El Rey Mexican Food and Cafe — Restaurant in La Mirada

The worst Mexican food!

I sincerely look for opportunities to write a good review and avoid bad ones, but I was compelled to write my honest review for El Rey.

I ordered a carne asada burrito and three tripa tacos, and here’s my final verdict: It was the worst Mexican food I had ever tasted, no question.

The food was way too salty, the tripa was cooked and not grilled, which had an awful taste and smell, the burrito had no avocado, no onion, hardly any cilantro, the meat tasted awful, and other ingredients that make carne asada burrito delicious burrito were missing.

After reading some reviews, I decided to give El Rey a try. However, I was completely misled. The bite-size tripe taco, which was far from satisfying, cost nearly $3 ($2.99)! I deeply regretted my decision to visit the restaurant, as it was a waste of my money and time.

I gave it two stars because I’m a generous...

I love to eat here. I'm a regular and so is my family. We have tried several items which are very tasty such as the tortas, carnitas plates, caldos and huaraches. Their pineapple water is very flavorful, I highly recommend. When I come here I'm expectant to receive a good word from the Lord as they have a sign outside with a Bible scripture each week both in Spanish & English which for me is God's goodness and reminder that his word is active. Jose & Irene are an excellent couple they are kind and very active with their customers. I see God's hand all...

My coworker was looking for tripas tacos and this place had them. It ended up being one of the best Mexican restaurants I’ve had in SoCal!

I had their carne asada plate and pozole. The carne asada was delicious, nice, thin and seasoned perfectly. The refried beans were delicious along with the corn tortillas. A phenomenal plate overall and the pozole was on point, one of the best bowls I’ve had in a long time too. Overall it was an excellent lunch and Jose was real cool with the customer service.

I’d definitely come back here again to try their...