Food is mediocre at best, which for me is a total disappointment. I wanted to like this place so much more than I did. Machaca (shredded beef) with eggs (average), re-fried beans (good), and Spanish rice (not good), $8.25. I give this dish 2.5 out of 5 (average) Chile Relleno (average), cheese enchilada (average), and carne asada soft taco (very good), $9.25. My wife gives this dish a 3 of 5. A la carte: Chicken taco (pretty good), $2.00. I give this item 4 out of 5. Complimentary chips were good but the salsa was blah. ***Also the prices have increase since 01/31/2014. So the prices seen in the pictures I took on Friday have been adjusted.*** Almost forgot the fountain drink machine didn't work so you can still get a can of soda (12oz) for $2.00 each. read more

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Good Asada burrito, very friendly staff and quick. Make sure you bring cash, they do not accept credit cards. They do have parking in the back. read more

Delicious Chicken Enchiladas. Waitress was nice. Brought us a huge basket of warm crispy chips and salsa as soon we were seated . I took one star off because my friend and I each ordered a soda. It had more water than syrup. Tasted like water with Coca-Cola flavoring. They should sell Mexican Coca-Cola even Carl's Jr on Willow & Long Beach Blvd sell it. Or at least sell canned sodas. The chicken enchilada plate came with 3 enchiladas, beans , rice and side of shredded lettuce salad. The waitress brought us a second basket of chips when my friend requested it. She covered all the tables alone. Tip her generously. She is great. Remember this is a cash only place but they do have an ATM. I have had their taquitos and burritos. Excellent food. This is my go to place for Mexican food This is a popular neighborhood place. I highly recommend the Cinco de Mayo. read more

Well a friend recommended this place but I was very disappointed, he must have been drunk. I understand with Covid-19 things are difficult but the food did not have the taste of a reputable establishment. read more

I do not understand why, every time I order something to go from here, they always fucked up the orders. Wonder why?????? One time I ordered rice, then I got fries. And today I ordered Nacho, then i got bunch of cucumber and salads in stead? Food is decent but the waiter can never get my order eight???!! What's up with that???!! read more

Cinco De Mayo is great for delicious Mexican food at affordable rates with huge portions. I went there for a business lunch at the recommendation of my associate and was pleasantly surprised. As much as I love dive-y Mexican restaurants, the exterior of this place almost made it look closed and the interior is not much to write home about either. But the service was friendly and the food was very good. Super important note - CASH ONLY read more

I don't like this place but it is convenient and cheap....and I am cheap so I will continue to eat there even though I am not overwhelmed by the food. The issues that I have with this place are 1) cash only....I never have cash 2) the chips and salsa are not salty..... I love salt 3) I don't like the favor of their beans -- I can't place the flavor but I think it's the pork that they cook with the beans Other more neutral observations: 1. It's popular during the lunch hour so arrive early if you can't want to wait for a seat 2. The decor and ambiance is "down home" 3. The place is clean and well kept read more

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I come here a lot. The carne asada is really tasty & seasoned well. I've had the camerones de ajo, tacos, mojarra, carne asada fries, nachos, both dry & wet burritos. The only weird thing tht catches my attention is tht they don't give you red/rojo or green/verde sauce on the side. But giving you chips & salsa with every menu item is standard. read more

This place is a pretty good authentic Mexican place in downtown Long Beach. Cash only, and the breakfast is delicious. I always get the huevos rancheros, and they are delicious. Cash only! read more

We stopped here for breakfast and had chilaquiles. I highly recommend this place. Their food is tasty and service is great.

Great spot great food. Wet burrito is awesome so is there carne asada plate. FYI- Cash only place read more

