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Cesi's Cafe

4.6 (14 reviews)
Open • 7:00 am - 8:00 pm

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5 months ago

Always on point. Food Hot Drinks Cold. always get greeted with a smile.I always recommend my friends from out of town to stop by.

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3 years ago

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2 years ago

They have Delicious Bacon wrapped shrimp Everyone there is friendly and the restaurant is very clean

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3 years ago

Cesi's Cafe is the best place in town. If you're local or just passing through go check em out!

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2 years ago

Delicious. Excellent food and service. Nice clean environment. Will definitely be back

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2 years ago

I love the biscuits and gravy for breakfast and lunch I like to order a wet burrito or a taco salad.

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4 years ago

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10 years ago

Good restaurant in the middle of nowhere. Service is excellent. Carne Asada was great. Looking forward to going back.

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Chalio’s

Chalio’s

3.9(237 reviews)
27.3 mi

This is really wonderful Mexican spot in Kettleman City. It's a great halfway point if you're…read moretraveling from North to South of Cali. It's as authentic as you can get with Mexican food. We had the wet burrito and it was delicious. Definitely has a spicy kick to it. There's indoor and outdoor seating. Definitely worth a visit!

Do you own a dog? Then this is possibly your only viable location to stop that has actual grass…read more Everywhere else has wood chips or artificial grass. I've been interested in eating here for about a year. For about a year, we have been making Dunkin Donuts our mid-point stop on our way to the beach. Both to and from. That's because we always bring our dog with us. Plus my youngest always needs to "go" before we reach our destination.. Idk why I posted only this, but there's much more to talk about. Today, we pushed ourselves further than we should have and are in desperate need of food. The majority want Mexican, so I suggest Chalio's. There are other Mexican restaurants, but this one is in the main area and looks the most maintained. Looks can be deceiving though. Maybe at one time this was a decent sit down restaurant. Now it looks pretty run down. The restrooms are the most telling. I don't think anyone really cleans them. Probably just restocks them. The trash cans were overfilled, and the menu has also been taken over by bright paper covering old menu items and advertising new. Considering the size of Kettleman, this is par for the course, sadly. But the food. The food is great. We got the birria tacos and asada fries because they were out of nachos. What was supposed to be a quick to-go stop turned into a sit down because the kids asada fries took so long. I didn't mind. I was driving and needed time to eat. The birria tacos themselves were just OK in my opinion. Nothing a few squeezes of lemon wouldn't fix. But my friend from Ghana who traveled with us was blown away. He got the regular tacos, which have become his favorite food here in California. I guess if you've never had birria tacos before, these would be good. His eyes widened from his one bite, so it looked like he was experiencing something spiritual lol. If you're looking for clean restrooms and good Mexican food, park at Dunkin, do what you need to do, and walk over

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Chalio’s - Food prep

Food prep

Chalio’s - Tacos - lengua, adobada

Tacos - lengua, adobada

Chalio’s - Front

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El Dollar Taqueria - "Enchilada"

El Dollar Taqueria

4.0(277 reviews)
21.1 mi
•$

Yes, it is a food truck style place off the I-5 and it is delicious. I was driving in 106 degrees…read moreweather and opted to eat in the air conditioned car, so I ordered an easy to eat carne asada quesadilla. It was large and full of meat and cheese and one of the best I've had in a long time. My sister got the chili verde burrito that looked a foot long and 3 in diameter, her burrito was huge and she says it was awesome. The man that took our order was really nice! He understood my Spanish greeting and cooks yummy food! I highly recommend stopping by and good authentic Mexican food

Ordered asada burritos supreme and came out to $20 each! No wonder the prices weren't posted…read morecorrectly. Supposed to have the works(per the lady working the register) asada, beans, onion cilantro, avocado, sour cream, cheese & lettuce (I omitted the rice) - $40 for 2 burritos sorry, ridiculously over priced. Got worse when I bit into the burrito and all it had was meat and beans - w/a touch of sour cream. Got to the middle of the burrito - still no avocado, onion, cilantro, cheese, lettuce in sight. This wasn't an error either because both burritos were ordered exactly the same way and both were made the same. The truck had one worker and one customer besides me, so there's no oversight. This has been a stop for me for over 10yrs for a quick bite while on the 5, as of today never again.

