Visiting here from Texas and decided to stop by for lunch. Food is authentic and taste very good their corn tortillas are very delicious and to top it off they sell barbacoa on the weekends decided to come back on the weekend to try the barbacoa truly amazing tender fall of the bone and the consomé with the chickpeas was very delicious. 10 out of 10 recommend this place the service was very nice and accommodating. The ambiance was calm and kid friendly. read more

El Ojo De Agua - Cabeza tacos - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

The food was mid, Very bad customer service ! I came with my family and it took them so long to bring out the fold when we got here before other customers, they did not even apologize! when I asked for scrambled eggs the brought me sunny side up, they messed up twice on our orders would bot recommend read more

Overpriced and old food. $31 for a bowl of menudo and 3 carne asada tacos. The menudo was old! Old tripe and glizzy caldo (thick, salty, bland). The tacos were lacking in meat, but that's okay because the small pieces they served were hard. This place lacks integrity to serve a decent plate of food! read more

Service it's alright but food sorry but a hell no , the rice was reused and the rest of the food as well . Place isn't the cleanest. I highly do NOT recommend read more

THE MENUDO. If you're craving menudo this place has delicious and flavorful menudo with a lot of meat. Clean eating area and quick service! read more

El Ojo De Agua - Total cost of 2 menudos , 2 tacos, 2 aquas - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

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The food was authentic and the service was warm welcoming. The ambiance is calm and great disability access was in wheelchairs enough room to not feel uncomfortable. Will definitely return if you are in Rialto look it up. If you want authentic Mexican food that's your place. read more

The food was great. Customer service was good too! Atmosphere was inviting. Thank you!!

The food was amazing. shrimp, chicken, and carne asada. Rice and beans were perfect! My husband and I loved it! Service was good, nice ladies. Kept it clean while we were there looked good! read more

El Ojo De Agua - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

First time eating here , Their medium drinks is a small cup and they charge 4.99 for it not worth it. Their pambazo is ok I've had better, it's mainly all lettuce and cheese and none of the chorizo. In total I was charged 20. read more

El Ojo De Agua - "Medium" drink and pambazo de "chorizo" - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

Went here for breakfast on a Sunday morning. Wasn't too sure about this place when we first drove up since the area is a little sketchy and the restaurant looked a little outdated but let me tell you, don't let the looks fool you! Very authentic and homemade Mexican food!! I had their special which I can't remember the name but it includes nopales and a steak. It was amazing!!! My sister had the menudo and she said it was very tasty! Service was quick and they were very friendly! We also had the agua de Jamaica and it was very refreshing. Prices were great too! Not expensive at all! Would definitely come back! read more

Food is delicious and very savory.The service was not the best but nevertheless they were respectful and speedy with their service.Ambiance is very homey and food taste very casera. read more

El Ojo De Agua - Alambre and huevos a la mexicana - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

Ambience: 3* Location: 3* Taste: 5* Price: 4* This place had me at the taste. We ordered menudo. The bomb! Beefy, without hominy (sin grano) as it is supposed to be. The flavor was spot on. Ask for their hot red sauce and you will be in heaven. House made tortillas, yes please. Service was great although very busy. We would return and try other food. Everything coming out of the kitchen looked good. read more

El Ojo De Agua - Menudo - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

Comida muy salada Pedimos un cambio y la señora dijo que no se podía porque se lo iban a cobrar y aún así ella iba a tirar el pambazo No lo recomiendo read more

The service is friendly however their flavor is not what I was expecting. I got green chila quiles and a barbacoa plate with consome which tasted watered down and had no flavor at all. The chilaquiles were very sour.I usually go to rincon taurino in Chino but I was looking for a place closer to home. I will continue to make the drive as this was not what I expected. read more

Honestly i was kind of disappointed. She didn't speak any English. So basically lack of translation skills . $14 2 tacos and bottle drink . Kind high even the Tacos are that great . read more

El Ojo De Agua - 2 Steak Taco Mexican Jurriotos $14 - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

Estes tacos de la verdad son las mas chingones de todo el estado . No joda cuando lo entro en mi hocico, se siente como un orgasmo la mera Neta. Pruebalo plebadas read more

El Ojo De Agua - Carne asada tacos - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

Came on a Friday 9/20/24 at 430pm. Doors locked. There was a lady in there and she shook her head. How are you closed on a Friday by 4:30pm.

