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El Rincon Mexicano

Mexican · Santa Ana

4.2 · 150 reviews Google

El Rincon Mexicano Opening Hours

Monday 12:00–23:00
Tuesday 12:00–23:00
Wednesday 12:00–23:00
Thursday 12:00–23:00
Friday 12:00–23:30
Saturday 12:00–23:30
Sunday 12:00–22:00
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About El Rincon Mexicano

El Rincon Mexicano brings the authentic flavors of Mexico to Santa Ana. We're a neighborhood favorite, serving up traditional dishes made with fresh ingredients. With a rating of 4.2 stars from over 150 reviews, our customers consistently praise our delicious food and friendly service. We strive to...

El Rincon Mexicano brings the authentic flavors of Mexico to Santa Ana. We're a neighborhood favorite, serving up traditional dishes made with fresh ingredients. With a rating of 4.2 stars from over 150 reviews, our customers consistently praise our delicious food and friendly service. We strive to create a welcoming atmosphere where you can enjoy a taste of home-style Mexican cooking. Come visit us and experience the warmth and flavor of El Rincon Mexicano.

What Customers Say About El Rincon Mexicano

El Rincon Mexicano is praised for its delicious and affordable Mexican food, friendly staff (especially Martin), and lively atmosphere with karaoke. Customers rave about the authentic flavors, but some report issues with slow or poor service and occasional inconsistencies in food quality.

Popular Dishes

torta de pollo carne asada quesadilla pozole de puerco burrito tostada’s de ceviche de camarón Carne asadas plate

Best For

Groups Locals Late Night Casual Celebrations

Tip: Try the tostadas de ceviche de camaron. Be aware that the music can be loud, and service may be slow during busy times.

What to see nearby

Odd Fellows Hall
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Spurgeon Block
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A 150m

Spurgeon Block

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Southern Counties Gas Co.
Heritage
A 213m

Southern Counties Gas Co.

edificio

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US Post Office Station-Spurgeon Station
Heritage
A 295m

US Post Office Station-Spurgeon Station

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Old Orange County Courthouse
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A 326m

Old Orange County Courthouse

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Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse
A 345m

Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse

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Explore the area around El Rincon Mexicano

El Rincon Mexicano is located in Santa Ana, surrounded by cultural and historical points of interest. Here are some of the most notable places nearby.

Historical Heritage

  • Odd Fellows Hall (A 96m) — building in the United States of America Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos
  • Spurgeon Block (A 150m) — historic building in Santa Ana, California, United States Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos
  • Southern Counties Gas Co. (A 213m) — historic building in Santa Ana, California, United States Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos
  • US Post Office Station-Spurgeon Station (A 295m) — historic building in Santa Ana, California, United States Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos
  • Old Orange County Courthouse (A 326m) — courthouse in Orange County, California, United States Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos
  • Young Men's Christian Association-Santa Ana-Tustin Chapter (A 407m) — historic building in Santa Ana, California, United States Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos

Parks & Gardens

  • Birch Park (A 414m) — park in Orange County, California, United States of America
  • Sasscer Park (A 503m) — park in Orange County, California, United States of America
  • French Park (A 622m) — park in Orange County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5350882

Other Points of Interest

  • Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse (A 345m) — court facility and federal building in Santa Ana, California

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Frequently asked questions about El Rincon Mexicano

El Rincon Mexicano is located at 104 E 4th St, Santa Ana.
Near El Rincon Mexicano you can find points of interest such as Odd Fellows Hall, Spurgeon Block, Southern Counties Gas Co., US Post Office Station-Spurgeon Station.
El Rincon Mexicano offers mexican cuisine.
El Rincon Mexicano has regular opening hours. Check their profile for updated schedules.
The most recommended dishes at El Rincon Mexicano based on customer reviews are: torta de pollo, carne asada quesadilla, pozole de puerco, burrito, tostada’s de ceviche de camarón.
El Rincon Mexicano is ideal for groups, locals, late night, casual dining, celebrations.
El Rincon Mexicano is praised for its delicious and affordable Mexican food, friendly staff (especially Martin), and lively atmosphere with karaoke. Customers rave about the authentic flavors, but some report issues with slow or poor service and occasional inconsistencies in food quality.
Try the tostadas de ceviche de camaron. Be aware that the music can be loud, and service may be slow during busy times.
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El Rincon Mexicano Santa Ana Reviews

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Ernie Aguilar

It’s these little “holes in the wall” that usually have bomb food and this place didn’t disappoint. Their tostada’s de ceviche de camarón are fire!!! You definitely should try them. 😋😋😋

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F Sanchez

Super authentic hole in the wall Mexican restaurant. Great food service and atmosphere, can't ask for more than that.

