Cantarito Mexican Grill

It is my favorite spot to eat in long beach. Hole in the wall Mexican joint with the BEST potatoe tacos, and I'm talking the $2 ones, worth it. They also have a green sauce I am obsessed with. I eat here once a week. The staff is so friendly and by this point know my order when I walk in. Haha, please check it out! Support local eateries.

I wanted an authentic Mexican breakfast and saw this cantina. It's small, with little space to hang out, but just enough to eat your breakfast and enjoy it.

The asada is so good a flavorful! Burritos are good and comes with cheese. Tacos are awesome and big. They never disappoint.

It's the neighborhood mexican spot. Straightforward and tasty offerings, great staff, and just enough space to stay and sit down every once in a while. The only shortcoming is their 9 pm weekday closing time, but I still love them to a fault. Please eat here. :D

They have poppers! And they are absolutely wonderful. Perfectly cooked with bacon wrapping it up nice and crispie. If you know anything about Jalapeño peppers then you know sometime you get mild like Anaheim chili's, or high heat as the Serrano. Mine were just right, not too hot so I could taste it. Street tacos for a buck each were also just right. 4 salsas and several other crudités

It's tiny but the food here is dope. Definitely my favourite place. The lengua is good, you'll wanna forget about getting Carne asada. They toast the tortilla on the burrito and more often then not it's done juuuuuust right.

Fast service, lovely people. I think the place deserves a shot at least.

Friendly service and they are pretty quick with preparation. Foods are good sized portions and the nachos are excellent. I've tried a lot of their dishes and they never disappoint.

This is one of those places I always drive by when I’m in Long Beach but have never eaten at. We were looking for a place to have lunch and thought why not give it a try. Upon entering, we were greeted really warmly by the woman at the front counter. She was very kind to my friend and I, sporting a big smile on her face and made us feel at home. She recommended me the Quesabirria plate which comes with three quesabirrias of good size, and a side of consomé. It was pretty damn good. Quesabirrias are not something I get to eat very often but I was happy to have tried them here. I am already looking forward to coming back and trying something else on the menu as some of the other items looked delicious. Even though the interior is not the biggest place, it still feels nice and homey. One thing I also enjoyed was the small basket of tortilla chips they gave us topped with some beans and two salsas to put in our food. A green and orange one.

I e been coming here for years. The owner and staff are extremely friendly. The food is served fast and has a salsa bar. You can get a Mexican come or a beer from the cooler. There is open tables in the back if you prefer to dine in.

Cantarito Cocina Mexicana is like a culinary hug from your favorite abuelita, with dishes that will make your taste buds do the salsa.They just renovate and the place is amazing, the ambience takes you to your favorite destination in Mexico. And let's not forget about the heart and soul of this place - the owner Jorge. Not only does he whip up some of the best ceviche and birria quesadilla tacos in town, but he's also the kind of guy you'd want to share a cold beer with. The beer is always cold, the conversation is always great, and the food is always on point. This spot is a true gem in the LBC - ¡Salud to Jorge and Cantarito!

Food is good. We ordered a camarones costa azul, Carne asada nachos, and a large Jamaica. We were also given a complimentary basket filled with handmade tortilla chips and chunky salsa. It’s a small mom and pop shop located in the heart of Long Beach.

Wow, let me start with the fries. They’re amazing great flavor great seasoning right temperature as well. The burger it’s great. The flavor is juicy. The cheese is good. The customer service is awesome. I enjoyed ordering my order with the great staff and service. Restaurant clean 10/10 Customer service 10/10 Food 8/10 Try the breakfast burritos The burgers Tacos fire 🔥

These place is my go to for authentic Mexican food. If I'm having a bad day this place always cheers me up. Feels like a families home.

Best Menudo in the area bar-none! Couple that with personable service and you've got a winning combination that makes you feel right at home.

Amazing Mexican food is very authentic as it should be. Friendly staff. I recommend this place 👌 My only constructive criticism is that the parking has been sort of converted unto an outdoor dining patio with tables and umbrellas, very nice actually, but the large trash bins are noticeable. I would recommend adding several large foliage trees on planters to cover the ugly trash bin area. Other than that, nice place overall. Thank you for the friendly service Señor. LGBTQ Friendly 🏳️‍🌈 Gracias 🇲🇽

This place is amazing, excellent customer service, very clean and the most important the food, so tasty. I will come to this place again. Highly recommended

They have specials every day of the week,Wednesday burritos are $8.99 I got a wet Carne Asada burrito with no rice cheese and a yolk egg in side super delicious 😋

The burritos are crazy. This place delivers serious flavour. Taco truck on every corner but this place stands out.

