Wife and I dropped in for dinner the other night, we were looking for something new and were excited to try out Vallarta after seeing some solid reviews. Staff was extremely friendly and the restaurant was nice and clean. It's a smaller place but little hole in the wall places are sometimes the best. I had the steak enchiladas, they were delicious. The sauce was flavorful, it had plenty of steak and cheese and the rice and beans were very good. My wife really enjoyed her meal as well and the staff checked on us several times to make sure we had everything we needed. Great little hidden gem and we'll definitely be back, if you haven't visited Vallarta Grill before definitely head over and check it out. read more

This hidden gem has been in Bakersfield for many years. Family owned, Mexican and Salvadoran food, also they have seafood and American variety too. I have been loyal customer since high school and I cannot find a better Mexican authentic restaurant than Vallarta Grill. Not to mention the food prices are reasonable and good quality on the food. The service is amazing because they'll start off a complimentary of chips and homemade salsa. (Careful it's a bit spicy). The establishment has a great atmosphere and the environment feels great. They play Spanish music and have some TVs up for sports. I recommend the Vallarta burrito with shredded beef, enchiladas, molcajete, and fajitas. Theres a good variety for whatever preference you liked. Also tamales and pupusas are really good. And don't forget to try their fried cream!! They have also have alcoholic beverages and horchata too. Just writing this makes me want to go back already. Don't miss out!! read more

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First time visiting Vallarta found it on yelp and they had a good score so we made the trip out to EB. Walked in a noticed right away the restaurant was spotless!! Great authentic atmosphere, got that old school vibe that is being faxed out by the BoHo Mexican food decor. Extensive menu offering both Mexican and Salvadorian dishes, my wife is Salvadorian so she of course ordered a pupusa and yucca with pork. I ordered the three item combo with crunchy taco, chili relleno and beef taquitos. Service was friendly and the prices are more than fair, bill $44 for family of 3 before tip. They brought out complimentary warm chips and fresh salsa, absolutely delicious but beware that salsa has some serious kick so small first bite! They brink your drink in a large mug so you don't have to ask for multiple refills!! Food was definitely made to order and fresh. Cane out and the plate was huge, I couldn't even finish my plate! Great presentation! My wife is a picky eater and she really enjoyed her food! My was delicious as well the taquitos were crunchy and came served with complementary guacamole and sour cream which is usually extra, flavor was great, next was to my surprise the star of the show, the crunchy shredded beef taco!! Wow! Last time I had a taco that good was in Mazatlan Mexico! Each bite was crunchy and the beef was so amazingly flavorful that I didn't want it to end!! My chili relleno was sadly just ok, the chili wasn't cooked long enough and it was really hard to eat and not so great. Rice and beans were amazing as well!! Overall one of the best Mexican meals we've had since moving here 2 years ago and that's saying a lot with so many great Mexican restaurants in town! We will definitely be back for more!! Also my son ordered a beef tamale but I didn't try it but it did look high quality and a good size! read more

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Prices have gone up Food good The renovation looks good Salsa was ok Burrito was good Shrimp was way overcooked read more

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Curiosity got the best of me, and I finally gave a shot. First and foremost, great service. Second, they have a bar, so that is always a plus in my books. Salsa has a really good flavor, and it has spice the more you eat. The french fries were cooked perfectly as well as the fish my kindergartener asked for. The location might not be the best, but the inside of this joint speaks for itself. It's fresh and super clean. The food was great, but it gets a 4 from me simply because my mango margarita lacked some sweetness, and although the red sauce on our burritos was not overwhelming, the burrito the flavor wasn't 100%. I'm going to go back and try the rest of the menu. My 4th grader ordered the green enchiladas, and sauce was perfect. Rice had a good flavor as well. read more

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This was my best experience in a small restaurant. Doesn't look like much on the outside , but once you go inside and have a taste of what is cooking and being served you will be amazed. Specially if you're in to old fashioned style soups and anything else in Mexican style and Salvadorian cuisine. It's just the Best and their personal service is the best yet . Yes I do recommend this delicious food restaurant ... read more

Food was just delicious! The shrimp empanadas were my favorite. It is super clean. The service was great. Go!! read more

Vallarta Mexican Grill - Guacamole - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Went to this place for menudo and menudo was really good. Corn tortillas were home made. and we liked that they give all the fixings for menudo. I know outside the looks of restaurant are questionable but inside looks very nice and clean. Can't wait to go back and try something different. highly recommend for menudo. read more

Very attentive and great service .Our new regular spot . Everything's exceptionally good, recommended by my peeps and me.

