Happy Friday! Working in Oxnard and needing a Lent friendly establishment I found myself at Sabor. What caught my eye immediately were the bright colors, artwork and decor. Not soon after, I was greeted with a warm smile. I decided to try each a fish and shrimp taco. Both were delicious but the shrimp may have been my favorite. And now I see they also have more premium fish options?? I need to come back. Nice service, tasty food and unique ambience. My type of place! read more

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One of the best Mexican food restaurants in town. Their breakfasts are to die for: chilaquiles, huevos rancheros, breakfast burritos are all outstanding. Their pork tamales are some of the best I've ever had. Service was A++, with friendly attitudes and prompt preparation. If you like authentic, tasty, well-prepared Mexican food, Sabor is your #1 stop in Oxnard. read more

Went for the first time. I have been on the hunt for affordable burritos now that prices have jumped so fast post-pandemic in the cheaper eats taqueria world. The colorful saturated decor provides a warm ambience. Very Beachy Baja vibes. I ordered the 'famous fish taco'. It is tasty, and the cilantro sauce dressing adds a good tanginess. I will say my fish piece seemed little smaller than some of the delectable looking fish tacos shown in photos here, but overall the taco is full enough with the cabbage, tomatos and dressing. Their prices are pretty reasonable. Food did take awhile to come out, but fish tacos if fried to order always take a little longer. Recommend! read more

Sabor - Mexican Near Me - Oxnard, California

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It's been years since I last visited Sabor. I'm glad to say that the food and service are still outstanding. Food: for any first time customers, order the fish tacos. The fish is fried well and is very abundant. I also liked their Asada and Carnitas tacos, but the fish was the best. Chips and salsa were average. They used have a salsa bar with more salsa selections before COVID, but now it's served to you at the table. Service: the lady takin orders at the front counter is friendly and patient. Our meals were brought out timely. Ambiance: this is a very laid back and casual restaurant. You can be in and out under 1 hour. The restaurant is clean and very colorful with intriguing art. Parking could hard since their lot is small. In conclusion, definitely hit this spot up if you want some quality tacos. Since lent is approaching, come by for fish tacos on Fridays. read more

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Stopped by for a super late lunch during the weekend. We had complimentary chips and salsa and also ordered guacamole, a salmon combination plate (served with rice, beans, and salad), and two tacos (one grilled mahi mahi and one carnitas). It was a ton of food for a great price and we enjoyed our meal. The tortilla chips were fried and salted to perfection, the guac was chunky and fresh, the salmon and mahi mahi were cooked well, the rice and beans were delicious sides, and my carnitas was SUPER juicy. You order at the counter and sit wherever you like. Our server was super friendly and unbothered by our special requests (extra tortilla chips, hot water with lemon, etc.). The restaurant is off of a busy street but there is a small parking lot. One star off because there was coughing and sneezing coming from the kitchen, which wasn't fun to listen to. So far we're all ok, hope they're feeling better too. read more

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Amazing atmosphere, food is bomb, they're pretty fast and the place is always clean and looks very aesthetically pleasing. Service is always great here and the horchata tastes fresh, like bomb fresh read more

Sabor - Rice and food - Mexican Near Me - Oxnard, California

Hidden gem in Oxnard! There's a lot of Mexican food choices in Oxnard and this is one of my faves and go to spots! I always order the fish taco, it's delicious! My partner ordered a torta, which she enjoyed. I've had both the chicken and asada burrito and they're good, although more than likely I will order the asada moving forward. Each time we go the service is great! The ladies who have helped us are nice and sweet! It's a small place and it's a nice place for a chill and delicious meal! read more

Sabor - Torta - Mexican Near Me - Oxnard, California

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Located in a shady dirty part of Oxnard, this hidden gem is serving up some tasty and authentic Mexican food. The service is fast and friendly, making it a great lunch spot. While the interior is that of any authentic Mexican restaurant, very colorful and welcoming. I had the mole, a cocoa bean based sauce with a slight spice to it, atop pieces of chicken breast. The rest of my party had the carne asada enchiladas which she said were so good she tipped again. The fish tacos are what they're known for and I can see why. The crispy fried fish on a street taco sized corn tortilla with a drizzle of some green sauce that made the taco flavor explode. I guess that's why it's called "sabor" which means flavor in Spanish. I will definitely be coming back. The horchata was perfect, not too thick, not too watery, without an overdose of cinnamon. For dessert I had the flan, which they claim to make in house. It was the thick delicious flan I tend to like, with substance, not spongy. Well that's this critic's review, until next time, I'll be eating. read more

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This is one of those rare finds that only locals know about. A friend told us to check it out. We did and it's pretty fantastic. Elia manages the restaurant, and she is friendly and welcoming. We had carnitas, fish tacos, pastor burritos, and cold Pacifico beers. Everything was delicious, and big. New favorite place for Mexican food in Oxnard: Sabor on E. 6th Street. read more

