I was nearby for a concrete pour on Saturday and almost went into McDonald's when I saw this spot. Food came out hat and fast, awesome tortilla wrapping this dolphin burrito. Not the bullshit mission tortillas, the real deal..you know what I'm talking about...burrito was bomb. Just go. read more

First time trying this. Had really high hopes for it but was extremely let down. I'm not sure if it was because it was late and the late night shift doesn't take things as serious, but the preparation of the food was a complete let down. I ordered 2 al pastor tacos, 2 hard shell beef tacos, and the hot Cheetos burrito. The Al pastor was burnt and chewy. The beef from the hard tacos was overcooked, and extremely dry. The burrito tasted great, but it was 90% hot Cheetos and 10% everything else. Needless to say, this was enough for it to be a one time experience. This place seemed to have great reviews but I unfortunately won't be dining here anymore. read more

They were weirdly hostile with the elderly Asian man in front of me. I am sure it is frustrating to deal with broken English, but it hurt to see, so I can only imagine how he felt. Nothing explicitly was said but I know when someone is acting in away to say unwelcome without saying it directly. Then he asked which salsa was hot. They did answer but he needed more help and clarification. Little did he know he must have exceeded his secret amount of allotted questions because he was still ignored after his repeated attempts. They were standing right there. I have doubts that didn't hear him. I ended up helping him out for them. The whole experience left a bad taste in my mouth. I was only picking up food and yet in that short time, wish I could just leave. Yes, their food is good. Now I have to grapple in the future with condoning the ill treatment I saw with all that. read more

The food at Lupe's is always solid. They have new happy hour specials that are really good. I recommend their nachos, al pastor tacos, and shrimp tacos. It's all delicious. read more

Lupe's Mexican Eatery - Shrimp tacos and al pastor tacos. Delicious - Mexican Near Me - Lake Forest, California

We ordered at the counter and we got the Lupe's n cali burrito and Birria tacos. The salsa bar was a bit limited with 3 salsas and one more in a ketchup bottle which I assume was the really spicy one. The cilantro creamy salsa was really creamy and delicious, I couldn't stop eating it with my chips. The burrito is huge and stuffed with all kinds of items like steak, shrimp, fries. Every bite was amazing with the plump shrimp and juicy steak but I felt like the burrito was 70% fries. The fries were delicious but was hoping to get more shrimp or steak in my bites. The birria taco was delicious but could have been juicier and more tender. Overall still really good and a great price! read more

Lupe's Mexican Eatery - Lupe's Lupe's in Cali Burrito, birria taco - Mexican Near Me - Lake Forest, California

This spot is so close to my house that I'm a little disappointed I haven't been taking advantage of it being here. Love how easy their online order system is, and service is always great here. The burritos are nice and big, and they aren't shy with the proteins which is nice. Lots of seating inside and outside if you wanted to dine in. They also have a little salsa bar as well. The only thing this salsa bar is missing is cilantro/onion, but that's just me. Definitely my new go-to for when I'm craving Mexican food close to home! read more

Lupe's Mexican Eatery - California Burrito combo - Mexican Near Me - Lake Forest, California

This place has my heart! The food here is absolutely delicious and the portion sizes are very respectable. So far I have tried the California burrito, surf and turf burrito and the spicy shrimp tacos. All have been absolutely incredible and I keep coming back for more. The service was pretty quick and you just order at the front when you walk in. Once your order is ready they will call your name for pickup. The place also has a salsa bar and the he salsa de Arbol seems super popular it's Smokey and spicy! 10/10 will be coming back for more. read more

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I've ordered from here many times for my kids but this is the first time that I tried their food myself. I ordered a birria burrito with NO ONIONS. The first bite tasted really good, but second bite tasted like rotting trash. I opened up the burrito and there was a pile of onions in my burrito. Really disappointed at having to eat cereal for lunch again after paying close to $20 for a burrito. read more

