Location: El Cajon
Top Restaurants in El Cajon
Top 10 Mexican food in El Cajon, California, United States
Best Mexican restaurants nearby. Discover the best Mexican food in El Cajon. View Menus, Photos and Reviews for Mexican restaurants near you.. El Cajon (/ɛlkəˈhoʊn/; Spanish: [elkaˈxon]) is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. In a valley surrounded by mountains, the city has acquired the nickname of "The Big Box." Its name originated similarly, from the Spanish phrase "el cajón," which means "the box" or "the drawer."
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10. Alberts Mexican Food
Reviewed By daniellec22
This place is awesome! They have potato tacos! But seriously, the food is great, it's fresh and tasty. Make sure to try the large rolled tacos, they don't disappoint. Ask for the chipotle got sauce. Yum. The service was outstanding, the staff is super friendly and accommodating. I will come back for sure. Worth a try!
9. La Torta Cafe
Overall Ratings
4 based on 68 reviews
Reviewed By Deirdre R
On a Saturday evening when I want to stay home and watch movies but I want good food this is my go to. The portions are excellent. I will often get lunch and dinner from one order. And they have something for everyone.
8. Sycuan Buffet
Overall Ratings
4 based on 16 reviews
Whether you love to sample seafood or a juicy prime rib dinner is more your style, The Buffet serves up food from every cuisine youâre hungry for. Youâll love our casino buffet selection whether youâre joining us for lunch or dinner. Take a break from pla
Reviewed By traveldan21
This is an excellent buffet that is part of the Sycuan Resort and Casino. It features the typical buffet selections of salad and dessert bars, but the main attractions are seafood and beef. There are hot and cold snowcrab clusters, stone crab claws, langostino, steamed clams, mussels, raw oysters, shrimp, etc., as well as really good prime rib, turkey, brisket and other meats. The Chinese dumplings i sampled were also tasty.Use your Sycuan Players Club card for a discount.
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7. On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina
Overall Ratings
4 based on 31 reviews
Every day at 8 a.m., we start chopping veggies, soaking beans, and prepping our mesquite-fired grill. Not because we have to, but because we believe in delicious flavors made-to-order, from hand-rolled enchiladas to our sizzling fajitas to guacamole made
Reviewed By Melissa M
Not only is the food excellent but the drinks and service are, too! This restaurant is kid friendly and they have outside seating, too. Large portions of food, mid priced, and reasonable waiting time for food. Try the beef empanadas with a dinner salad of avocado ranch dressing and you will be sold! Love going here! Enjoy!
6. Marieta's East
Overall Ratings
4 based on 19 reviews
Reviewed By Melissa B
The food is always good and the service is friendly. Nice lunch and dinner menus,but I love the Sunday brunch. Good selection of items with a side of fruit and Champagne too. The bathrooms are clean and the restaurant albeit old is kept clean too.
5. Pancho's Mexican Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 21 reviews
Reviewed By Jay A
This place looks a little long in the tooth but he food was pretty good. There were four of us and the staff was providing good service. The food was predictable Mexican. This place is in our neighborhood, so I'd want to support it. However, after two meals there, I don't have that feeling of wanting to go there every chance I get and I cannot tell you why.
4. Ranas Mexico City Cuisine
Overall Ratings
4 based on 77 reviews
Here at Ranas we offer authentic Mexico City dishes and dishes from the central region of Mexico. We are family owned and operated since 2004.
Reviewed By hambaker
Sometimes finding a neighborhood restaurant with savory dishes, excellent choices, and great prices that has polite, professional and helpful servers can be seen as a blessing. At Ranas you have all of this in addition to a very clean, safe and friendly environment that is well managed and out performs most other restaurants for a really good and filling breakfast. As well as many mores breakfast's, I intend to enjoy lunch and dinner there for years to come. When you are lucky enough to find a perfect spot that brings you great pleasure, enjoy it as often as you can because memories are just not nourishing enough should opportunities to visit ever end.
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3. POR Favor Mexican Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 72 reviews
Reviewed By MARVIN E
I've lived in the area for some time now, I do remember a long time ago when we first went to this restaurant it wasn't very good but for some reason we decided to try again and now I remember why we didn't go back, price for the meal is to high and you be better off going to taco bell.
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2. Hacienda Casa Blanca
Overall Ratings
4 based on 74 reviews
Reviewed By Sarah R
Since expanding, the chef is doing a great job to keep good Mexican food rolling out of the kitchen. The seating now accommodates larger groups but still has small booths for more intimate dining. I recommend the scallops and fish dishes.
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1. Casa De Pico
Overall Ratings
4 based on 337 reviews
At Casa de Pico in La Mesa, guests can enjoy outdoor patio dining year-round, surrounded by trees, colorful flowers and splashing fountains. Rounding out the Mexican dining experience are the strolling mariachis and famous award-winning giant margaritas.
Reviewed By zepned44
We met our local friends who highly recommended this restaurant to satisfy our craving for good Mexican food and it lived up to our high expectations. We had to wait for about 20 minutes to be seated for dinner but once we were in, we had great service. Our orders were brought out very quickly and all the food tasted so much better than any Mexican restaurant on the east coast. The margaritas were some of the largest sizes we had ever seen and the food proportions were also on the large side. I don't think anyone in our party were able to finish their plates and we gave all our leftovers to our local friends. I look forward to visiting this place again on our next visit.