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Daniel Jasso

Great place to have breakfast, lunch or dinner Mexican style. Right in downtown Santa Ana

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Rob Leon

Pretty good seafood... friendly staff..

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Lizbeth Lopez-Diaz

We have been to El Rincon a few times now. Not only is the food delicious but the service is amazing! Martin goes above to ensure we are attended to! We have gone there to celebrate in small & large groups and Martin is always ready to accommodate us. The past two times we have been fortunate to enjoy their “Bravas Drag Brunch” on Sundays AND YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED! They are all fabulous gals ready to give their best! Gustavo our server/bar tender also goes above in making sure we are taken care of. We will continue to visit El Rincon, enjoy the delicious food and support their drag show de las Bravas!!

Daniel Jasso
Daniel Jasso

Great place to have breakfast, lunch or dinner Mexican style. Right in downtown Santa Ana

Rob Leon
Rob Leon

Pretty good seafood... friendly staff..

Lizbeth Lopez-Diaz
Lizbeth Lopez-Diaz

We have been to El Rincon a few times now. Not only is the food delicious but the service is amazing! Martin goes above to ensure we are attended to! We have gone there to celebrate in small & large groups and Martin is always ready to accommodate us. The past two times we have been fortunate to enjoy their “Bravas Drag Brunch” on Sundays AND YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED! They are all fabulous gals ready to give their best! Gustavo our server/bar tender also goes above in making sure we are taken care of. We will continue to visit El Rincon, enjoy the delicious food and support their drag show de las Bravas!!

Ernie Aguilar
Ernie Aguilar

It’s these little “holes in the wall” that usually have bomb food and this place didn’t disappoint. Their tostada’s de ceviche de camarón are fire!!! You definitely should try them. 😋😋😋

F Sanchez
F Sanchez

Super authentic hole in the wall Mexican restaurant. Great food service and atmosphere, can't ask for more than that.

C
CYBER SADFACE

This place has such good food and totally affordable. I eat here all the time; it’s a perfect place to get a late night burrito. The staff is all very accommodating and sweet. Highly recommend coming here

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Marilin Martinez

Ordered a torta de pollo, carne asada quesadilla, and a pozole de puerco. Food was amazing. Chips and salsa was good. Customer service was amazing. Definitely recommend eating here.

C
Chayanne Medina

There hasn't been a time I visited this location and didn't like what I tried. Everything here is Delicious! The setting of the restaurant is nice and homey. They do karaoke sometimes, have music playing in the background. And they do their best to keep a family setting. BUT, also serve alcohol.

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Luna Serena

Very delicious food and drink I love love love this place. I will be coming back again and again. Staff were so friendly and welcoming great music.

L
Long hong Fung

We stopped by food is great people are super nice bless them

Long hong Fung
Long hong Fung

We stopped by food is great people are super nice bless them

Luna Serena
Luna Serena

Very delicious food and drink I love love love this place. I will be coming back again and again. Staff were so friendly and welcoming great music.

Marilin Martinez
Marilin Martinez

Ordered a torta de pollo, carne asada quesadilla, and a pozole de puerco. Food was amazing. Chips and salsa was good. Customer service was amazing. Definitely recommend eating here.

CYBER SADFACE
CYBER SADFACE

This place has such good food and totally affordable. I eat here all the time; it’s a perfect place to get a late night burrito. The staff is all very accommodating and sweet. Highly recommend coming here

Chayanne Medina
Chayanne Medina

There hasn't been a time I visited this location and didn't like what I tried. Everything here is Delicious! The setting of the restaurant is nice and homey. They do karaoke sometimes, have music playing in the background. And they do their best to keep a family setting. BUT, also serve alcohol.

