Hidden away in a neighborhood that minds its own business, this little establishment gives no…read moreoutward sign of the delight it keeps within. A man might pass it a dozen times and never suspect he's overlooking something worth remembering. From the street--and even from the parking lot--it has the look of a place you've mistaken for another. But venture in, and you'll find a covered patio dressed in military camouflage, the light slipping through in mottled patches, as if the sun itself were in on the secret. It's the kind of place that doesn't announce itself--it lets you discover it, which is far more satisfying. The food is honest, generous, and thoroughly satisfying--proof that good cooking needs no fanfare. The staff are as warm as an old friend, and the portions are such that a to-go bag becomes less an option and more a certainty. In short, it's a cheerful little hole in the wall--unassuming, a bit mischievous, and well worth the trouble of finding.

We stopped here on our way home. My husband had the Chili Relleno combo plate and I had the…read moreenchiladas and the meals were good. The server was excellent and the entire staff was attentive. Pretty good size place. You can't tell that from the outside. Been in business since 1992 and they did not disappoint.

Went to dinner here with friends for dinner on a Friday night and I was amazed by the chimichanga…read moredinner combo, came with a albondigas soup which was delicious in itself. Large portions and very tasty. Great prices and also ordered their house margarita which was excellent too. We were seated immediately and the bar was full along with many of the tables.

This was a nice surprise after sitting through traffic while on our way up to Mammoth. It's right…read moreoff of the freeway, so you don't have to travel too far since there aren't a lot of sit down restaurants along this strip of Hwy 14. We were there in between lunch and dinner service, so a lot of the servers were just standing around and some of them were getting some fuel in before the rush. You get complimentary chips and salsa. The chips were freshly fried, but the salsa reminded me of store bought salsa. It was ok, but I was expecting something more authentic. I ordered the carne asada and they overcooked the steak. I wish it was more on the medium side. My wife ordered the shrimp enchilada and the sauce was really good. It was savory and slightly tart from the tomatillo sauce. It wasn't over powering and so that's how I like it. The restaurant does have a dingy smell and you can see how old the carpet is. I'm pretty sure most of the smell is coming from that. But I think the food is worth it though.

Great food, ambiance and country feel.located in beautiful Acton California great drinks too.read more

49'er Saloon in Acton has a sign with "est. 1889" although the building in the western frontier…read morestyle seems much later. There's a down home, country feel to the 49'er Saloon subtly referring to the California gold rush days of yore. Looks like an ideal place for bikers and horse riders. Hearty grub with hints of traditional regional American cuisine and full bar where you will not leave hungry. There's a formal dining room for larger gatherings for families and friends. Great place to eat after scrambling around Vasquez Rocks, visiting Animal Tracks, or just hungry on CA 14 frwy. Just get off the Crown Valley offramp and head due south for about a mile. 1) Wild Game Sausage: Walk On The Wild Side With Jalapeño-Cheddar Stuffed Elk With Roasted Peppers & Onions. Big portion enough for 2 meals since the Elk sausage is so rich. Elk sausage is ground fine and stuffed tightly in the casing for dense, firm texture. You're getting your money's worth. The Jalapeño has a nice, warm piquancy while the Cheddar gives a dairy fermented undertone. The julienned red and green bellpeppers are pleasantly al dente; the onions are caramelized to bring out their sweetness. It's all sautéed in an agrodolce/sweet-sour sauce along with a touch of garlic. 1a) Side dish: Nice little garden salad including green lettuce, diced purple onion, chopped tomato, grated carrot. Chose blue cheese dressing to use for the "Buffalo Burger". 2) "Buffalo Burger" is extra finely ground, plush, velvety Bison meat. So when I ordered it medium rare, the patty turned out mushy. Next time, I will order it medium to firm up and give more of a chaw to the meat. Opted for two slices of not too crispy, meaty bacon. Mayo, tomato, green lettuce leaf, grilled onions, cheddar cheese, dense brioche bun. I spread on the blue cheese dressing to give a little funk to what I thought would be the blood minerality of the Bison meat. It's another substantial dish. 2a) Side dish of standard French fries which was crisp as requested although it didn't quite have that ineffable earthy, mildly sweet, potato flavour 1-2a) Allegiance India Pale Ale, Lancaster CA was a good counter to both food items. Dry, heavy bodied, fruity with scents of orange zest, lacquer, touch of cleansing acidity. 49'er doesn't leave you hungry so didn't have enough room for dessert. I took the Elk sausage home and made sandwiches for two meals. So eating at the 49'er isn't as expensive due to the big portions. 4 stars

Best catering service on time food was very good 3 hour they feed 50 of people for $ 350.00 they…read morecome to your home. We don't have to clean after the party.

