Came here to try their molcajete, it was TERRIBLE. The only thing I can say though, is this place is a vibe. There was a mariachi band and tons of different michelada options if you like that. I bet those would be good. I had a margarita and it was not drinkable, tasted like syrup. read more

Came to el Chilito looking to satisfy my mariscos and michelada craving after a long day at work. I gotta say , craving satisfied. My co-workers workers were excited as they had been to the Bakersfield and Ontario locations before. We started off with the marischelada , a michelada topped with shrimp , pulpo and cucumber so delicious . It had the right ratio of beer to Clamato and spices that made it a thirst quencher. Our waitress brought us our mini tostadas to snack on while we decided on our entree. The salsa served with the tostadas was meh, nothing special but I asked for a spicer salsa and what was given to us was delicious. It was full of flavor and had a heat that snuck up on you not to hot ( to me ) but I would image would possibly be for others beware. What followed for the entree was camarones en salsa verde topped with jack cheese and onions with poblano peppers. The salsa was full of good flavor served with a small salad and white rice. The presentation wasn't all that great but the food overall pretty good. The homemade corn tortillas served with our food were good but I've had better. Overall the experience was great , the service was excellent and I'll be definitely trying the one in Bakersfield. read more

El Chilito - Marischelda regular and la Reyna ( more beer ) - Mexican Near Me - Oxnard, California

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I placed an order to go. I got the tacos al gobernador, I usually go during the day. But today I decided to get them at night. And for some reason when up pick my food the older gentleman in the back seemed agitated. I asked for my tacos to be extra crispy! But when I arrived home the tacos were very flimsy and loose. If anything it felt like they rushed the tacos. And one of my tacos legit had 4 pieces of shrimp. Not 4 whole shrimps! 4 pieces of sliced shrimp in one taco! They added too much spice to the point where it was too much. Never am I getting it at night. I'll stick to getting it during the day. Thank you very much. read more

This is the worst michelada and mariscos spot here. We are from Long Beach came to visit a relative and Yelp this restaurant by the pictures and reviews we gave it the benefit of doubt. We where wrong. Shrimp is flavorless. Everything taste so pale like it was just made because it needed to be made. Smh staff is very nice and friendly that's a big high five. It's not there fault they are just servers. read more

El Chilito - They can keep the shrimp. - Mexican Near Me - Oxnard, California

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Great micheladas and sea food. On of Oxnards best kept secrets. My nephew and I go here every time he is in town from Washington. read more

El Chilito - Michelada Reina fresh seafood and oil at the size of that thing. By far one my favorites.. - Mexican Near Me - Oxnard, California

El Chilito is where it's at! Mexican food + seafood + beer what's not to love. Decor & Atmosphere: 4 stars- definitely bright & loud. Great for large groups but probably not so intimate for a romantic date night. Definitely a fun place though to toss back beers and have a good time. The entrance makes me laugh. It's roped off like a VIP club, they let you pass into the restaurant when they're ready for you to sit. Seems a little overkill but it was a good laugh. This place gets packed so id recommend early dining if you don't want to be stuck waiting outside. Service: 5 stars. Our waitress was lovely, super attentive and being our first time we had a lot of questions about the menu and she took her time and didn't rush us to go over everything. I appreciated she spoke up and gave recommendations and helped us so much without coming off that she was tired of us. Also she brought everything out reasonably fast given how busy they were. Cocktails & Beers: 5 stars! The presentations of their cocktails and beers are out of this world, check out the pictures it's a good time. They're known for their micheladas so if your not into that the pickings may be slim. I love the fruit flavoring you can add to the beer or you can go all out & get the shrimp, seafood, or oysters added. If you love seafood like me it's a great mix. I had a modelo michelada with oysters and it was the bomb! I'm definitely going to try the oyster shooter next time. Food: 5 stars. Everything was super good. I feel like if your coming here you might as well go with seafood, doesn't sound like their chicken is too popular. I had the regular shrimp soft taco plate and it was so good and filling. Large fresh shrimp & their chipotle sauce for the tacos is to die for. I'd come back in a heartbeat for these. Give this place a try, bomb food, friendly service, and beer beer beer! read more

El Chilito - Mexican Near Me - Oxnard, California

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Taco Tuesdays are the best! The tacos are absolutely delicious and very cheap for the amount. The service is always amazing and they make a mean michalada. Definitely recommend and would love to see one pop up in Santa Paula, CA. read more

