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The Plaza Restaurant

4.4 (43 reviews)
InexpensiveTacos
Open • 7:00 am - 9:00 pm

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Moderate noise
Outdoor seating
Good for kids
Good for groups

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John R.

Now that the CV-Link bike trail has been installed to Thermal (starts at Washington in LaQuinta), my buddy and I thought we'd ride to Mecca, since it is on the cusp of the Salton Sea and is an access point for some popular hiking trails. We were thrilled to find The Plaza restaurant, which has a diverse surf and turf menu of popular Mexican dishes. We were greeted when we came in and had fast, efficient, and friendly table service. There's plenty of indoor restaurant-style seating with a few booths. My buddy opted for the tacos - cabeza, asada, al pastor, and carnitas, and noted that the al pastor was some of the best he's had. While I found many options on the menu, I couldn't pass up the lengua plate since it's a rare that I can find it plated, even at shops that serve lengua tacos. Everything was delicious and perfectly seasoned, right down to the handmade corn tortillas which have a superior flavor and texture as compared to mass-produced tortillas. The house salsas were excellent - a chili-based picante salsa roja, and a mild tomatillo salsa verde which was delicious with a flavor of fresh garlic. They had the typical bottled beers you'd expect (Modelo, Pacifico, Corona, Ultra) as well as bottled Coca Cola. We will definitely be back the next time we visit the area. This is a working-class town that supports the local agricultural industries, and the prices at The Plaza Restaurant are very affordable.

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Andrew H.

My wife and I stopped for dinner and really enjoyed our visit. Very good food, well priced and excellent service.

Sioux K.

Found this place after a day of hiking. The guacamole was fresh and the burrito was delicious. I will be back to eat here soon!

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2 months ago

The food was absolutely delicious, worth a stop for sure. The enchiladas had perfectly cooked beef and light and fluffy rice

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7 months ago

The Plaza is phenomenal. Authentic, friendly owners, expedient service, amazing food. That's all you need to know.

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3 months ago

Great food. never disappoints. My fav is green aguachile. They have excellent service. It is clean with a chill ambiance.

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7 months ago

The best chile rellenos I've had in years. Nice and efficient staff. We're very happy we found the plaza restaurant for lunch today.

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7 months ago

The service is fantastic and the Birria tacos are outstanding!! When in Mecca, it's the place to eat.

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2 years ago

The food and service was amazing! The restaurant was super clean. I highly recommend this place!

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2 years ago

I only tried the menudo, and it was the best I ever had! Will definitely be back to try other things! Service and ambiance all good.

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2 years ago

Always very good food and outstanding customer service. I ordered the tacos dorados de pollo con consomé, always good.

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3 years ago

Good food tbh and good customer service no complaints I like the tacos de papa there a no brainer te get there

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8 years ago

Good clean friendly atmosphere with great food you should try it Located in the teaming metropolis of Makkah California

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9 years ago

Wonderful food and excellent service. Salsa bar was a plus. Our waitress never let our chip basket run dry.

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I tried a mix of things: 3 mulitas (cheese and birria), plus some pastor and asada tacos. Overall,…read morethe food was decent, but a few things held it back from being "really good." The mulitas had solid flavor, especially the birria, but they definitely needed more cilantro and onion to balance everything out. One thing that bothered me was how the tortillas were cut -- it made it hard to actually add salsa and have it stay inside, which kind of took away from the experience. As for the pastor and asada tacos, they were just "okay." Nothing bad, but nothing that really stood out either. They had a red spicy salsa and a green mild salsa and that was it as far as options that you can add in your own. There were no cabbage, radish, and other important ingredients that make a taco reach another level. I did like the decorations and music they had playing. It goes well with a mexican restaurant. The service was excellent. The guy that helped me explained the menu very well and said that he could tweak a few things to accommodate what I was asking for. He also did well checking in on us. So yeah, it lands in that middle zone -- "It's okay" with some potential to be "good." If they tweak a few things (especially toppings and tortilla setup), this place could easily move up a full star for me.

We drove from LA to Joshua National Park. It was our first night in Twentynine Palms and we were…read morelooking for dinner. We stumbled upon this place after trying our other options which didn't work out. This was one of the few places still opened. The place is attached to a bowling alley, which is nice because you can hang out. Tacos and bowling sounds like a great combo. The place was decorated and they had a chalkboard menu on the wall you can look at. They have specials based on the day. We ordered 1 combo of 3 tacos which came with rice and beans and a drink for $14.50, which seemed decent. We chose chicken for the combo and also ordered another set of tacos: fish taco, beef tongue and asada. The tacos were a little below average, especially the fish taco which was not crispy and dense. It seemed like they just used a frozen fish stick. My favorite was the beef tongue. Although the combo sounded good, the portions of the rice and beans was small. They had condiments you can get on your own next to the cashier. Service was fine and there was seating in the restaurant. One good thing I really enjoyed was their green sauce! It was refreshing and not spicy. I doused my tacos in the green sauce.

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