Los Amigos Mexican Food — Restaurant in California

A few items were ordered at this restaurant for my family. I ordered two beef tacos with rice and beans and they were pretty solid. The rice and beans were very tasty and the tacos were about what I expected. My kids shared a hamburger combo with fries and a drink and once again pretty solid. I tasted the hamburger and it was better than I expected. Where things went South was for my wife's plate. She ordered the combo that had an enchilada and a chile relleno. The enchilada had sauce on it that looked like mole sauce and it seemed like it had been sitting for a while. The mole sauce was not good and the whole enchilada was kind of a mess. The chile relleno I don't even know what happened with it but I think they forgot to put the sauce on top and the fried breading around it was more like a corn dog breading. It was probably the worst enchilada and chile relleno I have had in a long time and considering the staff looked all Latino I am surprised they are comfortable putting out that kind of a product. I get the impression that some items are good and some items are just not very good so order at...

As a SD native, I've been to a lot of hole-in-the-wall Mexican food restaurants, and I'd say they're somewhere in the 10th percentile when it comes to good mexican food. I live nearby so this place is pretty convenient, but their online menu doesn't match up with what they actually sell; apparently it's from another Los Amigos and it's linked to the wrong one...

But anyways, I always judge a Mexican food place by its California burrito, and this place has gotten it wrong every time. The biggest problem is with the cheap meat they use that still has tendons in it. That's happened multiple times to multiple people I know. But maybe it's just me and I don't like really chewy/hard to eat beef.

Their prices are also a little expensive for how cheap they appear to be. They even keep the salsa cups behind the counter so people don't take too many. I'll probably keep going here for the convenience of it, but this definitely isn't a place that's hit the spot for me. Who knows, maybe they're only good at cooking something I haven't...

Carne asada tastes like it was marinated in cream of mushroom soup. The burritos had lettuce. What the heck? Who does that? Carne asada fries were put on styrofoam plate and microwaved to melt the cheese. Fries burned through the plate. Carne asada fries were just a small pile of fries with just meat and cheese. Large drink was $2.50 and 85 cents a refill. Salsa cups are handed out with your order, so if you like more salsa, you have to pay extra. Portions are small. Food is served on thin floppy paper plates. Food is expensive. This place nickels and dimes you to death. Do yourself a favor and eat in ramona township. So many better places. Country estates residents, drive the 7 miles into town and get a real meal where you can sit down and relax and not have to pull your wallet out every time you need a little more...