Restaurants in El Centro
The Best Restaurants
Antojitos Como En Casa
425 Desert Gardens Dr C, El Centro, CA 92243With every visit you receive the most humble and authentic greeting. You feel like you are received as part of the family and the food is amazing, and made...
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- Superb148 Reviews4.5
D'Poly Taco, Grill & Beer
1573 Main St, El Centro, CA 92243Food is good but their customer service is getting real bad. We wait for ever to get our food. Have had two bad experiences. Not going to stop going, but...
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- Superb171 Reviews4.3
The Courtroom Restaurant
841 Main St, El Centro, CA 92243We stopped in El Centro, the county seat of Imperial County California, on our way to Mexico from Phoenix. We needed to eat lunch and refuel. The Courtroom is...
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- Superb148 Reviews4.4
Celia's Restaurant
1530 Adams Ave, El Centro, CA 92243The best consistently delicious Mexican food to be found! They have a terrific staff and very prompt service always. There are plenty of very clean, spaciously...
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- Superb143 Reviews4.4
The Broken Yolk Cafe
3049 N Imperial Ave, El Centro, CA 92243I love going to The Broken Yolk. I take my parents twice a month. They're Tiki Toast is great.The waitresses are always nice. We've always been...
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- Superb156 Reviews4.3
Burgers & Beer
260 N Imperial Ave #2325, El Centro, CA 92243Driving back to AZ from CA we found ourselves in El Centro around lunchtime. After conferring with 2 children and 3 adults that couldn't agree on the...
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- Good207 Reviews4
In-N-Out Burger
2390 S 4th St, El Centro, CA 9224320 to 25 minutes of waiting, everytime,,, BUT... totally worth it. The best organized fast food chain of ALL TIME.. and by Far the best value EVER for a...
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- Superb180 Reviews4.4
Lucky Chinese Restaurant
500 S 4th St, El Centro, CA 92243Great food and service. Our waiter knew the menu very well and checked up on use constantly. I ordered the KungPao Chicken and was not disappointed with the...
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- Good158 Reviews4.2
La Fonda Bar & Grill
1950 S 4th St # 1, El Centro, CA 92243This place has been around for over 30 years. They have the best authentic Mexican food and the service is amazing. We need to support family owned...
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- Good148 Reviews4.2
Letty's Casita
705 S 4th St, El Centro, CA 92243The Real Deal..Doesn't look like it. Amazing, Tacos, Rellano, and more. Some of the best Mexican Food ever. Home made tortillas. Fast service for freshly...
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- Superb134 Reviews4.5
Grasso's Italian Restaurant
1902 Main St, El Centro, CA 92243Had an amazing time. It was my son's 13th birthday and he chose Grassos as his restaurant to throw his party. We arrived with a cheesecake and they...
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- Superb119 Reviews4.3
China Palace Restaurants
1075 Adams Ave, El Centro, CA 92243Excellent Chinese food, it’s probably the best tasting and the most similar flavor to Mexicali Chinese food. This place is probably better! Super friendly...
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- Good139 Reviews4.1
Chili's Grill & Bar
3303 S Dogwood Rd, El Centro, CA 92243My son and his girlfriend took me to dinner at Chili's, I absolutely loved it, the service was great and I absolutely love the food. I'm hoping to...
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- Good153 Reviews4
Tacos Marlyn El Centro
1614 S 4th St, El Centro, CA 92243I love it here. Place is super clean. Polite, quick, and food great for the price. Im a truck driver and being all over the US this small place gets 5 stars...
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- Superb153 Reviews4.3
Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que
3103 S Dogwood Ave, El Centro, CA 92243The food was great, but there were dirty dishes / utensils. The spoon I got still had food on it that I could smear off as did the bowl. All that aside, I...
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- Good175 Reviews3.7
Farmer Boys
1532 Cruickshank Dr, El Centro, CA 92243The zucchini was fantastic in those onion rings are just humongous definitely enough to fill you up on veggies alone. I had also had the chopped salad which...
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- Good190 Reviews3.9
Olive Garden Italian Restaurant
504 E Danenberg Dr, El Centro, CA 92243My fiance and I had a wonderful experience dining here this evening. Sonny, our server, is such a fine young man. He is professional, courteous and goes over...
