We are locals and were having our oil changed on our car near by. We have always driven past this business since it opened. We decided to walk down there and check out the menu. They had just opened at 10:00 a.m. so we were the first to enter. The menu was extensive and we considered eating there until we walked around to find a table. All of the tables were dirty from the day before and that was a real "turn off". We ended up leaving and going to another Mexican restaurant and discovered a new great place to eat. Perhaps we just hit this place on a bad day, and I see good reviews on it. This business definitely needs to clean up the place each evening at closing or get it cleaned up before opening in the morning. read more

Ok first of to start this lil jewel. My girlfriend, and I ordered 5 min till closing which is awesome that they even took the time to write the ticket. so I was expecting something kinda half done or something like that. boy was I wrong!!!! the pazole I ordered was out of this world hands down the best god dammmm pazole I ever consumed in my entire friggin life, not only did it come the soup itself they added all the good garnishes plus rice, and what not. I was having a bad day now after eating my delicious I feel like a brand new human thank you so much!!!!!! y'all rock!!! read more

Food was great and delicious, but our waiter was horrible. He took our order, deliver it and disappeared. We finished our meal at 6:35 and we waited until 7:05 for him to take our plates and give us our bill. My wife finally got him to give our bill. He never checked on us to see if we needed anything else or how our meal was. Terrible service. read more

Great food! Had breakfast and was super impressed! Definitely will be going back! Can't wait to try something other than breakfast!

The veggie chimichanga and chicken enchiladas verde were delicious. Charming service as well.

I liked the Shrimp Fajitas. The Chicken Enchiladas & Tacos that my friend ordered were great too. And the friendliest staff I've encountered so far. read more

This restaurant has a great selection and generally good food, but I stopped coming here for a couple of reasons: 1) The ventilation or air circulation doesn't seem to work all that well. I always end up smelling like a greasy, smoky restaurant when I leave. 2) My shrimp is undercooked EVERY single time. I have to send it back to cook it more thoroughly because it's still raw in the middle. The last time, I just took my unfinished shrimp home and finished cooking it there. I could always order something else, but the shrimp plates are my favorite dishes. read more

The food is good but the service is great. Welcoming and attentive, they made the evening a great one. Generous portions, make sure to not completely fill up on the chips read more

Have been here a few times and was always impressed with the food. After today I had the chorizo tacos and had to let everyone know how amazing they are. Now all I want is chorizo nachos and a burrito, but I'll have to wait until next time. read more

Really yummy dinner. All we ordered was the plain burrito with refrained beans cheese and rice. We chose to super it with sour cream, guacamole, and pico Decalogue. Added beer to that,yum! They served chips and 3 salsas and some refried beans for dipping. Really yummy!!!! The service was great. Highly recommend! read more

What an experience! First, when the white female server brought our chips and salsa, she placed, or dropped, the tortilla chip bowl on the table and shoved it across the table, so rough that chips fell off the bowl. A young hispanic male took our drink order and we were told they only had 2 Sprites, we ordered 3. A white family of 5 came in soon after, and guess what ? They all ordered Sprites, and guess what ? They had them, lol. The white female server came back, took our order, and that was pretty much all the interaction we had, lol. I will say though, a hispanic female came by and offered us more chips. After this, we were pretty much forgotten about. The food was OK, salsas had no flavor, and service was horrible. How this place has over 4 stars, I have no clue. Might be because this is a very small town, IDK. Hopefully the owner reads these reviews and corrects these issues. read more

Amazing food! Great service! Have always had WiFi service with excellent good here. Recommend trying to anyone who hasn't stopped by here yet. read more

Not ordered since Covid but in the past the food is very consistent with large portions. I just hate expensive venues that when you leave you are not stuffed. Slightly pricey for Mexican, but everything is just as you'd expect from a locally owned & operated Mexican Restaurant. The owner will probably be your waitress! read more

Went on a road trip to Oregon and on my route back home to the beautiful town of Orange County, I stumbled upon this restaurant. I had a few places to eat, I wasn't in the mood for no mcnuggets nor an enchirito so I decided to walk into this restaurant. I ordered the steak and shrimp fajitas. They came out steaming hot and delicious. The steak was very juicy and tender. I also ordered a side of pork Chile verde and that was delicioso. Our server, named Jannette brought us salsas of all different kinds as well as refried beans to go along with our baskets of chips. The pineapple cucumber water was amazing and they brought me refill after refill without extra charge. I fed my family of 5 (all adults) for under 60 dollars. Too bad this restaurant is not across the street from my house or else I'd be here every day. So anybody coming down the road feeling hungry for some real Mexican food, swing by and you'll thank me later for it. And for all of you senseless, delicate people out there complaining about 1 fly in the restaurant, go to taco bell and eat your doritos locos tacos. read more

El Chicano Restaurant - Steak n shrimp fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Willits, California

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Excellent food! We came in right at 7:00am to get breakfast burritos for our whole crew. Food and service were on par. Pleasant staff, the crew was very happy with their breakfast. read more

This place is worth your time! My boyfriend is a stickler when it comes to Mexican food and he loves this place! He always gets the fajitas and is never disappointed, the asada fries are awesome! Service is great! As a local this place has the best authentic Mexican food in town! read more

Stop here. Eat! They are new and we have eaten there three times now. Great service and the best mexican food north of Santa Rosa at least. Stop here. Eat! read more

Kinda worried about contacting hepatitis from this place. I washed my hands in the employee bathroom and the trash can was filled with soiled toilet paper instead of someone simply putting it down the toilet. There was also very little soap left in the old "Body and Bath" Eucalyptus scented soap dispenser. It's a lot of young people working here, which is great, but I really want to see an adult around who will take care of these things and enforce sanitation standards. read more

This is a great place to eat. They have really responded to the demands of COVID dining and added an entire outdoor "patio" area. Their food has always been delicious and continues to be. The staff is friendly and does their best to enforce COVID safety and standards. read more

Service was really bad had to ask for a menu, and asked for more water witch we never got. Din't even check to see how everything was.