My mom and I came here for dinner and this place is known for their seafood and michelada. We were greeted at the door with warm smiles and were seated at a nice cozy corner. My mom and I didn't know what to order so lucky one of the servers helped us in deciding what to get. We started with a Marischelada (michelada with seafood cocktail on top) and it was really good with the mango and tamarindo. Next, we got the tostada as chips with fresh salsa and shrimp soups as appetizers. My mom got a stone bowl heated hot with seafood and I got a warm and spicy seafood soup. Garlic bread side was okay but the fresh corn tortillas just melts in your mouth :D We didn't finish anything because the portions here are HUGE. The soups are packed to go and now my mom and I are ready for a food coma :P thanks El Chilito! read more

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The food was not bad, but the lady we were served by was not the best. I would go there again to give another chance.

So, the BF is now obsessed with this place. We live 80 miles away which is a shame because we could do some real damage here. We stopped in on the way back to Westside LA from a quick trip down the central coast. Craving some fresh seafood, we found this joint on yelp and the pictures sold us. After a workout, thought that we could not only satiate the seafood craving but load up on very much needed protein. Low carb, ya know... BUT, we couldn't resist the micheladas. So f'ing good. If you don't like seafood, you still need to come here for the micheladas. Seriously. Ok, so we got two orders of the aguachile. Well, the Bf refused to share so I had to get my own. I got the one with scallops and enjoyed the scallops moreso than the shrimp but the shrimp was good also. There was so much food...I only ate half of my plate so share one order and split a warm entree. That's our plan for next time. Service is friendly and quick. Also appreciate that they have a private lot. I hate street parking. read more

So good! Great service from Fabian (I believe that was his name) Michelada and chicharrones de pescado were

Visiting Oxnard for the weekend. Looked up "Sea Food Restaurant". No regrets here! Fast service, fantastic food. read more

El Chilito - Taco de Camarón y de Pescado - Mexican Near Me - Oxnard, California

Bomb! Everything was great! Shrimp cocktail, seafood mixta tosta, shrimp tacos, even the enchiladas. I absolutely loved the chips and salsa. Customer service was also good. There was only 1 server when we got there but she did an outstanding job. And the patio was packed. read more

Has the Tacos Gobernador and they were amazing. Staff and service was friendly and on point. Definitely will be back. read more

El Chilito - The 3 Piece Tacos Gobernador was amazing. Very unique sauce and loaded with lots of shrimp. - Mexican Near Me - Oxnard, California

I ask for tacos gobernador excellent so good is a very small place but the food is excellent read more

El Chilito - El Chilito tacos gobernador and barbacoa de borrego great food excellent service - Mexican Near Me - Oxnard, California

everything was perfect! good service, micheladas, and food. really nice gesture to sing happy birthday to my brother. read more

El Chilito - Mexican Near Me - Oxnard, California

F this place! It took over 1 hour to get seated and there was seats available also. The service is the same! Horrible! Rice and beans are disgusting, seafood is fresh but over rated. I will Never return to this place again read more

Food is great. If you love seafood or just even micheladas, you have to give this place a shot. The aguachiles are great, but the price point to portion seems underwhelming. Given everything in the world had increased in price point, it's understandable. I love that they have a "natural" michelada since I don't really enjoy Clamato. Overall, I frequently recommend this place to my family, friends, and co-workers. The restaurant is due for some updates and renovations. read more

El Chilito - Mexican Near Me - Oxnard, California

The cantarito was the nectar of the Gods! As I write this review, my mouth is salivating by just thinking about my cantarito! I have no idea what is the secret ingredient on my drink, but, if a mortal like me would have to guess, it would be love! The food I ordered where the gobernador tacos they had so much flavor, my taste palet was having a field day, as my body was converting glocose to ATP to give me energy and inspiration to write this review! I highly recommend this place! read more

