Don Lalos Mexican Food — Restaurant in Ventura

Legitimately my favorite Mexican restaurant in Ventura. As a vegetarian Mexican food can be tough because there is hidden lard in a lot of ingredients. While their refried beans do contain lard (authentic style) they have a whole bean option which does not. Their sour cream does contain gelatin which they were nice enough to research for me. The rice does not contain chicken broth. Tortillas are lard free. The people who work there are friendly and patient, and the service is fast and consistent. They also take phone orders for takeout.

I work nearby and go here once a week or more for a whole bean, rice, and cheese burrito with onions. Make sure to get their red salsa, it's amazingly good. I really hope they start selling it by the bottle because it's addicting. The hours make it a little difficult to try if you don't work nearby enough to swing by before work or on your lunch break, but if you can, you...

Don Lalo’s Mexican Food is hands down one of my favorite spots—I eat here at least once a week, sometimes twice! Luis Soto, the owner, knows me by name and even remembers my usual orders. For lunch, I always go with the chile relleno burrito—best I’ve ever had! My coworker swears by the taco plates, and I’ve tried them too—absolutely delicious.

Breakfast go-to is the bacon breakfast burrito—packed with eggs, potatoes, melted cheese, and so much flavor. Their red salsa is spot on, and I always grab a jamaica to go with it. They really cater to the working crowd in the industrial area and are open only on weekdays for breakfast and lunch—and trust me, they stay busy for a reason.

I’ve even had them cater birthday parties with their taco platters. Great food, great people, great service....

Delicious! I got the chilaquiles rojos and let me tell you. I asked the very kind gentleman which were more spicey, the red or the green chilaquiles. He said the red ones so I got those. He was not kidding. They were spicey but really good. The service... the guy at the register is so professional and very kind. Even helped this lady with directions, that came in looking for another business(didnt come to eat). Genuinely good guy. I would definitely...