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    La Morenita

    4.1 (140 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Closed 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Cheese enchiladas with rice and beans
    Ruth P.

    The service was on point , nice employees. The food was delicious and well priced and the ambiance was relaxing not loud, so you. An have a conversation.

    Complimentary Chips and Salsa
    Ka Y.

    Diner style restaurant. Gets pretty busy during lunch time so your having to fight for seating. There was no seating available so we opt to sit outside this was during summer and finally gave up after we found a booth bc it was just toooooo hot! I mean they were busy it was hard to get service we just kind of had to ask for stuff here and there. Food was typical I didn't taste much different from the flavors super extreme where I loved it hate it. Chicken enchiladas/Taco plate: 3.5/5 rice was good, beans good, face meat was big chunks flavor was decent on a crunch shell so everything kind of broke when you bite into it, enchilada dry but dipped in the red sauce and you'll be fine

    Chicken  a la diabla  with vegetables

    Must try chicken a la diabla iv been being this dish since 2007 and never disappointed

    Chilaquiles!

    On this visit I has the chilaquiles which were delicious as always! The food here is always fresh and reminds me of home cooking. I also highly recommend the shrimp tostadas for a nice summertime meal! The complimentary cabbage salsa with fresh hot chips are a very nice touch

    It's easy to miss their sign.
    Todd H.

    Damn damn good! The molcajete was an unbelievably great meal! I want all of my food served in a red-hot bowl of lava rock! Citrusy sauce and wonderful beef. The shrimp and chicken were very good, too, but the beef was out of sight. Many thanks to the Yelpers who got here before me. Without you, I'd have never found this place.

    Delicious complimentary items (bean dip, salsa, and... pickled vegetables)?
(note: salsa on the table was from me spilling it!)

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    La Morenita has the best Mexican food in town. their down fall is it's a very small inside but does have some outside tables

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    2 years ago

    Service was great the best burritos in Merced would recommend forsure coming again everyday

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    4 years ago

    Excellent authentic food. Great service. Always a great stop for us. Don't let the outside looks fool you. Great food great service. ALWAYS.

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    2 years ago

    wonderful food and service been going there for years and enjoy each time we get to go thanks so much for excellent food great service

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    Agaves Mexican Grill - Chips, Salsa, and Bean Dip

    Agaves Mexican Grill

    3.9(263 reviews)
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    Me and my family had dinner here recently and this place seems like a very popular spot. As soon as…read morewe walked in we were greeted with a friendly face and was seated. It's not a very big restaurant, but when you walk in it seems there might be a private room immediately on the right side of entry, unless it's just a small area to the restrooms. Almost all the tables were taken, but these ladies hustled! As soon as we ordered the service was fast and they did not miss a beat. As soon as my son sipped his last drink, here comes the lady with another drink. I was so impressed with the service here. I watched other tables and she was on top of those tables too! The menu has so much to choose from that I didn't know what to get. I ended up getting a shrimp plate and I was sooo full that I didn't finish my food. They serve pretty good size portions here that I was anticipating eating all my food because I was hungry, but they came out with this big oval sized plate. I would love to come again. Service was amazing, it seems like a family owned business and they are super friendly and welcoming here. If you love Mexican food and you're from this are and don't know where to go, check this place out next time!

    The service was so slow and we were the only ones there that day…read more In the couple of times I been there. The prices are high for the restaurant. Ordered a couple of the drinks and they were good. The food not so much. Ordered; the coconut shrimp so disappointing. 1/5 Bland Ceviche samplers 2/5. The wings were ok. 3/5 The best thing was the camarones ala plancha nothing out of the ordinary. But the best thing the had. Not sure if I want to be back. I believe it's to expensive for what it is.

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    La Taqueria - Chilaquiles plate rojo was really good

    La Taqueria

    4.6(53 reviews)
    1.2 mi

    I came here solely for Chilaquiles. My in-laws mentioned how delicious they were and I had to come…read moretry them. We walked in and even though it's small, most of the tables were full. You know the food's gonna be good when there are Mexican grandmas eating breakfast there. We were brought chips with three different types of salsa. All were good but just different. The chips were amazing. Warm and crunchy. Our meals came out quickly and the chilaquiles were perfect: great sauce, the toppings were just right, the chips were still crunchy and not soggy. The beans were good. I do not speak on rice because I just don't love any Spanish rice. Overall, an excellent meal. We will be back.

    Order: Shrimp Burrito with Carne Asada it came with chips and 3 different salsas…read more This was an outstanding burrito! I cannot express how good everything really was from top to bottom on the burrito. Carne asada was light, not chewy, seasoned well enough. Shrimp tasted like it was just freshly cooked. Tortilla was super thin and light, but held surprisingly well. Rice, which I often hate, was excellent. The Smokey chipotle sauce that comes with it was outstanding! On top of that all of their chips are VERY good. Salas had to of been made that day. They were spicy and exactly what I had hoped for in a salsa. Service was solid, my burrito was piping hot. I'd consider this place to be much more like a hole in the wall type business. They aren't big on the thrills, but man they deliver on the food. Burrito: 8.6/10 DEFINITELY will be back!

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