El Chilito - Mexican Near Me - Oxnard, California

I order a Campechana Mixta Coctel and Agua Chile. The Campechano Coctel had a ball of ice made out of sliced octopus and who knows what else. The octopus in the ice was sliced about the thickness of ham, why would anyone do that ‍. It had imitation crab meat, no true Mexican Coctel or campechana has imitation crab meat. In my state of Sinaloa Mex, restaurants owners would most likely get shot for serving imitation crab meat in a coctel lol JK. The flavor of the coctel was horrible and it lacked texture, most likely because it hardly had any onion, tomato, cilantro nor cucumber nevertheless avocado. I'm not going to much into detail on the shrimp aguachile.The aguachile salsa tasted like pure lime with no flavor or spices and the shrimp were warm and very soft. I grew up around Mariscos and this only means one thing, the shrimp were not fresh. I'm not saying this place is horrible because they do have some ok stuff, but if you are a true Mexican seafood fan you know when something is good read more

Came here after work on a Tuesday for dinner I passed here every day never really thought of coming in to have dinner here it doesn't look so good from the outside but I was surprised the food was really delicious I ordered the garlic shrimp with a piece of steak it came with a salad,rice and some fries the food was really good my husband ordered aguachiles they were decent I would've wished they had a little bit more spice to it garlic bread was delicious the drinks were delicious we had mango michelada and he had a regular one I would come back for dinner and drinks.... the service was on point. read more

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I came here with my coworkers on our way back from LA. The food at this Mexican restaurant was really good. I got the fish and shrimp fajitas plate and it came out sizzling and smoking. The plate came with rice and beans and overall the whole entree was delicious. I also ordered a michelada, which was ok. I thought it would've been a lot better from what I saw from pictures though. The only thing that had upset us was the poor customer service. My friend ordered the menudo, which looked ok but when she got it, she realized she ordered the wrong thing. She thought she was ordering posole, so We asked the waitress if they could switch the menudo for posole, which most places would do it no problem. Of course, they came back and told us they would box up the menudo for her to go and bring out a bowl of posole for 1/2 price. It was ridiculous! For how much they charge, they should've just replaced the menudo for posole. Other Than that, the food was good. Just make sure you know exactly what your ordering before u come here. read more

The food was decent, I'm not from around that area but I have for sure seen better prices for what we ordered. The service was okay but definitely could've been better. read more

Loved it. It was convenient. Fast. And the food was tasty n good. They fixed it exactly the way I wanted it. The staff was very polite n courteous. I would definitely go back when in the area ! read more

I've been living here in Oxnard for about a year now and I have to say that I haven't found a better place and I don't even think I ever will. Great food and definitely the best micheladas in town. The service is absolutely amazing and the waitresses are always very nice. Love to come here to grab some drinks and food as well on the weekends. read more

El Chilito - Mexican Near Me - Oxnard, California

Honestly. I'm so happy I brought my parents here. Coming from SB, there are no seafood places like this. Best michelada I've had. And I am a freak about my Micheladas. We ordered empanadas and tostada aguachiles and molcajete aguachiles. BOMB. The portions were huge and filling. Our waitress Xotchil, was so nice and sweet. She kept checking up on us which was nice. The ambience is very nice and loud and a live Banda In The back which for me is a huge plus. I will definitely be back for there more fresh seafood and their DELICIOUS micheladas!! read more

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Highly recommended! Real authentic mariscos, and the service was great! I ate the aquachile and was amazed! Whenever I'm Oxnard this place is a must! read more

Found this place while driving past it when going down Oxnard Blvd. We had gone for dinner on a Friday evening. The menu is amazing here as they have so many options of food and drinks! Shrimp tacos here are a must have and the house salsa is yumm!!! We sat inside and it was a bit humid. The fans were on but needed windows or doors open. Upon going to the restroom, I noticed they had tables and covered seating outside. There was a d.j. table and music was playing, so I do want to come back end enjoy another dinner & drinks out there. Our waiter was helpful with questions we had on the menu and came back numerous times to see if we needed anything else. See you guys soon! read more

El Chilito - Beers no longer served....along with Angry Orchard which they have a sign posted inside their restaurant...ugh! - Mexican Near Me - Oxnard, California

This place was awesome! The seafood was really good. They make homemade tortillas and the rice and beans are authentic. Everything we ordered was delicious. We went on a Friday night and it's best to get there before 8pm or you may need to wait to be seated. read more

It's our favorite place to eat when driving through Ventura ! We always make sure we're in the area of Oxnard for either lunch or dinner. They have the freshest fish in town. The fish soup is epic and the Aguaschiles are fantastic. The best Michiladas ever ( and we've tried a lot!!!!). Can't wait to get back there soon. read more

