Celia's

This is the best Mexican food I have had in ages. I wish they were in more locations and not just in El Centro. They have the usual choices you find at many Mexican style restaurants, but with a small town feel.

My friend and I loved it there, and food was like homemade. We ordered the biggest plate of food. Fabulous tasting.we'll be back there again. Soon....

Great service. Over the top. Owner came and visited for several minutes. Our first time there. Food was best Mexican food ever. Except for my aunts. Highly recommend.

Great food, tastes great, machaca plate was excelente. Meat was juicy and spanish rice was warm. Service was excellent, fast and waitress was polite. The restaurant has easy access to the Street, plenty of parking spaces, and three entrances to the parking lot from Imperial Avenue, Adams Street, and Barbara Worth Street.

Celia's serves authentic Mexican dishes. Prices are comparable to other restaurants in the area. Staff has been working there for years which gives them knowledge of their returning customers.

Great Mom and Pop restaurant that's been around for a very long time. From classic enchiladas to friend quesadillas, they are sure to have something everyone will enjoy. Mexican Coke available by the bottle.

This was agreat place , their service was very good , more than 40+ people for a gathering and everything was brought out just the way it was order.with 3 waitresses and all are food was great , they definitely did their job with great service.So their tip was very good , hope they where satisfy.

A friend recommended Celia's. The Special Quesadilla was really good and the shredded beef taco was delicious. Will definitely stop again when in town.

Hubby and I had a wonderful breakfast here. We have odd food intolerances (gf, night shade free and vegetarian) and easily found options on the menu. We love supporting family businesses and quirky places and Cecilia's ticks those boxes. Cecilia, who started the business with her husband in 1994 is still running the restaurant, and her, along with her twin sister and cousin gave us great service and conversation.

I had the chili relleno dinner. Everything was quite good. The salsa was a bit more spicy than the average in AZ but it had good flavor so I didn't mind the sniffles. Even the beans and flour tortilla were good. I initially put 4 stars but changed it to 5 when I realized the only negative I could find was that the rice was just average. Service was good. I never even asked for a refill of my iced tea it just magically happened :-)

Delicious spot for lunch on the way home from San Diego. Cecelia (Chica) our waitress was so friendly, attentive & helpful. The special Quesadilla was an amazing fried dough pocket filled with cheese, just heavenly! I ordered the chiles rellenos, my hubby ordered the machaca with tortilla. Both were extremely flavorful. We ended the meal with Bunuelos, deep fried dough with honey, cinnamon and ice cream on top. Wow!!! Amazing lunch and there were no leftovers, we ate it all. The staff was quick to clear dishes and then clean the tables and vacuum after each customer left. Bathrooms clean & tidy also. Can't wait to go back again. Try Celia's Restaurant, you won't be disappointed.

Best Mexican food restaurant in the Imperial Valley, in my opinion. Hard working staff and very attentive. Try the special quesidilla. Only in the imperial valley does it exist. Don't forget to tip, they deserve it.

omg!!! freindly people.. chilli colorado amazing!!! special cheese ques for app! im from florida. here as a covid nurse. will be back!! You know its authentic when Abuelo is cooking!

Food as always was delicious. 13 hour drive to eat a special quesadilla and a machaca burrito....my style.

Authentic, home made, delicious Mexican food. Friendly, attentive staff.

Gayle Krufal

A friend recommended Celia's. The Special Quesadilla was really good and the shredded beef taco was delicious. Will definitely stop again when in town.

Leesa Hinsch

Hubby and I had a wonderful breakfast here. We have odd food intolerances (gf, night shade free and vegetarian) and easily found options on the menu. We love supporting family businesses and quirky places and Cecilia's ticks those boxes. Cecilia, who started the business with her husband in 1994 is still running the restaurant, and her, along with her twin sister and cousin gave us great service and conversation.

Andrew McMahon

I had the chili relleno dinner. Everything was quite good. The salsa was a bit more spicy than the average in AZ but it had good flavor so I didn't mind the sniffles. Even the beans and flour tortilla were good. I initially put 4 stars but changed it to 5 when I realized the only negative I could find was that the rice was just average. Service was good. I never even asked for a refill of my iced tea it just magically happened :-)

Ginger Bergren

Delicious spot for lunch on the way home from San Diego. Cecelia (Chica) our waitress was so friendly, attentive & helpful. The special Quesadilla was an amazing fried dough pocket filled with cheese, just heavenly! I ordered the chiles rellenos, my hubby ordered the machaca with tortilla. Both were extremely flavorful. We ended the meal with Bunuelos, deep fried dough with honey, cinnamon and ice cream on top. Wow!!! Amazing lunch and there were no leftovers, we ate it all. The staff was quick to clear dishes and then clean the tables and vacuum after each customer left. Bathrooms clean & tidy also. Can't wait to go back again. Try Celia's Restaurant, you won't be disappointed.