Lupe's Mexican Eatery - More onions - Mexican Near Me - Lake Forest, California

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Lupe's is located inside a plaza with many other casual restaurants. Parking is easy to find. There's plenty of seating both inside and outside of the store. We ordered the grilled fish tacos online for to-go pick up. The food was done relatively fast and it was an easy process to pick it up from the counter. There's also a salsa station where you can fill up sauce cups with different types of salsas. The tacos were good and fresh, but I think I prefer to get their order protein offerings. My favorite would have to be the al pastor. Overall, Lupe's is a quick and convenient spot to satisfy your Mexican food cravings. read more

Lupe's Mexican Eatery - Grilled Fish Taco - Mexican Near Me - Lake Forest, California

They literally made my burrito all soy chorizo. I ordered the veggie burrito and asked to add soy chorizo as I can't eat red meat. And this is what I got...Wtf. Would not recommend at all. read more

Lupe's Mexican Eatery - Mexican Near Me - Lake Forest, California

This is our second visit to Lupe's chain location. I enjoyed the Luoes in Aliso Viejo so I wanted to try this Lake Forest location that is closer to my home. Overall this dining experience was unremarkable. The indoor dining area is very small. We were having lunch with another couple so I expected a comparable ambiance but this felt much more like fast food dining in close quarters. I ordered a shrimp burrito this time and it wasn't well portioned in protein. I would stick with the tacos next time. The salsa bar was good but they can add more confinements like one might find at legit Mexican taco eateries. read more

The chicken tacos were very fresh, savory, juicy, flavorful, and delicious. Also, the chips were super crunchy, crispy, salty, and the salsa, beans and Spanish rice were perfectly served, and the lemonade was really tasty, sweet, and refreshing, too, good service, nice atmosphere with pretty Spanish music, and I had an excellent experience here today. read more

Lupe's Mexican Eatery - Mexican Near Me - Lake Forest, California

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Great food. Love their Al pastor fries!! Not as good as the Mexican spots in San Diego but I'd say it's 80% there so not bad if you're in Orange County read more

We thought we were done a couple months ago when they raised the price of the quesadilla and stopped including the guac. Tonight we thought we would give them another chance since its taco tues and we could save a couple bucks. We ordered 8 surf n turf tacos, all 8 did not have the avocado and the tacos were very skimpy. I called to see if I could go back and pick up some avocado, I guess now the surf n turf does not come with avocado anymore. I understand we have an awful inflation rate but my income cannot keep up with Lupes price hikes. They have progressively cut everything but the price over the past year or read more

Tried Lupe's for the first time this morning. I got their dolphins breakfast burrito minus the sour cream. It was an above average burrito and their salsa bar was really good. Friendly staff and a cool atmosphere read more

Lupe's Mexican Eatery - Dolphins Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Lake Forest, California

DoorDash order today Saturday, around 2 pm. The food was ready fairly quick. The California Burrito was massive, it was just too delicious. My wife also enjoyed her Two Taco Combo. Good amount of food, excellent taste. The Melon water we got was just too sweet, but maybe that's just how the fruit was, but we didn't finish it. Too sweet for our taste. read more

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Ah! Lupe's was a great stop on the way to my appointment. One of the few restaurants on Bake Pkway within miles. This review is strictly for the California burrito. I often like to leave reviews when California Burritos have all the key ingredients: the steak, the fries, THE GUAC, the sour cream!! It's a basic sized burrito with a higher price, but it's soo good. If you're thinking of coming you should. If their burritos are good I bet the rest of the menu is as well. They also leave the to-go containers out so you can grab those at anytime. read more

