El Oaxaqueño Restaurant & Bakery — Restaurant in Lakewood Township

Terrible woman at the bar , and who work at this location. There’s a Mexican lady with blonde hair and she didn’t speak no English . What I don’t get is , when you have people coming to a business and they are spending their hard work earned money than you should never be nasty especially if it’s not your business. FIRST OFF when my food came out it was sauces dumped in my entire bag ,and as they seen me cleaning it out the didn’t even offer to clean it up . I guess if you are not Spanish or Mexican than you don’t they treat you as if you don’t belong here . I’ve been coming here for years and I will not be giving my money to these people EVER . All of these workers should be trained to speak English, being in America . And also trained to treat people a little better . I never knew why this place had very bad reviews until I just realized why today ! Now I have another review to add for them. STAY AWAY AND BE AWARE ! ALSO IVE HEARD OF THIS PLACE BEING INFESTED WITH ROACHES, AND THEY ARE CORRECT ! Also , they try to charge much more than the actual price . And state...

I'm highly annoyed right now. The last time we ate from this place, it was really good. So I reordered what I pretty much got last time. The caldo de Camaron not only wasn't full (it was like an 1 1/2- 2 in from the top...last time it was full....), It literally had no flavor. It was soooo bland. I am so upset I drove 2 hours for this food for it to taste like it wasn't even seasoned. So SO upset. Why wasn't it filled either? The other thing is, last time they were tortillas de Mano (handmade tortillas), this time they were some store brand. Ugh. Why change it up so much?? I would expect a $16 soup to be fresh handmade tortillas like last time. That was so disappointing to me. Idk if they switched cooks or were having a lazy day, but this is unacceptable to go so much from one extreme to another. Not only that, I spent $120!! Plus the long drive for really high expectations. I don't think I'll make the drive anymore and I surely won't be recommending them anymore. Whoever your cook who made this was,...

I am a Gringo, but kind of an expert with Mexican Food and my Spouse is from Oaxaca, Mexico.

We ate here Sunday,September 07th, 2025, around dinner time; it was our first visit. The food was very good!

BYOB,Good Food with a nice presentation, Spicy Salsa!

This is one of the only places in the area to find Mole Oaxaqueno, the spicy chocolate sauce, with dozens of ingredients in it. It has nuts in it so avoid if allergic to nuts.

The Enchildas de Mole Oaxaqueno con Pollo ( chicken ) was very good, of course comes with rice, beans, and salsa verde (green) and roja (red). Delicious!!! Good portions! The rice and beans were tasty.

Server although not overly friendly, was attentive.

Cons: Street parking can be tight. Bathroom could definitely be maintained cleaner, hand dryer not working and no paper...