Hired them to cater our wedding and am so happy with the results. We had a 200 person event and so many people continue to compliment us on the deliciousness of the tacos. Seriously 5 separate guests have told us it was the best food they've ever had at a wedding. Also service was amazing. They managed to feed 200 guests in an hour with multiple people going back for seconds. They also were able to provide tacos de papa as a vegan/vegetarian option that everyone LOVED. If you are thinking about doing tacos for your wedding or any other event this is the place and this is the team. They are the 96 dream team of taqueros. I Cannot recommend them enough ! read more

The quality of the food was not there. It's a small shop and ordering was very confusing. Seemed a little run down as well. The food at best was a 2 out of 10. We couldn't even finish our food. read more

Nothing traditional about this food. Food was so bad and so overpriced! We walked out and left the entire food on the table. Waste of $55 for 2 plates and 2 drinks!! I wish I would have taken a picture to post here read more

It's 4:30pm on a Thursday. Walk in and the from door is opened and hustle and bustle in the kitchen. Sounds like they're cleaning. A girl walks out the back and says "oh, we're closed". Their yelp and maps info both say open till 9pm. This is the 4th time that I've been here and it's closed at different times in the middle of the day. The food was good once but the second time was soggy. I tried to give them the benefit and a tie breaker but this was it. They're not into their own business it seems like. I wonder if this business is a front for something else. read more

Horrible , would not come again, drove 30 mins . I arrived at 3:50 and said they close at 5 and they only serve gorditas it's a really stupid. I guess they don't want to make money. read more

Love this family owned restauran. We get catering all the time for work! Great service and food!

Don't come here if it's not way past opening or 30 minutes before closing. They are never prepared for anything and take way too much time to do anything because they are so incompetent. An order to go when no one is there takes approximately 30 minutes. If you have the patience to wait for slow service the food is pretty good. The workers suck but the food is good. read more

No wonder this place has 3.5 stars. Ordered a pambazo supposedly with chorizo and potatoes but by the looks of it it's just potato. The food came out cold and salty. I don't think I'll be coming here again. read more

El Ojo De Agua - Pambazo - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

So dirty! Trash filled, kitchen was full of trash on the floor, tables were dirty. Service was horrible! read more

El Ojo De Agua - Trash was overflowing - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

The food was very good. Very authentic and tortillas hechas a mano. The menudo, huaraches & gorditas were all delicious. My only complaint was that they charged us before they even served us the food. Their excuse for doing so was because they've been scammed before and that's why they charge for the food before they begin making it? They said even for phone orders they don't begin making the food until people show up to pay for their food first. Aside from that, they also served our food in paper plates and plastic utensils. The menudo was served in a foam plate which caused a mess and just wasn't very secure. The food was great but the service was a little off and it was a little pricey. For one huarache is was $13 /: read more

Wow! You must try El Ojo De Agua. I was lost, and I saw a huge sign "Birria" and I knew I had to try. Sure it can be a drive but so what is well worth the drive. read more

El Ojo De Agua - a woman sitting at a table - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

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I've been coming here for years, I love the authentic Mexican taste and the freshly made tortillas. Lately, I've been ordering the fried quesadillas, they are to die for. The ladies working there always provide great service and make sure you get your order in a timely manner. The restaurant itself if kind of small and they could definitely use a little remodel but it doesn't stop me from going every weekend!! read more

The family lives in this area and we always drive by but this morning we stopped in an ordered amazing food the place was clean and the staff was neat and respectful read more

El Ojo De Agua - Great food great environment great customer service with a clean place to eat we will be back - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

Food is great. Home made authentic Mexican food. Home made tortillas and the aguas are great. The ladies are always super sweet. I highly recommend this place. read more