Lupe's Mexican Eatery has a surprisingly fulfilling array of appetizers, plates, and drinks, though the main draw for me are their stuffed and voluminous burritos. I've tried several of the burritos here for their size, flavour, and variety of ingredients, most memorably the Lupe's, Hot Cheetos, California and birria burritos. The Lupe's is stacked with steak and bacon, grilled onion and cilantro, jack cheddar cheese and Chipotle sauce AND guac, so you'll love it as the mash of distinct savoury flavours it is if you love each of those ingredients. It's filling and fills you with both strength and fatigue to prep for or recover from a day of hard work. 5.7/10. Hot Cheetos burritos are something you occasionally see around for some reason, and the one's here are solid, though I prefer the version available at Primo's by a solid margin. Lupe's Cheeto's burritos do have an interesting compressive texture that I strangely somewhat enjoy. 4.4/10. The California burrito is a standard and very solid rendition of a classic. I would put the Lupe's version at above average in quality as they're definitely not mediocre or disappointing. 5.3/10. The birria burrito is just as packed and filling as the other burritos, but tastes and feels significantly more fresh as it consists of a juicy but light birria steak, red beans, and LOTS of chopped cilantro and diced onions. In fact, it primarily tastes of the leafy green, so definitely avoid it if you're not a fan. I enjoy it, though it definitely feels lighter and less satisfying to eat than its less healthy, heavier siblings, and suffers from its birria juices settling at the bottom of the burrito to be largely untasted throughout the eating experience, possibly as there isn't enough of it provided. 4/10. This spot also has a good salsa bar with particularly tasty sauces. My favorites are the classic verde and another, pale green sauce with a creamy flavour, both of which go well with all meals to varying effect. I like how the tortilla chips feel a bit cakey- it's slightly hard to describe, but they're not excessively salty either and fun to eat as a receptacle for the delicious sauces here. A solid spot with a nice, comfortable and fun, kitsch decorated interior, solid burritos and a solid selection of menu items at fairly standard prices. read more

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Terrible service. I walked in and the three women working we're all chitchatting with themselves took their time acknowledging me. The $16 Chile Verde special was basically all sauce. There were more potatoes in the dish than pork. Not worth the money. read more

Lupe's Mexican Eatery - Chile Verde (mostly sauce) - Mexican Near Me - Lake Forest, California

This place is amazing great food great people love their margaritas. Me and my boyfriend tried every flavor while waiting for my car to get done. We definitely will come back here again. read more

Lupe's Mexican Eatery - Margaritas are amazing. We tried every flavor. - Mexican Near Me - Lake Forest, California

Food here is delicious!!!! Customer service is excellent... Thank you Octavio for taking the time with my order and helping package my food for lunch the next day. Thank you Maritza for making the time to help me with my account so I could get all my points. Ambiance is very fun, inviting, and clean. My favorite so far is the spicy shrimp soft tacos, I love the flavor of their corn tortillas... so tasty and different from any other restaurant. * And they have paletas ( Mexican popsicle) I grabbed the cucumber & chili one to go. read more

Lupe's Mexican Eatery - Pepino con Chili Paleta ( cucumber chili Mexican popsicle). - Mexican Near Me - Lake Forest, California

Ordered the dana point burrito and 2 al pastor tacos to go. Bit into a big piece of plastic in the al pastor taco on the first bite. Had to toss the entire order because of food safety issue. As we already left the area, the store could not refund (had to bring order back). The store gave store credit for the taco. read more

Lupe's Mexican Eatery - Plastic in taco - Mexican Near Me - Lake Forest, California

I wasn't impressed... The food was mediocre. Granted, I did change the carne asada burrito to no pico de gallo to cilantro and onion but the burrito had so much refried beans in it. The service was okay, they just take your order and you hear your name. The ambiance is okay, it's a smaller place inside but they have patio seating. They have a salsa bar that I was excited for but only had like 3 salsas and they didn't taste good. They honestly tasted like they came from a a jar. I have had way better Mexican food and it's overpriced. $20 for a drink and a burrito. read more

Lupe's Mexican Eatery - Mexican Near Me - Lake Forest, California

I recently got take out from Lupe's. I ordered a carne asada taco and a grilled fish taco. Both tacos were really good, as were their green and red salsas. The corn tortillas were thick and tasted homemade, but they were too greasy. Both tacos were large and very filling. I want to go back and try other items on their menu! read more

Lupe's Mexican Eatery - Carne asada taco and Grilled fish taco - Mexican Near Me - Lake Forest, California

