Perhaps they will have pity on me.... And share this recipe. I love a good Chile Relleno. But I have never had one as good as the one at Palmas. It is a sheet-style, there is no soup-ey red sauce, and it is perfectly crispy with amazing cheese. It is also visually stunning with a sour cream sauce drizzle. I used to live in Salinas and take advantage of the fact that these were available to me whenever. Now that I live more than one hundred miles away, I wish I could get the recipe and make it myself. Worth it every time, and the other good is amazing there too. Sorry no photos--I don't live in the area anymore but would like to share this experience! read more

The food was Delicious! Everything was bigger than expected with great taste of course. Customer service is great! Definitely coming back! Great restaurant with a clean environment. read more

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I heard the place was under new ownership, and even though people had been saying the food quality was going downhill, I still wanted to give it a shot. Honestly, I was pretty disappointed. Two breakfast burritos came out to $29, which felt way too expensive for what we got. I get that prices have gone up, especially for eggs, but when I cut into the burrito, it was mostly potatoes. There was barely any meat, and I could hardly see any egg. And that was for both burritos. I've been coming here for years, so it's a bummer to say I won't be back. read more

Palmas Restaurant - Breakfast burrito - Mexican Near Me - Soledad, California

03/09/2025 $103.00 lunch for 3 people, ridiculous. Order nothing special. Chili Verde plate, Enchillada Plate, Flautas plate. 2 sodas and 1 horchata large ($12.50 for this horchata).. I'd eaten there several times before unbeknownst to me they were under new ownership (About 3 months or so). Big difference of food quality. Besides too high of prices the food is mediocre. I can't believe they'll survive as a business. The previous owner's cooks were so much better and remembered on the previous trip there going to the kitchen to offer a compliment. The flautas were semi soggy and should have been crispy. Sorry to say this but read more

food was tasteless and expensive ! never again. should of gone to Pachecos or girasoles...

Found out that the Restaurant was under new management, gave them a try, food was good and also the service. No issues! Giving them 4/5 stars read more

Got the worst menudo we have ever had from this place today. Normally it's really good. But it is so spicy it was inedible. There is no consistency at this place. Depending on who is working you get a certain quality. If you want the real covid vaccine just come get their menudo today, cause it's hot enough to kill anything. read more

Palmas Restaurant - The devils menudo - Mexican Near Me - Soledad, California

THEFT They took my credit card information to purchase Legos at their local bestbuy during this pandemic using the name "Mayra Arevalo" Shady shady people. read more

This is my favorite place to get burritos. I've also tried the sopes, quesadillas, breakfast burritos, and shrimp cocktail. They never disappoint. They have the best horchata! I'm surprised people have had poor experiences. read more

I really hate this place. Ordered enchiladas and the meat was mystery minced meat and I've tried other dishes and was disappointed!! service is slow all the time !! Food is subpar I highly recommend you go elsewhere!! read more

Food is decent and service quality varies. The kids that work here are high school students who just do their job and leave. Not much effort to make a great impression. On the other hand, the ladies here do indeed do their best to make sure you leave satisfied. The burritos, beans and enchiladas are pretty bomb from my personal opinion! Do come here often enough because the food is always satisfying! Room for improvement. read more

Palmas Restaurant - Enchiladas suezas. - Mexican Near Me - Soledad, California

This place has gone down hill !! the meat is always cold and never flavorful with the right seasonings it's never cooked right lots of fattty parts I think they reheat the meat in the microwave ITS NEVER FRESHHH they can't get it right it's not good quality food any more they don't care what they serve unless its just a quick buck they half ass just embarrassing I wish they cared more a took the time to make the food/meat the right way/ correctly don't waste ur time here the meat sucks !!! They ARE SUPER DIRTYY!!!!!! This place willl MAKE U SICK !!!! THE HEALTH INSPECTION NEEDS TO HAPPEN THERES NO WAY THEY ARE UP TO DATE !!! read more

Everything I have ever ordered from this place is really good! Even the rice and beans. And they make homemade corn and flour tortillas. It's a little pricey, but SOOO worth it. Staff is always very friendly. read more

I absolutely love everything at Palmas restaurant!! There isn't anything you can order at this establishment, that isn't going to be delicious. Yes, The wait time can be a little bit slow but the food makes up for it. Their salsa, breakfast burritos, enchiladas, pozole, chavelas... all good in my book! read more

2021 menu !!! so far the Chile rellenos are bomb the huarache and the breakfast burrito is bomb read more

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Home made flour and corn tortillas pair good with the different dishes they have. Salsa is spicy and chips are crunchy, great spot.

