La Jolla Meat Market

When i used to live in South Gate, this used to be my spot for marinaded Carne Asada meat, aka Ranchera. They had the best pre marinaded meat around.They also had a little deli inside that sold mexican food, but never figured trying it. This past weekend, the girl who cuts my hair down the block recommended this place to me for a good torta.So i actually came in and ordered one. A milanesa torta, $4.60 cant beat that deal. Cooked to order. Plus it was really good. Would definitely go back for another one.

I came here after my dentist appointment because I saw that they had a taqueria... WOW I was so amazed that the food was low priced & very delicious I got two burritos for $5 each... the taqueria lady was super super nice and welcoming I will definitely be going back and I do recommend the food here

My Grandfather is the founder and original owner of this place and there's not a day that goes by that I don't miss being here. If any of you know him his name was Ramon Medrano and so many people in the city still owe him money till this very day because he'd give customers credit when they couldn't afford their groceries

I freakin' the burritos de lengua from here!They are my absolute favorite.So big and filling - not to mention delicious!My family has known the lady and her husband (owners) for years, and the son went to school with me. This spot is kind of divey, a bit of a hole in the wall, but, man is it worth a try! The flautas are my step-dad's fave and you can't go wrong w/the menudo or birria either. Mother loves the nachos and the chicken cuz the lady gets down. The chicken here is cooked to perfection! My brothers love the tacos. But i will always hands-down recommend the burritos They have a variety of drinks and sweet breads as well as other foods to enjoy, but I definitely go here mostly for the burritos cuz they're so bomb! It's half restaurant/half meat market, so you can do some shopping as well as eating. The lady is super sweet and her husband is a bit of a grouch; she makes the food, he runs the register - but the food is great.

My uncle recommended the meat here. I went in on a Friday and bought meat and chicken to cook for my birthday party Saturday. After making all the meat and chicken I realized the chicken was completely bad, because they sold me bad chicken there was not enough food for everyone. I would not go back.

From the outside this place looks like your reg. old corner store, and when you walk in sorry... it looks the same but if you look to your right there is a lil hole in the wall, i dont know the name but they have really good homemade mexican food, were talking costillas de res/puerco en salsa roja. burritos tortas and the best are the nachos with carne asada. Banging!!!!

Great meat, been coming here for a few years. Meat got better, great quality and marinated. Chicken is excellent.

I stand by my older comment that the taqueria section is absolutely delicious and you should definitely go for the quality of their Mexican food alone, as well as the sheer variety they have in the store. Classic liquor store stuff, but other items too. HOWEVER, I recently had an experience that disappointed me greatly. I bought 2 pounds of Carne Asada and discovered that they gave me an entire pound of old nasty carne! Had to settle for a measly one pound of good carne. I refuse to buy from their butcher section again but I'll still eat their taqueria food till the day I die.