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    Don Chato

    4.4 (251 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Outdoor seating

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    Chicken tortilla soup
    Lily C.

    First time here and really enjoyed it ,drinks were very good food was delicious and service was excellent! Definitely recommend we had the chicken enchilada and chile relleno combo, chicken tortilla soup, an carne de res en chile colorado.

    Nachos Platter! ~$13 This was more than filling and had nacho and shredded cheeses! Shared this between two people.
    Enha R.

    We came in for a quick bite! Nachos were delicious, Camarones a la Diabla, and Cheese Enchiladas were filling and made well. Service was super fast, friendly, and informative. Our waiter was polite and answered our questions. Ambiance was old school Mexican and we liked the fountain by our table! Family friendly and decorated nicely.

    Gohar K.

    On our way back home from Leona Valley cherry picking we stopped by to have lunch. I found them on Yelp and decided to give it a try. Once we walked in we were greeted by a friendly gentlemen that sat us right away. (Wish I asked for his name) once seated they brought us salsa and chips. I love it when the chips Mexican restaurants serve is warm. I ordered chicken flautas and a taco Al pastor. Both very delicious and flavorful. My sister in law ordered chicken and steak fajitas and again loved the seasoning. We enjoyed our food and will most definitely stop by again next time we are in the area Great service, wonderful ambiance, Delicious food, reasonable prices. ... .. What more can you ask for.

    My Chile Relleno (ala Carte).
    Ruben M.

    So My Partner (Bea Padilla) large Family has many Birthday's in late February early March. We agreed to have Dinner for All the Birthday Gang at Don Chato, Acton California. A Wonderful experience! Great Staff/Service and Great Food. Lots of Parking and Clean Bathrooms plus the Drinks are on Point! Saturday Night was Fun and I would Recommend the Chile Relleno ala Carte and a Bowl of Chicken Tortilla Soup!!!

    Plenty of room to invite all your friends!
    C Paul K.

    Come for the specials! Stay for the Flan! Always a great meal at Don Chatos. Stop by whenever you're ready for good times and good food.

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    Matty A.

    This My stop Place on my 2 hour drive home from work The service is always Excellent and the food is fresh and delicious!! Ask for the habanero Salsa. Best little hidden Place In Acton!!

    There's an enchilada in there. The taco came on the side.
    Sean M.

    This place is a typical Mexican restaurant. I had the taco and enchilada plate. Both of which were good. Their enchilada sauce is delicious. The taco was ok. Chips and salsa were served when we sat down. It's got a good, laidback atmosphere. The only complaint I have is that the waiter came by to take our order and dropped our food off and that was the last we saw of him. We had to ask the front desk to get our bill and I never got a refill of my drink. It wasn't that busy. I'd still go back because the food was really good.

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    Jennifer D.

    Been here twice and I'd definitely say that dining in is the way to go. We dined in once and shared the molcajete with a group of three and we could have shared the two person molcajete for 2 people with almost 4. We also had champanitas (I think that's what they were called). It was margaritas with champagne in them....loved it! Based off this experience we will definitely go back! However we did take out the other day and the same care was not taken or the food just didn't taste as good. Service both times was excellent and very welcoming! I'd definitely say dine in is the way to go and if my review had just been based on that experience I would have said 4 stars.

    Chicken enchilada and chili relleno.
    John S.

    First... I almost never give a 5-star on my first visit... but this place... wow! Great atmosphere the chicken tortilla soup is honestly, after visiting 30 countries and 43 states, the beat soup I have ever eaten.... I asked the waitress to fill the Spanish fountain with it, and she thought I was joking ... the chicken enchilada and chili relleno combo was flavorful beyond description. I highly recommend this place based on those two experiences... oh and the servings are huge. I am ready for a nap but, instead I have to drive an hour home. I will be back... maybe even tomorrow.

    Invited friends to join us in the restaurant for yummy Mexican food!

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    Fabulous food and service. Staying at a local Airbnb... what an incredible find! Best meal we have had during our trip to California.

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    Great food and you can walk in snd get seated quickly any day. They treat you like family!

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    Good was delish, the service was excellent. If you find your way out to the high desert hit this place up!

