Taqueria.La.Mexicana

Unfortunately had a negative experience here today. My friend and I went in to order. I placed my order, and the woman who took my order ignored my friend for about 5 minutes. My friend waited until the woman acknowledged her and asked if my friend wanted to order. We were the only customers inside when we placed our order before the lunch rush came. I took about 20 minutes for our orders to be finished (1 bean/rice wet burrito and a 2 cheese enchilada/bean and rice combo plate) we paid separately. The cashier rang my friend up for 3 enchiladas though she only ordered 2. The cashier said she put 3 enchiladas in the order, and my friend said it was fine she would pay for 3 despite only ordering 2. The cashier however said it was fine and she rang my friend up for 2 enchiladas. We drove back to the park to eat, where we discovered that they only gave us 1 fork for both orders, no other silverware, and no chips and salsa. We noticed the green sauce used on both orders was extremely spicy (we asked for green as normally it's mild, red sauce is typically the spicy sauce). Overall the food was okay. Rice according to my friend on the combo plate was pretty bland. I thought it was a little overpriced for what it was. $12.90 for 2 cheese enchiladas with green sauce and beans/rice on the side, $14.90 after the tip because my friend felt bad for getting the "third enchilada" for free, and $8.38 for a bean/cheese/rice wet burrito. Overall I wouldn't come back here again. Neither of us is from Manteca, we sometimes meet up here halfway between our houses for lunch and decided to give a different establishment a try for lunch.

Flavorful food which tastes great and homemade. My compliments to the chef! They carry packaged snacks, drinks and make an assortment of goodies in-house. Attentive and courteous service. I feel as if I'm in Mexico again. I highly recommend this place.

My first time eating at this restaurant and I had the Carne Asada Super burrito. As you walk into the building you get that real authentic Mexican restaurant vibe and when you see the chef you know for sure it's the real deal. The women behind the made a delicious burrito that i ate up within my 8 minute car ride back to work. As of now i have only tried the burrito which comes at a cheap $8 price fully loaded. Definitely recommend trying out this restaurant.

Nice family restaurant. Good food but it takes a while to get your food. Customer service is to to slow always forgetting tortillas or tostadas for pozole or menudo. Tacos never come with lime,radishes, jalapeños & the salsa is not spicy at all. In the ice cream section my husband ask for help, they didn't show up we were standing for a few minutes no one came. We walked to check out instead. You pay before you leave by the exit. They always have some kind of issues at check out. Last time we come here.

Clean and Spacious, good service, and the food is Exemplary Mexican Cuisine. Great to Take cooking in these Covi Days. Oh did I mention, FRESH Hand Made corn tortillas made to order. ;]

I love hole in the wall restaurants and decided to try this place since I always pass by it. This is my first time eating here and I ordered a Carne Asada Burrito. It was delicious!!

They make the best chicken burritos with authentic tortilla chips please give her some business the covid19 has slowed her down a hard working family.

Tacos de Cameron were delicious, good customer service, love the French fries!

Late morning breakfast was very delicious. I enjoyed the green chilaquiles with extra spicy sauce on the side. It was definitely spicy but I like it. My kids had the pancakes and eggs. The pancakes were super fluffy and served with butter and we have syrup to add. They have a huge fridge with a drink selection. I wish they had agua frescas or something natural. It's okay! The food was good. Check them out.

Having been prompted by the owner of Starfrutas to visit this restaurant to try the enchiladas, I finally went there. The place was almost completely empty, which seems to be a theme with the location, no matter who owns the business. Strange, that, especially when Mangy Moose is overloaded most of the time. I ordered enchiladas and rice in Spanish, but was surprised when she asked if I wanted chicken or carne asada. Normally, enchiladas have shredded beef, cheese, or chicken. I ordered carne asada since it's my favorite. I got a Jarritos Limon from the drink refrigerator and sat at the table for a while. The same woman behind the counter brought the dish to the table for me. It looked really wonderful. I pushed aside the avocado slices, so that I could cut the enchiladas into smaller pieces. However, I tried the rice and then, the beans, and they were very good. When I tried the enchiladas, I wasn't very happy. You know when you saw a diner on TV show and for "well done", they yelled "burn it"? This is how the carne asada seemed to be--tougher than expected. It wasn't really chewy, as if it hadn't been marinated, but it was more--crunchy. That's unusual. The service was great but I'm just not so sure about the food. Maybe, I'll return for a green chiles omelet or something like that.

I had to try the Menudo and tripas tacos, and I wasn't disappointed. The Menudo was good and the homemade tortilla were awesome. Also the owner was amazing. I recommend this place if you are in Manteca.