Sabor claims to have the best fish tacos and they ain't lyin! For Taco Tuesday, I wanted to try something I had never had before in my neighborhood because I love supporting local businesses. Their taco Tuesday deal is $1.99 tacos (meat options: carne asada, pollo, chorizo, and pastor). Please note the fish and shrimp tacos are not part of the taco Tuesday deal. I tried almost all of their tacos; fish, shrimp, pastor, asada, and pollo. The fish tacos stole the show! They are MUST try if you come here. Their street tacos are okay, a very good standard street taco. The service and interior were 1000/10. The vibe in here is immaculate, the decor is so vibrant and welcoming. Also, they were playing my boy Pepe Aguilar on the tv. Love it! I practiced my Spanish with the cashier and she practiced her English with me. She is such a sweetheart and told me that the location of the restaurant poses as a challenge because of all the homelessness in the area. I parked my car in the parking lot next to Sabor and walked over for lunch and I personally felt safe. Don't the neighborhood/exterior deter you! This is a wonderful business that has some of the best fish tacos in Ventura County. I can't wait to come back for more fish tacos. ¡Yo regreso! read more

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My wife and I each had fish tacos. And they were phenomenal. The mahi-mahi was fresh and grilled perfectly with awesome seasoning. Aside from the remarkable food, the interior of the restaurant is clean, very festive and inviting. Service is great and the restroom is spotless. Easy five stars. Will definitely return. read more

Some of the best fish and shrimp tacos in Oxnard! Phoned in an order and was helped by very friendly staff. Order was ready in 10 mins which is great. The tacos have a generous amount of fish/shrimp and the sauce they put on is excellent! I'll definitely be coming here more often for lunch. Will also have to explore more of the menu. read more

Sabor - Fish tacos and shrimp tacos - Mexican Near Me - Oxnard, California

This spot is DARLING. The interior is so colorful and lively and fun! I love the chairs. I love the wall color. I love the tables. It really sets the stage for a fun meal. I ordered a fish taco, a shrimp taco, and guacamole. All three were excellent. The fish and shrimp were fresh, the tacos were flavorful, and the ratios of protein to tortilla were spot on. I also really enjoyed the salsas. The guacamole, though, might have been the star. We ordered a second one because we inhaled the first. Parking is easy, service is quick, and the outdoor seating area is also charming (although not as colorful and fun as the interior). read more

Love coming to this spot when I'm in downtown Oxnard. Fantastic food and experience! If you're in the area and/or catching the Amtrak out if Oxnard I recommend stopping by (or jumping off the train to catch the next) and eating here. Food is always fresh and excellent, it's authentic as all get out and the environment is awesome. They also have sea food / what I'd term is Cabo-esk/Baja-esk style dishes and options. Highly recommend for an overall great experience! Viva read more

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I apparently left a 4 star review for Sabor in 2011. I just went with in-laws, sister and her husband and had a great experience. Needed to bump them up to 5 stars and leave an update. All the tacos were good and I had a shrimp gobenador, lengua, and fish taco. They were all fantastic. The carne asada burrito was huge and a great deal. The service at Sabor was truly attentive and everyone was helpful and super friendly. Hopefully I will be back by before another 10 years passes by! read more

My husband and I have been coming to this place since they opened . I love their Fish Tacos, and I always order Nachos de Carné Asada con frijol entero, and a Fish Taco. Man I want to go on Date Night again there just to eat them again. I'll add some pictures soon. The owner and his son have always as us treated us with good food and a pleasant atmosphere ! Never have disappointed us yet! read more

Top notch! Family run Mom and Pop Mexican restaurant. A lot of great mariscos and soups. My Dad had the Caldo de Res and finished every drop. I had the fish tacos which were perfect. Highly recommend this spot if you're in Oxnard and craving authentic Mexican seafood or have a cold and need some healthy hot soup ! read more

Passing through Oxnard, I Yelped this place and wasn't disappointed. Cashier was super friendly and suggested the "Gobenador" shrimp taco. Hand made tortilla with shrimp, cheese, union, & bell peppers (delicious)! She also brought my cousin & I on the house fish tacos to try. OMG so tasty, finished with cilantro like sauce & cabbage. I also ordered a sope (meat, cheese, avocado, lettuce, & tomato) de carne asada (beef). Sope was hand made & meat had good seasoning. Only down fall was the cheese was mozzarella & not queso fresco (fresh Mexican cheese) to my liking. My cousin ordered a wet burrito with Chile Reyeno inside (Red Sauce on top-Mole like). He stated that the Burrito was flavorful & good portion size. No hot sauce required. Please order a coke to burp as meal is heavy Btw: their house salsa was spicy but with a good kick. read more

