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    Rinconcito Oaxaqueño Restaurant

    3.8 (26 reviews)
    Closed 9:30 am - 6:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Lydia V.

    This restaurant has popped up numerous times on my social media feeds so I decided to pop in today for a quick lunch. The place is in downtown Bakersfield and does not have dedicated parking so make sure that you plan to park in the parking garage or on the street. Luckily I was able to find something on the corner across the street at one of the busiest times of the day. The place is very small, so true to its name... It's in a very small corner of the building. It was hard for me to tell where the front desk was because there is a wall partition that goes well above the heads of anyone standing over at the counter, so I waited a few minutes before anyone noticed I was there. There were no tables on the terrace... It was full of mosquitoes anyway so I doubt anybody would want to sit there. The front part of the restaurant was occupied as well as the booth along the corridor, so I had to go sit at a very small table around the corner next to the bathroom. The menu has a lot of food options, and there are definitely options for vegetarians. They range from common appetizers to seafood and soups to Oaxacan specialties such as mole and quesadillas with Oaxacan cheese. I was super excited to try this place based on what I saw on social media and was quite hungry. Despite the place being small, it had a very busy and bustling kitchen, you could hear the activity in the kitchen, such as pots and pans, and the fryer being used. The places decorated in Mexican decor and is actually quite cute. I ordered chicken mole Oaxacan-style, which means the mole was very dark almost black. My plate came with refried beans and some cheese as well as Mexican rice. It also included flour or corn tortillas, the corn tortillas I was told were made on site so I opted for those. I ordered Jamaica but the server accidentally brought me cucumber and lime. I had a tiny sip of the cucumber and lime beverage and it was very sweet and did not taste like cucumber or lime. When I reminded the server that I ordered, hi Mika, she brought it over immediately and was very nice about it the Jamaica was better tasting. The server brought over chips and salsa. The salsa was was not thick and it was almost as if they added water to make it stretch a bit. The chips were nothing special, they like salt and they were starting to go stale. I was super excited when I got my food. It was nice and hot. The mole was tasty but not as tasty as I've had at other places and it seemed like they just put more sauce on top of a boiled chicken thigh. I am used to the chicken being cooked with the mole sauce so that it integrates with the sauce or it is served shredded and then integrated into the sauce. The rice did not seem fresh to me, it was tasty but dry like when you reheat it. The beans were OK, there was nothing special about them. While the tortillas did appear to be made by hand, I don't think they were freshly pressed and made right as I ordered my meal, even though it took a moment to get my food. The tortillas probably were made before and reheated therefore, they got cold quickly and were dry. I hope to go back and try the enchiladas and maybe the experience will be different or perhaps I can go on a day when the rice is freshly made and the tortillas are hot off the press. But today was not that day. Enjoy! PS. I forgot to add that my mole dish was rather pricey coming in at $18. Also, the restaurant charges $.75 as a service fee, I did not ask what it was for... But I will say it was not advertised anywhere at the front desk or on the menu that you would be charged a service fee. Overall, with tax, service fee and tip my meal was just under $32.

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    Linda D.

    Amazing dishes that I never had before. I had to google a few of them to understand what they are. Friendly service. The ding in the star is because it took an hour for the dishes to come to our table. Very slow.

    La Salsera
    Claudia T.

    This is such a hidden gem with delicious homemade Oaxacan food and inviting atmosphere in downtown Bakersfield. Parking: there is a parking garage that charged us $5 to park on a Saturday. There is free parking on the street nearby as well. Location: it's on the corner across from 18hundred and located a few doors down some barber shops. They have indoor and outdoor seating options, restrooms available on site. Food was delicious, plenty of food for the price, everything made fresh to order. I recommend ordering an appetizer as you wait because the food can take a little long but that's because you get homemade delicious food that is worth the wait. I do wish their salsa was a little spicier but it was good because it wasn't overpowering the food. They have some good options you can make vegetarian by asking for no meat. They have a brunch menu as well, aguas frescas, Jarritos, cafe de olla, mimosas and soda. Service was excellent with our server being attentive to when we needed something, and patient as we looked over the menu and asked questions.

    Carne Asada plate top right, traditional Oaxaca enchiladas bottom plate
    Ruby O.

    Went in to try their traditional Oaxaca enchiladas because I heard good things about it. The mole didn't disappoint, it had good flavor but it was a bit too sweet for my liking. The atmosphere was cute and cozy, the place is fairly small but also offers outside seating. The aguas frescas were delicious, highly recommend the pineapple agua fresca. Service was nice, and would recommend this place if you're looking for flavorful traditional Oaxaca food

    Chicken mole plate with almost no meat and old rice
    Joe S.

    The Mole and agua fresca was good but everything else was not. Service was not good, the wait for food and the portions are small. They actually gave my wife a lot of Mole with a small piece of chicken and I had the chicken tacos with little mole where the dry rice inside the tacos takes in most of the Mole. 60$ down the drain

    Cheese Mole enchiladas.
    Noelia C.

    The mole was perfect and scrumptious! My son loved the pozole and the birria, but the mole was the winner! Perfect sweet and spice balance. The prices and portions are fair. This place is clean with fast and friendly service. We will definitely return for the mole and menudo!

    French toast with berries

    Small place , I little bit unattended, food take too long but it looks ok , sadly noticed that one of our dishes was very cold (chilaquiles) I think that made that first and then everything else so by the time everything was ready chilaquiles were so cold and we send it back. Sadly they didn't make a new dish they just throw it at the microwave and bring it back in less than two minutes, so very disappointed, that also included a 3% charge in our check assuming we going to pay with card so they should add it after they see we are going to pay with the credit card . But away the French toast with berries were amazing.

    Cheese enchiladas de mole
    Eloina G.

    This place was soooo delicious! Looking for easy Mexican food downtown we found this. It used to be Las Salsas. What an upgrade from the previous restaurants food. The rice and beans are so good. Such fluffy perfect rice. Tacos delicious. Now, the mole enchiladas. WOW! I can't wait to have them again. Perfect spice and sweetness. Delicious and perfectly rich. The cóctel de camarón was bomb. The ketchup, spice, huge shrimp, plenty of avocado and pepino. Oh so good! My son loved his pozole. On point. Delicious birria. And the chile relleno burrito was so good with a whole chile. It had plenty of rice and beans but it was good soft food for my 80 hr old dad. We loved everything and will definitely be back.

    Maria J.

    The pambaso was delicious! The service is great, and the ambiance is chill in this small restaurant. We will come back again!

    Tortitas de camarón con nopales en salsa roja
    Aracely M.

    Place had super cute Oaxaca vibes. Food was delicious. Great flavor and many different dishes. Server was super nice.

    Service was good our waitress was amazing, only concern was that it was not packed when we got there and when we ordered our food it took half an hr to come out. At that point I had just asked our waitress if we can have it to go since I needed to be somewhere at a certain time. Agua de Sandia was amazing. I ordered the tacos de Chapulines, I was excited to try them but took forever to come out on top of that I paid 16 plus tax for 2 tacos.... crazy work. Only to find out that my tacos were filled with meat and topped with the chapulines. Paid 50 bucks for 2 enchiladas, 2 tacos and 2 agua frescas...

    Cucumber agua fresca

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    Service was awful and the workers took forever to come and take order and food I don't recommend at all

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    This place is excellent! Homemade tortillas and some of the best food this town has to offer.

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    food was average, not the greatest not the worst. Service was good. Food could improve.

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    Great customer service! I loved the presentation of my food! The prices were super affordable!

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