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    Los Compadres Mexican Restaurant

    3.8 (208 reviews)
    ModerateMexican
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    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    Taco plate with an additional taco - deliciousness
    La Shauna N.

    Absolutely delicious! The place is only opened Fridays and Saturdays which I learned the hard way by driving there on multiple occasions and finding out they were closed. This place is probably the best Mexican food in Hayward. The beans are so flavorful and the owner is so kind. Really a nice environment in a slightly hidden part of downtown.

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    Victor G.

    Los Compadres has been here for 50+ years. don't remember being here before. offerings: traditional menu-slightly different from modern taquerias. eats: 2 sopes with rice & beans (10.99) -corn meal dishes topped with beans, chile verde, lettuce, cheese, salsa fresca, mild sauce & sour cream. -chili verde didn't taste spicy, slightly dry. the red salsa has a bit of heat. take outs: -will slower try older mexican eateries to get idea what traditional mexican tastes like.

    Ashley M.

    Ive been eating at this family run restaurant since i was a little kid. Started with rice & bean burritos and still eating the rice, bean & cheese burritos!! Their homemade salsa is delicious and make sure you buy a bottle to take home. I don't eat meat anymore but would recommended you try the chili Verde super burrito with the chili verde sauce on top!!!! Also make sure to have a cold beer or 2! Oh and tell Ignacio ashley sent you!

    Take out and Uber eats delivery
    Cheryl M.

    *** Los Compadres is OPEN for Business *** Limited hours: Friday - Sunday from 12:00-6pm for take-out or delivery orders through Uber Eats! Family-owned and operated by the Ramirez Family since 1966 and serving consistent delicious, Mexican comfort food...visited for the first time on a high school field trip for Spanish class (yay. Ms Jimenez!) and just as good as I remember! Shredded beef burrito is always flavorful with the usual fixings of beans rice, lettuce with sour cream and guac on the side. Their hot sauce is the best! Friendly and fast service...with "SIP", best to order ahead of time and pick up...Most menu items available and offering drinks, flan (and chocolate flan) to go...cashier is now at the back left with a plexi to protect the customer and employees. Show this business and the workers how much you appreciate them and tip them well! ** Masks required to enter and order...mandatory for most of the Bay Area now for everyone's safety!

    Two item platter - crispy taco with beef and Chile Verde burrito
    Rita K.

    We recently discovered this hidden gem right in our backyard. It's located in Downtown Hayward and has been around for many decades! Tons of free street parking. They're open only Friday and Saturdays and their prices have changed relative to what you see online. Despite the increase in prices, the pricing is still very reasonable for the quality and portions you receive. I heard service is slow but that's because it's mostly run by one person at the front. My husband went to order takeout on a Friday before 5PM and it took about 20-30 min to get the foods. Nice service but he does see how slow the service can get. Fortunately we weren't in a rush and planned accordingly. We ordered grilled super carne asada burrito and two item platter with crispy shredded beef tacos and chile verde burrito. Both items came out to about $30 including tax. Not bad. The burrito was so flavorful! It's pretty big and juicy. We killed that entire burrito. My two item platter was delicious - the rice and beans were good. Some may say its salty but love the extra sodium and I think I taste garlic? I tasted lots of garlic which I love in my foods. The chile verde burrito was a bit soggy due to the meat but it held up fine. Gobbled it down quickly. The crispy taco was still crispy and delicious with the hot sauce. We also got a bag of chips to go for a couple bucks with sauces. The sauces were SO GOOD.The chips were salty but as I said, I love sodium. They were crispy and went well with the sauces. I wish they provided more sauces but it costs extra. The meal tasted like something delicious from your grandma's kitchen. It hit all the right spots and was comforting. We will definitely be back to try other items on the menu, including their carnitas special on Saturdays.

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    1 year ago

    Trump is in effect the owner or server ignored me and continued talking to non black customers so I left.

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    7 months ago

    Best salsa you'll ever taste! Been going there for many years. Love the chili verde too. They also fry their own tortilla chips. So tasty!

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    Only one waiter, hours of operation are all over the place. Food is nothing special. Not my go to spot

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    11 months ago

    Best Mexican food in Hayward. Everything is great here. The family that owns it are the friendliest too!

