The food here wasn't all that good. We got there and it was empty to start the day. The cafe de olla was a little weak. Had to flavor it up with sugar. I eneded up getting the chillaquiles with cheese and over easy eggs. The amount of spice on the chilaquiles made hard to keep setting them, kept adding salt. Then my wife got the machaca which wasn't bad but the tortillas echos a mano were made days prior and kept frozen somewhere. Over all I wouldn't go back. read more

Delicious Cafe de Hoya!! Authentic Mexican food and service was an A+. AlLittle feeling of Mexico

The food as always delicious. The service was excellent until we went to pay. The menu advertises $17.95 for the Menudo, Carne Asada burrito $11.95. We go to pay and the bill said Menudo $21.22 & Burrito $12.41! This price didnt include tax. I questioned the price and was told the price of tripe increased and since we were using credit card we were charged 50 cents more. Nowhere on the menu or signage reflected the increase. Javier told me they haven't had a chance to change the menu price. Not a good way to run a business. As much as like their Menudo this will be the last time we go there. read more

El Cantarito - Menudo - Mexican Near Me - Placentia, California

El Cantarito is the real deal. The food tastes homemade and the flavors are rich and comforting. The chile relleno was perfectly cooked with just the right amount of cheese and the rice and beans on the side were flavorful and fresh. The fresh orange juice is a must try Service was fast and welcoming and the place has a laid back family feel to it. Prices are fair for the quality and portions you get. Everything came out hot and you could tell it was made with care This spot is great for a casual meal when you want something traditional and filling. Will definitely be back again read more

Food was amazing! Actually found out about this spot on Tik Tok, had to come and try it out. Best spot in Anaheim for authentic mexican dishes hands down. Chilaquiles were 10/10. Service was outstanding, very respectful, very patient, and friendly. Will definitely be coming here again. read more

My husband and I visited this restaurant with high expectations after seeing it featured on social media and reading positive reviews on Yelp. The photos and feedback made it seem like a great spot with excellent food and service -- even though it's about a 45-minute drive from our home, we decided to make the trip. Unfortunately, our experience was far from what we expected. When we arrived, there was no one at the host stand to greet or seat guests. After standing awkwardly in the middle of the restaurant, we were asked how many people were in our party -- we said two. A few minutes later, someone else asked again, and then a third person asked if our table was for three. We clarified once more that it was for two. It took about 10 minutes before we were finally seated. Once seated, we waited another 15 minutes before a server came by to take our drink order and mentioned he'd bring chips and salsa. Another 15 minutes went by -- still no drinks, no chips. A different staff member eventually noticed us and asked if everything was okay. I mentioned that we were still waiting for our drinks and chips, and he apologized. Ten minutes later, the drinks finally arrived, and we placed our food order. We received the chips and salsa shortly after, but then waited another 25-45 minutes for our food to arrive -- and even then, it came without the tortillas that were supposed to be included. The beans tasted microwaved, and the food overall was overly salty. Service: 1/5 Food: 2/5 Experience: 1/5 We will not be returning to this establishment. I would strongly recommend better organization, communication, and customer service training. We genuinely felt forgotten about multiple times during our visit, which was disappointing given how much potential this restaurant seemed to have. read more

I grew up in California and miss real Mexican food and I found it here. The food is great and home made. I highly recommend.

The food is very good! And also good portions. The problem is that on line the prices are about 2/3 of the real price..... and when you look at the menu the prices are lower as well, but you pay more! what is going on? So when I placed the to go order on line was about $50, but I ended up paying almost $90!!! Is this even legal??? I clarify, the food is very very good! Please just charge what you advertise the food for!!! Even the mente price is lower than your bill...... read more