Ordered nachos that were burnt, Crunchy tacos that were soggy, tamales that were covered in cheese on the outside of the wrapper for some reason. Differently will never go back to this place!! read more

Great food great service. Been in Willits a long time. That says a lot! We love the food especially fond of their Chili relanos

We ordered food to go here not to long after they opened and were completely dissatisfied. Half the order was wrong. The flavors were so random, it was gross. The pastor was so sweet it could've passed for candy. The plus side though was that while we waited we got free watermelon water that was good but the chips were stale and salsa was also sweet. We just want Gribaldo's back! read more

Best authentic Mexican food I've ever had. Reasonable price and generous portions. Fajitas were spot on and house salsas where outstanding.

So good you will not be disappointed I had the chicken burrito so good and my daughter had the chicken Enchiladas mmmmm is all I can say enjoy read more

Just got back into town from a trip and ordered a couple regular burritos to pick up for our dinner. Really tasty and one of them is a meal! Keep up the good work! read more

Firat of all I live and love willits. I love supporting local businesses but i have never been treated so rudely in my life! I went in at 10pm when they close at 11pm. There was a gentleman which was the son of the owner whom I tried to have a conversation with and he called me rude when I only asked him of his experience in the restaurant business because I was a chef for 15 years. His dad heard the commotion coming from his son and asked me to leave after I explained to him that I was just trying to have a friendly conversation. I had already payed for my meal and left a good tip coming from my background. There was no reason for them to treat me this way since I had been there multiple times. It is not anyone's fault if they don't have a passion for what they do. You need to change career because customer service is not in that family and in their business. I can't say more about this place because it makes me sick talking about it. Do not go to el Chicano! read more

Everything is delicious. Takes groups. Have never been disappointed. My favorite is chilaquiles.

Anything you order off of the El Chicano menu, just might be the best thing you've ever tasted! There isn't one time that I've eaten here and not made a loud noise of happiness while taking every single bite... embarrassing, or not! HIGHLY recommend. read more

After reading the the low scoring reviews, I decided to write one myself. I have eaten at El Chicano 5 or 6 times, and each time has been a wonderful delight. The fresh made fruit drinks are something out of this world . . you have to try these great tasting healthy drinks! The food served at this restaurant has always been 5 Star!! Please don't take my word for this . . try it yourself. You'll agree that this is the best restaurant in Willits. I can't believe that a restaurant this good is in our small town!! Don L. read more

Great food! Food was very delicious. The service was great. They created an outdoor eating area at the front of the restaurant. This area was shaded and very clean. We definitely will go there again. read more

Food taste good if you can get your correct plate. Had to tell the waiter three times what drink I wanted. Got my plate delivered across table, and had to return plates that aren't even close to what we ordered. read more

Terrible service the chips were stale and the food sucked I will never step foot in that place again

out of the 40 Mexican restaurants in Willits this has the best food. sometimes when they are busy they can be slow. duuuur. if you are in a hurry, order ahead of time. read more

If I could give Yelp a 1 star review I would. This is the perfect example of how Yelp can ruin the reputation of a fledgling restaurant before they even have a chance to show off the uniquely excellent cuisine they have to offer. My husband and I sat down for breakfast because a friend of ours who lives in Willits said she had a good meal here. We both ordered super burritos with asada and egg. They were excellent. They had a unique herb blend that made them stand outs in the sprawling world of burritos. Our server brought us a sampling of superb salsas to go with it. Floored by how good it was, my husband said "I bet this place gets 5 stars on Yelp". I opened the app and much to my horror, it said 2.5 stars with just 5 reviews. On closer inspection, one of the 1 star reviews was obviously written by someone affiliated with a local competitor. Shame on them! And shame on Yelp for allowing a place with food that is obviously a cut above the competition to suffer an artificially low review. Hopefully this will bump it up a bit closer to the 5 stars it deserves. read more

Great flavorful food ! I've lived in Humboldt for 7 years , and everything lacks flavor. Except this please. So good ! I know it's a different county , but close enough . read more

Their new. I can tell they're trying but I think they need experience and training. The two sauces we tried the Red sauce and chilies verde were more salty sweet than spicy. The food was served tepid on cold plates. The servers repeatedly forgot key items le. Beverages, chips and salsa, tortillas to accompany the meal. Neither of us finished our meals. We might try again when they have been open a while. read more

What a convenient and worthwhile spot to stop! I had the camarones a la diabla and my sister had the mole. Both were absolutely delicious. Probably the best camarones a la diabla that I've come across to date; they were even spicier than ones I've had in the past and even had a sweetness to them. The food came out quickly, and I didn't feel overloaded with rice & beans like I do at some restaurants (the plate was well-proportioned and they didn't skimp on camarones, rice, or beans). Depending on your appetite, you may want to ask for more tortillas; it came with 4 which was plenty for me, but there was still lots left over after filling the 4 tortillas. It made for delicious leftovers too! Fantastic service from a very sweet and attentive waiter. I will definitely be returning. read more

I love this place! By far the best Mexican restaurant in Willits. My husband and I have been here at least 5 times and it's always good! We have eaten our way through the menu and each time is delish! read more

My family went here as a stop going towards central califonia, and I was very impressed! I ordered a burrito with shredded chicken that was delicious and filling. Not amazing, (thus why it doesn't get 5 stars), but very good. Service was also very nice and helpful. If I could give 4.5 stars I would. read more