This is something of a hidden gem in Newbury Park. It's family owned and run, and you won't find a better and more genuinely authentic Mexican restaurant in the area (and I'm someone who grew up in Texas near the border!). The food is fresh and intensely flavorful. I've tried virtually everything on the menu, from the classic combinations to a la carte tacos to the pozole and menudo. Prices are average and not high, and the service (mostly provided by Ruperto himself) is always delightful and friendly. I cannot recommend this place enough, and I suspect that any poor reviews on this site come either from folks with horrendous taste or who work for competing businesses. Best Mexican food in the area, hands down! Oh, and their hot salsa is INCREDIBLE. read more

I've given this place a try twice now and it's severely disappointed both times. Got tacos a few weeks back and they were below average. This morning, we called in to pick up a breakfast burrito. On the website it's advertised as having bacon and chorizo. Well....absolutely no meat. I opened it up and there's absolutely not any chorizo or bacon. I don't think there's any cheese in here either. If there is, it's incredibly minuscule. Over $13 for rice, eggs, beans, and potatoes in a tortilla???? Absolute rip off. read more

Ruperto's Kitchen - Breakfast Burrito - they didn't add in any meat as advertised on the menu. Big disappointment - Mexican Near Me - Thousand Oaks, California

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I really wanted to like Ruperto's Kitchen since the owner was so nice, but unfortunately the food is not something I would order again. We ordered a variety of food and meat from Ruperto's for takeout. We ordered shredded beef flautas, hard shell shredded beef tacos, chicken enchiladas, 3 taco combo plate, and carnitas nachos. All of the meat was over cooked and dried out in each of the different meals. The carne asada, carnitas, and pastor tacos were inedible. The meat was so dry and tasted like it had been cooked and reheated multiple times. If I had been at Ruperto's, I would have asked for a refund. These tacos were not eaten by anyone in our group. The carnitas on the carnitas nachos was the same way. Super dry and no flavor. The nachos came with only the chips, cheese, beans, and carnitas. The shredded beef flautas were the best thing out of everything we ordered. The chips and beans were also good. They were good enough to eat, but not something I would return for. I am so disappointed in our meals from Ruperto's. I would not recommend coming here and won't be back. read more

Ruperto's Kitchen - Carnitas nachos - Mexican Near Me - Thousand Oaks, California

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Don't know what happened to this place but the asada was so dry, chewy and tasted old, service was good but they don't have the Salsa bar setup. Definitely not worth the price. read more

Ruperto's Kitchen - Dry extremely chewy meat and tasted old. - Mexican Near Me - Thousand Oaks, California

Family run, this place makes delicious, fresh Mexican food. The Chile rellenos are lightly battered, the pozole chick full of yumminess, and the tacos and burritos filling. A great salsa bar, too! The folks who work here are super friendly, too. read more

Ruperto's Kitchen - Great salsa bar! - Mexican Near Me - Thousand Oaks, California

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My husband and I think it's important to support local restaurants. Typically, we purchase takeout Mexican food from 3 Amigos, but I decided to order from Rupertos for a change. Turned out, NOT a good idea... Firstly, there were no prices listed on the menu board or printed menus. Is that even legal? The carne asada taco meat was tasteless, as was the shredded beef in the burrito I ordered. Kinda off-putting to me was an employee and a kid sitting outside the door of the restaurant in folding chairs next to friends/family members parked in a beat-up car. The local park is a better place to hang out. Cashier was polite, and the place is clean, but I will stick with 3 Amigos. read more

If you want a rice burrito, this is the spot, but if you've expecting some meat, look elsewhere

Ruperto's Kitchen is a small Mexican venue in the Kimber plaza of Newbury park. Few tables, simple decore, and everything looks and feels very clean. The menu on the wall is rather extensive, many classic Mexican food items we eat in the US (ie., burritos, nachos, etc.), but also some items that you rarely see in Mexican restaurant in the US are included (Ie., sopes, gorditas, etc.). Ruperto's is more than a Mexican place for a traditional bite, it is an experience where to have a chat with Ruperto and ask him for the special, thus, the items are not in the menu. Is THE EXPERIENCE! I had pork chops with a truly spicy hand made and fresh sauce. OMG! It was like eating at my Mom's back in Mexico City, flavors everywhere! A luxury now days are hand made tortillas, Ruperto prepares those tortillas for you, right here in Newbury Park! I had the privilege of talking to Ruperto and learn a bit of his story as a long time resident of the area. Stop by and judge for yourself. read more

Ruperto's Kitchen - The proud Ruperto! - Mexican Near Me - Thousand Oaks, California

