This restaurant was recommended by on of the staff at the Fairfield Inn and Suites when we were staying in Tehachapi on our way to Las Vegas. Most of the restaurants I was interested in on YELP were closed on Sunday nights, so we took this reco from a local and ran with it. The restaurant is set back from the street in a little shopping area just off the main street from the first exit going East. It is worth a stop even if you are just driving through town. The service was warm, friendly and attentive. I had heard that the shrimp tacos were good, and I was hungry, so I ordered the dinner. My husband got the Carne Asada dinner. I got a very reasonably priced glass of Chardonnay, which I sipped as I studied the selection of tequilas lined up behind the bar. We were also brought chips and salsa right away. The chips are good, but more like packaged chips than fried chips. I sipped my wine, and enjoyed the ambience of this "local's" restaurant. It is the kind of place that your small office goes to for a celebration lunch, or for casual drinks after work. It has that casual vibe combined with affordable pricing that makes it popular. Our dinners came quickly and we enjoyed the hearty dishes. The food is kind of American-Mexican, as there was tartar sauce on my shrimp tacos. The shrimp were plump and there were plenty of them. My husbands Carne Asada was tender and there was a rolled up cheese enchilada with his meal that was just yummy!! It all tasted good and home-made, and we went away satisfied and refreshed, with lots of take-out leftover! read more

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The food had too much Lawry's Seasoned Salt. Season salt on the chips, in the rice and beans, and in my chicken burritos. There was also celery in my burrito. Never had that before ‍ and it wasn't good. Throw away the season salt! Red Robin and Lawry's themselves (Lawry's The Prime Rib) do not use season salt in everything! People who don't know how to cook only use Lawry's Seasoned Salt. lol It also felt like a loud cheap Casio because of the big group of people playing Bunco in the back. Loud dice rolling and cursing was not a good place for my kids. read more

The reason for my two stars was because Isabella our waitress was so nice other then that the salsa was over done with onions the chips were good the rest was ok except for the tostada it was made with carne asada the meat had a bad taste I was afraid to eat it the girl brought me a taco in replacement with shredded beef the taco was good but I still got the poo unfortunately we will not return read more

Moving here from Fresno and have to say I loved it! The salsa and chips were delicious. A bean and cheese burrito means a lot to me. I was not disappointed. The service was quick and friendly. I had a great time and will be eating here more often. read more

Don Perico Restaurant And Bar - Bean and Cheese Burrito - Bars Near Me - Tehachapi, California

We love this place. Table side guacamole and the fish fajitas are our favs. They also do a really nice chili Colorado and have a decent happy hour. read more

We are local and this is our weekly restaurant. I love the #3 with a ground beef mini shell tostada and two cheese enchiladas. My wife likes the shrimp tacos Del Mar and our kids share the chicken quesadilla which is massive. Always friendly fast service. We've never had less than a great experience. read more

Food is outstanding & one of the best Italian cuisines I have had. Very friendly crowd & they remember if you have been there even once! Ambiance is just wonderful garlic when you walk in the door! I live out of town & go there every time I am in Techachpi! read more

Honesty the most pathetic Mexican food I've ever had in my 26 years of life. Literally just dry meat NOTHING ELSE in my 17 dollar carnitas burrito. Runny beans, gross "Spanish rice." I never take time out my my day to write reviews on yelp, but this was definitely by FAR the worst Mexican food I've ever had. Oh and the service STUNK read more

Don Perico Restaurant And Bar - 17 dollars for a burrito the size of my PALM. - Bars Near Me - Tehachapi, California

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Great food, friendly staff. Love their chili Verde and enchiladas Suiza. Full bar service, they make a really good Cadillac margarita. Yummy. read more

The nachos were good ask for a side of jalapeños as the salsa was a little bit bland. The golden Cadillac margaritas were on point, the 25 ounce Modelo's were served ice cold. We ordered the steak chicken and shrimp fajitas they were good but liked a little bit of flavor. The flautas which we ordered half chicken and half beef were delicious and I must try. As far as the desserts the churros were a solid 4. The nice surprise was there Apple pie chimichanga which was absolutely fabulous we asked for it with a side of ice cream to make it almost like a Apple pie à la mode. The apples inside were very fresh and still crisp with the perfect amount of sweetness. read more

