California Cocina - Los Alamitos, California

Jennifer Padilla

We saw this place on Instagram and since it's near our church we decided to stop for lunch after church. It's a very down to earth little restaurant almost like a fast food burger place but they serve Mexican food. The prices are reasonable we paid about $60.00. The food was delicious and very generous portions. My husband and I had plenty left over. We ordered the taquitos, wet burrito and nachos. The cashier could have had a little bit better personality but the rest of the staff are friendly. We even got to see a celebrity eating outside but we didn't bother them It was just cool to see. Definitely looking forward to returning I would like to try the chilaquiles next time somebody ordered them at the table next to us and they looked amazing. They had TVs on with all the games and sports and there is a salsa bar so you can help yourself to different types of salsas and other garnishes. And they even gave us free chips as an appetizer. My husband ordered a mango margarita and a michelada he loved them both.

Tracy Foreman

Saw this on instagram this morning and had to try it out. We weren’t the only ones! There were 2 other couples waiting that also saw the IG post. Doesn’t open until 10:30am on Sunday.

Of course we had to order the chilaquiles with asada because that’s what got us here!

We did the red sauce which was good. Not overly spicy but good. The steak was the main stage. Cooked perfectly, my hubby was in heaven. The rice is just plain white rice, not flavored Mexican rice. Beans were good. Chips were really yummy and the salsa bar has several options for you.

Small seating area got busy fast, especially on Sunday when church let out!

Definitely will return. It was good!

Dustin

Totally stumbled into this unassuming restaurant. Ordered the red chilaquiles and they are fire. The red sauce is homemade and you can taste the depth of flavor. The chips perfectly crispy and and the asada on top was fantastic. Over easy eggs cooked perfectly. Well done! Fantastic value for the quality of this dish!

Ricardo Gallegos

The food was delicious. Wife and kids loved this place. Tried the bressle sprouts, which were very good. Parking is a little tight. The soda machine is available. Bathrooms are available as well. Fried and nachos were delicious. They had a salsa bar, which was nice. Would be coming back next time in the area. Weather is nice in the area so you can eat in or out.

Brandon M

Great food, above average price. I got a wet burrito, chips and guacamole for $27.86, no drink. $9 of that was chips and guac, kinda wild, they were fine. I thought that was pretty high for this meal. In its defense it’s very tasty, but not unique. I can see why this place is popular. Tomatillo sauce is very good, not hot whatsoever despite it being labeled as spicy, still worth trying. The nachos I also tried but not pictured, they were honestly a bit of a let down. Maybe I didn’t get them fresh but they aren’t bad, but not as amazing as I’ve heard raved about. Overall I was satisfied with my meal.

Rhoda DV

We came to try their nacho carnitas one evening and we were not disappointed. It has everything you would want on your nachos. We also liked their chips and salsa bar.
Parking is limited especially on a busy day. It's worth a try.

Ian Taylor

Who doesn't love a good taco? Well, the Blackened Salmon Tacos are excellent! Paired with their Brussel Sprouts, which are also very flavorful, not much beats that for a lunch or dinner in my humble opinion.
The ingredients have always been fresh, no matter the dish that I've ordered. The their salsa is also fresh and offer mild, medium, and hot!
Most of the time I order food here, it's the blackened salmon tacos with Brussels. I'm eating here about 1x a week right now, probably for the past 3-4 months.

justin cooper (“The bald one”)

Somehow this popped up on a YouTube reel and o couldn’t stop thinking about it. I saw the nachos in person and they looked every bit as good as the video, but I got the carne asada burrito and the queso birria taco. It might have been the best carne asada burrito in my life. The meat was juicy, smoky and tasty. They filled it with guacamole, rice and beans and lettuce. They have a salsa bar too and their red and green sauce were the perfect compliment to the burrito. The taco was MASSIVE and cheesy and greasy and delicious. I would absolutely get it again. This place was super fast, the workers were all friendly and the cashier was especially awesome. Worth the two months of hype I’ve had for it!