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Original Hacienda Grill

4.2 (358 reviews)
ModerateMexican, American, Salad
Closed 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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Moderate noise
Casual
Good for kids
Good for groups

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Rolled Tacos
Shannon Y.

Such a classic Mexican style restaurant to try when in Bakersfield. This place has been here at least 50 years and the furniture is no much younger than that. But seriously, we were greeted promptly when we entered the building. We sat down for an early evening dinner and was met with a nice bowl of chips and salsa. The salsa had a nice kick to it and I found myself pouring it out onto my entree. For my meal I went for the rolled taco's trio because I had never seen that before. I am glad I did because the dish was very filling and delicious. It was delivered just as described, meat rolled into a soft flour tortilla, and stuffed with choice of chicken, asada, or veggie. I went for two steak and one chicken, accompanied with rice, beans, sour cream and guac. I ate half at the restaurant and the other half for a late night snack. I cant wait to go back and try this dish again. Great location, right off Highway 178 and Buck Owens Blvd and a short walk from the Crystal Palace.

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Cyndi W.

Food was delicious authentic mexican food. My grandson had the supreme fajitas, and I had a combo plate with the chile relleno. Yummy chile relleno! Service wasn't that great.They were friendly, but you didn't see them very often. Cozy family setting comfortable booths. We will go back.They were probably short staffed that day. I'm guessing. You could tell they had a lot of loyal customers there that have been coming for years. That's always a good sign.

Chicken enchiladas
John H.

Another splendid meal at the Hacienda Grill on Buck Owens. This place is a little hard to find. The parking lot is set up kinda weird, but the food is delicious. The service is friendly and efficient. The food is good. Our Chicken Enchiladas were plenty to satisfy us.

Chicharones and Eggs
Ms Darth V.

This place has quickly became one of my favorite places for breakfast! The food is so authentic and delicious. I taste like my moms home cooking. Really, really GOOD food. The waitress makes you feel right at home. Very friendly staff and she is an amazing waitress! Every dish I've tried has been so satisfyingly delicious. Definitely a must try if you've never been! The place is not too big and it's always busy but it's clean and the service is fast. Great ambiance.

Valerie M.

Walked over here in the later part of afternoon to have an early dinner and cocktail after a long day at the show. We were immediately greeted and given the option to select our desired place to dine. Our hostess just happened to be our server too. Or maybe our server just happened to be playing hostess when we walked in. Either way, she's super sweet, very personable, and right on top of offering recommendations of the most tasty entrees on the menu. We ordered cocktails which were clearly free poured, hand blended, and not filled with excessive s&s mix. Just a nice mix and I'm ready to order another and my first one isn't even half finished. My dining companion apparently gives the thumbs up to the tortilla chips because I glance over and the basket is almost empty. Speaking of chips, the salsa is quite nice with its finishing bite. So far, nothing I anticipated. I ordered the short ribs because I've never seen them on the menu of a Mexican food restaurant and I really do like short ribs. I was forewarned that they were spicy but I give them two thumbs for the nice balance of spice. The Fajitas came with lots of steak and chicken, nice balance of flavor, and perfectly charred veggies -neither overcooked or underdone. Corn tortillas ordered with Fajitas were burn your fingers HOT. Only thing that could've made it better would be the addition of some cheese on the side. Highly recommend. Wonderful service, tasty drinks, delicious meals, and someone quaint, small restaurant with a good size patio that had space heaters.

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Michael S.

First time trying Hacienda grill! Cozy little restaurant with an old school Mexican restaurant vibe, which I love!! Location is kinda weird but that's not their fault! Restaurant seemed clean and they have a cozy little bar with TVs for sports at the entrance! Pretty large menu but I knew what I wanted before I stepped foot inside! I ordered the usual 3 item combo with chilie relleno, enchilada and crunchy taco and wife ordered menudo and an enchilada! They gave us complimentary chips and salsa and the chips were warm and crispy and the salsa was good like 7/10 good! Our food came out surprisingly fast- not sure if that's a good or a bad thing?! My chili verde enchilada was delicious, the crunchy taco was good like 6/10 good, the chili relleno was also good like 6/10 good! Rice and beans were very good as well! My wife said the menudo was good and she liked her enchilada plate as well! They were on the way to a 5 star review but a bathroom trip before leaving knocked the last star off, wife said the bathroom was really dirty!! We gotta do better those kinda things can keep people like us from coming back and were actually not sure if we would based on that as well! Service was ok nothing great but not bad either! Overall a solid place to eat with pretty fair prices as well.

2 items Combination with chile relleno and mini chicken chimi and taco roll combo WAS SO GOOD around 40$ total.

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Hidden gem. The food is always consistent and never disappoints, and the service is friendly every time.

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Food is beyond good! Best I've had. Service was excellent. Wish they are in Bend, Oregon where I live.

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