Can't go wrong eating here! Always stop by for a bite when visiting the Mercadito. Food is exquisite! Tastes like fresh food I make at home! Very welcoming and the service is the best! As if you're with family! Carmen was our server this time but all are awesome! It feels like I'm in my nanas house! read more

Just ate here, I had the burrito mojado, my wife had taco de chille verde and taco de chicharon, and a gordita de asad. The food here was mid or below mid. Carne asada was grey in color, dry and not good. The chicharon taco was mostly skin, not typical chicharon with meat , afterwards we were told it had cheek or machete. It looked pretty bad. The pork chille verde was very mid and the gordita had an old oil taste if you know what I mean. My burrito was de asada, I covered that. The rice and beans, tortilla and green and red sauce was mid. Service was good, food was lonchera type at best. Paid abit over $50 for this plus they charge an additional $2 to use your card. Will never eat here again. read more

I was craving both champurrado and mole, so when this restaurant offered both I was down to give it a try this past Sunday. The place was really busy, but we luckily were able to be seated as soon as one of the smaller families had left. I already had my selections in mind while my fiancé browsed the menu. We ended up ordering the mole, champurrado, a Mexican coke, and shrimp cocktail. I was surprised to find that the mole is a little bit more watery/liquidy than I am use to, but my fiancé reassured me that the kind they make was from a different part of Mexico. The mole tasted good regardless and the chicken itself was pretty moist too. I really enjoyed the shrimp cocktail as well and it was super packed with shrimp. The chumparado was super good as well and just what I wanted alongside my meal. read more

El Gallito - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Pleasantly surprised, The Location is Excellent. Tucked away in a flea market style setting you cant miss this place. The food was delicious and portion are large. The staff are all very friendly and inviting. There is a private lot for parking and there are plenty of sites to see. read more

El Gallito - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Absolutely delicious, came during this cold hot gloomy weather craving some home made tortillas . This place is a little difficult to find because their is about 3 other restaurants inside the building but worth the search. The mulita was fresh and the avocado and chipotle made it a perfect combination. My daughter loved the corn elote. The guacamole was different almost tasted like ceviche but delicious non the less. The sope was probably my favorite, as I enter into my food coma this is probably one I'd get again for sure What I wouldn't recommend is the shrimp cocktail had a bitter taste to it . I tried adding sauces to make it tasty but I simply couldn't. Finally but not least the molcajete, it was probably the best we've ever had. Shrimp/chicken/steak /cheese/onions/jalapeño/cactus with a spicy hot salsa over it . 10/10 would recommend We finished our meal off with 2 aguas frescas , we had a Jamaica which if you know you know and this beverage could've had a bit more Jamaica flavor And an horchata very classic drink the cinnamon was a bit on the strong side but if you like cinnamon it's very tasty. Please come give this place a try read more

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Great authentic food made by hand! Tried their Birria and gorditas! Will be back again!

Delicious!! I'm having the Chile Verde and it tastes great! Just enough fat on the meat and nice pieces of nopales. I will stop by here again & again. The service is incredibly nice too. read more

El Gallito - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

El Gallito is now in Mercadito (Mercado de Los Angeles) in Boyle Heights. They have outdoor seating, good chips, good salsa, and good food! I had a quesadilla with carne asada, and a gordita. Sooo bomb! read more

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Food was great, service was lagged. It took several minutes and trips to get items to our table. We asked for some items more than twice and still went without some of those requested items cause we just gave up lol. I would chalk this up to understaffing, at no point were they rude to us or bad attitude. We ordered the Molcajete and Marisco shareable plate and split this between 3 of us. Was more than enough food, the molcajete came with some delicious handmade yellow corn tortilla and the mariscos with option of saltines or tostadas. We opted for both, they brought us over extra since we were sharing. If you've never had a molcajete do yourself a favor and order it, but make sure to share because it is lots of food. It's a mixture of chorizo, chicken, steak, shrimp doused in salsa with fried cheese seared nopal, grilled jalapenos and sauteed onions. Would definitely come back on a not so busy day where staff can be more attentive to all customers. read more

