I come here on a regular basis and it's pretty consistent when I order the asada torta this is a little hidden gem it's a nice little vibe ambiance is nice in here prices are decent and portion are great service is great too parking is ok busy little shopping plaza but I'm going to update this and give this place a 5 stars soon as I try something else haven't had a bad dish yet. Try their asada torta read more

La Playa Taqueria - Mexican Near Me - Manteca, California

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We just ordered food to go yesterday, and I have to say it was the best chicken fajitas I've had in forever! My hubby had the carne asada burrito and beef tacos and he said they were amazing! Customer service was excellent as well! read more

Definitely coming back! Small parking lot shared with other businesses. Very friendly staff and lots of choices We had the fried fish. Comes with rice and beans. I had the combo with enchilada and taco. Everything was delicious, hot and good portions. Try it, you will not be disappointed read more

Orders a pastor burrito and so did my husband. We got bean and cheese burrito no taste no sauce no nothing - go to Taco Bell instead- I couldn't even find meat and when I did tasted gross no flavor like just plains cooked pork unseasoned. I was starving, so this made me more upset because had to go find something else to eat after I threw it out. Please get a new cook or close down. This is a scam they don't have edible food. You might want to just drive all the way down Louise to I-5 and go to playa azul and get a real burrito. They are not favorite but 100 times better than this! Don't waste your money or time we waited 30 minutes for these burritos to go just to get bean burritos. Yikes! Avoid this place read more

La Playa Taqueria - Pastor burrito they crazy. - Mexican Near Me - Manteca, California

These low star review on here must be tripping! Or smoking some bunk stuff lol because this place is bomb! I came on a whim for lunch bc I had to use the restroom and stopped here, was a bit hesitant to try the food because of all the negative reviews, but me being Hispanic and seeing some really positive reviews, I decided to be the judge of that and give them a fair chance. I was not disappointed! I got the carne asada burrito and it was gas! Slapped. Huge, (got the super), dank, and grilled to perfection like someone else said. Try it out! read more

La Playa Taqueria - Super asada burrito, fire! - Mexican Near Me - Manteca, California

We seen this place while pumping gas at the Chevron and decided to give it a try. Me and my wife got the Carne Asada plate. The meat was so thin and cheap quality that we couldn't even chew it because of all the cartilage. I don't know how you could even serve this. We should've known better because we were the only customers. We will definitely not be back. read more

I really like this place. They have carnitas all the time (not always out of them like other places) and they are flavorful and not all fat. Their salsas are nice and spicy which I love! Most places give you that unflavored watery tomato stuff. Tortas, quesadillas, rice & beans are all good! read more

Love the food! Very authentic fresh and and always good! Service is great! Love the artwork on the walls tacos are bomb best you're going to get this side of Mexico. The pico de Gallo is exceptional it's our go-to from Mexican food read more

Excellent Mexican food. A neighborhood favorite . Serve yourself salsa bar. Casual dining with Mexican decor. Dine in or take out.

Está bien rico. Food is delicious service is great and ambiance is chill. I must say that molcajete is my favorite. read more

Was on the hunt for enchiladas and found this place nearby. If it wasn't for Yelp I would've never found it because it's hidden in the back corner of a small strip mall behind a gas station. They have plenty of seating and are open for dine in a rare find during COVID!!! The salsa bar has a sign advising that it is closed and to ask for chips and salsa from the counter. Prices are not bad for combos, a single combo enchilada with rice and beans is $7.99 Next time I'll go and dine in! read more

La Playa Taqueria - Pork enchiladas with green sauce - Mexican Near Me - Manteca, California

Me and my wife have been coming to this place once or twice a month on Saturdays for the Menudo and fresh made corn tortillas for over 5 years. Well this week I decided to stop by during my lunch and I order Carne Asada plate. The meat was so old that I could tell it was recooked and it was full of nerves or tendons that I cannot even chew it, I had to spit it out. The knife couldn't even cut it because of all the tendons that I had to rip a piece apart to try to eat it. It was so chewy that I got frustrated and I just got up and left. I did not even complain. But the lady the owner i know she noticed me getting up 2 minutes after receiving my order. Like how are you in the restaurant business and trying to run a restaurant and offer the cheapest quality meat and ingredients for a high price. I don't mind paying for anything, but don't try to hustle me with cheap quality meat. Just because of that, I would not be coming to this place ever again. Everything makes sense why there's hardly ever customers during lunch time. I will not recommend this place to anyone and I don't think they'll be in business that long serving cheap quality for high prices. read more

We love coming here. Food is fresh and delicious. This place reminds me of being down south and I love the authentic decor. Great place to host a good size family style meal. read more

La Playa Taqueria - two plates of mexican food - Mexican Near Me - Manteca, California

Very good food. I ordered a burrito supo with shredded chicken. And it was filled to the brim. Exploding with flavor. My wife ordered enchiladas. She crushed hers before I finished mine. Delicious read more