Worst Molcajete I gave ever tasted. $30 & minimal amount of neat, chicken was dry, shrimp was boiled not grilled cats was in abundance and not completely cooked. Skimpy in rice and beans. Lalos makes better molcajete read more

Very expensive and their shrimps in their empanadas were sour already;( shrimp cocktail was not bad and we tried their 7 seas soup which was not very exciting. read more

El Chilito - Mexican Near Me - Oxnard, California

Eh comido 4 veces en este lugar , en diferentes años eh regresado con la esperanza de que quizás hayan cambiado la calidad y el sabor de la comida desafortunadamente no siempre esta muy hecha al ahí se va y sus precios son muy altos Aparte el lugar huele algo raro read more

Our waitress who spoke limited English was the sweetest ever. The Micheladas were fresh and heavenly. Portions generous, atmosphere very nice - they played some cool Bachata which made me feel like we were in some puebla. Love everything about it - haha, except the say "FREE Michelada" during happy hour - only the fine print is rubbed off.... see photos. read more

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I actually stumbled across this place by accident, and am so glad I did! The wait for a table was only a few minutes, and service was prompt and friendly. I ordered the shrimp tacos plate, and my friend customized the shrimp enchiladas, because we were informed that they were out of the usual sauce that smothered the dish. The portions were huge, and the seafood was fresh! Each plate came with the standard rice and beans which were nothing spectacular, but were tasty nonetheless. I had a horchata to drink, and my friend ordered a Michelada with Corona Familiar. IT. WAS. HUGE!! I tried to take a picture of it close to other items to give you an idea of its size. . Parking was easy, as they have their own, well lit parking lot. Overall, it was a great experience, and I'll definitely be back!! read more

El Chilito - Mexican Near Me - Oxnard, California

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I decided to give this place another try and I was pleasantly surprised. The service was better and the place was cleaner than usual. The food tastes better than it did before. The salsa was tasty and flavorful. I took off one star because they don't always have the items on the menu. I'm not sure what changed, employees or management but this place has dramatically improved. They have the best marischeladas and tosticheladas I've ever had! If you're into micheladas this place is a must! read more

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El Chilito Breakdown: The Food: On my last trip to Hawaii, I had the most amazing crab chimichanga. And since then, I've been on a quest to find it. El Chilito is NOT the home to the best crab chimichanga. They did not have crab, but they said they could make a seafood one that would taste just as good. I tried it, but it was terrible. The fish was rubbery and would not allow itself to be chewed. It had the texture of overcooked calamari - rubbery. The shrimps tasted VERY fishy and not fresh. However, I will say that my boyfriend got a carne asada chimichanga and thought it was mediocre. So maybe the food is not terrible, but we've both had better mexican food. The Value: Dinner for two cost about $30. The Experience: This place is very dirty and needs a lot of love. Parts of the floor and walls are missing. You can see the mold on the windows. I will say that the service was good. People were friendly. Really, we came here because we were trying to get to another restaurant, but that restaurant had no parking and we ended up in El Chilito's lot. We didn't want to get towed for using their lot and we were starving. So, we just ate here. I probably won't ever return here. read more

El Chilito - Mexican Near Me - Oxnard, California

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Everything was great. My husband did not like the agua Chile's, but he's also very picky about food. The drinks were bomb. The staff were very nice. Service was fast. And it's my absolute favorite place to get pozole out in the Oxnard area. read more

El Chilito - Mexican Near Me - Oxnard, California

Excellent authentic Mexican food. Mariscos we're tasty and fresh. Chille relleno was awesome. Service was good. Best micheladas all possible flavors with mariscos. Price is on high end but well worth it. read more

This place is great. They have great mariscos. Really good shrimp cocktails and of course the number one reason to go is the micheladas. Every time we go we get a tower the michelada towers are great you can choose the flavoring you want as well as the beer. I always get the tamarind and mango flavor with a negra modelo. The negra modelo cancels out some of the sweetness of the mango so it's not to sweet. This is a tower we got after the Michelada tower and it was just a regular modelo tower. The service is great as well they are always constantly checking on you if you need anything else and it's not only the server but the hostess and bartender that check in on you. If you like micheladas they have other options to of ordering with shrimps on top. Definitely a must try for michelada drinkers. Happy Drinking!!! read more

El Chilito - Mexican Near Me - Oxnard, California