We yelped this spot and decided to eat here we're from out of town The food was good i got the hard shelled tacos rice n beans My hubs got a chili relleno burrito it was super small Over all the lady at the counter did not even greet us n was kinda rude I just didn't like the vibe in there Felt cold n no kindness from the worker We come out here a lot but we don't be coming back to eat here Just not warm n friendly at all read more

I've never left a review but it was $52 for two "burritos" of carne asada and a chile colorado plate. Would highly recommend getting something else or just not coming altogether. My picture made it look better. read more

Nana Dora's Drive In - "burrito" - Mexican Near Me - Brawley, California

Best Mexican food. Ever! Went back to my hometown after 30+ years and was very happy to see Nana Dora's is still there! If you want amazing food this is the place to go. They have been using family recipes for decades and it is as authentic as you can get. read more

Love this place Great special quesadillas and my favorite are their stringy beef tacos and their homemade taco sauce Been eating their Mexican food for at least 30 years even when I didn't live in the valley read more

Nana Dora's makes the best shredded beef tacos in the world......period. Service is good and while they provide a few indoor seats and more outdoor seating it is really a take out place. The dry white on the tacos is what makes them so exceptional. Try them, we visit from Arizona and always include a meal from Nana Dora's. read more

Great tacos. Great service. Great hot sauce. The special quesadillas are also wonderful.

Best Mexican food in the valley. Gotta have a special quesadilla with everything. Awesome owner and workers.

Great service and super delicious food Will definitely go back. Thanks you for your service and heat ambiance read more

La comida está riquísima y el servicio también el personal es amable y atento. La comida estaba buena y no duraron tanto tiempo en servir.

Long time lurker. First time visitor. Admittedly the place was not much to look at. But the parking lot was VERY neat and clean with a covered patio at the front. A small amount of booths inside with a walk up window for ordering. So let's get to the star of the show.... The FOOD. I've been craving just good, bean tostados. To my tastes it always comes down to the beans and these did not disappoint. They were creamy, cheesey and delicious. The usual toppings were generous and fresh. DH had the carne asada burrito which looked and smelled great. Nice fresh asada and added rice and onions for a nice burrito with guacamole on the side. All around a really good meal. Makes me mad I waited so long to try them. But i will be back! read more

I stumbled upon this place on the way back home to AZ. My car was making a horrific noise so I pulled into their parking lot. When I got out I realized it was a hole in the wall Mexican food place,. I ordered two folded ( crunchy) tacos and chips with Salsa. The plate of chips was enough for two ; the salsa was good. My tacos were juicy, tender and very flavorful! Topped with fresh guacamole, lettuce and Mexican Queso! You cant go wrong here It doesn't look like much but they know their Mexican Food! read more

Nana Dora's Drive In - a plate of quesadillas and chips - Mexican Near Me - Brawley, California

So delicious and loved every bite! Service was really good! Love love love enchilada sauce was the best! Prices were really good!

Horrible customer service. The guy at the front was super rude. It was our first time and had questions on the menu and he answered like we should have already known. This was in no way authentic Mexican food. DO NOT COME HERE IF YOU WANT REAL MEXICAN FOOD. The burritos come plain. Just the meat and tortilla. If you want anything else in it you need to tell them to add it. And everything that you do add costs $0.25 The food was not very flavorful. And the salsa has no spice to it. The beans were not great. Rice was dry, but alright in taste if you add the salsa to it. Also no bathroom available. And you pay for refills on the drinks. read more

Nana Dora's Drive In - Mexican Near Me - Brawley, California

I only get this food when I visit Brawley but great food. Love the tacos and special quesadilla. Great service read more

Great place to eat..... Really enjoy the food each & every time I come to visit my mom in Brawley. It's never a disappointment.... Fast service read more

Johnny's was closed and I really wanted a meat and bean burrito. So I decided to try Dora's (they are known for their tacos and special quesadillas). Johnny's meat comes in large chunks with a nice sauce...their beans are very yummy. From Dora's ordered a meat burrito with a side of beans and what I got was a shredded beef, onion, and peppers burrito. Half of the burrito was onions and peppers. I didn't say machaca. So don't order any meat burrito from Doras. Their beans are good. Their customer service has improved greatly since they let go of the girl who takes your order over the phone like she hates you. The new person is very nice and a good representative for Dora's. Order tacos and special quesadillas. You can't go wrong! read more

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Clean, quick, convenient, but best of all, absolutely delicious. I highly recommend the number 4. We also split a milkshake and it was a real treat. I want to go back to Brawley just for the tacos. Just go! read more

Best folded crunchy tacos in town. Carne asada fries are absolutely outstanding which is impossible to finish but so GOOD Please if you take a good visit eating their don't skimp in their tasty salsa which Goes on everything but all of their other food is also good I've had there and I have to say it's your money's worth read more