Our favorite restaurant in town We have been customers for 20 years, always fresh and consistent. Love the decor, salsas and customer service Always 5 star from us. read more

Great East side spot. Nice updated warm decor. Owner is always welcoming and kind. Lovely selection of Mexican and Saldadorian dish's. Hubby enjoyed his volcano hot steak molcajete dish. My Tasty chicken enchiladas ranchera hit all the good notes. Crispy fresh chips and their delicious salsa. You feel like you are being served in someone's home. One of our go to spots in town. read more

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Had the Posole. It was served piping hot with all the expected toppings. Fresh and delicious. Friendly place.

Ordered rice and beans for my son's wedding and it was amazing! Absolutely zero problems with ordering, pick up, and the price was even better. Definitely will be ordering from them again read more

Always great customer service by the owner she's on always making sure we don't need anything. Good portion food plates, even on the lunch specials. Always a very clean restaurant. read more

I'm sorry, but I was not impressed with the food or the service. I'm guessing it was an off night for them. I'm willing to try again, but not anytime soon. Only two girls working and maybe 8 people seated. 2 of those people were waiting for food to go. The music was blaring. To the point we could not hear each other talk. With high ceilings, the music overtook the room. And then they had the tv right behind us playing also. Along with that, there was a small child of one of the employees running around. Too much going on! I felt bad for them at the same time though. It took a bit to get one of the girls back to take our drink order. With that out of the way, we now waited to place our order. After about 15-20mins our orders were placed. I will say, the menu had multiple items to choose from that all looked delicious. I was having trouble deciding. I ordered a shrimp dish that was ok. Shrimp was a little over cooked, but otherwise tasted good. Husband said his meal was "Just ok". Oh!! And those people who were waiting for their food to go, were still sitting there. The place was getting busier and I'd swear one of these girls had to be running back and cooking too. They definitely were not prepared for the amount of people that came in. We got them to turn down the music and turn the tv off. They finally brought in another waitress to help and someone to pick up the kid, as the restaurant was now packed with people. We watched a few tables get up and leave after sitting there for a long time without any interaction from the help. They never once made it back to our table to refill our teas. Even after we set the glasses at the very edge of the table as a clue we would like some more. Owner needs to step it up and recognize how hard his staff works when they are limited. I'm giving three stars because they were actually trying their best to accommodate everyone. read more

This place is a hidden gem! The food is delicious and the prices are very reasonable. If you haven't come yet you're missing out. I got the molcajete and I am hooked. The margaritas are so yummy will definitely be one of my favorites here read more

Wonderful, diverse menu featuring delicious Salvadoran cuisine and lots of familiar Mexican dishes. They excel at mole, chili verde and pupusas! Great service, tons of drinks to choose from including alcohol, Jarritos, Agra fresas and more! And there's breakfast! I will come back to try it. Neat as a pin, clean, classy!! Lots of space appropriate for a party crowd. read more

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Food is great. The family started with such meager means but worked hard and kept the vision. I am very happy with with their offerings.

