El Mexicano

A delightfully quaint restaurant nestled in the mountains. Delicious Mexican food served by incredibly kind staff. Not too far up the mountain to make the trip just for a meal. Will definitely be back soon!

This has absolutely so much history and it shows in the interior and even the exterior. Service was great and opted to sit in the front vip center seating. Lol. Taco salad was fresh and was very filling to the point that I couldn't finish it. I was so close. Got some Chiles toreados and it was superb. Top tier and excellent service. Must visit

What a cool place - Wifey and I took a drive last weekend to try this place out and we weren’t disappointed. Nice people, good food and a cozy atmosphere. We’re definitely going back 😊

A great little mountain stop for delicious food. Had the patio experience. Tacos are great, salsa is on the hot side though. Friendly waitress.

El Mexicano is a little restaurant in the middle of the mountain in Forest falls. The place has a lot to look at pictures and decor and the rustic feel of a cabin. Small and homie. There is no heater, the restaurant is heated by a wood antique heater and it was cold in there. The chips and salsa would have been great if at least the salsa would have been warm. On a cool day like this, it was about 35 degrees outside and maybe 55 degrees inside to give you a idea of the situation. I've been to a lot of restaurants that do serve warm chips and salsa. The salsa has a kick it was delicious. They had soda, beers, and wines, I order a coke but was told they had ran out of some favors so I settled with an orange soda. The breakfast burrito was nice and hot. Egg cheese and bacon and hash browns to be exact. It was good but not to die for. Customer service was a little challenging as I talk to them in English and Spanish and they had a hard time understanding. I tried it on a winter day and I'm not a fan. But I would definitely try it for dinner and a spring cool day. And put their best in the world item to the test. Maybe next time. So for now I will give them a 3 star review.

Cute mexi restraunt in forest falls CALIFORNIA...

We saw they were the only restaurant in town. Looking online, we saw they had good reviews so we stopped in for a bite. The restaurant atmosphere was cute. The restaurant was not busy and got a seat right away. We sat down and ordered our meal, then they brought us chips and salsa. The salsa was great. We were very hopeful of the meal. And we waited . . . And we waited. . . . . And we waited. It was over an hour before we got served. None of us ate more than 3 bites of our meals. The beans tasted freezer burned, it the best way I could describe it. The rice did not have a good flavor. The meat tasted funny too. All of us had different things. Chicken/shredded beef/carne asada. We mentioned to the waitress, she just shrugged and said sorry, then handed me the bill. We were shocked. The stars are for the atmosphere and the salsa. We suggest when going hiking in forest falls, head into Yucaipa to eat after or haul in a picnic.

Great little hideaway! Food is a 7.5 out of 10. Like to try more? Had a soft carne asada taco, enough meat for 8? Why not just lower price and serve a normal portion? Chili Colorado was ok, not great, rice and beans ok, highlight of meal was salsa; it gets a perfect 10!!! Chips so, so... Prices were good overall. If you're in the area, try it!