A
Arturo Pedroza

Good food. The music is too loud and the service is slow. Loved the homemade tortillas!

A
Alfonso Márquez

Great small place to have the authentic flavor of Mexican food

J
Josie Rodriguez

Came here for the DRAG show they have Sunday nights!!! It's free for entrance, 18+ , and queens are lovely 😍 👌. And the performances are amazing!!! The Looks,the dance, the attitude! ❤🧡💛💚💙💜 the drinks are VERY strong so I recommend just a beer if ur not looking for something to heavy! My bf did order some spicy shrimp he said it was okay it wasn't bad nor the greatest to where he would order it again. Plus it wasn't cheap he said it was around $20. It comes with beans ,I think rice and lettuce . The drinks too were maybe $10. Beer was $6. They had a mangonada alcohol drink it was good but super strong! The show was so fun! The queens are very interactive with the guest and when they aren't performing the dj plays music for people to dance and mingle! The queens don't start performing until 11:30 & the place doesn't open until 9 from 2 so if ur coming for the queens just remember that so ur not waiting hours to see them. The entrance isn't the stairs next to the restaurant it's the stairs by the pride flag just around the corner from the restaurant! If ur into drag come and check it out! ❤️

Alfonso Márquez
Alfonso Márquez

Great small place to have the authentic flavor of Mexican food

Josie Rodriguez
Josie Rodriguez

Came here for the DRAG show they have Sunday nights!!! It's free for entrance, 18+ , and queens are lovely 😍 👌. And the performances are amazing!!! The Looks,the dance, the attitude! ❤🧡💛💚💙💜 the drinks are VERY strong so I recommend just a beer if ur not looking for something to heavy! My bf did order some spicy shrimp he said it was okay it wasn't bad nor the greatest to where he would order it again. Plus it wasn't cheap he said it was around $20. It comes with beans ,I think rice and lettuce . The drinks too were maybe $10. Beer was $6. They had a mangonada alcohol drink it was good but super strong! The show was so fun! The queens are very interactive with the guest and when they aren't performing the dj plays music for people to dance and mingle! The queens don't start performing until 11:30 & the place doesn't open until 9 from 2 so if ur coming for the queens just remember that so ur not waiting hours to see them. The entrance isn't the stairs next to the restaurant it's the stairs by the pride flag just around the corner from the restaurant! If ur into drag come and check it out! ❤️

Arturo Pedroza
Arturo Pedroza

Good food. The music is too loud and the service is slow. Loved the homemade tortillas!

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Olgaesp420

The llamé is nice , it is a place where you can enjoy a nice meal. For those who drinks: there's drinks and also Kareoke, but the kareoke has preferences for her friends.

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Reuben Faleiro

Edit: Received clarification from the owner on taxes and everything checks out. The food is good and service friendly. Watch out for an over charge on the sales tax. I realized later that there was a 9.75% sales tax on my bill vs the Cali standard of 7.75%

Reuben Faleiro
Reuben Faleiro

Edit: Received clarification from the owner on taxes and everything checks out. The food is good and service friendly. Watch out for an over charge on the sales tax. I realized later that there was a 9.75% sales tax on my bill vs the Cali standard of 7.75%

Olgaesp420
Olgaesp420

The llamé is nice , it is a place where you can enjoy a nice meal. For those who drinks: there's drinks and also Kareoke, but the kareoke has preferences for her friends.

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M U

The service was poor. They barely listened to our requests. Also, they gave out bottled water without telling us they would charge for it. In addition, in many of the lunch menu dishes, the chicken was raw because it was not cooked and the rice was over cooked. The food items were not very cheap either.

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O Villalba

This place is cheap and the food is what you pay for the price. The customer service was bad during my experience here. There was a lady can't remember her name but she has blonde hair and she's short she was very rude and I would not recommend this place to my family nor my friends.

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Yessi Yessi

Terrible service Food is not that great , prices are to high also is to loud restaurant is to small for the all the speakers that they have …

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E LG

I bought 2 Carne asadas plate and the meat was was very hard ... I don’t recommend the Carme asada plate .. here is a good advise to the owner please check your establishment service of the food they serve .. this is jut an advise is nothing personal ..but the horchata i do recommend it was very good 😊 and the waitress there needs to dress more decent and appropriate ..