Al pastor tacos and burrito was soo good. We went during the Christmas parade and her son was doing fresh churros outside. The churros were really good as well. Customer service was great as well.

First timer here - The food are very tasty and delicious - we had sopes and menudo . Definitely worth coming back to... the cook is very nice and friendly....

CATERING REVIEW - DO NOT USE THIS PLACE FOR CATERING SERVICES. I really wanted to give Bertha (the owner) a good review but she just can't get her stuff together. Initially I tired her tacos and thought they were good. So I went back and hired her for my cousins Baby Shower. Ordered (shrimp & chicken) tacos, rice, beans, etc. She asked for a $500 DEPOSIT - which was fine. I went and paid her. The venue where the baby shower was being held asked me to get a copy of Bertha's business license and insurance. I must have called and texted her over 20 times. She was very hesitant to want to give that info. I then sent her the email directly from the venue to her and she still took her sweet time to get it over to the event coordinator. I called and text her over 20 times to get her to confirm our order - she didn't respond till the day before the event. Ughhhhhh. DAY OF THE EVENT: She was supposed to be there at 12:00 to drop off the food. Before my guests arrived. She didn't get there till 1:15. She called me at 12:17 to tell me she was running 45 minutes behind schedule. SO UNPROFESSIONAL. And to top it off, she told me that she's in traffic; mind you we were coming from the same direction and I had absolutely no traffic. All our guests were already there. And here is Bertha with one helper trying to unload all the food. I was so irritated, but obviously had to bite my tongue due to all my guests. How do you show up 1 and 15 minutes late to your catering gig??!!! This just blows my mind! ONE HOUR AND FIFTEEN MINUTES! Our guests literally watched her unload, load, put the food out, spill stuff, wipe it up, almost spill the whole tray of beans (which she couldn't lift because she over packed the tray) Again, all things which would normally be fine when no one else is there to watch! She didn't have the proper equipment with her to unload the food, so she asked me to find her a rolling cart!!! Like wtf!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME!! She brings 2 trays of beans and one tray of rice? Why would you do that? There wasn't enough rice for my guests. She didn't offer to take some money off the total for being an HOUR AND 15 MINUTES LATE! She didn't bother to apologize. I will NEVER use her again. Nor will I recommend her to anyone. VERY DISAPPOINTING. NEVER AGAIN!

We just found this taqueria and have been here twice now in a week. Jose the owner is very friendly and you can tell he wants his customer to be happy by checking in a few times after you get your food to ask how is the food. Great customer service! The food: Tha carnitas burrito was excellent, very flavorful and not real greasy. I really like the chorizo tacos as well. We tried the pork pozole today, served on sat and sun only, it was really tasty and spicy if you add the chili sauce that comes with it on the side. I need to try the breakfasts next. Now had the breakfast, nopales, eggs and chorizo all scrambled together. Jose made me some home made corn tortillas which are,always good. Very tasty! They also sell agua frescas and mangonadas that are delicious. Great food and great friendly service here!

Here for work from fresno and i must say i absolutely love finding gems like this.im big on good real authentic mexican food and this place is legit.it felt like my moms was in the kitchen making me food.asada torrrrta with ham and a shrimp taco for dinner was amazing.the set up is very cool go and grab what you wanna drink plus they had tecates which is always a bonus for me.next time il get a tostiloco.overall true gem

If you think this place is a good restaurant, I would like to say you don't have good judgment. I ordered a small menudo ($10 mind you) and it was flavorless and had dismal meat. Terrible entree. I ordered a medium burrito ($7) with only carne asada and greens. The meat was also dismal and minced into small pieces. It was so disappointing as was my $23 bill for this awful service and food. No bueno! Go to Chipotle if you want choppy portions and iffy service.

Decent food here, occasionally eat here but it's nothing to write home to mom about. The food is reasonably priced for what you get and the food is made pretty quickly. This place is mainly a store but they sale food in the back. kinda like the real markets in the smaller towns in Mexico. No real place to sit and eat so If your hungry and close and are wanting food to go then why not try it. Would give 3.8

This place is awesome ! hands down amazing food,shrimp tacos are amazing . friendly staff .favorite place in Manteca

Great place with amazing food and awesome customer service. So friendly and attentive. I was getting my brakes done across the street and this was the perfect spot to wait it out. They even have dine in seating. And ice cold beerI got my son the bean and cheese burrito and it was so simple and good with fresh tortillas. I think you can really tell how good a Mexican place is by their basic refried beans. The salsa and chips were also good. Overall great experience would definitely come here again