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    Always my go to Mexican restaurant since I was a kid! Love, love, love those Compadres and now my kids do too!

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    good food, good times, could use a little more help with the service on the after delivery of the food

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    Very friendly service and delicious food. The interior is festive. Nice place if you feel like more than a food truck some evening!

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    2 years ago

    As always, great food!! Enchiladas, tacos and chimichangas with the greatest salsa and chips! Thanks Ignacio

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    Great Old School Mexican restaurant. Food is good and chips are great. Relaxed vibe, not a fast food place.

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    Ask the Community - Los Compadres Mexican Restaurant

    El Taquito Restaurant - Carne asada taco with grilled onions is the way to go. Their tacos are Huge & Super good.

    El Taquito Restaurant

    4.1(742 reviews)
    0.3 mi
    $$

    I picked up a to go order over the weekend and went with the wet burrito with steak along with a…read morefew carnitas tacos. The burrito is still just as good as I remembered. The sauce has its own unique flavor and the burrito itself is huge. I finished mine but was completely full after. My wife enjoyed the tacos and usually one or two is more than enough for her. This is an updated review and this place continues to be solid. The staff is hardworking and friendly! Dining in is just as good.

    Came in for a Wednesday dinner and it wasn't too busy, which made for a relaxed experience. Service…read morewas prompt and attentive throughout, and there seemed to be plenty of staff on hand. We were brought fresh tortilla chips to start, which were great, along with a Lazy Susan-style setup of salsas and toppings. Unfortunately, this was a bit of a miss for me--there were raw onions, raw jalapeños, a green salsa, and more of a plain red hot sauce rather than a true salsa. I would have preferred something more traditional like a good pico de gallo or a more balanced house salsa. Ordered a bottle of Dos Equis, which at $7 felt a bit steep. Most entrées were priced between $17-$25, which is pretty standard. I had the carnitas and they were excellent--really flavorful and well-prepared. I also tried a bite of the chile relleno, which was solid as well. Overall, the food was good and the service was strong. That said, it's a bit out of the way for me, and while I enjoyed it, I probably wouldn't go out of my way to come back.

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    El Taquito Restaurant
    El Taquito Restaurant - Chile relleno

    Chile relleno

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    Taco salad

    The Mexican Restaurant and Bar - Mini Sopes

    The Mexican Restaurant and Bar

    3.4(838 reviews)
    2.0 mi
    $$

    A friend recommended this to me and I finally drove out to give it a try. I was greeted as soon as…read moreI walked in and was seated right away. Everything on the menu sounded so good and had to go with the shrimp ceviche and carne asada plate. While I waited for my order, I had fresh salsa and fresh chips. I could not stop eating the chips and had to keep on ordering more. The ceviche was super good and the carne asada was super tender. The rice and beans had the right amount of flavor and the jalapeño had the right kick. The server was really friendly and gave great recommendations on drinks. The restaurant had good lighting, noise level wasn't too loud, and the vibe was pretty chill. Plenty of parking and easy to get to. I drove across the bridge to try this place out and I would do it again! I highly recommend The Mexican Restaurant and Bar if you're craving super tasty food and great drinks with a group of friends or a date night.

    Waste of $100, and we both regretted our meal. It had been a few years since we'd eaten here, but…read morewe had really enjoyed it in the past, so we were looking forward to coming back. We arrived around 4:30 on a Sunday and were seated in the bar area. After waiting 10-15 minutes with no water, chips, or salsa, we still had no idea who was supposed to be serving us. The bartenders never acknowledged us, and nobody stopped by to even say, "We'll be right with you" or thank us for our patience. Eventually, someone came over and asked if we were ready to order. Our food arrived almost right away, but my fiancé realized his added carne asada was missing. The waiter didn't bring it out until he was nearly finished with his meal because he never rang it in.. I ordered the combination fajitas, and they were just okay. The entire time, there was a woman walking around in a blazer who appeared to be a manager, but she seemed more focused on training the bartender than checking on guests. Had she been paying attention, she would have clearly seen how frustrated we were. When our server finally brought the check, we noticed we had been charged twice for the chilaquiles, plus separately for the carne asada that didn't even arrive with the meal. After another 5 minutes, I flagged down who I believe was the manager to fix the bill. She corrected it and brought it back, but then we were left waiting another 5-10 minutes for our server to actually process the payment. The waiter never even thanked us before we left. Overall, the experience was incredibly disappointing, especially considering how much we enjoyed this place in the past. Neither of us plans to return.

