Was looking for a local spot to eat and came across this place. We found parking right away since…read moreit's located in a small center. It felt very welcoming when we walked in, especially since there were no other customers there at the time. I will admit, I was a little hesitant about the freshness of the food because the restaurant was empty. This place seems like it has a lot of potential, I'm just not sure people know about the location yet, especially with so few reviews. I did enjoy the decor, though. It's very colorful inside with beautiful wall paintings. We ordered a few traditional plates, and I got my son the kids' quesadilla with french fries. We also started with chips and salsa, along with the house guacamole. Everything was really good, and even the horchata was delicious. I especially loved the flavor of the meat on my carne asada plate. The warm handmade corn tortillas were the highlight,I haven't had tortillas like that in a long time. The mixed fajitas were okay. My only real issue was my son's french fries, they were brown and looked like the grease may not have been changed, which made me nervous about him eating them. Other than that, everything had really good flavor. I'm still a little hesitant because there were no customers, so I'm unsure about the overall freshness and quality. That said, I would come back because the service was excellent. The server was very attentive, caring, and provided a great experience. She was great.

Walked in on a Sunday morning and it wasn't too busy. Clean charming place with an aquatic…read morebackdrop. Friendly and attentive staff. Ordered my kids chicken nuggets and scrambled eggs. Both were perfectly cooked. My kids cleaned their plate. Cool plates btw. The wife and I ordered chilaquiles with steak and chicken. Fresh and not too soggy. Great tasting salsa and not too spicy. Very tasty. The prices are reasonable. Everything was fresh and delicious. My only gripe was how the waitress failed to bring back our change after paying our bill with cash. Or bill was $83.11 so I paid with $100. Our change was never brought back. I had to politely ask her for our change. I was going to leave her a tip regardless but that should be my choice. Maybe there was a misunderstanding and I hope it doesn't detour us from coming back.

Listennn... this is my birria pluggg Hidden gem and very unassuming exterior, but the food is on…read morepoint! I always stop by when I'm in the area. Los hablan español primero, así que prepárate para ordenar en Español like a true Angeleno. If you're a transplant, apréndelo! Solid plate of tacos every time and I love the consomé! Love this spot!

Ordered their fish taco: 10/10 Carne asada burrito: 8/10…read more The fish taco is up to par from what I've tasted at other spots. Burrito was huge, tasty just a tad greasy which is why I gave it that score. I would come back and try other items from their menu. Pretty solid spot.

Service: Friendly and helpful. Thank you Bertha for the warm welcome!!! 5/5…read moreAmbiance: Clean spacious comfortable and casual. Two large dining areas, open seating plan. Not stylish or festive ... but also not loud or off putting either. Basic. 4/5 Food: Traditional and comforting....generous portions. Ordered the chile verde/chile colorado from the chef specialities section of menu....our lovely server Bertha pointed it out since my cousin wanted to try both.....I had the very cheesy chile relleno.....came with generous portion of beans and rice...it was great for me nothing too salty but the two rellenos were only lukewarm tho the cheeze was well melted....it was good and hearty 4/5......chips and salsa free....the chips had a Doritos style color dusting of red 5/5 some kind of spice maybe??...it was fresh and crunchy and kinda thick, we liked it plus the salsa was not hot just tangy....we asked for Pico de Gallo but they don't serve it a la carte apparently. It comes as part of an entree, but never found out which one. Turns out the cook/owner was once the executive chef at Angel Stadium. So food was solid, traditional and nothing fancy nouvelle or la de da...nothing crazy experimental...just good solid Mex that will satisfy a craving. The Jamaica was not too sweet not too sour....not watered down...light and refreshing....wish I had asked for a refill or maybe they don't do refills on agua frescos, I don't know. Very nice extensive menu. Plenty of free parking. Tucked in the corner of a strip mall on Roaemead Blvd. Not easily visible from the street in any direction. So pay attention to your GPS.

Wow! I stumbled upon this place this morning and am I glad I did. The food is so good. I met the…read moreowner and he was delightful. I ordered scrambled egg enchiladas covered in chili verde, unbelievable! My super sweet waitress brought me some fresh chicharon and it was delicious. The chips are seasoned and I thought that was a nice touch too. Salsa was solid and the place is nice and clean. I highly recommend this establishment that has been there since 1994! Enjoy!