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Got food to go. Was very good. Hot and fresh. Wanted to post current menu since so many prices have changed over the past months read more

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The food here is ok. I do like the complimentary chips and salsa. The chicken over here is dry and rice/beans are bland. Food here is a bit pricey. Service is quick and restaurant never feels crowded when I eat here. read more

Traveling through Tehachapi today and stopped at Don Perico's. Chili relleno was the best I've had in years. Very pleased with the chips as well. read more

Outstanding service here. I've been when tables are full and also when it's empty and the service was flawless each time. Great food. My favorite chips in town! read more

We really enjoy this restaurant. The food is delicious and the prices are very reasonable. It is a clean restaurant. The tortilla chips and salsa are fresh. We have been here four times, ordered a variety of entrees and have had only fresh, tasty food. I would say that the service can be hit and miss but all things considered it's our favorite Mexican place in town. read more

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OK, This is Pretty Good Mexican Food! Been traveling half way across the country this week, have tried to have Mexican food for the last 3 nights. In Dodge City Kansas don't bother, Gallup New Mexico better but they must have a different definition of the spices and quality I thought good but not great. In Tehachapi CA, Don Perico does it pretty well. Good Spice Level not super hot, but not bland (if you want hot I bet they will accommodate) Great Presentation, Excellent Wait and Service staff. We had a good Combination Plate of Enchilada &Small Tostada, I had 3 nice soft corn tortilla fish tacos, chunky avocado, decent rice (the weakest point) and beans. Rounded out with chardonnay and a Bud. $50. Same price as the unfinishable meal in Dodge City, but in Tehachapi CA, Don Perico is worthwhile! read more

We love Don Perico's!!!!!!!! Great taco salads (tostada grande), bean and cheese burritos, quesadillas, Don Perico nachos with carne asada, desserts. Their tacos are horrible and their "jumbo" shrimp are NOT jumbo shrimp. They're little round Sizzler-type-restaurant shrimp. But other than those 2 items, we have a great experience each time we go there. Very FAST for food to come out. Super friendly staff. Just had a 21st birthday party there with 30 people and service was great, food was great, and we had a hoot. read more

I truly enjoyed this place and the service was fantastic. It was clean professional and very well organized. I went back on Wednesday and they had karaoke it was very entertaining.. I would definitely go back read more

Wow we haven't been here in a while and I was a little reluctant from reading all the negative reviews but we had a great dinner tonight. Food was pretty good service was great the drinks were awesome. My dad had Chile Verde and a Chile Rellno and he loved it. my wife had a three item combo: the taco, tostada and a tamale. The only thing she didn't like was the tamale, I took a few bites and have to agree it was a little bland, mushy and the meat was a little tough but other than that she enjoyed her meal. I played it safe with the fajitas and I was highly satisfied with my meal. the fajita chicken was tender, the vegetables were great. Someone said the beans are watered down but they didn't taste water down to us, they were average and the rice wasn't bad either it was your average restaurant rice and beans. We had some beers which were cold and we also had some shots of tequila and the pours were generous. We saw the guy with the Fannypack across his chest, he talked to us and he seem to be cool so I don't know what the problem is with that from other reviewers. The waitress was awesome and took care of us. All in all we had a great dinner and we will come back in the near future. read more

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Visiting from Chino Hills, CA. 5 top table. I ordered #2 combo with chile rellano and shredded beef taco. My dad got #3 combo with shredded beef taco, chile rellano and cheese enchilada. Two others at our table also got #2 combos and the last was a burrito. The food was so good! I loved how fluffy the batter was and the pepper was fully cooked. The cheese was melted. The taco was stuffed with beef and topped with jack(?) cheese and other fixings. Rice and beans were average. I could barely finish my entree and left some of the beans and rice behind. I was so full. My dad managed to clean his plate. The diner with the burrito took half of his meal home. The place was decorated accordingly. I thought the ceiling fans were really cool. They were wood palm leaves. Traditional Mexican music was piped in and wasn't too loud that we had to yell over it. Our server was attentive and our meals were correct. Too bad this restaurant is three hours away or I would definitely return! read more

