Chile Relleno! I…read morecame here for takeout at about 2 pm, since the nearby La Salsa has closed and I Yelped a few places. Parking: as others mention, there are only 2 spaces in front on San Antonio Road, I didn't know they had a back lot. It's on the same block as Chef Chu. Luckily there wasn't much traffic so I was able to back in which made leaving easy. Ambiance: nice. It was a bit warm waiting for my takeout order, they had the front door open. They also have a nice outdoor covered patio eating area in front, see the photo. Service: when I entered there were no other customers, only a bartender who didn't acknowledge me. I was about to yell out but Mariana (the name on my receipt) appeared and took my order. Food: Chile Relleno plate w black beans, rice, a small bag of fresh tortilla chips, and two kinds of mildly spicy salsa. The Poblano pepper was stuffed w cheese and had a tasty egg batter, covered w a red salsa like sauce. It was quickly devoured! Price: $17 + $1.55 tax + tip. Chile Relleno by itself is $10 I think. I would return to try other items. I had a hankering for a good Chile Relleno and was satisfied!

We came in for an early dinner so it was pretty empty and we got to sit anywhere. Service was nice…read more- the waitress was friendly. I will warn you - parking is a bit of a pain. We were able to pull in but it was a challenge to leave - might be better to park in the back of the lot next door. SO first - their chips and salsa!! MY OH MY! crunchy homemade chips - I ended getting refill and loved their red salsa. I tried not to eat too much but it was hard. I loved the thickness with the right amount of salt and that salsa! SO GOOD and it comes out warm! So you want to eat it while warm! LOL Hubby got their Cochinito Pibli - which is a Mayan dish from yucatan. The pork is slowly braised in banana leaves, fresh fruit juices, herbs, and achiote. And served with the most delicious black beans and rice. I kept eating his beans off his plate! LOL... comes with hot tortillas. The only thing was I didn't realize you can choose, flour or corn. He probably would have preferred the corn but we got the flour. It was a VERY flavorful dish and delicious!! I got a special - their crab enchiladas. I was torn as I wanted to try another dish on their menu but thought since this was a special and crab season I'd go for the special. And I'm glad I did. They put so much crab into it and it had crunchy veggies within it so you had texture and everything wasn't just "soft". The only negative was I had to put the red salsa on top with my enchilada. Otherwise it lacked some flavor. A sauce would have been great. Overall it was a nice solid Mexican restaurant and we're glad we tried it. They have a lot of seating - a great bar with lots of offerings.

Hidden gem! Rather ppl who know the place are regulars and keep coming back. Full house for…read moredinners and that's gotta say something about Vive sol Food was good, tried the grandmas family recipe and just wow!

Came here on a Saturday night around 7:30 pm for an early Mother's Day Dinner and it was quite…read morepacked, but we were able to get seated fairly quickly. The restaurant is well decorated, feels lively, and is very dark. Maybe a bit too dark - we had to use our flashlight on our phone just to read the menu. We ordered a few items: - Guacamole 3.5/5 , tasted fresh but needs salt. - Ceviche 3/5 , A bit on the sweeter side than we would like - Verde Carne Asada Burrito meal: 4/5, pretty solid actually just wish the portion was a bit bigger for $24 - Steak Fajitas.... 1/5. My mother usually orders fajitas when we go out to eat at mexican restaurant, but we did not see it on the menu, so we asked the server if they had it and he said yes! Now we know why it's probably not on the menu... The meat was SUPER oily, I mean like drenched in oil, if you put a flashlight on the dish, you will quite literally see a puddle of oil at the bottom of the bowl. Second, the meat is very very tough and dry, similar to some meat you would reheat in the microwave after leaving it in the fridge for a few days. This dish is literally unacceptable and the worst part is the fact it costs $29. DO NOT ORDER THIS. Since, this was a dinner for an early mother's day. We did not want to cause any complaint or trouble to the restaurant as it was super packed. We just won't be coming back here anymore. The server himself was friendly, but man did the service suck. We had to flag down someone every time to bring water, chips, and the check. There was no staff check in ever. In fact, they actually lost my credit card and we were waiting around 10- 15 minutes to just get our check back. Everything took forever and the service was super slow. It was a lot of sitting and waiting for each thing. Losing my credit card and having us wait 10-15 minutes to get it back is unacceptable for a professional restaurant that is not on the lower end of things either.

