El Colibrí Restaurant and Deli — Restaurant in Salinas

DON'T EAT HERE! GAVE ME SOMEONE ELSE'S LEFTOVER FOOD CONSISTENTLY. I've been here about 4 times because I doubted myself. The first time the food was excellent. Then the second time and afterward they started giving me what looked and definitely was leftover food from someone else's plate about 3 different times. Not sure if I'm just imagining them having something against me (I'm a White female) but my 2 guy friends' food was fresh and delicious every time but mine was definitely nasty. I gave them the benefit of the doubt.. The second visit was a considerably smaller portion on a small plate with reheated leftover pieces of chicken with limp yellow lettuce that looked partly chewed. The third time I went with something different: carne asada tacos. The meat was hard and almost burnt, the tortillas were hard and looked reheated, the rice was soggy and broken, and the beans were oily and mushy. This last time (just to test it out) there was reheated hard sliced chicken again with some green pieces of lettuce and brown lettuce on the bottom but mixed in. I ate a little of the good pieces because I was "imagining things" and vomited a while later. DEFINITELY CONFIRMED THEY MESS WITH YOUR FOOD. Listen to yourself if it doesn't feel right. Good atmosphere, wish it matched the experience and...

I took my gf/sissylala there for her birthday dinner(her choice)it was amazing! The owner served us and she is just beautiful and her hubby seems as precious! Their food is absolutely amazing! Needs no seasoning! Theirs is seasoned perfectly! 100 stars out of 10!!! We both had the birria plates with Spanish rice, and whole beans with corn tortillas and fixins as u see here. We also had chicken wings for out appetizer! Anazing!!! We are planning to try everything on the menu! This place will definitely be a monthly thing with...

This restaurant has the best food at a reasonable price! I love the convenient downtown Salinas location. We've had pretty much every item on the menu and you can't go wrong. Tonight we had the BLT, green chicken pozole soup, and the shrimp tacos. The BLT bread was toasty but soft with perfect crispy bacon and the soup was very flavorful with the perfect amount of spice. We also like the calamari appetizer and the chile renello. They have a mix of traditional American food and Mexican so something...