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| - Basis for my starred ratings (which skews heavily to the food or drink):
1 star: Never again.
2 stars: Poor food, poor experience, extraordinary measures in order for me to come back.
3 stars: Average, nothing really special, nothing particularly bad.
4 stars: Very good, would definitely return.
5 stars: A favorite, one of the best.
Ignore the fact that Guy Fieri showed up here and gave it a thumbs up. The quality of the food here stands on its own and in my opinion, for the best food experience, you go for the restaurant's namesake and stick with the street tacos.
I kind of miss the old hole-in-the-wall feel this place used to have when it was half the size and really ragged around the edges. Not that I dislike the update and the ample seating, but I miss the old mural on the wall too.
Anyway, on to the food. Typically, I only get tacos here. I will say that I've had the enchiladas and chile rellenos here once before. The enchiladas were fine, a 3 out of 5. Nothing special. I was not a fan of the chile rellenos, they were under fried and kind of a soggy mess.
But the tacos redeem this place. They stand up to very good tacos in LA and are a solid example of the great Mexican in the Valley. The lengua, I believe, is the single best meat option there is. Always flavorful, always moist and tender after it's long braising, yet you still get that slight chew from the meat. It is almost perfect. I also have a soft spot for the carnitas. There are better carne asada and al pastor out there, but these iterations are just fine. They keep it simple (onions and cilantro), as they should. Thus, the goodness of the meat really shines. My wife loves the shrimp taco, which I've never had.
The staff is always awesome and I will always come back here so long as the lengua never changes.
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