my second visit here sucked...waited in the drive thru for over 30 mins, the only reason we didn't leave was because we were boxed in by the other cars, when we got up to the window the guy apologized for the wait and gave us a free drink which was cool but when we got home the food was over cooked, greasy and cold. I'm one to give everyone another chance. The third and LAST time I got a Calif burrito which was small but fair and a beef taco which only had a pinch of lettuce and while I ate it grease was running down my arm- it was horrible to say the lease and I pitched it.....I won't be going back read more

This place has the best beef tacos. I don't ever order anything else so I can't say anything but seriously these beef tacos are the best. They give you a mini quesadilla and they do not skimp on portions. The shell is always crisp and I love the fresh mini block of cheese they give you. read more

Santanas Mexican Grill - Taco plate. Amazing beef tacos - Mexican Near Me - Spring Valley, California

The food is good... but make sure you double check to make sure your order is correct! The drive thru customer service is horrible. The girl that works the window is always very rude and ALWAYS messes up our orders somehow. Missing food and/or drinks, food prepared incorrectly, ect. We constantly double check our orders, constantly need to get something corrected, and are constantly met with a bad attitude for wanting what we ordered in the first place! read more

I love this place!! Been going there almost 15 years!! Rolled tacos are the best !!! Everything I've had there was good !!!

I bought two carne asada burritos today.... I paid 17 plus dollars and I live less than 5 minutes away from the restaurant and both burritos which were the size of a small water bottle were ICE COLD when I got home !!!!!!!!I will NEVER buy anything from this establishment again! I couldn't eat my burrito when I got home it was gross! I threw them in the trash! What a waste!!!! I will not recommend this establishment to anyone! read more

Excellent food reasonable prices. They have a Tecate Carne Asada qesadila that is to die for. Also they have the best green salsa in town bar none no one's salsa compares. They also have a little special with a bean and cheese burrito that's really good for $1.25 highly recommend that you stop by for some great Mexican food! read more

My uncle got me a breakfast burrito and i waited to eat it (luckly) and in the morning i open it up and there is a long tangle of a hair in the middle of the burrito. For sure will never go back. read more

This used to be my fav taco shop my go to all the time but idk what's going on but the girl who took my order didn't listen to what I was asking for at all and my order was all wrong and nasty. Won't be going back! read more

The fish tacos are pretty good. The beans and rice are just ok. The rolled tacos are just ok as well. Its very close by, but I think next time I will try the others near the same area to see what I like best. I will definately give this place another try with the suggestions others have made. The drive through and 24 hours are very convenient btw! read more

Get surf and turf burrito Fries, extra crispy, extra cheese and rice. It's big enough to split.

I was on a California burrito kick. Santana's has a good one and I have gotten it a few times. I also enjoy their salsa bar, there are s good number of choices of salsas. read more

Their hot sauce (especially green) is really good. Totally blows away Saritas and La Postas. Service is quick and friendly.

Ok, so this place is slowly getting worse each time i come back. The service, smaller portions with less meat, and satisfaction from coming here... the whole place is just dropping from the status is used to be at, and i see i'm not alone in noticing. the only thing that drew me in before was the price and drive thru, but the size of the order is shrinking and lately they can't keep up with themselves. Lately, i've been told i need to buy more than $10 worth of food to even use my card. Sorry, Santana's, but i'll go wait in the long line at Sarita's read more

Good Cheap and fast Mexican food.

They hired cooks that can't read or understand english always messing up our orders. Instead of carne asada chips they put fries.