I love the food here! They give really good sized portions! It is pay ahead at the register where you order and then you get the food brought to your table. read more

This was our favorite Mexican Restaurant in Manteca until it closed a few months ago. It has since opened under NEW ownership about 2 weeks ago. After 2 visits here is my initial review. They have a slightly different menu. The lady that makes the fresh tortillas is still there. Well there added Pollo con Mole to their menu. Choice of either Red or or Green. As someone who has loved "good" Mole, like from Puebla, Mex., I had to give it a try. This was by far the best I found in NorCal. It was so good I had to have it on my 2nd visit. The murals, tables and chairs are from the prior owner. They have a new soda machine and the salsa bar is slightly different. The salsa de Nopales has returned. The place is definitely much cleaner. Hopefully they will generate more customers once the word gets out. When my wife returns from SoCal we will go again. read more

My family loves coming here to get their menudos, as well anyone we bring loves their food. Their burritos are very good. Everyone I know comes here for their amazing food. read more

Came her with one of my best friends to try out their carne asada fries & boyyyy, they do not disappoint!!!! IDK what others are trying here but their asada fries are a MUST TRY!!!! serving size fits 2-3 people, DO NOT ORDER ANYTHING ELSE. U will be too full!!! Honestly what I like most about this spot is their cute lil salsa bar they got going on here with the LEGIT GUAC SALSA!!!! MY FAVEEEEE!!!! U know the taqueria/food spot is legit if they got a salsa bar with that heaven in a cup AKA GUAC Salsa read more

La Playa Taqueria - Asada fries - Mexican Near Me - Manteca, California

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This place is always delicious and service is very good! We love coming to eat here and everything so far has tasted super good! Definitely don't let the location fool you! The food is good as any taqueria around the area! read more

Not what it used to be. Took forever to get my food I wouldn't mind if it was worth it and delicious. It was just ok. Kinda dry meat. When I asked for a piece of foil to put a jalapeno in, the girl told me it was an extra charge! It's whatever, but petty to charge when I'm already paying out the wazoo for a burrito. I'm done with this place. read more

The guy thats the cashier and that is also a waiter was being disrespectful when taking my order i had to repeat myself several times then he interrupted me saying to "lower my tone." The overall customer service was just terrible. Additionally, my kid's chicken tenders looked burnt and were stale, I expected better from the reviews but i was disappointed. read more

First time coming with my parents and got my usual burrito. But when I took my first bite, I went to a whole different world. Will definitely recommend this place. read more

I love this place! Must be one of Mantecas best kept secrets or something, it's not as busy as it should be! I'm addicted to their carnitas tacos but I add cheese to them. The carnitas is always so flavorful and they give you lots of chips and lots of different salsas to try! My husband loves their super burritos, they're huge! He says they are pretty generous with the guac/meat and are grilled to perfection every time. read more

Good food, clean place, great service and the best salsa bar ever! Been coming here for a few years now. And sometimes its a miss but more often than not its a hit. It's a fast food Mexican place with a wide variety of food. Seeing how it's called LA PLAYA (the beach) I always tend to get seafood. Most of the time I look around and get whatever another person ordered and is enjoying. Seafood: fried fish (can't go wrong with anything fried), seafood cocktails (without the sweet ketchup; just order in its own juices) Other stuff we enjoy are the enchurritos? (Giant burrito with enchilada sauce; get grilled vs shredded chicken), molcajete, quesadilla, tampiqueña. The best part honestly is the salsa bar. I love that they have 4-5 different salsas, 2 types of grilled peppers (Hot), onions, cucumbers, jalapeños, limes, nopales and this kick ass cabbage salsa/salad (if you love pickled cabbage this is for you). And you can help yourself! They have fountain drinks (self serve), bottled drinks and beer and fresh fruit waters. Is it like my mama's home cooking? Nope, but still pretty tasty if you know what to get and appreciate it's great quality for a fast food type place. Now if they made handmade corn and flour tortillas that would be another story.... read more

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Like there food only problem the hours of operations are wrong They claim 9am to 10pm But it's more like 10am to 830pm I know cause I have called and gone and they are always closed way before there time read more

First time here, and it was wonderful! Came with some friends and I ordered a Chicken Chimichanga-WOW! It was delicious! You could tell everyone was enjoying their meals, because all conversation ended when the food arrived! Restaurant and bathrooms were very clean and orderly. Looking forward to my next visit! read more

La Playa Taqueria - Chicken Chimichanga with green sauce - Mexican Near Me - Manteca, California

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We get chilaquiles here...my husband likes the green i prefer the red...they are delicious & the portion is plentiful for sure...& im just saying they actually gave 2 bags of chips & a variety of salsa...seems like most taquerias are skimping on the chips & salsa these days. read more