Gustavo Espinoza Jr

This is one of those places I always drive by when I’m in Long Beach but have never eaten at. We were looking for a place to have lunch and thought why not give it a try. Upon entering, we were greeted really warmly by the woman at the front counter. She was very kind to my friend and I, sporting a big smile on her face and made us feel at home. She recommended me the Quesabirria plate which comes with three quesabirrias of good size, and a side of consomé. It was pretty damn good. Quesabirrias are not something I get to eat very often but I was happy to have tried them here. I am already looking forward to coming back and trying something else on the menu as some of the other items looked delicious. Even though the interior is not the biggest place, it still feels nice and homey. One thing I also enjoyed was the small basket of tortilla chips they gave us topped with some beans and two salsas to put in our food. A green and orange one.

Jamie Toelle

I e been coming here for years. The owner and staff are extremely friendly. The food is served fast and has a salsa bar. You can get a Mexican come or a beer from the cooler. There is open tables in the back if you prefer to dine in.

Demytra Holloway

Cantarito Cocina Mexicana is like a culinary hug from your favorite abuelita, with dishes that will make your taste buds do the salsa.They just renovate and the place is amazing, the ambience takes you to your favorite destination in Mexico. And let's not forget about the heart and soul of this place - the owner Jorge. Not only does he whip up some of the best ceviche and birria quesadilla tacos in town, but he's also the kind of guy you'd want to share a cold beer with. The beer is always cold, the conversation is always great, and the food is always on point. This spot is a true gem in the LBC - ¡Salud to Jorge and Cantarito!

Vanessa S

Food is good. We ordered a camarones costa azul, Carne asada nachos, and a large Jamaica. We were also given a complimentary basket filled with handmade tortilla chips and chunky salsa. It’s a small mom and pop shop located in the heart of Long Beach.

Giovanni Pineda

Wow, let me start with the fries. They’re amazing great flavor great seasoning right temperature as well. The burger it’s great. The flavor is juicy. The cheese is good. The customer service is awesome. I enjoyed ordering my order with the great staff and service. Restaurant clean 10/10 Customer service 10/10 Food 8/10 Try the breakfast burritos The burgers Tacos fire 🔥

Marcus Davalos

These place is my go to for authentic Mexican food. If I'm having a bad day this place always cheers me up. Feels like a families home.

Carlos

This place is amazing, excellent customer service, very clean and the most important the food, so tasty. I will come to this place again. Highly recommended

Tex Miley

Best Menudo in the area bar-none! Couple that with personable service and you've got a winning combination that makes you feel right at home.

Angel Garcia

Amazing Mexican food is very authentic as it should be. Friendly staff. I recommend this place 👌 My only constructive criticism is that the parking has been sort of converted unto an outdoor dining patio with tables and umbrellas, very nice actually, but the large trash bins are noticeable. I would recommend adding several large foliage trees on planters to cover the ugly trash bin area. Other than that, nice place overall. Thank you for the friendly service Señor. LGBTQ Friendly 🏳️‍🌈 Gracias 🇲🇽

Jason & Emily Sanchez

They have specials every day of the week,Wednesday burritos are $8.99 I got a wet Carne Asada burrito with no rice cheese and a yolk egg in side super delicious 😋

Best birria tacos I've ever had

This is a tiny place with delicious food. Tasted like my grandma's cooking. We ordered cheese enchaladas, crunchy tacos and asada sopes. So good! They serve their chips with beans on top! Yummy!

My favorite Mexican food in Long Beach. The food is tasty and the service is great. We’ve had the machaca and chorizo breakfast burritos- both really good! The guacamole also tastes fresh and the salsas are flavorful. The place itself is really small but it’s clean and quaint. Will continue to go back!

Best tasting shredded beef tacos I’ve ever had! This was my first time but I’ll be back and often.

Juni Bakion

Best birria tacos I've ever had

Chet D

Best tasting shredded beef tacos I’ve ever had! This was my first time but I’ll be back and often.

Elliot Ps

I’m a local and I have never been here, until this morning. Me and my girlfriend got a burrito each, and it was great. Very kind, and hospitable people working there.

Summer 72

This is a tiny place with delicious food. Tasted like my grandma's cooking. We ordered cheese enchaladas, crunchy tacos and asada sopes. So good! They serve their chips with beans on top! Yummy!

Belinda Aguirre

My favorite Mexican food in Long Beach. The food is tasty and the service is great. We’ve had the machaca and chorizo breakfast burritos- both really good! The guacamole also tastes fresh and the salsas are flavorful. The place itself is really small but it’s clean and quaint. Will continue to go back!

Amazing food, nice atmosphere, and good service. They do need to replace the porcelain and tile in the Men's Restroom, and install a more efficient exhaust fan.

