The best tortas, always delicious. Wish they opened a little earlier but that's about the only complaint I have: The employees are always nice and food is great read more

Peace of s**t restaurant. Can't even get an order right. Food had no flavor and disgusting. Do not order from here.

I find hair in my food is disgusting I found small insects inside on the drinks. I never recommend this place. The service is awful. Please put attention what you eat. read more

Foods good, the lady and the old guy are f ing rude . Which really sucks cause food is good

The worst experience, I nearly choked on the toothpicks, When I Called them the cashier was rude and transferred me to the cook who was even more rude, I will never eat there La peor experiencia y los trabajadores más ignorantes al dejar los palillos aparte la cajera y cocinera fueron muy groseras con migo peor experiencia read more

Metro Balderas - Mexican Near Me - Northridge, California

The pastor tacos and salsa verde taste like Tijuana-style tacos, and the burritos are amazing. 100% recommend pastor.

Had to drive several miles to get a huarache but no need as this is just down the street for me! Great food and service.

Asada huaraches are amazing. We get this every time. We also enjoy their chicken tinga tacos!!! Their salsas are delicious and also their Agua Fresca! read more

My wife and I were parking behind this restaurant to pick up some groceries from Vallarta, when we got out of the car a heavenly aroma immediately came upon us. We thought it was the market, after we did our shopping we went to investigate where the scents were coming from. Great little restaurant with some of the best tacos I've had, Good prices and friendly service! I can't believe I never noticed before. Plenty of Parking in rear lot. I am not familiar with the DF food and look forward to exploring it. read more

Amazing authentic Mexican food. It's really hard to find good Mexican food in the Northridge area but this gem is thee spot. They specialize in Chilango food or Mexico City food. This is food that you might not have had before unless you're Mexican and around Mexico City. So it's a great spot if you wanna try something new. My husband got the gorditas. Comes with chicharrón, cheese and cream. Mind you, they are made to order from fresh masa and then deep fried so they do take about 15-20 min to make. For this reason I highly recommend you place the order on the phone so it's ready when you pick up. They were soooo good. I don't typically like chicharrón it's too fatty for me but this was perfect! The salsa verde pairs well with it because it cuts through everything so well. I had the pambaso. It's basically like a torta with granillos sauce that's pressed against the pan. The inside has chorizo and potato and comes with lettuce and cream. It's one of my fav for the holidays. It was so good. This place got packed with regulars so def be patient. The prices are also pretty good for the amount of food you get. Parking is hard to come by so Again I suggest ordering for pickup so you can just pop in and out without having to find parking. Over all, I love this spot. The workers are friendly, the food is great and the prices are right. Def recommend read more

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This was my first time going here, I was looking for a good Mexican food restaurant and Metro Balderas pop up on google, and it's close to the school " CSUN" , so I'm taking my chance ..... I am excited and anxious at the same time. Food freshly made, Service is excellent !!! They are friendly and patient. read more

Metro Balderas - Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Northridge, California

Es un lugar muy agradable la comida es muy buena mi comida preferida es las tostadas de pata y los huaraches de asada

Been coming here for years since i was little. The pambazos, huaraches, tacos de trompita , gorditas de chicarron are my go to. The workers always quick and the place is not the biggest but cant complain. Definitely stop by when in northridge read more

Great Food and service. The taste is amazing and must of all pricing is very reasonable.

I love this place amazing chilangos food!!.. The guy who help us was super nice even took my order when they were about to closed.. will come back again! read more

Metro Balderas - a half eaten sandwich on a plate - Mexican Near Me - Northridge, California

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Food is okay at best, but what irritated was that they added a tip that I never included. Don't include tip for yourself that people do not sign for. It's illegal. Been in the restaurant business myself and I know how it works. You do it slick to one person, who knows how many other people you're taking bits of money from to profit. If you need it in Spanish too, I'll translate. No estén agregando propinas que la gente no está poniendo en los recibos! Si lo asen con una persona, saber a cuánta gente le roban su dinero. read more

Muy buena comida buena atención al cliente los tacos de surtida y los tacos de pastor para mis hijos y para. Mi son los favoritos se los recomiendo el menudo está muy bueno se los recomiendo mucho read more

Great service and better food For first timers Recommend to try Guarache de asada Pambaso de chorizó Sopes de pollo Burrito de asada Tacos de asada read more

Mi familia y to llevamos años comprando comida aquí. La comida siempre esta bien rica pero ultimamente el servicio es horrendo y perezoso. Cuando pedimos gorditas con cebolla, cilantro, crema, y queso se les olvida poner la crema y el queso. Ya van dos veces que no se lo ponen y les tengo que pedir que lo arreglen. Como la última ves se les olvido ponerlo, el muchacho que trabaja ahí nos dijo que nos iba a dar una extra gordita la próxima vez. Mi papá marco para ordenar y pidió la extra gordita y la señora que lo atiendo le dijo de muy mal manera que no podía y que mi papá tenia que ir cuando estuviera ahí el muchacho. Hicimos la orden por teléfono nos dijeron que en 30 minutos estará lista. Llegamos a los 40 minutos y Todavilla no estaba lista la comida. read more

Food is delicious and they carry items that other Mexican restaurants don't. My go to meal is a huarache with beef, but I recently tried the gorditas and they were amazing. This place is definitely authentic, the hand made tortillas, the cheese, the salsas and aguas frescas. Parking isn't great due to its location. It's on a busy street, Vallarta across the street, and the lot is quite small. read more

I love all the food there I always order to go! And it always taste good after a hangover. The gorditas de chicharrón are bomb i also enjoy the huaraches read more

Only one employee wearing a mask. Mask are mandated for food service employees. Other employees coming in, no mask, shredding chicken and talking to each other without a mask. Cashier without a mask. Not coming back. read more

Very good food here, i tried the torta de milanesa and its wonderful. Salsas are home made and the prices are decent, unlike vallarta...

