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    Barragan's

    3.5 (574 reviews)
    ModerateMexican
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Happy hour specials
    Good for groups

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    Tamale with corn tortilla.
    Eric H.

    Est. 1961- I'm spending some time, revisiting spots that I first experienced during the covid shutdowns. Most of these were places where in-door dining was not allowed. Barragan's is one such place. I enjoyed the food here, and the patio dining was as good as it was going to be in November of 2020. Now I'm back to sit inside, and to see if it is just as good as I remembered. To start, the salsa is still good and spicy. The Mexican Split Pea soup is still tasty, and the main dishes are still large and hearty. The food is solid. We had the #1 combination (Beef Taco & Cheese Enchilada) $24.95, and the #3 (Beef Taco, Cheese Enchilada & Tamale) $27.95. Everything was good. Not the best Mexican food I've had but still solid. A two plate lunch with a cup of soup and no alcohol was $64, with tax (before tip). They are definitely more expensive then I remember, more so than similar places. Nevertheless, The dining room is comfortable and there is a nice vibe inside. The bar is cozy and this looks like a good spot to watch a game. I don't know if they have a happy hour but regardless, Barragan's is still A-OK!

    Nelinda H.

    Had the honor of being invited to an event that was hosted here and was super excited to finally try this place. This family-owned restaurant has been around for many decades and I can see why. The ambience, the service and the food were all so great! We sat on the patio which was perfect for a warm evening, shared some appetizers that were all so delicious, and had a couple of margaritas that were made just right. Bonus tip: there's live music on Wednesday nights and a great happy hour menu, and was also told there's also a DJ (or other live music) on Thursdays or Fridays. But whichever day or night you choose to come you'll be sure to have a great time and authentic food. Happy eating!

    Chicken taco, potato taco, beef taco w/ margarita
    Emma P.

    First of all, I'm a SUCKER for a great deal, and on Mondays, Barragan's offers $1.75 tacos. How could one resist? It's one of those places that's an easy, comfortable, family restaurant, with a lovely patio perfect for summer evenings. The service was swift and efficient, immediately bringing out warm chips and salsa. Margaritas there are delicious, not too sweet, and pair nicely with the thin salsa. While the tacos were a great deal, they seemed to lack flavor (save for the soft shell carnitas taco, which was cooked excellently). The potato and chicken tacos felt dry, and the beef taco didn't seem seasoned enough. Each item was tasty enough (especially for $1.75!) but wasn't entirely wowed.

    Happy hour menu
    Judy W.

    Totally love the Happy Hour menu! Such a bargain for a lot of food. Love the Five tacos and the taquitos! Only problem is this menu is only available Monday through Friday, no weekends. I love the wait staff! They are efficient , helpful and sipper pleasant. Love their humor! Love when they sing Happy Birthday! Enjoy eating In the patio with the heaters. I'll be back and will bring friends!

    LOVE
    Jim C.

    Besides the great margaritas (I'm picky) & great service; Ordered the large chicken soup to go! Did you see my pics?! They made it fresh for me on a slow night! Came with lemons onions chips tortillas etc! Unbelievable!

    Angel B.

    Barragans has an extensive menu to please mostly everyone. A fast and effective crew to take care of everyone inside. Prices can be considered to be moderate to high. Most plates are around $19-$30. For starters chips and salsa are brought out. Caldos are hot and packed with flavor. The albondigas soup was very generous with the number of meatballs. It was served with beans and rice and tortillas. The chicken enchillada were also good. Plenty of indoor and outdoor seating. Plenty of parking.

    Breakfast Huevos Rancheros
    Geneva B.

    Barragan's hits all the marks for a good time at a Mexican Restaurant. Great food, vibey atmosphere, and amazing service! Shout out to Freddy for being an amazing server and so attentive! If you want great tasting Mexican food and a fun environment, Barragan's is the place to come to!

    Carne Asada tacos with all the fixings! That salsa fresca was on point.
    Jacque M.

    Awesome service & food! Adrian the bartender was amazing. They have $5 bloody Marys on the weekend, too. I got 2 carne asada tacos. The meat was cooked perfectly and the tacos were huge. The Salsa fresca was on point. Soccer & baseball on the TVs in the bar area and a beautiful patio outside on the nice weather days. Great restaurant & staff!

    Nadine C.

    I wish I remembered the name of our waiter. He was fun, kind and entertaining. We sat outside and it was cold for a Monday mid afternoon. Music was playing and my little niece started dancing. The crew was cheering her on, it was the cutest. Thanks to everyone who made her day. Food wws great, taco Monday was good. We also ordered from bar/happy hour menu. Regular entrees seem to be pricey. Margaritas also great!

    Cheese enchilada with red sauce and two fried eggs on top.I couldn't wait to eat otherwise, it would have been a more beautiful picture
    Donna W.

