I noticed my review was a bit old, so I wanted to update it. The food is still great, and the ambiance is still relaxed. If you get LUPE as your server you'll get the very best service possible, she is awesome! Stop in and try it out. read more

Went on a Sunday drive just wherever the road lead me and the drive was gorgeous up the mountain side and I ended up in Prather where my sister and I found a great Mexican restaurant. The staff were so friendly and welcoming we felt really good being there, clean well maintained establishment. The prices are great the food was amazing and the portions are perfect. If you have the time to drive up a little ways to find this hidden gem I highly recommend going there with your friends and family and just enjoy the beautiful scenery on your way there. read more

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It's a good place to go. It's better to sit in than "Drive -thru" apparently. We're going on 5 years as drive-thru customers, never had the pleasure of sitting in. We always hear good things about the sit-in meals.As such, we all love the main dishes. They taste authentic and we are given a good amount. As for the rice, my husband is Mexican and he loves it. I'm not and I don't. It's a personal preference thing. Beans could be better. In my opinion they always taste like they were good probably when they were fresh, or day old. So, for being in the middle of nowhere, I must say that I am so very happy that we have Velasco's! read more

Best Chili Verde burrito in town! If you are looking for a family owned Mexican food place that is yummy, this is the place!

Ordered the steak fajita burrito and it came out piping hot. While waiting, the very friendly wait staff kept our chips, salsa and drinks full. Enjoyed the freshness of the food and the kindness and efficiency of the service. I would definitely recommend Velasco's. read more

Velasco's Mexican Restaurant - Chips and salsa - Mexican Near Me - Prather, California

12/21/24 Getting breakfast for tomorrow. Nice driving heading there! Great views! The worker was very kind. Egg white ham breakfast burrito ordered along with French toast. Go to get it shortly later. Restaurant is nice. Safe and clean. All made up with cute holiday decor. Workers were kind and welcoming. Dressed up for the holiday too! Order was ready. I paid for it side happy holiday wishes from many workers! Great! 12/22/24 Happy Sunday everyone! Breakfast burrito split. My half was DELICIOUS! Flavorful and even better with their hot sauce! French toast was Great too! Nice cinnamon flavor! I'm sure mother will feel the same when she gets up and has hers! Great service & GREAT, DELICIOUS breakfast! Highly recommended! read more

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Just had the best posole!!! And a $7, 2 handed delicious margarita. Their server Andrea was lovely and since I can't have gluten, she made sure that the tortilla chips were gluten-free, a win to have with the delicious salsa. Andrea also went the extra mile to pick tortilla chips that had the least amount of tajin, which gives me migraines because of the MSG. Who does that? She did! Overall a delicious experience and I wish I lived in the area so I could come back again. My husband ate the shrimp fajita burrito with rice and beans. He usually doesn't like rice but said that the rice was delicious as were the beans! He also decimated his dense burrito. He also doesn't like soup, but he loved the taste in the posole. This unpretentious restaurant has a super chill vibe and overall we had a great time! The posole was so big that I only made it through 1/4 of it because I had so many chips with salsa which the salsa was very flavorful. And the posole was huge. You must come here! read more

Velasco's Mexican Restaurant - $7, 2 handed margarita!!! - Mexican Near Me - Prather, California

Not bad, good Mexican food for the area. Friendly employees, went on a Saturday. Chips and salsa were good, rice was a little hard prob made earlier in the day but would recommend this place if you're in the area. Decent prices, can't go wrong with this Mexican restaurant. read more

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Great food, good price and awesome service. Highly recommend this place to everyone!!

A great standard Mexican restaurant in Prather. They are quick and tasty when order inside or outside takeout

The food is great. The chili verde enchiladas are excilent along with the beans. Nice staff and good prices. Will continue to come here when in the area read more

Yummy food and friendly service. Good quick service. The drive was worth the trip. The chili verde was a winner.

