Shoutout to Shingle Springs, CA. Delicia Restaurant. This small family owned and operated Mexican restaurant captured my heart after every minute passed while dining and after every bite. It was my first time here. The welcoming vibe, clean and simply quaint interior, very cool family staff, comforting yummy food and pricing made it a 5 star for me. I ordered the carne asada plate $18 that came with beans and rice. Mmm. Delicious. The meat had flavor, nicely cooked. Easy to cut with the typical restaurant steak knife( which you and I know isn't really a steak knife) but I'm saying this to make a point of the quality and tenderness of the carne asada. Refried beans and rice were on point, great flavor and consistency. But those beans were so good, I'm still thinking about them. Plus I had no after effects (chuckle) which means they were prepared well. The entree came with tortillas and condiments of chopped onion, cilantro, cream, gauc, and limes which not alot of restaurants provide. The entree was served on a warm plate. Nice touch pro touch. The chips are complimentary and self serve. The chip warmer is near the register. They provide the red salsa to your table. The chips tasted fresh and had a crispness. It held up after a bite and didn't fall apart. The salsa was phenomenal OMG yum, beautiful color, rich flavor. Mmm. Hubs ordered a tamale. $7.50. It was a good size, bigger than what I thought it would be. Check the photo I posted. That too was served on a warmed plate. The red sauce was OMG delicious. They give a generous serving of sauce. But you'll eat it all with the biggum tamale. Now to address the elephant in the room. (1) Since it's family operated and small staffed, that comes with potential wait times. Not loooong waits in service but not instantaneous either. In a fast paced world, even initially I thought 5 minutes was an eternity between seeing our server before I actually realized it was only less than 5 minutes. I survived and didn't collapse due to dehydration of not having my water glass refilled. Momentarily not having fresh napkins doesn't fall under survival skills. Possible wait time is mentioned in the menu. (2) The last seating is 30 minutes before the closing time. This is also mentioned on their menu. read more

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Stopped in to try this restaurant for the first time and ordered food to go. The wait was about 20 minutes, which is understandable since it's a small family-owned business. The chips and salsa were delicious, and the rice and beans were very tasty. The enchilada sauce was outstanding and really stood out. We will definitely be back to try other menu items. There is a wait for food due to the small staff size, but this is clearly mentioned on both the menu and the website. If you're in a hurry, this may not be the best choice, but if you have a little patience, the food is well worth it. Overall, we're glad we found this place and look forward to returning in the future. read more

So nice to have such a wonderful and friendly place so close to home. Small family owned too. Every dish we have gotten has been delicious, fresh, flavorful, and well presented. You can tell they put real care and passion into every meal they serve. The service is great, the portions are generous. We look forward to our meals here. Highly recommend it to anyone looking for an enjoyable meal. read more

My friend and I tried this place last night. I still can't believe the experience we had. It was honestly the worst!!. We ordered food. It came and we started to eat. Not more than a few mins later our server walks up and says we have to hurry up and finish as they close at 8 pm and we need to leave right at 8! It's was 7:57pm. I was in disbelief. I asked for clarity and she reiterated we needed to be out in 3 mins and couldn't stay. My friend asked for the manager and the owner chef came out and said the same thing. Who does this? We were not told anything about this policy when we sat down. It wasn't mentioned when we ordered. It was just thrown in our face right after we were served. We literally just started to eat. In all my years, NO restaurant had ever done this. This owner just expected us to take the food and leave as they had to clean up. In hindsight, we should have just left the food and walked out. We got our boxes, put the food in them, paid the bill, and walked out. Take your hard earned money and go somewhere else where they will appreciate your business. Worst service and experience EVER! read more

The first visit was a 5 star experience. The staff were friendly and attentive, and tacos were fantastic. However. The second visit was completely off. I ordered chicken enchiladas, which had barely any chicken, but the sauce was amazing. IMO, it waa very over priced for us to be hungry after the meal. The table service was terrible and the waitress had a bad attitude. Upon paying, the cook took care of our bill and was very friendly. Overall, it's a 'hit or miss' kind of place. Super basic decor, weird glasses for soda, some food is highly lacking while others are quite good. In fact, the same goes for the service. Still in search of great Mexican food with great service...at all times!! read more