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- Good137 Reviews3.9
Khan korean BBQ
330 Wake Ave, El Centro, CA 92243This place is my new go to spot. Quick service, delicious cuts, and the TOFU soup is to die for!!!. The inside decor is extremely beautiful and it gives a fine...
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- Superb86 Reviews4.3
Exotic Thai Bistro
1461 S 4th St, El Centro, CA 92243The yellow curry and fresh spring rolls are delicious. One of my favorite spots to eat. There is no in door dining when I was last there about a month ago.....
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- Good119 Reviews4
Jalisco's Bar And Grill
844 N Imperial Ave, El Centro, CA 92243This is unquestionably one of the tastiest place in the region. Always when I go there I am incredibly glad. They preserve their very high level service and...
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- Good157 Reviews3.7
Jack In The Box
666 N Imperial Ave, El Centro, CA 92243Yesterday my friend and I went.I love the food, but staff need to work on Costumer Courtesy, and being able to except wrong, from right. Other than that were...
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- Superb104 Reviews4.4
Los Cabos Seafood & Grill
1649 Main St, El Centro, CA 92243My husband and I had fish tacos, shrimp tacos. steak tacos and shrimp cocktail. The fish and shrimp tacos were delicious! The steak taco meat was bland and...
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- Good152 Reviews3.7
Johnny Carino's
3203 S Dogwood Rd, El Centro, CA 92243We loved it here! Came yesterday with my sister, our Server was Verina, she's awesome! Really good service, it was our first time and she was really sweet...
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- Good164 Reviews3.6
La Resaca Seafood Bar
143 S 6th St, El Centro, CA 92243Good place to eat. Food was good.Though had a pest of a fly over our table waiting to land some where.Bathroom was clean.Floors looked clean, counters were...
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- Good124 Reviews3.9
El Pollo Loco
1403 N Imperial Ave, El Centro, CA 92243I am on a diet and the chicken tortilla soup at 240 calories for a small serving cannot be beat in taste or in filling you up. I have several servings per week...
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- Good126 Reviews4.2
Chef Lee's Food Express
1049 N Imperial Ave, El Centro, CA 92243This place is wonderful. The portions are very generous (especially the lunch special- its huge!) and the food is so good. Definitely among the best Chinese...
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- Superb112 Reviews4.4
Guadalajara's Mexican Restaurant
1427 Adams Ave, El Centro, CA 92243First off, they have moved and their current address is 397 Broadway st, which is only 5 minutes away from the listed address. The menu here has changed as...
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- Good121 Reviews3.9
American Restaurants
American in El Centro
Applebee's Grill + Bar
2421 Cottonwood Dr, El Centro, CA 92243Food and service is delicious, sadly the food portions are a bit weird, ordered the two for 29 four cheese mac n cheese, one came with a lot less so it was...
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- Average127 Reviews3.2
Pizza Restaurants
Pizza in El Centro
Mozzarelli’s Pizza & Gelato
950 N Imperial Ave, El Centro, CA 92243Good food! The girl waiting on ppl tonight could be a little more nicee and vocal (like instead of pointing at the receipt for my total she can tell me and...
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- Good93 Reviews4.1
Papa John's Pizza
1051 S Imperial Ave Ste A, El Centro, CA 92243Awesome Pizza, awesome specials, and the bonus cash that you earn with every purchase adds up very quickly. Delivery times are fantastic, delivered hot, what...
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- Good87 Reviews3.7
Mexican Restaurants
Mexican in El Centro
Cilantros La Taqueria
643 S 4th St Ste 1, El Centro, CA 92243Went there once. It is very cozy in there. Good service and great food. I would definitely reccomend this hidden gem of el centro. One of the few places that...
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- Superb53 Reviews4.6
Sombrero Mexican Food
703 E Danenberg Dr, El Centro, CA 92243Menudo is a must! It's delish and it's always ready. Staff is friendly and quick. They don't offer any refills on your drinks ( FYI) at the...
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- Good128 Reviews4.1
Camacho's Place
796 W Wahl Rd, El Centro, CA 92243We have since moved away from El Centro, but we're planning a trip just to have another meal at Camacho's and visit with the owners. Absolutely love...
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- Superb70 Reviews4.3
Chinese Restaurants
Chinese in El Centro
Fortune Garden
3309 S Dogwood Rd, El Centro, CA 92243Absolutely outstanding. Service was slow only because it was VERY busy. But let that be an indication of how good the food is! Absolutely above and beyond...