Friendly staff but the food was horrendous. Review is for the carne asada burrito. Overcooked and stale meat in my burrito -- must have been sitting under a heat lamp for 24 hrs or so. A doughy and gummy tortilla filled with mushy rice and at least a 1/4 cup of onion per burrito. WAY too much onion! Beans had remnants of skin and were not completely refried or mashed in an appetizing way. No cilantro, crema, or other burrito flareups to add some flavor. Salsa was watery and flavorless as well. Completely disappointing - had to throw the majority of my food out it was so unpalatable. read more

Super tasty food and good service everyone is super friendly and nice ( I highly recommend the chicken quesadilla and tortas)

PLEASE save your money and time elsewhere. I ordered online on their website (stated 30 min wait) and got a notification 15 mins later saying my order was canceled by the company they use 'Menustar' (Still waiting for the refund). So I called and made an order instead. 3 hard shell tacos (2 asada & 1 chicken) and 4oz guacamole on the side. Picked up my order after waiting 15 mins even tho he said it would be 8 mins. Luckily I opened my takeout before I drove off and was so confused on what I ordered. It looked like dry broken up taquitos. I almost just accepted that he heard my order wrong until I took a bite and was disgusted by it. Went back inside and showed him that they weren't tacos. He also looked at them with confusion. Told me if I preferred different meat because they premade their shredded beef and chicken, only because I was short on time I said sure. So the guy in the back remade them, took another 15 mins and I looked at them again and they look a TAD bit more presentable but nothing like the previous yelp posts. The worker at the front apologized before I walked out, saying his dad usually makes them but his dad is out running errands, which I am assuming is the owner. This place takes no pride in the quality of their food or presentation. Also, same as what everyone has said, meat is stale, old, dry and they put very little. NEVER going to go back. read more

Ruperto's Kitchen - "Hard shell tacos" the first batch that was made by the guy that's being "trained" who looked like he was in his 40-50's... - Mexican Near Me - Thousand Oaks, California

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I've noticed that a lot of small establishments mark their bathrooms out if order because they don't want to clean the bathrooms. It's understandable but not the best experience for the customers. Carne asada was super dry. Maybe old meat. read more

Worst Mexican food i have ever had! Make Taco Bell sound good right about now. Old man running the place was very nice but food was no bueno

Food was good but they added to much onions on their tacos. Ordered 14 tacos but onions should have been on the side or not as much on each taco, had to remove them. I wish their menu would list current prices, not from years ago, how hard is it for restaurants to add current prices to their Yelp menus. Overall food is good considering you are in Newbury Park. read more

The food was horrible and bland. (Taco Bell beats this place even) 2 stars because the staff was pleas t and friendly. read more

Good food! Enjoyed the Hard tacos with beans and rice! Service was quick and the owner was friendly. I'll be back!

Burrito made me sick and I missed a day of work as a result. That's an expensive burrito! 3 Amigos never made me sick. I see a couple other reviewers mentioning food poisoning so they probably don't take proper food safety precautions here. Downgrading to 1 star because someone from Ruperto's keeps sending me offensive "compliments" and stalking my profile. Probably one of the owners. They send another one every month and have been doing it for a year. I can't post the content of their comments because Yelp would remove my review for profanity. Always the same person too! Since I know they're reading this I have a suggestion: If your food makes multiple people sick maybe you could try talking to your kitchen and making sure everyone has completed their food safety training. Keep in mind if the burrito didn't make me sick this review wouldn't exist. read more

Unfortunately I can not recommend this place and I'm usually pretty flexible. But I've given this place 3 chances while working nearby, at different times of the year and day. Their burritos have very little actual beef and you find yourself thinking it's a rice burrito. The front counter is manned by what seems like the owner and for some reason he's extremely slow, like unbearably so. Especially during work hours ordering takes what feels like over 10 minutes total, and the delay causes the order to be delayed getting to the kitchen. Power to him for still working at that age and running how ơn business but it's not a pleasant experience combined with the quality of food. The carne Assad fries is very bland and dry. Missing a lot of common ingredients, sour cream, guacamole.. read more

Service was nice and amicable, but the food was not very good. We ordered burritos and were disappointed at how bland they were. Meat was very dry and so was the rice. Sadly, we won't be coming back :( read more

Ruperto's Kitchen - Asada burrito had more onion than meat, and the meat that it did have was very dry. - Mexican Near Me - Thousand Oaks, California

Still going strong and constantly updating their menu. Right now the California burrito is a special and hoping it'll be permanent because it's amazing! read more

Doesn't look like much as You Drive By butDoesn't look like much as You Drive By but Please take the time to go in an order! Their food is absolutely delicious and it is family run. They are really nice people and we enjoyed meeting them and having our meal there! read more

Well food was ok for the area not the best and also not authentic. There is a lot of places that serve better food. This is more of a quick lunch spot not a Saturday or Sunday family sit down and enjoy place. Thanks for all the 5 stars but please everyone go out more and you'll see that this place is not so great. Needs better CS read more

