Taquería La Famosa

We went to the Tamale festival at the Palmdale amphitheater, but they ran out of Tamales. So then…read morewe came to Lu and Pe Mexican Restaurant in the Palmdale Promenade or the Home Depot shopping center. We had some great Tamales, including chicken or cheese, great beans and rice and it was a lot quieter than the Tamale festival. Go there you'll love it.

Food was amazing. Service was fast. Relaxing music in the background while you sit down and enjoy…read moreyour meal.

Pozole Rojo with pork. Perfection! Not spicy at all until you add the red sauce from the bottle, but full of flavor!

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Enchiladas

El Mora Restaurant

4.6(110 reviews)

2.9 mi

If you're looking for an authentic taste of Mexican food, this is the place to try! From simple…read moreasada tacos to delicious wet burritos and everything in between, you really can't go wrong. They even offer some keto-friendly options, which is a great bonus. Hands down, this is some of the best Mexican food in the Palmdale area, and I highly recommend giving them a try! To start you off, they serve complimentary churritos and/or house-made tortilla chips. Their red and green salsas are both packed with flavor and are some of the best! My go-to order is the wet burrito with either asada or cabeza, but honestly, all of their proteins are delicious. Everything tastes fresh, authentic, and made with care. The staff is super friendly and welcoming, from the owners to the employees. You can tell they take pride in their food and making customers feel right at home. If you haven't tried this place yet, give it a shot--you won't regret it!

We live on the other side of town, but whenever we're in East Palmdale, we make it a point to stop…read moreat El Mora. We had visited once before for dinner and loved the food, so when we needed a quick breakfast before work, we knew exactly where to go. We arrived around 9 a.m. and were greeted right away with friendly smiles. The restaurant was very clean, and we were told to sit wherever we liked. We ordered the menudo, a sopes plate with rice and beans, and a breakfast burrito. They also brought complimentary chips and salsa to the table. Everything came out hot, fresh, and full of flavor. The menudo was especially delicious and was served with fresh cilantro, onions, and lemons. The sopes were excellent, and every dish tasted homemade and well prepared. What really stands out about El Mora is the service. Everyone who works there is friendly, upbeat, and welcoming. Our waitress checked on us several times to make sure we had everything we needed, and we never felt rushed. The atmosphere was pleasant, with great music playing overhead. Although the restaurant was nearly empty when we arrived, within about 15 minutes it had filled up, which says a lot about how popular this place is. Excellent food, excellent service, and a very clean restaurant. We will definitely continue coming back whenever we're on that side of town. Highly recommended!

Chilaquiles rojos with scramble egg

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Glass of water

Puerto Nuevo Restaurant

4.3(180 reviews)

3.1 mi

I was craving aguachiles verdes and this spot was recommended to me, and let me tell you, it did…read moreNOT disappoint! The service was great and we were seated right away. Our server was super attentive and kept checking in to make sure we had everything we needed. I also got a strawberry margarita, and it was the perfect pairing! Everything was delicious. Highly recommend giving this place a try! The place is spacious and welcoming!

Found this gem when we were in town for our daughter's state softball tournament. It truly was such…read morea vibe - there was loud music playing, nice atmosphere and tons of people. We tried the aguachiles, shrimp cocktail and we had to try their famous carrot cake! Everything was delicious and more than we expected. Our server was very friendly and kind. If you are in the area give them a try!

Entry

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Margarita Flights

Pepe El Toro Restaurante

4.5(459 reviews)

10.4 mi

my food was deliciously prepared and cooked to perfection by the main chef gustavo/ceo…read morethe service staff is very caring and attentive... grecia ambiance is absolutely beautiful and so welcoming... i highly recommend it

Pepe El Toro is definitely a whole in the wall spot that is worth trying and coming back too. Food…read moreis delicious and prices are more than reasonable. Staff is friendly, attentive and always smiling. The decor is nice, clean and definitely relaxing. If you haven't tried them yet, then you are missing out. FYI, didn't take a photo of the food because it was too delicious to wait to eat it.

The restaurant

Shrimp and octopus cocktail

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Beef Ranchero Burrito

Baracoa Cuban Restaurant

4.4(1.5k reviews)

6.1 mi

Family-owned & operated

Outdoor seating

The steak sandwich with platano chips was so good! :)…read more Also their creole chicken with rice and beans and yuca fries.

I hate to be updating my review to a 1 star, but my friends and I had a sudden, unpleasant…read moreexperience. After spending the day at Willow Springs Raceway, it has always been a tradition to eat at Baracoa afterwards for the past couple of years now. We all love their dishes. The oxtail is raved about, service is always excellent, vibes are great esp on live music nights. This time around, we had a slightly larger party since there were more of us at the raceway this day and we were excited for our friends to finally try Baracoa. We've always had maybe 1 or 2 dogs with us and so we'd sit out on the patio. These dogs are quiet and obedient. They just lie under the table at your feet and are never restless & never beg/bark/whine. Since we had a larger party and now 3 dogs with us, maybe it drew more attention? Our waiter said that he will have to ask the boss if it's okay that we have dogs since usually it's policy to not have dogs on the premises. We were so confused since we've been coming here. The boss/owner/manager, I can't remember exactly his title, came outside and let us know that unfortunately, pets are not allowed, even on the patio. We were all taken aback with nothing to say except having dropped jaws as he was walking away. Before he completely left our sight, we asked when that became a policy since we have always been here with dogs. He said it's always been a rule and cannot speak for his employees and the decisions they make when he's not there. He goes on to state that the pets are unclean and that he has customers. In that moment, I thought, "What are we then? Have we never been customers?" With a firm tone, he asked us to cooperate. It would have been a different kind of feeling if this boss had said ANYTHING along the lines of, "We would love to have you back to dine with us, but please without your dogs." This interaction felt like major rejection, hate towards pets, and to just get out immediately. We had already ordered 3 cortado frios, which I always think is to-die-for here, and that will be our last sips from them. It was also way more sweet than strong this time, sadly. We will not be returning to this establishment.

