I've been coming here since I was 21! Iam about to be 67 in April and a big burrito of cueritos and buche is one of my requests for my Birthday April 4th !!!!! Antonio is a great guy as is Dad..It's about being a real Mexican and from Jalisco. As my grandfather and husband were.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mixed Carnitas Plate with Rice and Beans
Amor Eterno Arte
Best carnitas! Tender and moist. Jalisco is an Oakland icon. Family owned and is cherished by our neighborhood since the 1960s. Only on open on the weekends cuz its that good. Even the veggie burrito is smackin.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: A Wonderful Carnitas Burrito, Mixed Carnitas Plate with Rice and Beans
David Sanchez
Great mom and pop shop great food parking is tricky but worth it
Juan Carlos Rivas
The best Carnitas in town.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
jerry turner
This supreme double burger with bacon and onion rings is worth all the Fireworks It's fireworks it's truly a big burger
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jorge C
The carnitas are delicious, there's no arguing that. Are they the best in Oakland? Not anymore. There are several small pop-ups and backyard operations that have appeared in the past few years and a couple are tastier and cheaper than here.As mentioned, the carnitas here are good, but they are extremely oily and it only gets worse as the day progresses. The oils naturally pool at the bottom of the tray, so as the pile gets smaller, you will get carnitas from the bottom, which have been swimming in oil.Prices for sides are ridiculously expensive. A pound of beans for $8! Ha! Other similar restaurants sell them for $4-5.There is only one person serving carnitas, so the line of people moves at a snail's pace. Bring a chair, as you'll likely be waiting over 30 minutes on a good day.The restaurant no longer has dine-in service, and the dining area is now a dimly lit room with a pile of chairs and randomly placed cardboard boxes.It's obvious that profits matter more than service at this "restaurant". It's a shame. The fond memories I had of coming as a kid in the early 90s to get carnitas from "Don Bartolo" are now just that...memories.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 2
Monica Medina
I've been coming here since I was a young child. Im now 43 years young and still loving it. Best Carnitas in all the Bay Area. They have the most delicious green salsa.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
S L
Guy that serves carnitas is always very rude and grumpy he shouldn't work there if he hates his job
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Mixed Carnitas Rice Beans and Guacamole
Carlos Gomez
I've been coming to this place for 40 years, the carnitas (in my personal opinion are the best in the Bay Area, i have tried many places) flavorful, perfect cooking, great salsa
Food: 5
Service: 4
Hock Y.
I come here on Sundays for the carnitas mixto. Come before 11am, otherwise they will run out of the chicharrones, and that's my favorite. My friend buys the salsa to take home. He says it's his favorite.
Just because the owner got back to me talking some smack now he gets one star. You did it to yourself.
Shelley C.
Super fresh. The meat was so moist and delicious. I had tacos with chicken and asked if they could make them super - beans, cheese, guacamole and sour cream. Yum. It's a little hole in the wall that's cash only.
Bryanna C.
Best authentic mexican food in oakland!!! The carnitas are bomb! New menu item, the chorizo (quesadilla) is to die for. Reminds me of Mexico. I love to mix the green sauce with a side of guacamole. Super friendly staff. Do your tastebuds a favor and treat yourself to authentic mexican food!!!
Jose G.
Best carnitas in the Bay Area hands down no better place. If you have a problem with their service or anything then you are the problem, they try to get us in and out with our carnitas because everyone is hungry! Best service and food, been coming here for years and the flavor never changed always been the same. Honestly can say these are the best carnitas in the United States nobody can compete with these guys!
QuoVadis Estell
It's kind of expensive 3 burrito $55 and the only use cash. I feel with the robberies it would be safer to have a credit card
I've been coming here since I was 21! Iam about to be 67 in April and a big burrito of cueritos and buche is one of my requests for my Birthday April 4th !!!!! Antonio is a great guy as is Dad..It's about being a real Mexican and from Jalisco. As my grandfather and husband were.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mixed Carnitas Plate with Rice and Beans
Best carnitas! Tender and moist. Jalisco is an Oakland icon. Family owned and is cherished by our neighborhood since the 1960s. Only on open on the weekends cuz its that good. Even the veggie burrito is smackin.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: A Wonderful Carnitas Burrito, Mixed Carnitas Plate with Rice and Beans
Great mom and pop shop great food parking is tricky but worth it
The best Carnitas in town.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This supreme double burger with bacon and onion rings is worth all the Fireworks It's fireworks it's truly a big burger
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The carnitas are delicious, there's no arguing that. Are they the best in Oakland? Not anymore. There are several small pop-ups and backyard operations that have appeared in the past few years and a couple are tastier and cheaper than here.As mentioned, the carnitas here are good, but they are extremely oily and it only gets worse as the day progresses. The oils naturally pool at the bottom of the tray, so as the pile gets smaller, you will get carnitas from the bottom, which have been swimming in oil.Prices for sides are ridiculously expensive. A pound of beans for $8! Ha! Other similar restaurants sell them for $4-5.There is only one person serving carnitas, so the line of people moves at a snail's pace. Bring a chair, as you'll likely be waiting over 30 minutes on a good day.The restaurant no longer has dine-in service, and the dining area is now a dimly lit room with a pile of chairs and randomly placed cardboard boxes.It's obvious that profits matter more than service at this "restaurant". It's a shame. The fond memories I had of coming as a kid in the early 90s to get carnitas from "Don Bartolo" are now just that...memories.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 2
I've been coming here since I was a young child. Im now 43 years young and still loving it. Best Carnitas in all the Bay Area. They have the most delicious green salsa.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Guy that serves carnitas is always very rude and grumpy he shouldn't work there if he hates his job
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Mixed Carnitas Rice Beans and Guacamole
I've been coming to this place for 40 years, the carnitas (in my personal opinion are the best in the Bay Area, i have tried many places) flavorful, perfect cooking, great salsa
Food: 5
Service: 4
I come here on Sundays for the carnitas mixto. Come before 11am, otherwise they will run out of the chicharrones, and that's my favorite. My friend buys the salsa to take home. He says it's his favorite.
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Just because the owner got back to me talking some smack now he gets one star. You did it to yourself.
Super fresh. The meat was so moist and delicious. I had tacos with chicken and asked if they could make them super - beans, cheese, guacamole and sour cream. Yum. It's a little hole in the wall that's cash only.
Best authentic mexican food in oakland!!! The carnitas are bomb! New menu item, the chorizo (quesadilla) is to die for. Reminds me of Mexico. I love to mix the green sauce with a side of guacamole. Super friendly staff. Do your tastebuds a favor and treat yourself to authentic mexican food!!!
Best carnitas in the Bay Area hands down no better place. If you have a problem with their service or anything then you are the problem, they try to get us in and out with our carnitas because everyone is hungry! Best service and food, been coming here for years and the flavor never changed always been the same. Honestly can say these are the best carnitas in the United States nobody can compete with these guys!
It's kind of expensive 3 burrito $55 and the only use cash. I feel with the robberies it would be safer to have a credit card