Avila's El Ranchito Mexican

Avila is extremely busy on a Friday night, but we only had to wait about 5 to 8 minutes until we had three parties. Our food was delicious. I had Chicken Mole Enchiladas, which I enjoyed enormously. My brother had the Carnitas and he said it was tender and tasteful. His wife ordered a burrito, but maybe because of a confusion she ended up with the appetizer sampler what she said was still great.

There are so many Mexican restaurants in Costa Mesa, but this place is in my Top 5. The salsa and guacamole are always fresh! I come here for the moles that are the perfect sauce to go to chicken. Spacious portions and great service.

I drove through this restaurant for years, which means coming over and recently my wife and I did and I am very happy. This is really traditional Mexican food that I came to love when I moved to California almost 40 years ago, which was usual before, but now is hard to find. It has all my favorites, but I liked the shrimps especially. Prices are also very reasonable. There are several of these restaurants around, but it's not a chain or franchise, it's a family that owns it. My wife went to a Santa Ana near her work and loved the food there as much. Great place to have a nice meal and a few drinks and relax. They have both inner and outer seats. During the dark days of the pandemic we were taken from them to make sure that they stayed in the store and found the exception food as well as when we eat there. I have found that at the popular times there can be a long waiting time to come so if you go on a Friday night, go early.

This place is excellent. Among the best Mexican dishes in the area. A great menu and very friendly staff. Micheladas were very tasty.

I gotta say, the food here is truly traditional Mexican in the best sense. The food here is so great, that this alone is deserving of 5 stars. But the service, in the midst of a pandemic is very impressive. We mistakenly went to the front door and waited, instead of going to the the new line at the back. They were so attentive us, and they escorted to the back line, but seated us immediately. We had a perfect dinner.