An array of our entrees, sides and sandwiches

Menu Group Shot

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Our famous Flan

Azteca Mexican Restaurant #2 - Rancho Vista

4.1(72 reviews)

6.1 mi

I've moved to the Palmdale area 4 years ago, this place is my top for aguachiles, always flavorful,…read morealways fresh , always a good size portion

I went with three friends for lunch. We were the only ones in there and there was some man sitting…read moreat a table watching TV or doing something besides eating. Some sort of wrestling was showing on TV which I didn't care to look at. There was only one server and she appeared to have to do many different things. She was nice but not very attentive or personable. Just there to do the job I guess. The food was pretty good. I won't be returning. There are lots of other Mexican restaurants that do better job.

Front counter

Aguachiles

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Wet Burrito (Green salsa also available)

Los Arcos Mexican Food

4.2(217 reviews)

8.5 mi

Love this place! I eat here at least twice a week. Very friendly people and amazing food!read more

Makes me sad to give them a lower review but our last experience just was a huge let down. We had…read morefamily from out of town and wanted to take them here, we were a party of 10. I guess now chips will not be brought out until an order is made. Okay fine. After we ordered we were given 2 small chip baskets and 4 salsas. We asked for more chips and were told they no longer give chip refills, we'd have to pay. Our server told us no other Mexican restaurants in the AV give chip refills, which isn't true. The chips wouldn't have been such an issue but we were only given 2 small baskets for 10 people (7 teens and 3 adults). Anywho, the experience, tension and how we were talked to just left a bad taste and made it so we don't want to go back.

Decor

Ceviche de Pescado YUM!

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Don Chato

4.0(192 reviews)

2.2 mi

Don Chato is one of my absolute favorites here as they have items I really enjoy. New York steak…read morewith a Chile relleno. The cook on the steak is almost always perfect and what I ask for.

Let me start off this review by saying ...every single person that works at this Don Chato's…read morelocation is doing an absolute fantastic job!!! Every server is helpful and in a really great mood! The food is always really delicious -served fast and fresh! My one complaint with this location is how smelly this restaurant is. The whole restaurant radiates a musty /old odor ( I feel like this restaurant could really use a pretty good deep clean!!!!!) Don't think I would take my family back until some improvements have been made! Sorry I had to even post this.... However,Felt I had to be honest!

Only rice n beans were edible, everything else was trash. Even our dog wouldn't eat that meat

Enchilada combo

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Chicken tortilla soup bowl

Fatboys Taco

4.4(186 reviews)

4.6 mi

I stopped here on my way into LA. Delicious! I ordered the beef birria ramen (I prefer beef), and…read morecarne asada taco and suadero taco. The salsas are on point, location is clean, customer service was great, staff was friendly, and the food was delicious! Food was fresh and tortillas were steaming hot. There is some pretty cool art work along the walls, so if your into that, it's nice to appreciate it. Strongly recommend.

Stopped by this afternoon for the first time and it was a great experience!…read more Food was great! We tried their cheesy quesabirria, carnitas, adobada & asada. Their service was quick and extremely attentive! The had music playing, beautiful murals on the walls. Great spot! Definitely a cool spot to visit if you're ever in the area and in the mood for some authentic Mexican food.

Yummy Cabeza quesadilla

Tacos, tacos and more tacos!!!!

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Sammy's Restaurant

4.3(318 reviews)

10.2 mi

This is a very run down facility. It needs updating. I used the drive thru. I had trouble…read morefiguring out my order because the order boards have prices marked out or you can't see through the plexiglass. The one board has a sign telling you to "Please drive to the window." Thankfully there was no one ahead of me. Since they can't even start your order until you get to the window I couldn't imagine being second or third in line as my wait, after ordering, was 10 minutes. At the window I was greeted by a very friendly older gentleman who took my order. He asked if I would like him to add some chips in. I had ordered a carne asada burrito. It was very good. In addition to the rice and beans there was lots of meat. A good facelift and fixing the ordering speaker would them up to a 5 star.

Yum! The best shrimp burrito ever! Also the shrimp cocktail is the best!…read more We've been coming here for years, by far the best Mexican restaurant in the AV. They also have drive through

Shrimp enchiladas

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Vera G.

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9 years ago

Food is awesome but as of now me and my hubby have decided to stop coming here for a while, the staff particularly the girl who works at the cash register has been having a bad attitude and i hate to even write about this because she used to be so nice, maybe shes tired of the idiots she has to deal on the daily in east palmdale but regardless... i wish them the best. read more

Eduardo C.

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5

8

8 years ago

Tacos are okay but the attitude the lady owner has is what sucks about this place. Never giving my bussiness to such a cancerous person. Belittles her employees and tells you to not worry how she speaks to her employees. read more

Martha Q.

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7

5

8 years ago

Food was delicious highly recommended lunch special price are reasonable I enjoyed lunch. I bring my family and friends to have lunch and dinner. Very nice customer service read more

Alex R.

63

3

42

6 years ago

The Chilaquiles are amazing ,service is the best as well as the tacos I don't know any better taco place than this.I would recommend it for people who love good food. read more

Sal C.

94

31

8

11 years ago

I don't understand why it called the famous if the tacos were not all that had better at other places

Taquería La Famosa - mexican - Updated October 2026

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