El Epazote Cocina Regional — Restaurant in Madera

Came here because I kept getting ads for delicious looking food in my Instagram feed. I finally got a chance to come here and I was super impressed. The gentleman and the lady that helped to take our order were super friendly and helpful with questions and suggestions. They refilled our glasses and brought us items before we even got a chance to ask. The place was renovated inside and out and looks great. Clean tables and redone floors along with privacy screens for those dining outdoors. The food, omg the food. The huarache was made with blue corn masa. I don't normally like it because a lot of wannabe Mexican restaurants get it horribly wrong and serve you dry chips and tortillas. The tortilla for the huarache was not dry and I swear it melted in my mouth. My husband loved his nachos, the chips were crispy and just thick enough to handle the weight of the toppings. I also ordered a mini tlayuda to share and try out with al pastor meat and I think I just had one of the best dishes in Mexican food on this side of the border. I didn't see dessert in the menu but we were offered dessert and decided to try the churros. I've had my fill of churros, but let me tell you that these are the best churros in town! The only ones that are better are the cajeta (caramel) filled ones you can get on the street in Guadalajara.

Overall, this place hits all the marks for me and I am a picky eater. If you are thinking about trying the food, Don't second guess it...

I was very surprised to find this recommendation, on Yelp, to be very true to other ratings. Small hole in the wall with inside seating as well as outside seating.

Service was spot on! Kind, caring, great suggestions, and professional. The server was knowledgeable about the ingredients of menu items. Including the ingredients of their creamy guac sauce with a hint of jalapeno and lemon. Super sauce that I am going to try and duplicate at home. The chips were fresh, warm, with plenty of salsa. I had a sausage breakfast burrito. The potato's were fresh not canned. The eggs were fresh and the cheese was very tasty. It was large. So I cut it in half. And I have the other half for another breakfast. The nice thing was they didn't mind we brought our own cup of coffee in from Kuppa Joy, here in town!

It was really great we were able to support two local businesses for breakfast. And we checked out a carpet cleaning machine at Save Mart. Feels good to spend money at our...

This morning as we were in search for a breakfast burrito in Madera we decided to try two places given we’re new to the area we decided on El Epazote and El Tibu which are minutes apart from each other. We order the same breakfast burrito from each establishment. One costing $12 and the other $11 . Just from the images below one was definitely much larger than the other

unfortunately El Tibu burrito (6/10) was dry and the eggs were slightly over cooked , wasn’t very keen that they used hash browns that were almost non existent.

El Epazote burrito (9/10) didn’t come with potatoes but was much bigger (just $1 dollar extra) and tasted way better. In conclusion I highly recommend you visit El Epazote if you’re looking for more bang for your buck and better quality food. Can’t wait to visit for lunch...