El Forastero Mexican Food — Restaurant in Placerville

My girlfriend and I were working a double shift, on Saturday, October 3rd, 2020. We pulled up to the drive through at around 8:10 pm , which was realatively full, compared to a normal visit for us. I noticed a gold/silver first gen Chevy tahoe with the suicide rear doors on the back, it had a bumper sticker that said "I

Extensive menu full of delicious, more authentic Mexican food! Make sure to order clearly as there can be challenges in communicating and free chips, salsa, limes, etc are often forgotten in the order. Items ordered are sometimes forgotten, so check your order. There is a small indoor dining room (the other half of the Arco AM•PM), so not big on atmosphere, but the food will be hot and fresh. The dining room is usually half-populated or less. The biggest draw is the drive thru. 😂 However, be prepared for a wait as this is freshly made full-sitdown restaurant style food. Full meals, large burritos, as well as smaller ala carte items, galore! All of the traditional flavorful and juicy marinated and grilled meats and tasty variety of melted cheeses. They have their own unique spin on many flavors and items - extra delicious and a change of pace. Also one of the few places anymore that you can get homemade horchata 😋 and...

We placed an online order at El Forastero Mexican Food in Placerville and were really disappointed. When we arrived, there was only one car ahead of us in the drive-thru, but it still took about 30 minutes to get our food. I figured maybe the car ahead had a big order, but when they handed it over, it looked like a small meal for one.

We stayed patient and waited. We live just five minutes away, but by the time we got home, the food was already completely cold.

Most of the order was wrong. I had a fish burrito, which had barely any fish in it—and what was there had zero flavor. It was so poorly wrapped that it fell apart the second I picked it up. My wife's order was also incorrect, and what she got was just as bad—cold, sloppy, and falling apart after one bite.

We spent almost $50 for two meals, and honestly, the food was just bad all around—from flavor to preparation to overall quality. Definitely...