Rudy's Mexican Restaurant — Restaurant in Buellton

We found this restaurant by chance after visiting Ostrich Land. I want to start by talking about the staff - they were amazing! They were friendly, pleasant, and made us feel welcome. They helped us choose the right dishes and explained which ones were vegetarian since we were looking for vegetarian options. They also let us know that the Spanish Rice contained chicken broth. They were even willing to customize our order by removing the rice and replacing it with fajitas.

Speaking of our order, we chose Chile Relleno, Poblano Taco, and Potato Taquitos. The staff kindly gave us samples of Jamaica and Horchata, knowing that we hadn't tried these drinks before. We decided on Horchata, which was fresh and refreshing. The Poblano Tacos were the best - they were really delicious. The Chile Relleno could have been better, though. We didn't expect the Chile to be battered and fried; we would have preferred it grilled. The Potato Taquitos were okay, but they were quite heavy. We also liked the self-serve salsa bar.

Overall, we definitely recommend this restaurant if you're...

So we were looking for something to eat in Buellton, and after two failed attempts (one restaurant was out of our favorite dish and the other was closed), we stumbled into this place at the Albertson's shopping center. We were so hungry and we just went for it and boy did we eat good!

I ordered the Torta de carne al pastor and an horchata to drink The serving size is perfect for the cost of the food and it came with chips on the side. The chips are perfect to scoop the food that falls out of the torta. There is plenty of filling in the torta so trust me, food will squeeze out.

The restaurant's atmosphere is not the greatest, and there are no servers. You order your food at the counter and it is taken to your table semi fast food style. However, the staff kept on checking on us making sure we were enjoying our food and we had all that we needed. So between the friendly staff, the few Mexican decor, and the great food; it's enough to keep me wanting to go back for more.

I think I just found my new favorite spot to eat...

We were looking for a light lunch before wine tasting and got one crispy carnitas taco each and shared a beer. The total bill was $16.

The shell was crispy and not greasy. It looked like they make their own tortillas. The shell was filled with twice the amount of meat we expected, perfectly seasoned and juicy. There was shredded lettuce and a huge amount of grated cheese. We served ourselves at the salsa bar which has a large selection of delish salsas. Our order came with a generous basket of tortilla chips.

The food was brought out to us quickly, including lots of napkins. The one young man taking orders and serving the food checked back with us in the outside seating area, then picked up our plates when he saw we finished our tacos. Amazing customer service for a counter service restaurant.

We've found our new favorite Mexican restaurant! No margaritas but they have a selection of Mexican and...