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    Good food and service with a smile! Had a good time with family from Palmdale and Acton I am from Las Vegas. We meet here quite often.

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    Three words...Chicken Tortilla Soup. Boom. Drop the mic. Enough said, I believe. Heavenly.

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    Soo yummy! Highly recommend! I had the enchiladas and my husband the ground beef burrito, which had incredible flavor.

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    Dont expect them to pick up the phone.. try la cabaña. Been trying to. All for the last 30 mins

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    Albondigas SoupBeef TacoCarne AsadaCheese EnchiladaChicken Tortilla SoupChipotle BurritoFajitas Burrito

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    4 years ago

    Excellent classic Mexican food done right. Very nice bar also. Recommend the tortilla soup and the chile relleno combo.

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    Delicious Mexican food, the fajitas are a must and margaritas were strong, we will definitely go back when we are in town.

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    49er Saloon

    4.3(200 reviews)
    1.8 mi
    $$

    49'er Saloon in Acton has a sign with "est. 1889" although the building in the western frontier…read morestyle seems much later. There's a down home, country feel to the 49'er Saloon subtly referring to the California gold rush days of yore. Looks like an ideal place for bikers and horse riders. Hearty grub with hints of traditional regional American cuisine and full bar where you will not leave hungry. There's a formal dining room for larger gatherings for families and friends. Great place to eat after scrambling around Vasquez Rocks, visiting Animal Tracks, or just hungry on CA 14 frwy. Just get off the Crown Valley offramp and head due south for about a mile. 1) Wild Game Sausage: Walk On The Wild Side With Jalapeño-Cheddar Stuffed Elk With Roasted Peppers & Onions. Big portion enough for 2 meals since the Elk sausage is so rich. Elk sausage is ground fine and stuffed tightly in the casing for dense, firm texture. You're getting your money's worth. The Jalapeño has a nice, warm piquancy while the Cheddar gives a dairy fermented undertone. The julienned red and green bellpeppers are pleasantly al dente; the onions are caramelized to bring out their sweetness. It's all sautéed in an agrodolce/sweet-sour sauce along with a touch of garlic. 1a) Side dish: Nice little garden salad including green lettuce, diced purple onion, chopped tomato, grated carrot. Chose blue cheese dressing to use for the "Buffalo Burger". 2) "Buffalo Burger" is extra finely ground, plush, velvety Bison meat. So when I ordered it medium rare, the patty turned out mushy. Next time, I will order it medium to firm up and give more of a chaw to the meat. Opted for two slices of not too crispy, meaty bacon. Mayo, tomato, green lettuce leaf, grilled onions, cheddar cheese, dense brioche bun. I spread on the blue cheese dressing to give a little funk to what I thought would be the blood minerality of the Bison meat. It's another substantial dish. 2a) Side dish of standard French fries which was crisp as requested although it didn't quite have that ineffable earthy, mildly sweet, potato flavour 1-2a) Allegiance India Pale Ale, Lancaster CA was a good counter to both food items. Dry, heavy bodied, fruity with scents of orange zest, lacquer, touch of cleansing acidity. 49'er doesn't leave you hungry so didn't have enough room for dessert. I took the Elk sausage home and made sandwiches for two meals. So eating at the 49'er isn't as expensive due to the big portions. 4 stars

    THIS PLACE IS DISGUSTING!! The service is rude and I will…read morenever return. They should fire the staff immediately!!

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    49er Saloon - Classic styling.

    Classic styling.

    49er Saloon - Bleu cheese burger is amazing and huge!

    Bleu cheese burger is amazing and huge!

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    Lucky Luke Brewpub - Double SMASH Cali Burger with tots