Delicious! After a disappointing visit to a restaurant nearby a few days ago, my fiancé who lives in the area brought me here, a proven winner apparently and boy I'm glad we did! Being it was rainy, I wanted something to warm my tummy - Caldo De Res or Albondigas, I opted for Caldo De Res.. Yum-O! A hearty soup with generous amount of steak, veggies (carrots, zucchini's, corn and taters) the broth itself was so flavorful, it perfectly hits the bill! I absolutely enjoyed it! My fiancé's Pozole was also delicious! Hearty chunks of pork, hominy swimming in a very flavorful broth! Both dishes was a hit! The restaurant is in old Placentia, it feels cozy perfect for the family, We'd definitely come back here again and try their other offerings! Cheers! read more

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This place used to be my go to place, especially for taco Tuesday and tamales for Christmas. It's not fancy, but good people work here. However my last few visits left me thinking what happened? My food temp has been off - literally ordered a bean and cheese burrito and the cheese wasn't melted, I took my food home and put it in the microwave. Ordered tacos on a recent visit - the meat was good, but the tortilla wasn't what it used to be. Perhaps the vendor changed? I didn't mind the tortillas going from 2 to 1, bc I get it inflation. Their salsa is still the best.. but the food quality isn't what it used to be. read more

El Cantarito - Bean and cheese burrito - Mexican Near Me - Placentia, California

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Wow, great spot, great food, Francisco was awesome, very attentive! Breakfast burrito was extremely flavorful and perfect size. Chilaquiles were delicious and even the kids pancakes were on point! As soon as I tried the beans I knew it was one to come back to but then I tried the salsa and lost my socks, AMAZING! Gracias Francisco and crew! Coming back real soon! read more

Absolutely amazing vibes authentic and the service is top tier. They make you feel like family as soon as you walk in the restaurant. I had the chile relleno, crunchy tacos, and a breakfast burrito! Every item was on point especially the chile and the tacos would go back for those items alone! Highlight recommend you go and they shave been running the restaurant for 22 years! read more

El Cantarito - OG Vibes! - Mexican Near Me - Placentia, California

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Excellent service food is delicious staff is always friendly welcoming environment I always feel at home here read more

El Cantarito - Mexican Near Me - Placentia, California

Old town type of vibes .. food was definately filling .. michelada was also great .. waiter was on point .. will be coming back

Everything we have ordered here is delicious. But my favorite is their menudo! The best I have ever had! read more

El Cantarito - Coffee del la olla! - Mexican Near Me - Placentia, California

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Food was amazing like eating at grandmas! Ordered chiliquiles and it was made to perfection. Javier took care of my son who wanted just shrimp. Definitely will be back for great food that took me back to my childhood. Great friendly service. The atmosphere was friendly, clean and a touch of grandmas house. read more

El Cantarito @elcantaritorestaurant is located in Placentia California. They are family owned and operated since 2002. They serve all the popular Mexican dishes by using fresh and local ingredients and cooking it to order. We got both the green and red Chilaquiles and they were bomb, the red ones have more of a kick but delicious. Don't forget they have Menudo on Sat and Sun mornings Their customer service at El Cantarito will make you feel at home. Don't forget to get their cinnamon coffee, it will transport you to Mexico. read more

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Their Chili Rellenos are awesome!! Service was great. I have been going to El Cantarito for about a year and love their food and service. Their Chili Rellenos are the best I've ever eaten! read more

El Cantarito - Chili Rellenos - Mexican Near Me - Placentia, California

OMGOSH i highly recommend you go give this Authentic Mexican restaurant a try! You won't be sorry that's for sure. Our waitress was Marleen sweet as can be I had the beef soup huge chunks of zucchini and carrots and cabbage and chunks of beef I added celantro to mine & my friend Mare had 3 pork sidewalk tacos with beans I had cherry coke she had raspberry ice tea. I can't wait to go back there. Scotty told us to go there he said the food is fantastic & he's absolutely right. read more

El Cantarito - My soup amazing so delicious - Mexican Near Me - Placentia, California

They have delicious food ‼ I love how they make their fajitas on a bed of crispy rice . They also used to have Taco Wednesday with great prices. Hope they still have Taco Wednesday. read more