I found Las Palmas back in 2014 when I was going to Pinnacles once or twice a week and would randomly drive through Soledad on my way home to find a new restaurant. This was only after our long-time go-to La Fuente on Oak St. in Soledad let us down with rancid beans and an ever-increasingly ridiculously long wait time. At one point, I think we waited almost 2 hours to get our food at La Fuente! I love Palmas' rice and beans. They're always light and fresh tasting. And for whatever reason, their platillos salad accompaniment with shredded iceburg lettuce, half tomato slice, and squeeze of ranch dressing works really well in combination. Our favorite is their huarache, which isn't the same thing as what can be found at Watsonville's Friday afternoon farmers' market - sorry, huaraches (the food, not the shoe) are a relatively new discovery for me. The Palmas' version is massive and folded over like a quesadilla, not flat and open-faced like a stretched out sope, and not over fried. The masa they use is a perfect blend of slightly chewy on the outside and very tender overall. We get it with chicken and usually share with another order of food. Whatever cheese they use is delicious. We've also had their molcajete for two, after seeing another table order it during a visit a couple years ago. It's apparently very popular, and it's a lot of food! I liked most of the meat and the cheese was super yummy, but there was one meat I didn't like that I couldn't identify and I generally don't like cactus (it tastes bitter to me). On Mother's Day last year when we visited after a hike at Pinnacles, every table in the place had at least one, if not two or three molcajetes with plenty of fancy chavelas (some big beverage with beer bottles tipped over on holders - don't ask me to explain as I've never had one, but it seems to be a thing). There was one lone table that ordered a whole fried fish. On Friday, Jan 3, after another lovely hike at Pinnacles and noticing on our way in that La Fuente is apparently now closed forever, we stopped in at Palmas on our way out. We ordered their huarache platillo with pollo (you can order it a la carta) and a sope with asada (she said their chile verde was running super spicy, so I change my meat choice). The sope was a little tough for me, and he thought the asada lacked much flavor, but overall it was a perfect combination for the two of us with the huarache plate. Their chips and salsa were amazing on Friday. The Palmas ladies have always been very welcoming and friendly to me. It seems like such a simple thing, but I've been places where I have not been treated very well, likely due to my visible ethnicity and generally showing up after a long hike looking and smelling like I need a shower. They've increased their prices considerably since I found them back in 2014. If fact, their prices are more now than they were in the yelp menu photos from March 2019. If I lived in Soledad, I don't think I would go every week, because it would be too spendy for our budget. But for our now occasional visits to Pinnacles, they're perfect with friendly service and super tasty food. read more

I came in just for a quick lunch, I had a shrimp tostada, Carne asada taco and horchata. The horchata was good, the shrimp tostada no flavor was not good. I was very disappointed and the taco the same. read more

Terrible. Terrible restaurant. Not vegetarian friendly and when I asked if they make their food with lard or oil the very rude cashier/waitress responded with an attitude and scowl "we make everything with lard". And the food was shitty. read more

One of the good restaurants in town. Good burritos. A little pricy. Hit and miss about how quick they get things out to you.

I once spent six days in Soledad. During that time, I ate some of the best Mexican food of my life. Rio Nexpa, Mariscos, Las Palmas, Frankies - you name it, I've been there at least three times (on this trip and others). I wasn't quite gutsy enough to brave the taco stand in Chualar (although mad props to the leader of our pack who did) but, trust me, my committment to finding the best Mexican food is solid. Las Palmas is the best of the best. Homemade corn tortillas. Not all thick and unpliable like Panchos in SF (sorry, still love you though Panchos!), but soft, malleable, and delicious. Good salsa (although I think Frankies might be a little bit ahead here), excellent chips. But unfreakingbelievable, whatcrackaretheyputtingintheseinthekitchen and pleasecanwetakeadetourthroughSoledad shrimp fajitas. Seriously, one of the best meals of my life. If I ever end up on the other side of the wall in Soledad, no doubt about it - the last phone call I make will be to Las Palmas. read more

