Authentic flavors and ambiance. Quick service. The embarrada de chicharron with chili verde is a must try. read more

I've been going to La Azteca since 2007 . My homeboy rest in peace introduced to me to one of the. vills own restaurant. i love coming to this place reminds me of entering my parents home. it's like going to grandmas they make you feel like family . Remember cash only . The famous embarradas are to die for. i can't get enough of them. every time im near by i have to stop . read more

This place is amazing. Hands down the best chicharron I have ever had. You can taste that it's made with love and not just some food pumped out for a quick buck. The inside is also super cute with walls covered in knick knacks to check out while you wait. The staff is very friendly as well. Definitely my new favorite spot for good homemade food. read more

La Azteca - Gordita chicharron plate - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Had the menudo and the embarrada with chicharron plus homemade tortillas very filling. Flavors are awesome, service is fast and while you wait check out the decor They open early in the morning and close early afternoon. Seating is tight, turn over fairly quick. Looking forward to working my way through the menu. read more

La Azteca - Home made tortillas - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Pretty good spot , they sell great embarradas de chicharrón , they're my favorite. This place really has a great ambiance as soon as you enter it smells like a restaurant from Mexico, I do recommend this place. read more

Great food. Freshly made. I did notice when I was there, that there was a huge amount of un cooked pork that sat at chopping table for around 20 minutes I was there. Not sure if that is a violation of health codes. read more

Rounding up from a 4.5. Having never heard of an embarrada before, I had to try it. I can understand some of the less than stellar reviews as the flavor profile is subtle... but also like amazing in its subtlety and richness. Also texturally, the embarrada con chicharrón with the green salsa is one of the best things I've eaten in a long time. The chicharrón offered a perfectly almost pillowy crunch that really stood out in the bites of delicious homemade tortilla and thick smear of beans and sauce. I got a side of the red salsa to add an even bigger kick to the meal. I came back to try the burrito with the chicharrón within the same week- also phenomenal! Thanks for serving up some wonderful, authentic Mexican food! And working hard to continue offering food up safely during this pandemic! read more

La Azteca - Embarrada con chicharrón with the green salsa - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Been living in Atwater for over 17 years. I can't believe I just tried this little gem. My son asked me why we never tried this place before. Our favorite is the Embarada de Chicharon. read more

La Azteca - Embarada de Res en Chile Rojo - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Love this place absolutely the very best, food is so authentic unfortunately I can go everyday because I for sure will gain weight because I eat a lot. read more

This is the real deal. Local restaurant family owned. Menudo and chicharone tostada. read more

La Azteca - a bowl of soup and a sandwich on a table - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

My first time in this place. It's a hole in the wall almost a hidden gem. The food is comforting and fresh and delicious! I had the embarrada with chicharron. SO SO GOOD read more

La Azteca - Menu - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Embarrada de chicharron. Enough said. No but really, it was the first thing I tried, didn't look appealing at first but after the first bite, complete bliss. Add either salsa, and it's even better. Check this place out. read more

Excellent family owned and run restaurant. Their embarradas are amazing, I suggest adding rice and cheese if you order one. My favorite is chicharron. Their enchilada plate is also delicious as well as their taquito plate! Red and green salsas are homemade and extremely good!! Very friendly staff. I visit once or twice a week. Will always come back! Always a treat to eat their delicious food. Very grateful to have this place in my neighborhood within walking distance. 5 stars read more

Hadn't been here in a couple years but really missed the menudo & the embarradas. I was only hesitant to stop by because the ladies (especially those taking orders & payment) were kind of not the nicest. It always seemed like they were in a bad mood or you were bothering them by being there. All of that aside, this is a positive review of the place! The food is great; Menudo & embarradas de chicharrón con salsa roja. I like that they have added more booth seating, they no longer use just one salsa container for the whole establishment.... You get salsas in small containers & they also provide condiments for the menudo in tight little plastic wrap balls. Sodas are available in bottles/cans & in various flavors. The decor is interesting, but it feels good. Definitely something different. I recommend the place. It's worth a stop by. read more