Special Quesadilla was delicious, it's a flour tortilla filled with Mexican white cheese then deep fried! We also got the bean tostada wow so yummy. The beans and rice actually has great flavor as well. read more

A few of us Firefighters thought we'd give this place a try after a LONG NIGHT with no sleep since we were in the area. The best way we can describe this place is OVER-PRICED AND RIDICULOUSLY SMALL PORTIONS. Basically, $7.00 for a burrito that is the size of a kids menu order. We were all still so hungry after eating and ended up grabbing a few burgers at the local burger joint for less than what their miniature burritos cost. This place should feel embarrassed and ashamed to charge so much for so little. We made sure and circulated this picture to every single fire station and Paramedic station in the area so as to make sure no other Firefighters or Medics experience this embarrassment. This picture has also made it on the refrigerator in our fire station with the best and appropriate caption which I won't share on here but, it definitely fits the "miniature burrito". Last but NOT least, Victoria was out server and she was the most rude and racist person we have met! Total loser! We told her we were going to "yelp" this place and she made a comment that she'd just mark our fire department's reviews as "funny". Typical loser! lol You've been forewarned!! read more

We frequent Dora's often for take-out. They have fantastic rolled tacos, carne asada burritos and their famous special quesadillas are delicious. read more

Hmmm, what to eat? There's nothing out here! Work has me out in Brawley, CA! Where the hell is Brawley? OMG! I'm almost in Mexico...anyway I broke out the handy dandy iPhone and searched on Yelp. Fellow yelpers gave this place 4 stars. So, I decided to hit it up. I agree with one reviewer, the help behind the counter does look angry. She seemed a bit perturbed that I was asking what was in the special quesadilla and I asked what did they put in the burrito...anyway, I decided to try both so I ordered one of each. The special quesadilla was a deep-fried quesadilla. Similar to an enormous empanada with only cheese in it. It was greasy and had no flavor. The burrito...sucked...I took two bites of each and realized I couldn't eat either one of them Sorry Yelpers, you've let me down again! Not a fan of this place. read more

Always stop by on my way back from Mexicali. Special quesadilla is my ultimate favorite! And their sweet tea amazing! read more

Nana Dora's Drive In - Special quesadilla and rolled taquito with guacamole - Mexican Near Me - Brawley, California

Been coming here for years. TACO PLATE SO GOOD that I MUST order an extra taco on the side! I douse my tacos , beans and rice with signature salsa. Mmmmm. Special Quesadillas here made famous and loved by local WWE alumni The Bella Twins (check YT) Also big fan of their chile rellenos dinner. This is a must stop for Cattle Call weekend or any time year round. If your stomach is hungry, go to Dora's!!!! read more

Worst place I ever ate at over priced dive the only good thing was the salsa

Okay when we visit hubby's family(Brawley and Imperial) this place is a must. My husband grew up eating here and brought me here on our first visit 8 years ago. The have something I've never seen before which is a "special quesadilla" Deep fried puffy tortilla dough filled w/gooey cheese. Their salsa in the squeeze bottle is rockin too. Yummmmmmm! The quesadillas are totally crave-able which is sad b/c I live like 500+ miles from Dora's. We only get to eat at Dora's a couple of times a year so if you're waaaaaay down in southeastern California make the stop you won't be sad you did. My husband and I brought my family down to visit all the in-laws and they gave this place rave reviews. Loved the rolled tacos and nachos w/ shredded beef too. read more

Bad food!!!! Read some reviews and decided to give it a try. The food is bad and overpriced!!! The lady who took our order was somewhat rude as if we were doing her a favor of eating there!!! Will not go back again. read more

On the drive to Glamis every year we try to eat before we get to Brawley because there is no decent restaurant (even the Carl's Jr is wrong!), until we found Nana Dora's on Yelp this trip. We ate there on the way out and on the way back!! I ordered a special quesadilla on our first visit and while it wasn't awful, I think I could do without it! A fried quesadilla is heavy and a bit too much for me. My husband had rolled tacos and a hard shell taco, which he enjoyed. He also tried some of the chile rellano our friends ordered, and he really liked that also. On our way home, I ordered a tostada which totally excited me because it had chile cotija cheese! I think this is what I love about Nana Dora's...the cheese variety! Not everything is stuffed with boring cheddar, they have put some thought into their food. The quesadilla has jack cheese, tacos and tostadas have chile cotija and I saw cheddar on other things. I am actually looking forward to our next trip through Brawley now!! read more