    Lucky Luke Brewpub

    4.1(352 reviews)
    14.5 mi
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    We first visited Lucky Luke about two weeks ago at the Palmdale location for bingo night, and we…read morehad such a fun time! Since it was our first visit, we walked up to the bar and explained that we're not IPA fans and asked if we could sample a few beers. The staff was super friendly and happy to let us try different options. We ended up really liking the Waterfront Lager and ordered micheladas. Their michelada mix is AMAZING. The Palmdale location is drinks only (no food), but the atmosphere and service made for a really fun night. Fast forward to yesterday. My husband and I had a date night and remembered how much we liked the beer, so we decided to check out the Lancaster location since they also serve food. When we walked in, the place was packed and there were only two girls working the entire floor. Even though they were clearly super busy, they were still very friendly and upfront that there would be about a 15-minute wait for a table. We appreciated the honesty, so we waited patiently and eventually got seated. We found out that the Lancaster location doesn't always have the same beers as the Palmdale brewery location, so unfortunately they didn't have the Waterfront Lager we loved. We were a little bummed, but our waitress gladly brought us samples so we could find something else we liked. We ended up ordering a lighter blonde beer since many of the others were too hoppy for our taste. We also tried their handmade mango and pineapple micheladas and WOW! both were so good. The food was delicious too. We ordered the totchos (loaded tator tots), 6-piece hot wings, and the Asian sliders. Everything came out fresh and flavorful. Even though they were slammed busy, the waitresses continued checking on us regularly throughout the night. Overall, it ended up being a really great date night. The ambiance is casual, fun, and welcoming, and both locations gave us excellent service. Lucky Luke is definitely going to become one of our regular date night spots moving forward!

    On our way home from a trip, we were looking for a place to stop by and grab some food and because…read morewe had our fur babies with us, choosing a place was limited. We were happy that this place allowed pets in the front patio. They weren't busy and they quickly put two tables together out front and we were seated right away. They also had a water bowl for the doggies. Food is bar food but elevated. They had a variety on the menu but mostly burgers. We got the pretzel to start with and I got the chicken sliders with tater tots. Service was very fast! Pretzel was good, cake with cheese sauce. The cheese sauce was ok. The Korean chicken sliders were amazing, there were 2 but it was more than enough.

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    Lucky Luke Brewpub - Inside bar

    Inside bar

    Lucky Luke Brewpub - Lunch special: half Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup

    Lunch special: half Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup

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    Salt Lick Tavern - The bar at Salt Lick Tavern

    Salt Lick Tavern

    4.5(71 reviews)
    15.8 mi
    $$

    Casual dining on a Sunday afternoon in the hinterland of Lake Hughes. There was country music in…read morethe back, and a very small craft festival on the property too. The dinner menu starts at 4:00. We ordered from the lunch menu, The bisque,tomato soup, and grilled cheese sandwich were pretty good., as was the chicken cutlet on a bun. The French fries were excellent. The young waitress was very busy, but we had our meal in no time. We waited for her to pick up the payment, but another woman took the cash payment. Hope she was the owner, as she stated. It was a nice change of pace venue.

    I loved the atmosphere. Felt like you were with family…read more I was immediately greeted by Amber. She had a wonderful and bubbly personality. She brought me a menu and took my drink order. I heard they serve Bravery Brewing beer so I ordered the Rocktoberfest. Still one of my favs! I told Amber that I would be ordering a few items and will be needing to-go boxes to bring home to my Mom (sharing food is my love language). Here's what I ordered: -Pepper Jack Mac & Cheese bites with their homemade ranch -Ahi Tuna sliders -Cubano with homemade chips accompanied by their homemade pepper jack queso dip -Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding -Pepperoni pizza - to go The Mac & Cheese bites were crispy on the outside, creamy on the inside. The inside had a sharpness to it, I'm assuming from a cheese they used. They were even better dipped in their homemade ranch. Do not leave without trying it!!! Ahi Tuna sliders. You guys.. don't walk, RUN to try these! I think my eyes rolled back in my head when I took my first bite. The tuna was tender, the slaw was crunchy, creamy and citrusy with a slight sweetness. The bun was soft and slightly sweet as well, and the fact that it was toasted, added a nice texture. I'd eat these breakfast, lunch and dinner. And probably for dessert, don't judge me. The Cubano was fantastic! I'm hoping I heard Neil correctly but they marinate the pork in a homemade mojo sauce. That was incredible! The bread was nicely toasted, the ham was smoky, the fontina cheese added a nutty, buttery flavor along with the balance from the crunchy pickles and acidity from the mustard. And the homemade chips with the pepper Jack queso were amazing! The perfect crunch and crispness, salted well and dipped in the creamy queso that had a hint of spice. Oh lawd! Absolute happiness Neil Behrman, the chef, was kind enough to come out and introduce himself. I was lucky enough to have a conversation with him where we shared about our love of cooking, I got to hear about how became a chef, about his Italian grandmother, where he's worked, and how food feeds our soul. I did try one bite from the chocolate croissant bread pudding and oh man, the ooey gooey buttery chocolatey goodness is amazing! FYI.. Both my parents loved and raved about the food! Dad's favs: pizza and chips. Mom's favs: EVERYTHING! Lol!

