My fiancé and I frequent Carnitas. It's our go to! We love their burritos, enchiladas and Margaritas.

Worst Carne Asada fries I've had in a minute. It's fries with cheese and some kind of mystery meat they are calling Carne Asada. It was mushy and weird. No Pico, no beans, just not worth it at all. Very sad. I was tired and craving some. Ended up making my own Pico and heated some refried beans up. Still sucked.. read more

Carnitas Express - Mexican Near Me - Menifee, California

Been here a couple of times & gonna keep on coming. Just had the burritos so far, or should I say Brontosaurus Burritos, and they are Awesome. They are Super Huge and taste Delicious. I have learned to split my burrito cause I just can't finish it. The Breakfast Burritos are so warm and filling. Got a Ham & Egg Burrito w/ Potatoes and cheese. Soooo Good! Can't wait to try more food here. I'm Definitely gonna have to start going back to the gym now. read more

Carnitas Express - Ham & Egg Breakfast Burrito w/ Salsa. 1/2 of the Burrito is like a Whole 1! Deliciousness! - Mexican Near Me - Menifee, California

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Horrible service. Food is OK. Today was my 4th and last time to go here. I mostly have a problem with the non existent service. The first couple times I wrote it off to they are busy. Sitting at the bar today and actually waited 7 min before I was asked if I wanted anything. Used the time to find another place to go and was no disappointed with Michi Tacos. Next to Ralph's. Carnitas express is no longer one of the few places in town for mexican food. Hope the competition pummels them read more

This place is a gem! I went to Integrity tire for a oil change and tire rotation and since they were busy decided to have a little breakfast. I'm glad I did. Staff was friendly, food was amazing. Menu is great. So much to pick from. It's literally a hole in the wall kind of place which I live about it. These kinds of places are simply the best! Highly recommended if you're ever in the area. read more

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Just stopped in today 8/14 around 1:30ish. I ordered a potato taco and a shredded chicken taco. The potato taco could have used a bit more salt but otherwise tasted great. The chicken taco was great as well. I would definitely recommend. Service was great as well. read more

Food is great, service is not. We get take out for the a limited interactions as ordering is hard enough. Food is outstanding and worth the effort. Ambiance seems great for the regulars that go into the bar area. read more

My sister is a vegetarian and gets their beans cheese burrito. Literally her last few bites of the burrito had meat in it. Poor thing was mortified read more

This review is long overdue. We had a wake at my house for a family member and we had Carnitas cater it for us. Their food was amazing and we had way too much left overs that we sent several families home with enough for several dinners each . We had their Carne Asada, Pollo Asada and chicken fajitas with rice and beans. The food was greasy and stayed hot for hours. Thanks Carnitas for making a stressful day a little less stressful . read more

Got the chicken suiza enchiladas- the chicken tasted like it was from a can. The rice and beans were mediocre. The only thing I liked was the two margaritas I had. But the bill for two was over $100!!! Dumb. read more

Excellent food and service. Been coming here for nearly 20 years. Always a good choice.

This my family's favorite restaurant even though we live in Perris we usually come here 2-3x a month. Our favorite waitresses are Jenny, and Sabrina. There are 1-2 waitresses we avoid due to slow service but everyone else is top notch. As for the food the dishes we love the most: Trio-steak shrimp and chicken fajitas, cheese enchiladas, any tacos, chicken tortilla soup, menudo, pancakes, carne asada w/eggs, and flautas. We have been coming here roughly 6-7 years and make it a routine. If you're looking for a great family Mexican spot this is definitely the place! read more

Jenny is amazing. Total took care of us even at the end of the night. She is so happy it rubs off on everyone around her.

We went to Carnitas Express tonight and we were very impressed!! It is a cute little restaurant with a small bar area. As soon as we arrived we were greeted and taken to our table by a very nice gentleman. Our amazing waitress greeted us immediately and brought us our drinks. The gentleman then brought us our chips and salsa. We then ordered an El Matador Burrito with Shredded Chicken to share. It was more than enough and absolutely delicious!! We were so impressed with everything, and we loved the people that worked there. They were all so nice and had the sweetest smiles. Thank you for a wonderful experience! We will be back soon! read more

Not as good or big of a portion as it used to be, but still good! I would recommend to anybody. Ur better off if u go inside to eat. Free chips & great salsa bar. Try it. Say HI to Breanna 4 me! read more

Walked in today before noon to get my grandson some tacos. Was completely ignored by the girl working up front while she proceeded to talk to a fellow employee. Then she got on the phone for the next 10 minutes and when she got off she still completely ignored me and went back to talk to her friend. Have rarely eaten there and most definitely won't again if that's the type of treatment the staff gives you. Also the restaurant was not busy at all and the cooks looked like they were waiting for orders read more