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    The Mexican Restaurant and Bar - Ambiance

    Ambiance

    The Mexican Restaurant and Bar - Wet Burrito

    Wet Burrito

    The Mexican Restaurant and Bar - The chips and salsa and beans ooweee! You can see how fresh and crispy they are in the pic!

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    The chips and salsa and beans ooweee! You can see how fresh and crispy they are in the pic!

    Porque No? Tacos - Nachos with chicken

    Porque No? Tacos

    4.5(823 reviews)
    5.7 mi
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    Was looking for a taco spot after an event in San Jose. I could've stayed in San Jose but the rain…read morewas super heavy and I wanted to go somewhere closer to home. Not a lot of taco spots are open late at 10p but I saw that PNT was open. My family and I pulled into the driveway and were confused because it looked and sounded like a bar. There were a few people standing outside and I asked if this was a bar or restaurant and the gentleman said it's a restaurant. We walk in and got some stares because it was late and we had kids. Didn't matter to us. Everything on the menu sounded delish and they had al day breakfast items. We ended up going with the following: 1. Chicken sandwich- 10/10 my teen loved this. It was a crispy thinly sliced chicken breast with all the fixings, and pressed to perfection. 2. Chicken Caesar salad - 10/10 the lettuce was Romain, tossed in Caesar dressing and parm, with grilled chicken filet. 3. 4 tacos de asada - 10/10 yummy chopped steak, seasoned and grilled to perfection. I'm not sure if the evening chef cooks better or maybe we were starving, but the food was great! Ambience at the time was pretty loud but I figure it's because people hanging out in the bar area. Definitely will be back.

    Great spot for tacos. I've had their asada, pastor, and lingua. Highly recommend them all! Quick…read moreservice. Good for family and friend get togethers. They share a space with the bar for adult beverages.

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    Porque No? Tacos - Frank's bar seating

    Frank's bar seating

    Porque No? Tacos - Chilaquiles with Al Pastor

    Chilaquiles with Al Pastor

    Porque No? Tacos - Beer and a shot of whisky (Franks)

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    Beer and a shot of whisky (Franks)

    Casa Del Toro - Parrillada Mixta

    Casa Del Toro

    4.2(548 reviews)
    0.1 mi
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    A friend recommended this restaurant…read more We arrived at 11:30am on a Wednesday and were seating immediately. Our party of 3 ordered a Charcuterie Board and Ceviche Trio to share. For our entrees, we ordered the Argentinian Skirt Steak accompanied with Frites, Sautéed Greens, Fries and Chimichurri Sauce -- and the Mezcal Glazed King Salmon with Cashew Relish, Purple Potato Puree (so interesting!), Shaved Brussels Sprouts, and Chipotle Butter Sauce. Food was fantastic -- straight to the point and with boldness from the Latin influence. The ambiance aims for a higher end dining experience, and there is a full bar with additional seating. Must be a local favorite for Happy Hour and dinner. Jonathan was our server -- shout out to him for his efficiency, attentiveness, and professionalism. He responded at every interaction with enthusiasm and a smile. Would definitely return.

    John, our server was wonderful and friendly, and offered great recommendations…read more The atmosphere and background music was comfortable and uplifting. I started with a margarita and it was delicious. I would highly recommend the fried calamari and the Del Toro salad with medium well steak was so flavorful and the steak was grilled perfectly. While the starters were wonderful, the main dishes, Mary's chicken and boneless short ribs were tender, juicy and flavorful. If you're in the area, you've got to stop by. So worth it.

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    Casa Del Toro - 4/25/25 FYI. Bar

    4/25/25 FYI. Bar

    Casa Del Toro - Juicy pork belly

    Juicy pork belly

    Casa Del Toro - 4/25/25 FYI. Exterior. Outdoor seating.

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    4/25/25 FYI. Exterior. Outdoor seating.

    Los Compadres Mexican Restaurant - mexican - Updated May 2026

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