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Tacos were okay really liked the grilled green onions that came with it. $3.25 for one taco this size is kinda insane. I was expecting it to be bigger. Great quick service tho. Chips were stale and the complimentary salsa was watered down and plain. Horchata was amazing tho read more

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Wow! Food was amazing! First time here but I will definitely be back! The service was great and friendly, even offered us their most popular tacos to try on the house!! Definitely recommend coming here. The caldo was so good tasted just like it was from home at my abuelitas the cashier was very helpful and made great suggestions knowing it was my first time here. She Helped me decide on what to try for my first time, also brought me a Fish Taco to try as well. Ambiance is nice and welcoming. Great little Mexican restaurant. Look forward to coming back again soon! read more

Sabor - Caldo de Res & California Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Oxnard, California

Excellent food. Cheap. Fast service. Authentic Really like the place. Feels like Mexico Don't listen to the bad reviews. Mineral water was exceptional read more

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Sabor is a 5 star fast Mexican food for several reasons. First of all, the ambience is authentic, I refer to the shabby chic interior that does not need to hide it's decades of wear and tear. This colorful dining area plays off of it's quirkiness in a good way. The name says everything, flavor is their goal. I tried a Chile relleno plate sans sauce with double charros. I skipped the sauce and rice due to their use of chicken broth in both. I can be a little annoying when I order at fast food Mexican food. I need to know what kind of fish is in the fish tacos, whether the beans have lard and how everything is served. The friendly staff was happy to accommodate picky Vicki and made me a delicious plate to fill me up before a long train ride. Sabor is not fancy, the food is Mexican comfort food and Sabor excels at that. I derived the 5 stars from a combination of culture, attitude, low cost, and consistent products. read more

Sabor - Chile relleno with beans and beans - Mexican Near Me - Oxnard, California

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Wish I knew about this place sooner the atmosphere is cool and food is soo good and best yet it's soo close to work. Definitely my new taco spot and today is taco Tuesday. read more

Sabor - Chorizo and pastor! - Mexican Near Me - Oxnard, California

The food was very regular everything was store bought just through them in the fryer the meat was DRY we ordered a corn dog IT WAS AS HARD AS A ROCK the salsa was water the Jamaica WAS JUST WATER am disappointed in the way this happened read more

I'm truly surprised this place has stars over 2!! This was my first time ordering from this restaurant, (was going by the reviews) and sadly it wasn't good. I don't understand why restaurants use chicken breast for enchiladas! Do they not understand that it's super dry!! Chicken was not seasoned and beyong dry! Hardly any sauce or cheese. Also, who decided to put fries on an enchilada plate!!! Food had no flavor, or salt for that matter. Burrito was burnt and tasteless. Suprised this place is still open. Will never go there again! read more

We had fish tacos very delicious . Also ordered shrimp and Chicken enchiladas. We will come back for tacos again . Services was quick and everyone was very nice . read more

Home made food , just like gradmom use to make it, the more is to die for. I also recommend the carnitas tacos. The owner is super nice

Really not sure how this place has a lot of stars. Perhaps I just ordered the wrong item? I ordered the chicken enchiladas with rice and beans, side salad. I ordered to go and the portion of bean and rice were very very small for the $14.00 I spent. The chicken in the enchiladas was extremely bland. The enchiladas were dry. Not cheesy at all. My expectations were way too high I suppose. The two stars is for the cook who threw in some French fries for my toddler. I'll give this place another try, maybe with some tacos next time. for now my 2 star review stays read more

The BEST fish tacos!!! All the food I have had, fish tacos, al pastor tacos, shrimp cocktail has been really good, consistently. I crave the fish tacos and the yummy green sauces! I do think the food is a little over priced but I will still pay. The restaurant has a nice vibe; is has always been at least one or two other tables full when I've come. Staff is nice and the chips n salsa are Delish! read more

Sabor - Fish Tacos!!!! Yum!!!!!!! - Mexican Near Me - Oxnard, California

This is hands down the best place in most of California. Its not a fancy place but who cares. It is the food and cleanliness that matters! It's gorgeous and incredible and the best service. This is one of Oxnard's hidden spots downtown for good fish tacos. In fact, the restaurant is known for its fish tacos. read more

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AL pastor tacos, fair. But dry and a bit salty. Clean restroom. Horchata, didn't taste homemade read more

Sabor - Mexican Near Me - Oxnard, California

No dont do SABOR ...a few years ago i went in but ...i did find an insect on my food so no more Sabor for me .... go across the street and get real Mexican food at Ocotlan . read more

I'm so glad they're back open for business. Best tasting fish tacos in town. Parking lot is small so be prepared. But definitely worth a visit. So much flavor and love goes into their food it's great. I highly recommend this restaurant. read more