Best soups in town! thank you for cutting the beef and vegetables small for my 93 year old father in . Your small gesture meant a big deal to us! read more

El Cantarito - Best caldo de Res! Best soups in town! Thank you for your small gesture that meant a big deal to me for my father's soup - Mexican Near Me - Placentia, California

Delicious food and friendly staff, very cute Lil spot, happy to support and small business read more

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So I went here on a whim because a friend had mentioned it. The place was empty upon arrival which made me a bit nervous considering the other restating the street were decently busy. I ordered a carnitas taco and a chile relleno. My plus one ordered the carne asada plate. The server was gracious and personable. She recommended a few things but we stuck to our original choices. The relleno was okay. The egg was a little flat on the relleno but the sauce was really good. The taco (carnitas) was surprising because it was served with crema. I've never seen carnitas tacos with sour cream. The carne asada plate was "alright" The meat had flavor, Mexican rice was mushy and the beans were average. I'd give the service 4 stars but the food was average. It could have been an off night or we may have ordered the wrong dishes. Not too sure I'd go back before trying the other spots on the same street. read more

We used El Cantarito to cater for a 50th anniversary party for 70 people. Francisco was helpful with the preparation and menu. The cost was reasonable compared to other restaurants we quoted. We had chicken enchiladas, beef and chicken fajitas, beans, rice, tortillas, salsa and chips. The food was delivered hot and on time to the venue. Everything was delicious and so fresh! read more

A great hole in the wall restaurant. Great customer service! Fast and friendly! We ate everything off our plates! read more

Combo fajitas via grubHub. Honestly I've never had their fajitas before, and they are now by far my favorite in the area. Everything is so tender, the veggies are cooked perfectly and not too overdone. Just amazing flavor. And this photo that you see here is after I've already had at least five or six bites. Very good value. Highly recommend!! read more

El Cantarito - Combo Fajita - Mexican Near Me - Placentia, California

Taco Tuesday and since Yelp had sent me an email with Mexican restaurant suggestions in Placentia we decided to try a new restaurant. After reading the descriptions of all four, we liked the homemade tortillas & chips described for this restaurant. Made our way down to historic downtown Placentia and looked for parking. Thankfully there was a public parking lot because there wasn't much street parking. When we walked in we were greeted and told to pick a table. The inside of the restaurant is pretty basic with various size square tables and pullout chairs placed around the open floor plan. It's well lit inside but again very basic. The two servers that were working the floor were very kind. I had asked for a "wine" margarita because looking at the menu that's what was described, but when I ordered one our waitress said they had received their liquor license and now serving margaritas with Tequila. We said "great w/salt on the rims". They brought out their chips and salsa. Well we enjoyed the salsa, but as we continued eating the chips which were on the thick side and glistened (lol), we were not as thrilled with them as they were very greasy and after our meal, we started to experience that greasy after taste in our mouths. Unfortunately we sent back our margaritas because they are very sweet with not a whole lot of Tequila. I don't like boozy margaritas, just tasty ones and able to taste a bit of tequila. Our tacos are delicious. We thought the chicken, carnitas and steak were seasoned nicely and not dry. Each taco comes with only one corn tortilla not two like many restaurants will give you. Our Mexican rice was just okay. Not a whole lot of taste, somewhat cold and a bit dry. Seems like many people enjoy eating here, and many seem local. Most likely wouldn't eat here again, but try another Mexican restaurant that Yelp suggested in Historic Downtown Placentia. read more

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Worst burrito ever, even I can make a better one at home. A day or two old meat just reheated! Was horrible, read more

El Cantarito - Old Asada - Mexican Near Me - Placentia, California

Here on a Sunday afternoon the food is worth the wait. We ordered the Burrito Especial, cup of menudo and their birria de Chivo it was all very delicious. I was getting full on two baskets of chips with salsa but when the food finally arrived it was served hot and worth the wait. I did have to request for some hotter salsa but will be back soon. Next time I will try the chile relleno read more

