Regular Papa Loka (asada)
Mexican Pizza
Carne Asada Burrito
Melon drink
My salsa selection
A side of grilled onions. Would I get them again? No.
Premium Papa Loka
Tacos
Asada taco
food
Prime Burrito - ribeye
Roasted Anaheim chili pepper with every order
Fresahorchata
Chicken taco
2large AHM carne asada tacos
ribeye Prime Papa Loka
Prime Papa Loka, Ribeye Carne Asada topped with Aguacate with extra cilantro y cebolla on top!
Salsa bar
food
Seating area
Menu
Maricarmen C.
Feb 10, 2025
I was looking for a place for dinner, and knew I had to try it out after reading the reviews. There was a pretty long line when we arrived that just kept getting longer. We ordered a quesadilla with asada, one taco de asada, three tacos arrachera, a side of rice and beans, cebollitas asadas, and an horchata. Everything was delicious, and can definitely see why the reviews are so awesome. We chose to grab our own toppings, but were provided with more in our takeout bag. We waited about half an hour for our food to be ready. Although the wait time is pretty long, and it is extremely packed inside, it is definitely worth it. You can also order only to skip the wait time! There is plenty of parking which is a huge plus, but seating seems to be limited for the amount of people that go. I definitely recommend this place!
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Maritza S.
Feb 24, 2025
The tacos were good, with plenty of meat and a double tortilla. The salsa bar is clean and always stocked, and the salsas are actually spicy. The papa loca is delicious but it was too much for me. Thankfully my husband didn't mind sharing it.The downside is that the restaurant is hectic and you have to fight to get a table after ordering which can be challenging. The parking lot is also crazy so be patient.
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Jacob B.
Feb 18, 2025
A bit late to the hype, today was my first time at any of their locations and overall they have an impressive (but expensive) menu with great flavors that for sure are some of the best i've had in socal. I would check out other locations as well. Food (4/5) - First time in, tried as much as we could handle! Portion sizes were great, food quality showed mostly for the cost. The bad: carne asada didn't have a good char, kinda just had overcooked steak taste. Chorizo was really dry and made it more bitter than the rich/smoky expected taste. The good: The pork belly was PERFECT, juicy and flavorful and so was the chicken! The adobada had a great citrusy/smokey marinade I really enjoyed. The great: got the beef rib premium burrito which was mouth-wateringly great; meat portion was packed and had an amazing savory grilled flavor. I normally could never justify expensive tacos/burritos but id order this one again and again. Service (4/5) - Order at the counter and they bring the food to you. They have a serve yourself bar for salsas and toppings/whatnot and it was clean, full of fresh great flavors and was convenient. Wish they had dedicated pictures or descriptors for certain menu items like the to go kiosk has to save time asking the cashier staff too much - they seem overwhelmed/annoyed at times. (everyone knows what a taco is, i just moreso mean portion size, toppings, etc for unique items) also having a sign display for a "secret menu" was funny to me.Ambiance (3/5) - This location is pretty small! The tables are a bit too close together, the bathrooms are trashed, and parking in this entire plaza is a nightmare. I do think the urban/street art styles is done well/tastefully and has a lot of heart which I can appreciate. Respectfully I'm glad i came at random hours, peak hours this place has to be mad stressful with a packed house and a line down the street.
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DeLayne B.
Feb 10, 2025
We had been here before, but we're hearing so many good things about the taco Tuesday and the lines around the building We decided to give it another shot. Hoping third times a charm.We ordered two of the tacos los cholo's, which are supposed to be Carne Asada served crisp, inside of tortilla with cheese crunch on the outside, unfortunately, they were soggy and super greasy!We also had a chicken burrito with rice and beans plain, which was exactly that plain and dry. The taco Tuesday street tacos were priced higher than advertised and were OK. Doubt will be back at least not on a Tuesday. I was quite disappointed in the taco los cholo tacos because we've had them before once a while back and they were great . You wait in line to put your order in and then you wait in line until they call your number. Take out service was OK not the type of place you would want to dine in though.
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Chris C.
Mar 3, 2025
Top tier tacos in the local area. Feels real. Double tortilla, plenty of meat. I ate 6 tacos but that was on the very filling end, would be happy with 5 next time. Adobada is where its at but all their meat is amazing. Horchata is refreshing. They give a bunch of limes & onion/cilantro, their salsas are freaking good even tho some are spicy. We feasted this night and yapped a lot catching up with old friends. I miss these guys its always a good time with them. We did this last time we were in town too, hoping to make this a regular thing.
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Yesenia A.
Jan 29, 2025
Try their prime and premium cut meat tacos and you will not be disappointed. All pairings like red onions with habanero, onions and cilantro, salsa, etc will be at salsa bar. First time coming to this establishment and ordered their arrachera, cecina, pork belly and rib eye taco. The downside is the long lines and wait for food but food is delicious.
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Daniel D.
Jan 27, 2025
When you walk into this Mexican restaurant, the first thing you smell is tax evasion? All joking aside, the food was good, however, they need to be more forthcoming about their cash vs credit card prices. The listed Taco price was 2.79, however I was charged 2.90 for each taco on my final receipt.I paid cash to get the cash discount, but I didn't realize our total was incorrect until after we had left. Other people note that they're supposed to have itemized the discount at the bottom, but they didn't.Just charge a flat rate for credit card usage otherwise incorporate it into your prices.
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Toni S.
Feb 1, 2025
I've gone to the Anaheim location a handful of times but I went to this location for the first time because the Anaheim parking sucks so bad lol. There was plenty of parking at this location, even if I had to park a bit further. There was a line out the door, no surprise. The inside was packed and the tables were filled with people just like the other location. They didn't have two of the meats that I asked for (beef rib & tripa) but the guy gave me good meat recommendations. I asked if they had micheladas and I guess they're still waiting on their liquor license.What I appreciated so much was that one of the women staff members told my friend that she would find a table for us and one minute later she's waving us down and telling us she found a table. That truly helped reduce the stress of finding a table so that was really nice. She also promptly got her cleaning supplies and cleaned the table for us too. I wish I got her name but she was so sweet, she even checked in on us later on. The food was as good as I remember. I brought my friend who tried it for the first time and loved it. I brought home a pizza that my brother tried for the first time and he said it tasted a lot better than he expected. I will definitely be coming back to this location, just hoping they have the meat that I want next time but honestly all the meat that I've tried has been so good.
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Vivan T.
Jan 27, 2025
The food was delicious but I am still scratching my head about why the prices weren't right.Regular taco price on the menu says $2.79. I read reviews of people advising to pay in cash and I saw the sign at the register that says listed price is cash price--paying credit card incurs 4% charge.I paid the cashier in cash, so why was I still charged $2.90 per taco (and credit card price for everything else?)In looking at a few other people's reviews, there is supposed to be a line item after subtotal to indicate "cash discount" with subtraction from the amount. My receipt didn't have it.
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Luis S.
Feb 13, 2025
FOOD WAS DELICIOSO ! Definitely will come back for more!! Service was fantastic very nice ladies u got working there not to mention very beautiful !!! ....Although leaders should be more respectful with their coworkers I over heard a leader tall with headband demanding her coworker to do her task in a very rude way, that's not a good way to treat your employees ! Please be kind as a manager myself we want to make our employees love their job site !
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