I was craving some menudo midweek not thinking that I would have any luck finding some as it's a typical weekend dish but to my astonishment this place carried it on a Wednesday. Let me it did not disappoint! It had the unique flavor I was craving and it was delicious! I am definitely coming back to get some more and try a few more of their dishes as I was delightfully impressed. Plus the couple behind the counter was very friendly, courteous and attentive with great service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
patsy gilbreath
The worst menudo. They charged me $18.00 for this distasteful disk. It was from a can. Over charged. Don't go to this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Lisa Perkins
I found this place here on Google and the stars and the reviews sounded great, so we went. I regret it. I’m confused why it’s 4.5 stars. Yes the staff was very nice and accommodating, but I ordered a wet fish burrito and the (breaded) fish was thin and clearly from frozen, not fresh. If I had know it would be from frozen I would definitely have ordered a different protein. The inside was 95% (dry) rice and only 5% beans, I had trouble even tasting beans and it might have helped it be less dry, which was surprising since I got it “wet” style so dryness should not have been any issue. The sauce used to make it wet was fine, a red enchilada sauce, no different than the kind from the can though (you also had a choice of green I haven’t tried). The photo of the patio looks better here than in person. It’s all very hole in the wall, which would have been fine with me if the food tasted excellent or authentic, but it didn’t.
I wanted to make sure to be honest because I would have appreciated a more realistic evaluation before choosing to eat there on my only day in Gardena.
My husband ordered the ceviche and chicken tacos, and he liked his better than I liked mine. He said it was good not great. That's why I rounded this review out with 3 stars.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 5
Maleni Rodriguez
They have great customer service. The food is good and the food is affordable
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jonathan Zapata
I ordered the chilaquiles at El Calentano. I highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
DaylanLA
Very delicious. Crispy taco plate & chilaquiles.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Desayuno Salvadoreño
Kenneth Savage
Very authentic and great food , they carne asada is seasoned and good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Street Tacos, Guacamole
Edwin Valdez
The place has a cute atmosphere, if you know what I mean. The owners are super friendly and the food is very good. Yes, I highly recommend it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Laura Hernandez
Food was decent. Took forever to come out, sons sausage came out raw. Pricey for what we got.
We ordered 2 pork pupusas & 1 cheese. They were all good & delicious. The horchata was mild sweet, flavorful & fresh for this hot summer. The waiter, he was so kind & friendly. Muy bueno.
Parking: Easy parking
Kid-friendliness: Yes
Wheelchair accessibility: Yes
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Queso, Pupusas Harina De Arroz
Robert Martinez
Very good place, I thought my Grandma was cooking back there ? i have to go back to try the Menudo.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chilaquiles Con Huevo
Katherine Spurlock
Authentic food and experience! Friendly staff and excellent flavors
Vegetarian options: Vegetarian options available! Some upon request, others are marked
Parking: Small free lot outside the restaurant
Wheelchair accessibility: All flat and accessible
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Adolfo Posada
Food is really good but the serving is small in some plates, service is good.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
andres monroy
It was so good at 1pm Friday. Not busy at this time.Recommend the molcajete for ranchero.La comida estuvo muy rica!
I was craving some menudo midweek not thinking that I would have any luck finding some as it's a typical weekend dish but to my astonishment this place carried it on a Wednesday. Let me it did not disappoint! It had the unique flavor I was craving and it was delicious! I am definitely coming back to get some more and try a few more of their dishes as I was delightfully impressed. Plus the couple behind the counter was very friendly, courteous and attentive with great service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The worst menudo. They charged me $18.00 for this distasteful disk. It was from a can. Over charged. Don't go to this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I found this place here on Google and the stars and the reviews sounded great, so we went. I regret it. I’m confused why it’s 4.5 stars. Yes the staff was very nice and accommodating, but I ordered a wet fish burrito and the (breaded) fish was thin and clearly from frozen, not fresh. If I had know it would be from frozen I would definitely have ordered a different protein. The inside was 95% (dry) rice and only 5% beans, I had trouble even tasting beans and it might have helped it be less dry, which was surprising since I got it “wet” style so dryness should not have been any issue. The sauce used to make it wet was fine, a red enchilada sauce, no different than the kind from the can though (you also had a choice of green I haven’t tried).
The photo of the patio looks better here than in person. It’s all very hole in the wall, which would have been fine with me if the food tasted excellent or authentic, but it didn’t.
I wanted to make sure to be honest because I would have appreciated a more realistic evaluation before choosing to eat there on my only day in Gardena.
My husband ordered the ceviche and chicken tacos, and he liked his better than I liked mine. He said it was good not great. That's why I rounded this review out with 3 stars.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 5
They have great customer service.
The food is good and the food is affordable
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I ordered the chilaquiles at El Calentano. I highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very delicious. Crispy taco plate & chilaquiles.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Desayuno Salvadoreño
Very authentic and great food , they carne asada is seasoned and good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Street Tacos, Guacamole
The place has a cute atmosphere, if you know what I mean. The owners are super friendly and the food is very good. Yes, I highly recommend it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was decent. Took forever to come out, sons sausage came out raw. Pricey for what we got.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Acceptable, but it is a small portion
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
We ordered 2 pork pupusas & 1 cheese. They were all good & delicious. The horchata was mild sweet, flavorful & fresh for this hot summer.
The waiter, he was so kind & friendly. Muy bueno.
Parking: Easy parking
Kid-friendliness: Yes
Wheelchair accessibility: Yes
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Queso, Pupusas Harina De Arroz
Very good place, I thought my Grandma was cooking back there ? i have to go back to try the Menudo.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chilaquiles Con Huevo
Authentic food and experience! Friendly staff and excellent flavors
Vegetarian options: Vegetarian options available! Some upon request, others are marked
Parking: Small free lot outside the restaurant
Wheelchair accessibility: All flat and accessible
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food is really good but the serving is small in some plates, service is good.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
It was so good at 1pm Friday. Not busy at this time.Recommend the molcajete for ranchero.La comida estuvo muy rica!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chilaquiles Con Huevo
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