Exclusive Cocina Mexicana — Restaurant in Montebello

(Pandemic visit)

Food: The food is great; it didn't disappoint me. The prices are generally fair to good. The food is fresh ; the carne asada isn't tough or hard like it was cooked awhile ago, it has the perfect texture (morning visit). Their carne asada burrito is a decent pick if you are looking for a burrito, but this place has great carne asada fries!! (I'm not sure how the other people got so much asada on their fries compared to me 😭)

The hot sauce is decently spicy :) It has a really warm feeling that doesn't linger for long. The flavor is kind of lacking but it does add spice, if that's what you are trying to get. The green sauce has the texture of salsa, but it is tasty :)

Location: It is in a strange business lot that can be hard to turn into during busy hours. The business, itself, is a decent size. They have outdoor seating available. Indoor seating was off limits due to the pandemic, but there is decent floor space available for seats.

Service: The service is consistently great. The owner appears to always be there to work the front, she has a warm and welcoming personality. There's also a young waitress that works here; she is quite attentive to customers, though, there were only three people there, at the time. I only saw her once; the rest of the time was the owner who was handling customers when no one...

Ordered the pork ribs with salsa verde and mole enchiladas. The enchiladas were pretty good, you could taste the chocolate in the sauce. The pork with salsa verde was nothing special, the sauce was mostly tomatillo and was not spicy at all, lacked flavor. I was disappointed with the side of rice as it was old and dry, it was also luke warm, like it was tossed in the microwave for 15 seconds (with no top to preserve steam). I let the server know and he apologized. They have a new taco stand outside so also decided to try but meats are limited to asada and al pastor, those are usually the popular cuts, so it's understandable. The meats however were both cold upon arrival to the table. The taco toppings and salsas are sparce. 3 salsas, onion, cilantro, radish. No pickled spicy onions, cucumbers, or guacamole sauce, which are staples at any good taco stand. Overall I paid $50 for two dinners, two drinks, and two tacos. Underwhelming for the price. On the plus side, the restaurant is very clean, nice decor, plenty of parking, aguas frescas are pretty good and natural (but pricey), and they have fresh hand...

Beautiful place to eat, the owner was very kind and helpful all the time, I definitely recommend the food, I tried the chilaquiles rojos and the verdes, but I like the rojos more, they have a little chipotle taste that was delicious, and the horchata was also tasty, natural, excellent, they charge a little bit more if you order breakfast after 12 o'clock and also charge 4% of the bill if you pay with card, I prefer to pay cash and give them that extra and a little bit more on tip they deserve it, I forgot to take pictures because I was enjoying the food, next time...