The best Mexican food place in SCV! Super yummy food and great service. I love coming here for a…read morequick bite and comfort food. I always get a burrito with asada and shrimp along with an Arizona drink. Their green salsa is sooo good I 100% recommend giving it a try if you like a spicy kick. This time I decided to try their chilaquiles with both red and green salas and an over easy egg on top and it was soo good! My bf got a burrito bowl and it was also good I had to steal a few bites. Definitely going to be trying more dishes because everything I tried so far has been a hit.

This used to be a go-to place for me. It's on my way to work and I mostly work evenings. Ideal…read morequick dinner before work. Fantastic food. Except, prices have gotten silly. Burritos aren't particularly big here but were always $11, which was acceptable. After tax they're now nearly $17, which is crazy. If it was a burrito the size of an arm like many other places, it might have been reasonable, but it isn't. I haven't been here for over 6 months for this reason. I do miss the food but Hollywood prices for a suburb roadside spot is unacceptable. Another long-time go-to spot for me is a place called El Cancun in Reseda. I'd imagine their overhead is far higher than Mi Tierra but their burritos are still $9 and quite a bit bigger, with a full basket of chips while you wait for your food.

Based on previous reviews, we chose Lorena D's. We were a party of six and were seated right away…read more Service was quick and attentive. The food was very good. Sylvia, our waitress, was very friendly. If we lived closer, we'd be regulars.

Recommended to us, my wife and I tried them out for dinner. It was overall a nice dinner…read moreexperience. They are a bit out of our way, and while good, nothing there was so spectacular that I would make a special trip for it, but it was good. They are located in a strip mall location, very non-descript, and the build out is basic but clean. My daughter had described it as a "hole in the wall, but good food" restaurant. That's pretty accurate. We were greeted immediately and in a very friendly manner as soon as we entered. It seemed slow for a Friday night, but we were on the early side. We were seated at a table and brought water, chips and salsa right away. The salsa is thin and spicy, and had a good tasted to it. My wife ordered a Cadillac margarita, and I ordered a regular. The drinks were a generous pour, and they didn't scrimp on the tequila. The Grand Marnier was brought in a shot glass. Both my wife and I enjoyed our drinks. My chile relleno combo was very good, some of the biggest freakin' chiles I've seen. They tasted great and were served piping hot with rice and beans. We were visited several times by ownership. The service was top rate and very friendly. So...not enough for me to return, but that's only because of distance from our house. We have our usual place 3 minutes away, but that doesn't mean it wouldn't be a first choice for you.

This hole in the wall deserves ALL OF THE ATTENTION!…read more Located near Main St. in Newhall this small spot packs a load of authentic flavor! The customer service is insanely on point, and the restaurant is clean and welcoming. The food is amazing, with bursts of robust authentic flavors. They also make fresh juices, and dreamy smoothies. Cannot wait to come back and try other things. Oh and that drip coffee, it's good. Give it a shot Yelpers you won't be disappointed! Xx

Randomly came across this spot after walking around. There are a good amount of tables inside. The…read moreplace specializes in American breakfast and Mexican breakfast. In the corner, they also have a self serve salsa bar. Service was great! She was fast and checked on us regularly. The pancakes were moist, fluffy, and super flavorful! I loved the breakfast tacos as well. The omelette was huge! Big portions you can share. Would definitely come back if I was in the area.

Coming back to do a second review after 7months of being here. I have been back a few times since…read morebut at this point I want to re-review it for current catch up.... No bland food here for me. I like spicy salsa, i like salted chips, crispy taco shells and savory meat as well as plentiful cheese!!! Chato delivers today! I don't know about other reviews here but I have to say that my experience has been excellent. Now I have to add disclaimer that I'm a loyal El Toreo guy and will hold them close to my heart. I will though say that Chato delivers for Leona Valley and I have had excellent meals here the last 7 months and intend on continuing! I'll also add that their salsa is decent with some heat and they also have extra hot sauce if you ask that is Smokey and damn spicy and excellent. I have no clue why anyone would say bland around here! Food is great!

Awesome food, awesome location, awesome service. Love taking the family for a little drive on the…read moreoutskirts of town. Highly recommended, just to get away and enjoy some great food. You won't be disappointed!