    Updating my review to 5 STARS! Had the very most delicious meal at Barragans today. My order was cheese and onion enchilada w-country, red chile on top with 2 fried eggs. My BF had the Cocido. Absolutely wonderful, my new go to breakfast. Not to mention taco Monday's which we enjoy at least twice a month. The very best part of our experience here, is ALWAYS the warm, attentive, wonderful service. Love you guys !

    2 crunchy chicken tacos (with guacamole, costs a little extra) and a strawberry margarita.
    Patricia J.

    Taco Mondays with crunchy tacos less than $2 a piece! The margaritas are delish, too! The every Monday 'Soup Of The Day' is split pea (more so a YUMMY veggie soup)...I always take a quart home with me! I highly recommend Barragan's, on Victory Blvd in Burbank. Did I forget to mention it's family owned and the staff are really nice??

    Albondigas soup, rice, beans, tortillas,  onions cilantro lemons and chips and salsa.

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    Love the food and ambiance. This place is a great family Mexican food spot! It's like traditional Mexican restaurant w margaritas.

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    This place is awesome the waiters are absolutely friendly must eat here people great tacos.

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    I stopped by Kalaveras while visiting the Jackalope Art Fair in Downtown Burbank. After walking…read morearound in the heat, I wanted somewhere with seating, shade, and A/c. I had passed by this restaurant before but had never been curious enough to actually stop in. This time their drink menu advertised outside caught my attention so I figured "hey, why not?" From the moment I walked in i was trying to figure out whether I liked the atmosphere or not. The music was excellent, but the décor took me a second to process. It felt like an 80s lounge crashed into a neon Día de los Muertos inspired art gallery. It's most definitely not a quiet, cozy restaurant. It has more of a loud, colorful, party style personality. I was seated promptly by a kind hostess but I wasn't attended to by a waiter for nearly 10 minutes. Once my waiter did come by he was kind, quick, and professional. Now, I'm going to be honest.. I'm pretty picky when it comes to Mexican restaurant food, so I didn't have the highest expectations. I ordered the potato taquitos, a Jarrito Loco made with watermelon purée, vodka instead of tequila, and chamoy on the rim, plus chiles toreados and one carne asada taco. Laugh all you want, but I was half expecting the food to come out looking like a cafeteria lady had splattered it onto a plate... I was genuinely impressed by the presentation instead. The potato "taquitos" were bigger than I expected so don't let the "itos" fool you. They were crispy, flavorful, filling, and honestly so delicious. Those get a 5/5 from me. My drink was also incredible. It was refreshing, especially with how hot the day was, and had just the right amount of alcohol. The presentation was so cute I almost felt bad ruining it. Easily one of the best drinks I've had in the Burbank area -- 5/5. The carne asada taco wasn't as impressive as the potato taquitos, so I'd give that a 3/5. The chile toreado was definitely spicy, it just needed to be salted a little more but otherwise no complaints! I need to remind myself not to be too quick to judge because I was genuinely surprised by this place. The décor wasn't fully my personal style, but the food and drinks more than made up for it. I'd definitely come back again, especially for the potato taquitos and drinks.

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    Now I know why this place always has a long wait. Hot tip: You can join the waitlist on Yelp before…read moreyou get there! I came with a friend who is a regular and she gave me a lot of good recommendations of what to order. The menu is quite large, filled with tons of delicious Mexican breakfast options! I'm a big machaca fan, so that's what I ordered. As an appetizer, we got the molletitos with chorizo and OMG! It was absolutely delicious. I got to taste my friend's huevos divorciados and the sauce was so delicious. My machaca was different than what I have had at other restaurants, a little on the dry side, but I enjoyed it. Loved the rice and beans it came with! Another highlight was the Cafe de Olla itself! I think I downed like 4 cups of it, it was so delicious. Service here was fantastic. Highly recommend!

    I visit this place last week and I really wanted to like since a friend recommended this place but…read moremy experience was horrible, everything went wrong, I will list a couple of thing that happened and made me never wanting to go back again. They told me the wait was 30-45 minutes since I really wanted to try the place I agreed. We arrived there at 11:15am and the out me in the waitlist, I wait for 1hr and I never receive the notification on my phone that my table was ready so I want to ask what was going on, the guy tolde oh you missed your table, and I said how come if I haven't got any notifications on my phone? He said show me your phone and I did and he did apologize and said give me few minutes I will give you the next table, does few minutes turn into another 39min. At this point I was already frustrated from all the wait but I remained calmed. Finally after almost 2hr we got our table, we order our food. My daughter order the French toast with fresh strawberry's, on the menu has the option with strawberry sauce or Fresh strawberry's and we specifically asked for Fresh strawberry's. I order chilaquiles and my husband also chilaquiles and my sun order pancakes. The food arrived after almost 1hr wait, we were starving after all the wait and the order of the French toast was wrong they send it with strawberry sauce instead of fresh strawberry's and we let our waiter know and he did offer to change it or just bring the fresh strawberry's on the side and my daughter said she was starving and didn't want to wait for another order so just said she just wanted the strawberry's on the side, he did bring the strawberries. And everything will be fine even do we didn't like the food, but when we got the check they charge $6 for the side of strawberries, I wouldn't mind if it was our mistake. I know $6 it's not a lot, it's just the principle that they supposed to correct their mistake. We didn't ask them to remove the charge we just paid and we still leave a good tip because we al way like to tip good. But honestly I wouldn't recommend this place. And we are never going back.

