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. read more

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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 read more

Rinconcito Oaxaqueño Restaurant - Carne Asada plate top right, traditional Oaxaca enchiladas bottom plate - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

The food is scratch made to order and is very tasty, the staff is friendly and welcoming. The only downside is a very long wait time for orders, I've been in a few times and it's always 15-20 min wait for a simple order for myself. Would definitely like this place to succeed as the food is yummy, but service times needs to improve. read more

Be prepared to wait longer than usual for food. I had seen an Instagram reel of a woman raving about how delicious the food was here so I decided to give it a try. The atmosphere is chill, the decor is big, but maybe it looks like that because it is a small resturant. I couldn't decide what to order so I asked our server for suggestions. I forgot what the name of the item was but, I can't believe it took forever to bring out what I received. Yes my server did tell me the meat was going to be thin but I had no idea it would be thin and dry, with hardly any flavor. The onions and nopales just tasted like they were stirred once or twice in oil, no flavor whatsoever. The rice was pretty good but the beans had nothing special to them just black beans. The salsa it came with was very bland. The tortillas are homemade and actually pretty delicious. I got a fresh water I forgot the name but it was really good. My husband ordered the chilaquiles rojos and omg such a disappointment. He ordered the eggs over easy and they were completely cooked. The salsa just tasted like ground up dried chiles with no spice, no flavor just color. He eneded up taking my fried jalapeño which wasn't even spicy just to add flavor to his food. I will say the pacifico michilada is pretty well made. My husband also ordered cafe de la olla which didn't wow me at all. The prices are sorta high for the quality of flavor you will receive. The mole is what I really wanted to try since they did say it was a favorite. I ordered one taco de mole which had more rice than mole itself and must I say it is very uninspiring. Everyone has different taste buds but this is my review on this place. Btw you would think they would offer free refills on chips and salsa because they take forever and a half to bring out your food, but they don't. The exact words were "the first chips and salsa are free, more will have to be payed for". They must get a lot of customers asking for the tapatio that they are running out but when my husband asked for it they brought out and almost empty bottle. read more

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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. read more

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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. read more

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Delicious authentic Oaxaca food, very clean, the ladies making the food were very kind and attentive with service, highly recommended this place to anyone passing by Bakersfield, it's inside a gas station in the back but they have sitting space to eat for customers read more

Rinconcito Oaxaqueño Restaurant - Theu have menudo everyday - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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Their food is amazing! Really good Menudo and Mole and the staff is always so helpful and accommodating! read more

Rinconcito Oaxaqueño Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

The best Mole in Town!!!!! I told the server I had 30min for lunch when I called and asked if he can have the food ready for when my colleague and I arrived, he said "of course" and whe. We arrived the place was fresh and hot. This is by far one of the best mole sauce I have ever tasted, its authentic has that original chocolate spicy taste and and left me wanting more. I am looking forward to future dining. read more

Great hole in the wall restaurant amazing food taste homemade & traditional, definitely has flavor for a date spot or nice meal out with the family. read more

Rinconcito Oaxaqueño Restaurant - Agua Fresca - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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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 read more

Rinconcito Oaxaqueño Restaurant - Chicken mole plate with almost no meat and old rice - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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! read more

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Food was delicious, but service was awful. Server had about 3-4 tables of less than 3 each which considering it was during lunch time was not considered busy and only came to check on our table once and took forever to get our check to us then to settle it. Some patrons just left money at their table because it took so long to get their check. read more

We dropped in for a snack Chips ,Salsa and Oaxaca Quesadillas All DELICIOUS Quesadillas perfection and filling. It was an appetizer and it was the perfect pick me up. The salsas were delicious read more

Their shrimp quesadilla is absolutely delicious. Everytime. Especially with their house chipotle sauce. Definitely recommend.

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. read more

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

Rinconcito Oaxaqueño Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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

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. read more

Rinconcito Oaxaqueño Restaurant - French toast with berries - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Decided to stop here randomly for my lunch break, was able to order to go. I tried their carne asada torta combo. It was huge! And super delicious, I don't know what kind of meat they used, but I didn't run into any fat or hard pieces it was all super soft, which is always a bonus points for me. The place looked clean and super cute. I love the flowers on the wall and the hand painted salt and pepper shakers I thought it was a really cute touch. Good vibes, very homey, customer service was great as well, very helpful. read more

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... read more

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

Rinconcito Oaxaqueño Restaurant - Tortitas de camarón con nopales en salsa roja - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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

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

Enchiladas are delicious. Good salsas. Excellent service - our server was attentive and thoughtful. Clean establishment. Will happily return. read more

Food was a 8.5, but the service was super super slow I give them a 2 in service. They need one or two more waiters and at least one more cook, they only have one... waiter was good and very nice and polite but she was alone. read more

Wasn't impressed. Food was just okay. Service was just okay. Definitely liked the dishwear

Service was amazing but the food felt like home, Food was amazing , definitely coming back my girls loved it , read more

Food is delicious. The mole and the agua frescas are very tasteful. I gave this place 4/5 because service is slow. read more

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amazing food. amazing service, it was genuinely such a good place to eat. the queso fundido was so creamy and flavorful. the gorditas de mole were a bit crunchy, well filled, and big! there was nothing we got that was bad. read more

la mejor comida molcajete the best , pambasos , chilaquiles, el cafecito de olla todo riquísimo.... se los recomiendo read more

Rinconcito Oaxaqueño Restaurant - MOLCAJETE - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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