I use to look forward to coming to this restaurant, but that has changed now since the last time I had eaten here with my wife. The food was not tasteful like it use to be. The menu use to have more choices on it. I use to come here and always bring someone with me and we would order the Crab Enchiladas and they tasted really good, but it has been several years since I had been here. Something has changed with this place. This place must have new owners since about 5 or 6 years ago. I use to tell everyone that I came into contact with about this place and have people driving up to this place to eat here and would tell them if they were not satisfied I would reimburse them, but not anymore I now tell people how disappointed I was eating here. I had driven over 50 miles out of my way to come to this place to eat here, but never agaIn will I waste my time. Not only was the food awful tasting, but the place was not clean, as I left I looked under the tables and their was old food on the carpet, rice and other items. The men's restroom needs cleaning and should be checked by the staff hourly. I actually spent some extra time there just to see if anyone would push around a sweeper, but that never happened while I was there. I remember going to this restaurant and the place being crowded and I would always have to wait for about 20 to 40 minutes to be seated, but this last time I was there maybe just two families there, I did not understand why the place was so empty until I had taken my first bite of food, then I knew. I was here on a weekend day. I very seldom will write a bad review about a place. I was very disappointed about this place, I was so looking forward to having those crab enchiladas. read more

Don Perico Restaurant And Bar - Combination lunches - Bars Near Me - Tehachapi, California

My kids and some friends came last night, the service was odd...the server was not friendly and moody, rushing us and talking on a dry tone, short answers. We ordered, all okay, then she came back, they ran out of one of our choices. Since we saw portions are big, we changed around and modify our order. One of my kids ordered beans and cheese burrito (witch it was good, he eat it all) but we also ordered an extra side on fried beans...the flavor was different, unfortunately not better. The rest eat their food we were hungry. The chips were bad bland no flavor...not even salty. The salsa also a no thank you. So a mix emotions, food was not terrible but also over all it let me with mix fillings. I have to say that by the end of our dinner the server chilled out but still, I think it should not be this way. Just saying! read more

You know, I've never had Mexican food quite like this. The most authentic Mexican food I've had in years. I got the bean and cheese burrito, simple but excellent. Very clean and quick. Waitress was blonde and not very authentic but it's Tehachapi, what much can you ask for my fellow brethren? The food would please the heart of our lord and savor, however, the menu was rather too elaborate. Upon rapture times, this is absolutely where I will be coming to repent! The bathroom is well lit. read more

Don Perico Restaurant And Bar - Pollo asado yum! - Bars Near Me - Tehachapi, California

Chile Verde, rice and beans were great. Sat at the bar, bartender was perfectly attentive. Will stop by for dinner aggrandizing while I'm in town. Dinner on Friday night, a little more busy but still perfect service. Sat at the bar, bartender Santos makes great drinks and is awesome. Had the shrimp and chips, typical bar type food but good. read more

This place was OK in past years. The owner opened another business that eventually failed. However while he was managing the other restaurant this one got worse due to management and lack of attention. When it first opened it was a "breath of fresh air". Unfortunately like a lot of restaurant owners, when things seem to go good and the business is good, they get a little greedy when they open another and can't stay on top of both of them. This isn't uncommon. In this case if he stays on top of the first one he can make it back but it takes time because it has already a bad reputation. I've lived here for over 25 years and eaten at every place in town, most many times. Don Perico's has not yet earned much in my trust yet. Maybe in time.. read more

Don Perico !! I have to say amazing customer service located in the heart of Tehachapi always makes my night eating here and also when it comes to lunch time. Food looks amazing and tastes so good the Rich flavors in the dishes I highly recommend read more

It's been about 6 to 8 months since we ate here. The food was absolutely incredible. We both had the 3 item combo and it was great.