Small gem right in the heart of downtown Los Altos. They also see to have a truck that operates in…read moreSan Mateo. Tacos come with hand made tortillas. Everything is fresh and has great flavor. There's a small self-serve salsa station. The green sauce had the perfect taste without being too spicy. We tried the carne asada and the tripas. Tripas were perfectly crunchy (we made a point to ask for extra crispy). We also had a quesadilla, nothing to write home about, but the portion was very generous! The agua Fresca was also so good and not sweet. Service was fast and friendly. We came in on what seemed like downtime, so not sure how fast they operate when its bus.

First time visiting this restaurant since I'm not local and was so glad I stumbled across it! Tacos…read moreare $4 per which I think is a fair price. I was disappointed that they were out of lengua since I'm not typically a fan of the other meats. The times I've had asada, it's usually dry, but I ordered it anyway not knowing what else to get and holy smokes was it good! It was so tender and flavorful that it changed my entire opinion of asada. It's really that good! Their chips were crispy and not stale and I just love their self serve salsas. It's usually a hit or miss at Mexican Restaurants, but it's great here! Unfortunately, it seemed like the employee did not want to be there and I felt a bit uncomfortable but the food well makes up for it.

Such good enchiladas, I come from Gilroy to go here. My grandma started bringing us here in the 90s…read moreand now that she has past my family and I will still drive from Gilroy to come here.

Service was A1 from tge door. Got a great vegetarian Fiesta burrito to go. Had a great Margarita…read morewhile I waited for the food. ¡Súper Rico Todo!

Ok so I've wanted to try this spot for longer then I care to admit. Being vegetarian it can be hard…read moreto find options at spots who use mostly meat on the menu, so I kept it simple: bean and cheese pupusa for myself and chicken tamale for the wife. The service was nice and welcoming, the wait for the food real, lol. You are getting fresh cooked though, so it's like right out of your kitchen at home!! In terms of food quality, I was blown away, the pupusa was really great! Wife also stated the tamale was top notch. I do recommend this spot and will be back for more!!

Stopped by here as I was craving a burrito. $18 for a super burrito with not even grilled chicken…read moreavailable is not worth it. The only option was shredded chicken which looked VERY dry and with no flavor. When you walk in its hard to distinguish where to order from considering your typical menu is NOT where it should be. The ladies are hard at work and it took some time to even notice someone wanting to order. She was rude to tell me thats it coming when the other worker asked to confirm my order number. I have to say the burrito took FOREVER to make. I also noticed they use the same spatula to stir different meats on the grill. A huge red flag if you do not eat beef!! ALSO the lady who took my order didnt wear gloves to grab the burrito off the grill. I don't know it this is normal but the menu doesnt show the prices of the items on the big board which can really throw you off on what you want vs what you can honestly afford. Not for me personal but to those who are being mindful of what to order. The previous reviews don't lie. Would I come back here again? Absolutely not!

Literally everything is super fresh and clean. I was awestruck at first. They even look to cut…read moretheir own potatoes for the fries if you get an item with fries like I did. Review of the items I got: -Asada Fries: was hoping to get something similar to what I'm used to in SoCal. I got mine with Carnitas and no pics de gallo. Generally in SoCal we don't put pico de gallo on ours. Although this did not taste like the SoCal kind(that classic so heavy and rich heart attack flavor), it was still awesome. It had all the otherwise same ingredients, slightly less cheese but a more good quality type of cheese, but still was missing the heart attack flavor. The flavor was still with the same depth, just not heavy/greasy sensation on the stomach and taste buds. I think its because as I noted everything is literally made same day and even the fries they do fresh. The carnitas were also very juicy and overall the portion for everything was very large. I will get this again def. -birria taco: i like that they dont overcharge on these and again the fresh aspect is really good. -flan: better than most I've had. Very smooth and just right amount of sweetness. -Jamaica: Im very excited to say they do make the real Jamaica with the flowers themselves. They do not use the powder a lot of places do. It tasted perfect and not overly sweet so yeah I loved it. One mistake I made was I got so starstruck by the freshness and care of the ingredients that I didnt grab any salsas to try. Next time I'll do such so I can see if they have a super spicy one to my liking. Last note: the service was excellent. Everyone polite and helpful.