Terrible service don't waste your money! I've never had such a rude experience at a restaurant this bad. The waitress was absolutely rude and disrespectful. It was over 100 dollars for lunch for 4 people! so sad to put review like this at a small restaurant!! She also put a hot plate infront of our baby and didn't even mention it was hot! So gross read more

We were in the area and thought we'd give this place a try for lunch. We were off to a good start with a friendly hello and seated at a nice table. Then it started going downhill for us. First they were out of several beers on the menu so we just got water. Next, they bring you salsa and let you know that you can help yourself to the chips by the front of the restaurant which we thought was a little odd. We went through the salsa rather quickly and had to ask for a refill several times, once getting up to look for our server. We had the same experience getting water refills. Next, we got our food. My husband ordered a steak burrito and I got 2 chicken tacos and 1 carnitas taco with cheese. I don't remember how much they charged for cheese but I saw only a couple of sprinkles and couldn't taste any cheese on the tacos, otherwise they were pretty good. The burrito on the other hand was very bland and wasn't great quality of meat, several chewy pieces. (Sorry I forgot to take pictures) We are glad we tried it but we won't t back. There are other places nearby that we've liked better. read more

The tastiest most wonderful food. The enchilada sauce is to die for. The owner was here by himself and took care of our party like a pro. Very kind, I would give this place 10 stars if I could. read more

Delicia - Happy Delicia family customers We ate the food too fast for a picture - Mexican Near Me - Shingle Springs, California

Went here for the first time tonight. I had the carne asada plate, which was delicious! My son ordered the quesabirria and chicken fajitas and he also really liked them. The prices are good and the people are so friendly! We will definitely be coming back! read more

The owner and his mother create special Mexican dishes here that are above and beyond typical Mexican fare. This is a top tier family operation on a food quality basis. Service can be a bit spotty as the owner still doesn't have a waitress helping him and I think he gets overloaded. Ambiance is very very basic. Not a date night place. It is family friendly. The enchiladas, and birria is to die for. Get the quesabirria when you first come here as a starter, and if you love really hot salsa, as for the very spicy salsa. Both are INSANELY good. Been here twice, I will be going back regularly, as long as he's not too busy. read more

Delicious food with good size portions. Will definitely return for seconds! Family owned and operated.

The food was absolutely delicious! I ordered an adobada sope, and it instantly reminded me of my mother's cooking the sope had the perfect crisp and came loaded with toppings. My husband ordered the quesabirrias, and he was very happy with his food (quesabirrias are typically a hit or miss). The restaurant itself is very clean and welcoming, with that cozy mom and pop atmosphere. We've lived in this area for a few months now and have been on the hunt for authentic Mexican food, this place definitely takes the cake! The owner, Leonardo, was exceptionally kind and made us feel right at home. That personal touch made the experience even more special. If you're in Shingle Springs or just passing through, do yourself a favor and stop by. You won't regret it! read more

Delicia - Adobada sope - Mexican Near Me - Shingle Springs, California

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Had to get in early and we weren't disappointed. The place lived up to everything we had been reading about it, and it was a delight. We had a chance to meet the owner, (well, you know... ), and we got to talk about his mom's great cooking. We both had the cheese enchiladas, and they were superb. The wine margaritas were refreshing and delicious, and the portions were generous. All in all, a delight. Can't wait to get back to try a few new things. read more

We had an early Friday dinner at Delicia. There were 3 tables seated and a handful of people waiting to go. I had the protein salad with chicken and I will be back for it. The salad tasted and looked fresh, the chicken was flavorful and cooked perfect, and there was a generous amount of sliced avocado on top. It was nice to have a healthy flavorful salad at a good Mexican restaurant. My husband had the Al pastor burrito and also was happy. The chips are self serve and hot and the salsa was pretty spicy but very good. My husband doesn't do cilantro and there was a fresh hot sauce option for him which is a huge bonus. Music and environment was good. This will be a regular place for us. read more

