Steak Picado Burrito
El Mariachi Grill

El Mariachi Grill

15627 Ventura Blvd, Encino, CA 91436, USA, Los Angeles, United States

Grill • Cheese • Mexican • Spanish


"EL MARIACHI MEXICAN GRILL is expansive, with a large, heated, tent-covered patio. Inside and outside, this sports centric eatery has enough big-screen televisions to support an appliance shop. The restaurant is homage to old Mexico, complete with ridingsaddles resting on the crossbeams in the main dining area. Corn chips, bean-cheese dip and vegan salsa are provided at eachtable. The menu is populated with familiar Mexican dishes. Our server, Orquidea, who has been with the restaurant for fiveyears, described the ingredients of the many dishes on the menu. For example, the black beans are vegan, containing no animalproducts, however the rice is prepared with chicken broth. She pointed out that Chef Roberto and his staff will do everythingpossible to match special dietary requirements. I ordered an off-menu, vegan burrito. It arrived in a few minutes. Theapproximately footlong burrito was, give or take, three inches in diameter. In other words, it was huge. The oversized tortillaencased gently stir-fried vegetables with black beans. It arrived toasted and lightly sauced. It was muy bueno. The elevenyear old restaurant lives up to its name, by providing live Mariachi¹ music on the weekends. El Mariachi offers lots ofspecial offers. Here are a few: On Sunday 's all you can drink Mimosas. Half off on Mondays on everything butalcohol. Everyday, Mexican meals are cooked to order on a BeniPaisa; a Benihana style grill. The restaurant and bathrooms areADA compatible. At lunch and dinner low-cost valet parking is required. There is little nearby street parking. Online ortelephone orders are accepted for pickup or delivery by DoorDash. ¹ Mariachi is thought to have derived from the French wordmariage marriage . The joyful sound first became popular entertainment in the 1860s. Google"

Garduno's

Garduno's

14604 Pacific Ave, Baldwin Park I-91706-5333, United States

Tacos • Mexican • American • Desserts


"Finally! A great Vegan Mexican Food joint! I was able to see someone post on social media, and decided to drive out to give it a try! They had a huge selection for their Vegan menu! Best of all was that also had other selections as well! I want to apologize at first because the pictures I took of the food was after I plated them from a togo order, just to be a little safer from the COVID 19 craziness. I’ll make sure to take better photos next time! Food Cauliflower Taco Jackfruit Taco my wife was the one that got these, I tried a bite, and thought they were pretty nice but definitely spicy. I don’t know if there will be an option to get no spicy next time. I enjoyed it at least. Al Pastor Taco this was pretty good, well marinated and cooked, but I believe this may not be the same pastor you may expect from like a taco truck. Still pretty good. Vegan Fries this was quite good, we ended up getting half jackfruit and half cauliflower, but I believe next time we would just go w the cauliflower for more texture. Vegan Quesadilla this was by far one of my kids and our favorite dish. Had the nice little crunchy texture on the outside but loaded on the inside with vegan cheese. Everyone should give this a try. Again I’m glad we were able to try this place. There were even markers for people to stand, and everyone kept their distance with masks. Will be back, and will be aiming for those Nachos! Until next time !"

Jovi's Diner

Jovi's Diner

123 N E St, 92401, San Bernardino, United States

Steak • Diners • Mexican • American


"I 've been here a couple times, and I plan to go back. On my most recent visit (Thursday, 1/11), I discovered that you can order a Chili Verde omelette and choose Biscuits and Gravy as a side... and being a So Cal native with Southern roots, I naturally tried combining them in their warm flour tortillas (not handmade, I don 't think, but still very high quality). The result? *Legendary*: the Verde is actually surprisingly spicy, and benefits from the buttermilk notes of the gravy (which is a unique hybrid between white and brown, including delicious sausage crumbles that punctuate the experience as little flavor bombs, lol). The biscuits are exactly the consistency you want, being crispy on the outside and oh so malleably doughy at the core, which elevates the tortilla considerably in the mix. Every wall of the place is decorated with local kitsch (road signs and posters galore, including easter eggs for those who know San Bernardino well), and it pulls off the postmodern '50s diner vibe with aplomb, despite the slight uncertainty you might feel in terms of where to actually go when you 're ready to pay the bill (pro tip: just head to the register), and you definitely get the sense that it 's a family owned establishment that intends to be there for a long time, as I hope it does. Shout out to the service, too it wasn 't particularly busy, but the kitchen and front end staff worked extremely well together in order to provide for all the various needs going on (several folks at the bar, three booths (of which I was one), and a to go order being taken care of in the corner) without any lapse in check ins. I only finished half my drink, and when I asked for a to go cup for the rest, she returned with a full cup of fresh soda, along with friendly conversation that made me feel like I 'd been going there for years. tl;dr: Fantastic all around diner, with humble prices and a vast selection of good eats while being provided with the best service this side of Waterman Ave., lol definitely recommend as a destination for both San Bernardino residents and anyone looking for a decent meal."