I can't say much about all the food at this restaurant.... because I always get the same thing, but I can say that the Carnitas burrito is the best Carnitas burrito I've ever had, it's always out of this world! Highly recommended. read more

Got a 2 beef taco plate and 3 adobada tacos. The beef tacos were good; nice and moist, juicy and flavorful, but the adobada tacos a bug crawling around in it. Didn't get a chance to finish them... read more

Santanas Mexican Grill - It's the black thing on the onion - Mexican Near Me - Spring Valley, California

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Very bad customer service. Food was okay until we heard the front cashier talking to one of the cooks, that when they get mad at customers, they spit on their food. We got up and threw everything away, walked out and never going back!!! read more

This place is terrible. They put so much salsa and guacamole in the carne asada burrito that it makes the meat cold after 5 minutes. Nothing like a cold burrito. read more

Literally just left the drive thru 20 minutes ago service was crappy the little boy running the drive thru didn't greet me took him forever just to take my order. He gave me just a little bit of hot sauce then as soon as he hands me my bag he shuts the window and walks away not even giving me a chance to tell him he never gave me my drink that comes with every combo. I get home and my beans are cold like they have been sitting for awhile and the cheese wasn't even melted on the beans so I know they served me cold food. I've been to this place before quite a few times but this is the last time I will ever ever go to this poor managed taco shop again. read more

Love their California burritos and the carne asada nachos !!! Five stars all day long !!!

I think this place has the best carne asada burrito in this area. I always ask for extra hot sauce and they employees there are always generous about that. The carne chips are ok. There's not enough meat and the whole dish looks dry after you eat all the meat. I haven't really tried anything else from here. read more

This Santanas is somewhat connected with the other Santanas but seems to be the red-headed step child of the bunch. For some reason it is not associated with the others(not listed on the map of other recognized Santanas). Also, this Santanas did not change the name to MXN. But you can tell it is the same because the menu is identical; as well as the fries, tortillas, and sauces available are similar. I am guessing this maybe a brother or an uncles store of the families. I love this Santanas the most because it is identical to the old school Santanas I grew up with...not the new changed style. The prices at this location stayed cheap for a long time(I believe they are still cheaper then the main stream Santanas/MXN). They have more traditional plates located here that are not found in the others(ie Menudo and such). Also the portions are old school, they PACK IT ON! I notice over the years the main stream Santanas/MXN joints are starting to skimp on their portions. Gotta love this Santanas...it maintains the old school Mexican joint vibe...nothing has changed and it is the same as it was since the early 90s. read more

I eat here almost every week. The food is better than most Mexican fast food restaurants. The problem is with their service. It has really gotten bad lately. They have a newer girl that takes your order and she is not polite and always looks like she is either ticked off or ready to cry. Doesn't make for a pleasant experience. The manager should know better. Put someone with a smiling face on your counter and customers will appreciate that. read more

Great California Burritos! Really good green and red sauce! The drive thru is a bit of a wait but still worth it. Carne Asada burritos are bomb! read more

i had the breakfast burrito. very good and close by! better than the other place down the road!

I used to really like this place over Sarita's, but lately the fries haven't been cooked all the way. Uncooked fries ruins the whole thing. Not going back anytime soon. read more

Soooo bad. I don't even know how this place is still open. My guess is purely the drive thru, it got me. I gave this place so many tries while trying to find a Saritas alternative. Awful. One time I got what I ordered and it was hot. Every other time here my order has been wrong and the food cold. I've tried different time of day and night, crowd and no crowd. ONCE my food was hot. Come here for your loose, soggy burrito. If you need a drive thru, there is one just up the street now. I give you one star for your hot sauce, that's it. read more

Stupidly went to Santanas yesterday. Ordered chicken cali burrito - had some type of mystery meat in it. Tasteless and scary looking. Ditched it in the trash. read more

HORRIBLE SERVICE! First arrived thru the drive thru there was a long line I understood because it was during lunch time took about 15 mins for the lady to take my order was telling my order and the lady rushed me through my order and told me okay that's it and pull through even tho I wasn't finished with my order I ordered rice inside my burrito and it was put on the side I ordered three orders of peppers and green onions and she only gave me one I told her I needed two more and she gave me and attitude and told me to go park and get it I got out waiting for my order and she had me waiting while taking everyone's else's order and gave me an attitude and told me to just take them and not pay.. I was already irritated because she didn't give me the Sprite I ordered and charged me for it as well but didn't wanna ask her because she already had an attitude.. I wish I didn't have to give any stars because everytime I come here one of the girls always gives an attitude or my foods cold.. Never will I come back again this used to be my favorite place before they started hiring new girls.. read more