Lupe's is one of our go to spots for burritos and tacos. Their food portions have always been generous. We have our normal items and they continue to not disappointment. Whenever we run into any order issues, they are always willing to help us resolve them. Unfortunately they updated their online ordering mechanism recently and removed a lot of their customization capabilities and some of their purchasable items. With these changes, we could no longer use their online ordering system to put in orders and instead we now need to call in our orders which is more inconvenient. Please bring back your previous online ordering capabilities. read more

Overpriced and underwhelming. For a place that prides itself on being a high-end local establishment, the value simply isn't there. The shrimp cocktail arrived in what looked like an 8oz cup with just four shrimp--hardly justifiable at $22 after tax. Presentation was minimal, portion was disappointing, and the price-to-quality ratio missed the mark. Definitely not worth the premium they're charging for a four piece shrimp tomato soup salad questionable taste! read more

Lupe's Mexican Eatery - Shrimp Cocktail - Mexican Near Me - Lake Forest, California

Their birria burrito was very good. I asked to make it wet with the green sauce. It was spicier than I expected. Got a few sauces. The cilantro sauce was delicious. Great service. Nice inside and outside dining. Plenty of parking. Will want to come back again if in the area. read more

AMAZING!!!! Comida Delicioso service Alitzel was so sweet and gave the best service AND best michalada!! She deserves a raise!!!! read more

Lupe's Mexican Eatery - Mexican Near Me - Lake Forest, California

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I feel bad leaving this review because my order is 100% my fault. I got the Hot Cheeto burrito with steak and I wasn't even inebriated. My complaint is, there was MAYBE a sparse sprinkling of steak inside the tortilla, and about 89% soggy Cheetos. I expected a least some other filling but no. Just soggy Cheetos. I learned my lesson. read more

The staff is pleasant and helpful. The is delicious. My husband ordered fish tacos. Excellent flavor, tortillas filled to overflowing. Fish was fresh. Nothing to complain about here. I ordered a tortilla covered with carne asada, cactus, and several other ingredients. It was very tasty and filling. We topped our meal with flan and rice pudding. Also quite good. Can't complain about anything here. A great find. read more

Massive Burritos make sure you come in with an empty stomach. We wanted to try out the Mexican Restaurant.

Love Lupe's usually but kinda bummed today I was missing the salsa for my burrito and they changed the hashbrowns to a small amount of tater tots. I felt like I got more potatoes with the 2 hashbrown cakes I usually get (this is my 3rd time ordering this meal in the last month), but everything tasted amazing. Service was speedy and friendly as always, and the restaurant was clean, organized, and wasn't too busy at 10am on a Monday morning. So happy they're open early!! read more

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I've been going to Lupe's and ordering from them for several years now, and I'm almost always very happy with the food. However, my most recent order was disappointing because the guacamole was missing from my chips and guac order. Also, over the past year or so, I've noticed that the quesadillas no longer come with the sides they used to, such as pico de gallo and guacamole, and now only include a small portion of sour cream. Considering the price and portion size of the quesadillas, it would be great to see those original sides brought back. read more

Lupe's started in San Diego and now has multiple locations across the Southern California area. This location is located on a corner in a plaza with a small parking lot. AL PASTOR TACO ($4.25) - the al pastor was good but personally I thought it wasn't worth the price, especially if you're comparing it to taco shops closer to the $1-$2 range. 3/5 CALIFORNIA BURRITO ($15.50) - I've heard that Lupe's California burrito was one of the best in OC so I wanted to try it out. I really liked it and my only wish was that it was bigger. 4.5/5 LUPES N' CALI BURRITO ($15.50) - this was like a surf n turf burrito with a California burrito twist with the fries. I liked the shrimp but I preferred the actually California burrito more. 4/5 AL PASTOR FRIES ($16.50) - similar to the taco, I liked the al pastor and the crispiness of the fries but I wish they would've filled up the food to the top of the box. 4/5 The burritos had solid flavors but they were not as big as other burritos I've had in the area. The service was great and there were four sauces at their salsa bar which were all good. Interestingly enough, I'm not a spice fiend but even I was expecting the salsas to have more kick to them. read more