Went for the pupusas! They are huge! They were delicious. I was craving a champurado and it's tasted just like my mom makes it. Service was great, male owner was super nice and helpful. This place was super clean and smelled good. Would recommend. Come hungry. read more

Don't let the area scare you away! The little hole in the wall are always the best! My family and I have Sunday dinners. This last Sunday no one felt like cooking so I researched and found this place. The inside looks nice and clean. When we arrived there was just a to go order waiting. By the time we left there were 5-6 more tables. I don't believe they get busy because of the area. It's really sad, especially if you are from Bakersfield and have seen this area go from what use to look like the SW to what it looks like today. Besides my grandma use to live right around the corner. The food was great. And because I think they don't get busy they only had one waitress, and she was great! read more

Vallarta Mexican Grill - Kid's cheeseburger, kid's quesadilla, Asada burrito, steak picado.papusa. - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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Service was not that great tasted like just warmed up everything in the microwave not fresh was on the expensive side

I like Pupusas so I thought I would try this place. I think they are good but my El Salvadoran coworker was not impressed. Next time I will just get the Pupusas and skip the combo with rice and beans. The decor is impressive inside given the look from the outside. read more

I love the pupusas! My family and I enjoy everything that we have ordered here. We never had any problems! Everything is great and has great flavor! The HORCHATA is to die for! Again you won't regret it! The staff is always welcoming! read more

I've seen this place many times, but I just never went in. Today, I stopped in while my wife waited for her pizza. The waitress was very helpful with me placing my first order. She took the time to explain things to me (I wish I remembered her name ). I got food, a couple of items, my first time trying, and it was very good. This will be a new place me and my wife and I will go to sit down and have drinks. 10 out of 10. Thank you read more

Told "no dogs" with a service animal wearing a vest but, later, allowed to stay. Excellent price, fresh ingredients but, slow service and forgot items Ordered a vegetarian burrito with fajitas grilled vegetables. The burrito had lots of grilled veggies but, few beans, no cheese and, no sliced avocado $8. The waitress came back about 20 minutes later. The ice tea was freshly brewed and, large in a glass mug served with a large, slice of lemon for $3. I entered with my service animal wearing his vest and, told "no dogs". The waitress kept attending her table. I sat down. My service animal lied under the table in the booth. On one knew he was there. The waitress came and, I explained that he was a service animal. She served me. I left a card with information regarding the law and, service animals in public places. Something must have burned shortly before I entered, however, the restaurant was clean. There are terracotta tiles, wooden tables booths for privacy between tables. The restaurant was cool in s warm day. read more

We have been customers for over 17 years, always consistent and ask for the home-made corn tortillas. Everything is fresh and the best salsa Roja in town. read more

We were supposed to meet friends here for dinner. We walked in ahead of them, and quickly ordered & received waters and chips & salsa. Chips taste homemade. Wife is picky about salsa, and she liked theirs. We made short work of both. We waited for our friends before we ordered. Ten minutes. Twenty minutes. Texted them; no answer. After half an hour, we decided to order anyway, and our very patient server took our order. I liked him immediately; friendly smile, very careful to make sure he got the order correct. And he didn't seem to mind waiting for us to be ready to order. I had two crispy tacos, rice and beans. It was fine, but it wasn't delicious. The carne asada was not all flavorful or juicy. Kinda disappointing. My wife had two vegetarian tacos, one crispy, one soft, with beans replacing the meat. She thoroughly enjoyed those. Next time, I'll try the pupusas! The bill came to less that $20 for both of us; pretty good prices! We'll be back when we're gonna be on the East Side. read more

Vallarta Mexican Grill - Two crispy tacos, rice & beans. - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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Smelled good as soon as we walked in so we knew that was a good sign. I got 2 flour flautas which were good! There was a hair in my sisters food. While the waitress was hesitant to trade the dish at first, she did eventually bring a replacement dish. $96 for 5 dishes. read more

The breakfast burritos are the best in town. My go to place when I need catering for events. I strongly suggest you give this restaurant a try. read more

My wife and I and another couple tried this restaurant for the first time and were definitely impressed. The service was very good, the food was excellent and the variety of dishes offered was surprisingly large for an establishment of this size. We will definitely return for a repeat of what we had and to try some of the many dishes on the menu that had to be passed. read more

