El Michoacano

I was introduced to tortas at this restaurant in the 1980's? They were amazing. We moved. I've since tried hundreds of tortas across the region, country and internationally. Just came back after 30 years - the place looks different outside but the same inside - but these remain the perfect tortas. Softest bread with perfect crunch, plenty of mayo (extra fatty?), great meats (carnitas and adobada), and the proper balance of vegis) = the perfect and best torta still!

tl;dr: El Michoacan is an overrated Mexi-CAN'T restaurant.I probably have tacos once a week, and in my opinion, El Michoacan has to be one of the worst Mexican restaurants I've been to in a long time. It's one of the few restaurants where I ended up throwing away my food. Meh. Meh-xi-Can't.First of all, the design and feng shui of this place is all out of whack. When you enter via the main entrance, you face the kitchen. Then you have to make a decision whether to go left or right. I went right and it was the wrong choice because the ordering area is to the left. Having a restaurant split into two is definitely weird and very unwelcoming. I looked at the menu and noticed that the tacos were sold in pairs, two for $5. So, I ordered two carne asada tacos and two carnitas tacos. I added a piña Jarritos and the meal was $12.25. The unhappy looking lady working here brought out some chips and two sauce containers for me to get some salsa. The chips were stale. Look, I know they are free, but can you at least serve some fresh chips or serve none at all? The salsa was pathetic. The pico de gallo was sour and the salsa verde had no real flavor. You know it's bad when you start thinking Pace Picante or Chipotle makes better salsas. When the tacos came out, they looked promising. But I noticed that they were really oily. Too much lard in my opinion and the cut of the meat looked like lower grade beef and pork because both the carne asada and carnitas had way too much fat. And, there was hardly any onion or cilantro on my tacos. Also, the carnitas tacos were topped with avocado and canned carrots. Very strange. When I bit into them, I knew why. They were masking the overpowering porkiness of the carnitas. I made the mistake of blindly trusting the Yelp rating. With so many better Mexican restaurants in Sacramento, I cannot recommend this place. 1-Star, Eek! Methinks not.

Tortas de carne asada are awesome! The food is great but what tops it off even more is the customer service. The people there treat you like your family. What makes this place is incredible how the owner comes out to you and has a conversation making you feel comfortable and then he genuinely invites you back for dinner ( kind of like your uncle talking to you at the dinner table and when you leave he invites you back for dinner).

I thought I wasn't hungry, but this all changed when my mom brought me to El Michoacano. This is one of those places you really can't judge from the outside. It's located in a small, run-down strip mall. It looks like it's in the process of being remodeled, so it really looks horrible from the outside right now, but I have hope that it'll be nice once it's all done. We went on a Saturday, about 1:00 p.m. and the place was pretty empty, except for the two ladies working there.My mom and I had:-Chips and salsa (free): These chips are pretty generic, but the salsas are really great. There was a green salsa, red salsa, and pico. The pico was nice and spicy and very fresh tasting. The green salsa was good too. The red salsa was my favorite. It had a very nice deep flavor to it, and as I was leaving, I saw someone order a tub-full of the red salsa. -Adobado (marinated pork) taco ($1.89): A small street taco filled with plenty of flavorful pork, lettuce, onion, and a bit of cilantro. The adobado was absolutely delicious. Since these tacos come with two tortillas per taco, my mom and I just each took one tortilla and split the meat up to make two smaller tacos. Delicious!-Adobado (marinated pork) burrito ($3.89): This burrito is my ideal burrito. It isn't filled with rice or beans or random fillers. It's filled with pork, lettuce, and onion. The tortilla is nice and thin, while still holding in all of the ingredients. Also, the tortilla is great because it has a nice crisp grill to it. These items were both made right when we ordered them and came out nice and hot. -Horchata (about $2): I don't really care for horchata, but my mom likes it and she said that it was pretty good, as usual.We also ordered an adobado torta (about $5.49) to-go. It was ready in about 5 minutes. The torta was made with a dense bread, lettuce, tomato, avocado, and pork. They also included a jalepeno pepper on the side. My sister had the torta and she said that it was pretty good, but that there was too much bread.Overall, the food tasted pretty good; some items are better than others. It is pretty out-of-the-way for me to visit this restaurant, but it's a good option for those in the area. Hopefully after the re-model, the place will be more presentable on the outside.Notes:-The ladies working there on the weekends only speak Spanish.-The strip mall has their own parking lot.-Try the adobado!

YOU WANT REAL MEXICAN FOOD!You need to update your google translate because not much english on the menu.The food here is so good it is incredible.

Chicken torta, was really good, the chicken wasn't dry and it had good flavor. The bread was crispy and overall was all delicious. The red salsa was better than the green, the horchata was a little watered down however, my mom enjoyed her menus and tacos de lengua, and my dad said his carnita torta was good also but could use a little more guac and seasoning. Overall good place, environment, and food.

Pay $44 for 2 small pates also the lady is really bad customer service the owner just walking around and taking with not respect customers you have to ask for everything because the forget your order not coming back. La comida carísima y corriente el lugar cochino el dueño un mal ablando And they give you the plastic plate I feel like I was eating on a trailer and not on a restaurant Bathroom are disgustingBad fo

My family was really caving some menudo and saw that El Michoacáno serves it on the weekends so we decided to order some and we weren't disappointed. They included handmade corn tortillas, onions, lime, and chilis. We'll be back again!

Tortas are delicious here! Nothing fancy, simple yet very good! Call ahead as they can take some time to make.

Exceptional service. First time here. Lots of options. My husband and I chose the Gorditas de Asada and the 3 Michoacanos. Everything was made from scratch including the tortillas and gorditas. We were so happy! And what made our visit even more special was having the owner Juan Miranda Avila stop by our table to introduce himself. Kind gentleman. Some his history and how he got started is painted on a mural in the restaurant.I highly recommend this place.