Oxnard is not quite a destination city, despite being the most populous city in Ventura County and having miles of coastline. Most Angelenos never make it past the Camarillo Outlets and those that do are usually headed to "greener pastures" in Ventura and Santa Barbara. I mean, whoever says, "Hey let's go to Oxnard for fun!" Nobody, ever. And to be honest, if it wasn't for work I would not frequent Oxnard so much since aside from chain restaurants along Highway 101 and a ton of meh-diocre Mexican restaurants scattered all over, Oxnard really sucks for food. So after perusing Yelp's mobile app, I noticed that Sabor was one of the few restaurants that had over 40 reviews and a 4 star rating. For Oxnard, 40 reviews is like 400 reviews in Los Angeles. Moreover, with a name that means flavor/taste in Spanish, I decided to give the place a try. The restaurant is on a small street that is off the beaten path of Oxnard, right before Oxnard Boulevard turns to Saviers Road. Look for a yellow and white building behind a burger joint that has a blue marlin logo on it http://bit.ly/1bcsH2f. The interior is a cozy little space that does feel like some place you would encounter in some sleepy coastal Mexican town... that is, if your gringo ass ever left the tourist traps like Señor Frog's. Since Sabor's claim to fame was their fish tacos, I ordered two tilapia fish tacos and one carne asada taco just for shits and giggles and in case the fish tacos sucked. What's also nice is that they have complimentary chips and at least four different salsas to choose from as well as roasted jalapeños and onions. The fish taco consisted of double-layered tortillas the size of an average hand topped with a shredded cabbage and diced tomato slaw, a generous piece of fried fish, and a cool Ensenada-like guac/cilantro sauce. Lemon wedges are served on the side. Normally when you order fish tacos, you never taste the fish because it has been deep-fried to the point that the fish tastes like something that has survived a nuclear holocaust. On the other hand Sabor's battered and fried fish was actually quite fishy, as in I could taste the fish. So yea, fishy in a good way and not fishy in a something's fishy way... However, the back-up carne asada taco that I ordered was so-so compared to the fish tacos and I just ended up eating the meat due to the tortilla overload from the double-layered tacos and the complimentary chips. I guess that is what I guess for ordering beef at a mariscos place. Tonto, tonto. All in all, the fish tacos were "sabor", but I'd recommend Sabor only if you were in the area. However, if Oxnard is not your final destination, stay on the 101 and keep driving. My full meal with grapefruit-flavored Jarritos... came out to about $10. http://bit.ly/14vz78Y Close-up of the fish taco ($3) http://bit.ly/16TERtB read more

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Delicious fresh fish and shrimp; friendly and helpful staff. We are visiting Oxnard but when we return we would go back!

As I'm sitting here enjoying my fish tacos I had to stop and write this down. These could possibly be the best fish tacos in the world! Haha it's something about the fish being cooked just right and the sauce that they smother on to the fish. It has sort of this tangy taste to it and I love dipping my tortilla chips in the leftover sauce after devouring the tacos. A few of my other favorite tacos are the "tacos costa azul", the "Gobernador "and the shrimp tacos. This is my GO TO spot for tacos! OOOOO 5 out of 5 Afros read more

Sabor - Mexican Near Me - Oxnard, California

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My shrimp tacos were very delicious. The staff was friendly and the decor is beautiful. My husband enjoyed his burrito pastor. read more

Sabor - Shrimp tacos and a Modelo. - Mexican Near Me - Oxnard, California

Really enjoyed this authentic Mexican restaurant. I was driving through on vacation with the family, and we were hungry. It seemed Mexican food was the way to go, so we chose this place based on good reviews on yelp. We all very much enjoyed our meal! My mom and I shared the 2-person grilled plate with meat and peppers and onion. It was so much food! They have a salsa bar that was really good too, including several different salsas and some grilled peppers and onions. The service was fast and friendly!! Would definitely recommend!! read more

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Tried the grilled shrimp taco and the fried fish taco today and these were some good tacos. To be honest the shrimp taco would get a 7.5 out of 10. The flavor was good and the taco was big but I just personally like my grilled shrimp a bit more charred as these weren't but that's ok, it was still a good taco. However the fish taco was amazing!!!! So much flavor and the fish was fried perfectly. The salsa on both tacos were great but heat lev was very mild. (I personally love hot salsa) I will be back for that fish taco again!! read more

Fish tacos were superb! PROS: fish was freshly fried and piping hot, and the portion per taco was generous! Chip and salsa bar was nice, with an excellent array of salsas to try CONS: asada tacos were just so-so; meat was kind of dry We'd come back, just for the fish tacos Cheers! RS read more

Sabor - Fish tacos and beer! - Mexican Near Me - Oxnard, California