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El viernes 23 de Junio, mis 2 hijas y yo cenamos en este local. Mi hija mayor ordenó una torta cubana, la menor una hamburguesa y yo una tostada de ceviche de pescado. Cuando probé el pescado, se me hizo como muy agrio. Pensé que talvez el limón que habían usado, estaba pasado. Le puse más limón, sal, y tapatío para ver si le cambiaba un poco el sabor. Al otro dia, me levanté con nauseas, diarrea y asco. Durante todo el día, me dolió el estómago y tuve diarrea. Hoy es ya Domingo y me siento un poco mejor, pero no estoy del todo bien. Estoy por llamar al restaurante para darles la queja. Definitivamente no recomiendo este lugar para comer. On 6/23/23, my two daughters and I ate at this location. My oldest daughter ordered a torta, the youngest a burger, and I ordered a fish ceviche tostada. When I tried the ceviche, it tasted very sour. I thought the lime juice they had used was the cause. I tried masking the taste by using more lime juice, salt, and tapatio. The next morning, I woke up nauseous, with diarrhea and a nagging feeling of having to throw up. I was sick the whole day. I wasn't able to eat anything. I had a stomach ache and diarrea all day. It is now Sunday morning, I feel a little better, but I'm still not ok. I do not recommend this place at all. I'm about to call them about this. read more

My husband & I went here and we will never return. 1st the waitress was horrible. She asked what drinks we wanted but never asked us what size. The menu didn't have the sizes so we assumed it was 1 size but didn't know how big they actually were. She brought my drink and it was huge I tend to eat and drink like a bird so i usually always order small drinks because i never finish it but again she never asked what size i wanted. 2nd We asked for the menudo and she assumed i wanted a large as well and i told her make sure its a small and she rolled her eyes. She asked what we'd like for our little one (1yr old) and I asked if we can just get ham and egg as he doesn't eat like an adult. She repeated just eggs and ham i said yes she ends up bringing my son a huge plate with eggs ham rice and beans and i told her my son isn't gonna eat all this we just asked for eggs and ham she said "well i can just give you a box to go" which was very rude. Not to mention that mine and my husbands menudo wasn't even hot it was warmish coldish. Make sure not to go here waste of money and rude waitress read more

Came Down to the Mercado In East LA & ate at El Gallito I Had The Enchiladas With Chile Verde Sauce It Was Delicious Also They Have A Little Swap Meet You Have To Chek It Out For Yourself read more

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Very good menudo . It was not watery. Good flavor. The juice was thick. Portion was good size Horchata amazing. Good service.

Worst food ever, the chips where all burnt, the side of rice and bean where the worst of all the beans were all dried out and the rice as well , and the Carne Asada Gordita was so oily. So disappointed of this restaurant. read more

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I was looking forward to trying this place out since the last time I came it was super busy. I ordered a gordita and a sope. I was honestly very disappointed with my food. It was greasy, my sope had no salsa and the only salsa that was provided to us was the chip salsa. The carne asada on my dish was salty. read more

El Gallito - Greasy Beans - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

El Gallito is located in El Mercadito. The food here is super good and authentic. Taste better than any mexican restaurants I tried so far. The prices here aren't bad and the food here is nothing to complain about. The sizes are good for a Hungry person. Usually not that busy but sometimes it is a wait in the line restaurant, probably cause it is super good! The meat here is super juicy, tasty and good! From chicken to carne asada they have it. Except lengua. Anyways, if you are stopping by El Mercadito don't forget to stop by El Gallito and try everything! You won't regret it at all! read more

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This so call restaurant, should not be in business, I ordered a caldo de pescado -fish Soup it smelled like burned food I mentioned to the waitress and she just smiled, the waitress on charge she did not understand Spanish or English she just looked at me like that are you saying?, apparently she did not understand what I was saying in Spanish or English the cook said, this soup does not,;:())/ gave a bush of nonsense read more

i love the food and will be going back not many Michoacán restaurants, getting the uchepos (aka corn tamales) see you soon !

The gorditas and guacamole are the best. The chips are made there fresh. I wouldn't recommend the fish tacos because they're tiny, you're better off buying them from a mariscos restaurant somewhere else. Here you come for the gorditas and hand made quesadillas read more

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I've come here several times and I always enjoy my food and service but this last time I came the food did not seem to taste very fresh or great tasting as usual. For a Saturday mid day I would expect better quality food. Maybe because it was Easter weekend and they expected a rush of people so they prob made the food a day or two before so that they would be set for Saturday thus then downfall in freshness. Anyhow that's just my guess. On the plus side, the bill was cheap and so it didn't bother me as much had it been super expensive. I will come back again to give them another chance since it was prob a bad day. read more

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Horrible service and you ordered your food and they give you something else. Don't try the gorditas they are nasty.

Delicious tacos !!! Loved the Birra and buche . The salsas were very flavorful as well read more

El Gallito - Taco de birra - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

This place is over priced, and the food is mediocre. I was expecting authentic, flavorful food, and got quite the opposite.

