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    Efren's Deli

    3.9 (355 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Closed 8:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Omelet plate. My husband raved about it!
    Shannon M.

    Found this Mexican restaurant by accident. Decided to try it out as it looked like a lot of locals ate here. Always a good sign. Seated and given menus right away. Waitresses were very friendly and helpful when we had questions. Order at the front of the restaurant. Food came pretty quickly and looked and tasted delicious. I had one shrimp street taco and my husband had the carne asada omelet. In the picture of my taco, my husband put the avocado on it. It didn't come that way. The mural painted on the wall was so well done and fun to look at. When we are back in Oceano, we will definitely come by here again.

    Delicious Mexican breakfast Machaca plate
    Paul C.

    If you're looking for an authentic Mexican breakfast that doesn't cost $20 a plate this place rocks! I had the machaca breakfast. It was really really good. There's a great coffee shop next-door if you want to bring over a latte or something

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    Sheryl S.

    Efrens in Oceano is a delightful restaurant with booths and tables for a sit down meal. The menu has a lot of meat options so you can customize your burritos, tacos etc. I found the service was friendly and welcoming. They carry bootle and xan drinks. My favorite is ice cold Senorial Sangria. If you're looking for authentic Mexican food, get over here!!

    Carne Asada Taco 10/10
    Marlisa S.

    Super yummy food with really great prices. My boyfriend got a Jumbo Wet burrito and it was so huge! He had leftovers which doesn't happen often haha. I just decided to get a single taco and oh boy that was even filling for me believe or not! They loaded it with meat and onion and put a yummy spicy salsa on it. So delicious! We decided to get take out, and from that the service seemed nice. The food took a bit but they had other people there was well. Inside there's a cute little space with a good amount of tables to sit down if you want. Overall I liked it and I would like to try more of their food! Lots of options too.

    Camarones a la Diabla
    Gene B.

    Grabbed takeout before hitting the beach and so glad we did. The Nachos bomb! Camarones a la Diabla bomb! I love their food! Perfect customer service. The young lady who took our order was sharp. She was serving all the customers on her own. One thing I'd like to request from the owner is fixing their tipping system. Selected the tip option, but would not allow me to punch in an amount. I could not leave a tip unfortunately using my credit card. No cash at hand. Sad.

    Soft Birria Taco
    Charlie C.

    best Birria tacos! Skip the queso birria (sorry america its a heart attack waiting to happen...) and just get soft tacos with birria. Delicious. some of their other stuff is "eh." but the Birria is top notch

    Shrimp enchilada plate
    Darrell R.

    After long travel day we were all very hungry and wanted Mexican. We ordered DoorDash from Efren's based on selection and Yelp reviews. Unfortunately, we were disappointed with the results. I ordered the shrimp enchiladas (pictured). They were covered in shredded lettuce and the corn tortilla was very soggy (sign the tortillas were not fried a little before rolling). They were also cold and the sauce had no flavor. They also forgot one of our main dishes. The chips are homemade, which is nice. But the green salsa was flavorless in my opinion. The BRC's were really good as was the side order of rice. Finally, they didn't include any napkins or utensils with our order.

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    Courtney L.

    Stopped here to grab a quick bite to eat with some co-workers. This place had great food. We had the Quesabirria, Flauta, and a steak burrito. My co-worker stated that the quesabirria was one of the best he has had. It was very flavorful, the meat was tender and on point. The flautas were very good nice and crunchy. The steak burrito was super yummy. The steak was nice and tender and flavorful. We will be returning when we are back in the area.

    Mojarra plate
    EHome Health S.

    The food is GREAT! Authentic Mexican cuisine, service was excellent and the ambience is awesome.

    The actual menu. All 3 meats are included in the mega nachos.

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    The food is excellent and you order at the counter service is great and ambiance is nice.

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    Efren's deli has fresh fried fish . That's all I tried at this deli restaurant and it was superb

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    Food was great. Small place with good service and friendly staff. We will go definitely go back

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    Breakfast burritos were great. Very tasty and huge. Green salsa very good. Service great on pickup. They have a sitting area also.

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    Food was authentic and well prepared. Servers were friendly and efficient. Location is convenient.

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    2 years ago

    Great food ! Enjoyed the fresh ingredients on my cali burrito! Definitely will visit again :)

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    2 years ago

    Red sauce is fire ( no really it burned)! Food is amazing as always! The Oceano site seems to be the best of all of them.

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    Ask the Community - Efren's Deli

    Do they have breakfast burritos?

    Yes, and they have all the typical breakfast dishes as well. Great pricing too !!

    Im used to great menudo being from the Central Valley, how is their menudo here on the central coast?

    Excellent the best I have tasted!

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    Staying at a campground near here and found it on yelp. Saw it was in the middle of a neighborhood…read moreand not on the main drag so I figured it was supported by locals rather than tourists. This turned out to be very true. Half the customers seemed to know each other. Anyway, the ambiance is pretty thin. Not much to look at and all the food is served in paper or styrofoam containers. Help yourself to some plastic cutlery if needed. However, the food was very tasty. Certainly above average for a basic Mexican place. I ordered the carnitas plate and a chile relleno à la carte. I like to test Mexican restaurants by trying the chile relleno. That was the best part of the meal. Took a few minutes for my order because the relleno was obviously freshly made. Very well roasted poblano with just a little bite to it. Well breaded, fried, and sauced. Carnitas were very tasty as well. Service was a bit odd as they call your number and then stand there and ask you if you want everything on it and then slap it on top in front of you.

    I eat here frequently as it is very close to home and you control what goes into your food as they…read morefix it in front of you unless it is fish or fajitas, which are done in the kitchen. They are always busy but they are fast! You can eat in or get your food to go. Prices have gone up but, not as much as other restaurants. Chips are extra and honestly, they give you so much food, you won't need them. The Chile Rellenos are really good. There's a reason this place is so busy, the locals love it!!

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    Very disappointing. We went on a Sunday around noon and that was a bad idea. We ordered the…read moreenchilada plate and the chile relleno plate. The green sauce on the enchiladas was ok but the I side pork was dry, hard, and flavorless. It tasted like days-old pork that was reheated. I took two bites and left the rest. The rice didn't have much flavor. The chile relleno also tasted reheated and didn't have the crisp we were looking for. The sauce on the chile tasted canned. The beans were the highlight of the meal. Great authentic flavor. We have no plans to be back. If you try this place, go during dinner. Perhaps the food might be fresh during a rush.

    Bad Day In The Kitchen?…read more My wife and I returned to Villa Cantina for lunch on a Wednesday with another couple from our neighborhood in Nipomo. Service was fine, but our food fell short.....waaaaay short. Service from a young woman who took care of all the customers was very good. She was friendly and did her best to keep an eye on things. My main dish was the Veggie Bowl with Ahi Tuna ($18). There were many pieces of Ahi which was fine, but they were smothered in salt. I took off what I could from several strips, but left several on my plate because they were not edible. I probably should have said something, but didn't want to wait around for them to redo the dish. My wife had Shrimp Tacos ($17) and finished them, but afterward said they had no taste at all. One friend also had Shrimp Tacos and her husband had something with lots of beef. They didn't comment one their food one way or the other. A bad day in the kitchen? Who knows.

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