La Esquinita

5400 College Ave, Oakland
(341) 441-4052

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Ambrocio Espinoza

It is not a Mexican food not even taste like Mexican food and doesn’t look like Mexican food not because has salsa and cilantro make it Mexican

Molly Rebel

Very chill and delicious spot for any day. Tacos are piled high with well seasoned fillings, plantains are cut like fries for easy eats, and the horchata is delish. And outdoor seating for nice days 🔆

John L

Amazing bites! Tried the mushroom taco and the al pastor taco both 5/5!

Brian VanderMey

I asked if they had carnitas because I didn’t see it on the menu. They said yes so I got a carnitas burrito. That meat must have been in the back of the fridge. It tasted slightly off but I ate it like an idiot. Food poisoning.

Bob Wright

Not too sure which Mexican restaurants.or taquerias that people who live in rock ridge get to , but folks, you gotta get out more. If you don't want to go to east Oakland, there are a bunch of good places in Hayward. This decidedly NOT one of them. I ordered three tacos. One chicken, one fried fish, one Al pastor. The only edible one was the Al.pastor, as the tortilla was steamed. The other two, especially the chicken, BLECH. The tortilla, blue corn, tasted like cardboard. My wife had a.limp and uninteresting quesadilla.

There are so many good Mexican joints in Oakland....even above 580. Check out Rico Rico. It's excellent. Zamorano on east 14th is a good family business. Only good thing-salsa was tasty and fresh. Good zip to both green and red.

Don't go here.

Angela Romero

Love this taqueria! The flavor is so good. Burritos are huge.

Alex Lambert

I’ve eaten in and ordered from here a few times now. Unfortunately the food is quite mid. The theme through out the tacos, burritos, and even guacamole is bland.

Everything lacks spices, herbs, and acid. I usually douse everything I get from here with lime, salsa, or hot sauce just to get more flavor out of the meal. Maybe the answer is their wet burritos for extra flavor, but you’d assume the meat would be where the flavor is at as it’s the key ingredient in every dish and easy to marinate.

Also, I’d stick to pork or chicken as the carne asada was mostly minced up undesirable cuts of unchewable grizzle.

The interior can be cold in the winter and leaves much to be desired. But the service is kind and quick with togo orders.

Tip: they have more menu options than listed on the online ordering site and everything is cheaper if you order over the phone.

Jesus Moran

Super chill corner spot with amazing food!
The red chilaquiles were flavorful and crispy, one of the best in the area!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Matt P

Fish tacos are great

David Moreno

Atmosphere they put the music very loud. Terrible service because they make me wait 30 minutes for two colored seed cookies. There never is. They only show one in the display case on the plate and it is from the day before. And it always arrived in two or 3 units and there is never any and it makes me wait for them to be put in the oven or prepared. And they have made me go and come back twice and nothing they are

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Steph

Top tier chips & guacamole. But two small burritos (labeled incorrectly) two watered down drinks and small quesadilla-60$ bucks ?

The Burrito Shop?down the street.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 4

Britt Allen

A little pricey, paid $22 for a juice and a burrito, but the burrito was delicious and juicy and the chips and guac that my friend got were also delicious! perfect amount of salt and crunch on the chips. :)

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Brad Hubbard

Rediculous delicious tacos. Get the mushroom and goat cheese and the chorizo vampiro. You won't be sad.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

William Card

Love this place, the food is fantastic, very much a taqueria. The Cameron’s taco are fantastic. Everyone that works there are really friendly, you can tell they like it there because it is the same faces.

They moved in and painted the place bright pink. They replaced another favorite that was not able to survive COVID.

If you get take out, check you got your chips, they love to leave those out of your bag. 5 stars if not for the many bags of missing chips.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Susana Renaud

This is very delicious Mexican food. Clean and they have dishes for all palates.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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