Reviews El Farolito Jr

My all time favorite place to grab some great tacos because not too many restaurants have great tacos and this place has been around for as long as I can remember. This time I went in and ordered to go. I placed my order and went to the taco guy on the other side so I could get my order from him. Everyone is friendly. The service is great, front parking a little small but they also have some parking in the back. They do have an outside patio. Inside the location it's clean and they're salsa area is always clean and full as in they have everything for your tacos; cilantro and onion each on their own containers and not mixed like in many places, limes, radishes, and three kinds of salsa. They do have other dishes on their menu, my parents enjoy their tortilla soup. Oh let me tell you they have a margarita flight as well. So if you're around stop by, they're off the 91 freeway.

Best real Mexican food I've had in a long time great and friendly service, home made chips, highly recommend this place ,tis feed 3 of us

First time here, decided I wanted to come here as a treat after surgery (you know how you can't eat before a surgery after usually like midnight the night before) I had seen this place on the map while just looking at the route I had to take to get to a plant sale I went to a few days earlier, looked it up and it seemed to have good reviews and the pictures of the food along with the reviews looked really good 😍. So we came here and it was surprisingly empty, the waitress said it was weird they're normally super busy around that time- we were the only people there- but she made jokes about it and she was super nice and helpful and since we were the only ones there at the time she just sat with us, didn't walk away, waited until we were ready, answered any questions we had. I was so hungry and the food looked so good that I forgot to take any pictures before I started eating, but I can assure you it doesn't even matter how good it looked, it was delicious. I had a 2 chile relleno plate, my dad I think had two tacos. Our friend had one taco. All plates came with rice and beans. Now, I'm not normally a bean person. At restaurants, I'll usually try the beans but more often than not I'll just eat my rice and leave most of the beans. El Farolito has the best refried beans I have ever had. I don't even like when my dad makes beans (Don't tell him) but I could literally just order a plate of rice and beans and some chips and be happy, that's how good they are. In addition to the good food, they have a self serve salsa station, so they have their salsas there as well as cilantro, diced onion, and lime, which is really nice to not have to ask for at a sit down Mexican restaurant, that way you can choose which salsas you want and what and how much garnishings you need etc. More people came into the restaurant as we ate, so maybe we were just a bit early to the lunch rush, who knows 😉? Either way, I definitely reccomend. If you've eaten at Mexicasa before, they're definitely more pricey than they are but the food reminds me of their menu. RIP Mexicasa, shuttered by covid, yet to return.... eat at El Farolito Jr. to fill the void! Makes a great comfort food option too 😋

Very good food very nice waitress family atmosphere

Great place in regards to food and service. The place itself looks a bit run down and seemed more like a club setting. There was an empty DJ booth and plenty of seating. At the bar, it was full, lots of “Tio’s” watching the Mexico game. Other than that, the location is great, plenty of parking. It’s very easy to miss. Food wise, this place is good! It’s chips are served with beans and cheese instead of salsa, and we couldn’t stop licking our fingers soooo good, didn’t even miss the salsa. Haven’t seen beans and chips in a while like this. We ordered Chile Relleno plate, Asada Nachos, and an Asada Quesadilla plate. These are large portions for the untrained Mexican, otherwise it’s just another plate from home. Overall the food was delicious, the service seemed slow but I take into account that everything must be made fresh. We would drive out of our way to eat here BUT if we’re in the area wanting Mexican food it’s our #1 pick.

Had the carne asada burrito, it was good. For that price it was great. The food is decently priced and the beers are still below $5 which is a plus. The house salsas had excellent flavor and this place is one of the few that still offers chips and salsa while you wait for your food. I do have to admit that the best part of my dinner was the Flan. The flan alone is worth the visit, its delicious and personaly made by the grandma of the owner. If you visit, you gotta get the Flan.