It is nasty and they put peas and corn in the rice. Don't do it! Service is as good n all but the food has no flavor. I ordered asada tacos and rice and beans plate. I'll never be back. And this ain't theyre competition writing this. These are real taste buds talking lol read more

The Best Tortas de Milanesa in town always a good option for Friday night dinner. They also have great weekend specials for breakfast

As soon as I saw this restaurant I knew I had to try it. I don't see a lot of Mexico City style food joints. I was raised in Mexico City so I know authentic food. I went in there without high expectations and I had to get the Pambazo, a D.F dish. Oh my gawd I was impressed! Sooo delicious . The chicken Tinga and their rice also amazing. They really know Mexico City cooking. Love it! I will be going back for more. I didn't take a picture of the food but I will next time. read more

Very disappointed this time. They have good Gordita's here but these last few times have not been good. Usually they are crunchy like they just have been made. Since you do wait 20 min for hand made gorditas definitely worth it. This time and last time was very soggy and oily. Almost like they have been warmed up in the microwave. I wouldn't mind if they didn't make me wait 20 min for fresh gorditas. read more

Metro Balderas - a half eaten pastry on a paper plate - Mexican Near Me - Northridge, California

Great little hole in the wall, great tacos burritos and a whole slew of good food. Doesn't look like much but it's tastu

Check your food before you eat it. I ordered a pambazo which was decent and I also got a slice of flan. I noticed some white spots on the flan and decided to examine. Sure enough the slice was growing mold already. Didn't eat it. Didn't ask for a refund. Figure they could use the $3 it cost to do buy some new flan read more

Metro Balderas - Moldy spot towards the bottom and two up top - Mexican Near Me - Northridge, California

I read that Metro Balderas is one of few places in Los Angeles that have really great carnitas. It's a small chain, with the more popular location is in Highland Park. There's also a location nearby in Panorama City. The style of food here is inspired by Mexico City (estillo DF). On the weekends only, you can taste their famous carnitas. I asked for recommendations since they didn't have carnitas and told me to get the huarache surtido. Surtido means assorted so it's a mixed bag of pieces of pork. You've got the ears, snout, skin, and some other parts I probably don't want to know about. I am game to try anything. The huarache tortilla is freshly made and stuffed with black beans. then topped with the assorted pork meat. There's salsa verde on it and cheese. It was so much meat that I took some it home for dinner. Extremely moist and a flavor bomb of a dish. It seems that not many people know about this place and is one of those yet to be discovered gems for Mexican food in the Valley. There are so many place more for me to discover and uncover still in San Fernando and Pacoima. The pineapple agua fresca was watered down. I'd like to try the watermelon agua fresca next. They also have huitlacoche (corn smut) which I'd like to try along with their famous carnitas. Highly recommended! Best of the Valley. Best of LA. read more

Metro Balderas - Huarache surtida estilo DF (Mexico City). - Mexican Near Me - Northridge, California

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Best quesadilla in town!!! Just like in Mexico. Aguas frescas are bomb!!!! This place makes authentic Mexican food, you won't be disappointed. read more

Metro Balderas - Mexican Near Me - Northridge, California

I've been going back there lately. Still got the best Mexican food I've ever had around here. My orders Are always prepared right. The prices have gone up but the quality in food is just awesome the enchiladas are so good. I had to share this place with my boyfriend and he liked it as well. I always take it to go but I would really love to stay and eat there some day. read more

Metro Balderas - Burrito mojado de carne surtida - Mexican Near Me - Northridge, California

Named after a Metro stop in the beautifully violent city of Mexico, DF this place is a haven for "CHILANGO" food, and the attitude of those that patronize this local. Yes, I love pambazos, huaraches, quesadillas, and their TORTA BALDERAS. *BEWARE* if you do not like fried food, stay away from the quesadillas as they are fried first. My favorite dish here is the bistec huarache. It is most excellent with lots of onions, black beans, salsa verde, and of course bistec. Every time I go to the SF Valley, I make it a point to stop here as it is a taste of Mexico City. Look for the huge map of Mexico City on the wall, but watch your wallet!! read more

I went here with my brother one day and gosh, I just want to eat everything. There were some names we were not familiar with, but like the daring Filipino we are, we just winged it and chose. I would have to come back and try the others as well, as after my 3rd taco, I was getting kinda full. I have not tried the other food on the menu, but I will after I finish eating at least all the premium tacos 2 times. read more

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Best tinga and quesadilla I ever had in the valley area. If you add that to an order of flautas and an agua fresca you can have a perfect lunch meal. read more

The best chilanga food thanks for bring this to California , quesadilla de chicharrón prensado de best!!!!

A very distinguished restaurant focuse in Mexican food, Mexico city style, some of the items are made handmade at the moment like Guaraches which is a bigger version of a sope, Quesadillas are the bomb and the prices are affordable read more

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Great huaraches, great carnitas, great quesadillas. Call in your order ahead to just pick it up in a nice timely manner. Definitely recommend if you're in the area and carving some authentic Mexican food. Auguas frescas are also very very good. read more

One of my favorites growing up as a child. Super yummy and really fulfilling! I usually get their Huarache de Milanesa or Carne Asada. It's a mild spice, nothing major, and you can add more spiciness with salsa. Enjoy! read more

I didn't go here for the ambiance or service (although they were nice). I came here for the food. And honestly, I wasn't too impressed. Maybe we all ordered the wrong thing. The chicken tortas were decent. I didn't try what the others suggested, being that I wasn't craving anything too greasy. If I ever go back, I'll try something new and maybe change my review. Till then my friend: three stars. And as always, happy feasting. read more