Well, it's been 8 years since I've been there and I'll never go back. Too bad, it use to be pretty good. Below average service!! Flavorless food! Mexican food should have a little spice and flavor to it, yuck. Plus they refused to serve Al a carte??? They use to! So I got the rice and beans with my tacos. Absolutely flavorless out of a can slop. No thanks read more

Great everything!!! Yummy goodness! The atmosphere is wonderful but the food is to die for!!

Went to Lalos friday January 23 for dinner. Friendly service. Food was horrible. Teriyaki steak was tough and tasteless. Chips Yates of old oil. Salsa was pretty good but very small portions. House margaritas are nothing special at 6$. I think they're trying to do too much. Mexican, American and Seafood may be too much for the kitchen staff. Call Chef Ramsey! There were very few patrons for a Friday night. We should have taken note of that. read more

Ten Stars Negative. What happened in Lalos has never happened to me in four decades of eating out. There was a male host/server when I walked in. It was my Fathers birthday. We always eat at Mexican restaurants. It was our 3rd attempt to eat at Lalos because they were closed previous two visits, even though the hours on Google said open. I have lived in shasta since 2015 and never had the chance to eat at Lalos. Casa Ramos Restaurant, yes! Lalos? Not yet. Had I seen the reviews that so many people made about the manager, (Lalo), and who I came to learn was his son, Dante, I never would have even driven past this restaurant, but instead, taken side streets I know this sounds harsh, yet I am Christian who practices the scriptures of loving and blessing your enemies. So hopefully this review will help Lalo and Dante be happier and Kinder, to their customers. This is what happened: As soon as I walked in the door, Dante said "hi, we are closed". It was 7:45pm, and the internet said 9. I replied "I've tried to come in two other times, and the website says your open till 9?" "I don't care what the website says." Dante replied, instantly showing a superiority in his attitude, and rudeness, and there was customers sitting right there! I said, "may I speak with a manager?" (My mood had went from celebration/my dads birthday, to shocked) "You can leave the building or I'm calling the police." Dante replied. Wow.. I couldn't believe it. I said "if you're going to treat people this way someday you'll learn a lesson because of karma and what goes around comes around." I began to walk out and he followed me out. Insulting me in front of customers, calling me a P**sy, telling me to get a job, even after I was a good 75 - 100 feet down on the sidewalk, he was still standing in the front door, insulting me I was so shocked, and that response I gave was the best I could do in the face of his mutilating attitude. I never respond with anger or insults, but I did when I was a young adult. Yet, now im not so young, and display a good mood, with a wise temperament ; especially when I am dining out. Pray for Lalo and Dante. I don't think this place should stay open for business, to continue spreading Bad energy to people who are just looking to have some nice dining and good Mexican food, (which apparently their food is horrible, according to the reviews). DONT trust the 5-star reviews. Those reviews are probably false reviews made by employees and people they've asked to leave a good review. I called the restaurant a couple days later, and told the story to a female server who was very very sweet. And explained who the male server was, that's when I was told who it was, Lalos son, Dante. I had wanted to tell Lalo this story, but after reading so many other reviews about Lalo himself, talking with him wouldn't make a difference. They won't be happy treating people this way, And won't be greeted into the Kingdom of God if they don't shape up. God Forgives, but people need to practice kindness and love. Sometimes people need to lose what they have ,(I.e. such as their restaurant goes out of business), to grow, and reach compassion within themselves. Don't eat at Lalos. Ever again. read more

Came here after walking around Lake Siskiyou, and luck would have it they recently closed for the evening. They were kind enough to let us order our food to go. Good props for the helpfulness. The vegetarian burrito was not your typical bean and cheese with lettuce. It had real veggies. The carne asada needed some more seasoning. Same said about the beans. The cheese enchilada was the best my daughter has ever had. All in all a great find for a great day of excursion read more

