I'm giving this market/Mexican spot 5 stars because I'm all for supporting local mom and pop businesses However my review is based on the tacos ONLY. I got the Al pastor and carne asada tacos and the meat on both were kinda dry. They were just okay. However I did appreciate the quick service and friendly staff. read more

El Pilon - Carne asada tacos - Mexican Near Me - West Covina, California

What a gem! Never thought I'd find this in a shopping mall! Small meat market with a food counter and tables. Coworkers said all their food was great! I had the grilled fish and grilled shrimp taco! Better grilled! They give you sauce containers to get salsa. The best is the avocado sauce. I have to go back and try all the other foods! read more

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Good food, good price, loved the peanuts they sell Good vibes. It's like a small market. Very nice read more

I liked it. The customer service was very nice and patient with my order. I got a shrimp burrito, chili verde burrito, and carne fries and two drinks. Total came out to be around $40+ Everything tasted fresh and the salsa and the salsa bar was really good. I do want to try their menudo soon. read more

El Pilon - Two burritos and carne fries with a large horchata - Mexican Near Me - West Covina, California

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El Pilon is one of our favorite neighborhood go to spots for Mexican food. They have a wide variety of choices, the dishes are always consistently good & service is always great. read more

I was craving some carne asada fries and mannn they make it soo good here. Definitely need to check out some of their other food items. Super flavorful and delicious. Best carne asada fries I've ever had!! The lady who helped me out was super nice!! It was my first time placing a Togo order and she was super patient. They have tables set up if you want to sit down and eat, but I didn't see any restrooms. read more

El Pilon - Carne asada fries - Mexican Near Me - West Covina, California

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I've been coming here for at least 15 years-the food is amazing!!!! Very affordable great service!!!! The owner is awesome!!!! if you want some amazing authentic Mexican Food, this is the spot!!! read more

Food is amazing for reasonable price. So far we have tried all of the following with carne asada: tacos, burritos, nachos, torta, sope. The only thing I will say was ok but did not tempt me to reorder was the sope. Everything else is on the reorder list. You cannot forget the horchata, that was tasty as well. It is a small market that has a few small tables. So you can eat there if you want to. The times I have gone there has always been open tables but I usually place a phone order and pick up (food is usually ready in 10 minutes or less). read more

Great homemade food I recommend you Latinos come eat here especially if you want real Mexican food read more

El Pilon - Mexican Menudo - Mexican Near Me - West Covina, California

Me and all the baddies love El Pilón no lie the ladies there are so sweet their pastor tacos are gas

Service was good. Pupusas queso, recueltas were okay. Depending how you prefer them. They are a bit on the dryer side here. They have several plates to offer, can't wait to check out their other dishes. Ambience is nice clean chill. read more

Everything I've tried here is delicious - their shrimp ceviche is always fresh and I like that you can make it spicy if you want. Definitely my go-to for Mexican food. I recommend calling ahead to place an order because it can get busy. read more

Excellent food. Excellent service. Workers are friendly and helpful. Plus GREAT FOOD! read more

Delicious authentic Mexican food hidden in West Covina. This is not a traditional restaurant it is in the middle of a Mexican Meat Market you would never know there was a restaurant inside. What this place lacks in ambiance and service they make up for it in taste. Great casual dining experience where you order up and pay up at the front. The wet Carne Asada burrito, 2 chicken enchilada combo plate and the tacos were bursting with authentic savory flavors. read more

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Hidden gem in West Covina. I recommend the barbacoa with a side of rice and beans. Best Mexican food spot in the area. They offer a variety of other foods as well. Highly recommend read more

El Pilon - Highly recommend their birria! - Mexican Near Me - West Covina, California

A local suggested this place over Domestic (barbecue). The meat is flavorful and the service is excellent. If you love Mexican food, this is probably the best in West Covina. Definitely a local favorite and hidden gem. read more

El Pilon - Chicken, cabeza, and asada tacos. Mango agua fresca. Inside a meat market. - Mexican Near Me - West Covina, California

Fantastic place. I love this place so much. The food is so so good. I'm in the midst of a food coma right now. I come here at least once a week. They have so much on their menu. They also have a mini market so it's been super convenient when I need something last minute and don't want to make a trip ti the store. I've gotten many gallons of milk, eggs, and other veggies here while living across the street from it. I especially love how clean this place is. I have a lot of respect for that and of course it makes you feel super comfortable about eating there. The service is always so nice. They are always so nice--Veronica and I think the gentleman's name is Juan. We feel at home coming here. read more

First time trying this place out and it's a meat market/ Mexican food restaurant. I actually liked it a lot! I ordered carne asada fries, chicken tacos, asada tacos, el pastor tacos and an asada burrito. The fries were so bomb! They place the fries so that it would still be crispy after coming home. Although the amount of actual fries weren't as much, the meat portion on it made up for it! The only thing was that they used nacho cheese instead of real cheese. All the tacos were decent, none of my meat was dry like some of the reviews. The hubby enjoyed his burrito as well. We will definitely be back! read more

I've eaten here 3 times and everything is always delicious. The food is made fresh to order, so wait times for food can be upwards of 20 mins but worth the wait. Their carne asada burritos are amazing, and the fresh salsas they make compliment them perfectly. I've also had the camarones a la Diablo which were the perfect amount of spice and flavor! I typically call in my order to save myself from having to wait. If you'd like to sit down and eat, they have tables available and a meat market/convenience store to shop while you wait. read more

Always friendly customer service. I don't get rushed to place my order I buy carne ranchera always fresh and we like it thin cut. Was referred by my friend a few years ago and been coming here since then read more

Good food, authentic hot and fresh. One of the better authentic Mexican food spots in West Covina.