Very much DIRTY its been there since well there for months. I really need to pick another Mexican restaurant. The whole place is like this. Every were you Look read more

Carnitas Express - Dirty cabinets - Mexican Near Me - Menifee, California

Miserable here at Carnitas Express...no freaking air conditioning. Poor workers and dont forget us paying customers. Owner needs to address this like yesterday. read more

I was meeting a friend here for lunch. A woman (who I later found out was named Kathryn) walked into the restaurant right in front of me and let the door shut in my face. Lucky me, Kathryn turned out to be our server. When my friend tried ordering a lunch special, K told her they were no longer available even though the menu didn't reflect that. I ordered a chicken tostada. My friend ordered a beef enchilada and taco combo. Since the plate was overflowing with sauce, she shared some of it with me. Her comments were that the taco was the worst she'd ever had. As a 76 yr old, she's had lots of tacos in her lifetime! When brought to K's attention, K frowned and aggressively chastised her for not speaking up earlier. No apology. I was struck by the fact that there was so little beef in the enchilada that I didn't see ANY. They've raised their prices by an average of $5. on the lunch items. A soda cost $4.! I know prices needed to be raised but not by such a huge jump all at once. When I dine out I bring along raw veggies to supplement my diet. On this occasion, K aggressively told me that the owner gets "really angry" when people bring in outside food and not to do it again. Then she stormed off. I can't help but wonder if K is an owner since she constantly seemed to be "really angry". Bottom line is my friend nor I will never set foot into this place again. Hopefully the owners will rethink what a ripple effect having such toxic employees and unreasonable rules has on the future of their business. There are plenty of other restaurants to choose from and more coming every month! read more

Pretty sure you're supposed to fill up the cups Ice or no ice it's haft full , wtf . If I'm paying $9 a piece for these I want them filled up . , even adding ice to it and put both together it's just hardly full read more

Carnitas Express - Thanks for the haft filled drinks , no ice or not , you should still fill it up . - Mexican Near Me - Menifee, California

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this place is trash. Walked in asking to see a to go menu. They had NONE. Told me to look at the one on their website. Guess what, it's corrupted. Like you dummies couldnt offer me to order off the menu you give to your dine in customers? Is that menu different from the one to go? Like what the F is the deal here? The thing that made me walkout was the fact that NOBODY cared to offer help. They even knew the website menu was not working so then WHY the hell would you tell me to pull it up in the first place. I work in the service industry and if I'm the General Manager as this place, every server and cashier would be filing for unemployment. They should all be fired read more

Poor service with a smile, over priced generic Mexican food. Breakfast quality is similar to what you would find at a hamburger stand. I could go on for days, but honestly what can you expect from a Mexican restaurant that serves American breakfast. read more

When I first moved here, Carnitas Express was my goto restaurant! I really liked it and took all of my friends here. Lately, it's been terrible! The food is bland and the service is very bad! Will not be returning here! read more

Very large portions. Even with a small staff they are very prompt giving you food. The food was good for two or three people. I ordered steak fajitas. The sides were huge. The chips and salsa very authentic. Worth the visit. Priced a bit high but it's a meal and you will have to get to go boxes for sure. read more

service was no good . They got the order wrong . Then they said they would correct it & give us a credit. But NO they lied . Ended up costing me more .. I don't know go figure! I was so unhappy & I just left . I won't return. And I won't refer any family or friends to go eat there. Review is a " ZERO" !! read more

I have been coming here for years and had great experiences with dine in however lately they can't seem to get my to go order correct. When I call them to let them know they messed up they require I bring the food back. This last time the cashier threw the food in the trash in front of me. Not sure what to think about this place read more

The food not good for there the enchilada is not enchilada plates it was $37.00 drown the drain I'll not for there evermore

This place has never failed us. Always a good meal. Great for breakfast or lunch even dinner. read more

Taco Tuesday is always worth it. It's not the most authentic Mexican food but the house omelette hits the spot. I gave it a 4 because they do their best in these tough times (covid, short staffed, worker/food shortages, you know the deal) read more

We went on Taco Tuesday, it was busy but our waitress was great. Service was fast, the food was delicious and the portions were ample and worth the price. We didn't linger long so others could be seated. Only negative was noisy children of inattentive parents. My son comment how glad he was I taught him restaurant manners. We're frequent patrons, fortunately noisy kids are infrequent occurrence. read more

