El Puerto Restaurant
El Puerto Restaurant
2.12.24 - Beef Burrito ala carte
wraps, food, burritos and wraps, burrito
Main entrance and signage of the building
Cozy interior
menu 8-27-24
menu 8-27-24
menu 8-27-24
menu 8-27-24
food, tacos
Complimentary chips and salsa
Two enchiladas lunch special with rice and beans - love the flavor and only $12.50
Hair found in my food.
La Chicana Steak
Chicken chimichanga
Chili Rellano
3 item combo taco, tamale, chili relleno
Chicken Taco w/rice and beans
3 item combo
soups and chowder, food, soup, chowder
Crispy chicken taco, cheese enchilada, rice, beans
El Puerto restaurant! yummy!!!
The dining room, as you enter, with the counter, and the window to the kitchen in the rear.
interior
Natanya G.
Dec 5, 2024
We ordered take out. I ordered Coctel De Camarones. So flavorful!! Wow! I was impressed. We also ordered the fajitas. Very tasty. Can't wait to go back and eat inside. Small and cozy! Friendly staff.
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Betty P.
Dec 15, 2024
Talk about a hole in the wall spot with excellent food. My team decided to have an early spur of the moment holiday lunch after working in the office and someone suggested here. We called ahead to see if they could accommodate a party of 7 and they stated their back room was closed but we could come anyways. There was only one server so we tried to make it easy on her. The chips and salsa were so good. The salsa had a kick but it wasn't unbearable. I went with a chicken chimichanga and it wa delicious and fairly priced. Will definitely be back.
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Chuckie D.
Dec 14, 2024
This place super tasty and and very intimate only a handful of booths and tables only a few cooks and a few servers I worked My way across the menu and am a big fan of almost anything...their sauces are good, chips crispy fajitas are hot n sizzley and good portions. Tacos are crispy Shattery nightmares but in the best way possible I live down the street it's too convenient huhw bonus it's delicious and friendly
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Donovan H.
May 8, 2023
1983. That's the year when "Return of the Jedi" was the #1 movie while "Every Breath You Take" was the #1 hit song. It was also the year when "El Puerto Restaurant" was born in the heart of Rancho Cordova. If you're truly looking for nostalgia while taking a time capsule back to the early-80's, this is just the place that is truly a blast to the past. Considering I have been a resident of Sacramento since 2001, it only took me 22 years to check this place out for myself.I arrived here during the afternoon of Saturday 05/06/2023 at around 1:00pm and met here with a bunch of friends for lunch. The inside of this place is as no-frills as you would expect. But back in 1983, it was as cutting-edge as you would find. The dining area has wood-paneled walls complete with wooden chairs complete with the vinyl cushioned seats. Not to mention, a colorful display of sombreros, artwork, and streamers just to liven the place up. There is also a whole other rear dining area on those nights when it can get super busy.The menu itself offers your typical Mexican staple items; tacos, burritos, enchiladas, quesadillas, and fajitas. You will also find some seafood items as well as salads, breakfast (served all day), a kids menu, and even a dessert menu. They also have a small wine and beer selection. I ended up going with a one-item plate while I ended up choosing their chicken taco complete with Mexican rice and refried beans. To wash it down, I chose a Mexican staple, a Horchata. My friends ordered several different items including Chile Rellano, a taco salad, Chorizo, and an enchilada. They also served us complimentary tortilla chips and red salsa. All of our meals rolled out over the course of 10 minutes; fairly quickly as there actually wasn't any other customers dining here except us. As far as my taco... it was just average at-best for me. The taco shell was quite greasy and hard to pick up with my bare hands. Not to mention, there was too much lettuce and only a few small bits of chicken. Furthermore, even with Tapatio, this taco didn't have any real flavor. The rice was your typical flavor (no surprises) while the beans were actually the highlight of this dish; perfectly cooked with the right amount of saltiness and cheese sprinkled on top.All in all, "El Puerto Restaurant" is just okay in my book. Not a great meal but by no means a lousy meal. With so many options in and around the greater Sacramento area, this place will always be a fan favorite of locals that have been coming here for decades. With that said and done, I am giving them just an average three-star Yelp rating.
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Kelsey L.
Oct 6, 2024
Classic, been coming here for years and the food is always delicious. Very calm and it was nice for a casual dinner date!
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Michele O.
Jan 30, 2023
We had lunch at El Puerto today. I had the burrito with red sauce, and my husband had the taco, rice and beans. Portions were good, and the food was satisfying. We each had a wine margarita, which was light and refreshing. The server was friendly and welcoming. We both enjoyed the meal.
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Patrick G.
Apr 25, 2024
I and a handicapped friend, whose wife had died recently, ordered two Steak Chicana dinners to go. He and his wife had eaten there regularly, and he remembered this dish fondly. The meals were listed as $13.25 each online, but when I got there to pick them up I was charged $16.50 each. Oh well, that's OK for a delicious dish. Oops, anything but delicious. The steak chicana was not very tasty at all, and the foam to-go container was not segmented so the chicana juice had flowed into the rice and beans. The result was an expensive and edible, but not very tasty, meal. We won't be ordering here again.
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Pierre K.
Nov 1, 2023
Definitely can't eat here again. I ordered the shredded chicken burrito. . Long story short, the food didn't taste fresh at all. Lacked flavor, I'm going to have to go get something else to eat and give this away to a homeless person.
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Frank F.
Nov 14, 2024
I went back for a 2nd time got takeout, was ok I guess but very messy with all the sauce but it was in a takeout container so not going to say much about that... I went back for a 3rd time and ate in there just recently. I got the tostada grande, the street taco and flan.The tostada grande is probably the smallest taco salad I ever had, like way smaller then the one taco bell used to have and it consisted mostly of lettuce, not much meat mostly beans at the bottom. I did not care much for the seasoning they use on the meat. It is very spicy like burn your mouth spicy just like the salsa. They need to tone down the hotness of there food, patrons can always put some tapatio hot sauce that they supply on the table for the spicyness. The street taco was ok but very small I guess that's why they call it a street taco? The Flan was terrible, it had a curdled milk taste to it. I wont be going back here for awhile if ever which is a shame as I live walking distance to them :(
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Jonathan H.
Nov 6, 2024
amazing food and outstanding service. I would recommend this place to anyone that's in the area
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