Lonchera el pan de vida

Isabella's Bar & Grill in Atwater serves delicious food with generous portions and beautiful…read morepresentation. The flavors are consistently good, and it's easy to understand why the restaurant is almost always full of people. The atmosphere is lively and enjoyable. They have TVs throughout the restaurant, music playing in the background, and an energetic environment that makes it a fun place to dine. Because the restaurant is usually busy, the service can sometimes feel fast-paced, and during peak hours there may be a longer wait, but that is understandable considering how popular the place is. I've enjoyed many meals here, and the portions are always satisfying. The dishes are flavorful, well presented, and worth coming back for. However, I did have one experience that left me disappointed. I ordered albóndigas through DoorDash, and while the meatballs tasted fresh, I noticed that some of the meat in the soup seemed more like beef stew meat and didn't taste as fresh as the rest of the dish. The broth also tasted like it may have been older, while other ingredients seemed newly prepared. I understand that restaurants can get very busy, but customers appreciate consistency and freshness. If an item isn't available or isn't at its best that day, I would rather be told than have older ingredients mixed in with freshly prepared food. Overall, Isabella's Bar & Grill offers excellent flavor, generous portions, a fun atmosphere with TVs and music, and food that is usually very enjoyable. My hope is simply that the restaurant maintains the same level of freshness and quality that has made it such a popular spot in Atwater.

The service was bad, I would never recommend this place. They never serve me second refills for my…read moredrinks. They will just walk past me.

Beautiful interior

Molcajete Mixto

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Paloma

La Patrona Taqueria

3.8(28 reviews)

2.5 mi

Pretty good. Sometimes Asada is perfect and other times it lacks flavor..... Customer Service is…read moremid. Not my favorite or go to spot, but is okay.

Every time I ask for my burrito the way I wanted (first of all I don't know why they don't add…read moreonions and cilantro automatically) a certain way they actually make it the way they want...not 1-2-3 times all the time! I gave up!!

So cute. They put everything you'd need in your bag.

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Nom. Nobody could say this is a dry Burrito.

El Sazon de Colima

5.0(2 reviews)

2.1 mi

Local food truck, serving tasty eats! All three times I've…read morestopped by the folks working have been extra nice and helpful, especially explaining the items on the menu. So, far so good a 10 out of 10, must try again! Note: during the week they close early, so you'll have to catch them for lunch early dinner.

Tacos de camarón are great, they make them with handmade yellow corn tortillas. The man that…read moreanswered the phone was very polite and attentive.

Carne asada tacos w/ handmade tortilla!

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Burrito Supreme

Josie's Mexican American Bar & Grill

3.8(241 reviews)

2.2 mi

Been coming here for years. It's always a good experience. The food is great and really consistent…read more The drinks are great too. The service is always on point and friendly. It's a busy place that is well worth the wait. Pretty quiet atmosphere other than normal restaurant conversations happening.

My last review was over 2 years ago and we have since tried Josie's again when we were invited to a…read morefriends birthday dinner. We were told to try the Dirty Taco's and now we crave those things - they are AMAZEBALLS! I also tasted a friends Chili Verde Burrito and the sauce was DELICIOUS so I might order that next time! We have returned many times since the birthday dinner and glad we were told about the dirty tacos! (You can even make the Taco Salad dirty - that was delicious also) I don't know what they put in their fountain Pepsi or if its just the ice, but its the best Fountain Soda I have ever had. lol We always get great service when we are there, but Gabe is probably the best, he is very friendly and helpful!

Small chili verde burrito

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Shrimp cocktail

Los Gordos

3.9(147 reviews)

0.7 mi

Food so good No lie. Had the breakfast burrito Fire!. I will be coming back again to try lunch time.read more

Good food they have another location in Livingston next to chevron if you ever want dine in on…read morethose hot summer days it's stays really fresh in there. Highly recommend the breakfast burritos and breakfast tortas! One of my favorites are the shrimp quesadillas, asada fries and fish tacos. You must taste tacos birria de chivo and menudo available on the weekends with hand made tortillas.

Outdoor seating only and ordering station.

Wet burrito huge!

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Outdoor seating

Panaderia Guadalajara

3.7(37 reviews)

1.1 mi

The drinks, ice cream and pan was all good. Haven't ate there, but saw plenty of people order take…read moreout.

The most amazing, and best Panaderia I have ever been to! Not only is their pan good but so is…read moretheir, food, and customer service! I've been coming to this place since I could remember and the staff know me by heart. Such supportive and friendly people, Love it!

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Phantom’s Food Truck

4.2(42 reviews)

2.3 mi

Great food truck!! Our favorite is their carne asada taco and an occasional carnitas taco! Yes,…read moreit's a double tortilla taco like most but the inside tortilla is a little crunchy and I love that I normally order pick-up with DoorDash and the service is impeccable ! We've also visited them while at The Tarmac and ordered at their window and that is just as quick and delicious but with a place to chill while you wait! Good food, good peeps, good vibes. Nice to have around this area!

We ordered a carne asada burrito since they sold out of birria and 3 carnitas tacos. The burrito…read morehas huge pieces of steak that is so chewy and along with the carnitas tacos were extremely underwhelming. If you're going to charge 33 dollars with payment of card for 1 Burrito and 3 tacos the quality should be amazing. The birria was sold out maybe that's better but I'm extremely disappointed we decided to try this place. I would definitely go elsewhere; I can't recommend this place to anyone good luck.

Outside the tarmac

Asada burrito

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Flour Flour Al pastor Quesadilla

Bella Nita's Restaurant

2.8(98 reviews)

1.5 mi

Being from Fresno, this restaurant is worth the stop if traveling up North on the 99 Highway! We…read moreprobably eat here once or twice a year! The food is always so good! I think they recently changed their menu! The soup is only "soup of the day" when prior I recall it was multiple soups available each day! Nonetheless- the albondigas is the best I've ever had!

The food is always great and consistent!!The service is great we come here a lot and enjoy the…read moreFamily business. The restaurant is clean love the music and atmosphere we usually sit in the bar area. Thank You!! See you soon.

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Raul's

3.7(29 reviews)

1.0 mi

$12 OTD breakfast burrito without cheese! If you want cheese extra $1.50 never heard of such a…read morething. Won't be back burrito wasn't that good for the price fed it to my

Best Carne Asada, I like how they make it kind of crunchier than other places. They get your food…read moreto you very quickly when it's not too busy.

Taco Truck Tacos Supreme

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Large chorizo burrito, added cheese. Comes with egg & potato

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Ishmael R.

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5 years ago

The food here is so good I recommend it to everyone if you are a mexican food lover I recommend the quesabirrias they are so flavorful and especially try it with the consume read more

Dominic C.

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3 years ago

Delicious food and amazing service, favorite place to eat. Chipotle shrimp burrito and shrimp chow main brings things to talk about in the best ways read more

Lonchera E.

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6 years ago

Bendemos Chow Mein de Camarones Tacos con tortillas hechas a mano Frescos sopes empanadas quesadillas burritos asada Fries nachos tortas read more

Neil's P.

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11 months ago

Prices are way to high" probably would get more business if they came down a little bit but you know how it is when your money hungry..

Cyrus P.

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6 years ago

THIS PLACE IS SO GOOD 10stars if possible. Homade tortilla, very authentic. So happy this is down the street. 2nd time there today . read more

Shengming S.

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3 years ago

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Efrain P.

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6 years ago

Venga a probarlo la comida con tortillas hechas a mano. Hand made empanada, frescos sopes

Karina P.

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4 years ago

Great food great customer service must try highly recommended

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