Food was pretty good . I got a burrito de asada 9/1". My man got the 3 tacos that come with rice and beans 7/10 . We also got 2 horchata 8/10. Place was clean and plenty of parking. The waitress was really nice to us . read more

Velasco's Mexican Restaurant - Burrito, and tacos - Mexican Near Me - Prather, California

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I usually order Togo. Great service, inside is very traditional from when I have sat down to eat. I get the combination burrito and add potatoes, onions, and bell peppers. The burritos are so big I can only make it through half way read more

I should not be able to finish a $10 burrito on the drive home, but I did. It was completely bland and almost tasted like nothing. This is mexican food for white people. read more

So I've been here a few times over the years when heading to shaver lake or to family's houses. And it's always been good. When we were there on February 17th, we had stopped in for lunch while hanging out with family for my middles birthday . It was actually a really nice welcoming visit, I think he was the manager, was so kind and when he heard it was her birthday they made her feel special. Our waitress was so sweet as well! This restaurant is located in Prather in the parking lot of Mar-Val's grocery store. It's not very big but it's kind of cool they have a drive thru . It's nothing fancy but decent quality. You get one basket of chips with salsa for free anything after that is at a charge. We all got pretty simple stuff , the birthday girl got a kids burrito with beans and rice on the side #19 $7.25. My littlest and I decided to split a meal and to my horror he wanted a hamburger, but I was pleasantly surprised (hamburger with cheese and fries $8.95). My oldest got a kids #17 $7.25 one taco beans and rice . It's definitely a little hole in the wall kind of place that needs maybe a few new chairs lol but the food has always been decent (3.5-3.8) and not too crazy priced. I was a little bummed when I went to pay with a debit and got charged $1.60 for using it and wasn't told either that there was a charge. read more

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Had one of worst burritos in my life here today. Bland flavor and badly wilted lettuce inside were the two most objectionable features. I couldn't even finish it. Never going back. read more

Velasco's Mexican restaurant makes the best chili Verde their breakfast is our very well prepared also read more

Velasco's Mexican Restaurant - Sunset in prather - Mexican Near Me - Prather, California

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This is my favorite Mexican restaurant. The food is terrific, the staff is awesome, and they are very quick. I drive from Clovis all the time just to eat here. Shoutout to George, my favorite waiter. read more

Food is delicious and service is always great. One of my favorite items is the chicken fajitas. read more

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My honey and I are new to the foothill area and were really excited when we got recommendations for not one, but TWO Mexican restaurants in Prather. I've been miserably sick the last few weeks and on Tuesday I just desperately wanted soup. Albondigas is a personal favorite, but being that I had no energy to make it, I talked my man into taking a drive into town. We showed up about 7pm and picked up a to go menu and placed an order about 7:30pm. The staff was super friendly and our food came out piping hot; a 32oz of albondigas for myself and a burrito for my love. Everything was delicious! I was a bit confused when I found a mint leaf in my soup, but it worked and I ate the whole thing. My honey initially planned to only eat half his burrito and save the rest for work the next day, but once he started eating he just couldn't stop. Can't wait to go back and try something else! read more

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The Steak Ala Chicana is best in this solar system. Great excuse for a motorcycle ride up from Fresno.

We eat here frequently. The food is always fresh. The service is amazingly fast. The servers are always friendly. Wonderful stop when going up or down to the hills. read more

Food is traditional and a lot of flavor, chips and salsa is the bomb. Service was very good at all times. It's the meeting place for a lot of us. read more

First time eating in Prather--Velascos definitely made the short drive up 168 worth it (besides visiting my friend who lives near there-lol). Friendly welcome when we walked in, nice decor. Great service throughout our visit. Ordered a Pepsi and found out they have that GOOD ice--the tiny crunchy pebble ice that keeps your soda so cold but doesn't water down-yum! My friends enjoyed their Pacificos-also noticed another table had a round of Micheladas and they were served in huge, tall mugs-cheers! We all enjoyed our lunches-I tried one of their combo plates-Chili Relleno and a ground beef taco with rice and beans. Juicy, crunchy taco with perfect toppings, first time trying a Chilli Relleno-very tasty, and I really liked their rice and beans-the beans were seasoned but not too spicy-so delicious. Would like to try more of their menu the next time we head "up the mountain." read more

Velasco's Mexican Restaurant - Combo plate, Chilli Relleno & beef taco - Mexican Near Me - Prather, California

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I really like some of their dishes. But the pork used in the green chili has been so fatty that it wasn't edible. Other dishes are great, and the food is flavorful read more