5-stars for authenticity, no question about it. 4.5-5-stars for taste and flavors, but so salty! Perhaps I'll give them five-stars in time. I have been curious about the restaurant for years and ordered regular items such as tacos (amazing tortillas made to order) and a burrito. I recall the spicy marinated carrots some entrées get and that spicy salsa roja. Today's visit was stimulated by a recent discussion I had with Jesse, the owner of Woodfire Cafe. He told me to Google the following word: Huitlacoche. Go on, look it up! The interior is cramped and while some effort was made since the last visit if the place filled up you'd be stuck. Luckily I hit at a good time late afternoon and quickly ordered. The menu is concise and illustrated with ingredients listed in Spanish and English. Immediately apparent is this isn't a typical Tex-Mex or Americanized establishment. While they have frijoles and arroz, most plates don't have those as sides. This became apparent afterwards when I left and didn't have that bloated heavy feeling beans and rice contribute to. Today was about breaking holding patterns and trying different things so I ordered the Pelangocha, which is a dish typical of the Districto Federale (FD) basin- or Mexico City to the uninformed. Being full of meat of all kinds it's no wonder it was so salty! Let's see... chorizo, asada, pastor, bacon, and onions and bell peppers. All contained between two large, grilled flour tortillas with queso Oaxaca. The onions and peppers were nearly caramelized and tasted fresh and light. I asked for the spicy salsa and away I went. Absolutely great until I felt dehydrated later. The strawberry agua fresca with lime slices hit the spot and wasn't too sweet. All-in-all, I'd like to try a few more unique items on the menu, including a quesadilla with that mushroomy-tasting corn must (say what? You need to look up the word prompted above to get this statement;-) read more

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Staff is very friendly & courteous and the food is top- notch mouth watering good. Definitely my go to place when I want a lot to eat for a fair price. You most definitely have a good appetite and ready to eat some awesome food read more

Poor customer service Menu is overpriced *save yourself having a bad time* Birria and barbacoa way better at other places For better and fair price. read more

Love this place. It's worth getting off freeway if you're anywhere in the area. Never heard of a tlacoyo, but tried it and it was amazing. Service was great and friendly too! read more

Food is delicious I have ate carne asada tacos, menudo and birria, they sell fresh Chicharon and fresh tortillas and drinks. Fresh drinks on Saturday and other days they also have fountain drinks. read more

I ate here once which is actually what brought me back; the food was decent. Only thing, they DO NOT stick to their posted hours of operation. I went 40 minutes before closing and they said we close at 5:00. You can imagine my confusion. And this was the second time I've experienced this here. My suggestion, close at 4:00 to save people the drive. I mean you basically already are closed as you aren't willing to accept orders. This seems to be as though it's a consistent problem among the people who attempt to patron the business, just read the reviews. On the bright side, I found a new restaurant to go to down the street. read more

They do not have any working bath room ! The lady's working in the back are so rude and gross if you want certain diarrhea and colerah this or your place , the unintelligent person taking your orders does not know what going on she bearly knows that she's alive : DO NOT EAT HERE !!! It's disgusting!!! If I could give it less than one start I would ! NOT WORKING BATHROOM !!! That should tell you something!!!! read more

El Ojo De Agua - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

Someone recommended me the menudo from here, I asked for 2 orders to take home and we could not eat it because the meat was so hard that it could not be chewed, the flavorless sauces looked like enchilada water, the Cilantro in very large pieces, they do not use a mask !!! total that invites us not to return. I hope my comments serve to improve all this. read more

Less stars in this update... My first review was 4 years ago. Since then I wish I could say the food was as good as it used to be. We would usually get tacos and I've noticed the meat and tortillas aren't as good. They seem more over cooked. Additionally, the last couple of times I came here, I've noticed they give a minimal amount of salsa. And I don't like how seems to be an issue when you ask for more. The most recent visit I ordered around 12 tacos and 2 sopes for the fam. I spent around $50+ When I ordered I asked for a lot of the green salsa because we LOVE it. When I got my food and went to the parking lot I checked everything. They gave me a bigger container of salsa that was less than halfway full. For 12 tacos and 2 sopes it wasn't enough. Thus I went back to ask for more salsa. The employee responded, "We gave you a big container." First of all, that's not good customer service. Already she's entered a rebuttal. I responded, "Yes it's not enough." So then I was told I would have to pay for more salsa. Hey, I was willing to do that so that everyone could enjoy their food at home. Needless to say after all that, they didn't have any green salsa at the time and I would have to wait for more. It was going to take too long. It really wasn't worth the hassle. For me to continue to support a business, the customer service also has to be great. I truly didn't like how it's an issue to give more salsa when you have customers paying a nice amount. Moreover, there's better ways to serve customers. The employee really just left a bad taste in my mouth. I'll start supporting other Mexican food restaurants in the area. read more

El Ojo De Agua - Asada sope! - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

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