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I've been in town for a few days now. And after the less than enjoyable meal the other day, I decided to give Lalos restaurant a try . I was warmly greeted by Donte. He was actually complementing my van. Our conversation was so heart welcoming, I decided to return to the restaurant for dinner. I asked Donte, the waiter, for a recommendation and he suggested # 9, Steak Picao. I ordered his suggestion and before I knew it, a hot dinner was being served. What can I say the service was quick and the food is delicious. I am pleasantly surprised and pleased! I think the local got this place all to themselves. It's worth the walk a few block down the street from the center of town. Pros: Great service and great hot food serviced quickly. Nice ambiance and great music Cons: Haven't experienced any ! I invite all to give Lalos a try, your tummy will thank you read more

Taco Bell would've been 100 percent better than this place, and a lot less expensive. I had a Tostada that consisted of a bag of shredded lettuce with a few pieces of shredded chicken on top. My granddaughter could've made that tasteless expensive joke of a dish. My husband had steak tacos, told them to hold the cabbage. WHO PUTS CABBAGE ON TACOS??? The rice was old, the beans were dry and the steak didn't have any flavor. JUST KEEP DRIVING DOWNTOWN! EYE ROLL... read more

The food is always fantastic, along with the prompt and polite service. Been coming here for over 30 years and they never have missed a beat. Best Mexican Restaurant in Mt Shasta out of the 3 others. Highly recommend Lalo's read more

I'm sorry I have to be so harsh with this place but me and family had a horrible experience. It started with me and my girlfriend coming into the restaurant to ask the waitresses if they could accommodate a large group as we were celebrating my brothers birthday and it was 10 of us (I know it may seem slightly irresponsible although they all live together and only my girl and I were the outsiders but have tested negative and showed no symptoms of the virus, although after lalo's I can't be to sure) and so they said they could seat all of us and would prepare the tables, they instructed us to go through the side gate, also they were very accommodating and nice, to which I went back to my family and instructed them to do so. As we were coming in the side entrance this older Hispanic man which I now believe to be Lalo or the owner immediately told us to stop and wait outside as he rushed to slam the gate in our faces, all while pushing my niece to the floor and not apologizing for being so rude. I was taken back at his attitude as the waitresses were so welcoming and he started going on about us having to wait outside and he couldn't sit us, then followed by we didn't have to eat there if we didn't want to, implying there are better locations for us to go to, and he would be having a dinner rush shortly. If you can call 3 couples a dinner rush you're pathetic. But the waitresses told him the situation and he walked away all while playing nice with the other guests and not apologizing or being seen any time after we were sat. The waitresses were amazing, sweet, and kind and we only stayed for them truthfully. The food was average, honestly nothing special and slightly unflavored for a $30 steak, with inaccurate descriptions on how the prawns would arrive. (battered and fried, probably to cover the low quality taste). The waitresses went above and beyond with making sure we were doing well without being to pushy, a perfect balance rarely seen. After we left they were very kind and wished us well as we left. Management needs some serious customer relations training and I'm appalled at how someone can run a business like that but makes sense why no one was really there. Hope you have a good time if you come to Shasta, and if you want to be pushed and bullied around while having the door slammed in your face then give this place a try! The man is lucky I was with my family and hope he gets the training he deserves. read more

Lalos Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Mount Shasta, California