I would have given this spot 5 stars. So let's start with the positive. 1. Food is good portion 2. Handmade corn tortillas 3. Food is tasty 4. Restaurant is clean Now the negative: 1. No one speaks english, couldn't place the order how I wanted it cooked, so settled for nopales and eggs. 2. At one point, I'm the only customer in the restaurant and the ladies are laughing and talking very loud and use profanity. I understood what they were saying 3. No greeting when i came in, but when I ordered in Spanish, they warmed up a bit. 4. Now mopping twice around me, and aroma is now giving me a headache. 5. My original order was bacon and eggs, then took my seat, about 5 minutes later I was told they didn't have bacon. 6. Now the ladies are carrying on again, 7. Should have walked next door to mangy moose 8. They were allowing this small kids run around and all they were doing was laughing about it. More than likely this is my last time here. Very disappointed making the decision to cone here.

We walked and a birthday celebration was happening with local family. Music was too loud. Found the order window, ordered and then sat down. The few patrons stared knowing we were not from here but the place was clean, very open seating and helpful staff. They do not seat you, you order at the back window/counter then seat yourself. They bring you chips and salsa/beans. Son ordered carnitas quesadilla and loved it. I ordered two tacos and they were fair. The music then became louder - hard to talk with my son. Not sure if I would come back but I am sure the locals and family friends of this establishment enjoy it. I would give it 4 stars for cleanliness. Thank you

We tried this place out on Saturday afternoon because I was craving some chilaquiles. I ordered the Green chilaquiles and I really liked them. You do have to order in the back and seat yourself . They will bring you chips and salsa while you wait and you can pay at the end . I will be returning again soon because I want to try their chorizo and eggs.

Worst place to eat at, the burritos had no meat at all just beans and rice. Aguas frescas were terrible.

Excellent food. Service is great. See Jose He's always checking on us to see if we need anything.

This place is bomb. Early morning menudo with tortillas made from scratch !!! & their tortas ! Highly recommended !!! Everyone is so sweet too!!!

It's fine but not the place to go for a veggie burrito if you actually want veggies in your burrito and not just a rice and bean burrito. As a vegan, I try to find places that will put fajita veggies in my veggie burrito.

Ladies who work there are super sweet and food was amazing! Going back to try their menudo ASAP!!

Excellent restaurant! Authentic made to order Mexican food! This will be a favorite for us!

Good food with a fair bit of variety and friendly service. Also has a huge selection of drinks and Mexican beers. Finally, they have paletas and an ice cream counter.

This place is the best in Manteca! I come from Stockton where you have a wide selection of Mexican food so I've been having to drive all the way to Stockton since i moved to Manteca. I'm happy i found this place, tacos are bomb and everything home made

The pictures are not accurate of the inside currently. However that's not a bad thing. I would eat there anytime. The food was absolutely delicious and fresh but very expensive. 12 street style tacos and a drink was 30 dollars. Not a deal breaker but higher than most places. People were very friendly.

Food was great, service even better!! I have several food sensitivities and they went out of their way to make a very nice salad for me. We will be back!!

First time here, I found the place very clean, friendly service, I got the carne asada super burrito, very good flavors, unfortunately I thought it was too small for 8 bucks, and I couldn't taste the meat, there were few pieces only, too much refried beans, the strawberry and banana shake was good... I will go back for taco Tuesday maybe then I can taste the meat...

We are new to the area and have been trying a few different taquerias, searching for our new favorite burrito spot. We have tried 5 places so far and this place is my least favorite . I REALLY wanted a steak burrito today and was heading to a place we really like, but was put off by the line out the door, so we tried this place instead because it was empty and I was hungry... Mistake! We walked in and were not greeted by anyone. I looked at the menu for maybe a minute and was ready to order. I walked up to the order window and said "hello", neither of the 2 women behind the counter replied back, which was rude. I was ready to order and stood there while they carried on their conversation in Spanish. When the older woman was ready to let me order, she finally acknowledged me. I ordered one bean and cheese burrito for my son and one steak burrito for myself, to go. She walked away and I stayed there for a bit wondering when I'm supposed to pay, so I finally had to ask. When I did, the older woman yelled to someone in Spanish and all the employees seemed bothered by our presence. Did they not want me to pay?? Was this free burrito day? Should have been, because it was awful, but I'll get to that. Some young girl came and had me follow her up front to pay. She answered the phone while ringing me up and began to yell at the person on the other line to "come on come on come on hurry up and ORDER!"..... Wtf?? After I paid, I went back and waited for our order by the window and the ladies were taking their sweet time, talking smack about who knows what, in spanish. I took my order when it was up and I didn't bother to tip. These ladies were all super rude and for that alone, I won't return. Even my 12 year old son commented on the way home how rude he thought the employees were. Now to the food.... My son actually enjoyed his bean and cheese burrito, so they get the one star for that. My steak burrito was awful. When I ordered, I said "steak super burrito". She asked me "with everything?" And I said "yes"... Is "everything" just steak, rice and beans?? Because that's EVERYTHING that was on my burrito. The meat was full of fat and gross with a ground beef texture? Was this ground beef?? Who knows! Never again.

