Kalaka Berkeley

Chicken tinga mole enchiladas was delicious. The rice side was delicious. I really recommend this restaurant.

I had a craving for Mexican food and came across Kalaka on Yelp. I was excited to try a newish Mexican restaurant in the neighborhood The service was good and the staff was friendly, especially when dealing with a customer that was somewhat extra if you will.My partner had the sopes with chicken tinga, which was really solid. We both had horchatas which were good. I had the chile relleno and this is where things fell apart, not sure why it tasted like a spicy donut, but it did. The staff offered me some green chili to put on top, as if this is not an uncommon complaint. It helped, but was still pretty terrible and borderline nauseating. I would encourage the owners to take another look at this dish, the person next to us sent back the same dish as well.

The ambience is really cute. The service could've been a little better but seemed like they were understaffed. Now the food let's get to the food. The bucket of steak nachos were bomb. The birria fries were bomb as well. The ceviche could use a little more flavor didn't really like it much. Barbacoa tacos were good.

Nice outdoor patio that is Dog friendly. Great service and the Margaritas are nummy! Service was great and friendly. First time here but won't be the last. They also have Dobel Tequila. If you haven't tried it, you should.

Great place, ate outside the weather was perfect. Will return another time. Nachos big enough for two.

An astounding Mexican food place. The maiz was a wonderful appetizer and the tacos would bring me back again and again. Unfortunately their Mexican salad could have used a bit more ingredientes for the price, a bummer but when adding the beef, everything aligned. Our waited was quick and educated and all of their seating looked perfect.

So glad we found this place for Happy Hour! They have an awesome selection of margaritas, perfect to pair with tacos on a Tuesday. The Coco-jalapeño margarita was incredibly unique and tasty. We also ordered the Al Pastor wings. Wished they were more crispy, but the flavors were bomb. Came with a pineapple salsa and creamy dipping sauce. Will definitely be returning. Thanks for a great meal!

Wow!!! So great in every way! Unfortunately, I remembered to leave the review after we ate all of our food so there's no photos that I can post. We had the Mexican street corn, the deconstructed, guacamole, and the tacos, both shrimp and Carne. Holy mackeral! Flavor explosion!! Marissa was a spectacular server, attentive and friendly. Guacamole was DElightful! Could not have been better!!!!

We went on Friday for a birthday and we had the upstairs area to ourself which was nice. Our servers were great and they even brought out a flaming ice cream thing for the dessert which was very nice. However, the food was disappointing. I did have a bite of a birria taco which was great, but everything else was sub par. We started off with the "deconstructed" guacamole. I don't understand it. Why am I paying $17 to make my own guac? I had the carnitas taco and shrimp taco. The taco shell itself was too thin and both split while I was eating them. The tacos were overstuffed for how tiny the tortilla was. The carnitas was SO oily it was dripping and kinda gross to eat. The shrimp taco had okay flavor, but it was literally falling apart while I was eating it that it was such a mess. My husband had the mole enchiladas and they were spicy as all get out. My friend got the mocajete and said it wasn't very good. Someone got the fish taco and she said it was soggy and gross. I got the margarita flight and there was nothing special about it. For a Mexican place - this place missed the mark.

Lovely outside patio and nice indoor ambiance. Service was very good. Enjoyed the green chili queso but it was a bit salty. Street tacos were good but not amazing. Seemed a bit pricey.