Chinitos Tacos in Lakewood

Review №1

2024-01-17 00:49:39

All hail the Cambodian & Mexican fusion! 🇰🇭 🇲🇽We found out about this place through Facebook group on the Long Beach food scene. Some guy was been out of shape because he said that people had totally underrated this place and it wasn’t getting the love it deserved. I really thought it was a ploy just to get more people to read his article in the Long Beach newspaper.It turns out this dude was totally right! I don’t know how this place was empty when we walked in, but the food here is totally worth a drive from wherever you’re coming from.We ordered off of the Tuesday happy hour menu and everything we got was good!- order of half/half Brussels & cauliflower- half order of cotija tots- happy hour tacos: barbacoa, carne asada, carnitas (these are street taco size)- regular sized shrimp taco (not on the happy hour menu)- sample size of the Horchata thai tea. 🥤All the meats were perfectly marinated with Asian style marinades. I’ll tell you about all of them, but it would take too long to describe the flavors.The brussels sprouts were also marinated in an Asian-style sauce topped with cotija cheese and pickled red onion 🤤Cauliflower was marinated as well and breaded with rice flour, and fried . Then topped with a lime buffalo style sauce. so good!It’s not a place for a fancy date per se but definitely go here if you want to impress someone with your foodie knowledge. If this place was somewhere like West LA, it would already be all over the gram.

Review №2

2023-08-07 18:20:51

Wow these drinks are so colorful and yum. And the tacos are so good!Drinks:1. Horchata Thai tea2. Matcha Thai tea3. Jamaica lychee4. Ube Thai teaFood:5. Street tacos: chicken, shrimp, carnitas6. Cali burritoI enjoyed the drink flights with different flavors and colorful colors. Tacos are also so good. Casual ambiance with quick service.

Review №3

2023-05-12 04:22:20

I wished the fried egg was as perfectly sunnyside egg as it’s advertised. For $3 typical charge for this one egg well and dry. The full order of tots were also soggy. For our first time visit, as we’re been craving to try their food, the awards on the wall didn’t seem to equate the value we paid for today. The tacos made up for the unfortunate mid-level loaded tater tots. The sauces were good. The place was pretty clean, and hard to miss which is right off the 605 off-ramp. If we ever come back, we hope that this business makes up for the mediocre dinner experience. It could’ve been the cooks in a hurry to close at 7:07pm. We’ve always been a proponent of being patrons of small businesses. Especially since we’ve heard good things from our friends.

Review №4

2023-07-19 20:14:20

Food:Breakfast burrito served between 11am 2pm. The one I had was with sausage, onions, eggs, potatoes, cheese, and spicy aoli. Also ordered Cojita tator tots.Ambiance: very hip spot. Thank God for the AC on this summer day. Nice relaxed feel to have something new.Service: friendly an engaging. Chef very cool and friendly.Parking: free parking lot parking.Right off the 605 freeeway.

Review №5

2024-05-05 18:06:04

It’s been a few weeks since I have been here but I had forgotten to leave a review each time. The food here is really, really good. I’ve been to many local taco spots and haven’t found a place that puts a spin on a taco so well that doesn’t take away from the authenticity of a taco. Every protein option is flavored so well but my pick is definitely the carnitas and the shrimp. Amazing food, Great customer service, all around great dining experience.

Review №6

2019-12-07 18:22:53

I don’t often review a place after I have only gone once. However, Chinitos Tacos is a hidden gem that needs more business. Chinitos is Asian fusion with typical Spanish dishes like tacos, burritos, and other dishes. When you walk in, you get a friendly vibe with a welcoming atmosphere. While orders take a little longer, its well worth the wait. All the food I got was great and far exceeds my expectations. The meat was flavorful, the sauces complimented the dish, and everything was cooked to perfection. Chinitos is a hidden gem, that I hope will be able to expand their business further to more locations!

Review №7

2019-04-18 03:08:26

Great menu. My wife and I tried it out after driving by it 100 times. We had a bowl and the tacos. Both were delicious. I got the carne asada, chicken and barbacoa tacos... I must say, the barbacoa was the stand out! Moist and very flavorful! We also had the brussle sprouts which were very good! I want to go back to try the tots, and shrimp taco. Very good food!

Review №8

2021-04-11 05:02:34

Ive been driving by for months and decided to try for dinner. I ordered 3 Ala cart carne asada tacos, 3 tacos (shrimp, carne asada, and chicken) with spanish rice, and black beans, bowl with barbacoa add fajita veggies, 1 order 1/2 fire cauliflower 1/2 garlic roasted brussels. The food was tasty and fresh.You can only take out, delivery. When you walk in they only allow 1 group in the restaurant at one time. The girl that took our order was pleasant. They brought the food out to our car.The cauliflower was my favorite, it was delicious. I didnt care for the sauce in the barbacoa bowl, but Im picky with sauce. I will order without it next time. The barbacoa was moist and flavorful. All the tacos were great as well. The bowl and cauliflower/brussels were huge (definitely shareable). I have more than half left and I will be enjoying the rest tomorrow.

Review №9

2022-12-29 01:58:18

My new favorite taco spot! This place is great and service is fantastic. We had the loaded tater tots, garlic roasted Brussels sprouts, carnitas taco, barbacoa taco, and buffalo cauliflower Just go and try!

Review №10

2022-03-17 01:35:50

The carnitas tacos here are amazing. Love that they give you rice and beans as extras. I ordered the barbacoa tacos comes in 3 very tasty and good tacos. Small little area kind of like a mom and pop place but the quality isnt sacrificed. If you live nearby this place is a must try. 👌😁