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    La Escondida

    4.5 (83 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Open 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    LA ESCONDIDA ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Loud
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Menudo and Michelada
    Michael S.

    Every once in a while I'll get a huge craving for Menudo, and it just so happened that I was working in this area on a Saturday, so I went to this place and ordered some Menudo and a Michelada, and it was bomb! The lady at the register was super friendly. The restaurant is a small place. Definitely hit the spot!

    Best menudo by far friendly staff and chilaquiles were good too. Definitely recommend

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    Rick H.

    Nice little place in Saticoy. Clean and cozy dining area, great service. We weren't hugely hungry, so we split a breakfast burrito. It was packed, very flavorful, great salsa. I would definitely recommend this restaurant.

    3 taco combo with handmade tortillas
    Kat A.

    We love La Escondida! Not many people in Ventura County seem to know about it and they should. Everything we've tried is delicious. Right now our fave thing to order is their taco combo. My husband gets hard shell with lettuce sour cream and cheese and I get the handmade soft tacos which comes with sautéed onions and cilantro. All the meat is fantastic but the shining star is their chicken. My husband doesn't like chicken at all, but here he orders all of his tacos with chicken. It's super flavorful and we've never gotten a bite of gristle. Their chilequiles is also sooo good, but was a bit spicy for me (I don't really do spicy). Highly recommend! Try anything on the menu!

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    Lil spot with great breakfast burritos and try the Pastor burrito! Always consistent food and their salsas are legit!

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    Tasty chile verde burrito. We orders it wet. Friendly service. Comfortable and cozy dining area.

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    1 year ago

    Incredible Huevos Rancheros and incredibly kind and hard working staff. If I could leave a 10 star review I would :) Gracias

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    Friendly and helpful staff. Very clean inside. Had a breakfast burrito with ham and it was really good. I will definitely be back.

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    3 years ago

    Tacos de Cabeza and all fund delish. friendly service, hidden gem in Saticoy, I would definitely recommend this restaurant.

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    Why am I barely discovering this nice hole in the wall hidden gem. Very delicious tortas.

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    4 years ago

    In the little town of Saticoy.. La Escondida. I'm so glad I found a this place. Come try their breakfast burritos they come loaded!

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    Great price , great food! Love this place , don't forget to try their authentic Horchata , always ready to go!

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    when In at 8:20 they said that they do cash only. But I saw that they had a contactless pay kiosk to do credit card . was ready to eat to !

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    4.7
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    Second time coming here. First time was last year during Pokémon go fest. recommended by my boy…read moreKreep. Leader of the Ventura Pogo Group. Stopped in last year and forgot to give them an amazing review. The food here is amazing, it's fresh, tasty as hell, they give you generous portions and it's moderately priced. This time around I got a queso Beauty burrito that was filled with so much meat rice and cheese. Pictures below show tasty burrito. They have practically every single Mexican meat you can think of. Lots of great hot salsas with a fridge full of soda. Service was great and attentive. Always will come back!

    GETTING HERE:…read more Located in DTVTA on Main Street, between E.P. Foster Library and Starbucks. Parking is, well, if you know you know. :( REVIEW: This is a great little restaurant and I prioritize coming here every time I am in DTVTA. Recently, I was at the Rubicon Theatre and needed lunch after a show. This location is located within walking distance of the Rubicon and is usually so busy each time I come! My marker of a good place to eat is usually on how busy they are. :) This recent visit I had a torta (my first, didn't catch the name) and it was outstanding! The meat was fresh and hot and the bun was flavorful! I did note that on my next visit here I want to try the Hawaiian (?) torta! Can't wait to be back! The service is always great each time. Thank you to the ladies who are friendly and respectful and greeted us (and all the customers) with a smile. Thank you so much! Definitely recommend!