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Karina Bastian

Food was ok. Service was terrible. Our orders were wrongly taken. We were given the wrong food which took our orders more time to serve. One of plates came in with something extra that was not listed on the menu. This ingredient can cause one of my relatives to go to the hospital. We ask if they can fix it and get a new plate. Their response was that we would be charged extra for it anyways. We were at the mercy to feed my sick relative, where eating at a certain time with meds was important. So as much as we wanted to walk out, we couldn't, and stayed to pay extra for a plate that wouldn't be consume. We asked for glasses of water and they gave us bottled water that was apparently $3 per bottle. Mind you, that's not on their menu so we were blindly charged for bottles of watter. We could've ordered flavored drinks for the same price and pay a bit less or a bit more for something better. One of us had to walk to the front register to pay because they never came back to check on us. After payment, in the middle of getting up to leave, they had people clearing out the table, in our way to leave the table. They couldn't wait until after we left and no, it was not busy at all. I was completely embarrassed to have this experience with my relatives. We never had a restaurant making a fight over requesting a change from a plate made. Especially over something that was not clearly listed on the menu. Over price for ok food. That's what you will get from this place. $100 for 4 people. Will never return.

Karina Bastian
Karina Bastian

Food was ok. Service was terrible. Our orders were wrongly taken. We were given the wrong food which took our orders more time to serve. One of plates came in with something extra that was not listed on the menu. This ingredient can cause one of my relatives to go to the hospital. We ask if they can fix it and get a new plate. Their response was that we would be charged extra for it anyways. We were at the mercy to feed my sick relative, where eating at a certain time with meds was important. So as much as we wanted to walk out, we couldn't, and stayed to pay extra for a plate that wouldn't be consume. We asked for glasses of water and they gave us bottled water that was apparently $3 per bottle. Mind you, that's not on their menu so we were blindly charged for bottles of watter. We could've ordered flavored drinks for the same price and pay a bit less or a bit more for something better. One of us had to walk to the front register to pay because they never came back to check on us. After payment, in the middle of getting up to leave, they had people clearing out the table, in our way to leave the table. They couldn't wait until after we left and no, it was not busy at all. I was completely embarrassed to have this experience with my relatives. We never had a restaurant making a fight over requesting a change from a plate made. Especially over something that was not clearly listed on the menu. Over price for ok food. That's what you will get from this place. $100 for 4 people. Will never return.

Yessi Yessi
Yessi Yessi

Terrible service Food is not that great , prices are to high also is to loud restaurant is to small for the all the speakers that they have …

E LG
E LG

I bought 2 Carne asadas plate and the meat was was very hard ... I don’t recommend the Carme asada plate .. here is a good advise to the owner please check your establishment service of the food they serve .. this is jut an advise is nothing personal ..but the horchata i do recommend it was very good 😊 and the waitress there needs to dress more decent and appropriate ..

M U
M U

The service was poor. They barely listened to our requests. Also, they gave out bottled water without telling us they would charge for it. In addition, in many of the lunch menu dishes, the chicken was raw because it was not cooked and the rice was over cooked. The food items were not very cheap either.

O Villalba
O Villalba

This place is cheap and the food is what you pay for the price. The customer service was bad during my experience here. There was a lady can't remember her name but she has blonde hair and she's short she was very rude and I would not recommend this place to my family nor my friends.

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12:00, 23:00
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Odd Fellows Hall Heritage

building in the United States of America

A 96m
Spurgeon Block Heritage

historic building in Santa Ana, California, United States

A 150m
Southern Counties Gas Co. Heritage

historic building in Santa Ana, California, United States

A 213m
US Post Office Station-Spurgeon Station Heritage

historic building in Santa Ana, California, United States

A 295m
Old Orange County Courthouse Heritage

courthouse in Orange County, California, United States

A 326m
Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse

court facility and federal building in Santa Ana, California

A 345m
Young Men's Christian Association-Santa Ana-Tustin Chapter Heritage

historic building in Santa Ana, California, United States

A 407m
Birch Park

park in Orange County, California, United States of America

A 414m
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