We use to come here often, the food was good & service too. The last year and a half, it's gone downhill. Always dirty, prices are way too much for what they give you, and the service isn't good. I called to place an order, she said 20 minutes, I went around 25 minutes later & still ended up waiting 15 minutes more. To top it off, she charged me the same price for a super burrito as she did for a small burrito with rice and beans, when I asked why I was paying $10.99 for a super burrito and $10.99 for a rice and bean burrito, she said that's just what they charge. The lady cooking confirmed it was right. Definitely save your time & money & go elsewhere. Won't be returning & a few friends have said the same thing. read more

Love their Chicken Huarache. The beans & rice are delicious!! Such a generous serving that sometimes I eat 1/2 for lunch & the other 1/2 for dinner. Not been disappointed yet. read more

I came with a group and one of our customers suggested the place. The place is way off the freeway and you probably have to be a local to even know it's there. Tons of parking in the lot and plenty of room. We went during lunch time and was one of the first to arrive. I ordered a chicken,beef, and shrimp faijitas along with a enchilada and horchata. My drink was really small. For $1.75, San Jose has better quality and gives more. The food does take a while but I'm not sure if it was because we had 5 people at the table or I'm from San Jose and just impatient. The plate arrived nice, hot, and fresh with my corn tortilla. The food was salty and too oily for my liking and was dissapointed but my enchilada was pretty good. Just because I gave them two stars doesn't mean I wouldn't go back. Maybe the faijitas wasn't their speciality. read more

This is the second time we order to go and spend over 120 dollars; when we got our order 85% of the order was wrong. Order burritos and tacos for my young children without salsa but they got a cramp load of salsa in them. My other two orders were completely soggy. When we ordered they quoted us 30-45 minutes we went and we got our order after a hour and fifteen minutes. I get that you're busy but over an hour for food when quoted 30-45 minutes just so when my husband got home it was wrong. We called and they said we can go back for fresh food but the order will be over a hour to remake so we just said we want our money back which they agreed. My husband left as soon as I told him because not only does he need to go get our money back we need to go somewhere to get our kids food. Later we got a call back from the restaurant that we need to take the food back in order to get the money (keep in mind my husband left already and they didn't say that in our first phone call) I'm was over it and remembered why we stopped coming here and started driving to greenfield for a restaurant that has better service. read more

Palmas Restaurant - Plain tacos for my 6 year old yet has everything - Mexican Near Me - Soledad, California

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This is definitely a place we'd revisit. The price is average, what you would normally spend in this type of establishment. The food was great, it was flavorful, everything tasted freshly prepared and authentic. The only con for us was time (lunch time), it took a bit to get our order out, but the service was excellent. Our waitress was very friendly, and attentive. The atmosphere is not the best, if that's a deterrent. (Some greenery would be nice). It's a thumbs up for us, and would recommend. read more

Excellent food, Excellent service! Great place to eat! You must try abd see and taste for yourself and you will agree they deserve 5+ rating. See you there !!! read more

The food is good but a little over priced compared to other foods I've had. Customer service is good too. A little outdated. I got a Chavela here which was okay. Not that good. And way over priced. read more

Ate here once before & food was not very warm. Wait time was long as well. Wanted to give it another opportunity in case they had an off day. SLOWEST service by far. My entire lunch time I spent waiting. Food was the same, not very warm and bland. Quite disappointing after the wait time. read more

Gave this place many chances. It was our spot but got SOUR Food from there for the third time and said never again.......I have gotten Sour beef from there, Sour chicken enchiladas and sour shrimp ceviche. I don't want to play anymore........... read more