Worse quality than the food truck down the street. The server gave me a tiny plastic fork and…read moreplastic knife to cut my carne asada steak. The metal utensils are in the same location. Going to the food truck from now on

I've seen this truck many times when I go to the Mountain View Target and decided to finally give…read moreit a try. Came here on a Saturday evening and it wasn't busy. The people here are friendly. What I ordered: Asada Super Burrito: The burrito was really soft typically means the tortilla wasn't cooked that long and either the salsa/sauce in it wasn't that good at all. Very disappointing for the first time I didn't finish the burrito at all. Taco Plate: It was ok. This isn't a place I'd go out my way for Mexican food. Just ok for me.

I got 3 tacos - 2 regular chicken and 1 steak&shrimp - for $12. The steak and shrimp taco was the…read moremost expensive one, and for good reason. It was the most delicious one I had so far. I've tried a steak taco on a separate occasion and enjoyed it. But the steak&shrimp one is overflowing with protein, veggies and chipotle mayo sauce. It does take some time to get your food as they made each order fresh and there was only 1 person cooking on a Saturday afternoon. And 1 person taking orders. But i'd definitely come back.

* When I have business in Palo Alto, I make sure to stop at this Mexican restaurant. There used to…read morebe almost one in every city in the Bay Area. I first came across it in San Rafael, California 45 years ago. They were the hotspot with reasonable prices. I love their bean and cheese burritos covered with a chili Verde sauce. Sometimes Mexican restaurants are confused by tomatillo sauce and chili Verde sauce. But growing up in Colorado there is a huge difference in the taste. One is made with green chilies and the other is made with green tomatoes. I grew up in Colorado, where the Mexicans always covered or stuffed their burritos with chili Verde. Their beans are pretty good. Sometimes you get beans that are tasteless because they don't use Manteca to flavor them. I like that they have a separate bar area where you can sit usually in a smaller quieter area. I also love that they are open all day long. Excellent margaritas and the staff is always so friendly and welcoming. Their prices are still the best.

Not sure why Celia's locations are so inconsistent…read more This bartender couldn't care any less about what he was serving. Short, rude and made terrible drinks. Food was ok, but Celia's is a fun family place and this dude should be working in another industry. The lady that followed him was far better.

Wonderful service and people…read more We had simple burritos - they were great and the accompaniments were fresh and strong.

I had a takeout super burrito. A $20 burrito should be a delight, the pinnacle of the burrito…read moremaker's art. This one was truly a disappointment . The ingredients were not at all mixed so I had 2 inches of rice 2 inches of beans about an inch of chicken virtually none of the guacamole and cheese that was promised. It was a sad little burrito, indeed

Ok this Mexican joint is legit, you know it's the real deal when everything's in Spanish and I…read morecan't read the pos system when trying to checkout Carne asada burrito 8/10 this was like $12... the value of this fat burrito is insane. They added fresh tomatoes to this which was something I've never really had in my burrito, but nonetheless it was delicious. Adding their salsas and pickled veggies made it taste so much better too. Love the green salsa and the super spicy red one as well! Al pastor tacos 10/10 I judge a Mexican place by their al pastor, and this was one of the better Al pastor tacos I've had! The cook on this was exceptional and you can taste the pineapple marinade & the crispy charred pork wow this was so yummy! For condiments: Go for green sauce, pico de gallo, and spicy red sauce. If you want something sweet and tangy, use the orange sauce. Love their pickled onions to add to my tacos Next time I'm going for al pastor burrito or quessabirria!

People were nice enough. Cost was ok. Seating was fine when outdoor seating is included. The way…read morethe line is set up is poor. There is a counter blocking the path to the line. The main reason I'm taking away a star is the food was slow and just not that good.