This is my first time here & this place is the perfect little SoCal taco shop. Nearly everyone coming in have their boards & theres nothing but chill vibes with a good atmosphere. This is my new weekly hang out to eat spot

Great for walk up takeout/phone orders. Favorites: chili relleno burrito & hard shelled potato tacos. Chicken nachos & tacos also 👍

Great California burrito. Its huge. If you order the steak and eggs be sure the eggs are well done not runny.

If you want some quick Mexican food, this is the place to go. The food is pretty decent and the small restaurant makes it pretty cozy. The place isn't anything too crazy but a good place to go from time to time. The only thing that is a problem is parking.

It 50/50 price is very good got beer there

This place was our to go place for burritos. They usually had amazing and delicious burritos and enchiladas and we would go there often. However, the last couple of times we have not had as good of an experience. The burrito was super dry and it was basically just rice and old asada, barely any beans or anything else. We usually order wet burritos and there was not enough sauce on top either. The asada fries were stale, they were nice enough to replace them.

Food was really good and tasty, but by the end of my meal, I found a giant fly in my food! The place had many of them flying around anyways. If the fly problems are fixed, this would be a five star place!

Suleiman ALAQEL

Food was really good and tasty, but by the end of my meal, I found a giant fly in my food! The place had many of them flying around anyways. If the fly problems are fixed, this would be a five star place!

Used to go here everyday. Had good food, great salsa, and even better prices. Got sick from a bad batch of salsa and they had to put in a cart to try to prevent future cross contamination, and right around that time they must have changed ownership, because there was a marked decrease in quality along with a noticeable hike in price. I took a break and thought things might improve, but after returning to give them another shot, I have seen no change. If courtesy were everything they would surely recieve 5 stars, but unfortunately I need more than that when factoring my mealtime choices. Might give them another shot sometime in the future, but it won't be anytime soon.

Ridiculous they charge extra dollar for that much sauce what a rip off it's good but come on don't rip off you're customers

Edie Barrera

Ridiculous they charge extra dollar for that much sauce what a rip off it's good but come on don't rip off you're customers

Ordered online. Went to pick up the order but it wasn't ready. After a sincere apology for having no record of it (their error), I watched the cook frantically prepare my meal with no gloves on. The place smelled of cheap cleansing products and the salsa bar looked like a bacteria trap (watched a guy dip a chip directly into the salsa bowl). Hard shell tacos and fries were decent. They overcharged my credit card (main reason for this review).

James Killington

Ordered online. Went to pick up the order but it wasn't ready. After a sincere apology for having no record of it (their error), I watched the cook frantically prepare my meal with no gloves on. The place smelled of cheap cleansing products and the salsa bar looked like a bacteria trap (watched a guy dip a chip directly into the salsa bowl). Hard shell tacos and fries were decent. They overcharged my credit card (main reason for this review).

1. None of the salsas tasted good 2. Rice was dry 3. No salt in any of the dishes we tried 4. Asada was too chewy and lacked any kind of flavors 5. All tacos tasted the same. Tasteless. Overall, worst "Mexican" food I've ever had.

Carne asada fries tasted like they had been sitting out for at least a day. The tacos and burritos were flavorless and featured old/hard tortillas. Will not be ordering from here again.

Dont recommend you dont get what you pay for 7$ for a small burrito and to bland.You really want a carrne asada burrito go to Louse 6th st and Atlantic in LBC.Visited again 1/21/2024 Ordered a chicken burrito and 2 Sopes and a taco.The meat was very old.My doughter even said that my burritos I make at home are way better they didn't even care about having condiments for your food......Guys come on stop being lazy and serve us fresh food not old.Any body can make a better burrito than El Cantarito.Not going to recommend this place to anybody find out for yourself.

I ordered the Chicken nachos and this dish was poorly put together and had no seasoning on it at all. The worst nachos I ever had very disappointing. I also order a asada burrito as no favor, no seasonings on the meat. The meat was cheap and gummy with fat. I will never order again from this place

Not good. The Enchiladas Plate was gross. The enhciladas were dry and the sauce was weird and sour, not like usual enchilada sauce. I've never had enchiladas with no melted cheese on top. The rice was dry and overcooked. The beans tasted canned and lacked flavor. The chicken tacos were so dissappointing. I would not recommend this place in the slightest.

Janice Mendez

Not good. The Enchiladas Plate was gross. The enhciladas were dry and the sauce was weird and sour, not like usual enchilada sauce. I've never had enchiladas with no melted cheese on top. The rice was dry and overcooked. The beans tasted canned and lacked flavor. The chicken tacos were so dissappointing. I would not recommend this place in the slightest.

The prices are Gouged 269 for a can coke , Calling The Attorney General to report this

Stellastrawberrystella

The prices are Gouged 269 for a can coke , Calling The Attorney General to report this