10/10 shrimp burrito fire !!!!!! Also clean restaurant and restroom. Service was greatread more

BOMB BIRRIA!! Great customer service and great hospitality :) 10/10 would recommend!read more

Taco Tuesday deal $1.95 is the way to go…read more All of the staff were all so friendly and kind. I've been here twice and right at 11am when they open there's a line already. Tacos were so big and tasty. All of the regular meat was juicy and cooked with flavor Shrimp and fish were freshly fried and it was crunchy when took a bit Space has limited table seatings so you may need to take the food togo, parking lot has good space

Average tacos at an expensive price. 3 tacos + drink was $18+…read more Service is fine, plating boring. takeout place charging dining. Better options in other parts of LB (Enrique's isn't any better)

great food !!! inexpensive !! the employees are really…read morenice. you can find this place in the same center as 7-11 on palo verde and atherton. do try and enjoy the food !!

I ordered a burrito with beans, rice, cheese, and guacamole, and specifically asked for no bell…read morepeppers. Unfortunately, they gave me a burrito with rice, beans, and vegetables instead. It was still very good, but it wasn't what I ordered or expected. The restaurant looked very clean, and the service was fast and friendly. Overall, I enjoyed the food, but they need to pay closer attention to special requests.

Had me a carne asada torta before heading to moonlight movies at Granada / Rosies dog beach…read more Yum what a great choice! The meat meat was SO tender & citrus ‍ tasting, just wish I would've ordered a horchata to wash it down. Lol Next time I will order their enchiladas coz word on the street is they are good too.

I wanted to give Taqueria La Mexicana 4 stars!…read more The taco asada was delicious, with a nice citrusy flavor, and the meat was packed in! The tostada de carne asada was also very fulfilling--lots of meat and a good portion for the price. Everything was reasonably priced. Thank you, Yelpers, for suggesting this taco spot! I'm glad I gave it a try. Downside: There's no assigned parking, so finding a spot can be a little challenging. Also, cash only, so come prepared! Overall, a good spot for a satisfying and reasonably priced taco meal.

The vibe is very beach and surf. So many family s with kids gave it a great feel. Fed five for a…read morereasonable bill. The service was fast and friendly. The food was much better than expected, the green chili was some of the best in California. The portions were large and tasty. I would definitely recommend.

If you're looking for a Taco Tuesday "Special", don't come here. The taco selection wasn't…read moreappetizing, and 4 dollars for a below-average taco as a "special" is not a special. I don't usually leave bad reviews but these tacos earned this. I got the "pork dorado" "potato" and "chicken mushroom" tacos. The pork and potato taco had this awful salsa on top that made it almost inedible until I had to take it off. And the chicken taco just wasn't good. For a taco Tuesday place, this sucks, the tacos suck, price sucks. My server was great, thank you for being a good host young lady. Hopefully they do something to make their tacos better.

So happy we have this gem in DTLB . I'm hooked on their…read morechivis (beef) But honestly everything is so authentic and worth to try! Can never go wrong with a simple bean & cheese burrito. Tacos de cabeza are always 10/10 . Their salsas have a kick but full of flavor . Love Sonora town !

Got recommended to check out Sonoratown and decided to come for lunch last weekend. The carne asada…read morewas easily the star of the show, very flavorful and the one I'd come back for. The chicken was pretty solid too, while the chorizo wasn't my bf's favorite but I enjoyed it. There was a decent amount of seating when we went and our food came out fast, which was nice. The only downside is parking. Downtown LB parking is always hit or miss. Overall, a really good taco spot with flavorful food and quick service. I'd definitely come back for the carne asada.

Omg 10/10 food, went for the $3.25 Taco Tuesday Special and the food was amazing. Visiting from the…read moreUK it was my first time trying Cali Mexican food. Rafael was a delight and I loved his enthusiasm. Would come again!

Found this on Yelp and been wanting to go check this place out for the longest time and I finally…read moregot a chance to go. Me and my sis ordered a chicken nacho , chicken taquitos and chicken burrito to share and try... We found the place cute and have a friendly vibe and cool oldies but goodies music playing in the background... The prices were affordable and the service was great . Overall, we loved the food because it was filling and worth the price. Will definitely come back again ! Thanks California Cocina !!

Amazing food even better service. I was already a fan of other location but this one takes it!…read more Jesus the Manager was very attentive and the entire staff made me feel right at home. I'm constantly suprised with how consistent their menu is! I order Chorizo & Tocino breakfast burrito!! Worth it 100%. Ps...horchata cold brew...BOMB!

Great service, great tacos. Super welcoming and deeply explained the menu. Great people and super…read morenice outside area.

