Taqueria los Sánchez — Restaurant in Lake Charles

I'd give it a 3.5 overall. First time going. Went on a Sunday for lunch & got sat immediately. A decent place for a quick bite with friends or small groups. They do have a kids menu.

Location: out of the way & not easily noticed. Can find by GPS. Small & limited parking lot.

Atmosphere: Indoor & outdoor porch seating available. Small inside. Tables (up to 8 ppl unless you push Tables together) and booths (4 adults) available. Almost resembles a diner inside with limited decor & style of furniture. Smelled good.

Service: Very friendly and pretty quick. Checked on regularly for refills of chips & drinks. Easy to order.

Food: tacos (beef, steak, chicken, cow cheek, pork), queso, enchiladas, quesadillas, nachos, fries with nacho toppings, chimichangas, and various specials. Out of all 5 of us, none of us liked the salsa- it was watery. We all liked their white queso. I ordered crunchy beef tacos with lettuce, cheese & tomatoes- they were really good & the shells felt housemade. Also got beef enchilada- it was good and typically what you'd get anywhere but the beef had more spice to it. My husband got the #52 but for the price, the portion was way too small and not enough steak. Looked more like an appetizer. My SIL got the taco dinner & it just came with soft taco tortilla & the meat- no cheese or anything. My mom got the quesadilla but it needed more- only came with meat & cheese but would have benefited with grilled onions, sour cream, etc. My brother got the fries topped with nacho toppings & shrimp and he enjoyed it & it was a large portion.

Price: if you want the best price, go for single items (tacos, enchiladas, quesadilla, etc. With no rice & beans) on the back of the menu. For 3 beef tacos & 1 enchilada, it was about $12 versus the taco dinner with 3 tacos was $12. A large queso was about $11. The quesadilla was $8. They do have lunch specials Monday-Saturday.

Overall, it was good and better than other places. They definitely need to improve their salsa. And it would benefit to add toppings to taco dinner & additional ingredients to quesadillas. I would recommend their crunchy ground beef tacos. I...

At first glance, this restaurant doesn't quite match with the picture on the ad, but some of the best restaurants are the small upstarts that are inside transformed houses, so we decided to give it a shot.

We ordered the large queso, steak fajitas and chicken enchiladas with sweet tea.

The queso had good flavoring...but for a large, the quantity was disappointing, it was also a bit too thick for our tastes, but overall good.

In the entres, the flour tortillas were stale and the beef was tough. The chicken was good, but insufficient in quantity for both meats. Also, I barely got any bell peppers in my fajitas.

The sweet tea was overcooked, but adequately sweetened.

However, the food tasted wonderful and was almost filling.

The value for the price, however, left a lot to be desired.

The service was excellent! Our server was pleasant, very attentive, and went above and beyond to make sure we had everything we needed...

It was a nice day so we sat outside on the patio. The staff was so friendly! Chips & salsa were brought to our table upon arrival. The chips were fresh & hot, the salsa was mild in terms of heat but homemade & super fresh as well. We ordered an off-the-menu item: birria tacos. You get a choice of flour or corn tortillas, we chose corn. The tacos were delicious & full of flavor (& also only like $2.50 per taco if I’m not mistaken). The waitress brought out two types of salsas in the bottles, green & red (different from the one served with chips). The red one was my favorite. Also, if you’ve never had birria tacos, it comes with a side of consomé (or the meat’s braising liquid) to dip your tacos in, which is what is pictured in the small white dish. We also ordered a side of rice & beans. The beans were okay but the rice was AMAZING. Will...