THE ABSOLUTE WORST EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER HAD IN MY EXISTENCE. As soon as I sat down the waiter acted as if he despised his job and there were a "whites only" sign outside. At the point when I ordered my food, I politely told the server that I would like to have exactly what my mother requested. Very simple. We also were deciding on an appetizer. Then the waiter bursted out and said "will that be all" If I were blind folded and stumbled upon this place I would have thought I was in a McDonald's drive-through the way he rushed me with my order. The food showed up within minutes and I contemplated internally that this must be a joke, my 10 year old niece can prepare a better entree than this. PACKED SHREDDED CHEESE AND CANNED REFRIED BEANS ACCOMPANIED WITH MICROWAVED RICE FROM A BAG. I thought to myself "okay I'll force myself to eat this if I order sautéed veggies" Our server disappeared for 10 minutes after we received our entrees. Which prompted us to grab the attention of another waiter (who was obliging) if we can have veggies with our happy meal--I mean meal. An additional 10 minutes pass by and we were being overlooked by and by. I strolled into the entryway of the lobby and politely requested the sautéed veggies for the disturbing (disgusting) enchilada that was given to me. Our server was so outraged, he said "Nobody calls my food disgusting, you have to get out or I'm CALLING THE POLICE" I was SHOCKED that he deemed it necessary to take it that far! Of course his male ego was so fragile to such an extent that it must of been attached with the eatery. The older gentleman (who appeared to be his dad) encouraged this behavior as if dumb and dumber retired and opened up a restaurant in Mount Shasta. I wish I had read the yelp reviews before I entering this place!! The reviews were atrocious. Eat at this restaurant at your own risk, I have never observed such hostility and down right egregious behavior from a waiter and owner. Disgusting behavior to compliment the disgusting food. Well played. read more

Lalos Mexican Restaurant - The racist waiter - Mexican Near Me - Mount Shasta, California

I was visiting from the Bay Area and I thought to stop by to get a prawn burrito. They were hostile because I asked for hot sauce. Told me white people here eat mostly and they say white people will not eat there if it's hot. So I asked if they would fix a good prawn burrito with there hottest sauce and they said they would but it would cost a lot of money. Once I was reading the menu , I thought about how unpleasant the Welcome was being a Mexican restaurant and so I stated makes me want to say , if It ain't hot I don't want to eat here. And The older short man stated loudly and rudely "Well don't eat here". Me being Hispanic. There was a Caucasian man eating there and he looked at them like" what the hell". I bet he felt bad for me. So I said ok then we'll I'm not. Seems kinda of a shady place for Mexicans if you like hot food. The manager was unpleasant. read more

Lalos Mexican Restaurant - Right before I left - Mexican Near Me - Mount Shasta, California

We had dinner there tonight. The service was good and I thought the food was very good.. If you're looking for some Mexican food I would give it a try. Plus a full bar! Inside and outside seating read more

If you expect excellent, or even decent, as in decency! customer service, this is NOT the restaurant! I had stopped by Lalo's in Mt. Shasta, for an order of Nacho's. I had recalled my last visit here, & the disappointing meal I had with a friend, but thought to give Lalo's another chance. My great mistake! The host/server/owner/all? was abrupt & very rigid, when I requested the Nachos be made with Beans, Cheese, & Jalapenos. One would think, a no-brainer,, but not here! As the representative of Lalo's remained sadly, a jerk, going on & on about how he was already 'breaking the rules' in offering me the "Child's Nachos! Lessin learned, I should not have given UNsatisfactory Lalo's a 2nd chance to blow it!, after my last UNsatisfactory meal there! Today's bad experience with the owner/server/all, at Lalo's Mexican food, Mt. Shasta, drove the final Nail in Lalo's coffin for me, & my family! For everyone's info, the Mt. Shasta Resort, has the finest Nacho's & views, in Mt. Shasta by far! I wonder, after repeated bad experiences now at Lalo's, Mt. Shasta, how they keep their doors open, when they clearly have no interest in satisfying their UN-valued customer! It was all about how Lalo's wanted it to be, what a Fool! Shameful service today, May 11th, 2022, & food, my last visit here. read more

We had a wonderful family celebration here. The staff was wonderful and took very good care of us. The food was very tasty, too!