James Miller

Best Mexican food restaurant in the Imperial Valley, in my opinion. Hard working staff and very attentive. Try the special quesidilla. Only in the imperial valley does it exist. Don't forget to tip, they deserve it.

Patty Hodges

omg!!! freindly people.. chilli colorado amazing!!! special cheese ques for app! im from florida. here as a covid nurse. will be back!! You know its authentic when Abuelo is cooking!

Ana Bribiesca

Food as always was delicious. 13 hour drive to eat a special quesadilla and a machaca burrito....my style.

Tim Kroeze

Authentic, home made, delicious Mexican food. Friendly, attentive staff.

I wanted to go there for a long time and today was finally the day. The twin ladies were really attentive and also the waiter. Food came out really quickly which I loved because we were starving; food was delicious! Would recommend 100%

Great Mexican food. The beans are fantastic, and I can't get enough. If you are in the area I highly recommend it.

We ordered to-go from this little Mexican spot and were really impressed. The staff was incredibly kind and made sure we had everything we needed—plates, napkins, and plenty of salsa. The flautas were noticeably larger than usual and packed with flavor. The salsa was a nice surprise: chunky and blended just right—not too watery. Great service and Good food!

If you’re looking for authentic Mexican food, look no further! We enjoyed generous portions, and friendly attentive staff. We will definitely be back!

Food is good as usual. We always stop here when we're passing through El Centro. Food is always good. The people are welcoming and friendly. We came on a Sunday and had a little trouble finding parking, but that just tells you how good the place is.

We always visit Celia's when in the IV. Food is always great and the staff welcoming. Order the special quesadilla, can't get them anywhere else outside if the valley. Yum!!

The staff were very friendly, the food was served quickly, hot and oh so delicious. Best Mexican food I've had in years.

Is the only place I like the Mexican food They make super good thanks

Been coming here for over 30 years and it's still my favorite beans and machaca!

Maria C ibarra

Is the only place I like the Mexican food They make super good thanks

Leana

Been coming here for over 30 years and it's still my favorite beans and machaca!

Phillip L Odom

If you’re looking for authentic Mexican food, look no further! We enjoyed generous portions, and friendly attentive staff. We will definitely be back!

Nadia Lozano

We ordered to-go from this little Mexican spot and were really impressed. The staff was incredibly kind and made sure we had everything we needed—plates, napkins, and plenty of salsa. The flautas were noticeably larger than usual and packed with flavor. The salsa was a nice surprise: chunky and blended just right—not too watery. Great service and Good food!

P M

We always visit Celia's when in the IV. Food is always great and the staff welcoming. Order the special quesadilla, can't get them anywhere else outside if the valley. Yum!!

Cathy Cogan

The staff were very friendly, the food was served quickly, hot and oh so delicious. Best Mexican food I've had in years.

Rob Davidson

Great Mexican food. The beans are fantastic, and I can't get enough. If you are in the area I highly recommend it.

Karina Davidson

Food is good as usual. We always stop here when we're passing through El Centro. Food is always good. The people are welcoming and friendly. We came on a Sunday and had a little trouble finding parking, but that just tells you how good the place is.

Whitney CM

I wanted to go there for a long time and today was finally the day. The twin ladies were really attentive and also the waiter. Food came out really quickly which I loved because we were starving; food was delicious! Would recommend 100%

We were traveling home and didn’t know where to eat and definitely did not want fast food. We found Cecelia’s and thought we would try. It was great! Great food and friendly staff. We would highly recommend Cecelia’s!

It was not that great but the service was friendly the food needed more taste the beans were good

Service is fantastic!! But the food was relatively bland and mediocre. The refried beans were very good. The Chile Colorado I had was also pretty tasty but I've had better at other establishments.

Not sure why this is so popular. Food was very bland. Chili verde was very tastless. Rice was cool and no flavor. Beans also cold and just powdered cheese. Had much better mexican food elsewhere.

The place is cute and the staff is sweet, but my boyfriend got SEVERE food poisoning in the middle of the night from lunch.

Very nice staff and food was alright. I am a connoisseur of traditional Mexican food, and although Celias is not bad, it is not authentic Mexican food. Their food has been "Amricanized" by the use of ingredients not normally found in typical Mexican dishes.

The food is ok but not authentic. Since the majority of their customers are anglo, they alter their recipes to them. That's fine but it takes away the authenticity of mexican food. I think most will agree that service is very lousy unless you are a regular customer. Don't plan on sharing your plate either, the waiters and waitress's will tell you that there is an extra charge if you do.

