Ama’s Cocina

Food was delicious! Ordered for delivery and it was ready quickly and arrived in good condition. Two cheese enchiladas with rice and beans, bean and cheese burrito, and churros. I will definitely be ordering from here again and learning from my below lessons. What I liked:- Enchiladas were delicious!! The handmade corn tortillas are really good. The cheese is great. They are slightly spicy. - Beans are the best, which is extremely important for me. - Bean and cheese burrito was also delicious What I didn't love:- I put "no onions" in my order request for the enchiladas and it did not have onions. BUT I didn't think to put "no sour cream," which would have been helpful because they are completely covered in sour cream. Had to scrape it off, which inevitably removed the sauce. However, the cheese and handmade tortillas totally made up for that. - Their rice is just okay. I'm picky about my Mexican rice. The moisture was fine but the flavor wasn't there.

Authentic Mexican food made with love. Family owned place with great service, and even better food. The potato rolled tacos are my boyfriend's favorite. Today I wanted to try a bunch of menu items I've never tried before. I asked them which gordita is their favorite and got that one, chicharon prensado gordita, plus a chicken Huarache, and a pambazo.The Pambazo is like a torta, but the telera bread is dipped in a tomato based sauce and grilled, then it's filled with a mixture of chorizo and potatoes, and topped with shredded lettuce and crema. It was really good! The bread was so soft and flavorful from the tomato sauce.The Huarache is kind of like a sope and a tostada had a baby. It's a flat, oval shaped fried masa base that's pretty large, topped with refried beans and your choice of meat, plus shredded lettuce, cheese, crema, and onions. This was my favorite of the three items. The shredded chicken was in a sauce with stewed onions, it was moist and flavorful. The beans were creamy and perfect, and the masa base had a great texture. Less crispy than a tostada, more like a really thick corn tortilla that's still soft in the middle, but crispy on the outside.The gordita was really good and not what I expected when I heard chicharon, but I was really pleasantly surprised by the filling. It was really crispy on the outside and soft inside. A nice, simple, satisfying dish.When I was waiting for my order I saw they have a dessert that has platanos in it. I can't wait to try that next! And of course the churros too.

Cashier was very nice Mulas are super good Cute spot for a quick bite I will definitely be back !

If you're gonna serve tacos the tortilla is such an important part. My corn tortillas were crispier than a chip, harder than a brick and could've sliced your neck! The carne asada had little to no flavor.

Friendly people and really good food. We usually get our burritos from here. Sometimes we sit and eat as well and the service is great.

Came here for the first time tonight because I see it on my way to and from work everyday, and I'm glad I did. Service is friendly and fast, and they have a cool dining area inside if you don't want your food to go. Got the pollo rolled tacos with guacamole, and they were awesome. Also got carne asada fries with carnitas added, and the order was HUGE and loaded with super tasty meat. The fries they use are a bit thicker than some other places, which is good, and they were cooked perfect. I'm stuffed, and still have tons of leftovers. Oh yeah, don't forget the horchata, it's great too.Definitely my new favorite mom and pop Mexican food place. I know I'll be here a lot.

Bravo! I have searched near and far for great tacos and service to match. Just my luck this is the one closes to home. With great prices and a taste to match, Ama's gets my vote for a must eat in El Cajon.

I had a breakfast burrito from this newly opened Mexican eatery in El Cajon. I ordered the ham, egg, cheese and house potato burrito for $8 and some change. The burrito was okay but definitely missed on a few levels. First of all, the burrito came with way to much potato and the potato pieces were way to big. The burrito had so much potato that I could not taste the ham, eggs, nor the cheese which was not even noticeable. Now if this was a potato burrito, then it would of been just right, but the burrito needed more eggs, ham, and a lot more cheese to make it a good breakfast burrito. In addition, they should also consider peeling the skin off the potatoes, unless they are using a red or yellow potatoes and crisp them up a bit!Also, they need to scramble the eggs separately first in a container, then pour them into the mix with the rest of the ingredients on the hot griddle. The eggs were not well scrambled.I did like the way they toasted up the flour tortilla on the burrito nicely on the griddle. I tried both of their hot sauce, the red and the green, and they were both quite good. I favored the red because it had more complex flavors and a touch of heat.

The Carne Asada taco was fantastic. I always pull a piece of meat from the taco to taste it by and it was tender, juicy and seasoned properly. The tortillas are scratch made on the spot with every order, you just can't get any fresher! The other standout was the grilled fish taco with the chipotle sauce. I'm already looking forward to going back! This is a very small place with maybe 6 or 7 tables, the family running it are very nice. Great authentic food served here.

Amazing homemade taco shop. Everything is great here!! The mulitas and pambazo were fantastic! Highly recommend trying.