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    Salt Lick Tavern - Sea bass with roasted veggies and rice pilaf

    Sea bass with roasted veggies and rice pilaf

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    Short Rib Panini w/ fries

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    Dog Haus

    Dog Haus

    3.8(413 reviews)
    8.0 mi
    $$

    Always so delicious! My husband started eating a burger meant for the table next to us, but the…read morestaff was great they boxed up the one he actually ordered so he could enjoy it later. ( server gave him somebody else's burger) The fries remind me of those from Pup 'N' Taco anyone else remember that place? The customer service here is excellent! My only complaint is the seating, the hard metal chairs are pretty uncomfortable. Other than that, everything was great! 3/9/25

    Service was disastrous. 12:03 pm I concluded my kiosk order. And I sat at a barstool directly in…read morefront of the order window. Two ladies asked me at two different times if I was there for an online pick up. Two different times I gave them my order number and said I had ordered from their kiosk. After many people had come and gone with their orders, a third person asked me about my order. I said I ordered from the kiosk and here is my receipt... Hold up the receipt and showed them. Then I was asked specifically what did I order, even though they were looking at my detailed receipt. I told them and they started on the order. My order was with no caramelized onions. The order was thrown together and thrown into the box, with caramelized onions. I just basically took the bag and left. That was 12:31 PM. The presentation due to their hurried attempts to include my order, was also a disaster. First and likely last visit.

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    Dog house in Palmdale ca finally

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    Dog Haus

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    Jack's Place

    Jack's Place

    4.3(318 reviews)
    10.0 mi
    $$

    After visiting the CA Poppy Reserve, we navigated to this quiet, unassuming roadside restaurant for…read morea late lunch. Plenty of parking in their dirt lot and the charm of the place is both exterior and interior. BOY! When I walked in I immediately pinned this place as one that juuuust might have a good dessert. I'm always happy to be right. We were seated immediately and friendly service took drink orders and got us settled in. While the pizza looked good, the hand formed 5150 house-ground chuck burger is what I was interested in. Added some curly fries as an upgrade to my side and waited in eager anti-anti-antici-pa-pa-pation for our food. The burger was ok, lacked a bit of seasoning within the patty, but I'm starting to notice places not seasoning their patties. Maybe people are more sensitive to sodium in their diets, but I like a bit of garlic and herb in my burgers. The pretzel bun it was served on was much softer than I imagined it would be and was very good. The curly fries ween't worth the upsell, and even Hubs fries, like mine, had way too many tiny, crispy pieces to be thoroughly enjoyed. BUT...I was right about the dessert! COBBLER! I chose mixed berry and was treated to an amazing, hot-out-of-the-oven delight I had to wait to enjoy because it was SO FRESH and piping hot. The taste was a perfect tart, not too sweet, and the crumble top was perfect! It was served in an adorable cast iron skillet - the same it cooked in - on a plate and TWO spoons! lol Hubs was not having ANY of it. This bad boy was all mine! I would highly recommend their cobbler dessert! Next time, we might get there early enough for breakfast, or maybe try their pizza that looked so good. Whichever, I know the cobbler is sure to be a part of our next taste of Jack's.

    Great place to relax! Definitely a no rush environment, I loved the outside area so refreshing. The…read moreservice was decent slow but everything was perfect. We had coffee, orange juice, and apple juice- the orange juice was fresh. We ate jack attack, chorizo skillet, avocado toast, and kids mega breakfast. The avocado toast for me was refreshing needed a lil salt/ pepper for my liking 10/10, the chorizo skillet was tasty a definite must try 10/10, the jack attack is a go to can get a lot of food if your Hungary that's a plate to have 10/10. This place is a place to try!

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    Jack's Place - Pretzel burger with curly fries

    Pretzel burger with curly fries

    Jack's Place

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