Made me and family sick. The service was like they didn't want us there and they were very slow because the conversation at was more important than serving customers. read more

Ok first off I'm giving 4 stars based soley on my one time there, on Taco Tuesday. I read all the savage reviews but decided to try it for myself since some people only review something when they have a bad experience. When I pulled in the lot I thought it was a good sign that the lot was pretty full. Sure enough the restaurant had a good crowd there for a Tuesday night in late January in Tehachapi (read COLD). The taco bar is limited as far as topping ingredients - but legit! It's a little taco bar setup in the restaurant bar area with a sweet Mexican woman hand making the tortillas. Yes hand making the tortillas like for realz people. Choices are: pollo (chicken), carnitas (pork), carne asada (beef), another kind of beef with corn or something in it, and something else I think was another style of pork (I didn't have either of the last 3 but all looked good). I had 2 carnitas tacos and 1 pollo taco. Dressed with salsa, cheese, shredded lettuce. There is salsa fresca there as well but I wanted to try the other salsas. Beware, the red salsa on the left end is FIRE FIRE muey picante! . Anyway my tacos were awesome, a lot of meat for a 1.69 taco! I was pretty full after 3 tacos.... BUT I went back and got 2 more carnitas as they are my favorite. ( Si, el gordo aqui!) 5 tacos and a beer later I'm really full and it came to about $15 plus tips I left for the bartender and the taco bar. The staff I interacted with were friendly, the place was clean, there was sports on the tv's, locals coming and going, and some good looking cocktails going past me at the bar. All good in my book. Overall I give 4 stars for my taco tuesday experience there. Ps try the Paloma cocktail, looks and sounds delish. (I was driving after so chose not to). read more

Don Perico Restaurant And Bar - It's what you can't see below the lettuce thats FIRE FIRE - Bars Near Me - Tehachapi, California

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We came here for lunch in the middle of the week and it was a ghost town. Only one other table was seated after we came in. It was so dark coming in here that we thought we came into the movie theater by mistake. The tables were a little dusty/ sticky depending on where you sit. Being one of the 2 tables in here we got our drinks and complimentary chips quick. Unfortunately the chips were plain and needed salt but they tasted fresher than a lot of other places. It was funny to see the old tall red Pizza Hut type cups that I haven't seen in 20 years. We ordered carnitas and chicken fajitas and they came out in 30 minutes. The plate with the beans, rice, and guac was completely microwaved. The plate came out as hot as the fajita skillet. The chicken and pork were completely tasteless. The veggies were uncooked but were starting to cook in front of us on the hot skillet. The tortillas were super old and also seemed to be microwaved. However, what the restaurant lacks in food, they make up in entertainment. It was quite a meal listening to the two young waitresses talk if one was still pregnant or not. Joking aside, our server was extremely nice and made sure to check in with us regularly but our food was not. Gracian's is better but not by much. Just go to Taco Bell across the street. read more

Man oh Man Melissa our waitress was the best. Our first night out and she treated us perfectly despite challenging conditions and times. The hostess also a taller young lady was superb checking on a table within the states current health regulations and guidelines. Melissa made our drinks within eye sight and asked if she could make the guacamole in the back kitchen. We assured her we trusted her. She was extra careful with everything but never awkward. Angle Christine and Brian hovered around each other with their masks off completely or on just covering their chins or mouths. Universally the three of them left their noses out if they wore their masks at all. They did fidget with their faces and masks constantly. We hope they get better training. The food was also great the prices good the seating crazy bad to the point of comical but no one was hurt by the low seats. It gave my husband a tall man a competitive advantage he could see the food the two of us shared. So he thought it was brilliant. Lots of customers fellows out with a chin held high looked about for push back on their lack of masks with the swagger of defiance. I can't help but think I would want others to protect my kids well they tried to earn a buck and or some skills. Everyone working at the restaurant seemed young just the other side of kids, some really looked young maybe still in high school. I hope they learn to be careful of themselves and others. It's part of restaurant culture in theory the making of food welcoming friends neighbors strangers and feeding them your best. This restaurant mostly did that thank you. We would come back and try your place again. read more

