Carrillo's Mexican Deli. — Restaurant in Los Angeles

I used to go there frequently on Tuesdays and Thursdays for their great taco special. I would provide lunch to kindergartens and first graders. Same time normally Tuesdays and Thursdays. One particular time why I stopped going. I called early and placed my order with a very nice gentleman. I believe he was the owner. There's one lady that always works the front. I went in and there was a long line but I was okay because I placed my order ahead of time. As I got to the front the lady said there was no order placed. I told her the owner took my order. She went in the back to look. She said well we couldn't read his writing. It'll be 30 minutes. I explained to her this was a meal for children that were expecting it in 10 minutes. She basically disregarded what I had to say and still told me 30 minutes. I left and I was really upset at the fact that this was for children. And I was there all the time. I scrambled to get the children something else and took them a late lunch. I was very disappointed as I loved your guys's food. But haven't been back since then.

Your food is really good and you have a...

Considering that I had heard good things about this place, I decided to give it a (4)⭐⭐⭐⭐ four star rating instead of a (5)⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ five star rating, only because I was not wow'ed by the food. It definitely met the criteria for an authentic Mexican food restaurant, but it seemed to be missing that special something that would have given them the highest quality score possible. Since I am not from this area, I did not know what other Mexican food restaurants to compare it to., I know that would be something to consider when reviewing a place like this. Because I had just gotten off of work and it was the morning, I decided to have the breakfast burrito with bacon. It was good and I know that probably was not the best plate to have if I was going to critic a Mexican food restaurant, but it is what it is. I will most likely have a Carne Asada or Carnitas plate so that I can give them a chance to wow me. This review is based on the one breakfast plate I will most likely update this review once I have had a chance to try some of their other...

CARILLO'S SAVED CHRISTMAS. This Christmas eve, my uncle and I realized we forgot the tamales which have become a tradition in our family every Christmas eve. We set off to find some, but around 5:00 on Christmas eve the odds weren't looking great. Our go to is the Carillo's in San Fernando, but they had already closed for the holiday. Coming from Sunland we called around and this was the only place to pick up. Even though they were closing we told them we were coming from 40 minutes away and they waited! We got there as quickly as possible and they even unlocked the door for us when we told them we were the ones that called. We picked up 20 tamales 10 chicken, 10 pork, and 2 quarts of salsa. We got back home and the tamales were hot and tasty as ever. So so grateful for the amazing service even on such an important night of the year, thanks to Carillo's our Christmas tradition was saved. Carillo's family and staff we will never forget this, a true Christmas...