Bottom of the barrel Mexican cuisine. What they call guacamole is just runny avocado puree. Most of the upholstered bench seating is ripped up. It's an open stall, so they can't keep flies out. I tried the Pombaso, a Mexican roll soaked in chorizo. Nothing I would try again. I also had a wet burrito. You can have it soaked in green, or red sauce. I always choose green sauce. It wasn't covered in melted grated cheese like most places serve it. Just a few almost invisible sprinkles of crumbled dry white cheese. If you like bottled salsa with stale chips, El Gallito is the place for you. Definitely no place to take guests to. The waitress was very pleasant. If you want a taste of Mexico you are way better off visiting Olvera Street instead. read more

Don't be afraid of the second floor and the little corner in the back. Anything that's hidden is usually a gem in the rocks. Friendly and fast service. Ditch the hipster Mexican restaurants and venture to a marketplace. Super cute date place. Also $4 margarita happy hours 4-7pm 7 days a week! read more

El Gallito - Reasonable priced! - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I had the goat birria in stew and it was one of the most unpleasant birria eating experiences. The meat was dry, hard to pull of the bone, and very smelly. Good goat birria is not hard, dry, and easily slips off the bone. Unfortunately, the birria at this establishment is far from good. I ordered an order of handmade tortillas for an additional price. They were too thick, not made to order, and luke warm. I expected made to order tortillas since I was incurring an additional cost. I would definitely not recommend this place for goat birria. read more

Hands down the best place to eat. Authentic Mexican food. Always a very good experience. Fast service and friendly employees. Highly recommended. read more

Tucked away in the Mercado are these restaurants that serve up some pretty decent food. El Gallito is one of them. I haven't had a gordita since I was a pre-teen and I always remembered the Mercado had some places inside that served them up. A gordita is a corn meal cake stuffed with your choice of meat. Think Mexican pasty for you gringos from the upper Midwest or a Pita pocket. Anyway, I was able to convince my lunch bud J-Me to join me in search of the gordita and we entered this mecca indoor swapmeet of shops called El Mercado. We cruised around the 2nd floor where the restaurants were and decided to sit at El Gallito. Service was prompt and efficient. The Gorditas were freshly made and the texture was slightly crunchy but still soft. I had the barbacoa and Al pastor. J-me had the carne asada. These things were juicy, greasy and super tasty. One will fill you up. I had 2 and couldn't eat dinner that night. The beans were refried and tasty like my mom use to make them when I grew up in EasLos. El Gallito has a ton of other things that look enticing on their menu board. This place is a good choice if you're out that way. I'd give this place 3.5 stars. read more

OK, so my wife, Maya and Elijah take a stroll down to East L.A. with plenty of choices we decided upon EL GALLITO turns out that as far as flavor is concerned you need to hit this place I've never had a guarache before it was delicious and my wife ordered a green burrito along with menudo my wife was just delighted with all the food as were the kids mind you Maya is almost 3 and Elijan is almost 2 if you have kids you know its hard for them to eat to my amazement they both ate well, which is rare for kids read more

I had always craved their food. Every time I would pass by it was pretty full. I don't like the upstairs food therefore I always had the urge to stop by this small place but it was always super busy and hot in there. Now that it's finally freshen up I decided to stop by for a quick dinner with mom. The menu was overwhelming, there is so many options to pick from. I ordered a shrimp cocktail and my mom ordered a guarache plate. The cocktail was full of shrimp and avocado it was good but truly nothing amazing. I've tried better. My moms guarache was a good big plate served with rice and beans on the side. It was good but again nothing amazing. I ordered an agua de limón with chia seeds. I noticed the artificial colors in the agua it was bright green almost like made from kool aid. Prices are fairly decent. I don't think I would go back. But I don't hate it either it's just okay. Ps people are really nice here I'll tell you that! read more

I ordered the shrimp cocktail and had the chicken milanesa. Both were absolutely delicious. The shrimp cocktail was so fresh. The milanesa was flavorful and amazing. It even came with delicious fresh fries, rice, beans, and a side salad. The prices are reasonable and worth it. I ordered on UberEats and everything arrived fresh and packed perfectly. I'll definitely be re-ordering again. read more

Puritito Mich Mex! Love the food and great service here. You want authentic well cooked food come here ...

great customer service, great food. Well rounded menu consisting of seafood, popular Mexican dishes, soups and even hand made tortillas. A little for everyone in your group. read more

El Gallito - Steak picado - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California