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El Dollar Taqueria - Covered area with four tables

Covered area with four tables

El Dollar Taqueria - Pescado tacos

Pescado tacos

El Dollar Taqueria - Outdoor seating

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Medrano's - Chips and salsa

Medrano's

4.6(16 reviews)
14.6 mi

First time here since the remodel and new ownership. The restaurant looks really good and well put…read moretogether. It was a much-needed remodel compared to how it was with the previous business. He also have a choice of seating to the right from the entrance or boots and to the left from the entrance our tables. As we walked in the door, the restaurant looked very clean and everything looked new. We were greeted and given a choice of where to sit in the restaurant. We were given menus to look over and made our choices. We were served chips and salsa while we waited for our food and the chips were nice and thick and crispy. The salt was a bit different. It was more blended than I expected. I would've preferred small chunks of tomato chili and onions and to see a little bit of cilantro in there, but the salsa was not bad. We went with; Carne Asada burrito grilled to a crispy golden brown. Also ordered the two taquitos which is a crispy rollup taco with chicken, lettuce, tomato cheese, and guacamole. Our drinks, we ordered ice water with lemon wedges and one Horchata. The Horchata was huge enough, for two people. A little bit on the sweet side, but just added a little bit of water and it made it perfect. Our server gave good service and checked on us to make sure had everything we needed for a positive dinning experience.

Stopped in on a Tuesday morning and was the only person in here, the lack of people made me a…read morelittle nervous but what u noticed was a completely remodeled restaurant that was super clean. Waiter who my guess is the owner recommended the chilaquiles and they did not disappoint. I ordered them with Machaca over the top. The meat was so soft and filled with flavor. Spice level was perfect. I hate when the chips are soggy and these had the perfect crisp to them. Beans were good and truthfully an egg is an egg Would definitely recommend this place! 5/5

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Medrano's - Table seating

Table seating

Medrano's - Homemade Salda Roja and Mexican Coke

Homemade Salda Roja and Mexican Coke

Medrano's - Come on in

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Come on in

Casa Mendoza - Flautas

Casa Mendoza

3.6(406 reviews)
49.2 mi
•$$

Fantastic food and experience!…read more Tried on a whim after a day at Sequoia, not expecting too much after seeing the Yelp stars, but all expectations were blown out of the water. Staff were immediately welcoming, personable to talk with, patient, and helpful not just to us but all other guests around! We sat at one of the many outdoor patio tables, which made for exactly the relaxing mood we needed. The complimentary fresh chips and salsa were finished before the waiter returned to take our order. Both are clearly made fresh, with the chips being very visibly cut, fried, and seasoned and the salsa being refreshing and slightly spicy. The wet burrito supreme was filled with tender, juicy beef shreds and topped with a red sauce packed with flavor. The chicken and mole was a delightful surprise to see on the menu, and it blew our minds! The thigh, leg, and breast chunk were wonderfully tender but still firm enough to not just become part of the sauce, which was packed with flavor, smokiness, and richness. The beef flautas were admittedly a little hard and the weakest plate on the table, but it was compensated by the rice and beans being nicely seasoned and cooked to the perfect texture/consistency.

Casa Mendoza is one of the few restaurant options outside of Sequoia National Park and overall, I'd…read moresay the service was friendly, but the food runs pretty pricey. Serving sizes on the burritos looked pretty hefty and they do have complimentary chips and salsa. Can get a little crowded on busy weekends, but they do have outdoor seating available as well. They have a shared parking lot with the small grocery store and pizza place next door. Camarones al Mojo de Ajo (2.75/5): The sides of rice and especially beans were actually quite good, but the shrimp themselves were blasted and just overcooked. Rubbery shrimp just isn't the vibe and it's a pretty expensive plate for how much protein you get. Fish Taco (3/5): Objectively, they aren't bad. The fish is flaky and not overcooked, but I was expecting fried fish tacos, not just slabs of tilapia on some corn tortillas. Caldo de Res (4.5/5): Unlike the other items, this soup was INCREDIBLE. Light and perfectly savory. The carrots are soft and the beef ribs are almost melt in your mouth fatty and tender. Would recommend this dish 10x over.

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Casa Mendoza - Interior

Interior

Casa Mendoza - Shrimp and carne asada burrito

Shrimp and carne asada burrito

Casa Mendoza - Margarita

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Margarita

Cesi's Cafe - mexican - Updated October 2026

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