Actually the food is pretty good, but the INCONSISTENCY in prices and the cost compared to La Posta down the street is a real downer. You have to know when to order and who's working to get the right deal.They don't care, they have the drive thru and they're open later than La Posta. But La Posta has THE BEST Carne Asada Burrito HANDS DOWN! and their red salsa is the best. Sarita is the last on the list. Their salsas are a waste of time. I always throw them away or just say NO!. read more

I live close to Santanas and have eaten there for about 5 years. Tonight my wife went and brought home dinner for the family. I got a California burrito and traded my son half of mine for half of his bean burrito. About midway through my California burrito, I chomped down on something rock hard. I pulled it out of my mouth and it was a steel wing nut! The thing was about 1 inch across. Thank god my son didn't get that half. Anyways, I drove back to the restaurant and showed the girl at the counter. She said something about it falling in the potatoes and knew exactly where it had come from. This leads me to believe they saw it fall in the food but decided to serve the food anyway when they couldn't find it. She recognized it the second i showed her. All she said was sorry. I had to ask for the managers number which does not seem to work. Now i will spend the rest of the night pissed off, hungry, and with a sore tooth. I am going to see a dentist and send them a bill for the day of missed work. I wish I could post a pic of the nut. If they will leave a hunk of metal in your food, god knows what else they let slip in. I am forced to give them at least 1 star in order to post, not by choice. read more

Santanas Mexican Grill - My burrito came with a surprise. Took it back in with a toothache and nobody seemed to give a crap. I am pissed! - Mexican Near Me - Spring Valley, California

Sometimes the food is great sometimes it's a waste of money it depends on who is back there cooking the food. They are supposed to give you a free drink with all combos but if you get the cashier who just doesn't give a damn which is the men who are rude and don't even give you your complete order and just want to rush you off but the women there are friendly it's a gamble tho read more

It is one of four Mexican places close to home and I constantly choose it over the others. For nine years we ate there, they once or twice gave me one wrong burrito in the order of seven different ones (one guy here complained about wrong order and gave them two stars) but their meat is great and nothing but moving to another area will stop me from buying from them. read more

Well some reviews are critical as I can see but I had the cal burritos 20 times in there and I love it, Orchata and food in general is absolutely great to me! the 2 guy's up front are sweet heart as well. read more

I actually really like the food here and the little touches they throw in like the mini quesadilla and queso fresco chunks of cheese along with a drink in the combos. The reason for three stars? I love hot sauce. Always ask for extra and this is the only place I've ever come across where I've had a problem getting more. The guy at the window seemed to be annoyed when I asked for the salsa then passed my request onto another girl. When I asked for 3 extra salsas she literally gave me a dirty look and laughed me. I was in shock, like really? I want hot sauce on my dang food, is that so unheard of? She told me that her boss gets mad when she gives out extra salsa and next time if I want salsa, I need to come in and get in. Seriously what's the point of having a drive-thru if you can't order what you want? I even offered to pay for it and she came back with one salsa. Annoying rules like this just make me never want to go back. Damn hot sauce Nazis!! read more

The food is decent depending on how hungry you are. Prices are fair. My family and I order from here every now and then because their carne asada fries are better than Sarita's. However Sarita's has them beat in so many other aspects--namely customer service. I understand that working a drive thru while catering to customers who order inside can be pretty hectic, but there is absolutely no excuse for being rude to customers--especially when your job is PRIMARILY customer service. Normally I don't have a problem--they can be slow sometimes but I don't mind it. This morning, I ordered a Buenos Dias breakfast burrito (which was good) and I waited in the drive thru (with just one car ahead of me and hardly anyone else at the store) for like fifteen minutes. When I got to the window I got no greeting. The cashier (Diana) gave me my total and I was having some trouble handing her the cash because I was trying not to drop any coins and she looked annoyed the whole time. A minute later she just handed me my burrito and glared at me and just turned away after I said "thanks". I have to say, there's something wrong with how you're doing your job if the customer is nicer to you than you are to them. I'm giving them three stars because they haven't disappointed any other time, but today's experience warranted 0/5. read more