This is Glendale's best-kept secret, a hidden gem. The Best Mexican food in the Glendale period. Hand made tortillas and everything. Try the embradas with chicharron supper bomb little Mexican food and Menudo ( no hominy unfortunately . Bring cash! read more

Wow! This embarrada hype is for real. Let me start by saying this place is Super CLEAN! Idk what's the lady name working here in mornings, but she is the sweetest one I ever met! She stopped what she was doing to explain to me what is in her menu! I love coming to homey places like this that they welcome you so genuinely read more

Really great taste in food especially the tortillas because they are hand made. Prices are decent.The inside is crowded because they have so many gadgets around other than that great food ! read more

The place is very nice and they also offered us free water and it was very nice of them to do that

The food is good but the customer service is pathetic for the amount of customers they have ther should take care of their customer. The front end employees act like they're doing you a favor for taking your order. read more

The food was good I lived in this neighborhood when I was a kid and enjoyed coming back to my roots. We had the menudo and the chicharon gorditas the food was flavorful really authentic . The only thing unfavorable was the cashier. She was rude and unpleasant. I'll go back for the food. Just hope for a better experience next time. read more

Old school yummy home style cooking at this spot. I dropped by just when they were about to close so I wasn't able to sit down for long to enjoy the chili verde burrito. They close too early at 200pm. read more

Love this place. Family has been coming here for over 35 years & in the entire time I've been here I've never see the decor change. Their food is amazing (albeit not very healthy). And check out their collection of clocks above & around the entryway wall. Street parking can be difficult on a busy weekend morning. ***CASH ONLY!!!!!*** read more

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The food here is authentic Mexican food. The prices are fair. The food taste great, but one thing that I have to comment about is the service. The people can be stingy when it comes to asking for more food and sauce, even if you are willing to pay extra but they will rudely object. I wanted to take some extra sauce To Go and the older woman who manages said "No!". On top of that, her other female workers ganged up on me thinking I wanted free food. They kept slapping the table and walls out of frustration for me asking. They is a sign that reads prices for extra sauce that they happen to not to see... They have an odd policy about handling the sauces. Sometimes they would pass one flavor of each sauce from table to table (By passing, customers would pick it up from other tables). Other days it would be only available at the front cashier. This is most likely because of health inspector protocols and they abruptly switch up their habits. One time the sauce has gone bad and tasted sour and when bringing it up to the girls they disagreed and thought I was trying to make a scene for other customers! The humbleness of this restaurant quickly diminished as the workers ALWAYS boast about the time George Lopez filmed an episode at the restaurant. To the people who manage this restaurant: George Lopez said in an interview that "La Azteca" was his second pick because his favorite restaurant of all time declined his request to film... Second pick... Enough with the boasting and treat your paying customers as if we ALL were "George Lopez". (Don't get me wrong, Lopez is a funny comedian, but he himself can't stand when people are treated "unfairly"). The restaurant has begun to lose it's roots and started giving me the cold shoulder. Every visit has always been the same and I haven't noticed any improvement. read more

VERY, VERY good food....and prices pretty much match everyone's budget. One MUST try the Embarrada/chicharrón....it is probably the best although the "red burrito w/chicharrón is good also. read more

La Azteca - I had already attacked this meal : ) - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Tasty home made meals, you see the mamas in the kitchen working to fix you a delicious meal! I wanted a veggie burrito, but everything has meat, so the mama suggested an off menu alternative. read more

Loved this little hole in the wall Mexican restaurant providing take out only due to covid. First time there wasn't sure what or how to order never tried emparadas before and they were absolutely delicious !! Ordered chili verde inside home made tortilla freshly made by a little grandma looking lady you knows it's going to be good. Green and red chili salsa so good honestly can't wait to go back drove from la Mirada just to try this worthy little gem hidden away ! A must read more

I tried this spot out cause it had a lot of good reviews. I ordered the popular chile relleno burrito with chicharrones,It wasn't what I expected. Maybe I should've tried it with real meat cause I almost broke my fucken veneers biting into that shit. Anyway I will update once I try something different but for now I give it 3 stars. Btw the service was pretty good and fast. read more

Not your typical Mexican food but super Authentic! I recommend the Embarrada de Chicharrón with Salsa verde.