THEY ONLY ACCEPT CASH! My boyfriend and I initially came to try the tacos, but unfortunately, we…read moredidn't have any cash on us. We came back today, and WE WERE ASTONISHED BY HOW DELICIOUS THE TACOS WERE! Honestly, Tacos Uziel had some of the best buche, suadero, and cabeza we've ever had. The meat practically melted in your mouth and had this rich, buttery texture that made me want to keep eating more and more! The people working there were so patient and kind, and we really appreciated how efficient the service was. We didn't stay to eat, but there is limited seating available. It might be best to enjoy your tacos in your car or take them home. We'll definitely be back soon to bring our family and friends!

So, I haven't ever actually been to their primary location, currently their only one - but until…read moreabout a month ago, they also operated a second popup location with all the same food, setup, prices, etc, a couple blocks away from us, and we were there ALL the time. Sadly, they seemed to have paused that location indefinitely, and I miss the absolute heck out of it. I really hope they come back. But I figure given it's the same people making the same food, I can review their current location, anyway - and given they're across town instead of down the street, I don't have to be conflicted whether I want word to be out about how fantastic their burritos are, vs worrying that it could cause there to be a line to get one. It is funny that they call themselves "Tacos Uziel", though, given their tacos are... fine. They're not bad tacos. I'd even go so far as to say that they're good tacos. Not huge, though, for the price, and while their meat is quite good, as are their salsas, after trying them once, I never got tacos again, because their burritos are literally my current gold standard for what the absolute best possible burrito looks like. I also tried their torta once, a while ago. Their tortas are also good, but they also aren't their burritos. Their burritos might well be the best burritos in California. Certainly the best *value* burritos in California, given in addition to being wonderful, they're also *massive*. You have to be pretty hungry to eat a whole one in one sitting, which I usually do and then regret it slightly. Anyway, reasons why this is the best burrito ever, other than being massive: 1. Their rice and beans are great. 2 2. They have suadero! Stewed in a big pot, just like the first and best suadero I ever had, from a famous taco stall in Mexico City. (La Brasita *has* suadero, but while they may make the best al pastor in the city, their suadero is bland and dry. The suadero here is almost too decadently rich to eat on its own in a burrito. 3. At no additional cost, you can get a burrito that's half and half of two meats. Their asada is also my gold standard for what great asada should be, and mixing their suadero and asada together is a... life-changingly good combo. (And each of the two halves are still more meat than I've gotten from some, much more mediocre burrito merchants in the past.) Their carnitas is also quite good, though I pretty much always got asada + suadero, once I discovered how wonderfully they went together. 4. At no additional cost, they'll griddle cheese *onto* the inside of the tortilla. Until I had the burritos here, my favorite burrito *had* been the breakfast burrito Lowkey used to make (RIP Lowkey :(), which griddled cheese onto the *outside* of a giant tortilla. Griddled cheese in a burrito is great, it turns out it's way less messy if it's the inside, though. These burritos are also way less money than Lowkey used to charge for his, and he charged extra for the cheese, too, lol. Super good. 5. After putting in the rice, beans, meat and cheese, they hand you the open burrito so you can add your own toppings to it directly, before they wrap it. Toppings include several salsas, ranging from hot to very hot, all very tasty, which it is nice being able to ladle directly into the burrito directly. They *also* include cooked/sliced onions as well as the traditional raw onion/cilantro mix, and on top of that, grilled nopal! You can add as much grilled onion and nopal as you want as well, also at no extra cost. (Though I did learn my lesson, if you add too much, your burrito *will* become top-heavy and fall apart.) 6. Assuming you don't do that, for how much they stuff these burritos with, they are *pros* at structural engineering. These burritos look like they'll fall apart, but they *don't* fall apart. 7. They're $10. ($8 on Wednesday.) That is a *steal*. Uziel, please don't change! (Except, come back to downtown. Please do change in that respect!)

It's been years since I've dined at Panxa Cocina.. and after today's experience, I greatly regret…read moremy time away. We had family in town and needed a last minute reservation on a Sunday for 12 people. The qualifications: AC and delicious food. Panxa Cocina fit all of the above and the entire squad left the restaurant raving about their experience. Our crew shared a bit of everything fried squash, queso, ceviche, enchiladas, and their verde chilaquiles with over easy eggs and chicken. Each of these items were delicious, but I'd return for the ceviche and chilaquiles. The ceviche was a delicious mix of sweet and salty. Their tortilla chips are made fresh in-house and paired perfectly with the fresh cut fish. I was also impressed by their cocktails. With family in town, we visited a number of fan-favorite restaurants across the coastline. Panxa stole the show for best mixed drink: the watermelon margarita. Excited to live so close and make this a consistent haunt.

disappointed on multiple fronts - ordered carryout to consume in vehicle with kids:…read more 1. steak frites - bland and chewy, fries were soggy 2. Esquites - solid 3. squash blossoms - essentially fried goat cheese balls (little to no squash and was missing honey). Also, this is labeled as GF but this was not. Resulted in minor reaction w kids 4. mole enchiladas w mushroom / cheese - average mole flavor, nothing great and relatively bland allergen mislabeling is a major concern - reason alone for not returning