Great home cooked style mexican food. The place is homey and humble. Very clean, the help is polite and they have a jute box that looks like a purple and pink lit space ship with all your favorite south of the border jams. The tacos are alright. Not a taco joint. The lengua was hard and taste odd. The chicken and asada meat has a great flavor but better to order in another way other than the tacos. Their chips and salsa suck, sorry to say. Chips are funky, at first they are kinda crunchy until you start to chew on them, then they turn into a traffic jam on the pallet. The salsa tastes like ketchup with tapatio sprinkled in. Now to the rest of their food. Aye Carumba ! ! ! The mixed fajitas with steak, chicken and shrimp - Huge, Fantastic, mouth watering packed with meat and veggies served hot hot hot. One of my favorite fajitas around. The mixto tostada(shrimp and octopus) piled high with fresh chubby shrimp, tender octopus slices and cucumber chunks with lemon on the side. Very generous portions. The chicken tostada ! ! ! My favorite anywhere. It's huge and ridiculous looking. The plate it's served on is big, the tostada is almost as big as the plate. Bombarded with fresh crispy cold lettuce, onions, cilantro and tomatoes, delicious chicken, jack cheese and grated molida cheese with cold thick sour cream. Also lemon on the side and a healthy variety of hot sauces for that 1- 2 punch ! ! Also their soups are gigantic, get anything with shrimp involved and you'll be in heaven. Super tasty and super packed with ingredients To add to the local flavor, go wearing your favorite mariachi hat. read more

Cinco De Mayo - I dream of this tostada. - Mexican Near Me - Long Beach, California

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No wait, friendly staff, quick food, it was delicious. They bought out nachos and spicy dip before we ordered. Good service and patient with us as it was our first time. No cards accepted :-( read more

Cinco De Mayo - Fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Long Beach, California

Great low priced food. Not the typical food out three seconds after you order it. Cooked as ordered and fresh. Very friendly and comfortable feeling. Best Price is the price! I did find the salsa a bit, eh. I would skip it. read more

Cinco De Mayo - Inside - Mexican Near Me - Long Beach, California

The place is tucked away and if you're not looking you just may miss it... The food is OK. Nothing to really right home about the price point was a little more than I would expect to pay for a hole in the wall type joint and the service was NOT this places strong suit Our waitress took our order then served herself a meal at the table across from us.... She very begrudgingly left her meal to help us each time and it was akward to say the least to have to flag her down in between bites Would I order again in a pinch? Sure it's food it's edible and it will do the trick. But definitely take out and definitely calling in the order read more

Their Chile Relleno is the best I've ever had. Delicious!! You can get it wet or dry but it is packed full of flavor. The beans are sooo good! read more

What a pleasant find. I have walked by here so many times and never gone in. Today I and my colleague walked in and had a delicious lunch. He had the chili verde burrito;I had the chile verde plate. The pork was moist and all the flavors were rich and interesting. Highly recommend. Note : cash only-but there is an ATM with a $2.50 charge. read more

I have been coming here for 7 years. The food has always been consistent, and while it may not be 100% authentic it tastes great, the prices are fair, and it's close to my home. Until recently this has been my neighborhood standby. The service has been going downhill. I'm lucky if my drink gets refilled. A friend of mine was ordering a second meal to go at the time we ordered our meals, we reinforced it a total of 3 times to the server that the specific entree was to go. She brought it out with the regular meal and tried to say we didn't tell her. No girl, that's not cute. The same server also forgot to put in another order to go on another visit. She didn't remember until she brought the bill. You could see the look on her face. My friend, who ordered the dish, had to go to work. I waited another 20 minutes for the kitchen to catch up while the server patronized me with remarks like "don't be upset guys". Really? That part of the meal should have been on the house. Now maybe they just have an awful employee, but I'll put that back on the owners to handle that. In the meantime I'll go to the 100+ other options for Mexican food in Long Beach. read more

Very hearty and yummy breakfast chorizo burrito. Coworker picked up bfast so didnt see the full experience but so far so yummy.

I placed an order via phone and was told the order would be ready in 15 minutes. No additional information was given. I get there for my pickup and am told they only accept cash, and was unable to get my order. I told the woman that she should tell people that over the phone when placing an order so they will not waste their time coming down there because many people do not carry cash these days. read more

Grew up going to this restaurant. Overall good fresh food. Friendly service and humble staff.

The best Micheladas great food, I had the mojarra frita and it was delicious. the staff is very welcoming and attentive. One of my favorite places. read more

Cinco De Mayo - Mexican Near Me - Long Beach, California

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Homemade tasting food. Flavorful sauces and soups. Tasty rice and beans. Best shrimp soup I've had! Great offerings--from land to sea. Small free parking in the back (that's actually a good thing as free parking is limited in LB). Clean restroom and restaurant. You know the kitchen must be clean when you look up at the light fixtures and they are sparkly clean. No dust! Only downside is that it's cash only. However, there is an ATM machine inside. read more

Great food! I love their bean tostadas! Cash only but worth every flavor ! Been going here for years ! Great Mexican food!