Stood at their door 45 min before closing. Greeted with "we don't have room for you people, out of towners don't understand that we don't have servers to help you all". Save yourself from a rude greeting and keep driving. This was wild, I didn't even open my mouth as the guy yells at us. Standing with my wife and two little ones. Like I said, they don't want your business. read more

Very rude chef!! Asked for salsa for my dinner. Waitress was very busy . I waited, then decided to go to kitchen and ask so my food would not get cold. He rudely told me to ask the waitress and exclaimed HE DOES NOT do that the waitress does. I explained I already asked and she's been very busy. He again said he does NOT do that. I am a local and will NEVER go back!! read more

Ugh! If this review saves one person from wasting their time and money it will be worthwhile. The waitress was nice so the place gets one star. Otherwise the food was as far from authentic as it could be, bland, canned sauces, canned refried beans, I'm not sure about the mexican rice. The fact that there were only 3 other diners on a Friday night should have been a clue. read more

I thought it had the great Mexican herbs and spices. Really had to try it once. I recommend go and try it for yourself.

Didn't appreciate the service. The server should let you know if you are going to be billed extra for something rather than not mentioning it. read more

ZERO stars, horribly bland food, definitely needs a lot of work. If you're from out of town, this place is NOT it. Try Taco Bell? Service was good until we said that the food was gross. read more

In the middle of a conversation with our granddaughter whom we haven't seen for a month the owner of the restaurant Lalo came up and told us to get off of the phone the restaurant didn't have anybody else in it we were not offending anybody away obviously we were offending him he literally had no right to tell us to get off of our phone with our granddaughter this is a small town with not too many options fortunately there's another Mexican food in town who has a nice manager obviously we will not be back to this place if this is the way they treat their customers read more

We stopped in the city of Mount Shasta to eat lunch we found this interesting, but a little overpriced Mexican place called Lalo's Restaurant. We both ended up ordering breakfast items, I had steak and eggs and it was good. But the steak was clearly not that high quality, it was tough and just not very flavorful. Our service was adequate and the place was clean. read more

We were passing through and spending one night in town and found this place in our walk. We enjoyed the outdoor patio and their strawberry margarita. We are vegan so we ordered a veggie burrito and a black bean burrito. The veggie burrito was delicious! Their guacamole is just okay though. Overall though we enjoyed our meal. read more

Unfortunately in thus time of COVID 19, the wait staff did not adhere to wearing masks. We made a point of wearing ours n masks until we ate. They also had salt and pepper on the tables for anyone to use. Great margaritas , nice patio but unless they practice mask protocol we won't be going back. read more

First the salsa n chips were kinda a*s then my enchilada was dry as* and my ice tea(specifically said sweeten it) they came back n it was dog sh*t so bad but then they gave me a better tea and the rice n beans were good then when we asked for our receptacle in different orders the waitress turned around n look like she wanted to quit and go homeoverall 5.0-10 read more

I've been eating here for years. I've consistently been impressed with the quality of their food and ingredients. Now that I no longer live here, I always make it a point to eat here when I visit. My favorite dishes are the chicken tacos and the hamburgers which are ground in the restaurant. read more

Lalos Mexican Restaurant - Chicken Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Mount Shasta, California

the food tastes like cafeteria food, and is poorly presented. The service is ok, but when I questioned the bill, politely, I was told that " there are plenty of other places for you to eat around here", by the Owner! . wow.. just asked why 2 tacos were $15.00. read more

We stopped in on our way back to Seattle from San Francisco. The ambiance of this restaurant has a nice family style atmosphere. The food was great.. served hot and it definitely had that home cooked taste. We sat outside on the patio. Nice breeze and plenty of shade. Highly recommended... read more

Lalo-bring back your amazing salad bar. Also, serve your margarita's in glasses other than pint glasses. Presentation 0 stars. But, I still loooove your food! 2/17/18-Update: I was kicked out of the restaurant by a waitress at 8:15 pm. First question-who the hell closes at 8 pm on a Saturday night? Also, the waitress rudely spouted off that the restaurant was closed and it was time to leave (from across the restaurant). We were like is she talking to us? Please use a little customer service and approach your customers with kindness and politely inform them that the restaurant is closed. The whole thing was weird! read more