How did I not know about this place? Our friends just used them for catering and they were AMAZING. Super friendly, super prepared and super yummy. Their tacos and rice and beans are SUPER YUMMY. Their Taquiza was affordable to boot! I would recommend them and plan on going here for my Mexican food from here on out! read more

Best chicken tortilla soup ever! On the healthier side which I love. I literally had this 3 x in one week when I was super sick. So comforting, I'm still craving it even though I'm not sick! Yum! Calling to order it now! read more

Worst Mexican food I have had in Manteca. This use to be good. Service was horrible and food was just bad. Meat tasted very old. Chili relleno tasted like it was frozen. Won't be back. read more

They have good food, only problem...I called to place an order, lady /girl that answered the phone placed me on hold and never came back...After waiting for over 5 minutes, I was hung up on! Went to La Estrella after they wouldn't take my order. This happened on May 22, at 10:30 am. read more

This is a good, simple taqueria with plenty of seating at a round tables (nice for being able to face each other). The food is decent, servers are hard working, and the self-serve salsa bar in plentiful. read more

One of my favorite restaurants hands down. The carnitas are my favorite from anywhere, period. Prices are pretty good and the food is fantastic. Nice atmosphere inside and to go orders are easy to place and pick up. Excellent salsas and friendly staff. read more

Best Grilled chicken Superburrito in town. No debate. Everything there has been delicious don't disappoint and it's a family owned business don't be shy to try out their other menu items read more

I came here with my friends for dinner on a Sunday night. I got two carne asada tacos along with some horchata! When I got the tacos, the carne asada looked like sisig to me but it was good. 2 bites and my mouth was on fire, like literally. I don't remember asking for hot sauce on it? My friends kept telling me my face was very red. Thank god I got horchata to lightweight cool the hotness. The horchata was alright, I've had better. Anyways, my friend got the chicken quesadilla. Tell me why it was huge. You can actually share the quesadilla with another person which she did loll. My other friend got the tounge burrito which was huge also that the tortilla was breaking apart lol. I never knew this place existed till my friend told me about it. It's actually located right behind the Chevron gas station. read more

La Playa Taqueria - Carne asada tacos - Mexican Near Me - Manteca, California

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Service is good never really sat down and eat at the place always have gotten take out which is so convinient since it's on the way home. The place has a good ambience it really makes you feel like your in the beaches of Mexico, per it's name La Playa. Huge murals on the wall replicating the beaches of Mexico. Extensive menu from your regular taqueria items plus a an extensive seafood selections. The salsa bar has a wide selections to choose from. I make sure I always get some of the crispy tacos, they are great. read more

La Playa Taqueria - Mexican Near Me - Manteca, California

I wish I could give more stars, because the food here is pretty good...the problem is, the staff that has recently taken over and the inconsistent hours of operation. Last night was my last straw with this place. We will not be back. The hours listed say open until 10pm every night. Now, I get sometimes things happen and you close early, fine. But lately, we walk in around 7pm (dinner time), and the girls have all the chairs moved and are pledging the floors, and then announce "to go orders only!". Okie dokie. So we do to go orders. Last night however, was ridiculous. We walked in at 7pm, 5 tables were full of people sitting and eating, a waitress was currently bringing food to a table. The girl behind the counter then says "to go orders only! we close at 8!" How does that make any sense? If you don't want to work and serve food, at dinner time, in a restaurant, maybe you should get a different job. All they are doing is losing customers and revenue. read more

This place is unsafe and pricey for what you get. A friend of mine, myself and my nephew got diarrhea for two days straight :(. I've heard stories of this place undercooking their food. But still gave it a shot. Be aware! read more

We ordered two containers of Pozole and fixings to go last Sunday. The short haired counter gal could barely speak English.The tables were dirty and had many used plates, beer bottles and garbage strewn about with food stuff still on them. No waitress was visible.The salsa bar had visible flies buzzing around. The Pozole was ICE cold and had to be boiled to eat. There were larger than normal bones and shards of bones in the soup container. After fishing them out, boiling the soup - the soup was edible but we had lost our appetite. I called to tell them about the cold soups and all the gal said was SORRY and hung up. Since we had eaten there- inside- numerous times before, it was strange.The service has never been THAT bad, and the soup never THAT cold. I would NOT recommend ANY food to go from here AT ALL. A HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT! read more

This place is a blend of a hole in the wall taco shop & a nice sit down Mexican restaurant. The prices are a blend of the two as well. I have been here a handful of times. I enjoy the taco salad but it's huge so I can never eat the whole thing. I like their salsa bar & I always want more chips in the basket & for .50c you can get more chips which is a deal I can't pass up. Their tostadas are huge & one of those with chips fills me right up! I ordered their tacos recently & they were the greasiest tacos I've ever had so I will not be ordering those again. Overall I say it's decent Mexican food with a nice atmosphere. read more

La Playa Taqueria - Beach theme decor - Mexican Near Me - Manteca, California

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