Ahh how I miss Nana Dora's.I LOVE this place. It has been here forever!! When I visit my family out here this is a must try spot. For those that aren't local or have family if you're ever on your way to Glamis check it out. I love the quesadillas ( the dough reminds me of fry bread..YUMMY), root beer floats ( yeah nothing fancy, but hell of good). read more

We loved Celia's but had to try something else on our trip. Nana Dora's hit the spot with wide sweet potato fries and extra large root beer float. I thought the carne asada burrito was okay. Everyone who came in after us got the Special Quesadilla. I mean... everyone group had at least one person order it! So that's what I'm getting next time. I wish the sweet potato fries had a different kind of sauce read more

Food is awful, poor customer service, it changed alot, last time I came was in 2004 never coming here again

Had the No.4 with 2 tacos and rice/bean as well as special quesadilla. All for about $14. Love it. Great for quick lunch.

Dora's is one of the only places to have weathered the years of Brawley's Mexican food restaurant ups and downs. This is one of only two places you will find a special quesadilla in town (and I don't recommend the second), and is a regular stop for our family for Mexican take out. There were 5 of us for lunch this past Saturday, and the only complaint was that the food was pretty slow to come out, but we weren't in a hurry and it gave us a chance to enjoy the beautiful day in their great outdoor seating area that has been revamped. Everything was delicious as always; I went with two folded tacos and a special quesadilla. Their special quesadilla is a little flakier and has a drier texture than others, I prefer the crispier, slightly greasier, El Zarape version if you want to split hairs, but Dora's special quesadilla is great too. The folded tacos are more like homemade, they don't come as crispy as other restaurants (just ask for them crispier if that's how you like them) but are packed with shredded beef or chicken, and lettuce, tomato and lots of cheese. Their hot sauce is a Brawley staple, a little thinner than salsa, but still with some chunks and nice big pieces of cilantro, it's a winner! When I'm not going for tacos, I get a carne asada burrito with guacamole, or a chile relleno burrito. Dora's rellenos are one of the best, and wrapped in a flour tortilla to make it hand held is even better! In all, Dora's puts out a consistent product, is delicious, and has a great variety of Mexican food and Brawley favorites such as the venerable Fries with Cheese. If you are going to pick it up to go, make sure you call it in ahead of time, and give them 10 or 15 minutes, that way you don't have to sit there waiting while your food cooks. A quick family pleaser for us is to get a dozen folded tacos and a big side of rice to go. A little trivia: The lady taking orders once told me that the Saturday of the Cattle Call Parade and the day after Thanksgiving are their busiest days, in that order! read more

They're not lying when they claim to be the best tacos in town. I would even go so far as to say best tacos in the Valley. But stay away from the rest of the menu. The burritos suck as do the fries and dinner plates.I have yet to try anything else that I like from here. P.S. have not tried the special quesadilla but after reading the other reveiw i think i will. read more

I just moved here and this is top3 Mexican food joint in town. Their food is delicious and I will continue to go back. The staff remembers you and their portions are good for the price. Limited seating, but that gives it an authentic touch. Delicious food. read more

you can only order 3 things here & thats it! folded tacos, special quesadilla, and sweet tea! read more

Good food here. It's taco shop style at best, so the dining room is small. Most people get food to go. I always recommend the special quesadilla, and fries with cheese and avocado sauce. They're favorites among the locals. read more

This place is good. I like their regular tacos (crunchy) and especially their Burrito de Chile Colorado. It is spicy, messy, and tasty! Their hamburgers are good too, and their horchata. They are closed Monday and Tuesday, if I recall correctly.. read more

Years ago I lived in El Centro and always passed this place and wondered if it was any good. The day I moved was the first time I tried their tacos...and like they say, best tacos around. Wow, they were good, crisp shells, just the right amount of grease and flavorful meat. That was years ago... Moving back to Cali from SLC, I passed through Tucson and decided on my drive to LA that I would skip phx and all that nastiness and head on the 8...and secretly I have been craving another taco for two year from Nana Dora's. OK, it wasn't a secret but damn my mouth was watering. Oh yeah, they are still just as good. Maybe even better than my memory thought. Best fucking taco's I have ever had (strange enough the second best are in Brigham City, UT). I devoured two tacos, oh did I mention that I got my wisdom teeth removed two days earlier. Good enough to eat and risk getting a chuck of shell lodged in my mouth. Yeah, that good. Stop by if you are in the area, skip the fast food. Maybe closed Mondays (?) read more

Omg nana doras!!!!! Love love love The fish and chips is frozen fish I wouldnt ever order it again... but everything else on the menu is delish!!!! Special quesadillas are my favorite. We order giant to go cups of their salsa to bring home bcs its so amazing. Hubby loves the carne asada and cheese avocado fries. Also love the ladies who work here! Weve been coming here for over 15 years and the food is always amazing. read more