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Mama Lupe's Cocina

4.1 (271 reviews)
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Interior- cool light globes and beautiful murals.
Emma S.

Great service. Beautiful restaurant. Perfect drinks. And yummy food. All adds up to a wonderful first visit. We enjoyed the nachos (no meat added), street corn (could have used a little mayo or sour cream to make it a little creamier), carnitas plate ( 1/2), and Super Burrito with a chile relleno instead of meat (a little surprised the up-charge for the chile relleno instead of meat was $7). Drinks- two beers on draft and a Mamarita (margarita).

Mixed ceviche with crisp sliced super thin plantains.. awesome.

Mixed ceviche and super thin plantain slices awesome combo. One of my new favorites at Mama Lupe's

Garbage wet burrito with "spicy pork".....which was just chorizo
Gus G.

Wow, I was fooled by the reviews. This place sucks! My wife and I wanted Mexican, and wanted to try a new spot, and this was the only one open later in the evening. My wife felt like a fajitas plate, and I got a wet burrito. The delivery option had "spicy pork" listed as a meat option, which I interpreted as "Al pastor", since that wasn't explicitly on the menu. Well, the food got delivered and the second I saw my wife's chicken fajitas, I knew my wet burrito was going to be completely underwhelming. Her chicken looked like they had boiled it first, and then sauted it. And it was bland as hell! Then I open the container to my burrito and immediately knew, that from the color of the sauce, this is the kind of place that caters to people who DIDN'T grow up eating home cooked Mexican food. The burrito was limp, there was barely anything stuffed inside it, and the "spicy pork" was chorizo! Which they barely sprinkled in it! Why couldn't they just say chorizo in the meat options?!? Whatever, I'll never eat from here again. At least at other spots they're using authentic proteins and salsa. This place is terribly Americanized.

Shredded Chicken Enchilada with green sauce (Full)
Diana T.

We stumbled upon Mama Lupe's Cocina after tile shopping in San Leandro. We were warmly greeted and seated right away. We started off with Margaritas - my husband had the Cadillac whereas I had the La Flor which was hibiscus based. I am not exactly sure how it was made but thoroughly enjoyed the tart / sweet taste of the drink. It was a nice departure from your standard magarita and complemented well with the fresh warm tortilla chips and salsa that they brought out. Their menu had many options which made it hard to choose. I went with the shredded chicken enchiladas with green sauce and my husband ordered the chile verde. Both came with rice and beans. The chicken was tender and moist. The pork in the chile verde was flavorful. We enjoyed both dishes, I even ate the beans which I typically don't as I find beans kind of dry and pasty. I ordered the full knowing there would be leftovers which my husband gladly took to work the next day. We came on a Wednesday evening. Everyone was friendly and service went well. It was overall a great way to end our day. It is a cute place and we will definitely be back.

Chile Relleno
Rose O.

First time here and they made us wait. It's Friday afternoon, so I guess it was expected. It was a short wait. The murals are nice, but the hats are a bit too much. Coming of Mexican decent, I thought they were in poor taste. The did have 3 TV's. And they were smart enough to leave the captions on. But with the loud music, it was way too much! And it was salsa music! I would have preferred traditional folk music. Once seated, warm chips and salsa came out. Based on pics already posted, some menu items did not appeal to me. The Chile Rellenos came recommended, which is why we came here. It tasted alright. The beans okay. The rice was flavorless.

Combination with a hard taco with carnitas, green enchilada with chicken and red enchilada with shredded beef.
Shirene B.

I was intrigued about this place when my friend talked about how good their chips and salsa was. So I was excited when we decided to watch part of the Warriors game at the bar. The waitress was super attentive and nice. The food was really really good. I had the combination so I can try a little bit of everything. I chose the crispy taco with carnitas (I know, so not conventional), red enchilada with shredded beef and green enchilada with chicken. Everything was really good and I certainly had leftovers to bring home. I can tell they have a ton of return customers at this family run restaurant. And they just gained one more.

Verde' wet carne asada burrito
Shaunte A.

Called it in to go this time. The hostess was friendly and attentive. Food is delicious as always. Love when I get a chance to stop by when I'm in the area.

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Pho broth was tasty and the noodles were perfect texture! Owner was welcoming.Pork in the bahn mi needs some improvement

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