Reviews for La Lonchera in Calexico, CA
Good food and service. Counter person is very attentive and patient with customers, and the guisados are delicious. Altogether... good experience, definitely recommend this place. Read more
Sometimes its packed and the food is rushed and it doesn't come out as good as it is when you show up early but prices are good... and overall very tasty Update: they only sell two things tacos and tortas but they’re too often out of tortas. And you couldsay they run out cause they’re so good that would be cool but I’ve been here when they open and they still don’t havetortas. Needless to say they are still worth a visit but for the inconvenience and for the price increase I have to knock offone star but I still like this place a lot. Read more
No gloves went they made the tacos. The lady was server the tacos with out gloves long Acrilyc nails she touch her mask and... nose. Read more
Hours show from 7am to 3pm. Came to order some food and they were opening at 8.30am. It’s either you put a sign outside of the... store of the hour changing or modify hours in google Read more
The best place by far!!! The tacos aguas frescas even the salsas were so delicious. Can’t wait to be back!
This our breakfast tradition, when we leave Mexicali and head home to L.A. county. I cannot say enough of this place. My husband... introduced this place to my parents and myself. We all have our on favorites. It is well worth over eating here. Read more
Upon arriving at this small Mexican eatery, I was surprised to learn that La Lonchera is not a lonchera at all, but a purveyor... of guisados (home-style Mexican stews) in a free-standing building. La Lonchera's food is heavy and hearty, and rather thanbenefiting from the subtle touch of a professional chef, it is infused with the love of an excellent amateur cook (I suspect agrandma) who has thankfully chosen to go pro. The "Chicharrón en Salsa Verde Taco" features a scrumptious rift on the classicpig-skin guisado. The "melt-in-your-mouth" chicharrón is accompanied by chewy morsels of cutelo (chopped pork) in a rusticsauce pervaded by garlic, chiles, and magic. Refried beans are smeared on a beautiful flour tortilla before the stew isdeposited on top. The flour tortilla is most certainly made with lard, and has a thick, tear-resistant texture. This taco weighsmore than a brick. Next I ordered the "Chorizo con Papas Taco," which was a fine taco. The well-seasoned starchy mashedpotatoes were splendid enough, even if I wanted more chorizo. Again, the flour tortilla would make this a good taco regardlessof what is stuffed in it. This didn't change my religion like the chicharrón taco, but I would order again once I ran throughthe rest of the menu. This being one of the better places I've found for tacos in Calexico, I was surprised by some of thenegative feedback I've received about it from locals. The food at La Lonchera is flavorful and far from ordinary, and I'd beexcited to find a place like this in my current hometown of San Diego, nevermind out here in Imperial Valley where there areconsiderably fewer options. Read more
Chile colorado is very good, but employees don’t wear gloves when making tacos. Employee scratched her hair and nose and... didn’t wash her hand. Plus she had acrylic hands, when definitely is a must when preparing tacos. One less customer for thisplace, plus employees are not too kind to customers. Read more