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    Wife and I try to get here, now and then, but it's been a long time since we moved from Glendale to…read moreCulver City.. We finally got there, today, 4pm (on a Saturday) and the food and the staff were excellent. We ordered the Queso fundido for appetizer and as long as you're in the mood for bubbly cheese and chorizo, this is great with chips, but they also give you a choice of flour or corn tortillas with it, as well. For main, we tried the Molcajete, which we haven't had, anywhere, since we lived down in O.C. It turned out to be better than what we had in O.C., from the sauce to the meats and cheese to the peppers. Also, their chicken tortilla soup was good (as a side with the Molcajete) with lots of veggies in it. The staff were wonderful, though.. From the first waiter who allowed us to change from a table to a booth to our waiter, Jose, who was friendly and looked after us (also quick on getting back to us, every time). And a special thanks to Yennie (possibly, spelled with a J', if so, "lo siento") who also helped us and even when *someone* (me) had a party foul with a margarita, she quickly helped out and was super nice about it. After a trip to the dentist (for a crown replacement) and a long week, everyone at Don Cuco's allowed us to relax and the food (and margaritas ;-) ) made it perfect.

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    Hole Mole. This place rocks. Celia's has become one of my favorite Mexican spots in Burbank. Now I…read morecome for the Mole. A fun fact, they have a large table that has been in the family for decades. They offer both inside and patio seating. That means your dog is welcome. The mole is outstanding. They have 4 kinds to choose from. It is rich, complex, and full of authentic flavor. The chicken tacos were fresh, perfectly seasoned, and absolutely delicious. They are plastered on top of hand made tortillas with a pico de gallo. Order the flight of mole and pour it on top. The location is great and makes for a fun dining experience, especially if you're looking for something a little different from the usual Mexican restaurant. Their tequilla bar makes for a fun experience. The service was friendly, attentive, and welcoming throughout our visit. However service is hit or miss. Sometimes only one person is serving the inside section. The only downside is the parking situation, which can be a bit challenging. We usually park across the street and walk over. Highly recommend for anyone craving excellent mole, tasty tacos, and great margaritas! You can also check out the stables next door.

    Beyond ignored and completely unwelcome. This place could have been the hubby and I spot. Since…read moreit's so close to home. But unfortunately, they were really unfriendly & understaffed and the waiter/bartender was extremely bothered we were there and seemed very overwhelmed. I don't know who Celia is but maybe get more staff in the kitchen and a hostess and more waitress/waiters. We went in Saturday Valentines night dinner right before 6pm and found parking to be easy and should have taken that as a sign but figured we get better service. NOPE! The parking not is just really small and the people sitting had ordered and committed to staying I guess. Keep reading and you'll get my drift! Honestly, We assumed it would be a great night romantic dinner. Then, we walked in and felt so neglected. No hostess to greet or seat you. The bus man or waiter said wait here and cleaned a table when 3 were available. It looks like the three employees were doing everything and at the same time doing nothing! It was comical at first. He sat us finally and then we ordered. Appetizers and a Molcajete and two nonalcoholic drinks. By now 32mins passed. No chips & salsa. No nothing... we should have just left. But we were lazy to leave elsewhere with no reservations on Valentine day. He brought me a drink from the bar like if I ordered it, I hate to say he might have memory issues. Then he noticed we still don't have our drinks and he had to ask again what I ordered. Now 50mins passed and at another 15 mins the main course came before the appetizers were served so I cancelled it. It just seems like they didn't care for anyone else but the people at the bar. Ppl were just walking in and ended up leaving or seating themselves. Majority left and they didn't even notice! Not welcoming at all and as for the food. I feel like everything was previously frozen as the chicken and meat was very chewy-leather like. The cheese was cold. And just grateful that we didn't get sick because it wasn't cooked all the way. When I go into a restaurant, I expect good service and quality food. I unfortunately won't be returning. Such a shame because this place has western character straight out of a saloon and can't speak for the drinks as we didn't even eat our entire meal and wanted to get the hell out. Do better because this could be a cute hangout spot!

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