Delicious dinner for our family. Service was on point and she was very sweet.. My Chili Relleno was so delicious! Best I've had in a very long time in and out of Tehachapi.. My husband enjoyed his Chili Colorado. We also enjoyed happy hour margaritas with dinner. The mango margaritas were so good and refreshing. read more

We've passed through Tehachapi on our way to Vegas for the past two years. So glad we found this restaurant. The food is very authentic and delicious! So are the margaritas! The staff are very friendly and the space is casual and cozy. Excellent all around! read more

I am super disappointed in everything I am hearing about Don Perico. I hear a lot is posted on Facebook about how bad it has gotten. I don't have social media , so I can't read it myself. With all the negative reviews and talk of cockroaches. I think I will have to take a seriously long break from this establishment. Very disappointed, because the other two Mexican places in town are nasty. Well I will just have to continue going to Agave in Bakersfield. Always a great meal there. We are running out of good, clean places to go in Tehachapi. My favorite Thai restaurant just got closed down for cockroaches. I don't think I can eat at either place again. So disappointed with Tehachapi Restaurants. read more

I know there are not may options in the area but honestly if I lived in the area I would make the 20 min trip to cal city and eat at gloria's way better food and service Came here for a birthday gathering, I'm from los Angeles so our Mexican options are endless. But Mexican food is my favorite so I'm a big food critic This place is Tex-Mex and just okay I ordered the 2 item combo with a chili relleno and cheese enchilada rice beans. Only thing I thought was decent was the enchilada sauce, c.relleno was not good rice was hard and not undercooked hard like reheated to many times hard. Beans were okay Biggest issue was the service I get it we had a party of 20 but come on we made reservations in advance you should of planned for it. They were so unorganized we kept asking for chips and salsa which literally they refilled 2 times and we were over asking and not being brought them. Super annoying! When they took our order they did not know where any of the food went ... shocking that's why you take it in order?? My husband ordered first, and was served LAST!! really? And they did not even get his order correct... it was simple NO RICE ONLY BEANS... which mind you the waitress made clear came on the side . Nope when he got his burrito it was little meat and packed with rice, we sent it back.. then when it came back out it was a super small meat burrito with 2 sides of beans... not worth the cost at all.. it literally looked like a roller not even a burrito LOL is all I have to say. read more

Went here with my parents and the service was slow and rude. Food was very sub par and not even authentic Mexican food. Would've rather gone to Taco Bell read more

I would not recommend this place. I ordered the shredded beef Tostada Grande, lots of fat in the meat and no flavor. My fiancé ordered the chicken taquitos. Rice was bland, taquitos were old tasting, dry and burnt. The waitress never asked us if we needed anything or if we liked our food. We will never be back. Zero stars here. read more

Skip this place. I'm giving it two stars because the customer service was great and the bathroom was clean. We ordered three beef tacos and three chicken tacos. The price we paid was $33!! For six tacos that tasted like crap. They were suppose to be crunchy tacos. However, they were so soggy you couldn't even eat the shell let alone pick up the taco. On top of that the meat was dried out and had no flavor at all. Try some other local eateries in Tehachapi. read more

Don Perico Restaurant And Bar - Taco? At least that's what we ordered. - Bars Near Me - Tehachapi, California

Great service, great food, great restaurant everyday. The food is very fresh and very authentic. Love this place.

Its sad to see such a good restaurant be horribly managed by the owner. I've heard from former employees that the kitchen is infested with roaches and all the owner says is to just swat them. Speaking of which, there was a dead roach in my food. As a customer of 10+ years, I'm shocked. read more

Don Perico Restaurant And Bar - Dead roach in my food - Bars Near Me - Tehachapi, California