El Calentano Restaurant — Restaurant in Gardena

I found this place here on Google and the stars and the reviews sounded great, so we went. I regret it. I’m confused why it’s 4.5 stars. Yes the staff was very nice and accommodating, but I ordered a wet fish burrito and the (breaded) fish was thin and clearly from frozen, not fresh. If I had know it would be from frozen I would definitely have ordered a different protein. The inside was 95% (dry) rice and only 5% beans, I had trouble even tasting beans and it might have helped it be less dry, which was surprising since I got it “wet” style so dryness should not have been any issue. The sauce used to make it wet was fine, a red enchilada sauce, no different than the kind from the can though (you also had a choice of green I haven’t tried). The photo of the patio looks better here than in person. It’s all very hole in the wall, which would have been fine with me if the food tasted excellent or authentic, but it didn’t.

I wanted to make sure to be honest because I would have appreciated a more realistic evaluation before choosing to eat there on my only day in Gardena.

My husband ordered the ceviche and chicken tacos, and he liked his better than I liked mine. He said it was good not great. That's why I rounded this review out...

The location is amazing , service is amazing . ( PLZ CHECK THE PRICES IN THE FRONT OF THE RESTAURANT! ) The food is amazing ! The portions are small .

They give you a menu that is outdated . Everything is 2 dollars more than it really is , so you are prone to get overcharged .

I love to try new locations and review it online . So if the business is struggling but has great food and great service , I make it my new location .

Very sad to say , will not be coming back here because of the dishonesty . Made me extremely...

I was craving some menudo midweek not thinking that I would have any luck finding some as it's a typical weekend dish but to my astonishment this place carried it on a Wednesday. Let me it did not disappoint! It had the unique flavor I was craving and it was delicious! I am definitely coming back to get some more and try a few more of their dishes as I was delightfully impressed. Plus the couple behind the counter was very friendly, courteous and attentive with...