Joe Aguilar’s Templo Del Sol

This was our first time here. Staff was very nice. We ordered food to go. My wife ordered a asada burrito and it was the size of a taco bell burrito for $14 and it was salty. I ordered a Asada plate with no pico with flower tortillas . I got plenty of pico and no tortillas with my meal and it was salty to me and I love salt. My meal was the size of a child's plate. Very disappointed spent $45 for a meal and didn't even get full.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 4

Great, house made jamaica. Good service.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

I don't recommend it, I ordered some golden tacos and I didn't think about taking a photo, but they were on a plate that looked like I was taking them so I could prepare them, two hard tortillas in the middle of a white plate with almost nothing inside, I thought about ordering two More now shrimp tacos to fill me up and take away my disgust but to my surprise it looked like a guacamole taco, not only was the tortilla small, but as you can see in the photo they were mini shrimp that looked like they were from the maruchan soup, I would not return there again.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

This is a terrific mom and pop place that is a Riverside staple. Great people. The food is like I would imagine mi Arbeulito in Guadalajara would feed the family at a celebration.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The ambience was nice, a local small restaurant serving decent Mexican food. It was until we received the bill that I thought something was wrong. Family of four with three shots and four margaritas came out to over 160$. Very overpriced for the service.. I love family owned restaurants however I can tell when they are over charging versus the menu. Just be careful going here. Check your bill and fight it. They claim they are working on the menu prices however they do not honor them unless you fight. I would suggest Applebees over this for sure!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Cannot express the explanation mark any more detailed)

Each plate should have been ~17.00 each.

Shots - 10 a pop

Margaritas - expect 16.99

Good luck

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 3

Great food. Nice people. Always consistent

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Salad, Carnitas, Burrito Aguilar

I see this spot everyday..on a whim I took my dad here for dinner while he was in town and him and my kids and I LOVED IT. It's a really cozy place, but the food was delicious and the staff was great, will absolutely be going back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great restaurant. Always good food. Can't wait to come back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Ground Beef Tacos Cheese Enchilada Chile Relleno, Carne Asada Taco, Tortillas, Fish, Taco and Tostada, Salad, Nachos

Fabulous Mexican food made by the Aguilar family! Always Fresh and delicious! Best place to go since 1970!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Carne Asada Taco

Good food at good prices ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I love the food, especially the beans & cheese to dip chips in.It gets really loud when there are a lot of people.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Ground Beef Tacos Cheese Enchilada Chile Relleno

My only go to choice for good Mexican food. Food is always hot and delicious

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Gordita with Meat, Salad

Great food and good service. Loved it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Carne Asada, Albondigas Soup, Tortillas, Gordita with Meat, Salad

I have been going to Templo del Sol since I moved to Riverside about 10 years ago. This is where I go when I'm not in Mexico (which is often) and to me it's just like being in Mexico. I especially like the way they serve Albóndigas soup at the beginning of the meal. I have not been here for a while but the waitress would always remember us and verify that I wanted carnitas and jamaica (my usual). Some reviewers complained that the food is not authentic--well, the cuisine varies in different parts of Mexico so there are differences in the way a dish might be prepared. This is one of the very few restaurants that I actually enjoy giong to in Riverside.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My family and I came here wanting to try a new Mexican restaurant close to home. I was going off the reviews, so my expectations were a little high.My husband ordered the carne asada wet burrito and I ordered the fish plate. The burrito was sad. It only had carne asada inside (my husband doesn't like pico de gallo, so he omitted that from his burrito), sauce and cheese outside, and a small side of guac. No rice or beans in sight. I was under the impression that the fish I ordered was a mojarra frita, but it was just a small filet of fish with a side of rice and beans. No tortillas.The service was bare minimum. We were there for about an hour. Our server came to check on us 3 times during that hour. Never offered to refill our drinks or the chips and salsa.The ambiance was cozy. It looked like the place could hold a max of 50 people.This place wasn't my cup of tea, but I'm glad I tried it.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 3