sopa de Lima! Wasn't any sopa was water with chicken, and didn't have any kind of flavor was nasty ...is a Mexican restaurant and they don't CARRY LIME (limon verde) I pay for it because I don't like to bother the waitress.. service was excellent I can't complain and prices are fair.. be back in a month hopefully they can fixed these problems ... please check CHICHEN ITZA RESTAURANT IN LA read more

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Excellent food and good service. We go there often. Plenty of parking easy access. We like the chicken suissas.

My bf and I came here for a late dinner close to closing time because he was feeling sick and needed soup. We were promptly seated and taken care of since they were wrapping up their night. Our server was friendly and we had everything we needed. The ambiance is pretty casual and they have large TVs in the corners. A lot of people were coming in to pick up food to-go. I was a huge fan of the chips and salsa, and felt that the salsa had a wonderful flavor. The Horchata was just ok. It was on the watery side and lacked flavor. My bf had a cup of the Sopa de Lima. It was perfect for his cold and was reminiscent of a chicken soup with lime. He loved it as well as the Camarones Costa Azul, bacon-wrapped shrimp. My dish was the Chile Verde Plate. I thought it was amazing! The chunks of pork were so tender, the chile verde was flavorful, and wrapping it up in the warm tortillas with rice and beans was harmony in my mouth. We actually came back the next day for an appetizer while watching the Mexico soccer game, and ordered the Ceviche de Camaron. Wow. No. It had no flavor and was hands down the worst ceviche we had ever had. I don't think they marinated it at all. If we had only ordered this on our previous visit, there definitely wouldn't have been a second. But aside from that, we loved the food and would return. read more

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Wow! So yesterday we ordered their baked chicken family special and wow !! The chicken was so flavorful and literally falling off the bones and in a delicious and yummy way. I upgraded to their homemade tortillas and dinner was a hit! If you're in a bind, and need something delicious and home cooked for your family, the whole chicken with side of beans and rice (and tortillas) is great. I have also had their carnitas plate, their machaca and soon I will try their chicken mole. So grateful to have a delicious authentic Mexican food place close by. read more

This was a really neat find in Ventura. Claiming to offer food from the Mexican Yucatán we put them to the test with salbutes. And they delivered! The handmade corn tortilla was terrific covered with lettuce, pulled chicken, avocado, pickled onions, and tomatoes. The plate included rice and refried beans. Absolutely wonderful and proves the know the hard core Yucatán cuisine. Others at the table had the typical Mexican entrees and everyone reported them to be quite tasty. Definitely a place to enjoy while in town. read more

La Parrilla - Mexican Near Me - Ventura, California

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Great little spot for authentic and delicious Mexican food! The service is great, prices are extremely fair, and the food is outstanding. This last time around, we got enchiladas del mar and the birria burrito (enchilada style). Both were absolutely perfect. I highly recommend this restaurant! read more

La Parrilla - Enchiladas Del Mar - Mexican Near Me - Ventura, California

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Food is excellent and service as well. I have especially enjoyed the soups! I've heard they make them from scratch. So yummy

This is wonderfully managed family business. The service and food are consistently excellent. Their tall back booths are unique and provide considerable privacy. While there are several very good larger Mexican restaurants in Ventura, this place has the most heart. read more

I'm giving 5 Stars for this awesome Mexican Restaurant super authentic and Yucatanish. So awesome! There chips are so amazing literally magnificent. The habanero sauce you have to ask for but boy is it good that stuff is freaking hot!!! Thanks for such amazing food La Parilla you guys are such an awesome company. Especially Whalley that man busts his butt and is an awesome worker the dude always says hi to us and is so amazing definitely say hi to that guy he's an awesome dude . read more

La Parrilla - Chips and salsa - Mexican Near Me - Ventura, California

Good food, especially the Yucateco items. However, up charge on everything! More chips? Sure, $1.50. Want a little cheese on your flautas? Ok, $0.75. Tortillas hand made? Ok, $1.50. I've never paid for another basket of tortilla chips. Lived in so cal my entire life. read more