Otaez Mexican Restaurant
Otaez Mexican Restaurant
Enchiladas Rojas Plate - Very tasty
Fall 2021 Party of 3
Delicious
Chilaquiles Mexicanos
Side of Rice and Beans - YUM!!
Chicken enchiladas with red sauce, kinda skimped on the cheese on this order. Still satisfied though.
Queso Fundido con Chorizo
Machaca and Huevos Con Nopales
Whole fried Red Snapper plate
Chilaquiles Rojos -- DECENT. Last time I had them they were PHENOMENAL :/
Colorful chairs
Tortilla chips
Carne asada taco
Chips and salsa
interior
Tortilla chips
Arm robbery!
Chair decor
Chilaquiles Rojos -- LOVE
Steak nacho
food, nachos
Pork tamal
outside
Alexa W.
Nov 8, 2024
My go-to Mexican place used to be Penca Azul in Alamade for a long time. But after having a kid, the cocktails are not my no. 1 criterium for a good Mexican place anymore. Well...Otaez is very family friendly, always filled with natives and serves a mean Molcajete among other things. Prices are ok, service is always friendly and the ambience is... colorful ;-)Depending on the staff and the guests, the music can be too loud. But it is what it is. A solid Mexican option with nice folks.
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Ty A.
Mar 4, 2025
It's been at least 10 years since I was here last. I'm glad to be back in the bay for all the different foods. The tacos dorado were excellent rice and beans were also good. Be back soon
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Chance M.
Apr 30, 2024
East bay burrito #46Initial taste 5/7Meet 5/7Beans 4/7Cheese 5/7Rice 4/7Salsa 4/7Tortilla 6/7Overall 5/7 rounded up. Pretty big burrito. Couldn't finish it all. Liked the al pastor. Everything was either good or pretty good.
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Martin C.
Nov 4, 2024
Worst customer service ever!!!!! 245pm today, Monday, 11/04/24 I tried calling to let Otaez restaurant know they messed up my order, yesterday, on Dias de los Muertos!!!! The girl kept hanging up on me today when I asked for a manager as she said we are too busy!!! 245pm on a Monday???? Now I have to dispute the transaction as she hung up on me FOUR times!!!!!! Never again! Bad service and wrong order!!!!!!!!!!! Not today Satan!
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Rebecca C.
Jan 6, 2022
Great beans and rice and what tastes like homemade corn tortillas with the queso. I ordered a chile verde super burrito, and it was pretty good. The flour tortilla wasn't my favorite but the fillings were excellent. Huge chunks of tender pork in a spicy green sauce, yum :) I also got the Queso Fundido con Chorizo because i thought it was a semi-liquid state of melty cheese, but it's actually more of a solid block of melted yummy cheese. It's definitely hard to dip and if it's not keep on heat, it solidifies super fast. Still delicious. Also, everything was ready super fast! I'm looking forward to trying more things on the menu, because they make my favorite base of all dishes: beans and rice, just perfect.
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Sophia S.
Oct 31, 2021
My friend and I wanted to take place in the Fruitvale Restaurant Week and try some specials. 16 restaurants were participating and we landed here. The specials included Pozole, Menudo and Birria. We opted to try the whole fried Red snapper instead though. The fish was deep fried and served with limes, refried beans, rice and salad. We also had chips salsa and guacamole. The fish was good - not seasoned but we added the lime juice and salsa to the perfect tortillas they served and it was delicious! The guacamole was just ok. No flavor really - but very fresh. Our waitress was so awesome. She was friendly and accommodating. The beers were cold too! Lots of activity outside - but plenty of parking in front. And once inside it's super clean and spacious. Try this place out! The menu is vast and food is fresh and good.
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Debbie R.
Feb 15, 2025
My husband and I went to the website for Otaez Mexican Restaurant, found the Alameda, CA location (where we use to live and had visited this restaurant many times in the past). My husband made a reservation for Valentine's Day 2025, using the phone number provided on the site. Once we had traveled 45 minutes from San Rafael, CA (where we live and work now) we found the name had changed on the building to Ceron. But, once we stepped into the old Alameda location, we found that it was not only the name that had changed but the restaurant itself. I guess you would classify it now as American, French & Italian cuisine. BUT NO MEXICAN FOOD!! Otaez is only at one location now - Oakland, CA. We would greatly appreciate it if Otaez and Ceron straightened out the telephone number and address issues, as we just wasted our time and money trying to have a nice Mexican dinner for this Valentine's Day.
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Dan R.
Aug 28, 2024
Everyone is nice, I like this place, I've been three times in the last week, they have the best chicken enchiladas in the Fruitvale district, if not all of Oakland! The enchilada plate comes with two but you can order another Al La cart, trust me you'll want three, they are that good. Their rice is full of flavor, just like the refried beans. The flautas are also tasty. You can order on the phone, online, or at the counter for to go.
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Leonor G.
Jul 6, 2024
Today, I was reminded why I consider Otaez to be one of the best if not the best Mexican restaurant in Oakland. Generally my go-to dish is enchiladas verdes. I was going to try a variation on that theme and order.Chilaquiles Verdes when the Chilaquiles Mexicanos caught my eye. They sounded just like my mom used to make! They did not disappoint! The authenticity of the sauce and the use of Cotija cheese make this now one of my favorite dishes! I should tell you that it's a little spicy and the onions are raw. If you're into that sort of thing, you'll love this dish too! Lastly, I tend to judge a Mexican restaurant by their beans and rice because if they can't manage these basics dishe, it's not worth the visit. The beans and rice are excellent! PS: this was not my first visit here. I've actually been here many times before, but it had been a while. Service is great too.! I'll definitely be back soon!
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Steven C.
Aug 18, 2024
This is the real pueblo Mexico experience. Food is usually great, but not consistent. Service is usually good, but not consistent. Look around, and you can see it's mostly people from Mexico and central america dining there. Brush up on your Spanish, because lots of the servers speak no English. It's the real experience. If you are looking for something else, try chipotle. We love the food, and the place -always with tempered expectations.
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