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    Mex Express

    4.6 (27 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Open 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

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    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Glenn L.

    Saw this place on Yelp, and was amazed on the great reviews this place received. Of the twelve reviews, eleven were 5 stars, with one being 4 stars. Looks and sounds like a great place to eat at. So with eagerness & excitement, we added this place to our, must go to list. So we showed up. Small place, 4 tables, and a counter for about 5 or 6 more customers. Simply decorated. Menu is whatever is showing on the wall, and pictures on the front window. We ordered the huevos rancheros, and a carne asada burrito. The huevos rancheros was a little different from what other restaurants serve, no tortilla under the eggs, eggs cooked well done, sauce was a little thick and spicy, tasted kind of like roasted chipotle? and it came with sauteed bell peppers on top. Carne asada was a little on the small side, meat was a little salty, salsa was good. Other than that, both dish were OK. Definitely a home cooked taste and feel to it. Couple of things that really put a smile on my face, was the freshly made corn tortillas, slightly thick, soft, and hot, totally awesome. Also, the lady working the dinning room was super nice, attentive and helpful. The best way to describe this place, is like going to your best friends house, and his mom cooks up a meal for you. The meal was a good old fashion home cooked meal that was good, wasn't 5 star quality, but good enough to satisfy your hunger. With the fresh tortillas, and great service, I would come back and try other items.

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    Bertha S.

    As I walked in it was very quiet, I was greeted by the owner, super polite. I ordered burrito de pollo mojado en salsa verde, chilaquiles and a quesadilla de asada. Made to order, didn't mind the wait (15 min). Got home and everything was very flavorful and delicious, only thing would be to please put more chicken on the burrito and less rice. Will be coming back.

    Order over the phone for pick up during COVID-19.
    Valerie Y.

    Mex Express is still open! You can place an order over the phone for pick up to still enjoy their Mexican food! All employees are wearing masks and doing their best to minimize contact with customers. Family owned and great place to support during this time!

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    Frida S.

    Honestly this is as close to authentic as you'll ever get. The owner is also the cook and she makes everything on the spot. I'm her relative and I see her work hard and she makes me delicious food. Thank you to everyone for the amazing reviews because she truly deserves the attention she's worked for. Enjoy your experience

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    George O.

    Really good feeling when eating here. Give you an at-home feeling. Food is delicious. staff is extremely friendly. Everything is nice and clean plus decorative. I tried the gorditas de asada and chicharrón. It was fiyaaah!

    It didn't stand a chance it was so amazing

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    Always down for home made food! I love this spot! Fresh ingredients always. Salsa & chips. One tú of parking. Super friendly service.

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    Food is amazing. The service is great. Nice spot for authentic Mexican food! I will definitely be coming back for more delicious food.

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    The owner is such a nice lady, she cooks anything I order from her, she also cooks everything fresh! Enjoy the food a lot.

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    The best Mexican food around!! Even better then my moms cooking !! And the owner is beyond nice truly makes you feel at home !

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    Its the best and i love it there meat is amazing like its cooked well and its just like god want me to try this

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    Food is fresh cooked on the spot so authentic so good I've had the Gorditas beans Carne Asada tacos ..

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    (67 reviews)

    Extremely friendly servers, but slow service as well. We waited a little over 25mins for our food,…read moreand it wasn't even worth the wait. We ordered the American breakfast, which is supposed to come with: eggs, bacon, sausage, and pancakes. Instead we got eggs, bacon, potatoes, beans and a pancake that was a mix between a cookie and dry corn bread. The orange juice is freshly squeezed with fresh SEEDS included. The over easy eggs were swimming in oil as well as the potatoes. Everything was just oily. They advertise their daily agua frescas on a hand written menu but when we ask for horchata they said "not today". Should've gone to the burger joint down the block instead. Waste of time and money. I'm giving it 2 stars because of good coffee and friendly servers.