Purchased a couple of Bakersfield Californian daily deal certificates, stopped by on Saturday for lunch, was promptly met by a waiter, he brought chips, salsa, and beer and then took my order. Order came out promptly and it looked good. I never heard back from the guy, didn't even bring me my ticket. ordered chicken suizas combo and a bean/cheese pupusa based upon other review, which is currently hidden. The sause on the suizas had great flavor, the beans are average, the rice was unusually white and fluffy for a mexican restaurant, I thought it was actually very good rice. I have never had a pupusa, it was good, but very heavy and filling. The place was actually bigger inside than I had expected. Based upon the verde sauce, I will go back and try the chile verde before I make up my mind as to whether or not I will return. read more

Vallarta Mexican Grill - Chicken suizas - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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Delicious and great lunch deals. Pork posole and chili verde are both really good. Fruit drink is made with real diced fruit and diced carrots. Free chips and salsa. read more

Vallarta Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Just like my grandma use to cook. Fell in love with this place. Good lunch specials and nice portions. Family friendly staff, good menu choices. read more

Vallarta Mexican Grill - Vallarta special burrito, good luck trying to finish it. - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Gotta show some serious love for this place! Located on Columbus, it's sorta hidden inside a very small shopping strip. If you've never tried Salvadorian food, you'll be in for a treat. The restaraunt has room for about 80 patrons, not including the bar stools. The atmosphere is still with some pleasant contemporary spanish music. Has 3 big screen televisions. They serve American, Mexican, and Salvadorian food. Which is always nice if you're not feeling rice and beans, or carne asada. I ordered a Michelada, which tasted great. Missing ice cubes. I'm not sure if that was intentional. The rim was salted and garnished with a thick wedge of lemon and tall celery stick. (Nice!) The chips were crisp along with an amazing fresh salsa complete with chunks of onion, bits of cilantro, etc. My main order, which is merely an appetizer, was two cheese papusas. They came with a Salvadorian cabbage and red sauce. Papusas take about 20 minutes to make, but they are worth it! My takeaway: At $13 for my meal, it was tasty. Definitely will do again. read more

Vallarta Mexican Grill - Cheese Papusas! Yum! - Mexican Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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Food is authentic if you like la villa then try this place it's 100% times better!!! try it yourself tortillas made by hand agua Fresca the flavors took me back from when I was a kid eating at my grandmas house from Mexico. Food is 5stars Location is a bit sketchy panhandlers tend to be outside due to other businesses not in the best part of Bakersfield I have family members that live close by that love going here read more

Very good food! The chips were yummy to start off with! We ordered a machaca and egg burrito, 2 pupusas (one revueltas, one bean and cheese) BOTH were delish!! Our bill with tip was $25 and we had more than enough food for the three adults in my party. My hubby got a carnitas torta which good enough but the pupusas were the best!!! I'd highly recommend if you're in the area! I know a lot of soccer teams come to the area because of the huge soccer complex! I'd say you could get a team in their easily! It was VERY affordable as well!! Just and FYI it's in the parking lot with Little Cesar's Pizza! ENJOY! read more

The mass of the tamales are so soggy and it dissolves in your mouth the wait was an hour

My pregnant wife is happy! We have been disappointed with the past few Mexican restaurant we been eaten at, but, today we hit a home run. The prices were reasonable and food was outstanding. My wife has been looking for good fresh chile relleno and she has finally found it. Huge menu so definitely a lot of choices. I had a torta and my daughter had a bowl of Albondigas. All of the food was on point, the waitress was attentive and polite and again, very reasonably priced!! Highly recommend! read more

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Best Salsa in town. If you want delicious Caldo de Pollo, you have to try it at Vallarta Grill, super delicious, & loaded with chayote squash. Always fresh and not overly seasoned. read more

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This is in my neighborhood and I wanted it to be a hole in the wall place with great food. I hidden gem of a place. It had been a couple of years so I thought I would try it again. The prices should be a lot lower in a low rent area like that. Especially since they don't seem to buy the best quality ingredients. I had chicken Mole. It was greasy and flavorless. My companion had steak fajitas. The little strips of steak were so full of gristle that she couldn't eat it. Plenty of rice and beans. They were okay. The service was good. The server seemed nice. read more