Authentic flavorful dishes. We have enjoyed every single meal for the many times we've been there.read more

Salvador was an excellent host at our first visit to Antojitos Carmen. He was hospitable and we…read moremade fast friends with him. Carmen, his wife, was an excellent cook and we are grateful to have found their little restaurant! The pork burrito was everyone's favorite. It was full of flavor. Their "dry salsa" was an item we read about on a yelp review and is off menu. When we asked Salvador about it, he brought us some to try. It's very unique and pretty spicy. We loved it! We will be back despite the hour and a half drive.

Love it! Love it! Love it! Love it! Love it! Love it! You…read moregotta stop by if you're in Iowa. This town has its own charm. A cute place with a real passionate chef. I was so happy I stopped in this place for food. The food was awesome we had chicken chimichanga, veg quesadilla, chicken taco & pineapple cake. Every piece was delicious. The food was the least expensive i have ever had and portion was huge. Chimichanga was insanely huge. Call him for an order of tresleches, it is a bliss. Only thing to remember carry cash. No cards accepted. Chef knows English so ask him anything in English :)

Following a quick trip to a wedding in Muscatine, IA, we returned to St Louis and stopped in…read moreColumbus Junction to look for a Mexican restaurant where we had eaten nearly 20 years ago. That restaurant is apparently long gone, but we found Santa Ana Bakery instead. This was a happy eventuality! This is a very small Mom and Pop Mexican restaurant that we can highly recommend. The food is simply comida casera (home cookin'). I get the feel that they would fix whatever you like within reason. They have a huge menu listed on the wall, so I asked for the owner's recommendations. I always like to ask in small places like this, knowing that they can't possibly have everything always ready and fresh. I assume they will recommend what they feel is best that day. He offered fresh chicken mole and pork in a sauce. I don't normally go for mole due to the sweetness, so I ordered guisado de puerco and Ms T ordered tacos de carne asada (sin cebolla, of course). My pork was simple, elegant and delicious. The sauce was dark in color, rich in flavor, with some tomatillo and a hint of oregano. The slices of pork were tender and smothered in the sauce. I sopped the sauce up with soft corn tortillas and when I finished there was really no need to wash the plate. Ms T frowns on my actually licking the plate in public, so I had to do the job with tortillas, which worked out pretty well. Ms T's tacos de carne asada were served properly with plenty of meat on soft corn tortillas and cilantro. The meat was diced fairly fine, nicely seasoned and had a great flavor of the comal. We each had a frijoles pintos which were very basic frijoles de la olla, partly pureed and served thin in their broth. As simple as it gets, but good. I must mention the salsas served with the basket of totopos at the beginning. These were 100% delicious and homemade with the unique touch of la Senora in each. We debated asking to purchase some to take home, but due to warm weather and no cooler, decided not to risk it. One salsa was green, made from minced raw tomatillo with enough jalapeno to give it nice heat. The second was deep red with ground red chile and chipotle. It was rich and spicy with very fresh garlic. The third was almost orange in color, with nice heat, more garlic and delicious fresh chile flavor. All were good, all were nicely spicy. In addition the totopos were clearly fried from real tortillas, on the premises. This is four star food in a five star place. It is quaint, with a bar you can belly up to and enjoy your food on a stool or eat at one of three tables. I'm sure they offer carry-out. Don't forget this is also a bakery and they had an assortment of cookies and pan dulce on display. The owner was friendly and helpful. He appreciated that we were not just there for some ground beef burritos. Now our challenge is to figure out an excuse to be there at lunch time so we can explore the menu more. I wished afterwards I had also ordered the mole to try. They are open seven days a week and serve breakfast! I'm thinking of moving closer. Just have to figure out how to convince Ms T.

Yasssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss…read more This one was worth the little trip down rural Iowa to rural Iowa Asada-Delicious and tender. Pollo- Great seasoned flavor. Pastor-The right flavor and juicy. Enchilada-Cheesey and good sauce. Rice and Beans-They are better than most I've had. If you like good authentic Mexican food and need a new place I would travel here from the larger cities to try. They do have a few other places worth stopping in town and this is one of them.

Second time we stop there. The first time the food was terrible but anybody could have a bad day…read morebut this time it was worse then last time. There was only 7 people in there and it took is 20 min to get waited on. Wouldn't recommend it ever

I've lived in Mexico in Columbia and I still love Latino food and culture. Growing up and Iowa City…read morewe played against West liberty and I always love that. This community had diversity opposed to every other adjacent redneck towns. Maybe I ordered the wrong thing but the enchilada rice and other things was nothing special or was the piña colada that felt no alcoholic. With all that being said, I thought it would at least be cheap but the prices were the same as Iowa City the drinks eight dollars in the meal about 15.

Don't let the outside deter you from experiencing the best authentic Mexican cuisine in the area…read more You walk away hungry i would be surprised.

To Riverside for my birthday and looked for a close place for lunch…read more They had really quick service, friendly help and great food at reasonable prices. I had the pastor burrito special. Diced and grilled pork with white cheese and pineapple. It's delicious! My Wife had the lunch fajitas. No photo of mine I cut into it too fast

Great owner, he is always interactive with his customers! Fabulous food and margaritasread more

We ordered a few carnitas tacos , with a fajita burrito and it was amazing ! They have this avocado…read morehot sauce which is a must have ! 10/10 always come back

Good tacos , I stop here every time I have the opportunity . Nothing fancy just good food at a good…read moreprice

Very rude server we ate there a out 2wks ago Sunday sept 26. The server was very rude when i asked…read moreif they had Salvadoran quesadillas she said NO and walked away then i asked if they had empanadas she said yes and walked away again we order through the phone and ate there but she didn't even offer us a drink! Will definitely not come back.

Good authentic Mexican food. Friendly staff. Cold drinks and good prices. Warm welcoming inviting…read moreenviroment

Today I met a friend here for lunch....I had to come back and try that pineapple someone got the…read morelast time I visited. I hadn't eaten all day so I was starving when I arrived and chips and salsa were promptly served which we quickly dove in to. The pineapple came with tilapia shrimp, onions and a side of beans and guacamole with sour cream and was served in a pineapple. My friend got a trio of a quesadilla, burrito, and enchilada. Everything was fantastic and service was excellent.

Where do I start? This place honestly sucks with the food never go here if you want to go to the…read morebathroom or feel sick. I do like the fish tank and the servers are nice and quick but the cooks don't wash their hands and they are very rude and childish cooks. The manager that runs this place has poor communication skills and sexualizes his new female works unless they are friends with his daughter. He honestly gives me creepy vibes and wouldn't want to spend money there. No hate toward the severs but only the cooks and managers that run this place.

Authentic Mexican food; Polite & personable staff; Great drinks; Family atmosphere; and Wonderful…read morefood!

Great place to eat!!! Never disappointed. Having a local restaurant like this one is great. The…read morestaff is great. They know when you walk in what you want up front. If it is a Margareta or cheese dip. I hope they are here for "ever".