Some places serve food. Some places feel like home…read more That's exactly how I felt walking into Cuca's Restaurant. I stopped in for the machaca and immediately understood why this place has such a loyal following. The beef was flavorful, perfectly seasoned, and had that homemade quality that reminds you of breakfasts at your grandparents' house rather than something coming off an assembly line. What really stood out though was watching the sweet woman behind the counter cooking the food as orders came in. There was something comforting about it -- like being invited into someone's kitchen rather than eating at a restaurant. In a world full of trendy spots and over-the-top presentations, Cuca's keeps it simple: good food, good people, and the kind of atmosphere that makes you want to stay a little longer. Sometimes that's all you need

Just like Abuelita's homemade food. Everyone is extremely welcoming. We will return many timesread more

we played at whittier narrows and wanted some tacos nearby. we were originally going to another…read moreplace, but many were not open at 1am. we drove past el atacor, and the balloons actually worked and caught our attention. we saw that they have higher ratings on google and this was 24 hours so we thought it was perfect. it was so cold inside. we decided to just go home and eat our food. what we ordered: 2 carne taquitos - 1.5/5. these were fresh, but very little filling, and small for the price. it was $5 but the taquitos were short. 4 chicarron tacos - 5/5 these were sooooo good!! never had chicharron tacos before. even after driving 35 minutes home they were crunchy and delicious! 1 carne, 1 carnitas, 1 lengua, 1 pastor - 5/5. all of the tacos were so good. the meat were flavorful. lengua was incredibly soft. tacos were 4 for $8. they gave us plenty of salsa, and we asked for jalapenos&carrots.

I went in there this morning and the customer service is horrible! No communication & the food is…read moreterrible. All they care about is getting your money I got a torta from here that looked like a small smashed panini. Asked for a refund and they said no , wouldn't ever recommend this place you're better off going anywhere else. Trust me I wouldn't make time to make this review unless it was this bad.

Great experience here. The food came out hot, fresh, and full of flavor. I ordered the steak picado…read moreeverything was cooked perfectly -- the meat was tender and the seasoning was on point. The portions were generous and you can tell they take pride in their food. The service was friendly and welcoming, and the atmosphere felt comfortable and relaxed. Definitely a spot I'd come back to again. Highly recommend if you're looking for good quality Mexican food and great service.

So we've been to this restaurant before for celebrations, never had an issue before, the food is…read moregood and we've never had bad service until today. It's Father's Day so we did expect a little wait we were a party of 7 which is usually our party size, we get there at 5:20pm we waited about 10 min to be seated which we were like ok that wasn't too bad, the waiter comes to the table at 5:41 to take our order which we ordered drinks and food at the same time like I said we've been there before and normally get the same things, so we order and wait, the waiter brings chips and salsa about 3 times at 5:58 he comes and does refills and says our order is almost ready we said ok and the waiter was nice and we were laughing and joking with him, at 6:02 a party of 4 shows up and I noticed that they knew someone there and they got seated at a booth right away I'm assuming that was maybe their usual booth because it seems they already had it ready, they got their order taken right away and got their food around 6:25 so when the waiter came back I asked why they got their food first and he said oh they had simple plates and that that's how they do things in the kitchen which I saw their plates and it was basically the plates we ordered aside from my shrimp cocktail, I was like hmmmm then he's like of your order is coming out in a few minutes, we wait longer I'm looking at the waiter wait in the other tables, mind you it wasn't too packed, it's now been literally almost an hour since we ordered so as patient as we are we got frustrated and all walked to the front to speak to the lady which we tell her just charge us for the drinks and we're gonna leave, she says oh now they are plating your food I was like it's ok we would Like to leave and just pay for our drinks, she looked at as all rude and said just to leave! I was like wow! Never will we go there again!!! We ended up at the taco truck not too far down Tacos Los Carnales and got our food in less than 10min and the food was AMAZING! Do better Casa Jimenez

I've been in Whittier for about 6 years and I love coming here for a delicious home made flavored…read moresuper breakfast burrito. Staff is ways so friendly and nice. Plenty of parking. Family type of restaurant. Ambience is relaxing. Give them a try.

Stopped by this morning for a menudo to go- still as delicious as when I first tried it many years…read moreago.. it's fresh, not smelly which means it's very clean tripe, it's flavorful and not greasy like most places around Whittier- this spot is the OG spot! Menudo served daily! I've tried other dishes before and I must say all their dishes are delicious/ Pancho still there and just as welcoming and wonderful as ever!

I was feeling under the weather and was on the hunt for a caldito de pollo with all the trimmings,…read moreand I am so grateful I found this place in my first try. The soup cured everything that I probably didn't even know I suffered from. You know that scene in ratatouille where Anton Ego was transported to his childhood home, having that meal that just felt like a hug? That's what this soup felt like. Like being at my grandmas house (she has passed) and it felt like you were a kid again, and everything was going to be ok. I can't wait to try the rest of their food, and I'm happy I live so close by!

The staff was very nice and the food was great I can't wait to try more we had just a asada taco…read moreand the Costilla plate! Love the hand made corn tortillas apparently my grandma came here years ago so they have been around along time