Baracoa Cuban Restaurant was an amazing discovery when we stopped for a lunch pitstop on our drive…read moreup towards Tehachapi. I can easily see them being a favorite in the Palmdale area. There was plenty of parking in this lot. The entrance is located through their patio, which can be a bit counter intuitive. We came at opening and the restaurant got really busy during our time there. Initially we were looking at the sandwiches because it was lunch time, but then we were going to a wedding that night so we decided to eat something more filling since the ceremony and speeches always delay the eating. All entrees here are served with black beans and rice or congri, and 3 fried plantains. My boyfriend had the Ropa Vieja ($28) with the congri and I had the Lechon Asado ($25) with the rice and beans. Our food came out pretty fast after we ordered. My boyfriend's Ropa Vieja is a Cuban braised beef. The congri is basically a mix of the rice and beans. This dish was super tasty and the shredded beef was so tender with the bell peppers and onions. I can really taste the red wine and tomato sauce in the base. I took a few bites but in general I preferred my dish more, and vis versa he enjoyed his dish more. My lechon asado is a roasted pork that is super super tenderrrrrr. It was so sweet with the grilled onions and it had the perfect amount of fattiness without being over bearing. SO GOOD! Love the plaintains too. I'm glad I got the rice and beans option because I would have gotten too full too quick with the congri. I barely touched my beans and only got through half of my rice. Both dishes came with this super tasty garlic butter sauce that I poured on my rice and made it even tastier. It was so good. One thing I didn't enjoy about the experience was the flies attacking us and our food. Since the door is open and connected to their outdoor space, it leaves the opportunities for flies to come in. We had to play defense with the flies the whole time. The service here is a little slow. Especially when I was trying to get back on the road I wasn't feeling too patient. I waived down multiple staff members too. Also I got hit with an undisclosed 3% surcharge for using my credit card. I only found out after I got the receipt. I would have paid in cash if I knew. *dislike* LOVE LOVE LOVE the food. Might be the best Cuban food I've ever had... and I've been to Florida where there was a lot of Cuban spots. Room for improvement with service, flies prevention, and the disclosure of the credit card fee.

My aunt made reservations to this place in Palmdale. Palmdale is a very dry, hot heated area,…read more surrounded by bushes and lizards and maybe snakes too. Anyway, this place apparently is a fancy Cuban restaurant according to my aunt. We decided to eat here for dinner after 7pm on a Saturday and it was booked. A great place to take a date if you can even get one nowadays, lucky you. You found the right place. The Cuban food ordered was a vaca frita sandwich that was reasonably priced at $17 or so. It was dry, lacked seasoning and had even more dry plantain chips on the side fried to high heaven. My aunt ordered a grilled chicken sandwich. Still dry but more moist than my vaca frita sandwich. Server was Juan, he was good, good patience and quick delivery. Good overall was mid in my book. Maybe should have ordered the $65 plate with seafood. But it was overpriced. Although I could afford it, $65 for a plate is ridiculous. The other entrees included the fried bananas but the sweeter ones and black beans and rice with for example oxtail, fried steak, chicken and pork, of which was overpriced as well. At least $30 for each dish or more. Take a look at that menu. The ambiance inside was loud, outside was louder. Music was playing and there was this massive window door that separated the inside and outside. Inside it was small, there was a bar area for alcohol drinkers and in the back was a nice restroom. Other than that, it was a decent Cuban place, needs to adjust prices for the entree, but the sandwiches were at that sweet spot. The sand which to me needed sauce like tabasco or cholulu or some sort of wet birria sauce that would make it taste better. Incredibly dry, was not a fan of the texture, taste was fine. Came out to $50 for both plates and it was a little lackluster in my opinion but everything else, good service, nice ambiance and decent sandwich prices, it was worth the visit but maybe a one and done not sure. Maybe the plates are delicious.

we've been going here for around 15 years now and there hasn't been a single bad time going. Probly…read morethe best Mexican food spot in LA. I personally LOVE the: shrimp cocktail. crunchy, beef taco. and bean and cheese burrito w/ cause on top. The service makes it feel like home. (and decor is on point.) ;)

Had dinner at La Cocina last night, and honestly, the experience went from 5 stars to zero real…read morequick. The food was extremely disappointing. It didn't taste fresh at all--it felt like everything was reheated. It took about 10 minutes just to get an enchilada plate and some flautas, and both dishes had absolutely no flavor. The salad that came with the enchiladas was drenched in dressing to the point where I couldn't even eat it. We also ordered guacamole, and wow--it was really bad. Definitely not fresh. Honestly, store-bought guac tastes better. The salsa was basically watered down with no flavor whatsoever. Safe to say, I won't be going back. I had heard great things, but it just wasn't worth it. We really need a solid Mexican restaurant in the Santa Clarita area--somewhere that actually delivers fresh, flavorful food and goes above and beyond. Service was ok. Can't even speak on the drinks since I didn't try any.