Plazuelas Mexican Restaurant — Restaurant in Oakhurst

Walked in without a reservation but the lady at the front of house said that a table would be available in 10 minutes and that we could get drinks at the bar first while waiting. Bartender was friendly and we got the kiwi basil and berry smoky margaritas; the first came really quickly but the second was forgotten until midway through our meal. Both were amazing though and were the highlights of the meal.

For starters we had the guacamole (small, very average tasting) and fish tacos (good sauce but thick tortillas and dry fish).

Mains were disappointing as well. Pollo en Mole - the mole was watery and lacked depth of flavour and chocolate, and the chicken breasts were absolutely overcooked. Bistec Ranchero - the stir fried top sirloin was okay but nothing to shout about, some tough pieces but alright for 20 bucks. Best thing was the Chile Relleno - a large cheese stuffed pepper, but even then it lacked a certain punchiness.

Tortillas were twice as thick as other places in the area. Jambalaya rice was moist and clumpy, probably fried a large batch and left it covered to keep warm. Chips were also extra thick and probably came out of a bag instead of being freshly fried.

Service was absolutely terrible, we were forgotten for around 20 minutes after we were seated, and when one server came to us he was so busy that he never checked in even once if things were fine. Appetizers were served together with the mains when we wanted them served as soon as they were ready. We still tipped 18% as it wasn't his fault that they were understaffed, but management needs to look into either reducing the number of seats, or increasing the number of servers. The server apologised for the lack of attention at the end of the meal and took a dollar off one (1!) of the drinks but personally that was more insulting than just doing nothing.

Overall, an inauthentic place lacking flavours, catering to White palates, with the worst service I've ever received in my life in a sit down restaurant. Avoid and drive a couple of minutes...

Stopped here on our way home from Yosemite. It was very busy. Definitely a popular place in the area. The servers were suuuper nice. Even though they were slammed they somehow managed to be very attentive and friendly. It's a small place, nothing fancy. Maybe 8 or so tables inside, and then several outside on the sidewalk. The music was very loud inside so it was hard to hold a conversation. That's my only gripe about the atmosphere.

The food was awesome. I got a shredded chicken burrito with avocado, Pico, beans, cheese, and sour cream. It was delicious. A little greasy for my taste because my stomach is very sensitive to greasy food, but delicious flavor to the chicken. I usually don't like shredded chicken in Mexican food because it tends to be dry and bland, but this was moist and lots of flavor. The avocado chunks were huge. They definitely don't skimp. I mean, the burrito is huge too.

My son got a cheese quesadilla (pretty much all he ever gets) and he LOVED it. It was also big, oozing cheese. He was pretty mad when his big brother snuck in and ate his leftovers.

We also ordered guac. It was just ok. Seemed mostly to be mashed avocado but not much else. Not a lot of flavor to it. The salsa is of the thin runny variety that many Mexican restaurants have. Not a huge fan. I like it thicker. But it wasn't bad. Very mild. The chips were good.

I would definitely recommend trying this place out. I am sad that I didn't order the Chalupas! They looked awesome. I've never seen chalupas anywhere except taco bell. ...

My family and I were allured by the restaurant’s posts on yelp but received a mediocre experience. The white girl hosting was nice and communicated nicely about the timing of our table. Can’t say the same for our server Cesar, he was not good, he took our orders and that was about it. Never checked on us once and I had to ask someone to get the check for us, we needed to ask someone else for more water, salt and etc. I’m surprised we didn’t need to find him to order like the table next to us. I understand some places are understaffed but a lot of tables complained while we were there and when we finally got seated we barely received service at all. We got their carne asada which was pretty good, very tender, just a bit salty. However their beans and chicken lacked salt and flavor, not very enjoyable. The guac was fresh but I tasted little cilantro, salt, or jalapeño. The sope dough is very tasty with a satisfying chew and crisp outside. The gordita shells were also nice and crispy although i would’ve preferred the toppings and filling to be mixed so that I’m not eating the topping and meat separately in every bite. I’ve had a lot of birria and the one they served here just had a bizarre flavor so I don’t recommend getting that. the interior is cute although it could’ve been cooler and half the time we were eating the restaurant was hazy from smoke or something which was worrisome. Overall I wouldn’t come back and wished we chose a different...