I'm a local but only since 2008. I love this place, it's my second favorite to LaFuente but for separate reasons. First the owners, their adult daughter, and the servers now know me by face. They know what I want before I say it. My absolute favorite dish is Tostada Ceviche de Camerone (A light, citrusy, tostada made with shrimp, cucumber, onion, tomatoes, and cilantro on top of a crispy tostada shell.) in hot weather, cold weather, it is simply to die for. Whoever they said they don't give free refills is incorrect as long as you get a fountain drink. The service is fast, efficient, and always friendly. The family are also Soledad-Mission Chamber of Commerce Members which shows they are great about giving back to the community. Let them know Andria, from the Chamber of Commerce sent you! read more

Firts time eating here, and last. I ask for a huarache and sucks. First of all over 20 minutes to get my food and then the meat has not flavor the home made tortilla all thick and not cook well. And expensive as F****k for that type of food next time I go to fast food restaurant. read more

The food is good here. The waitresses actually smile, and they have unique, less run of the mill Mexican dishes. They serve "Mexican" enchiladas and they are so good! They also prepare their chili rellanos with a crispy crust so yummy! The restaurant is located in town not easily accessible from the freeway, but food is good (: They only use vegetable oil. read more

Tried this restaurant for the first & last time today.. food was O.K. I think the only thing I liked was the corn tortillas. My food tasted as if it were just thrown in microwave to be warmed up. The service was not good. They had a high school girl & she was rude. She had friends there that she kept going to talk to while we were waiting to be helped. I'm assuming she's the owners daughter ? Food was a little on the pricey side my husband got a burrito & I got a plate it was 41 dollars which I thought was a lot. I'm giving it 2 stars for the tortillas and chips. If it wasn't for that I'd give it 0 stars. read more

This place is nuts! I read about the huarache in the newspaper and decided I would give it a try. It did not disappoint. So much flavor in the not so little dish. The restaurant itself is small and intimate. Service is good, but knowing a little Spanish will help make things easier. The huarache is just so good! But it's so dangerously spicy too. It's so hot that I, a person who completed a spicy wing eating competition, asked for sour cream to cool down the spice. But it's still so good! I definitely suggest you try it out, but maybe ask for it to be mild, if you can't handle heat very well. It's a great stop in a small town. Come and try it out! read more

Ummm...as far as burrito and chiles rellenos are concerned...how dare you look elsewhere than here! They combined them! Yes, a chile relleno super burrito bañado (covered in red sauce)...tis divine. Ill be back. Haven't found better Mexican yet! read more

Really bad customer service. I've had the molcajete and it's delicious I just have to go through the bad service they offer and wait for more than 45 minutes. read more

came here on wednesday because wanted a molcajete. since plaza garibaldi closes on wednesday. the service was awful waited about 20 mins until they take our order i almost left because of how bad their customer service was. they took 40 mins to bring the food which wasn't as bad. But the prices were sky rocket. i was expecting choriqueso and shrimp on the molcajete and what a dissapointment. i really had a bad experience everything is over price and the food isnt as good as it should be. i will never come back to this place go in front of union bank in that corner you find the best mex restaurant in our little town am a local you wont regret it. read more

waited an hour for my food, Food was cold, tortillas were hard and cold until I had to ask for fresh tortillas, Waitress was friendly and polite none of it its her fault but they need more help. Over priced for the quality of the food. I don't mind paying for my food at all but please give me hot and good food that's all I ask for. read more

It wasn't my first time visiting but it will be my last. Walking in, all the tables were dirty. no one could sit down AND the waitress wasnt tending to them so customers started walking out. I should have known then, but i ordered to go... The waitress, some high school girl with thick colored eyebrows, was rude and lacked customer service skills. She didnt greet anybody. She literally moved a table AWAY from another customer who was waiting for his to-go order so other customers could use it because she couldn't clean one of the other 5 tables that were dirty. Anyway Enchiladas were not authentic. The green chili sauce tasted like the canned las palmas enchilada sauce you buy at Food Co. The waitress gave attitude when we asked for chips and told us she didnt have any salsa to go... I left and went right back in and made her put salsa in a cup for me... I paid 30.00 for a burrito and an enchilada plate your giving me my salsa! BTW asada burrito was not worth 14.00, chips were ok, salsa was not fresh. Lastly, food took long. Be prepared to wait at least 25 mins for a to-go order. The only good thing that comes from this restaurant experience is your able to save youself a tip cause there's no need to give one. read more