Not coming here anymore. As much as I like their breakfasts, they like overcharging and changing prices at whim. My breakfast hasn't changed in 6 months, yet they changed how they charge me and increased it 20%. My last visit, I ordered a $7 breakfast and asked for chicken to be added (I got maybe 4oz of chicken), they charged me the dinner price, then added the egg add-on. My chips in salsa (chilaquiles), 4 oz of chewy chicken, and some scrambled eggs were $16... That combined with hit or miss service, water that tastes like it was just disinfected from a toilet bowl, and CASH ONLY makes it not worth coming here read more

After reading the reviews on yelp me and my has been walked to Cinco de Mayo. It was .2 miles from our house so I figured i was going to give it a try. First thing first is it was cash only. We set down the server came to us promptly. We ordered our drinks they came out within a few minutes no biggie. I ordered a chicken burrito($7.00)with sour cream and guacamole inside ($1.70 sour cream & 2.90 guacamole). My husband got the chicken enchilada plate($11.00) & my 2 year old got the shrimp rice ($6.00) I guess the food it was reasonably price I was just caught off guard when I saw $31 bill. My burrito was pretty big for seven dollars. So the reason why they didn't get five stars was because our waiter was too busy flirting with the one man by the bar and another guy at another table to be attentive to us we had to keep trying to get her attention by waiving our hands. Overall she was pretty personable so I don't have too many complaints I would come back on my lunch or something. Oh the place was pretty small maybe about 10 tables and seemed pretty chill. read more

Cinco De Mayo - The dry chicken burrito. $6.75 EXTRA 4 bucks for guac and sour cream. - Mexican Near Me - Long Beach, California

I came here around 6-8pm for take out. The horchata is never consistent, its either good or water down crap, food will give you major stomach pains. The mexican lady charged me $27 for my order, but something didn't seem right. Got home, check the prices and it should of been $24. I gave them a call and ask for prices for everything I ordered and she said it should be around $24, but when I was there she charge me $27. I don't mind paying the price, but I just HATE when i'm cheated and LIED to. read more

Ordered chiles rellenos to go for 10 order was ready when I got there, the pan was piping hot and it came with chips and salsa... everyone loved them and said they would go here for chiles rellenos Deliciousness. The wait staff is always friendly and courteous Note this place is cash only Plenty of parking in back And the wait time is never long read more

Really loved this place, entrance is a little door it felt kinda sketchy at first but i went inside and it was so nice, very clean, waitress was very polite. Food was great, atmosphere was very serene and comfortable. Very clean restrooms and place seems overall sanitary would def reccomend. Prices were very reasonable read more

Cinco De Mayo - Campechana & chicken quesadilla with a side of rice and beans - Mexican Near Me - Long Beach, California

I took my friend for a Mexican food but I was really disappointed, there was one server only for rush hour which is lunch,she took for ever to take our order, food was not good no flavor, if we go out to eat is because we want to enjoy our meals and have the server take care of us, server was trying to do the best as she could but it was just to much for just one person in charge of everything. read more

It took me a minute to find my groove here, but now that I have, I love this place. I am use to a certain "style" of Mexican food, and this place isn't exactly that, but what they are is very tasty and has it's own place in my heart. First off, they staff here are awesome. They, like the food, took a minute for me to get, but once I did, now I almost feel like I'm family. They are friendly and the service is prompt, but now I get more then just pleasantries, I feel that they are happy to see me and really glad I liked my meal. Even the chef in the back waves hello. I enjoy the tacos and burritos here. They are good sized with plenty of fillings. The tacos are street style, but. It tiny. The burritos are big, but not comically huge. The meats are tasty and hot. The other fillings taste fresh, and are well proportioned. If meat isn't your thing, the bean and cheese is always a great way to go. They have nachos and carne asada fries, they can do a mean quesadilla. They enchiladas and chili renos are good, not exactly what I'm use to, but are fresh and have a good flavor of their own. They also do pick up, which is very nice on the days when I just want to eat at home. The prices are fair, a little bit on the high side, but fair for the food and service you receive. If you are in the area, give them a try! read more

I really love this place. The micheladas are pricer then other local places but overall very authentic, Mexican food and vibes !

