The “Water Cooler” is a feature on Claycord.com where we ask you a question or provide a topic, and you talk about it.
The “Water Cooler” will be up Monday-Friday in the noon hour.
QUESTION: What’s your favorite Mexican restaurant in Contra Costa County?
Talk about it….
44 comments
Jardin de Olivos 🙉
( En Ingles: “Olive Garden”)
…got to keep the joke going and make you smile🤣
Ehem, excuse me, Olive Garden is not a Mexican Restaurant.
Welcome to the group, Sam. You’ll like it here. We have fun.
Well, in Concord since it is close by, it’s El Molino’s.
Los argos on Clayton road (next to McDonald’s)
Since the demise of CC Ole’s, I now choose El Tapatio on golf Club Rd in Pleasant Hill. Good food, and lots of it. Their Sunday brunch buffet is to die for.
That place is good and always easy going. We’ve been going to La Tapatia on Willow Pass across from Park n Shop. Excellent chips and salsa and the chili Colorado is awesome. Also like La Mordida.
There is no favorite for us they all basically taste the same… not very good
I agree they are all uninteresting around here. It is very rare to find good Mexican food north of the Los Angeles area. Even in Salinas the drive up window at Taco Bell wraps around the block. Yuck.
Los Panchos is awesome.
El Molino best tortillas in Country.
Mecca best bean dip.
I second this.
Cinco De Mayo in Dana Plaza, Concord. Very good food, fast and super friendly. I love this place and would highly recommend.
Canasta Kitchen in Concord. It has some amazing food. Happy hour is from 1 to 5. Everyone should try it.
looking for a good one. used to go to the one by las montanas grocery in that place on Monument (I am so good at remembering names, can’t you tell?). Used to eat there regularly, then they shut down and reopened with different quality. Since then, have not found anything we really like. I am not looking for “authentic,” just a tasty beef burrito.
Mexican Burritos, maybe?
.
New Mecca Cafe in … Pittsburg.
Exit 12A
Still good but has lost a bit of something since Bill died. His presence made the place special
Los Tacos de Pancho near the BART station. They have the best mole and the nicest people!
Los Tacos de Pancho is the bomb. Not much of a sit down restaurant, but great for take out. Back in the day El Pappagallo was the best dine in Mexican food.
El Papagallo??? The original, on Clayton Rd in Concord, or the newer one in Walnut Creek, after the one in Concord had a fire? We must be old to remember these places.
Clayton Road location early on was the best…
Back when Clayton and Treat roads were just being put in.
Las Panchos on Golf Club road in Pleasant Hill. The spicy all meat pork burrito is the best!
Lol I will never go to Los Pancho’s again all the staff even the owner freaked out on me because I went in there with no mask when the COVID first began except for one young girl who kindly offered me one. Their foods nothing special same with the salsa.
Just ate at Canasta Kitchen. Was excellent. Also, Tacos El Patron is great. Both in Concord.
Los Panchos is hard to beat.
Los Panchos is my go to Mexican Restaurant.
Have been a very regular patron through 3 of their different locations. They are now not as good as it used to be.
.
La Tapatia in downtown Martinez is really good.
.
Try it sometime!
.
…. used to be El Charro – the original in Lafayette…. now? … still looking
Haven’t been to a Mexican restaurant since they closed.
Yes! El Charro was the best. Was our go to place for 3 generations.
And I have the bleu cheese dip recipe
Please publish the recipe.
Kind regards,
I agree with juryisout on that they pretty much taste the same with an occasional exception. That being said, Tauqueria Autlan on Clayton road, I used them twice for catering, owner is the nicest guy and went out of his way to help me feed 150 people. And for that , he has a loyal customer .
Taqueria El Grullense in Pacheco on Pacheco Road.
The last time I went there, I began vomiting when I got home. I would avoid that place like the plague.
El Agulia on Contra Costa Blvd is excellent! They use very high quality meats and always fresh! I like everything on the menu but lately I’ve been getting 6 tacos, 2 asada, 2 tinga and 2 pork with 2 sides of guacamole. Their food can be spicy though so keep that in mind for the weaklings of heat. 😀
Los Panchos across from DVC for takeout, La Pinata in downtown Concord for dine in.
This is one of those places that people either love or hate, but New Mecca Cafe in Pittsburg is my favorite.
I had several…..Loved the New Mecca but it’s lost a bit of somthin somthin since Bill died. Always like La Pinata (great margaritas) and La Tapatia in Martinez. Always have a fond spot for Los Ponchos, but my go to of all time was El Faro. Best shrimp burrito anywhere.
Sadly now I live in a land of bland super gingo Mexican food…..Taco Bell is better than most of the restaurants. The only one that is really good is a little take-out place called Rivas. Reminds me of El Faro and Los Ponchos Good food and it isn’t bland, it actually has flavor
La PrimaVera downtown Martinez handsdown!!!!
Mazatlan in Hercules does a pretty good job…
Everyone I have taken there has liked it.
If you are in the area, give it a try.
EL FARO on Monument !!!
Comments are closed.