Mexicali Cocina & Cantina

What's this? A delightful CALIFORNIA TOSTADA salad enjoyed last night at Mexicali Cocina in Studio City. As described on their menu: A crisp flat corn tortilla topped with black beans, Mexicali rice and mixed lettuce tossed with our balsamic vinaigrette dressing. Topped with grilled onions, goat cheese, avocado, and tomatoes. Enjoyed of course with some warm tortilla chips, salsa, and their uniquely special creation, a Watermelon Margatini ™ .Hard to believe they are about to celebrate their 30th anniversary in a city like Los Angeles where restaurants are here today and sadly gone tomorrow. Best wishes to Bernadette, Glen and Allen who have kept this restaurant operating successfully for these many years where food quality and service have never wavered. Hope you continue to thrive in 2025 as one of Studio City's cherished restaurants!

Terrible food! Everything was drowning in cheese. The chicken was unidentifiable and tough as an old boot. Service was good, restaurant pleasant but the food!!! Inedible!I would not recommend this place.

Appalling and arrogant service. Really bad attitude after having overcooked eggs 4 times in 4 separate visits over timeAvoid the inept manager, Quinn. Unapologetic, self-absorbed twit

Yum to the Tum! Had the best crab enchilada and grilled shrimp taco. Was amazing! The beans are also very spicy which were different but good! The chips and salsa were on point and let's not forget the margaritas upgraded to Milagro tequila! Yum

We were welcomed and seated right away. The waitperson was very helpful with helping us with the menu. There are a lot of historical photographs throughout the restaurant. The food was good. We enjoyed the Fajitas. The chips were very yummy.

We came here during the sunset fire in the Hollywood Hills because we had to evacuate both of our homes. We monitored the news from here and had a few cocktails while waiting to see the fate of our neighborhood. Nate served us and was simply wonderful. He did not charge us for two of our drinks and also did not take his tip that was put on the receipt. It's a beautiful restaurant. Very cozy atmosphere and nice TVs for the games. Returned home with my fur babies that were in carriers in in my car and thankfully, our homes were untouched. Prayers out to everybody affected by these horrible fires.

Quinn was incredibly professional and made my favorite cucumber drink perfectly. The food was excellent, and I highly recommend this place!

Such a cute atmosphere and great service!! I ordered the ceviche which came with a side of flour or corn tortillas. The portion size was generous and the fish was very fresh. The ceviche had the perfect amount of citrus. Even took some home for leftovers the next day(: There's a large parking lot behind the restaurant! Will definitely come visit again to try more things on their menu!

Been a while since we've eaten here and seems it's gone downhill. Server was nice but the food was awful. We ordered the guacamole and it was decent... but our entrees were almost inedible. We are not picky eaters... but this food was so poorly made. My taco shell was stale and our enchiladas were stuffed with an excessive amount cheese that was no longer melted and hardened. We could barely find the protein. Maybe we ordered the wrong things... but we won't be coming back unfortunately.

Lovely staff but the food was mediocre at best and we had quite possibly the worst margaritas of our lives