    4++ Mexican restaurant located in or around the area of old town La Puente. The place feels like…read moremom and pop or family owned and operated. It's the type of place that I would be stoked finding it, if I was on a road trip driving from California through Texas (and through New Mexico). It just has that certain quality of authenticity or how you would imagine a Mexican spot like you see in the movies or something. I came in for a late lunch so I was the only one in the restaurant so the service was pretty quick. The menu is full of those combination classics that you would see at certain Mexican restaurants. I ended up ordering the three tacos dorados combo. I thought the food was great. Because it wasn't busy at the time parking was easy to find on the street. I parked right out front.

    La Poblana Restaurant - Carne Asada Chilaquiles

    La Poblana Restaurant

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    I love exploring good authentic Mexican cuisine. I only came a few times for breakfast/lunch and it…read morenever disappointed. They have reallt good Cafe de Olla if you're a fan of that. Perfect sweetness , just need a little bit of creamer. They have complimentary chips and salsa served freshly hot as always. Salsas has a goos spicy kick. They have a good selection of breakfast menu, I ordered the chorizo con huevos because you cannot go wrong with that. It comes woth scrambled egg and beans, I also added a side of avocado. Tortillas are homemade , you can choose between corn and flour. I am a corn tortilla girl. The restaurant has a great ambiance with traditional music playing. always packed with families dining in especially on weekend. The server always came by and checked on us. very nice lady and I got to practice my Spanish a little lol. Parking can be a little difficult because there are other businesses next door. you street parkings are available.

    Stopped in on a Sunday mid morning and place was packed, waited 10-15 minutes, but parking was…read morebad... People doing laundry in the same shopping center so quite a few people double parking going on. My guy wanted queso fresco, so he ordered a half order with corn tortillas. Me.. Not a fan but the corn tortillas were homemade, so they were delicious. Chips and salsa was brought to us.. Salsa had good flavor with a spicy kick. Chipsaaa ahhh kinda stale tho, not gonna ruin my breakfast for stale chips. I ordered cafe de olla which was very, very sweet so had to top off with regular coffee, but it has good flavor. I ordered a chilaquiles plate which came with frijoles and potatoes. It was just warm when it arrived, so against what I normally do, I sent it back to get it hotter. My guy ordered the tamalero plate which came with scrambled eggs at first so that had to go back too cuz he ordered over easy.. NOT going too good at this point. When my guy unwrapped the tamales, it was thick with masa.. My plate came back hot, but this time eggs were runny with butter, not my style, so passed on that. Chilaquilles were good but not a fan of onions, they were in them and in the potatoes too, next time I will ask about onions. Oh, the waitress asked prior if I wanted guac and crema on them, so I said ok for the crema, but that was an added $1.50 on the bill. Hmmm, didn't see that mention on the menu.. Since I sent it back to heat up the plate, it must have melted or something cuz I didn't see it at all... Wasn't a fan, guess I'm still on the hunt for delicious chilaquiles and chips and salsa.. Oh well. Check out the pic's.. The ambience and service good, will try something else next time, if I come back.

    Fonda Don Chon - Homemade Flan

    Fonda Don Chon

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    I ordered the chicken fajitas, it came with a plate of rice and beans. The fajitas came with a…read moremound of food. See pictures. Not only was there a lot of food. It was very, very tasty. I enjoyed my meal. Also, had lunch for the next day. Service was amazing, it was a busy night and they had plenty of servers. Drinks were never left empty and all employees were very content on helping all of us. In the way of ambience, this place has lots of seating indoors and a few tables outdoors. Be prepared for a little bit of a wait, depending on the time of day but well worth it. While we were there, they had several birthdays celebrated. With a little song and a little dessert.

    Came here over the weekend to celebrate my brothers birthday with my family!…read moreThey do not take reservations so first come first serve! Expect to wait cause this place is pretty popular in Covina. We waited around 35 mins which is fair being the weekend & brunch hour! They had the food buffet going on so my brothers got that (they didn't have many dessert options), my mom got the cocido soup which she enjoyed! I got the albondigas (meatballs were ground chicken) I actually liked my every much being a different kinda than what I am use too. Even warmed it up the next day for lunch at work! Still so yummy! My grandma got the cheese enchiladas which she loved. They also sang happy birthday & had the whole restaurant singing haha so that was cute & enjoyable. Recommend this spot if you're looking for delicious Mexican food!

    Mex Express - mexican - Updated May 2026

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