Great new Mexican restaurant in Shingle Springs where Los Amigos used to be. The owner, who seated us and who was also our server is a lovely man. He talked to us about how he started out with a food truck and someone gave him an opportunity for this brick and mortar. And how his whole family, especially his mother, is such an asset to his restaurant. We sure hope he does well. But, let's get to my review. Chips and Salsa; you get your own chips but they were light and crisp, reminded me of Chevys chips. And the salsa was not too hot and had the right amount of kick. We then ordered a side of guacamole, which was some of the best I've had. So many times Guacamole is so lemony you can barely taste the avocado. For my main, I had the chicken fajitas and the whole dish was delicious, from the rice to the creamy refried beans, beautifully grilled red and green bell peppers and onions. And very flavorful, marinated chicken breast. So, so good. Hubby had Chorizo enchiladas, a shrimp taco and a bean and cheese burrito. He said the Chorizo was well done and some of the best he has had. His shrimp taco had huge shrimp and was so good he had wished he ordered 2. And his bean and cheese burrito was simple but perfect. So to recap, we loved everything we ordered and hope the word gets out that Delicia has some of the best Mexican food out there. And the portions are large enough to take some home with you, like we had to do because we thought we would be able to finish everything. One last important tidbit of info: the prices are very reasonable . Our bill consisted of Iced Tea, a Coors Light, side of guacamole, Chicken fajitas, 2 Chorizo enchiladas, side of beans and rice, a Shrimp Taco and a Bean and Cheese Burrito. Total $61.27. Not bad for so much good food. We highly recommend Delicia for some delicious Mexican food. Please just give it a try. read more

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First time we tried to roll up and dude peaked out the window and turned off his open sign. Then came on a Friday night at 6:50 pm, same dude (Leo) looks at his watch and tells me I'm lucky - he stops serving people at 7:30. Food was fine. Tostada came out on a tiny salad plate. Won't come back but wanted to try since it's close to home. read more

We've wanted to try Delicia since it changed hands but just haven't had the opportunity. Fresh and delicious is my best description. I had chili verde and my husband had chicken Fajitas. Neither disappointed. From the wonderful guacamole, tender pork, warm tortillas and abundant warm chips and salsa. The service and warm inviting environment also did not go unnoticed. We will be back! read more

First time tasting the new owners menu and it was good!!! Chips were good and crisp! Service is excellent and friendly! Portions are hearty! Next time I'll ask for 1/2 portions of rice and beans.... Seems like it's an excellent family enterprise! As for ambience, it's a work in progress We'll be back soon! Thanks ‼ read more

Very authentic menu and food. The environment is very family and the service is great. The chicken burrito was fresh - the Guacamole and sour cream. The chicken enchilada was very good. The salsa is perfect with the chips. Recommend you stop by! read more

Delicia - Chicken Burrito with Red sauce, Chicken Enchilada and chips - Mexican Near Me - Shingle Springs, California

Our food was delicious! So cute inside will definitely be coming back for margaritas soon! read more

Delicia - Carnitas Torta , Quesabirria tacos , Flautas - Mexican Near Me - Shingle Springs, California

Everything was absolutely delicious!! Will definitely be back! The rice is some of the best that I have ever had!!

Decided to drive the short mile from home and try the food from the new owners! I got my typical 5 Asada Tacos I pretty much order every Friday night from a Taqueria and my wife (vegetarian) got the Veggie Burrito! It was nice of them to warn us about the red salsa my wife got in her burrito being spicy but we enjoy spicy food and it was indeed spicy but nothing we couldn't handle!! My 5 Asada Tacos got green salsa so we could try both flavors! We were very happy with our first visit and think the food is really good! This is my first Yelp review and I'm glad I could make it for Delicia! Thanks for a great dinner, guys!! read more

Delicia - Asada (Steak) Tacos with everything. Cilantro, onions, green salsa and I asked for cheese too! - Mexican Near Me - Shingle Springs, California

We frequent his eatery and have always found the food to be delicious. It is clean and roomy and shows care and concern for the ambiance. The lack of servers to meet the demands of the customers in a timely manner may hinder its growth. It is a brand new operation and certainly worthy of trying. The floor plan is strange, having two distinct dining rooms with too few servers. I hope corrections are made in terms of staffing needs so that it will remain viable in our community. read more