This place is literally down the street from my job which is great and convenient. I had their gordotas and their embarradas and both were good. But if I had to chose it would have to be the emabareado. That honemade tortilla was so good and overall the experience was great read more

I had breakfast in this place for the 10th and last time. The food is good and I've tried to look past the service. The staff which is also the family who owns the business, was so bitchy this last time that it ruined my appetite and made me never want to step foot their again. No food is worth getting that kind of shitty service. read more

I'm from Glendale and I am so happy I found this hidden gem so close to home!! One of the silver linings of covid because I discovered this amazing place. Everything tasted better than expected. My friend got the Chile rellano with salsa verde and I ordered the Chile Rojo. We will definitely come back soon during taco Tuesday and enjoy this bomb Mexican food during quarantine and of course after Covid is over. Keep it up La Azteca fam! read more

Authentic freshly made food! It don't get better than this! Also ran into George Lopez eating at this joint. read more

First time here and I loved the food. However, the service was horrible. The lady at the cashier was very rude and unprofessional. I've never felt so rushed and awkward placing an order. After getting our food a worker just stood in front of us and stared at us (creepy) until we asked him if he needed something then he finally said he wanted the salsa that we had on our table the same one that we had just asked for to use in our food, he wanted to take it back. He then took it to another table. Like really??? Is this the only container where you can put salsa for other tables?? And finally we got up to pay and never heard a Thank You from them. They obviously don't appreciate customers read more

The food is amazing. Real authentic Mexican food. I got a chicharon embarada with green salsa. The cashier was so rude. Makes you not want to return to eat even if the food was good. CASH ONLY... I give the food 5 stars but 0 for the service. read more

Hole in the wall, Amazing food, cash only! All the ingredients you need for some top-class mexican food. I recommend this place to everyone I truly care about. It's awesome, go give them your business! read more

OK, I will start this off by blasting the negative reviews. Shut your pie hole, this place was fantastic. The Menudo was authentic and delicious. The service was great, friendly, and family oriented. It's the way every restaurant should be. We will definitely be back. read more

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#authentic: or shall we say AUFUCKENTHENTIC! That's the way to describe this place. Good enough to have authentic Mexicans consume the food even though we may have an amazaing wife, mom, or grandma, father who is the best chef for authentic comida Mexicana. Good enough to make the "snobs" come out of their comfort zone to get some good food. Even the KKK lines up and wait to place an order. Hand down a spot/good I have to have every time in the LA. The Gorditas are awesome, u must try em. Get 2 a green and red salsa. This is reason # 765 why Russia wants to want to take over the US, and reason #123 why Russia hacked the elections. Jokes aside - you must try the place! read more

This place, which is almost hidden along the busy streets of endless shops and restaurants, is one of the BEST Mexican restaurants we have ever had the pleasure of dining at! We lovingly call it "the cave" bc it feels like you are in a cool cave, especially off to the back right area of the place. It's definitely not your typical 'same old taco and enchilada' joint! The flavors are actually unique to any other Mexican eatery...especially their enchiladas!!! First time I've ever had melted Mexican cheese incorporated into the filling of your choice-OUTSTANDING!! Also so great to have Valet at the front, making the busy street with lack of ease of parking never an issue! Gracias La Azteca for being above and beyond the rest of the typical Mexican food options! Your loyal customer for life, Penelope B. read more

Simple yet delicious food. Nothing but good tasting food! Been coming here for years, the menu hasn't changed and yet quality and food is great. Inexpensive, just check hours because they close at 2pm for the most part- read more

My family and I have come here for years and love that the decor has not changed the whole time because it is very nostalgic. Of course the embarrada de chicharron with green salsa is bomb. So is the menudo. Very authentic so if you don't enjoy real Mexican food this place is not for you. To be clear, you go up and order what you want, then you sit down and they bring you your food. Once you finish eating, then you go up to the counter again and pay. Highly recommend and is very much a family affair. Sunday breakfast kind of thing. read more