Rachael's Mexican Food

This Mexican eatery offers great value for the price! I had the one-item combo with a carnitas taco, rice, beans, chips, and all-you-can-eat salsa for just $11--such a huge portion and way more affordable than my morning coffee and pastry. The food tasted good, but the service was slower than usual, which was a bit frustrating. That said, I'll definitely come back to try other items. I've heard great things about their California Burrito and can't wait to give it a shot!

Got the fiesta salad w/ no cheese for $11. Good prices for this area, perfectly-sized lunch portions, and the staff here is really friendly. Solid option for quick, easy lunch for all the office employees around this part of Lake Forest.

We drive by this location every week and have noticed the sign for Rachael's at the intersection, but we have never tried this place till now. With all the high praises for this place, we finally thought we'd try it out. Located in an office park, this casual little Mexican restaurant clearly caters to the nearby businesses during the early morning and lunch hours during the work week till 2.30pm, and is closed on weekends.What I really like about this place is that the staff working here are very nice and friendly, and from what I noticed whilst dining here, everyone is working in the area and is treated like a family member or friend as most guests were greeted on a first name basis.... and not just a number. The menu is quite extensive with many delicious looking Mexican breakfast and lunch options..... many of our favorites too, so we were pretty excited, but had difficulty deciding what to order. Luckily, we were still early, and the place was still very quiet, with no one waiting behind us. After some consideration and help from t the nice lady behind the counter, I ordered the California burrito with shredded chicken for myself, and my wife ordered the Chicken Fajita with corn tortillas.... and side of chips...... various salsa sauces are available at the little salsa bar. So, I really liked my burrito as it was hot and fresh, and the shredded chicken was very tender. The tortilla was just perfect.... nice and thin and didn't break when I held anc but into it. The filling was also quite generous and went great with any one of three salsa sauces.My wife's chicken fajita was a different story. While the corn tortilla was very hot, fresh, and delicious, and the sides of beans, rice, and chicken and veggies were of good taste and portion, the chicken was just way way too salty!!! It was so salty that my wife took one bite and she couldn't eat it anymore. I had several pieces before Itoo decided that it was way too salty, and sadly, we couldn't eat any more of it. The chicken was so salty that we found ourselves drinking tons of water all day, and my blood pressure shot thru the roof the next morning. I guess for those who are not as diet sensitive as us, this place is a good place for some nice, quick, Mexican food. Unfortunately, this place is not really for us, so we likely won't be back.

Best shrimp tacos because these shrimp are HUGE. It's like heaven, basically. The steak enchiladas always hit the spot & have a great sauce to cheese to protein ratio! Casual restaurant located around the business plazas. Great service!

Came over to try this place after reading some good reviews but did not live up to the raves. Salty much?

This place is delicious! I WISH they had different hours so I could come more often! Best crispy tacos in Orange County. Their habanero sauce is to die for. Their burritos and tortillas are beyond amazing. Even their breakfast is to die for. One of my favorite places to go to if I can Mon-Fri before 2pm (I believe). I would recommend this place to have more days and better hours to increase their business and even catering. It's THAT good. At least go on DoorDash or something so I can have better access!

Just picked up a catering order - 25 breakfast burritos at 7:30 AM and they handled it like absolute pros (because they are!). Really impressed. Good prices, solid breakfast burritos, great salsas, and they give chips with the burritos too!Everything was packaged up very nicely, they were just about ready to go when I got there so it made the timing perfect. No old, cold burritos nor did I have to sit there for a while waiting for them.Service was great. Will be back for catering and for lunch too, the rest of the menu looks great!

Ok this little hidden gem is located off Alton and Irvine blvd! It's in the same plaza as Blue Bird hummingbird coffee, to the left of it. Rachel's serves big portions and has an assortment of Mexican dishes, the ladies in there are so quick and nice and the cook is the GOAT with his ability to spruce up some meals for all the hungry business people in the vicinity. There are times when the inside is empty and you can sit but it does get busy, luckily there are tables outside as well, so the vibe is great for dining there. Plenty of parking

They have everything fresh.Salsas are great with chips.The only thing I really don't enjoy there is Rachael's fries.But the rest foods are the best

Great food Cali burrito is my favorite here very great service! On my 3rd day this week !