El Caporal — Restaurant in Los Angeles

I have heard so many things about this placee from friends some say it is the greatest thing since sliced bread some say they have found roaches in their food. i have been living in this area for 20 years never been there until last monday.. so i went in there the lady that takes the orders man you dont tell her she tells you. SO i asked for a torta de jamon and a medium orchata $12.50 i think the orchata was good the one from the machine NOW the torta was kind of good maybe because i was starving. so my torta looked kind of sad. discolored it had no tomato no onion it only had lettuce and no beans my torta looked very sad. maybe tortas is not their specialty NOT planning to go back in there anytime soon. i want nasty food ill just go to mcdonalds or jack in the...

Just today, (8-12-18) we had a very bad experience there regarding the asada nachos. The meat was basically the fat, chewy part of the meat. I showed the cashier a hand full of the chewy meat and told her we couldn't even eat half of the nachos. The cashier told the cook but he just didn't seem to care, he just saw and left without a single word or apology. We have been customers of this place for years. I just wish the owners took better care of this place, since it has gone downhill...

What a gem we stumbled into! My widecand daughter shared Tacos Dorados thinking they weren't very hungry, but cleaned the plate because they were so good. I had the Plato de Birria con arrow y frijoles. I wasn't sure what n quality to expect, but it was excellent!! The beef was super tender and very tasty with almost no fat and zero chewy parts. The tortillas were very fresh too. We also tried the horchata and Tamarindo and neither disappointed. We...