Los Caporales — Restaurant in Pacific City

I want to preface this review by stating that I am Mexican-American and have grown up cooking and eating Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine. I know good Mexican food.

My family and I ate here about 2 months ago and weren't terribly enthused, but decided to give this place another chance, as there was a young man who provided excellent customer service and we thought we must have ordered on a bad day.

I cannot express how genuinely disappointed we all were with this food. I understand that this restaurant is situated in a touristy town with a limited number of eateries where residents don't know any different and may even have a different flavor palate. I don't expect authentic Mexican food on the Oregon coast. I also hate to discredit anyone behind the grill for their clientele having a different expectation of what Mexican food is.

That said, I legitimately thought I had COVID when I tasted this food because there was almost no flavor. As if paying $80 for our food wasn't enough of an insult, the tortilla soup broth tasted like water with a pinch of salt. The enchiladas were DRY and the meat had no flavor. The only flavor the chile relleno (which was essentially a pepper omelette) was spice from the seeds that weren't removed. The straw that broke the camel's back was being charged almost $10 for six store bought Mission brand tortillas.

If you are none-the-wiser and enjoy this food, by all means, do not allow me to dissuade you from returning. But if you have any expectations of decent or even laughable Mexican food with a modicum of flavor, look elsewhere and...

Pacific City doesn't have many restaurants that you can just get a table and service right away, but Los Caporales did! They got us in right away and our food came rather quickly. My only complaint was the server. I ordered fajitas for 2 and I was going to get the combo of chicken and steak for $2 more, but at the last minute decided against it. I went with steak and thought my order was good to go. We received a single fajita and when I asked why it wasn't the fajita for 2, he said that you didn't want the combo. He was confused over his own menu. He proceeded to tell me that it would take 10 minutes to make another one and was very rude. Then when we got the bill, he charge us for 2 single fajitas at $23 each = $46, rather than the $38 for the fajitas for two. I was so frustrated that they kept saying it was a $2 difference when it clearly wasn't. We did pay the inflated price and left. We were obviously tourists so I understand they probably didn't care much about that, but it wasn't ethical. Otherwise the food was okay and overall I would have enjoyed...

I stopped by this family run restaurant on the way to my motel for dinner.

It was not busy and I ordered pork carnitas with rice and beans to go.

The menu is large and offers seafood, burritos, tostadas, dessert, and much more.

It took fifteen minutes for my order to arrive with no problems.

The order included salsa, guacamole, corn tortilla, tortilla chips, rice. beans, and the pork carnita.

The pork was a little dry and overcooked, but I mixed it with rice and beans.

The chips were fresh, the rice and beans were both good.

The gentleman who took my and cooked it, was very friendly.

Located in Pacific City on Brooten Road near the flashing four-way stop and the Shell station.

A nice place to stop for a bite to eat with friendly service, a large menu with a number of options, solid food, and a great value for a...