Ruperto's Kitchen - This was dry!!!! Better Torta at jungle juice in Oxnard off Saviers yes you need to drive to get the best Mexican food and you'll be happy - Mexican Near Me - Thousand Oaks, California

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You can tell that this food is made with love!! Everything here is so fresh and home made, absolutely delicious!! I'm particular with my Mexican food and this place is authentic! read more

I love this place. Had a delicious Pozole yesterday that is flavorful and satiating. They are always nice to my young daughter which makes it so wonderful to have a space to hang out in. Very casual. read more

First time and last time at this place. I ordered a carne asada burrito to go. I got home, bit into the burrito and couldn't believe how bad it was. The meat was so dry and overcooked I swear they put beef jerky in it. It was completely inedible. Terrible! read more

Got the ceviche with warm chips and guacamole. Was fantastic. Will definately get again.

Waited over 20 minutes for a takeout order and the meatball soup was filled with cucumbers. Super gross. No utensils provided, either.

Delicious little Mexican spot! We've had the tacos, enchiladas, quesadilla, burrito, and horchata and everything is out of control good. The prices are reasonable, especially the tacos - $2.75 each whereas the sit-down Mexican restaurants in the area charge twice that. You won't be disappointed! read more

Ruperto's Kitchen - Hard shell tacos (asada, pastor, chicken), chicken enchiladas, and tons of salsa - Mexican Near Me - Thousand Oaks, California

Well we have a new found Mexican favorite! I don't think I would have found this place but I searched for a takeout Mexican place here on Yelp. We normally go to our 3 friends. So glad we decided to try this place. I'm a chili relleno fan and there's not a decent one in N.P. (fight me.) First bite of the relleno and I knew I'd found my new local spot. Chips and salsa as other reviews state are strict. The team members super friendly and fun. 2 relleno combo and 2 cabeza tacos $34. More than we could eat. We will be back. read more

Live right around the corner from this gem. From the nice woman that helped me and had a great conversation with, to the biggest most delicious carne asada burrito and yummiest horchata i give Ruperto's 5 stars! Most definitely will be our forever Mexican restaurant. Can't wait to order something new. read more

Ruperto's Kitchen - Mexican Near Me - Thousand Oaks, California

I bought a combination Taco plate and a carne asada burrito both meat in both dishes were dry no moisture almost as tough as beef jerky the worst Mexican food I've ever had in my life and I can't understand why I've been to this place a couple times and it's always been good but this time it was so bad I took the product back and gave it back to them and got a refund read more

Amazing food and great customer service! I've been here multiple times and am always so happy after eating from here. read more

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I was looking for some delicious Mexican street tacos, de carne asada, & unfortunately the meat wasn't seasoned well and the tortilla was so dry. It was the worse tacos and chicken flautas was terrible. the owner was nice however, he needs a better salsa bar and better quality of meat. read more

Authentic! Uses lard, but so they do in Mexico. Items taste good and they have choices that are hard to get outside of Mexido.

I really enjoy their al pastor burrito/tacos. Some places you get something kind of like al pastor, but this is the real deal. Solid food in a nondescript little strip mall in Newbury Park. Burrito size is generous and tacos are always good too. This has become my go to place when I'm craving Mexican food. read more

Really good but a little pricy for a to go place. We ordered tacos, burritos, all were good. I didn't however care for the quacamole. Too much lime! Will go back for sure! read more

Service was a little slow and there is, so far, only one table in the resteraunt. Food was delicious and the portion size for the burrito was huge. I would definately recommend and am excited to have another local option. Wishing the best for this new restaurant here an hopefully they can streamline their process. One consideration is the lack of future size here for seating. This is going to be a take out only option, much like the Taste of New Orleans next door because of the space available. read more

Just had there potato tacos , rice and beans , hands down awesome food , their fresh and crispy , and the green salsa was mouthwatering! Best i have had in Thousand Oaks / newbury park area read more

Amazing chips and salsa, delicious tacos, great prices. Awesome to have good Mexican food so close to home! Friendly service. Loved the al pastor tacos. read more

Ruperto's Kitchen - Carne asada and al pastor tacos - Mexican Near Me - Thousand Oaks, California

First off - this a a super casual, mostly take out place. They gave a few folding tables and chairs but no one is likely to wait on you and you shouldn't expect it. They are extremely nice, patient and helpful when you order and when your food is ready making sure you don't forget napkins, etc. . The food: delicious. I had chicken enchiladas with green sauce (twice it was so ridiculously good) and I have had an asada taco which was also good (street style). Their chips are BOMB (freshly homemade) and their salsa good. I recommend this place. read more