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    STEAK BURRITO
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    Mothers

    3.9
    (411 reviews)
    7.7 mi
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    Mother's has gone through a couple different menu variations but I think they finally nailed it…read morewith their current set up and version but I do miss their torta. Focusing on tacos let's you really enjoy how delicious their meat options are. Lot of different options whether you want them as a taco or a mulita and all have been delicious. Most of the tacos are gluten free with the exception of the fried fish. The salsas and other toppings that you can add are also really good and have a nice variety of heat and flavor. The staff including the bartenders making tasty margs have always been very friendly and come around to check on how things are. Sometimes you order at the bar and sometimes it's up front so it might just depend on how busy things are and To Go orders are handled really well.

    So, I tried this place a year ago when it first opened. I liked the food, but I didn't enjoy the…read moredining experience: this place is too damn loud. I've thought about returning several times over the course of the last year, but never did until tonight. Turns out nothing has changed, still good food, still loud AF. This time I had a Taco al Pastor. It was excellent, with soft, flavorful meat topped with onions, cilantro and a slice of pina. My wife had a Fish taco, which was impressively large. I suspect that fish taco was every bit as excellent as my pastor taco because my wife didn't offer me a bite, as she usually does. We had been talking nonstop since we sat down, but when the tacos arrived the conversation ended. All I could think was, damn, I gotta finish this taco before she asks me for a bite. I imagine she was thinking the same thing. What I didn't have to worry about was sharing the guacamole and tortilla chips. The serving size of the guacamole is easily enough for two people. And the tortilla chips, same generous serving size. The chips are good too, not the boring chips one encounters all too frequently at other places. I was also impressed by the Horchata here. Way above average. Creamy and rich AF. If you aren't having a beer, you definitely should check out the Horchata. And dog, they've got all kinds of beers up in here! I mean, yeah, cold local beers and even happy hour discounts! Gaw! So, yeah, I love this place. I just wish it wasn't so freaking loud. Maybe next time I visit I'll wear my noise cancelling headphones. Mikey C says: if it's too loud, you're too old. True dat.

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    Not sure this is a good omen...  at least the number is not 666 ;)
    Not sure this is a good omen... at least the number is not 666 ;)
    Asada taco ribeye taco lengua taco
    Asada taco ribeye taco lengua taco
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    4.1
    (203 reviews)
    8.4 mi

    Excellent, excellent, excellent! I have no pictures because we ate it all and forgot to take…read morepictures. We had a Gordita with carnitas. Tasted great and lived the crispiness to it. We also had quesobirria tacos. Spot on! A little kick to the jugo and the birria was great. I will be back!

    The food is honestly really good but they really pissed me off and I will never be going back which…read moreagain pisses me off cuz the food was great! First off, the parking here is a nightmare. I literally got boxed in and had to ask someone to move their car so I could back out. Secondly, me and my coworker stop here at 11:30am for an early lunch. There is literally 1 other person there who had already ordered and got their meal just as me and my coworker sit down after ordering. We ordered 7 tacos in total... 30 minutes later the food still hadn't arrived. I finally go up to the counter to see if something was wrong and the guy had no idea about our order and said he was sorry that they had a big catering order. As a former business owner I do understand that stuff happens and a large catering order is good for business but ultimately that isn't the customers problem. Especially the customer that is sitting there at your establishment. Rather than tell us while we were ordering that it might take longer than normal, they don't communicate anything and then don't even address the issue until I go up there to complain. Once that happened the tacos came out in less than 5 minutes which is even more upsetting since this is how fast they should have come out to begin with. The gentleman who I think was an owner did apologize and try to offer some free drinks which I politely declined as I knew I'd never be back again. I hope that this business learns to service the customers properly that are actually dining there and if there is an issue at least takes some initiative to address it on the front side. Most working class people only get a 30-45 minute lunch to begin with so it wasn't cool that we literally wasted 30 minutes just sitting there with no explanation. There are plenty of other good places around Ventura for lunch - especially for tacos. Won't be going back here ever.

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    Walk up and order here
    Walk up and order here
    No meat, this is very little. The whole burrito was like this a piece of meat here and there.
    No meat, this is very little. The whole burrito was like this a piece of meat here and there.
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