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    Velasco's Mexican Restaurant

    4.0 (188 reviews)
    ModerateMexican
    Open 7:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Chips and salsa
    Mark H.

    Ordered the steak fajita burrito and it came out piping hot. While waiting, the very friendly wait staff kept our chips, salsa and drinks full. Enjoyed the freshness of the food and the kindness and efficiency of the service. I would definitely recommend Velasco's.

    My GREAT half!
    Ashley L.

    12/21/24 Getting breakfast for tomorrow. Nice driving heading there! Great views! The worker was very kind. Egg white ham breakfast burrito ordered along with French toast. Go to get it shortly later. Restaurant is nice. Safe and clean. All made up with cute holiday decor. Workers were kind and welcoming. Dressed up for the holiday too! Order was ready. I paid for it side happy holiday wishes from many workers! Great! 12/22/24 Happy Sunday everyone! Breakfast burrito split. My half was DELICIOUS! Flavorful and even better with their hot sauce! French toast was Great too! Nice cinnamon flavor! I'm sure mother will feel the same when she gets up and has hers! Great service & GREAT, DELICIOUS breakfast! Highly recommended!

    $7, 2 handed margarita!!!
    Eiman S.

    Just had the best posole!!! And a $7, 2 handed delicious margarita. Their server Andrea was lovely and since I can't have gluten, she made sure that the tortilla chips were gluten-free, a win to have with the delicious salsa. Andrea also went the extra mile to pick tortilla chips that had the least amount of tajin, which gives me migraines because of the MSG. Who does that? She did! Overall a delicious experience and I wish I lived in the area so I could come back again. My husband ate the shrimp fajita burrito with rice and beans. He usually doesn't like rice but said that the rice was delicious as were the beans! He also decimated his dense burrito. He also doesn't like soup, but he loved the taste in the posole. This unpretentious restaurant has a super chill vibe and overall we had a great time! The posole was so big that I only made it through 1/4 of it because I had so many chips with salsa which the salsa was very flavorful. And the posole was huge. You must come here!

    Richard W.

    Not bad, good Mexican food for the area. Friendly employees, went on a Saturday. Chips and salsa were good, rice was a little hard prob made earlier in the day but would recommend this place if you're in the area. Decent prices, can't go wrong with this Mexican restaurant.

    Burrito, and tacos
    Laisha J.

    Food was pretty good . I got a burrito de asada 9/1". My man got the 3 tacos that come with rice and beans 7/10 . We also got 2 horchata 8/10. Place was clean and plenty of parking. The waitress was really nice to us .

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    Shelby C.

    So I've been here a few times over the years when heading to shaver lake or to family's houses. And it's always been good. When we were there on February 17th, we had stopped in for lunch while hanging out with family for my middles birthday . It was actually a really nice welcoming visit, I think he was the manager, was so kind and when he heard it was her birthday they made her feel special. Our waitress was so sweet as well! This restaurant is located in Prather in the parking lot of Mar-Val's grocery store. It's not very big but it's kind of cool they have a drive thru . It's nothing fancy but decent quality. You get one basket of chips with salsa for free anything after that is at a charge. We all got pretty simple stuff , the birthday girl got a kids burrito with beans and rice on the side #19 $7.25. My littlest and I decided to split a meal and to my horror he wanted a hamburger, but I was pleasantly surprised (hamburger with cheese and fries $8.95). My oldest got a kids #17 $7.25 one taco beans and rice . It's definitely a little hole in the wall kind of place that needs maybe a few new chairs lol but the food has always been decent (3.5-3.8) and not too crazy priced. I was a little bummed when I went to pay with a debit and got charged $1.60 for using it and wasn't told either that there was a charge.

    Sunset in prather

    Velasco's Mexican restaurant makes the best chili Verde their breakfast is our very well prepared also

    Comes with a side of rice.
    Melissa P.

    My honey and I are new to the foothill area and were really excited when we got recommendations for not one, but TWO Mexican restaurants in Prather. I've been miserably sick the last few weeks and on Tuesday I just desperately wanted soup. Albondigas is a personal favorite, but being that I had no energy to make it, I talked my man into taking a drive into town. We showed up about 7pm and picked up a to go menu and placed an order about 7:30pm. The staff was super friendly and our food came out piping hot; a 32oz of albondigas for myself and a burrito for my love. Everything was delicious! I was a bit confused when I found a mint leaf in my soup, but it worked and I ate the whole thing. My honey initially planned to only eat half his burrito and save the rest for work the next day, but once he started eating he just couldn't stop. Can't wait to go back and try something else!

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    Love this place. Great food (I love the chimichanga) at an incredible price and fantastic, friendly service! What more could you want?!

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    The new Velasco's is reopened and I am so excited! Mt all time fav' is the Carne Asada Tacos. I get it every weekend that we go!! Yummy :)

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    Really good mexican food. The tacos and enchiladas are divine. Hard to beat for the price.

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    well all I can say is great food great service great prices if you're in the prather area you must stop in and try their food

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    Great crispy fried tacos, and arroz con pollo is excellent too! Can't go wrong, worth the wait if crowded.

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    Ask the Community - Velasco's Mexican Restaurant

    Do they fry there taco shells?

    Yes

    What are their hours, Do they open at 11am?

    I do not know for sure, but they do serve breakfast. Would think as early as 8.......

    Are they open on Sundays?

    sundays, yes. just be aware they use lard in their food!!! ("for better flavor")- this according to a server there

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    Plazuelas is a great Mexican joint in Oakhurst that we visited while in town on our trip to…read moreYosemite! We arrived for dinner around 5:30 after calling and confirming that they would be able to make a meal to accommodate for our daughter's allergies (she is allergic to wheat, dairy, egg, and nuts). They were very helpful and accommodating when trying to figure out a meal for her ( we ended up just getting some shredded chicken and rice for her which was great!) we were seated immediately which was great. It did appear the closer to 6 it got the more time it would take to get seated, there was a line when we were leaving! Sadly, chips are not complimentary here. You have to pay $4 for them which is a bit of a bummer. What I will say is that the chips are delicious and worth it- they weee fresh and truly tasted so good. I opted to get the enchiladas de salsa roja with chicken as my protein and my husband ordered the bistec ranchero. Both meals were delicious. The service was also very friendly. I would definitely recommend checking out Plazuelas while in Oakhurst if looking for delicious Mexican food!

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