Excellent service. Family run. Chicken fajita burrito was very good. Very fresh ingredients. Great flavor. Carnitas perfect. Horchata delicious. Churro cheesecake wonderful. We highly recommend this lovely place. read more

Great food! We were shopping next door and the owners recommended this place. The service was awesome too. Their enchilada sauce is delicious and their salsa was fresh. Will definitely make the hour trip to visit again. read more

I'm mad that I just found this place after living in shingle springs for a year. We had some street tacos and a protein burrito tonight, and both were great. The service was great, the restaurant is nice, and I'm definitely going back. read more

Food and service is great! Leo the server/ owner is great and very kind and love that it's family owned

Food was excellent. The carnitas were crispy and so yummy. The chile verde was not traditional chili verde and not as tasty as carnitas.

Delicious tacos. I got the larger tacos. Steak and pork so tasty! Green and red salsa on the side. Family run and taste of home. read more

Delicia - Larger tacos steak and pork. - Mexican Near Me - Shingle Springs, California

Went here for the first time recently and it was delicious! Excellent quesabirria, horchata was delicious, and the red spicy salsa had an incredible depth of flavor. read more

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My wife and I love this place. We would highly recommend it to anybody. The food is amazing.The staff/family make you feel at home.

Food was awful. Taco Bell serves better food. The service was the worst I have ever had at a restaurant. No refills on drinks offered. Should have been a sign when I walked in and had to wait 5 minutes to get seated as no one was around. Would give 0 stars if I could. read more

We saw the great reviews and thought we'd go here tonight. We used to go all the time before it changed owner and name. We walked in to an almost empty restaurant and we were asked if we had reservations. No we did not. He told us he didn't have enough staff and if we wanted to wait 30 minutes he would seat us. No we did not want to wait 30 minutes with 4 kids. We turned around and left and it appeared he couldn't have cared less. Their loss, not a very warm welcome. We won't be returning read more

Great food. Really nice family owned restaurant. HUGE servings.... The people there were VERY nice. Give it a try if you are from around here or just driving through. Mom and I had a wonderful dinner, so much food we took the rest home. Guacamole was the bomb too! read more

Delicia - Mom with her HUGE burrito! - Mexican Near Me - Shingle Springs, California

Came in to eat alone or order to go wait was 30 minutes , did not have soup on the menu either

Food was outstanding. Restaurant super clean and service excellent. Highly recommend!

Birria tacos were incredible! Tamale was moist and flavorful. Everything had a homemade from scratch taste unlike anything I've had recently. Lovely, family owned and run restaurant. Must visit! read more

I'm not really sure where all of these great reviews came from but this restaurant was a HUGE disappointment. We were the only customers today (Saturday, at 11:45 am) throughout our entire meal. When we first walked in, we couldn't find anyone when we looked around the restaurant and then realized we had to ring a bell on the counter for someone to come and seat us. I promised my 90 year old mother In-law a hard taco but to my surprise, they don't serve hard tacos so the only other Mexican dish she likes is a taco salad with ground beef but apparently they don't serve ground beef either so she settled on a Large chicken taco which she barely picked at. My husband literally took two bites of his vegetarian fajita bowl and found the beans extremely watery and the entire bowl so tasteless he chose not to eat it. My street tacos were good, both the carnitas and the marinated pork. They wouldn't take my husband's meal off the bill, gave him $3 off his $17 meal (charged him the same price as if it contained meat and the portion was very small) that he took two bites of and apologized that he did t like it, which was disappointing. I still left a tip as the server was sweet but we won't be back as unfortunately their customer service was as bad as their food . It could've been handled differently so we would've maybe given them another try but they're off our list permanently. There are too many other good places around the area. read more

Excellent food, great service. Take all my friends there when they want to eat good Mexican food. Just sent an entire family in Tuesday and they raved about it! Prices are very reasonable too. My favorites are the sopes. Very authentic! read more

I absolutely fell in love with this place! I came in 30 min before closing and they were able to take my order, I got a carniasada burrito and nachos that were recommended. It left me speechless!!!!! I can't wait to go back and try more food! read more