Very authentic and delicious. Will go everytime I'm in the area. Very nice owners and great customer service. 5 stars all the way!!

Very delicious and authentic food! I yelped for food in the area and were actually going to eat at the cafe next door and ended up deciding to try this place out and I'm glad we did. The staff is very friendly and they have a huge menu along with a paletelandia with fresh fruits and juices.

Excellent customer service! Prices are fair and the atmosphere is truly friendly. The "Birria" is sure unique and it's probably if not for sure the best I've had hands down!..... Don lupe greets always with a smile and working hard for all his ppl! Dona Bertha (owners) is always all over the place and makes sure everyone is taken care off! Came 3 times already! And I can truly say my expectations have all been the same, 5 stars all the way!!!!! Also I've heard they have kareoke nights! Maybe catch you here!

We stopped by here on the way to Yosemite and we were originally going to Mangy Moose which is next door but it was closed so we ate here instead. The portions are large, food is fresh and very tasty. On top of that the staff is very nice and helpful. Highly recommend trying this place!

Stopped by here on the way to Pinecrest.. Very spacious place with ice cream and other Mexican desserts at the counter on the left and you order your food at the other counter in the back. Great food and the lady is super friendly! I got a 3 item combo at 10.99 with a gordita, taco, and small burrito. Deal! Carne asada, chicken, and carnitas were really good. Afterwards we got the kids ice cream. We would've gotten a bionicos or mangonada but we didn't have anymore room in our tummies! I would stop here again.

Ah, a good taqueria that accepts debit cards! The service was excellent. Should have asked for spicier hot sauce, though. Prices and portions are decent. Large selection of drinks and ice cream. Wasn't busy when I went. Will definitely be coming back in the near future. These people take pride in their work.

We were headed to the Mangy Moose next door but were put off by the long wait. We were treated to a delicious breakfast of spicy omelets and fresh squeezed orange juice, with friendly service and a nice atmosphere. A hidden gem!

I used to love this place when it was Jose who ran it and did all the cooking, he was great! Now there's women that are running the place and it's just terrible. They are extremely rude and unprofessional. I order some nachos which I loved when I order in the past. The nachos where gross the meat was super greasy and it tasted like old meat I took one bite and left the plate I could not eat something so nasty. My boyfriends order was not even close to the same as how Jose made it looked like a complete different plate which doesn't surprise me because they had to ask my boyfriend how to make it. Also while my boyfriend was trying to eat the employees where just running around yelling and playing around which was so unprofessional. Overall I don't recommend this place at all! My experience was horrible.

After 3 days of hiking in Yosemite we found this gem of a taqueria. Service was excellent. Tacos de barbacoa deliciosos, Agua de mango y paletas. VERY satisfying.

I go to school in Manteca High & i highly dislike this place. 0 stars if possible. ive been coming here for 3 years im on my last year of high school and after they changed management last year the place went downhill. They over price you for everything if your a student. The past owner who i believe his name was Jose, he was amazing at running this place the restaurant was always full at lunch and he was kind and everything. Then unfortunately the management changed with some ladies who tried running the place and they were just over priced the lady who was always charging or at the cashier she would change the prices every day. One day i ordered a small veggie burrito and a soda and it was around 5.60 something, the next day i ordered the SAME EXACT THING and they charged me 8 dollars. I stopped going because i would go somewhere else for school lunch. Going back to school they changed new management and the same cashier still works there. The cashier takes her time and talks with customers or other employees when the line is long to pay for our orders. the new management is rude i asked a young girl if they changed new management and she gave me attitude and an ugly response. im not trying to make this place look bad but they raised the price for a medium bag of chips, last year they were 1.75 this year they are 2.25. literally on the chips it says 1.69 but they still charge you extra. They are extremely expensive and just poor service. They dont work quickly, and have you waiting alot for a single burrito. Im just so annoyed and over this place it certainly needs better management and sorry for this long review but ive been coming here for almost three years now and i see the decline. Its just worse now.

The best authentic Mexican food I've even had!! Doesn't get better than this. The service was great and the place is very clean and nice and cool in this hot weather