I'm sitting here three hours after lunch still in a satiated daze with a belly full of carnitas (a special available only on weekends)... To my own detriment, perhaps, I tend to avoid Mexican restaurants that have goofy caricatures wearing sombreros and hoisting a burrito or a margarita as their logo (and what is this thing anyway? A jalapeño? Looks like an avocado...) but this place is the real deal. With apologies to my other favorite west-side Mexican place (Tienda Los Gemelos), I think this place is a little bit better, and definitely has a more extensive menu. Service is always friendly but like a lot of Mexican restaurants don't wait around for your check-- just head up to the register when you are done.
Everybody always comments on the chips and salsa(s) when they rate these kinds of places so here goes-- chips have been hit or miss but today we got a huge basket of warm, crispy chips with nice, fresh, salsa. There was a squeeze bottle of some much hotter salsa on the table that I had with the carnitas.