My husband, two little ones and I came here on our way through Shasta. After already being to two other restaurants in the area that said they were closing early, we got to Lalo's an hour before their posted closing time. The server was so incredibly obtuse it was insane. He said they were closed (fine, whatever, it's not like we were demanding to be served). All I said was, "oh, a lot of restaurants in the area haven't updated their hours on Yelp yet" he goes on to tell us that they are not staffed enough to handle all of "you people" from out of town. He also goes on to tell the patrons who were eating there, "I don't have to give them a reason why we are closing early" and "I have $600 worth of tips in my pocket and I wish I didn't have it and just stayed home". I won't even dog the kid too much, but if management is truly not staffing their restaurant or making proper accommodations for their employees that they are THAT rude to potential customers, then some serious changes should be made. read more

The food was not good. As other reviewers have pointed out, the food is bland and has the consistency and flavor of coming out of a can (or sitting around for a while). The service was ok. We ordered two appetizers and two main dishes. The bill was $64 after taxes and tip. Experience was not worth the price. I wish I read the Yelp reviews before dining here. I do not recommend this place. read more

the worst meal i had on my trip to Oregon. My friend liked his meal ok .. .just ok. The waitress was nice and friencly. Too much money for the meals. read more

I live in town and I would never go here. Bad food and service. Nice spot but I can't find a single redeeming quality. There are two other Mexican restaurants in town and they'll treat you right. I seriously don't know how or why they can stay in business. read more

The server was really nice and did great job that is the best part of this restaurant...the food?? No taste...we have to ask for 3 different kind of hot sauce to made it a bit tastier..their salsa not fresh made and look like from can and not spicy at all..honestly we really like their server..she could get a job at better place and that way she can earn more money read more

Love the fried zucchini. Love the ambience. Love the huge servings. Not too crowded. Service as fast. read more

Lalos Mexican Restaurant - Great ambience. Great service. Huge servings. - Mexican Near Me - Mount Shasta, California

I wouldn't go to Lalo's if you are visiting the area from out of town. My 13 year old son and I went there tonight. Lalo came out to schmooze with some local people at the table next to us (he had ignored us) and said they shouldn't sit where we were because he said it was going to rain Big heavy drops like down in Mexico. I think he was trying for authentic ambiance or something. I said: "oh yes, what part of Mexico are you from?" I was curious where the cuisine was inspired from. He said: "you wouldn't know it's not somewhere you Tourists would know!" I didn't reply. When we went to leave he said my son's hair looked like Donald Trumps! My son was very embarrassed and asked me why he said that? I think Lalo is a relic and unfriendly to "outsiders". Seems like he would want the encourage the "tourist" dollar as his restaurant was less than half full and looks like something from the '70's J.D. read more

Very friendly. Mix of Mexican and American menu. Had the vegetarian tostado. It was one shell with enough veggies to cover 3-4 shells. Would have preferred it spread out but the veggies were yummy and also had black beans on it. Hubby had the shredded beef enchilada/beef burrito combo and really liked it. So much leftover we have another full meal for tomorrow. Got it to go and they also gave us chips, salsa, plastic ware and napkins. Had a lovely outside patio area. read more

Lalos Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Mount Shasta, California

Do not waste your time or money here!! Absolutely horrible food and even basic chips and salsa are an indicator to run the other way. The margaritas were so bad we sent them back and they still made us pay for them. When we were led to speak to the owner, he was beyond rude and told us he was sick of people complaining all the time. Oh! Dang! Really!? Wish I read Yelp reviews before wasting my money. If you like bland food from a can and premix margs- drop in! Gross!!! read more

Did not allow customers with service dog to be seated indoors, waiter cited dog hair. Illegal. Check California laws. But, on the bright side, I did see some of the many one star reviews and am a bit relieved we didn't end up eating there. read more

Amazing! Fresh, delightful food. So good! Friendly folks, great service, super clean environment. Lovely outdoor, dog friendly, patio. Best kept secret in Mount Shasta. Salsa is amazing. A little kick and so flavorful. Chicken fajitas, lots of chicken and fresh veggies. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Taco salad in a crispy taco basket. Yummy! My new favorite place. read more