El Carpintero Mexican Restaurant — Restaurant in Burbank

Superbly authentic Mexican cuisine, down to every little detail, served with warmth and pride by the friendly staff in a comfortable little restaurant.

We were missing Mexican food since moving to the east coast, and man did this place hit the spot. From the complimentary warm chips and salsa roja, you could taste the touches in every bite.

My wife and I shared the enormous chicken nachos as a starter and it was the perfect combination of shredded chicken and red sauce, sour cream, guacamole, molten cheese, and pinto beans on crisp and fresh tortilla chips.

My wife had the carne picada, which had thin slices of steak in a spicy red sauce, with peppers and a side of beans and rice. They also hooked it up with some fresh made tortillas.

I enjoyed my chimichanga with shredded beef, covered with red enchilada sauce. Also came with a delicious side of rice and beans, plus some sour cream and guacamole.

The hibiscus agua frescas were delicious too.

What a find. Highly recommend you check this place out if...

The staff are extremely disrespectful especially the lady with glasses I am a Mexican visiting a Mexican restaurant I thought we'd be treated with the up most respect seeing as it is Mexican instead we where pushed aside and not given the service we paid for unattended and left forgotten and to top it off when I paid its custom In any country to give people their change in their hand this lady might as well have tossed it at me the disrespect is real the Hispanic community will be hearing about this place of business and in my power I will tell people of the treatment I received believe me bad business to top. It off plain flavored...

Food is great, service is mediocre but most importantly, watch the bill. Came on Friday (3 days ago) and paid $32 for a grande premium margarita. Costly, but enjoyable. Returned today and the same margarita was $37. When I asked for clarification on the bill, the waitress blamed the owner—who had mysteriously “just left”—for raising the prices. After waiting forever for her to “message him and see if he responds” we just paid our bill and left. Amazing, people are willing to lose loyal local customers over $5 these days but for us, it’s the principle because like everyone else, we work hard for our money. Disappointing, to...