Came to Long Beach for a trade show and obviously wanted to try something authentic. Found this spot right behind our Airbnb. It was delicious. Small spot with the grandma's cooking in the back feeling. You know it's going to be good. read more

Cash only places seem to have the best food. Cinco de Mayo is one of those places. You can enter either through the front or back door- doesn't matter. Find yourself an empty chair, perhaps near the bar or underneath the neon juke box. The chips are light and fluffy and come with great salsa. Be sure to order a few fish tacos. The marinade in which they are prepared is fantastically flavored. I was so tempted to lick my plate when I was done- it is that good. read more

At 4pm on a weekday afternoon we found a fiesta at Cinco de Mayo: Large silver pails of Corona atop dark grained wood tables, fresh rotations of chips & salsa, mariachi music pouring from the jukebox, and live wrestling on the t.v. screens. Like uninvited but welcomed guests, we sat down to join the party in progress. I knew this place was going to be authentically tasty. It smelled like my Uncle Smokey's kitchen. Plus I could tell by the confused look on the waitress's face after i asked her if the beans are made with lard. I read a lot into that "um... yeah." It was almost like she said "what in the hell else would we make the beans with?" So with that, I dove in and ordered the "vegetarian burrito" which tasted like my 15th birthday party. Ah, the memories. I loved the variety of hot sauces at each table. The rice was just ok, but the enchiladas looked amazing. This place is the real deal. Tasty, honest to goodness mexican comfort food that's also easy on the wallet. Skip the flan. read more

So effin bomb :) the mixed fajitas are TO DIE FOR!!!!! they have the best rice and beans ever, probably bc they use lard....yummy!!!! ya, if ur on any type of diet, do NOT come here!! so dank!! xo- andrea read more

I recently moved to Long Beach and was looking for a good place for tacos. We looked on Yelp to help us decide and landed on this restaurant. Not only was it relatively cheap, but it was also within walking distance of our apartment! The tacos are larger than most and pretty well packed with meat. I got full with only two tacos! I would definitely recommend this place. The service was great, it was clean and most importantly, the food was delicious! FYI, this place is cash only! read more

I am a great fan of the taco. I am a great fan of value. This place does both well. The soft taco is a healthy size. Perfectly finish tortilla with a precise measure of lard and grease -the quintessential golden glisten of a quality street taco. The meat, both carne asada and carnitas (regrettably no al pastor) is abundant and tender with the right crisp. The pairing is adorned with a crown of onions and cilantro with lime and salsa on the side. Now prepare yourself for this... $1.50 each! To you naysayers scoffing that a quality taco can be had for less, i challenge you to eat here. This is easily a $2.00 taco at a finer establishment! I had four. It was excessive, yes, but i was surprised to find the ensuing food coma was not followed by an upset stomach. A badge of quality in my book. The ambiance is lacking, i wouldn't take a date here. Well, at least not a first date. Lastly, don't sit next to the jukebox. It's one of those machines that if not fed in a while will randomly turn on and blast a song. Ive seen first timers caught off guard by the sudden blaring fifteen speakers adorning the front of this machine and literally fall out of their chairs. read more

Don't judge a book by it's cover... For almost two years, Ive lived down the street from Cinco de Mayo and never stopped in. It looks run down and has generic photos of food plastered to the windows. The other day, I had the worst craving for a breakfast burrito and Cinco was the only spot open that had them. I decided to give it a try, fully expecting to hate it. The burritos were FABULOUS. Not too big, not too small. Tasted like something Id make in my grandma's kitchen. Two, big breakfast burritos with salsa and chips were only $14. I will be coming back. Dont make the same mistake i did and neglect eating here simply becuase of the exterior. Tasty stuff! read more

So I've been all around Long Beach trying to find The best Mexican food in town. Turns out that some of the best mexican food around was just around the corner from me the whole time. At first glance Cinco de Mayo looks kind of like a deserted restaurant that has no one inside but once you walk in this place is always full of people who have already discovered this literal hidden gem. The taste here are pretty spot on. They have some of the best refried beans in town and I am sure they are made with all things bad for you (hello Manteca!). They also surprisingly have some of the best carne asada tacos around at a great price, only $1.50 each! Now i am also a bit of a nacho freak and have ordered them here. Do yourself a favor and skip those. Not the greatest and can wind up costing a lot since every component is charged at an add-on price. Something else that you need to know is that this place is cash only. They do have an ATM onsite. Also parking can be a little tricky. If you park in the wrong lot they will tow so make sure you park behind the restaurant. If you want some of the best authentic Mexican food in town make sure you stop by Cinco De Mayo! You'll be glad you did! read more