I really did not like the food to be honest. The service is great yet the food not. I got the #3 plate which has a taco, sope, enchilada, chile relleno, tostada & frijoles. I asked for it because it has most of the things they mostly serve there, but it was not good. The only things I liked was the taco, and the sope. The tostada did not have meat, the enchilada sauce was not so good and the chile relleno semed to be from the day before. The chiles rellenos at IVC are bomb just letting you guys know lol 😂 also they do not have a viarity of food. They have been open since 1994 they should have a more extended menu and more drinks of course. Not going there any sooner.

I've lived in the valley since before Celia's came here. When my family, relatives and friends first started going here, the food was good, but service was non existent. If you want a refill or any other item, forget it! The waiters/waitresses will not only not come back to your table, they seem to purposely avoid looking your way so they don't have to be called over for assistance. They don't greet you when you come in, or thank you for your business when you pay and leave. I went in today with family after a few years of eating at another better choice Mexican Restaurant in the valley (El Zarape in Imperial, Ca.), only to find that refills are no longer free, there's a charge for sharing food on your plate, and there's a charge for to go containers. ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? I don't know of another restaurant in the valley that does this! We called the waitress over after getting our chips and drinks to tell her we were leaving, and where most businesses would ask why to make improvements, she had a care less attitude and didn't even want to know why. We won't be going back, ever!!! There are too many other quality restaurants here in the valley who value paying customer's business by giving free refills, free to go containers and free sharing, not to mention GREAT customer service, so there is never a need to support a GREEDY business that has the attitude that they could care less!!! Take my advice....avoid this place like the plague!!!!! Go to El Zarape, it's great!

Seriously over priced, poor quality, bland, greasy and small portions. Staff was nice but came for the food. Take the advice go elsewhere if you want Authentic Mexican Food. Prices run close to $20 per plate! You'll be seriously blown away, we should of walked out rather than order, just sayin..beware 😬

We had breakfast in this place. After drinking about half of the coffee, we realized the cup was dirty. A very disgusting experience. After a brief complaint with the waitress, she insisted that the cup was clean when before she served the coffee. We even proved to the waitress that the grime was firmly stuck on the cup. In return, she just got stick to her version. We are very disappointed of both, the service and lack of cleanliness. Denying the undeniable in our own face is what bothers the most. Is there any way to submit a zero-star review to this place?

The food service was fast , but it was expensive, bland and the salsa was spoiled. My coworker agrees with my opinion. I used to love this place years ago. I hope they go back to the way it used to be.

If there's an option to leave no stars I would have done that. Honestly do not waste your money I hate to say that their food was disgusting and a waste of money. I thought this place was going to be good especially when my dad was visiting from out of state. I've never visited this restaurant before and heard it was good but this was a few years ago. We paid more than $100 and the food that we got was so disgusting couldn't even call it Mexican food. I would have been better off just going to Taco Bell as the foodthere is better than the food that they served at Celia's. The chile relleno was disgusting and it wasn't even a chile pasilla, the cheese was just as disgusting overall my father and I were very disappointed. I ended up just cooking for my father and family and that's what I should have done in the first place because my Mexican food is way better than this restaurant.

Days old limes were provided, tacos were plain tacos without anything to add like cabbage ect, tortilla chips didn’t taste like your typical tortilla chips, breakfast plate had no flavor, workers were excellent and fast pace, won’t be coming back until they improve food quality.

Saul A

Days old limes were provided, tacos were plain tacos without anything to add like cabbage ect, tortilla chips didn’t taste like your typical tortilla chips, breakfast plate had no flavor, workers were excellent and fast pace, won’t be coming back until they improve food quality.

The food was too bland, small portions and expensive. The place isn't bad but I'm just confused as to why they have Spanish decorations if it's supposed to be Mexican food. Probably will not come back unless another fam gathering like today.

This food is disgusting. I don’t like saying that because food is food but this is the worst fake Mexican food I’ve ever had. I ordered a shrimp plate & it literally had 2 pieces of shrimp. They’re very stingy, small portions even with the beans. They also gave us a Chile relleno & it tasted like it was frozen & it was so mushy. Honestly a waste of money, I feel like the good reviews are from people that don’t know real Mexican food & they think it’s the best. I’d be embarrassed to serve these type of plates.

Aileen Martinez

This food is disgusting. I don’t like saying that because food is food but this is the worst fake Mexican food I’ve ever had. I ordered a shrimp plate & it literally had 2 pieces of shrimp. They’re very stingy, small portions even with the beans. They also gave us a Chile relleno & it tasted like it was frozen & it was so mushy. Honestly a waste of money, I feel like the good reviews are from people that don’t know real Mexican food & they think it’s the best. I’d be embarrassed to serve these type of plates.

Karen Jimenez

The food was too bland, small portions and expensive. The place isn't bad but I'm just confused as to why they have Spanish decorations if it's supposed to be Mexican food. Probably will not come back unless another fam gathering like today.