I'm updating my review to be fresh. My regular morning order here (about twice a month) is a machaca plate with no rice. The rice is fine but I'm cutting back on grains. That leaves them a compartment to fill with beans which are perhaps the best in OC right here. They are brown-gray, smooth, porky, and perfect. The Machaca has shreds of beef, egg, onions, tomatoes and peppers. The tiny diced veggies take more time but show more care for the dish. I add some of their fresh salsa verde to my machaca and eggs but they don't need it. The plate is always seasoned well.

Food tested great as usual!! Have been coming here for at least the past 12 years off and on. The only thing I can say that' needs improvement is their phone ordering system

Wanted to try Kobe's go to joint. #1 was his favorite and the carnitas was a huge portion but I found the meat to be quite salty. Knowing that the Mamba & Vanessa loved this place got me here.

This is a no frills Mexican restaurant and now, one of my go-to places for carnitas, birria, and nachos. I've tried the plates (carnitas and birria), burrito (carnitas, asada, and chili relleno), half asada nachos, and horchata. Everything is delicious and at an affordable price. The only regret is ordering half nachos - should have gone with the full!

I honestly went here because it's been reported by many outlets that this restaurant is Kobe Bryant's favorite Mexican restaurant. This place was shockingly really amazing. For a location in Fullerton/OC, it reminded me of a restaurant that I would expect to find in a local neighborhood in LA. They have a large menu, but I highly recommend their hard shell tacos and tostadas. Every order is made fresh to order, so I would recommend getting something that involves the tortilla to be fried, because it tastes so good and fresh from this location. Definitely coming back.

Literally my favorite Mexican food restaurant. Always hits the spot!! The tacos dorados and sopes are bomb too.

I was in the neighborhood and craving nachos and El Camino Real popped up on my search results. They're in West Fullerton in a small shopping center. There's plenty of parking in the lot. I walked in and ordered asada nachos and the cashier asked if I wanted a half or full order! It's rare to find places that offer a half order of nachos! I ordered the half and asked for green and red sauce and sat down to eat and noticed out of the corner of my eye the big photo of Kobe on the wall and realized this is the spot where Kobe ate! After that realization I tried the nachos and they were great, but the proportion of toppings to chips was off. I had to buy another bag of tortilla chips to finish off the rest of the nachos since there was at least a 1/4 cup of toppings left. Definitely would recommend especially if you want a half order of nachos!

Long overdue review! My wife and I have been coming here for over 20 years. It is delicious! What has kept us coming is their almost perfect consistency. They do not change their recipes nor products used. It is almost exactly the same as it was when we first started coming here and that is great. Some restaurants try changing up their recipes or try saving cost on using less expensive products and ruin it. Not here! First, the Carne Asada Torta. I have had Tortas from so many places and many that are much much bigger but never have any been better than the one here. They are again made to a like almost measured perfection. Perfect taste and balance for a Torta. The Chile Verde is another favorite. Just simple and so good. Goes great with their house made chips and tortillas. Chips and Salsa: For years this was one of their best offerings because it was free if you dined in. One of the best picos. After Covid they got rid of the house made chips but brought them back thereafter for a fee now. Still very good though. They have delicious Carne Asada Quesadillas as well. Their tacos are good but not what shines here. They use to have a fruit stand inside where they would make amazing Hawaiiana Fruit Salads. I wish they still offered them but they sadly removed the stand and stopped offering them. They also had a panaderia inside that was also removed. There is always a good amount of parking located near a Stater Brothers. It is lively and can get full. A lot of there staff has been there for the near 20+ years we have been going there which is awesome.