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This a bit more expensive Mexican franchise, but you be the judge on the price. Personally, i enjoy their shrimp burritos ~$16 as they do not skimp on the shrimp. It is large pieces and not chopped up like other places to disguise how little shrimp they use. Their carne asada is decent, but when I got their al pastor taco it was just burnt pieces so I wasn't a huge fan of that. Go To's: Surf n Turf Taco Steak Taco Shrimp Burrito Spicy Shrimp Burrito Stoner Fries read more

Lupe's Mexican Eatery - Stoner Fries - Mexican Near Me - Lake Forest, California

Alitzel was very helpful Food is delicious Thanks for the service Great customer service read more

Lupe's is always a solid meal for some Mexican food in Lake Forest. We usually get the steak chips (nachos) that are delicious and really filling. It can food 2-3 people. The Cali burrito with French fries always hits the spot when looking for a super filling burrito that will put you to sleep after! read more

Let me be clear by saying this 5-star rating is EXCLUSIVELY for the two front staff ladies, Alitzel / Alicia and Maritza. They are the ONLY reason we continue to come back every single week despite our growing frustration with this location. If I were rating the restaurant itself, it would be 2 stars at best. The food is average compared to their competitors, yet prices keep climbing while portion sizes shrink. The kitchen staff consistently make mistakes with our orders and, instead of taking responsibility, they argue with the front staff, only to realize later they were wrong. It's unprofessional and disappointing to see, especially when it's directed toward the very people holding this place together. Alitzel / Alicia and Maritza, on the other hand, are exceptional employees. They know our order by heart, always double-check before handing us our food, and go out of their way to make things right, even when it's not their fault. Their professionalism, kindness, and reliability are unmatched compared to their colleagues. They are the face and backbone of this location. If they ever left, we would stop coming entirely, that's how much of a difference they make here. read more

Love this place! Especially better on Taco Tuesdays which are on sale except for the signature tacos. They offer lettuce wraps which is great but their tortilla's are pretty good. I always meet friends here now. It's my goto down in this area. I've had almost everything here and everything has been great. -Spicy shrimp on lettuce -regular surf & turf -Octopus taco-great but lacking in octopus. It's a lot of filler. -Fish taco -Ceviche -Crunchy tacos- recently discovered -Taquitos You really can't go wrong with anything! read more

Lupe's Mexican Eatery - Taquitos - Mexican Near Me - Lake Forest, California

We are so lucky to have a Lupe's close by. We used to drive over to DP which isn't bad, but the space there is even smaller for the fast food side. The wait can get quite long at the DP location too. You can do pickup or dine-in at the LF location. It's not a fancy place but there's some seating inside and a little at the outdoor patio. A soda fountain and salsa bar is available for self serve. They also serve a couple agua Frescas I think such as horchata, and some Mexican sodas in the bottles. Staff are friendly, the place is clean, and there is sufficient parking in the plaza. Before I forget, you can sign up for their frequent flyer program and collect points for every dollar you spend. Just sign up online or in the Toast app. What we get: -Shrimp ceviche with tostada - so delicious and a must have. -California. Burrito - has fries, guac, carne asada. This is delicious and hits the spot if you also wanted to eat some fries. -surf & turf tacos and burritos - one of our absolute favorites. This is a must order for us every time we visit. -Beer battered fish tacos & burritos - also another must have. It's so good. -shrimp tacos & burritos - yum -carnitas tacos & burritos - yum -tacos Sonora - yum -Lupe's in Cali burrito - yum -Fajita burrito - another favorite of mine -quesadillas -stoner fries and their other specialty fries -salad with or without choice of protein EVERYTHING we have ever ordered here has been absolutely delicious and we have never been disappointed. I haven't tried the Al pastor yet because I didn't start liking it until this year, but that's my next order. Their salsas are very tasty and well seasoned, and they have quite a large menu. You will LOVE Lupe's and keep it on rotation. Trust me. read more