My go to family taco place thats only a mile away from Cal State Fullerton! They have $1 Tacos on Tuesdays and they are so delicious. I have been getting this same order for the past year and it wont change cause of how affordable and filling it is. Service is top notch as always. They greet you when you enter inside, give you complementary chips and salsa, and check up on you after you've eaten a few bites! The place overall is clean and big. Nice restrooms and they have multiple tv's so you can watch any game or news. They also have ambient music playing too so it's never dull. (It does get really busy around 7ish on Taco Tuesday, so if you're craving some amazing tacos, I suggest you come before 7, or before they close!) read more

El Cantarito - Carnitas Tacos w/ Rice and Beans - Mexican Near Me - Placentia, California

We had a great waitress and I apologize for not remembering her name. I enjoyed the chile verde I ordered and was happy with the size of the plate. read more

First time here the food sucked I got chilaquiles the sauce over powered the meal. I re-ordered and still the same thing. Walked in on a weds morning sat myself down took 10 minutes to get drinks. There was literally 6 people in the restaurant. The cafe de olla didn't hit either. I hate how you guys false advertise it like it's the best when it's not. read more

El Cantarito - Indoors is quiet just boring, simple decor, and here are my drinks i waited 10 mins for. - Mexican Near Me - Placentia, California

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Best lil Mexican food place that I've come across after moving back to The OC ! The food, the service, the vibe is very good :) read more

Ehhh, I've had better. I really wanted to like this place and have been twice, but both times I left unimpressed. I feel like the food is extremely bland and unseasoned. Not sure which dish people keeping coming back here for, but the enchiladas and burritos aren't it. The best part about the meal were the chips and salsa. The service was also very friendly and attentive. read more

El Cantarito - Shrimp enchiladas - entire plate was very bland - Mexican Near Me - Placentia, California

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This is our favorite traditional Mexican food spot in PLACENTIA. We've been coming here for 2 years now and the food, service and ambiance is always the best. The huevos rancheros are great and so is the menudo. Our kids love the pancakes and the orange juice is fresh squeezed. read more

El Cantarito - Mexican Near Me - Placentia, California

I wanted some pozole and i found this on Yelp Upon arrival not gonna lie it looked like a mini ghost. Town I never been in this area But i went in and the hostess was nice And the man that was serving was great . He had a good attitude . Pozole was amazing it was thick and Rich with the perfect amount of spice . Honestly taste like homemade the hominy was cooked to perfection I didn't eat the meat because i just eat the hominy and broth but omg !!! It reminds me of my moms cooking ! And the ambiance is giving rustic Old town mexican bar . Which is great because it matches with the restaurant name ! I will definitely be coming back because food , service is just amazing read more

El Cantarito - Pozole - Mexican Near Me - Placentia, California

Excellent food and service and beer and a jukebox!aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

I came in for the taco challenge, and the two gentlemen were really nice and friendly. Food looked good, so I didn't think anything of it. I started eating the tacos, and I noticed lots of bones in the meat. Enough bones to hesitate and chew more thoroughly, and stop eating at 12 tacos out of the 20 inside the 20 minute time limit. I took the rest home, fried up the rest, and, good God, look at this fucking bone. The others I found were bad, but this one takes the cake. Whoever is cutting up the meat or prepping it for bones needs to be fired. If I swallowed this bone, my fat ass would have needed a trip to the emergency because this shit is sharp. Never going back. read more

So freaking good!! Y'all got to try chilaquiles like this!! Les mess and better presentation! Just looks so damn good! Get you some green salsa on the side bammmm!!! read more

El Cantarito - Omg doesn't this just make you crave some chilaquiles! This is how I prefer my chilaquiles and damn, so good!! - Mexican Near Me - Placentia, California

I've been coming to El Cantarito for years! This is one of my favorite places to eat! You can never go wrong with any of their dishes, but my go to is breakfast. Hands down my favorite menudo, and their chilaquiles are spectacular! I've loved the whole team and always get amazing service. It's not a pretentious place, very down to earth, and authentic! read more