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    Montes Mexican Restaurant

    4.9 (35 reviews)
    Open • 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Carne Asada tacos
    Austin W.

    Just saw this restaurant after a round of golf. Came here on a Tuesday and they have 99cent tacos, and they are as authentic as they come. The owner Gerardo was super great and let me know they do parties which I definitely will be using. It is a must try!!

    Carne asada plate
    Rudy G.

    Walked in and saw that they had multiple Guava Jarritos in the fridge. I was sold. Decided to go with the carne asada plate. Tortillas, nopales, beans, rice and salsa were all solid. Will definitely be going back. I plan to try their menudo and pozole.

    Angie P.

    Definitely a hidden gem. Montes Mexican Restaurant is a taco lover's paradise! Their $1 Taco Tuesday deal is unbeatable, offering great flavors and a generous amount of meat in each taco. As someone who craves tacos regularly, Montes has quickly become my go-to spot. The quality and taste of their tacos are consistently impressive, making every visit a enjoyable experience. My favorite is the cabeza taco. FYI their red sauce will burn your mouth! I usually ask for it on the side.

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    Eric T.

    Just like any other cuisine, excellent Mexican food can be found in hole-in-the-wall locations. This newly opened Mexican restaurant is located on 17th street near Santa Ana College and conveniently positioned across the street from Northgate Market. If you bring 18 of your friends, one will have to stand outside. Yes...it's small. You won't just see the kitchen, you'll be in it. Reservations are not accepted, nor needed. There is no salsa bar, Mariachi band, or Corona on draft. Finally, I am not posting a street view photo fearing you may not go. 17th Street is speckled with hole-in-the-wall Mexican restaurants for several miles. And with Santa Ana having more than 75% of the 310,000 residents being Hispanic, you can imagine they demand authentic good tasting and fair-priced cuisine. This place fits the bill. The two musts are the double-tortilla street tacos (asada or chicken) and the Mayor Traut (loaded) asada nachos. Just like the Mayor, the nachos are authentic, a bit cheesy, but have it all. While not the place for an intimate date night, baby shower luncheon, or a good pizza, you won't be disappointed if you are looking for a great option north of the border.

    Menu

    First of, the family is very friendly! Very accommodating and all smiles! Well...got some food, Tacos - pork and beef, its tender and the meat doesn't go hard when its not hot anymore. Torta (without beans ) it comes with fries - never had this before and its pretty good, tasty, good chunk of cheese and meat. I shouldve taken a better pic but ive eaten it already and i think its Caldo de Rez if I remember correctly..the meat just melts in your mouth its so tender.. The tamarind juice was very refreshing. I didn't get to take a photo, it was gone by the time I got home their horchata is also pretty good, i will definitely try that next time. My first time today and will definitely come back!

    Chilaquiles Verdes Con Huevo Y Carne

    Im from Chicago currently here in Cali for work and I decided to stop by to this place and it was super delicious and customer service was fantastic.

    chicken and asada
    Emily B.

    Great food and friendly environment! 10/10 recommend if you love authentic Mexican food.

    Salsa verde con costillas de puerco
    Janet R.

    this place is a hidden gem, and extremely impressive. everything was made fresh I got the carne con salsa verde with fresh made tortillas... it taste like home made authentic Mexican food .. we also got tacos and oh boy were they amazing.. all the salsas were delicious! 10 out of 10 this place was impressive and the service was so personable! Thank you

    Salsas

    Delicious food. Great customer service. Chef man is super friendly, and attentive. Will be returning to try out their breakfast.

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    Very very good! I had two carne asada tacos and one al pastor sopa. Really friendly service and clean restaurant. Will be coming back!

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    Absolutely delightful gem. I enjoy the chicken verde and mole dishes. Burritos and other dishes are solid too.

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    Good food. Nice people. Our party had tacos, burritos, and Chilaquiles . I would eat here again.

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    Tacos beef n pork meats were dry and lack of cilantro onions. Not recommend chili rellenos and huaraches. Nice friendly customer service.

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    20/10 customer service and the food matches the picture ! Clean area and show you how to really cook it up

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    This establishment recently moved location from South Main to North Main in Santa Ana, now located…read moreinside Main Place Mall. I'm telling you where, so you can find it and go if you're looking for a delicious Mexican restaurant. Santa Ana has plenty of authentic Mexican fast service dining places and food trucks that are pretty tasty, but when you are looking for something along the lines of a not-too-pricey restaurant with respectable cocktails and a Mexican food menu that delivers variety, quality, taste, along with a nice, clean, well-decorated establishment with excellent customer service, this is it. I'm an enchilada person, I look high and low for the next best thing to a homemade enchilada -- Casa Ramos doesn't disappoint. The crunchy beef tacos are also a favorite of mine. Someone once said, "You can really tell by the chips and salsa if a Mexican restaurant is going to be good or not." Their chips and salsa are so good, you have to stop yourself from filling up on them before your food comes out. The portions are sufficient. Most times, I need to box my leftovers up. Try this place, and let me know if you disagree.

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    I used to LOVE coming to this place... until I realized their customer service seriously sucked…read more First off, the food is honestly a little on the salty side, but I kept coming back because I liked the place. Then this happened. I brought my family here for dinner, and when we were closing out the check, the server failed to mention that gratuity was automatically added for a party of 6. I didn't realize it until I was about to sign and saw that I was about to leave ANOTHER tip on top of the automatic gratuity. I was like, oh HELL NO, I'm not tipping $80+ So I asked the server to refund the entire transaction and rerun the payment correctly. She told me she couldn't do that, but said she could refund the extra tip instead. I said okay, trusting that she knew what she was doing. We left. Fast forward about 4-6 months later. I come back with different family members, and the MANAGER comes over and tells me I have an outstanding balance of around $150. At first I genuinely thought he was joking. Nope. Apparently, when the server was supposed to refund the extra tip, she accidentally refunded the ENTIRE BILL and kept the tip. ‍ Now explain to me HOW that was my problem?! I specifically told her I wanted the entire transaction refunded so we could start over, and SHE chose to handle it differently. That was THEIR mistake, not mine. And the worst part? Instead of pulling me aside privately and explaining what happened, the manager brought this up IN FRONT OF THE FAMILY I WAS WITH. So now I'm sitting there being told I owe $150+ in front of my guests because of an error THEIR employee made months earlier. Talk about embarrassing. Thank God I'm in a position where I could afford to pay it, so I paid the outstanding amount AND my new bill that day -- over $300 out of pocket -- just to resolve the whole situation. I paid everything they said I owed for both visits, and I have never gone back since. And I WILL NEVER go back. Between the salty-ass food and the customer service, I'll take my money somewhere else. Just sharing my TRUE experience because I think customers deserve to know what happened.

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    Montes Mexican Restaurant - mexican - Updated October 2026

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