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| - I agree with the other reviews here, the store is one of the cleanest I've seen, certainly cleaner than the Albertsons, Vons and Smiths by my house. The produce is great, fresher and much more reasonably priced. The other stores can't compete on the freshness of tortillas, since they don't make them. In general it's a great store, with great pricing.
That being said, I want to review the cocina (kitchen) in the store, i.e. restaurant. I've have eaten there a half dozen times. I normally get the chili relleno plate, I have also had the tacos and a burrito there. Every time the food has been great, better than most stand alone Mexican restaurants in town. Everything is fresh.
I have Yelped several Mexican restaurants recently, many not that good. While having lunch at Cardenas yesterday, I realized I never Yelped them, so I wanted to correct that.
You place your order and go sit down. Now this is where it deviates at times. Most of the time they call your number, you acknowledge it and they bring it to the table. Yesterday, they didn't have anyone delivering it, so when they called the number you go to the pickup counter and get it. I don't know if that was an aberration, or a change in policy. Makes no difference to me, it might to you.
I had the chili relleno plate, large chili relleno, beans, rice, lettuce, tomato and choice of tortillas, corn or flour. As it happened, it was their weekly special, $5.99. It was good and filling, and how can you beat that price.
The place is busy, the parking lot is always full, but I've never had to wait for a place to sit or long for the food.
If you want good food for a reasonable price give them a try.
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