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- Good116 Reviews3.5
Mah's Kitchen
290 N Imperial Ave, El Centro, CA 92243Last time I ate this food was about 10 years ago! It tastes just as good! The shrimp chow mein was great and freshly made. Could have used more shrimp. The...
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- Good122 Reviews3.8
Panda Express
2380 S 4th St, El Centro, CA 92243I love that i can change to super greens since i am avoiding carbs and sugars as much as possible. This is great when i dont jave time to cook at home or dont...
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- Average115 Reviews3.2
Fast Food Restaurants
Fast Food in El Centro
Sonic Drive-In
2299 N Imperial Ave, El Centro, CA 92243Its always great coming here if you go drive thru... and use your vip card ... now if you walk up and order they seem to not care if you are outside in the...
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- Good129 Reviews3.5
McDonald's
1990 S 4th St, El Centro, CA 92243I pretty much enjoy McDonald's restaurants not only because I was a previous employee at one of them but because when you're undecided about what you...
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- Average141 Reviews3.2
Raspados Cuchis
502 Adams Ave, El Centro, CA 92243Never actually has Raspados nor did I know what they were exactly before I Googled while in the drive thru. I was hoping it was the chopped fruit cup but...
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- Good78 Reviews3.9
Seafood Restaurants
Seafood in El Centro
Sizzler - El Centro
707 N Imperial Ave, El Centro, CA 92243A RECOMMENDATION TO ALL... when dining at SIZZLER... you will receive the COSTUMER DINNING SERVICE..... for your Visit...... in addition, the menu items are...
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- Good115 Reviews3.9
Fortune House
1627 Main St, El Centro, CA 92243Not bad Chinese food for the imperial valley. Good food and great value. If you don't want to spend the time to go to Mexicali or Sam Diego this spot is...
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- Good129 Reviews3.8
Puerto Nuevo Patio and Grill
395 Broadway, El Centro, CA 92243Always friendly. Waitress are cute and wear cute shorts. Sure makes a guy turn an eye.I feel they need more fish meals. But very tasty dishes. I enjoy this...
- Superb40 Reviews4.3
Burger Restaurants
Burgers in El Centro
Hamburger Stand
825 S Imperial Ave, El Centro, CA 92243It’s a Weinerscnitzle that sells burgers. After a supercharge we needed lunch, we were looking for something local and not a chain. Lol, oh well! Service was...
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- Good145 Reviews3.9
Jack In The Box
2100 S 4th St, El Centro, CA 92243This Jack is the best for service! The manager is so awesome and will take any coupons expired or even price match with other restaurants coupons! Seriously!...
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- Good99 Reviews4.1
Jack in the Box
699 E Danenberg Dr, El Centro, CA 92243Inside dining is limited to 1 table.Public Toilets are open for customers' use.The 2 doors are designated as -(door by handicapped parking)Enter...
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- Superb75 Reviews4.3
Sandwich Shops
Sandwich Shops in El Centro
Chicken Wings
Chicken Wings in El Centro
Buffalo Wild Wings
510 Danenberg Dr, El Centro, CA 92243This was my first time ever trying Buffalo Wild Wings and I loved it! They were very quick to sit up and take our order. The food was delicious, and the beer...
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- Good160 Reviews3.4
Church's Chicken
480 N Imperial Ave, El Centro, CA 92243Chicken was nice a hot and meaty. Service was quick. They were temporary out of regular flavor. I got spicy anyway but how does a chicken place run out of...
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- Good95 Reviews3.5
Sports Bars
Sports Bars in El Centro
Dogwood Sports Bar & Grill
3603 S Dogwood Rd, El Centro, CA 92243Very nice bar. Music is great. Right now, because of COVID, seating is outside, but the service is still good. When it's back to normal, the entire thing...
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- Good92 Reviews3.5
Rocky's Bar and Grill
1445 Ocotillo Dr, El Centro, CA 92243How this place was super awesome. I've been there before but I showed up on Valentine's Day with the date and It was rocking drink specials crowded...
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- Good61 Reviews3.6
Travelodge by Wyndham El Centro
2015 Cottonwood Cir, El Centro, CA 92243The room is clean, linens are clean, the AC is cold and so is the fridge. The staff has been super friendly and polite. I would recommend this over most hotels...
- Average60 Reviews3