Was referred to this place by a friend, first time here , Was seated really quick with menus, waited around 15min to get service. I guess we need to visit a couple more times before I give a true review. read more

Omg this place sucks does not have good food at all and I tried a bunch of food here! Tacos suck really dry and bland, the cocido soup had no flavor, I can go on and on and there prices for the quality of food is ridiculous! Really 14.95 for pancakes what a joke! read more

Used to eat there all the time. Food and service were very good. Last night I went there and the food was mediocre and the service was terrible! The carnitas didn't taste very good, and I was sick all night. The server acted like the customers were bothering her. That could be why they had a sign in the window to hire servers. I will not go there anymore. read more

Servers were visible and saw us, we say for 8 minutes then asked someone for menus, waitress tossed them on the table and walked away. So we left. Not good service, so won't go back. Rude! read more

The meat didn't have flavor. The taquitos and the carnitas very tasteless Service was great and nice atmosphere . Probably won't go back read more

Typically happy with Carnitas food. However, I ordered tamales for Christmas Eve and the masa was dry and crumbled and fell apart in some of the tamales even before I could put them in the steamer to cook. read more

I would give this place a 3 1/2 rounded up to a four. It's like walking into an old-school diner with a Mexican flair. We ended up coming in here with no wait on a Saturday night. I ended up getting a taco combo. The chips and salsa are fresh and on the spot. The mild is very mild and the hot is very hot so I like to mix it the food we get a four-star the service was a little bit different. Our waitress was on top of it, and very polite, but didn't follow through, for example we asked for a taco with no lettuce and she was very gracious in telling us of course, but then the taco came with lettuce. She corrected it with no problem second was we got churros and I was talked into the one with ice cream and strawberries to go once I got home the ice cream was frostbitten and there was no syrup sauce, what sucks is she talked me into it and then forgot the best part! I will return though, because the price is right and the food is good. read more

If you haven't eaten at Carnitas express your missing out. Their breakfast is bomb and great price. Best sit down breakfast place in Menifee. T-bone steak and eggs is 16.99 Saturdays and Sundays. Steak cooked perfectly and tender. Plenty of space and great service! read more

Carnitas Express - T bone steak and eggs biscuits and gravy - Mexican Near Me - Menifee, California

The team was thorough and accommodating. The service and food was excellent. I will definitely visit this location again.

Carnitas Express is a small chain of four restaurants, centered around the small southern California town of Menifee, just outside the gated community of Canyon Lake. We actually visited Carnitas Express several times, a couple of years ago, and I'm just getting around to posting here on Yelp. My article may seem a bit disjointed, as it's because parts of a couple articles have been copied and pasted here... Carnitas Express features a spacious, clean, modern dining room, and it's very comfortable. The menu features just about everything "Mexican" that you can imagine, including breakfast. Their Bloody Mary drinks are legendary; when you pay a visit, you owe it to yourself to indulge in one of these fine drinks! My wife ordered a breakfast of Huevos A Caballo, which the menu states as two eggs, cooked any style, placed on top of two cheese enchiladas, served with rice and refried beans. She ate it all, which is unusual for herm and she loved every bite! I was thinking that maybe she wouldn't be able to eat it all and that I'd get to "help her out," but that didn't happen... good thing I ordered a Bloody Mary to accompany my breakfast. I ordered a breakfast of two fried eggs, over easy, refried beans, and corn tortillas, which happens to be one of my favorite Mexican breakfasts. OK, that was stock, as I ordered extra corn tortillas, and spiced up the whole meal from Carnitas Expresses' salsa bar. Check it out, as it was a "Bloody Mary morning," for me, as I didn't have to drive, so I passed on my usual copious cups of coffee and ordered a Bloody Mary. Carnitas Express makes a "killer" Bloody Mary... if you're a fan of that genre of drink, you owe it to yourself to visit Carnitas Express. On another occasion, I ordered a breakfast of scrambled eggs and chorizo, corn tortillas, salsa and coffee. Carnita's menu describes my breakfast as "Homemade Chorizo scrambled with two eggs." I describe my breakfast as delicious, authentic, and one of the best Mexican breakfasts that I've enjoyed in California. The menu offers both Mexican and American favorites, and most Mexican entrees are served with beans, and the choice of home fries, or Mexican rice, and your choice of either flour or corn tortillas. If you're a fan of breakfast, as I am, breakfast is served all day! Enjoy the delicious, authentic, Mexican cuisine, enjoy the fast, friendly service by the attractive female staff members, and savor the best Bloody Mary in town... Carnitas Express lives up to their slogan, "Simply The Best. read more

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