I'll give it two stars because the service was excellent but unfortunately the food was not. Starting with the watery bland salsa. My horchata was watery also. My mother and I ordered the garlic shrimp and the shrimp wasn't cleaned at al. Beans and rice were bland and my husbands food was also void of flavor. We used to be regulars years ago before they moved, this was our first time back in about ten years and we won't ever be coming back after receiving such lack luster food read more

Great food great price great service and great Margaritas. Flavor is spot on!!! Here in Parther is a great get away from the city. Will not be disappointed read more

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The service was excellent. The waitress was very friendly, the food came out very quickly, and everything was super delicious. We will be coming back next time we are in Prather. read more

- Review during COVID - We were staying in Auberry after a day trip to Yosemite and this place came up on restaurant searches online and also their menu was inside our Airbnb along with other nearby places. We gave it a shot and wow, the food was REALLY good. Exceeded our expectations no doubt. It was so good, we went back again the next morning for breakfast before driving home. During COVID, nobody is allowed inside. Call ahead and then you wait in the drive-through line to pick up your food at the window. Pretty clever in my opinion, you don't get out of the car at all! They are a little backed up on weekends, so expect to sit in that line for at least 15-20 minutes most likely. Cut them some slack though, they're trying! SALSA. Get extras! This stuff was like crack salsa. SOOOOO GOOD. And has a nice kick to it too! read more

Velasco's Mexican Restaurant - #10 Three Tacos with Beans and Rice - Mexican Near Me - Prather, California

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It smelled like pee in the restaurant. I ordered ground beef enchiladas and asked to make sure there were no onions. Husband ordered 2 enchiladas and a taco. He asked for everything shredded beef. My meal came out first, covered in onions. I didn't want to waste food so I scraped off the onions (which also scraped off the cheese and sauce). I started eating slow so we could eat together. Husband's meal came out about 5 minutes later. All his items were ground beef so he sent his order back. I finished my entire meal and he was still waiting for his. Staff were apologetic and nice but we were not happy with the food and won't go back. I thought at least they would discount the meal. They didn't. read more

Food is delicious, service is quick and if makes me feel Ike I'm in a Mexican restaurant

Great food. Friendly staff. Fair prices. Our go- to Mexican food restaurant when we head up the hill to a CHIEFTAIN basketball game.

Delicious fajitas and chicken burritos. Staff is super friendly and helpful. Family owned and operated.

Stopped at Velasco's for breakfast on the way to Shaver lake. We were greeted and seated as soon as we walked in. Chips and Salsa were brought to the table as well as our drinks. The food was amazing and the service is excellent. If you want a great meal with excellent service and where the staff appreciates their customers then this is the place. We will definitely be coming back. read more

Awful. I've given them a chance twice since pandemic reopening. The food is awful and the service is even worse! My husband and I eat out a LOT and the worst service I've ever had was the last two times I was at Velasco's. It makes me so sad because we really used to enjoy it here. I'm hoping some good food opens up on our mountain soon. read more

Chimichanga w chili verde is always a sure win! Another favorite of ours is their breakfast burritos. Since the COVID thing hit they opened their drive through and I hope they always keep that open! It makes grab and go with kiddos in the car so much easier. Last but certainly not least, THEY HAVE THE BEST ICE. If ice is as important to you as it is to me... this is the place! read more

Velasco's Mexican Restaurant - Chimichanga with chili verde - Mexican Near Me - Prather, California

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Good food, fast & friendly service! Reasonably priced! Who needs a fancy restaurant !! The staff here are hard workers . Thank you

Three stars because the waitresses were friendly and the food arrived quickly... (Maybe too quick...Freshness?)... Three stars also for consistency... I ate there two days in a row, and on both days the beans were little more than a murky puddled of water, and if it wasn't for the rice being there to soak up that water, I would have needed to use the straw that came with my milk to eat those beans... That reminds me. The first time I got milk served to me in a plastic glass, and the second time it came in a (handled) mason jar. The plastic glass appeared to be a larger serving, but it's difficult to say. However, for $3, they should have given me the choice on how I wanted my milk... And Carson I. is correct, it's definitely 'White people Mexican food'... read more

super good food that came out in a timely manner. staff were awesome and very friendly!! very cute and comfortable vibe:) read more

Velasco's Mexican Restaurant - my finished plate - Mexican Near Me - Prather, California