Amazing!! The person preparing the food forgot my burrito. The very considerate man drove my food to my house in the rain!! I highly recommend this place! Delicious!! read more

Food is always great here! Gots a diversity of Spanish dishes , everyone is friendly and attentive, it's kind of a small market and has a meat deli place has it all cool to come and grab a quick bite and grab some groceries. It's your local whole in the wall but A Great whole! read more

El Pilon - El Pilon - Mexican Near Me - West Covina, California

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Hey y'all. I love love this place. I use to live across the Street and wound come here everyday! They serve a bunch of food! So good and very well priced. -asada burrito is huge! And good -Mexican rice and beans They sell it by oz and it's so good to buy when lazy and want food right away Enchilada is ok They take a little long sometimes to make the food here but it's worth it They give you salsa cups you get your own salsa pretty cool! They also have little tables and chairs here for people who's starving and want to eat their food right away. I'm obsessed with the asada nachos here. So freakin yummmmy to my tummy! The meat they have here is pretty fresh and good as well. They sell beer, wine and a bunch of drinks! This is a family own business a brother and sister owns it from what I heard. They're really nice too! The lady that owns it with her brother is always so welcoming. read more

Good food and their salsas are good too! We've bought asada, al pastor and chicken fajitas to make at home and it was really good! Their red and avocado salsa are the best! read more

This review is only about the chilaquiles plate. I didn't try anything else. Let me start by saying I was lead to this location by the chilaquiles reviews, and let me just say... I feel betrayed! By so many of you! Disappointed is an understatement! The reviews for the chilaquiles were 5 start reviews. What are y'all comparing these too???? I need answers, who cooks for y'all, where do y'all eat regularly?? I mean, no cheese very little crema, like what! Meat overload but no real flavor. I mean I'm just going to stop myself right here because I have said enough. If you like plain no flavor chilaquiles, then this is your spot, if you don't. This ain't it. I'm upset. Lead by the blind. Never again. The service was nice the people seem nice and humble. The chilaquiles... I wouldn't even feed them to my dog; if I had one. RIP Sophie. read more

What a great hole in the wall find! Loved their burritos (shrimp and carne) and the beef taquitos were great. Also can't beat the prices.

I will admit, when I walked in, I looked around and wanted to walk out. It's a market/restaurant. But I'm so glad we chose to stay. The Chicken Nachos were absolutely delicious. As was the Chicken Burrito. Nice portion sizes. The people here are nice and friendly. I will definitely be coming back . read more

A nice little place that's half market, half restaurant. They have a nice selection of menu items and I went with the Carne Asada Nachos for my lunch selection. Everything tasted good and was very filling. The nachos came topped with sour cream, tomato, cheese, and lots of meat. They do have a small salsa bar and I added guacamole salsa to mine. To drink I had one of their agua frescas of pepino limon (cucumber lime). It was very good. Now the kitchen staff is very small, just two people on the day I went, so if a lot of people are ordering food it can be a bit of a wait. On the other hand you will that your food is being prepared right then and there. Overall a nice little place to grab something if you're in the neighborhood read more

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Bomb meat, definitely recommend coming here! Also have good hot food! Will come again

Excellent place to have a good meal beautiful people, specially the girls, very polite!

We come here for their prepared food, but you can buy meat to prepare your self as well. One of the few places that has really good tripa tacos. Really hard to find good tripa tacos and this place is one of the best I had in the SGV. Their other food is good. Not fancy we usually take are food to go, but worth it. read more

Best breakfast around. Amazing tacos and salsas. Great service. Chorizo breakfast burrito every time. Small hole in the wall GEM!

Came here twice and have ordered their fish tacos, carne asada fries, Al pastor burrito, chicken enchilada plate, and carne asada taquitos plate. I loved the fish tacos, pastor burrito, and chicken enchilada plate. Great flavors, big portions, and reasonable prices. read more

Wow, this place is a hidden gem in West Covina! We order their carne asada fries, carne asada nachos and fish tacos for takeaway, and everything was fresh and delicious! I can't wait to come back to try other items on the menu, check out the rest of the market and dine in sometime. Great place! read more

El Pilon - Carne asada nachos - Mexican Near Me - West Covina, California

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Still the best asada. One thing I always hear is "dang the asada is really good!" whenever I bring it by for the fam, or grill it for friends. Not just the flavor, but the lack of hard, chewy parts makes for every bite will be a pleasant one. read more

Double 5 stars for El Pilon. Prices have increased, but so has everything and everywhere. Definitely get your money's worth here. read more

El Pilon - Lengua burrito done right - Mexican Near Me - West Covina, California

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Great food and service. Asada tacos were also delicious. Quality of the meat is super good read more

El Pilon - Sope de asada - Mexican Near Me - West Covina, California

I love El Pilon. They have the best service and the food is to die for. They also have great carne asada and their chorizo is fire . Highly recommend it. read more

The tamales are average (tried pollo, elote, queso, y res), the elote tamal is good. The champurrado is bomb, however, the horchata isn't too good, it's too starchy. It's cinnamon is overpowering of the rest of that drink as well. Waiting time was average as well, service was good. Ambiance definitely felt like what it is, a meat market restaurant. read more